Meet Ya at the Nat

A summer ritual for sure, many kids from all over Verdun would walk,bus,or ride their bike. Binches of us would walk the boardwalk to get to the Nat. We had a ball as kids, trying to swim the full width of the shallow pool underwater was always something you would try to do. Or climb up on the two water fountains and dive off (of course No Diving) was the rule and you could get kicked out but usually a warning was good enough to keep you from diving,but you still climbed on to it. The cement taht surrounded the pool was eaten up with towels laying there spread out for someone to have a dip then lay on the towel.And on the real hot days that cement was like walking on a frying pan, you quickly learned to walk where the dripping and splashes hadn't dried yet to cool your feet. Standing at the bottom of near the building and talking to friends who had already left to go to the rooftop restaurant, for a 5cent bag of chips or a toaasted hotdog.....maybe a soft drink if you had that much do-re-mi Usually we had a pass or coerced a parent to cough up some change to get in,swim, get a snack.then the trek home. Somedays you absolutely wanted to stay until the underwater lights came on.....oh that was cool swimming up to the ligh under water and staring into thos bright bulbs.......it was all just fun and memory's forever in our mind of a much simpler time. I haven't forgotten about the deep pool with it's diving boards and how we all eventually got the guts to jump from the high board. LOL

Happy Canada Day

Just sending out a Happy Canada Day message.

Random Shots from Montreal/Verdun

Many of these if not all have been around for years,I did post a lot of them 20 years ago usually from online sources. Many sites have since posted similar photos and marking them as their own collections, that doesn't mean they own the photos .It means they have collected them and also share online,usually watermaked or something.I strive to give credit where possible,a lot may have public domain or actual archive stamps already on them. So these I have saved over the years,and hope you will enjoy seeing them again.Cheers ! Have Fun and Remember Verdun

Claude Lemieux Dead at 60

4 time stanley cup winner dies at 60 years old....so far no cause reported 60 seems very young He actually carried in the torch at game 3 of this years 3rd round against Carolina. Who knew a few days later he would be dead. RIP Claude

Salute Claude

Have You Shot the Rapids Yet?

When I lived in Verdun I got many a boat ride through some of the rapids, rock island ,Herron island etc.but I never had a chance to do this,This looks like an absolute blast and a must do thing if I ever get back for a visit, These rapids were and are dangerous,the river itself is a very fast moving river that also has under currents in many spots people think look calm. Don'y kid yourself this river will claim your life in a heartbeat (or put an end to a heartbeat) if you are not careful. As kids we were warned constantly "don't go down to the river" so of course we all had adventures and tales we could stilll tell of adventure and in some cases misadventure. Sadly we have all lost people we know to the river that claimed their lives. All that said this rafting experience is just something that has to be done. I have done the Hells Gate out in BC but I would still like to do the river in my hometown. Anyway enjoy this video from 2021 I may even have posted this sometime in the past,but here it is again. Cheers ! Have Fun and Remember Verdun

Habs Win 7th game in Ot....... Alex Newhook scores ....on Sabres

It was a nice goal and a great shot that just beat the Sabres netminder. Of course Jacob Dobes makes 37 stops and continues his incredible goaltending. These games are all nailbiters as Aislin cartoons depict, but it was good to literally breathe a sigh of relief when Newhook scored. Yikes being a Habs fan is hard.........lol Here are a few photos with credits to the public domain.Montreal Gazette,and Buffalo news papers as well as internet.

Now the team heads to Carolina to play the very well rested Hurricaines who have won 2 series so far in only 8 games,sweeping both. Habs will have their work cut out for them,so let's hope the Bleu Blanc Rouge have more stamina in the bank. Go Habs Go

Aislin capturing the feeling..........got to say it's true, lol

Another capture of how Montrealer's follow the team. Thanks again Mr Mosher