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'69 Bee... 383 magnum.. 4 gear.. ramcharger fresh air induction hood... 4th gear swapped out for an "overdrive".. 2:73 to 1 rear end. Radar'd at 181 one evening on the highway from North Gower to SFalls at the end of a good 12 mile perfectly straight highway section... and on good ol' CTC tornado tires for god sakes ... but I digress. I think it's a fox ! lol

You playin in the phone boxes now buster?... or are those mail boxes?

You had to mention that didn't ya !! Here.. I'll add to the suffering..

FROM: Patty Lewis, Human Resources Director TO: All Employees DATE: October 01, 2008 RE: Gala Christmas Party I'm happy to inform you that the company Christmas Party will take place on December 23, starting at noon in the private function room at the Grill House. There will be a cash bar and plenty of drinks! We'll have a small band playing traditional carols...feel free to sing along. And don't be surprised if our CEO shows up dressed as Santa Claus! A Christmas tree will be lit at 1:00 pm. Exchanges of gifts among employees can be done at that time; however, no gift should be over £10.00 to make the giving of gifts easy for everyone's pockets. This gathering is only for employees! Our CEO will make a special announcement at that time! Merry Christmas to you and your family, Patty ===========================================================================3D FROM: Patty Lewis, Human Resources Director TO: All Employees DATE: October 02, 2008 RE: Gala Holiday Party In no way was yesterday's memo intended to exclude our Jewish employees. We recognize that Hanukkah is an important holiday, which often coincides with Christmas, though unfortunately not this year. However, from now on, we're calling it our "Holiday Party." The same policy applies to any other employees who are not Christians and to those still celebrating Reconciliation Day. There will be no Christmas tree and no Christmas carols will be sung. We will have other types of music for your enjoyment. Happy now? Happy Holidays to you and your family, Patty ============================================================================ FROM: Patty Lewis, Human Resources Director TO: All Employees DATE: October 03, 2008 RE: Holiday Party Regarding the note I received from a member of Alcoholics Anonymous requesting a non-drinking table ... You didn't sign your name. I' m happy to accommodate this request, but if I put a sign on a table that reads, "AA Only"; you wouldn't be anonymous anymore. How am I supposed to handle this? Somebody? And sorry, but forget about the gifts exchange, no gifts are allowed since the union members feel that £10.00 is too much money and the executives believe £10.00 is a little chintzy. REMEMBER: NO GIFTS EXCHANGE WILL BE ALLOWED. ============================================================================ FROM: Patty Lewis, Human Resources Director To: All Employees DATE: October 04, 2008 RE: Generic Holiday Party What a diverse group we are! I had no idea that December 20 begins the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which forbids eating and drinking during daylight hours. There goes the party! Seriously, we can appreciate how a luncheon at this time of year does not accommodate our Muslim employees beliefs. Perhaps the Grill House can hold off on serving your meal until the end of the party or else package everything for you to take it home in little foil doggy baggy. Will that work? Meanwhile, I've arranged for members of Weight Watchers to sit farthest from the dessert buffet, and pregnant women will get the table closest to the restrooms. Gays are allowed to sit with each other. Lesbians do not have to sit with Gay men, each group will have their own table. Yes, there will be flower arrangement for the Gay men's table. To the person asking permission to cross dress, the Grill House asks that no cross-dressing allowed, apparently because of concerns about confusion in the restrooms. Sorry. We will have booster seats for short people. Low-fat food will be available for those on a diet. I am sorry to report that we cannot control the amount of salt used in the food . The Grill House suggests that people with high blood pressure taste a bite first. There will be fresh "low sugar" fruits as dessert for diabetics, but the rest aurant cannot supply "No Sugar" desserts. Sorry! Did I miss anything?!?!? Patty ============================================================================ FROM: Patty Lewis, Human Resources Director TO: All F#$&*ng Employees DATE: October 05, 2008 RE: The F*%#ing Holiday Party I've had it with you vegetarian pricks!!! We're going to keep this party at the Grill House whether you like it or not, so you can sit quietly at the table furthest from the "grill of death," as you so quaintly put it, and you'll get your fu&*^%g salad bar, including organic tomatoes. But you know, tomatoes have feelings, too. They scream when you slice them. I've heard them scream. I'm hearing them scream right NOW! The rest of you weirdos can kiss my *ss. I hope you all have a rotten holiday! Drive drunk and die, The B* from HE*^!!!!!!!! ============================================================================ FROM: Joan Bishop, Acting Human Resources Director DATE: October 06, 2008 RE: Patty Lewis and Holiday Party I'm sure I speak for all of us in wishing Patty Lewis a speedy recovery and I'll continue to forward your cards to her. In the meantime, management has decided to cancel our Holiday Party and give everyone the afternoon of the 23rd off with full pay. Happy Holidays! Joan

Don't tell me these things Brian... I told me daughter to use #11.. she wanted to use the 400 to 89.. then over to 11. Guess we'll find out.....

As of 11:45 ...400 southbound closed at King City Side road for a jack knifed tractor trailer. ...15 cars involved as well by the sounds of it. Guess daughters going to be doing the dog run down #11

Oh she has to go out Raf... she has a party to get to ! lol ! She'll have it locked up in 4 wheel and is well versed in winter driving..... living in the snow belt's buckle here and all !

Good to hear the chickens stayed home Raf/Joey... daughter #1 is on her way to the big smoke shortly. Vis isn't great even here in the yard.

Great stuff guys!!! And Mike... I've had Bill in the boat...and yes.. he's tolerable! lol

I've still got the original "weapon" of choice George... just no where that I can do it in this "day and age"!

Well what ever it is Stan... it's DEAD !

140 is just about the time your passenger gets his arms wrapped around the bottom of the bucket seat... 180 is when the telephone poles look like a picket fence! lol Ahhhhh the good ol' days !

And to top it off Ciceri.. the bugger gets to spend the summer with the lovely lady fire gals in Temagami !!

Pics been around a long time... I'd believe a fox !

As others have stated it's a great place if you can get in. My sister spent a month there, 32 years ago, when my nephew had open heart surgury to install a valve at 6 months. If you can't get in there... the cheapest Hotel (that I'd consider staying in) that I know of down town is the Bond Hotel.. corner of Dundas and Bond. $99 a night including breakfast and parking underground. Not the Ritz or anything.. but clean and liveable. Where we stayed when our daughter was in St. Micheals for surgery last winter.

Never have I seen a warrantee that covered the shipping to "them".... no matter what it was.

HD.. wait until they send his better half a list of all the other "sites" he's been watching videos on !

Many are members at work who don't want the boss, who's also browsing, to see that they're on OFC and not dealing with customers! Others are people that have been banned... or told us to stuff it etc.. yet still have to get their daily fix !!!

Dang Rob... if you had of asked yesterday! I was thru London today on my way back from a dash to Sarnia.. to meet a guy from Michigan. Even went shopping in Northgate.. could have brought my reader and loaded you up. Not sure what they cost... I got mine in Map create package. Don't imagine they're more than $25.

Internet provider is trying to cut your bandwidth usage !

exactly Larry...even if it's dry and sticks to the roof of your mouth!

I didn't lose any way points. I also downloaded two updates for Squid and he uploaded them with no issues. 8 Gig card!!!! machine probably going brain dead trying to go thru all that. Same issue I had trying to use high volume memory cards in my old Canon digital camera... took for ever.

Sorry for your families loss Brian... you know where I stand with this terrible disease. Sounds like you've got lots of GOOD memories to reflect on... and that's always a great thing at a time like this. Wayne

Thanks fella... they seem to do that every year just when the ice is getting good.

Thanks for the update !!! The rain did us all wonders. I'm told the bay by highway #11 on Lake Temagami, up past my cabin, already has 10 to 12 inches of good ice. My neighbour took his compact mazda truck across to his island today.