for real.
The urban area of Montreal, did postpone Hallow - Weenie time to Fri NO 1. There were safety concerns re : rain and wind.
Is this legal ? The case is before the courts.
And yes, we rain and dark skies
Yesterday, was help w/ the cottage day. We vacuumed gutters and drained outside hoses and spigots. then watched 1 1/2 h of crap on TV via computer. It was dismal out there.
WE have Halloween b/c little people came and are coming.
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Thursday, 31 October 2019
Wednesday, 30 October 2019
" In the Early Morning ........
rain
by Gordon Lightfoot
w/ no place to go " And its true
The day is grey and dreary. I'm off the the old cottage w/ the new owners - fall clean up and inspect.
The heat and water stay on. Thus, its leaves and such
if we're lucky b/c there is a good chance that something needs fixing. Always
A constant of cottage life
home ownership
broken is guaranteed
there should be a label - " Expect Breakage "
In fact, I'm believing that if its built non - dissectible - somebody goofed or was too cheap
To wit, in my shower, there is no access to the water pipes. the plumber guy already knocked a hole in the ceiling < since re - covered as best as possible > to reach an inevitable ' eddy corrosion ' hole
The plumber knew before he went up there - just a matter of where
He knew !
See !
When pipes are elbowed the water swirls and creates an erosion of the metal - leading to a hole
Small, then big then water comes out onto your shower - yes, the leak was through the ceiling onto the shower itself.
But only b/c that was the low point. Obviously water was flowing all over but coming out at the shower light
Yeah, I was really cool about that
Water - electricity and me under that
whoopee ! A jolt in the morning w/ your java
And it seems w/ a little thought structures and devices could repairable or at least accessible
by Gordon Lightfoot
w/ no place to go " And its true
The day is grey and dreary. I'm off the the old cottage w/ the new owners - fall clean up and inspect.
The heat and water stay on. Thus, its leaves and such
if we're lucky b/c there is a good chance that something needs fixing. Always
A constant of cottage life
home ownership
broken is guaranteed
there should be a label - " Expect Breakage "
In fact, I'm believing that if its built non - dissectible - somebody goofed or was too cheap
To wit, in my shower, there is no access to the water pipes. the plumber guy already knocked a hole in the ceiling < since re - covered as best as possible > to reach an inevitable ' eddy corrosion ' hole
The plumber knew before he went up there - just a matter of where
He knew !
See !
When pipes are elbowed the water swirls and creates an erosion of the metal - leading to a hole
Small, then big then water comes out onto your shower - yes, the leak was through the ceiling onto the shower itself.
But only b/c that was the low point. Obviously water was flowing all over but coming out at the shower light
Yeah, I was really cool about that
Water - electricity and me under that
whoopee ! A jolt in the morning w/ your java
And it seems w/ a little thought structures and devices could repairable or at least accessible
Tuesday, 29 October 2019
Wettish
full cloud cover
Alright
The day is not as bad as I originally foresaw
There seems to be some light coming down. Predicted high is up around 65 F. But not quite shorts weather. but Sunday was similar and guys were out in shorts
Thus, I'll venture out. Noodles is the top of my list.
Called pho in Vietnamese or yakka mein in Chinese
Soba in Japanese
I had what is labelled ' noodle soup w/ beef brisket ' at ' Yogi s Noodles ' in the Chartwell Food Court.
The only people who know of its existence are Asian esp Chinese. You see, its at the back of the plaza in a separate building
In Japanese culture, they say the dashi < read soup base > is everything in noodle soup. Yogi s still has the better of a whole slew of rivals.
The price was $ 5.50 and I could have had two.
That good.
Brisket is somewhat of a misleading term. Oh, I'm sure its brisket but I swear that I saw vein and sinew
Oh well, its all part of the mystique
Yes, mystery food, always a non starter in conversation
Jobs got done today. I re - wired the under porch where a persistent robin has managed for 5 yrs to circumvent / overlap and in all ways defeat my anti - robin s nest ' Maginot Line ' ala WWI. ML didn't work and neither did my robin proofing
Thus, once more into the breach and I ............. well re - wired the netting.
Oh, she just built on top of the netting, this year. Biggest nest ever.
The house next door is vacant and has been for 2 yrs. A legal battle is ongoing.
I put up a fence, low, to keep the late fall leaves from cascading into my yard from that property
I vacuumed the truck out. Biggest culprit ..... Me.
Cookie crumbs or I hope that those were cookie leavings. Anything else and I'd panic, for sure
At Canadian Tire < Walmart but way more car stuff >
I found solar powered flood lights on sale for half price. That means they are priced at what they're worth. Solar powered means that they could last 2 years...... maybe. However, these suckers are getting better ever generation.
I'm getting ready for Hollow - Weenies night. Adding a little colour. Alright, the floods are red and green but colour is good.
Actually, the coach lamps on the porch are red and green to begin w/. Thus, red and green floods - not bad.
No one has yet figured out that the red and green are the running light colours for a boat. My pet phrase is ' red right going home '. That means going home or upriver, keep the red light or buoy on your right.
So, if you are walking to the house - going home - red is on your right
My house doesn't float but it did flood so I forgive anyone who hasn't got it figured out.
M just assumes that its one of my quirky ideas
one of many
many, many
Alright
The day is not as bad as I originally foresaw
There seems to be some light coming down. Predicted high is up around 65 F. But not quite shorts weather. but Sunday was similar and guys were out in shorts
Thus, I'll venture out. Noodles is the top of my list.
Called pho in Vietnamese or yakka mein in Chinese
Soba in Japanese
I had what is labelled ' noodle soup w/ beef brisket ' at ' Yogi s Noodles ' in the Chartwell Food Court.
The only people who know of its existence are Asian esp Chinese. You see, its at the back of the plaza in a separate building
In Japanese culture, they say the dashi < read soup base > is everything in noodle soup. Yogi s still has the better of a whole slew of rivals.
The price was $ 5.50 and I could have had two.
That good.
Brisket is somewhat of a misleading term. Oh, I'm sure its brisket but I swear that I saw vein and sinew
Oh well, its all part of the mystique
Yes, mystery food, always a non starter in conversation
Jobs got done today. I re - wired the under porch where a persistent robin has managed for 5 yrs to circumvent / overlap and in all ways defeat my anti - robin s nest ' Maginot Line ' ala WWI. ML didn't work and neither did my robin proofing
Thus, once more into the breach and I ............. well re - wired the netting.
Oh, she just built on top of the netting, this year. Biggest nest ever.
The house next door is vacant and has been for 2 yrs. A legal battle is ongoing.
I put up a fence, low, to keep the late fall leaves from cascading into my yard from that property
I vacuumed the truck out. Biggest culprit ..... Me.
Cookie crumbs or I hope that those were cookie leavings. Anything else and I'd panic, for sure
At Canadian Tire < Walmart but way more car stuff >
I found solar powered flood lights on sale for half price. That means they are priced at what they're worth. Solar powered means that they could last 2 years...... maybe. However, these suckers are getting better ever generation.
I'm getting ready for Hollow - Weenies night. Adding a little colour. Alright, the floods are red and green but colour is good.
Actually, the coach lamps on the porch are red and green to begin w/. Thus, red and green floods - not bad.
No one has yet figured out that the red and green are the running light colours for a boat. My pet phrase is ' red right going home '. That means going home or upriver, keep the red light or buoy on your right.
So, if you are walking to the house - going home - red is on your right
My house doesn't float but it did flood so I forgive anyone who hasn't got it figured out.
M just assumes that its one of my quirky ideas
one of many
many, many
Monday, 28 October 2019
" 40 " in the Six
thats the back deck temperature, 8 AM
More or less the overnight temperature
Not bad
Toronto the Good is the moniker that they like to use in describing our City
However, the suburban mayors of outlying cities are calling for complete coverage by closed Circuit TV s for the commuter 400 series or ' I - series ' in American parlance
A spate of shootings, right on the highway have gone uninvestigated b/c there is literally no place to start. Witnesses refuse to help and random passerbys w/ car cams are rare.
So, we are good for CCTV
Sun is bursting out and temperatures are 60 F s and light wind
but that wind is cool
More or less the overnight temperature
Not bad
Toronto the Good is the moniker that they like to use in describing our City
However, the suburban mayors of outlying cities are calling for complete coverage by closed Circuit TV s for the commuter 400 series or ' I - series ' in American parlance
A spate of shootings, right on the highway have gone uninvestigated b/c there is literally no place to start. Witnesses refuse to help and random passerbys w/ car cams are rare.
So, we are good for CCTV
Sun is bursting out and temperatures are 60 F s and light wind
but that wind is cool
Sunday, 27 October 2019
the ' Six ' Report
kind of catchy, the title
The topic is Netflix. I've mentioned that there is a plethora of useless or low grade movies on offer.
However, I'm exercising 6 days a week < 3 days on and one off day >
Last night, I started into season 2 of the ' Kominsky Method '. An older actor Michael Douglas has turned to teaching acting. His long time friend, Alan Arkin, is a successful and more or less wealthy agent.
A cast of supporting actors - more or less well known.
The truth is - you'd better like Michael Douglas as Michael Douglas < or Sandy Kominsky > and Alan Arkin as Alan Arkin < or Norman .......... >.
But overall, this sitcom ( ? ) is well done. I'm chuckling pretty much all the way through each episode - which I think is pretty high praise for a cynical viewer such as I
The special weather alert is for that rain that I've mentioned except the amounts could be rather large.
Flooding etc is expected in low lying areas
Flooding happened, as in 2 vehicles in the subway w/ water up to their roof.
I've been surfing YouTube, the tune that I repeatedly play is ' the Love Theme ' from Cinema Paradiso '.
I prefer the tune w/out words.
Anyway, one of my favourite versions is the ' Cinema Paradiso Suite ' or ' Suite from Nuevo Cinema Paradiso ' by Japanese guitarist Kaori Muraji. Love it to bits.
Then I was reading the comments and someone writes ' too bad its not in the original key as in the movie '
Duh, I didn't know
But another guitarist, Sato Takahashi, does play ' Cinema Paradiso ' in a different key
And yes, it is the same as in the original score
Doesn't matter but kinda bothers me that I didn't pick up on the difference
The topic is Netflix. I've mentioned that there is a plethora of useless or low grade movies on offer.
However, I'm exercising 6 days a week < 3 days on and one off day >
Last night, I started into season 2 of the ' Kominsky Method '. An older actor Michael Douglas has turned to teaching acting. His long time friend, Alan Arkin, is a successful and more or less wealthy agent.
A cast of supporting actors - more or less well known.
The truth is - you'd better like Michael Douglas as Michael Douglas < or Sandy Kominsky > and Alan Arkin as Alan Arkin < or Norman .......... >.
But overall, this sitcom ( ? ) is well done. I'm chuckling pretty much all the way through each episode - which I think is pretty high praise for a cynical viewer such as I
The special weather alert is for that rain that I've mentioned except the amounts could be rather large.
Flooding etc is expected in low lying areas
Flooding happened, as in 2 vehicles in the subway w/ water up to their roof.
I've been surfing YouTube, the tune that I repeatedly play is ' the Love Theme ' from Cinema Paradiso '.
I prefer the tune w/out words.
Anyway, one of my favourite versions is the ' Cinema Paradiso Suite ' or ' Suite from Nuevo Cinema Paradiso ' by Japanese guitarist Kaori Muraji. Love it to bits.
Then I was reading the comments and someone writes ' too bad its not in the original key as in the movie '
Duh, I didn't know
But another guitarist, Sato Takahashi, does play ' Cinema Paradiso ' in a different key
And yes, it is the same as in the original score
Doesn't matter but kinda bothers me that I didn't pick up on the difference
Saturday, 26 October 2019
10/26 in the ' Six '
the ' Six ' ?
The numeric representation for Toronto started w/ a rap song < ??? > by Drake.
Drake is a local rapper and humongous Raptor fan.
B/c the major area code is - 416 - the song talked about the ' Six '
The ' Six ' is fine. Damp feeling day w/ sun but big rain is due.
Well, all fishing equipment slightly put away. A little more sorting and finicky stuff to do.
I put the engine instructions in w/ the licence and insurance thats kept in the boat.
And the rain came and will stay for tomorrow at least
Said to be a downpour
The numeric representation for Toronto started w/ a rap song < ??? > by Drake.
Drake is a local rapper and humongous Raptor fan.
B/c the major area code is - 416 - the song talked about the ' Six '
The ' Six ' is fine. Damp feeling day w/ sun but big rain is due.
Well, all fishing equipment slightly put away. A little more sorting and finicky stuff to do.
I put the engine instructions in w/ the licence and insurance thats kept in the boat.
And the rain came and will stay for tomorrow at least
Said to be a downpour
Friday, 25 October 2019
Beep
and it was dark
Beep
Beep
The alarm pad sounded off every 40 seconds
Low battery
The alarm company used to send a guy
Now, they ship the battery
When we got it installed, the salesman offered batteries for life on a wireless system.
I was skeptical. I'm still skeptical and its been 20 years.
Yepper, I call ( now ) and they find the third page screen < terms of contract > and they send the battery.
Friends said ' wait til you have to pay for the batteries, it'll cost you a fortune '
Still waiting
OK, call ADT - whoopee ' yes your motion detector needs a new battery. you need technical support, I'm monitoring '
Call Tech support: ' can you tell me the battery size '
ME : no
Them: can you take off the cover
4 minutes
ME: no
Them: oh
ME: I'll YouTube it
watch the video
Call back
Them: Thank you the batteries are on order
Sheesh !
but I learned how technicians coil electrical cords
called ' over and under '
no kinks
no damage to the wire strands inside the cable
YouTube or DIY gone mad
On Netflix, I'm watching way too much but what else do I do while ellipticking and free weights for 44 min.
Point is that I'm watching crap TV or whatever its called.
The latest is " Justice League - Superman Returns " as from the dead.
DC studios cannot equal Marvel when it comes to spandex and action
The highlights, well of course, Gal Gadot as a reluctant super - hero. Armoured babe w/ ' legs for days '
: apologies :
I stole the comment from watching an Ann Reinking video < she's got legs like in legs galore >
However, got another look at Connie Nielson in gold armour < Wonder Woman's mommy, an OMG mommy >. Hubba , bubba and all that !
Basically, the whole movie could be Hippolyta ( thats CN s name as Queen of the Amazons < and she is ' Amazon Prime ' > )
and Wonder Woman
riding horses
tossing spears
and standing in front of the camera
AND
you wouldn't have needed all that Aquaman < did you know he kinda flies >, Batman, Flash - boy and cyber naut, himself.
And Superman ..............
Well, he does come w/ Amy Adams
and yes, she is great just standing there , as well
Beep
Beep
The alarm pad sounded off every 40 seconds
Low battery
The alarm company used to send a guy
Now, they ship the battery
When we got it installed, the salesman offered batteries for life on a wireless system.
I was skeptical. I'm still skeptical and its been 20 years.
Yepper, I call ( now ) and they find the third page screen < terms of contract > and they send the battery.
Friends said ' wait til you have to pay for the batteries, it'll cost you a fortune '
Still waiting
OK, call ADT - whoopee ' yes your motion detector needs a new battery. you need technical support, I'm monitoring '
Call Tech support: ' can you tell me the battery size '
ME : no
Them: can you take off the cover
4 minutes
ME: no
Them: oh
ME: I'll YouTube it
watch the video
Call back
Them: Thank you the batteries are on order
Sheesh !
but I learned how technicians coil electrical cords
called ' over and under '
no kinks
no damage to the wire strands inside the cable
YouTube or DIY gone mad
On Netflix, I'm watching way too much but what else do I do while ellipticking and free weights for 44 min.
Point is that I'm watching crap TV or whatever its called.
The latest is " Justice League - Superman Returns " as from the dead.
DC studios cannot equal Marvel when it comes to spandex and action
The highlights, well of course, Gal Gadot as a reluctant super - hero. Armoured babe w/ ' legs for days '
: apologies :
I stole the comment from watching an Ann Reinking video < she's got legs like in legs galore >
However, got another look at Connie Nielson in gold armour < Wonder Woman's mommy, an OMG mommy >. Hubba , bubba and all that !
Basically, the whole movie could be Hippolyta ( thats CN s name as Queen of the Amazons < and she is ' Amazon Prime ' > )
and Wonder Woman
riding horses
tossing spears
and standing in front of the camera
AND
you wouldn't have needed all that Aquaman < did you know he kinda flies >, Batman, Flash - boy and cyber naut, himself.
And Superman ..............
Well, he does come w/ Amy Adams
and yes, she is great just standing there , as well
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