January 28, 2010
Yep! Another birthday. And that would be no. 67. That was on Monday. They say that I have a 50% chance to live to 85 and a 25% chance to get to 92. But time flies so fast, I should be there in a couple of years.
My wife gave me a multimeter (Broke my last one.) Glad about that. With my old one, I was only able to read resistance. My son gave me a monitor to hook up to my laptop. Love not having to minamize all the time. A friend of ours gave me a birthday cake, so I ended up with two cakes. And I had a number of calls and cards.
My wife took me out to lunch today. I had a steak and I was thinking, last week on a diet and this week I’m eating a steak. So it ended up that I paid with my credit card. Actually, we don’t have seperate bank accts. or credit cards. And it was something to joke about.
Pensioners Rants
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
A bit Of Snow
January 22, 2010
Got our bit of snow. Just 6 ins. Did my driveway with the snowblower, plus 7 more neighbours. Two of them are sick (one has a broken wrist) and the rest were at work. So I don’t mind doing it. It’s not like I have a lot to do in the winter. Anyway, that was yesterday.
Today I had to take my wife to our Chinese Doctor. Got stuck with lots of pins. Another visit in a couple of weeks time. That takes a little over an hour, so I spend some of my time at Tim Hortons, having a coffee and doing a crossword.
It’s nice and sunny out but the temp is 0C/32F.
Saw a sign on a church today about an open house for Tai Chi in a couple of weeks. I might check that out. Guess you would call it a slow form of Karate. Took Karate many years ago and it was the best shape I was ever in. Worked well as I was in the military at the time. But I had to stop because my daughters medical problems took over. That’s the way it goes.
Got our bit of snow. Just 6 ins. Did my driveway with the snowblower, plus 7 more neighbours. Two of them are sick (one has a broken wrist) and the rest were at work. So I don’t mind doing it. It’s not like I have a lot to do in the winter. Anyway, that was yesterday.
Today I had to take my wife to our Chinese Doctor. Got stuck with lots of pins. Another visit in a couple of weeks time. That takes a little over an hour, so I spend some of my time at Tim Hortons, having a coffee and doing a crossword.
It’s nice and sunny out but the temp is 0C/32F.
Saw a sign on a church today about an open house for Tai Chi in a couple of weeks. I might check that out. Guess you would call it a slow form of Karate. Took Karate many years ago and it was the best shape I was ever in. Worked well as I was in the military at the time. But I had to stop because my daughters medical problems took over. That’s the way it goes.
Dried Banana Day
January 20, 2010
And by that I mean I’m drying bananas in my Dehydrator. Been doing it for a few days. Bananas, apples and pineapples. Love pineapple the most. Just like eating candy. Got the fruit for half price.
Snowing out right now. Supposed to be getting 15 cm./6 ins. or so. Be this evening before I go at that.
On a diet this week. Called The Heart Diet or Basic fat-Burning Soup. In seven days, you lose ten lbs. If you stick to it, it works. I do it every year. In three days you lose five lbs. So I decide how many lbs. I want off and do it for that many days. Cleans out the system, gets rid of heartburn and sure drops the cholesterol.
And by that I mean I’m drying bananas in my Dehydrator. Been doing it for a few days. Bananas, apples and pineapples. Love pineapple the most. Just like eating candy. Got the fruit for half price.
Snowing out right now. Supposed to be getting 15 cm./6 ins. or so. Be this evening before I go at that.
On a diet this week. Called The Heart Diet or Basic fat-Burning Soup. In seven days, you lose ten lbs. If you stick to it, it works. I do it every year. In three days you lose five lbs. So I decide how many lbs. I want off and do it for that many days. Cleans out the system, gets rid of heartburn and sure drops the cholesterol.
U.S.Destinations
January 18, 2010
Saw this great cartoon in the paper this morning. It expresses my sentiments exactly.
Sunny and Cold
January 16, 2010
Right now it is 0C/32F. I have a chore for today. Most of the wood I put on the patio has been used up. So I have to restock. Lots of wood at the back of the yard. Have to get the wheelbarrow out and get at it. After lunch, when it will be the warmest.
Last week I won $20. on the lottery. That was four times in 5 weeks. Last night I won a free ticket. It would be nice to win this week, a few days before my birthday.
Last week a neighbour from my hometown died. Name was Malinowski. That was Thursday. On Friday evening I was watching Median and the cop says to the woman “Malinowski died”. Weird eh? Every week something like that happens.
Right now it is 0C/32F. I have a chore for today. Most of the wood I put on the patio has been used up. So I have to restock. Lots of wood at the back of the yard. Have to get the wheelbarrow out and get at it. After lunch, when it will be the warmest.
Last week I won $20. on the lottery. That was four times in 5 weeks. Last night I won a free ticket. It would be nice to win this week, a few days before my birthday.
Last week a neighbour from my hometown died. Name was Malinowski. That was Thursday. On Friday evening I was watching Median and the cop says to the woman “Malinowski died”. Weird eh? Every week something like that happens.
Plumbing Problem
January 14, 2010
Yes, plumbing problem. The bathtub drain is frozen. When I first bought my house, it was green. No pipe problems. Then I painted my house white and the problem started. What I did at that time was wrap a heating cord around the pipe and plug it in for the winter. That cured the problem for many years. A couple of years ago, I decided to renovate the bathroom. Put in a new bathtub and thought my problem would go away with the old tub.
Well, it didn’t go away and I forgot to fix the problem last summer. Have to wait for the summer now. It freezes up when the windchill gets high. Thaws out again when it warms up.
Temperature now -2C/20F. Not too bad if it is not windy.
Yes, plumbing problem. The bathtub drain is frozen. When I first bought my house, it was green. No pipe problems. Then I painted my house white and the problem started. What I did at that time was wrap a heating cord around the pipe and plug it in for the winter. That cured the problem for many years. A couple of years ago, I decided to renovate the bathroom. Put in a new bathtub and thought my problem would go away with the old tub.
Well, it didn’t go away and I forgot to fix the problem last summer. Have to wait for the summer now. It freezes up when the windchill gets high. Thaws out again when it warms up.
Temperature now -2C/20F. Not too bad if it is not windy.
Car On Fire
January 10, 2010
The other evening I was looking out the window and saw my neighbour with the engine hood up. Smoke was pouring out and he was throwing in snow. Had to check that out and it was his catalytic converter on fire. I guess it was good to be parked next to a snowbank. Later on, the tow truck was there and of it went.
Later on I saw my neighbour and his wife had another car, a 2003 Buick. Don’t think he’ll be getting the Taurus repaired. He has already put a new engine in it.
At the time this was going on, I was watching NCIS on t.v. So I went back into the house and the first words I heard on the t.v. was “You do know what starts a fire in a catalytic converter don’t you”. Weird eh? But that happens to me a lot. At least a couple of times a month. On second thought, it might be more like every week.
Won $20.00 on the lottery this week. That’s four times in the last two months. Each time was $20.00.
The other evening I was looking out the window and saw my neighbour with the engine hood up. Smoke was pouring out and he was throwing in snow. Had to check that out and it was his catalytic converter on fire. I guess it was good to be parked next to a snowbank. Later on, the tow truck was there and of it went.
Later on I saw my neighbour and his wife had another car, a 2003 Buick. Don’t think he’ll be getting the Taurus repaired. He has already put a new engine in it.
At the time this was going on, I was watching NCIS on t.v. So I went back into the house and the first words I heard on the t.v. was “You do know what starts a fire in a catalytic converter don’t you”. Weird eh? But that happens to me a lot. At least a couple of times a month. On second thought, it might be more like every week.
Won $20.00 on the lottery this week. That’s four times in the last two months. Each time was $20.00.
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