Now, how do you feel ??

Canada won a GOLD medal, at the Olympics. the event, trampoline, yes, they have judges scores for this event.
However, I want to point something out. The 2 Canadian girls were 1 and 2 with two competitors left, both Chinese. The 1 st Chinese tramper got 2 nd place, dropping the 2 nd Canadian to 3 rd place.
The final Chinese girl was a world champion, it didn't look good. She did a great routine and then fell on the dismount. There was a pause as the score was calculated. the Chinese girl posted enough to take 2nd place.
The reaction from the announcer ' they gave her second place '. everyone knew what had happened.  Later, he tried to explain the decision with a bunch of gobel-de-gook. What a farce in judging. The judges couldn't take the possible heat from the Chinese and folded. Am I Olympic-cynical ?  yep.

We got drowned here last night, buckets of rain came down. Thunder and lightning for hours. To-day is overcast  and rain is probable. temp is moderate 80 F.

This is a ' Bank holiday ' in English terms. A nationwide long week-end in Canadian terms. I guess we don't care if the banks get a holiday. The mid-point of the summer. Here in S, On at least far southern On. Our summer is marked by long week ends. The start of the CNE ( Canadian National Exhibition ) is the death knell for summer. the ' Ex' starts something like the 17 th of Aug.
At one time 20 yrs ago, the CNE was big stuff. Attendance at the Ex was in the 3 - 4 million range at least. Everyone had to go at least once. Now, maybe , I'm older and less keen but overall attendance is good if it hits 1 1/2 mill. They've added a casino and tried to up-tech the amusements. I haven't been in 27 years. I mean we've been married 25 and haven't gone.
Actually, its a standing joke in our house, 'this year we'll go to the Ex '.

For me,  the Food Building was the highlight and I look like the FB was king.
I remember, $ 1 got you a bag filled w/ Nielson's chocolate or something and it would take you 3 days to eat it. Irony was the Neilson's plant was 1 street away and they sold seconds at the side door.

For 50 cents, you got a hotdog ( Shopsy's, a real big name in deli food ) and a drink ' honeydew ' orange , WOW , honeydew - couldn't wait.  You realize honeydew is sugar water and orange dye #2, its probably a carcinogen.

They sold baby donuts, Tiny Tim, a dozen for $60 cents. We spent the day w/ white sugar circling our mouths.

I guess, this reminiscing, just gets worse from now on.

One good thing, the fishing is as good as I ever remember. And I'm having fun. This fun comes at expense, we maintain 2 homes basically - and of course - you know we drive back and forth between the 2 places. We are commuters and we don't work. 
I get a boathouse and marine railway. I slip out for a morning fish and again at night. This pattern is a luxury for most boat owners or fisherman. and I get to do this multi-times a week.