YEAR END 2010

Since Auntie Bert was questioning it,  let’s call this one “the post mortem news letter” I have been too lazy with stuff, rather late than never right? 

Snowshoeing on Jan1st @St-Rémi

 We are still alive and well, living on the same street, new neighbors and with new neighbors came a new girlfriend for Pnut, Maggie is her name, he seems to like her but he can’t go visit as he wishes anymore since we put up the electronic fence. So he got zapped a few times and stays far and away from the perimeter of our property. How this works is simple, he wears this electronic collar that will warn him when he gets within 5 feet of an underground wire, then if he ignores it and dares to cross that invisible fence, he gets an electric discharge.

Speaking of which, I wonder if an equivalent exists for humans?

Ah and one of the new neighbor is a motocross enthusiast who owns, hold on to your pants, 5 motorcycles! I know someone who will be in constant dsicussion with him.

Caroline is now a Licensed (Car) driver, people, watch out for an  Asian driver in a red Golf on the Canadian highways ! Consequently, the Golf has changed owner and is under female control as we speak. So she goes to CEGEP, which is located downtown by Car, Bus, Train, Metro and a mix of the above. Needless to say that there were TONS of events since school started, the list is so long that I will have to spend the whole day typing it out.

Let me start by the FIRST event… FIRST day of school… FIRST day taking the Car to the Train Station, so off to school she went, on her way back after school, she called Pinpin saying that she will be home in ½ hour. 2 hours later no signs of her, then the phone rang, Pinpin answered, then silence… here’s how it went:-

Pin: “Ok slow down..where are you?”
Caro: “I dunno, I am in the train, it is stopped the lights are off, there is nobody around, dunno where I am”
Pin: “What do you mean stopped?”
Caro: “Yes it is stopped and I am inside and all the doors are closed, I don’t know how to get out”
Pin: “Why didn’t you get off the train?”
Caro: “......I was sleeping..”
So obviously the train was parked in a terminal somewhere, everyone un boarded the train except Caroline.
Me: “So can’t you see anybody around? Describe where you are so we can come and get you”
Caro: “ I see nobody, only buildings, rails and other wagons”
Me: “Let me call you back”
So I figured I’d call 911, since it was 6.30pm , presuming that all offices are closed.
Operator: “911 operator what is your emergency?”
Me: “Well it’s not an emergency, but it can potentially turn into one, can you tell me where the trains are parked after going out of service?”
Operator : “Huuh , no.. why?”
Me: “Well my daughter ..bla.bla bla. First time commuting on train bab bla bla, is stuck inside  a wagon bla bla bla.”
Operator: “ Silence… then laugh!!!.Sorry its’ funny but it’s serious because I don’t know where the trains park, let me transfer you to your local police station, hopefully they know where it is.”
Long story short, even the local police officer (also mockingly) was not sure about the location of the garage. So after researching his computer, he finally figured it out, so I called back Caro and asked her to get off the Train and I would go pick her up.
Caro: “How do I get off the train? The door is locked! ”
Me: “Pull the emergency handle and get off, must be one somewhere”
Caro: “But it will sound the alarms!!”
Me: “That’s the whole point!”
She finally got off the train and found a security guy who was walking out of one of the buildings from his rounds, had her fill and sign a report since apparently this is the policy for “lost and found”
And there were other incidents such as the crazy lady calling her murderer, the bus stop booth that disappeared, the day she got splashed by a car driving into a pool of water, completely wet was how she felt, the snow storm drive to school for her exams, the day she did a 360 with the golf on the highway.
So having wheels has also kept her out of the residence way past curfue time, that's where I wondered if a "collar" would work on humans??..maybe not..

As for Pinpin, well again I can narrate the whole day but in a nut shell, she is still in control of her business, of her customers, of her mind and of myself, still working 7 days a week except for those 2 weeks in January. No major events except for the "bipolar" waitress she had to release from duty.

 

Pnut Wan


Pnut, what can I say, fast, intelligent, racist, mischievous and hates other men. He thinks he is bigger and stronger than any other dog, including the neighbor’s horse and truck. But as said earlier he just learned that a collar = tazer, so he only wanders within his safe zone now.

As for me, hunting was good, killed my first moose

with archery, spent good times at the uncle’s hunting camp with "les boys", still kite boarding when I can and trying to stay in control of my sanity at month end… you know 2 women at home. I am still working for the same “pollution contributor” so they say…but keep an eye on Discovery channel something is cooking regarding the myths about plastics.



A view of the hills @ St-Rémi

 …All right for those skeptics, Plastic is here to stay, it is like Women and Computers, can’t live with them and can’t live without them. Tadaaa!!!

The DT200 is stored for winter, no broken bones yet, only a tendonitis that turned into a partially frozen shoulder, cause: Learning from Steve T how to handle whoops, but thanks to my favourite Geriatrist, we got things back to par.  I can now take corners faster than my shadow can follow!

Hope you all still enjoy my news letter, as you know I don't converse much but I can blog, happy 2K11, wish you all health since the rest is futile in this day and age, we will touch base next December if I am still around ….
This year's motto: do it while you can, whatever it may be, don't think twice since tomorrow may be too late.

PS: Santa's ride was on our street! enjoy. The skipper's name is Saskia, our new neighbor.