THANKS for stopping by, I do my best to acknowledge when someone leaves a comment,you do not have to be a member here & everyone is welcome. Ps: This site is monitored but not actively posting on a regular basis. Mostly these are stories & some photos saved from a defunct site known as Verdun Connections which was on MSN Groups initially then on a social network called Multiply.
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«Oldest ‹Older 201 – 400 of 2601 Newer› Newest»I did not delete my photo album of Motorcycles. They were mostly of old motorcycles of Harley's. Was there anything offensive in it?Okay I thank you for keeping my storage space down. Steve
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POPDOG remember that old man Ben,that had his old place next to that Church.Bonhome had an apartment building built just north of were I lived on Woodland. Steve
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I tried something(typed Stephen Redmond into my search) and came up with some links.I'm using this search prgram http://www.dogpile.com/ ---------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.sredmond.com/ http://www.augatchiropractic.com/ http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewuser&qid=40 http://www.francomaine.org/English/Histo/Redmond_family.htm http://www.stephenredmond.co.uk/comics.html http://www.stephenredmond.co.uk/animation.html http://www.stephenredmond.co.uk/gallery/ac/ac1.html This is just some,there were 83 results in all. Steve
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Ben use to drive an old model"T".He accused us kids for shooting his birds out of the bird houses.Every day we come home at lunch time from school ,and the cops were there earlier cause our toy guns were spread out on our beds.The good old days. "be happy keep smiling" Steve
POPGOG take that picture of the caddy and frame it for your office.You could tell the good old stories of him and that caddy. Steve
POPDOG sorry for that"G" my crazy fingers. Not too cold to be working outside to day?(-24) Steve
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My photo album must have been deleted cause it did not have any thing to do with Verdun.It should have read "Old Motor cycles". Steve
Computers 640K ought to be enough for anybody. - Bill Gates '81 Ever notice how fast Windows runs? Neither did I. Pentiums melt in your PC, not in your hand. As a computer, I find your faith in technology amusing. Computers make very fast, very accurate mistakes. Buy a Pentium 586/90 so you can reboot faster. There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home. -- President and founder of Digital Equipment Corp., 1977 Never let a computer know you're in a hurry. No electrons were harmed in the creation of this message. THINK -- it gives you something to do while the computer is down. To err is human. To really screw things up you need a computer. Steve
Just a few old planes. Don't Worry................Be Happy Steve
Wonder where everbody is to day? Steve
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POPDOG haha the plumber just left after changing the hole toilet haha.The tank was the only thing that leaked. Oh well brand new toilet and he has to come back tomorrow.Ball jack not working proper . Steve
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Would you believe Ottawa housing had to call the plumber.They didn't have the Parts. Steve
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Hey the fire alarm is going off now.Egad Housing. Hey POPDOG what is your first name,I have to keep typing POPDOG?What is the name of the company you own,might have seen it? Steve.
Did you know this? In Quebec, there is an old law that states margarine must be a different color than butter. Steve
Top 12 Ways to
Get Rid of Telemarketers 1. If they want to loan you money, tell them you just filed for Bankruptcy and you could sure use some money. 2. If they start out with, "How are you today?" say, "Why do you want to know?" Or you can say, "I'm so glad you asked, because no one seems to care these days and I have all these problems, my sciatica is acting up, my eyelashes are sore, my dog just died..." When they try to get back to the sell, just continue your problems. 3. If they say they're Joe Doe from the XYZ Company, Ask them to spell their name, then ask them to spell the company name, then ask them where it located. Continue asking them personal questions or questions about their company for as long as necessary. 4. This one works better if you are male: Telemarketer: "Hi, my name is Judy and I'm with Canter and Siegel services.... You: "Hang on a second." (Few seconds pause) "Okay, (in a really husky voice) what are you wearing?" 5. Crying out, in well-simulated tones of pleasure and surprise, "Judy!! Is this really you? Oh, my God! Judy, how have you BEEN?" Hopefully, this will give Judy a few brief moments of terror as she tries to figure out where on earth she could know you from. 6. Say, "No", repeatedly. Be sure to vary the sound of each no, and keep an even tempo even as they're trying to speak. This is the most fun if you can keep going until they hang up. 7. If MCI calls trying to get you to sign up with their Family and Friends plan, reply, in as sinister a voice as you can muster, "I don't have any friends...would you be my friend?" 8. If they clean rugs: "Can you get blood out, you can? Well, how about goat blood or HUMAN blood. 9. Let the person go through their spiel, providing minimal but necessary feedback in the form of an occasional "Uh-huh, really, or "That's fascinating." Finally, when they ask you to buy, ask them to marry you. 10. Tell them you work for the same company they work for. Example: Telemarketer: "This is Bill from Mantermills." You: "Mantermills!! Hey I work for them too. Where are you calling from?" Telemarketer: "Uh, Dallas, Texas." You: "Great, they have a group there too? How's business/the weather? Too bad the company has a policy against selling to employees! Oh well, see ya." 11. Answer the phone. As soon as you realize it is a Telemarketer, set the receiver down, shout or scream, "Oh, my God!!!" and then hang up. 12. Say to the Telemarketer, "Sorry, I can't talk right now but if you'd just give me your home phone number I'll call you when I'm not as busy. When they say in a flustered way that they can't give out their home number say, "Oh, I see...you don't want strangers calling you at your home! Now you know how I feel." Steve
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I love your ideas on how to get rid of telemarketers. I usually listen politely, then say " Thanks for calling" then hang up.
My dad one time told someone selling magazine subscriptions that he couldn't read { totally not true!!!} and after a short pause the person said he didn't have to know how to read all he had to do was look at the pictures! After my dad racked him over the coals I am quite sure he was looking for another line of work..........
Some lonely people might be glad to receive a call from a telemarketer...what do you think?........Dianne.......Don't call me....I am too busy....haha!!
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For all the members that are missing the old Verdun scenes.Here are some winter scenery.
If you like to use it as wallpaper for your computor go to this link http://www.stuffintheair.com/snowwallpaper.html Steve
Cornwall,Ontario.,.......for any of you who know Al Leishman,...his ex-wife & good friend died in an accident around Cornwall,..a few days ago,....service was in Morrisburg,......Al is still living in StAndrew,..and loves the Cornawall, area.... and Beeaired ,if your reading this I mentioned your name to Al,...and of course he Remembers you ,from Rushbrooke days,.... as for Cornwall,....here's a link to an article covering the Cornwall Bridge Collapse,.......so a little history for your area,.... http://www.catskillarchive.com/rrextra/brcorn.Html some interesting photo's showing the old bridge before and after it's collapse,........the area I imagine has long since been flooded to create some of the waterways ,you Cornwall area residents now enjoy...... --hf&rv
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Mpu ,......you 've outdone yourself again,.......many great Montreal Photos',,,,,i really like seeing the mountain,..Although I do seem to see the trees as miniscule,.....but when they have their foliage covering them they are Fanatastic,..........I was just talking about my brother's property ,and that the largest one on his front lawn is 190' (yea baby one hundred& ninety feet high)..............this is the Westcoast,........and his property backs on to a protected park as well,.......I guess we are spoiled a bit,.....but regardless of how high our Mtns are here,.and our trees,.........Nothing compares to Mont Royal,.....................Thanks for taking the time to take those shots............................ hf&rv
MPU Great pics, some of which brought back memories for me. I guess the one I like the most is the parking meters. I haven't used one of those things since I can't remember when. Next time you visit with your Dad, I would like you to thank him for fighting for our country and helping us to have the freedoms we enjoy today. So many of these soldiers of freedom have already passed on, but wouldn't it be nice to thank those who are still with us, to show them "We Remember". Thanks!
Many pictures I've posted of our InnerHarbour here,.....or the Emperess Hotel,....or the scenic views of our Commercial Fishboats,...and buildings during some of my water tours ( for you guys),....were taken from my friends old Fish boat,....wish ........Sadly (depending on who you talk to).........Hit a Rock ,rounding a 'marked bouy'...........and Sank..............I've been busy since last Friday trying to organize a 'rescue' of sorts..............and this may no longer be possible,....as being in the Tidal Waters of the Gorge Waterway here in Victoria ,....has most likely spelled the demise of my friends old boat,.........Salvage may now be the only option,...........I will be on hand to take pictures of, any attmepts, to raise, & hopefully fix this old boat...................It's not a happy day for my buddy,.......but we will do our best to ressurect the old girl,.....over the next few days,.........we are now awaiting equipent to allow the divers to 'float ' the boat to the surface,and move it over to another friend of mines barge & crane,.....Many months of work will be in order to try & fix the old gal.................Otherwise it is SCRAP................................so I hope you enjoyed some of the pictures I posted over the years from Victoria's waterfront,& Harbour from the decks of the 'Pacific Gale'..........it most likely were some of her last,offerrings....................(aside from all the Crab & Salmon & Seafood ,I've been lucky enough to get from the Sea,.......for Free) Doesn't look that big ,and it isn't, but it is a 40' Westcoast Trawler,...................that boat has made a small fortune here on the coast,.................and I think it's seen it's last days............I will take updated pics ,......of the Salvage attempt & the refurbishing,........but I suspect it's History....................
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Thanks for posting the wonderful Montreal pictures....makes me homesick....
I don't know how you do it....live in Deux Montagnes....work on the South shore...go to hospital every day...look after your father's affaires...go to Cornwall, Ont.....WOW....
I"m with linda...share the same sentiments....Dianne
You know what's really History, MPU ............are the Parking Meters,......a fact of life in today's world,...even on Wellington Street,................but I Remember a time when there was No meters almost anywhere in Montreal,.........although I beleieve I have some pictures that show those ugly meters raring their ugly heads on both Wellington & Verdun Ave's,.................I'll bet they are on the side streets too........Can You Say "Money Grab".......................Sure you can,........hahahahahah
My 2 cents worth: I love pictures posted by members that are reminiscent of Montreal/Verdun, as opposed to those "cut & paste" pics that we all can find posted on the net. It somehow makes the subject more realistic when taken by relative amateurs, especially when they are not posed, a little crooked, a little off-center, or maybe a bit blurry. Sometimes when posting a pic one wonders (well I do anyway) if anybody is even looking at the pics, so I love to let people know that I appreciate the effort they have made. Les_F I must say that water looks very calm and mirror-like, not at all like the heavy winds we have had up here. Cheers
Great pictures and thank you for making the effort . les the boat looks peacefull, but can imagine the heartache for your friend Jimmy
Hi Mom'45,........yes the waters here have been relatively calm,..( at least on this end /side of the Island) but they stopped the BCFerries from sailing on this past weekend due to the wind,......but here it remained calm...... but where the boat went down is really sheltered water anyway,......this waterway is where you can see many kayakers and rowers practising,.etc etc it's beautiful & Sunny here right now ,....but Arthur says it's a little chilly ,you know Arthur,.......(Our Thermometer),,.............hahahahah -1 right now ,.not too bad ,but the say it may drop to -15 briefly overnight and then get back to normal.........sure screws up all the trees and plants and stuff,..the Cherry Trees were starting to blossom,..but I don't know if the cold will affect them,....... Not the real cherry trees,but those Japanes Cherry Trees,...that line some of our blvds,.....they look great when blooming,...I'll get out and take saome pics from around here soon,.....those are the 'ornamental cherry's' .........I have two real producing cherry trees in the yard,..but they are still somewhat dormant........blah blah blah...........
Hi MPU ! Thanks for your impressive collection of Montreal photos. I appreciate your artistic work ! JM
MaggieMck ,....check your e-mail,.........Is that the information you were looking for?
Well Verdun got some more notoriety on the weekend it seems http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=970f9d4a-7533-4cee-ae4e-da5b7087cbcb&k=71514 .........but at least they caught the guy who commited Montreal's 5th homicide this year,....the article doesn't mention the name of the victim,.I hope it wasn't any of our friends or members friends,..........story appears in todays Gazette..............
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Toronto area highways don't look so good today,....but Montreal's hwy's are backing up apparently dealing with 'freezing rain'....up to an hour wait to get to the 13 north,....not funm I'm sure Here's the Toronto Highwaycams http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/traveller/compass/camera/camhome.htm and of course the Montreal cams too.......via the CJAD home page from their site,..select a camera to view,....ans you can watch the mess too............ http://www.cjad.com/ then click on the select a cam......near the right hand side top of the CJAD page ----------------------------hf&rv
Well so much for calm winds,........tonight they are blowing again as hard as ever,.....and gusting ....the difference mainly is that it is colder than the winds of the last month,......wind chill factor drops our overnight temp,.from -4C ,...to -15C,....a tad cool but again at least the sun shines bright during the last few days ,.and is supposed to remain dry for the foreseeable future....(but what do they know) ,...Global Warming is off for this week anyway........hahahaha but daytime temps are +12C -ish,............. ******** Went out to find a Friend; Not a Friend was there. Went out to BE a Friend, and Friends were EVERYWHERE****** _________________________HF&RV_
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I'll bet a few of you have had some of these over the years,.......Remember when people saved these things ? ......................from a familiar old Montreal Landmark,........where many a Grad Ceremony was held as well................................................................. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$hf&rv$$$$$$$$$$$$
Some more medals for Canada today over in Tourin,Italy,........they are coming along steady,Congrats to them,......and the Canadian Womens Hockey Team takes to the ice in less than an hour from now,....3 eastern,....Noon Pacific Time,.....it's a semi-final match,.and will determine who appears in the Gold Medal Game,.......in an upset an hour ago,....Sweden's Woman's Hockey Team ,.beat out Team USA,in a shoot out,......so they now have earned the right to play in the Gold Medal Game as well,....they were badly outshot by the USA,....but Swedens Golaie,was outstanding,...... ________________________________________________________hf&rv___
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Hi Bubbacut,.......it seems nowadays ,every restaurant uses those little red straws,....noone has these swizzle sticks anymore,......I can Remember saving then as a kid ,.till I could get my own.,......hahahaha but Ex & 50,...didn't need them ,,,,,,,hahahah !!!!!!!!!! In spite of the Cost of Living--- ---it's Still Popular !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Here's an old shot of the Cardinals Football Team in Verdun at the old stadium,....with the real old bleachers,......and the Verdun Model school in the background,......... Man when they put the concrete stands in , it sure obliterated any view of the school,...or any view from the school............
Serious pile-ups in both east of Montreal,.& east of Ottawa,.....high winds are also being blamed for a few railcars on the Mercier Bridge leaving the tracks,........ http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=58f10080-d56f-440e-bb4d-6bd26c9fce28&k=49817 the link is to the story in the Gazette re: the traffic accidents...........
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OMG! you need to get a life!
I wondered who would figure that out first.......and you can't have much too do either........hahahahaha I used to write that on the blackboard for my pool table when my son was a kid ,.in chalk,......and he would laugh his head off,........ Help me ,I'm Stuck behind the Blackboard.................hahahaha
Great New Front Page photo,.....i was looking at that other one tonight and thought it was do for a change,........those laneway shots are great,.......cause there is no mistaking a lane............... ************************************************Have Fun & Remember Verdun*************************************
Betty you might find this link interesting. http://www.theweathernetwork.com/weather/cities/can/Pages/CAON0386.htm or this one. http://www.freewebs.com/longsault/ http://www.arikah.net/encyclopedia/Long_Sault Steve
Long Sault, July 28 ca. 1796 A timber dram shooting the Long Sault Rapids ca. 1850 Long Sault Rapids, drained ca. 1957 Long Sault Control Dam ca. 1957
Steve
Hi Les Was it single or double-sheet paper ? JM
Helping Remember Verdun,........this link will bring you to a few choices,...one is by one of our members here, Glenn Larkin,...who has taken the time to post many yearbook photo's from 1973 VCH ,.......and allso wrote a gret letter relaying his sentiments after having attended one of his High School re-unions,.....it is a good read,.for those who may be reluctant to attend such an event,...otr for those who do attend events like it,......Glenn wrote & posted this a few years back,....and I did see it way back when,...but I was looking for the old Verdun Wackers Ball Hockey site,(which cannot be found now ) ,and Glenn was a member of that site,..as were a lot of us,(more like frequent visitors,.as they didn't really have a membership),.....but in searching for the ball hocke site (as prompted by Bim's posted pic,......thanks Bim),....I got to rediscover Glenn's old page,....so Have a look at it ,even if just to checkout his letter,... http://www3.sympatico.ca/lmw.oneill/publicservices.htm I hope some of you find it of some interest,.................. _____________________________________________________HF&RV
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Youch Canada Mens Hockey Team lost to the SUI.............that's a WAKE up call,.... Just shows Never Take Anything for Granted, "If you cannot Have the best--- ---then Make the best of what you Have" (seeing were into sayings.........hahahaha)
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now Betty,......that is absolutely fantastic ,.what a beautiful setting,........Although the table and chairs look a little un-inviting ,....hahahaha I have to put mine away,in the Garden Shed,.............and with the heavy winds we have had it was a good thing I did, Sure love that view out your backyard,.......... Now I was off to wash the car ,.but I now have to go down and see what we can do about the sunken fishboat,...I'll try to grab some pics,..if were floating it........blah blah blah "It was midnight on the Ocean--- -----Not a Streetcar, was in sight" .............hahahahah HF&RV
Here is a link you might find interesting. http://maps.google.ca/ Steve
Are you getting ready for the Steve
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Team Canada loses it's second in a row.........just goes to show ya,.....Never Take anything for granted,......... even Janet wouldn't bet on this version of Team Canada,. but when your beat out by those Hockey Power houses like the Swiss,.....and then the Fins,......what do you expect.............hahahahah Go Canada Go (home it looks like)...... ___________________________________________________hf&rf
Betty a lazy afternoon was enjoyed here,.....maybe not lazy Teresa & I walked several miles along our Waterfront,on Dallas Rd,.......with the sun shinning bright,temps only 0C,.....but it was nice out there and hundreds of people along the pathways too....dogs & kids ,& folks of all ages,..taking advantage of some Sun recognize the fence ,.it's across the street from that webcam 'bigwave dave' http://www.bigwavedave.ca/webcams.htm _______all in all a great day here in Victoria,.9 with some Sun & no wind for a change) ---hf&rv
as for the Saga of the sunken fishboat,........it's out of the water,....but it will be written off,......a week in the drink isn't good for anything (with the possible exception of fish........hahahah) water still pouring out after half an hr.out of the water,...... Forty years on the Coast,.and now she's Toast.................... hmmmmmmI wonder how nuch 'crab & salmon ' are to buy.............hahahahah ________________________________________________________HF&RV
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Hi Guy5479,....interesting detail on the street names in Verdun,......I always found it funny to hear of the street named 'Mullarcky'..(pt of Lasalle blvd),......the first I can Remember hearing of it was actually from JMH ,a couple of years ago.......also in reading that map and seeing that they (the powers that be at the time),set aside land to put in the Acqueduct water filtration project,.......Here' are some old photo's of that project ....and of course, a more recognizable picture of the buildings most of us Remember. ........Have Fun & Remember Verdun........
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Well bubbacut,...the Canadian Team does look like they are lost out there,.... but I have to laugh that the NHL sits out a year ,..changes it's rules (for the good of Hockey ,.yea righ..........we all know it's for USA market share,.....Poker draws a larger audience......hahaha) but back to the Olympic Hockey,...the Fin's are playing the 'trap' to perfection,.....and the run & gun is just not there,.........in the Hockey that we grew up with ,.the 'trap' was known as Good Defence,.......and if you had the puck the other team can't score,.....and the other important part of the game was the 'transition game',........as soon as you got the puck it was moved forward to your forwards ,...to break in and score (ala Yvan ,.or Henri,...etc etc ) ........but our modern day Olympic Team seems to have forgotten to do either............hahahaha Have Fun & Remember Verdun________________________________
Watching the women's team fight for gold. 2nd period, 3 minutes gone, 2-0 Canada. Looks like they are not gonna walk away with this one. Good hockey.
Banantynne and Manning 1950
Ville de Verdun, Qu챕bec, Canada January 1944
Ville de Verdun, Qu챕bec, Canada. Something wrong no snow. March 1971
Ville de Verdun, Qu챕bec, Canada
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Well, it's over, CANADA gets GOLD! 4-1 see what you can do without NHLers!
The women did it for Canada.They got the Gold again. The women rule the men again. Steve
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Third Avenue Verdun
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This photo of Proudfoots says 1950 but if you look at the sign and rear end of the car to the left it looks more like a seventies photo
his should bring you to 118 Verdunpictures ,including the Proudfoot photo,....and I beleieve that the approx year is also beside most of these photo's http://216.239.37.104/translate_c?hl=en&sl=fr&u=http://www.museevirtuel.ca/pm.php%3Fid%3Dthumbnail_gallery%26fl%3D%26lg%3DFrancais%26ex%3D00000141%26pos%3D19&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dverdun%2Bboardwalk%26start%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26sa%3DN That's quite a title ,......and ggenerally you can find this through the Virtuel Museum page,......but have a look through these pics and click on them to enalrge the photo,.. I think we've posted this link (albeit in a shortened form,many times before),.....i'll try to locate the most direct link ______________________________________________________hf&rv
On that previously posted link,..look at the bottom left side of the page,..and it shows a choice of 7 or 6 different pages,....there are plenty of photo's on each page ,with page #4 having the Proudfoot picture,..........the whole site is an interesting one ,.and shows places from all over Canada (hence the Virtual Canada Museum)......... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------HF&RV-
Hi DzwlDawg,........I see what your saying,......the car almost looks like either the rear end of a 70's era Pontiac ,.(late 70's),....or an early 70's LTD front end ,.......my old eyes are having a hard time diferentiating ,at this point.........hahahah but it's not uncommon to spot errors on some of these museum sites,.....we've come across several so far,..............just shows us ,that we should never take anything for granted,.....(or gospel)........ Just like books about wars ......they are always written by the winners,....... __________________________________Have Fun & Remember Verdun_____
Also when did Proudfoot start selling beer? Curries was right next door to it. And the coke sign is in french only. But that's the way I found that picture. Who ever put that picture in that album messed up. www.museevirtuel.ca/ pm.php?id=record_detail&f... Steve
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Bob When I went to St.Thomas Moore School in the 50s,Proudfoots didn't sell beer.They may of had some for their drinking customers. Steve
Hi DannyB ,........don't know if you saw this ad,.but it mentions a Lower available in Verdun,....... Real Estate Rentals - Verdun (02/19/06)
VERDUN 4 1/2 lower. 3380 Rushbrooke. Unheated, fully renovated, no appls, metro. March 1. $600. (514) 501-0074
The Montreal Gazette, Area Code 514
Mail this ad to a friend
___________________Hope it's of some use,......if not at least it's a start,..... http://homes.canada.com/montreal/results.aspx?cls_id=34576 this link is from the Gazette where I saw the ad,...........I'm sure your on top of all those things,.but there it is ,in any case...............Good Luck
DannyB further down in that same page fromthe Gazette,.is a 5 1/2 Lower as well,.... Real Estate Rentals - Verdun (02/18/06)
VERDUN Woodland Ave. Beautiful lower 5.5 with lots of pine trim. Clean, painted, 5 appls. $875/m. Unheated 514-935-8380
Again Goood Luck,.........................
Streetcars.................Yea or Ney ? CJAD poll for today Should they bring back streetcars ? language=JavaScript src="http://pub47.bravenet.com/minipoll/show.php?usernum=3990826948&cpv=1"> Today's Question Should the mayor bring streetcars back to Montreal? Yes. They'd be a great, nostalgic way to cut down on traffic in the city core.
No. Streetcars are old fashioned nuisances and they'd just create more problems than they're worth.
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http://www.cjad.com/ this brings you to their front page,........and from there your on your own,,,,,,,,, HAVE FUN AND REMEMBER VERDUN-----------------------------------
Hi BobB,.....I came across this on the net,....and thought it may be from yourself,......about old Mordecai RichlerBob Bisnett - 02:59pm Jul 3, 2001 (#10 of 69)
Mordecai will be missed. His loss is a giant loss for Canada and the literary world. He told the truth and told us how he felt. That annoyed some who only wanted to hear positive things about themselves. But, c'est la vie, eh? He was an artist. Bravo Mordecai.
Old Mordecai was a Straight shooting Montrealer.....(who lived most his life abroad),.....but always had an affinity for the old town,..........as we all seem to ,..........Montrealers ,..will always Remember their home town,....regardless of how long we spend away from it ...................
Here's some usefull information,' http://guim.org/montreal_driving.html and as for the Olympics,...just like any sport your only as good as your last game..... ..................almost noone is Remembered a month later,...never mind years.form now,.................with few exceptions,......Congrats to all atheletes aho get to these levels,......but the reality is it's only a personal best,.......and I beleive a large waste of cash,...............Remember the 'Big O(we)'................................it's still not paid for,....that I Remember.............hahahahaha as for the 100 yd dash...........well you got me there,...........although Nadia comes to mind as getting perfect scores, guess you had to know which judges to talk to......$$$$$ ,...and that's how the world goes round........the NHL' players wouldn't be there tight now ,if the NHL brasss didn't think it would promote their sport,...........most owners are dead set against sending their best for 2 weeks during a season,and shutting down the league.....28 teams (?is it),....playing no games for two weeks,..empty arena's ,lay-off workers,.boutiques closed,no beer sales,.concession food sales,........it won't be long that I would think that the NHL will no longer participate in these 'friendly' sortmanship games,...........unless of course they get a cut. mAybe that's what we need ,is back to Amateurs doing their best without the aid of a designer drug (or with it,either way) let's see Amateurs,........like the Womens Hockey Teams,........but perhaops there should be some handicap scoring,until the other country's get a little better blah blah blah...........................................................checkout the above link re" Montreal Driving Regs ( nothing to do with this diatribe on the Olympics,...as No one cares).......................hahahahahhah
BTW the Montreal Driving Regulations,.has a copyright at the bottom of the page,..so that is why I posted the original link,copyright & all,...... I know weve seen this before,..but I thought I'd put it up again,....(along with it's credit)
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Team Cannot loses to Russia 2-0,...what a poor looking squad,we had out there,. and not bringing Spezza,.or Crosbie ,.in favour of Old floaters......terrible picks. _____________________________________________hf&rv
Steve ,most of your messages lately are not showing up,.at least the pics or jokes aren't,.some of the text does,.but with nothing with it....? I don't know what the problem is,...but I removed the last one cause nothing was in it,......Most likely it's msn,.but I would check messages first to see if what you want to post actually shows up....................Good Luck with that
Les I checked them and they showed up.
If it didn't show up I would have deleted them.They go in the very same way as the other ones. Steve
Hi Steve I guess it was Ok up till message 7683 ,....that one works ,.but since then I see you have taken them out,......must have been just those few msg's that didn't quite load,........anyway glad it's not a problem,.and evrything is back to normal
Hi Les, Thanks for the www.cjad.com "Do You Want The Streetcars Back In Montreal?" I was shocked to see that 58% do not want the streetcars back & 42% do want the trolleys back in town. I hope we can get a few more YES votes. Attention JMH & MPU, log on, vote & get The Wellington 58 back on it's tracks! Thanks again Les.
Thanks Les, I'm a little behind in my reading tonight. I check out the ads daily and cannot imagine who would want to pay $1100. for third floor flat in Verdun. I guess you cannot blame someone for trying. I'm hoping to stay where I am for another year. I am waiting for the Rental Board to sent me there decision. Thanks for the ads I missed the one on Woodland. Danny
Hey DannyB ,let us know what the outcome is in your search for habitat,......I hope you find something adequate & sufficient for your familiy's needs,.I have a hard time coming to terms with an $1100./bill for any type of home back east,.......but I am obviously out of touch with today's reality,........but if these are the present day prices for a flat in Montreal,.............then I respectfully submit ,you seriously look at moving your family out here,.........Obviously you have medical concerns,but with your resilience,& guts,.........I think you may do rather well out here.......besides a self contained home may be available for the same type of outlay you are presented with back home..............Good Luck DannyB,........and if you decide to pursue a westcoast homestead,....then let me know and I'll try to keep you abreast of any new listings or opportunity's................ Only too glad to try & help,....you have my e-mail address ,.......let me know if you need some information about this end of the country...................Les & Teresa Victoria BC
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Here's a link you might like. http://clarako.com/I_Like_You.swf Steve
Hi Walter ! I have tried (several times) the website you suggest without success: (maybe it is too popular). http://www.cbc.ca/montreal/photogallery/streetcar/ The pool on the trams at CJAD has no « scientific » pretentions. Tramways help to improve life in the City ! Choosing the streetcar, is opting for a better life, a better environment ! The visit of Mayor Tremblay in Paris: Site officiel du tramway parisien: http://www.tramway.paris.fr/ Le design du Tram en vid챕o http://www.tramway.paris.fr/tram.asp?section=D&lapage=ca_change/D3_5.asp Actually, Torontonians are the only ones in Canada with streetcars. Toronto Transit Commission: http://www.toronto.ca/ttc/ TRANSIT TORONTO STREETCAR PAGES http://transit.toronto.on.ca/streetcar/index.shtml JM
Two TTC streetcars ... JM
Hi JMH how are you? I just clicked on the link in your post,.and it opened immediately,...as did the same link in Fresco's msg,......maybe the traffic is busier on your local server,...and it's only a temporary slow up ? You will enjoy the pics available,.we have posted them all before in various degrees,.but on the site (CBC) it provides a chance to see 26 pictures in a slide show (sort of) presentation,......Keep trying you'll get through,....and most likely will enjoy it.
WELCOME to all the most recent newcomers to the VerdunConnections site,......Good to see you jumping right into the scene,....if we can be of assistance in some way,...then please don't hesitate to ask,...Everyone here is happy to try & help ,......Hope you all have some pictures to share with us,..and story's,......or just sit back & read,...Have Fun & Remember Verdun
Hi Les ! I’m fine, thank you and you ? Are you member of CBC online ? As you said it may be due to my server (my new trial was unsuccesfull). Look at this excerpt of Lovell’s Directory of 1950. JM
Thanks JMH I have not been back to checkout Lovells Directory,......interesting ,...that things were registered in Verdun,....as the shop itself was in Griffintown,....originally ! Thanks for reminding me to re-visit the Lovell s site,...I had forgotten.
Hi Beeaired,...good to hear your on the right side of the 'lawn'.............hahahah amy brother had a 'quintuple by-pass' a few years back after a majot heart attack,.as well as discovering other ailments,...(diabetes)........looks like you just joined the club,....should start to get better pretty quick (heart wise anyway),....good l;uck with that,.....I posted a message a fewweeks ago,.mentioning to you that I had spoken with Al Leishman ,.and I told him I would say hi to you on this site,.....He's in Cornwall area (fairly close anyway),.....he Remembers you well from Rushbrooke,.... ......Glad your back on line...... (and not a 'flatline'..............hahahaha)
Les, Annuaires Lovell (Lovell̢۪s Directories) on BNQ website: http://bibnum2.bnquebec.ca/bna/lovell/index.html
Looks like going on vacations is getting dangerous fro everyone,.and everywhere,...seems old Guy Lafleur,.had some troubles on a recent trip to Argentina Here's the link to the story as it appears in the Gazette this morning http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=4c1ce7a0-4374-4284-a250-3b3e9ac0ea07&k=50351 he ended up with a shiner,...I can't Remember hime getting a shiner in his whole NHL carreer................... BTW Great Story,......Jimmy ( kungfu),.............very easy to visualize standing at the rail ,.and the characters hanging around,.....well done,....Hope you've got some further excursions,.for us..................... _________________________________________________hf&rv
When was this built? Marcel-Giroux Community Centre
4501 Bannantyne Street, corner of Willibrord Street
Marcel Giroux Community Center. That took the place of the car dealership I guess. Steve
Hi Jean-Marie, Sorry you couldn't open the Montreal site. The good news though is that Les is 100% correct. We have seen all the streetcar pictures in the slide show previously posted in Verdun Connections. You probably posted 70% of those pictures. It is great to see that the Montreal Mayor wants the trams to return. I hope you are having a nice winter in Chicoutimi. Great talking to you-Walter
A friend of mine ask me,if there are over 600 members, how come there are only 31 pictures in the member's photo album? I don't have the answer for him.It would be nice to have a photo from them,whether it be a resent one or not. So we know who we are typing to,sometimes names don't ring a bell right away with our memery .I know it takes up memery space,what was the old saying."One picture says a thousand words". I'm sorry for the length or spelling of this message. "Don't Worry........Be Happy" Steve
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Hi Sabby,....that sounds like an interesting project your trying to accomplish,....you will find a lot of Verdun info throughout this site,..and also you will find most of the members will have some great recall as to the ever & never changing Verdun,....the stores& shops ,.the landmarks like the 'Aud' ,...the Nat',.....the hangouts like the'Pav',...or the 'Hole',..or the Monument,....not to mention the parks which were all over Verdun,...(Willibrord,....Brown,....the other one by the Stadium too ,..............Remember the Stadium it self,.....both the old ;wooden stands' & the 'new concrete' ones,....also the Boardwalk of course as it belonged to all of us ...........and o0f course the other side of Verdun,..with the Acquaduct,.and it's many bridges,...........or the large grounds at the 'Dougie',.......and of course all our combined tales would enveloppe the surrounding areas,.of Montreal as well,..with our individual excursions to Belmont Park,......or the Mountain,.(Beaver LAke , the Chalet Lookout),.....also the the adventures down by the River,..(where we were told Not to play)......hahahaha,.......and of course out to the Old Damn in Lasalle,.....or trips across to Nuns Island on our bikes ( or rented bikes),..crossing the big bridges,the Champlain,..Jacques Cartier,.the Mercier,....etc etc ,.....going over to St Helens Island (both before,...during & after) Expo67,...later Man& His World ,..with LaRonde................and we haven't even begun to touck on any of our favourite Foods & Restaurants,....from Spruc Beer,.& Steamies,....to Smoked Meat ,...etc etc ,......and we would have to include those exciting trips up to the one & only 'Montreal Forum'....................yes , I think you will find a lot of bases covered ,in your quest for Verdun(Montreal) History,....................you mentioned Willibrord & VCH ,...there are a few members here who also followed that path,....... The one thing I have found over the last few years on this site,...as well as my own experiences,.is that We all have a Great Deal in common with each other,.......as well as our inevitable differences too,.of course.........but the Common Denominator is the Fact that we all shared the same experience of being from & growing up in Verdun,...Our members here span a whole bunch of decades in Verdun,...and we dip into our parents knowledge of this super little city,.......and the bottom line seems to always be,.....that we love to Share,.& Help each others,when needed.............. So again good luck to you,....and as we tell all Our Members when joining ,....Just make this place like home,.....and jump into any topic ,anytime,...and ask whatever questions you like,....If we can Help We Will,........................ _________Welcome to the Verdun Connections___________ -------------------------------Have Fun & Remember Verdun-----------------
Hi MPU,...........that old ticket is great,......that is exactly the ones I was speaking of,......I can see the familiar old staple holes ,that we opened with great expectations,to see out 'good number'.....it's funny how we so closely followed those games ,.and even as kids we knew what was a good number and what was a bad one,.........if our number was a late one ,.we visiualized how the Habs could most likely score a late goal,........hell they could score anytime,......hahahahaha Great Memory ,.MPU,......Thanks for Posting that,.......You will certainly have a great range of emotion ,.while 'learning & wondering' about all those years of memories ,your Dad left for you to find...............Enjoy it ,...Ralph I'll bet you'll have some more great "gems' from the past,......and I Thank You for sharing some of those with us.......... _______________________________________________HF&RV_________
Remember wishing you were cruising in one of these. This 1954 Ford Crestline Sunliner Convertible. 1958 Chevrolet convertible, 283 cubic inch V8, complete with a two-speed automatic gearbox. 1957 Chevrolet Cameo pickup . Steve
MPU or anyone else out there,.....Does anyone Remmber how long those 'last minute 'pool tickets were sold ? I would imagine that after Loto-Quebec,came on the scene,.that alot of these 'local' pools disappeared,....I have looked through an old book I have about the Montreal Forum,.....I'm sure alot of you also have this book,...it was a commeroative edition,..that basically was all about the many 'events' that had taken place in the Old Forum,.......from concerts' & boxing matches,.circus's,..wrestling,....and of course all the Habs Games,........ So I went through all the Hockey Games listed for the dates October 8th,.....and Here's what is listed 1990 Hartford 3 - Canadiens 5 1988 Minnesota 3 - Canadiens 4 1983 Philadelphia 6 - Canadiens 3 1981 Hartford 5 - Canadiens 5 1968 (Forum Closed for Reno's from June - October) 1960 Boston 1 - Canadiens 1 1959 Boston 1 - Canadiens 4 1955 Boston 0 - Canadiens 2 1953 Chicago 0 - Canadiens 3 My guess MPU is that ticket is from an old Boston_Montreal Game ,being one of the few October 8th dates in the 60's....................That's pretty Cool,.....Here's a picture of the Front Cover of the Book I used as my source,......it's a good keepsake from the old building,.....I will try and see if I have an old NHL book that details the times from some of those games and we'll try to find out if he has been holding a winnng ticket all these years,,,..............if anything MPU your Dad's old ticket has lead me to re-discover an old box of Montreal books ,that's just sitting here...........hahahahah ______________________________________________HF&RV_____________
Sabby ,.hello again,....I just wanted to let you know that there is another member here,... Joey-Verdun,...who also is working on a book ,..he has it well in progress from what he told us,.....you may find you have some things in common,.....we haven't heard from him in a while,...but I beleive's his book was soon to be released ?? I don't know if he's still monitoring this site or not,....but here is a copy of the link he posted for information on his Verdun book http://victoria.tc.ca/~uc020/verdunbook.html and here's the orginal post of Joey's,.... Reply
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More History on the City of Montreal,.from the library's of McGill,....Guy5479,....and JMH,..you both may find this article interesting,...and there is a lot of information of the times as they were way back when,.....the working family's hoping to find work in the City,....Imagine this most men were hoping to find a steady 60 hrs /wk worth of work,..52 wks /yr,......and most family's lived in cold water flats,.... check out this story if you like: http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/industrial/livingconditions.html always interesting stuff to be found about our old 'Hometown'.......
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A Concordia article,...it seems that Montreal is still going ahead with a controversial location for a New Casino,........(the one on Ile Notre Dame looks pretty good ,waht's wrong with it ? ,.or is this just going to be an additional Casino ? ) Seems like noone wants these casino's (in my backyard) syndrome,.......the arguements against it seem to be Valid ones,...gambling can hurt a lot of people....I guess. http://thelink.concordia.ca/article.pl?sid=06/01/31/0227216 It ususally seems that the Big Projects go ahead anyway despite the needs or wants of the general people in that location........it seems that is 'business as usual' any where you go.
Forty One Years ago Today ,.....March 1st , 1965.......the Blast in Lasalle, ...............definetly a scary & tragic moment in Lasalle's History,.....I think a lot of us knew people who lived in or around that project.........
Les that link you posted is very interesting. http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/industrial/livingconditions.html Steve
Disability's are a lot more common than we think,....and how we deal with them differ from person to person,(obviously),....Patience on both sides seems to help,... easier said than done,....though,....... http://www.microsoft.com/enable/aging/physiological.aspx I also came across this story ,from a person who is blind,....I really liked the very last sentance from the story,........it's called Don't throw the Nickel http://www.nfb.org/books/books1/kj30.htm Do all you can to help yourself before you call on somebody else; try to make life better for those around you; and don’t throw nickels. ---------------------
To those who have an interest in the Black Watch,....or other similar regiments,..as well as Scottish Fraser Clan ,.......here is a link that lists quite a few different Societies of Montreal,..including a link to a Masons siite as well,.....I know there are a few members with some of these interests,...so I thought I'd post this link,...scroll through there may something of interest there for everyone ? You be the Judge. http://www.rootsweb.com/~qcmtl-w/societies.html "Old Societies,Clubs & Organizations, in Montreal" __________________________________________________hf&rv__________
Alan Archie.,////I 'm sure you must already know this ,but apparently in August 2006,....in Verdun ,.they will hold the Montreal Highland Games,....with 40 different pipe bands ,making an appearance,.........perhaps your band is already scheduled to appear,...but it sounds like quite an event ,.......and can you imagine after a day of performing in your old Hometown,......you could take a few of the band back to Woodland Restaurant ,...for some Brew & a Pizza or two,......check it out if it's of some interest,........ http://canadaonline.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ&sdn=canadaonline&zu=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.montrealhighlandgames.qc.ca%2F ____________________________Have Fun & Remember Verdun__________
Quebec - Montreal Highland Games
More than 40 pipe bands, highland dancing, and heavy events. Site has contact information and directions. Location: Verdun, Quebec after looking at the map they provide ,it looks more like it's around Gouin Blvd,....but according to their write up it's to be in Verdun,.....I would imagine that 40-50 pipe bands would be heard easily if they were to perform along the great new green spaces along the river,...........Ideally right at the Woodland Area ,near the Restaurant,....not far from the Nat either if the kids were to want to go for a swim,.... near the old Pav,..and Redtop,....the memories would be good to say the least, -----------if you go Alan take a lot of pictures,..that would be colurful for sure,...
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In that previous post,........Notice in the First picture ,that there is a very Large Advertisement for Coca-Cola ,on the brick wall,.saying "Buvez" Coke,..only .07 cents,................... and in the third photo there is the same sort of ad,.reading "Enjoy" Coke .07 cents,.............. common sense advertising long before some fools in office decided to change things,......Let business people run things ,.they usually go smoother(usually)................hahahahah --------------------------------------------------------------HF&RV
Yes Winnie ,......the time has flown by for sure,.......41 years ago,.....and it really doesn't seem that long ago............You mention you lived on Airlie,.....in the early 70's My girlfriend & I had a furnished apartment right near 90th & Airlie ( I was actually in the Fontain Bleu Apartments at Lasalle Blvd,.& 90th,....) close to Airlie though as I used to go up to play pool at the Rack & Cue on occasion,...and there was also a few restaurants to frequent as well......a night club there too,.as I recall)..............hahahaha ......................................................The Time she's flying by---------
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Your welcome Betty ( Grammah2),....it is interesting to know what the other person is thinking,...a very close friend of our family here in Victoria,...lost his sight,.and an arm,..when he was 8 or nine years old ,....unfortunately for him as a kid in Sarajevo,.he found a grenade,and they were playing with it ,....and well you can guess the rest,......but Oriano (that's his name) has really overcome those unimaginable odds,...and runs a successful computer repair company,.......his wife Doris is also visually impaired,.......it amazes me how they do it,...Doris also works in a hospital,.....I will have to ask him how he can relate to the keyboards,.there must be a way to do it ..........I have a hard time with two eyes,and that small keyboard...........hahahahah
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Thanks for the info. Joey's book sounds like a memoir. Mine is fiction. It's one of those self discovery first novels. I place my protagonist in Verdun because I grew up there --- my mother still lives on Brown --- so the research is easy. I had forgotten a lot of good memories that opened up to me when I looked at this site. I graduated from VCHS in 1965 and then took the secretarial course at the Motherhouse on Atwater. I was taught by the Congregation of Notre Dame nuns (St Willibrod's also) and let's say, they left an impression on me for life. I later worked as an actress/playwright/dancer at the REvue Theatre on de Maisonneuve and St. Mathieu downtown Montreal. Does anybody remember "Call Me Uncle" broadcast on CKVL (I think) every Saturday at the Pointe St. Charles Boys and Girls Club? Thanks for the memories.
Yes the 'Call me Uncle' show at CKVL was right behind my house when I lived at 4242 Wellington Street,...(btwn Gordon & Galt),.....a lot of the members here have talked about that show,.....I Remember my younger sisters going to some Saturday Afternoon (or morning show) in CKVL,..... I did come across this article re: a group who got a start or at least played at CKVL in those years,early 60's ,maybe you knew these guys too?,.... http://www.brokenpencil.com/excerpts/excerpt.php?excerptid=30 if not it 's a start we'll find more Verdun stuff for you ,if we can,......... ...Remember this old facade,.........Good Luck with your book ___________________________________Have Fun & Remember Verdun____
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Hi bubbacut ,..I believe that,....i think my kids were at times 'practicing' to be in that 15 % of not hearing...............hahahahahah However I may have done the same with my parents,......Naw not me,..............hahahahah in all seriousness though I think a lot of precieved learning problems were directly atrributable to kids perhaps not hearing clearly,.or kids with vision problems not being able to see what was being written,.....not everyone would have recognized those problems in those days,... as for adults I thinkl we all are in a little bit of denial,.when it comes to acknowledging our own frailities,...(even though most of us would encourage anyone else with a seemingly obvious problem to get glasses or a hearing aid ,.or at least have an examination,........but we are sometime reluctant to follow our own advice) I have always liked to read and only in the last year or so I notice a difference in being able to see & focus in different types of light,..and so as much as I hated to give in,...I went & got some reading glasses,.....hahahahaha and they work ! _________________________________________HF&RV
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I may use that trick on Teresa's mother,...she does not hear all that well.(sometime selectively),....but she thinks get a hearing aid is acknowledging that she's getting old,...(she's 86 in April.......hahahaha) ,....but she envisions those old style big clumpy (is that a word ?),......old hearing aides,..........but she generally has a good sense of humour (she has to she';s a Vancouver Canucks fan........which is like maple leafs fan's retarded cousin.......hahahah) ..........but if I make one of those cone things I'll make it out of paper,cause she's got a good arm,..and just might heave it at me..........hahahahaha
Your right POPDOG,.......I beleive you should always look for ways 'to do something',......and not just listen to all the ways why you can't do something In business banks would tell me at times Why they couldn't finance one of my customers,.....and I would remind them that I know why they Can't do it' ,.....so how about telling me How they Can Do It,.......... Never Give Up ,.. ___________________________Also here's a poem I always liked called , It Couldn't Be Done........ (Edgar A.Guest) http://www.cgl.uwaterloo.ca/~beconrad/Verse/it_couldnt_be_done.html It Couldn't Be Done
Somebody said that it couldn't be done
But he with a chuckle replied
That "maybe it couldn't," but he would be one
Who wouldn't say so till he tried.
So he buckled right in with the trace of a grin
On his face. If he worried he hid it.
He started to sing as he tackled the thing
That couldn't be done, and he did it!
Somebody scoffed: "Oh, you'll never do that;
At least no one ever has done it;"
But he took off his coat and he took off his hat
And the first thing we knew he'd begun it.
With a lift of his chin and a bit of a grin,
Without any doubting or quiddit,
He started to sing as he tackled the thing
That couldn't be done, and he did it.
There are thousands to tell you it cannot be done,
There are thousands to prophesy failure,
There are thousands to point out to you one by one,
The dangers that wait to assail you.
But just buckle in with a bit of a grin,
Just take off your coat and go to it;
Just start in to sing as you tackle the thing
That "cannot be done," and you'll do it.
-- Edgar A. Guest _________________________Have Fun & Remember Verdun
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With all the recent ailments being mentioned,...it coincides with the News item that was just on TV,...about 'Embracing Aging'...........hahahahaha http://embraceaging.org/ How 's that for timimg,.............Mom'45 too bad you didn't have that operation faux pas in a USA hospital,.....you'd be in the chips for sure,.with the law suit on that one,....but up here we do the right thing and say Ok ,but you'll have to be more careful next time....... but at least they fixed them for you,........sort of the optmist view,....At least as you say Your on this side of the lawn. ___________________________________________________________hf&rv apparently this is aging month or something like that,........( and here I thought I was aging every month..........hahahaha)
Oh my God, Les! Yes, I remember that facade. I auditioned for Call Me Uncle and was rejected. I, like every other hopeful, sang Goodie Goodie. But I remember the show was done at the Pointe St. Charles Boys Club and not the station. That would have been around 1960. And I remember the Melody Makers! Is Rockhead's and the Black Bottom still around? I understand Charles Biddle has his own club now. Wow!
Hey Popdog, How are things going? A little cold at work these days. Before we know it will be too hot and time to stock up on the spruce beer. Danny
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Recommend Delete Message 1433 of 7755 in Discussion From: Les__F in response to Message 1432 Sent: 4/13/2004 5:02 AM I'll try aagain apparently the link didn't work . The article was one of the Ten Most Outrageous Real Estate Scams in Montreal History..one of the deals was about Nuns Island try this one if you like http://www.montrealmirror.com/ARCHIVES/1997/100997/news4.html ____________________________________________HF&RV
Since this msg was posted almost 2 tears ago to the day,..we have had a lot more people join this site,...so there may also be alot more members who were involved with CB Radio in the 60's ,.70's etc etc.....and it seems BIM knows a lot of you ,.so if it's of interest ,you may want to contact him ,..re: the old CB stuff, I know DannyB was involved in those days as well,... From: COACHBIM in response to Message 1209 Sent: 3/3/2004 3:23 PM hi les, thanks for directing the cb club question my way.i was one of the founders of the club "OUR CB CLUB".WE HAD A CLUBHOUSE ON THE CORNER OF BANNANTYNE AND GODIN UPSTAIRS FROM KOSTAS AND NEXT DOOR TO THE VERDUN MINOR SOCCER,THIS PLACE IN THE 60'S WAS ALSO KNOWN AS "LAD AND LASSIES" PRESCHOOL.THE CLUB WAS OFFICIALLY CLOSED IN 2000 AFTER 25 YEARS OF CBING AND SOCIALIZIN.THERE A FEW PEOPLE HERE THAT IF THEY WERE INTO THE CITISEN BAND RADIO CRAZE,THE HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF THAT CLUB AND VRC VERDUN RADIO CLUB,WHO HELD THEIR ASSEMBLIES AT THE OLD FIRE STATION ON OSBORNE AND VERDUN.AT THAT TIME IS WHAT THE CIVIL PROTECTION HQ.THEY WILL SURELY REMBER CLUB 28 FROM POINT ST CHARLES THEY HAD SOME GREAT PARTY AT ST GABS CHURCH.SO THANKS AGAIN LES FOR SENDING AN OLD MEMBER MY WAY, BIM MOBILE XM52 8571 _______________________________________________HF&RV the member BIM mentions here was Diann32 (Babyblue3305) Hope all these members still read the site...........
Thanks popdog, But I am not courageous. I just believe that there are smoother roads ahead. If not for me then for my wife. I'm an expert on bumpy ones, so a few more to me only make the bumps seem smaller. Danny
I Remember asking about the 'Drop Kick' in football,.....and here was a response from BIM,.explaining that it was never taken out of Football,...and we got to see that example of it this year in the NFL,.when Doug Flutie ,booted one through for a score,.........it took two years ,.(probably more like 40years),.....but we saw one...... Here's the original post: From: COACHBIM in response to Message 818 Sent: 2/4/2004 5:28 PM LES JUST TO LET U KNOW THE DROP KICK WAS NEVER TAKEN OUTTA OF THE RULES.REFEREES IN AMATEUR FOOTBALL TODAY HAVE TO BE REMINDED SO IF YOU AS A COACH HAVE A DROP KICK IN THE GAME PLAN IT MUST BE BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE REFEREE PRIOR TO KICK OFF AND IF ITS TO BE USED IT HAS TO BE REPORTED TO THE HEAD REF PRIOR TO USING IT.I STILL COACH AMATEUR FOOTBALL HERE IN ST HYBERT SO I DO TEST THE YOUNG OFFICIALS ON THE RULES OFTEN. BIM_______________________________See we were thinking ahead........hahahaha
Hi Les, It was alanarchi who told me about this site and at that time there was not many more than a handful of us. It has been a real pleasure over the last few years reading all these posts. And I must say there has been a real lot of them. It would not surprise me if the membership goes into the thousands over the next while. And I believe that you are a big part in the group's growing membership by keeping the interest in the Remembering Verdun Board. Danny
Hey whatever happened to Bettyloo.........hahahaha ............and Remember I can't stay more than 3months............hahahahahha From: bettylooca in response to Message 1 Sent: 12/22/2003 10:54 PM Hey Les,
If you ever come back to visit Montreal, I would love to meet you! I would
even let you stay at my place for "FREE" - our FAVORITE four letter word
that begins with "F"!
I'm sure you will have me laughing for ever!
B__________________________________________Have Fun & Remember Verdun
and Winston,.....you were always saying good stuff about the site,...... I have now gotten as far back as Dec 21 03,.....and I know we are missing a bunch of stuff from the early days,.....but I am getting close to our beginnings I think,.....That's a lot of clicking on the previous messages button,........don't know if I'll finish tonight ,but I'll try & find some old stuff.... From: winnie3ave in response to Message 1 Sent: 12/21/2003 10:38 PM
You are right, Linda. This is a great site. Brings back great memories of Verdun. And as Les says, "free is a great four letter word." Winston Allison_______________________________________________hf&rv
Hey Mom'45............Look who we welcomed to the site.............hahahaha From: Les__F in response to Message 335 Sent: 12/7/2003 6:20 PM Hi Mom19451....WELCOME to the group.....................hope you like it here......there's usually some interesting things going on and if you know anyone else that might find this place interesting then by all means tell them about the site......there seem's to have been alot of people make connections to their past through here ...quite a neat group as we all have a Verdun Connection....................and that's certainly not to exclude any neighbourhood from the Great old city of Montreal,as well......................Have fun_______________________Hope your still having fun,Remembering Verdun
How about this Old message from Bing_Bogart,....about trying to Remember things in Verdun........speaks to the topic that Mom'45 mentioned a while back about us paying more attention to our Family & Friends,..........and write stuff down ,.so others can share it one day,..and don't just think were losing our 'marbles' when we say ,.I Remember when such & such used to be here............hahahahahah From: bing_bogart in response to Message 319 Sent: 12/3/2003 7:39 AM Does anyone else have the problem I have? When I go through Verdun I can,t help but point out to anyone with me what use to be what or what was there when I was a Kid. It has seem to gotten to my Daughter. She is rosy82 a few messages back. She just moved to 2nd ave a few months ago and loves it. But I do have a habit of telling her what was where and what is still there.And I seem to forget what I have allready told her.Do you do the same when you visit Verdun after awhile. The Savoys long gone, turned into a consumers dist. which went belly up and now is a drugstore. Sauves' is still there Bennetts hardware still there.Pat's mens wear still there.Woodland and Trevi Pizza still there. New Verdun and Norman's patates still there. Kostas and 2nd ave ave resturants are gone. Da micheles is called something else now. @ for 1 Pizzas run supreme..which is amazing because Verdun has allways had the best pizza ever.Riverview pizza is gone too. The soccer field and old stage at Woodland and Lasalle blvd is long gone. Hail to the money the old folks homes bring in. They also torn down the Verdun municipal stadium and put up more old folks high rises. And the thing that amazes me most.They covered the deep end and took out the diving boards at the nadatorium. Well I hope this gets it off my chest for awhile. Barry_______________________A good old post................HF&RV
..here's one of Bill's first responses to the site,...SecondAve,..... From: SecondAve in response to Message 1 Sent: 11/25/2003 10:36 PM I left Verdun in 1958 to join the US navy, and never returned except for a short visit in the 70s -- didn't have much time or interest to look around. My mother and my brother moved to California while I was in the navy. Just off the edge of Nun's island on the Verdun side, there was a round stone or cement(?) dome like structure just under the surface of the river. It looked to be about twenty feet wide. I always asked what the heck it was and no one had the answer. Then one day I happened to be on the boardwalk to see the ice break up and float downstream for the first time. What an event! Nothing could stop a million tons of ice. I decided the dome was to help break up the ice as it travelled over it, otherwise the ice may have tried to go over the island. On a side note, the Victoria bridge was built with the spring ice flow in mind, according to the book "Montreal; Seaport and City. We used to troll for muskey close to the bridge. dangerous looking back, there were many shallow ares and fast water. Bill Cooper "Kwitchyerbellyakin.". --Irish saying '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''HF&RV''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
Ahhhhhh the mysterious MSN glitches have been around since the start,.here's where Steve Christophe was helping us (myself included) to be able to sign in ,.we were experiencing weird happennings even then,......Glad to see the site is consistent...........hahahahahah Here's what Steve's advice was: From: SteveChristophe in response to Message 65 Sent: 9/8/2003 7:10 PM Well, here's a solution for Les and some others who had problems getting into chat. (Les you can change mpg3033.....read on) I couldn't get in cause Msn said my nic was unacceptable.........a space between my first and last name. And the bloody system would not accept my edit. So I quit the group Then I rejoin with new name (minus the space) !!!! All my info and original join date was still there, nothing to fill in except the notification field....then click I accept. Hey, whatever works.......... _________________________________________________________ We had to quit then re-join,.....we did it ,it worked and that was that............hahahah
Mike Stark was the 2nd response in the Remenbering Verdun topic,... and I don't think thewre's anything prior to this that we can find,.....(so far) So I was mostly doing an experiment to see what we could recover,............but I hope some of the messages ,sparked your memory banks ,.and make you want to Have Fun & Help Us Remember Verdun................. (your input is important,.and we Thank You all for it................................) ******************************************************hf&rv*****
Might have helped had I added Mikes message,....... From: mike_stark in response to Message 1 Sent: 9/1/2003 1:21 AM Hi Les, I knew the Snow's well,,,I lived just down the street at158 Gordon. I beleive that Bob Snow lost his life on that river with another fellow on the rapids. They used to go duck hunting every year. Mike )_+++++++++ ibidee ,ibidee , ibideee,.................that's all Folks ................hahahahahahahah......................................
Thanks DannyB ,......it been a pleasure,.......and I think the site will continue to grow,... ............Maggie ,you created a monster.................hahahahaha and it seems to be rolling somewhat nicely . Let's hope that continues,..and the interest level stays high,......we couldn't have heard all the VerdunStories yet,.........or seen all the pictures,............... There's a lot of Verdun Stuff throughout this site,.......as well as other interesting links,etc etc ..................... ______Keep it all going Everyone_______
Hey bubbacut,.......I nearly had a conversion,..and saw the light....... hahahahah'''''''''''''' they must join early in the morning,..cause it wasn't there at midnight................
10 of Montreal's largest real-estate scams http://www.montrealmirror.com/ARCHIVES/1997/100997/news4.html Some interesting,political wrangling for sure in some of these deals,...... I wonder what Nun's Island is worth today ? :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::HF&RV::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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Are we going to have one of those days. We can't find "http://groups.msn.com/VerdunConnections/general.msnw?action=mb_post&mview=0&ID_TopParent=1090&ID_Parent=24767" Error - Temporarily overloaded. Well here I'll try and thank my son Brad,Betty,Bob,and Les for wishing me a Happy Birthday.I won't see 50 again,unless I start counting backwards.Hahaha Steve
Here's something I ddidn't Remember hearing before,....that the name for the Grey Nuns (who own a lot of Montreal ),.....was actually a slight against them,..meaning 'Tipsy',.......as Marguerite D'Youville was married to a guy with a business dealing booze,.(and sampling his own product apparently),.......and people made fun of the women who got together to help the poor,............Apparently she's considered a Saint now,........ The “Grey Nuns”
“Grey Nuns” was a name given in mockery to this small group. In French the word for “grey” which can also mean « tipsy » was shouted in contempt at Marguerite and her sisters. The scoffers associated them with François d’Youville’s liquor traffic. Later, when the sisters were well respected, Marguerite chose this name to remind them of their humble beginnings. Here's the link to their story ,if you find that of interest: http://www.sgm.qc.ca/sgm/anglais/a_frameset.htm Montreal History,.............................. """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""HF&RV""""""""""""
In keeping with the Ailments & Aging ,faacts of life,...you may like this site: as a brief escape & laugh http://www.dobhran.com/humor/GRhumor105.htm but as far as mentally , always Remember "When you stop growing--- ---You start dying" :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::HF&RV
oops ran out of tracks. Steve
Hey have you seenthe old ATV? Steve
Look a special PC tower. Steve
I was just sitting here thinking (I know, I know, that's dangerous), but isn't it very interesting that most of our parents who were immigrants and moved into The Point, Verdun, Cote St.Paul/Ville Emard, St Henri....didn't stray very far! I mean they seemed to stay settled there, raised their family there, and in many cases died there. But interestingly enough, although the next generations are scattered all over the world, we all seem to call the south-end of Montreal Island, "HOME". I know when someone asks where I am from, without hesitation I reply "Originally from Montreal". My nan, on the other hand, from Preston, England never said "Originally from.......England." It was as if England didn't exist for her anymore and this was a new start, in a new land!!! I wonder why. Anybody have any insights about this phenomena? Cheers.
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I wonder if the "new" generation, that is those who come after me, will be as staunchly loyal to their roots and as proud of their upbringing.....or.....will it just be a nice place to live and bring up kids? I meet people all over Canada and the U.S. who are from Verdun and environs eons ago and it is like they just moved away. The memories are vivid and, need I say, the ethics they learned then are still with them. Can't be said of a lot of others I meet. Would be nice to hear from some "newbies" to Verdun and see how they feel about the situation. And guys, thanks for your input.
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Popdog Here's your mission, should you wish to accept it: Sit at that window in Woodland Restaurant with a pen and paper, and just describe exactly what you see. I'm sure I speak for some others as well as myself in saying that it would be a bit nostaglic. As one manufacturer says: 'JUST DO IT'. Thanks if you wish to accept this mission. lol
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Well, popdog,based on your input,in the last few post's,......then I suspect all you deserve is a reflection of what you put in,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,and quite Frankly I'm very surprised..................
Egads!!!! Hope it wasn't something I said, just hope he was having a bad day. Cheers.
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Hi Pal Les, YOur surprised , I am completely confused , as for Linda, you certainly did not say anything out of place , life is funny , and on different days people can and are different , hang tough pals Jimmy
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and yet....................If i didn't need to earn a living.................I would move back to Verdun/Montreal/Quebec without hesitation.
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So Maggie...just out of ....well just plain
wondering I guess.....are u working at the "corner
gas"?.........LOL
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That's an interesting site Sandy,.....I spent many a dime at the corner candy store,...that was originally destined for the 'collection plate'............hahahahah also some old pics of the Willibrord School ( I wonder if they have more in their archives somewhere ?
Hi Sabby,......I looked to see ,if your book was available in our local library,......but it doesn't seem to be there,...but there was two books by Linda Goyette Edmonton In Our Own Words by Linda Goyette/Carolina Jakeway Roemmich, & Kidmonton: True Stories of River City Kids Do you know the ISBN # for your book,.I can see if the GVPL here would consider buying the book,.( being a Canadian writer) they are very receptive to these suggestions,..... I have requested and/or suggested some books to them over the years ,and they have gone out and got them,....so it can't hurt to have some more exposure for your book Incidentally in searching for your book on the net,....I did find a few sites that use the 'Standing Together' title for their site,..and the theme of the sites was the same as your's Domestic Violence... http://www.standingtogether.org.uk/ http://www.dvip.org/dvip/standing.html both these sites have the same type of topic............. perhaps they would consider mentioning your book as well,...as one of the links does promote a similar book available on Amazon (as well)...........but these could be further sources of exposure for your book ( can't hurt to ask I guess) Let us know when your Verdun book comes out,.....I liked to reads it _____________________________________________________HF&RV
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Guilty,....me feel guilty............hahahaha I have long since left those feelings behind..................hahahahaha but if I feel the need Sandy,...I may hedge my bets,..........by having a Deathbed Conversion...............hahahahahah WCFields, was a well known (as a non-believer),......but his caregiver walked in and found him reading a bible close to his death,.......and when he saw her, before she could say anything to him,....he responded "I was just looking for, Loop Holes"...........hahahaha ....is that the light.................? Just in case Sandy,..what do you think the interest would be on those dimes and quarters......................hahahahaha __________________________________________________hf&rv
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Hi Les, I love your humour! Here's the site where you can read about the book. http://www.brindleandglass.com/books/standingtogether.htm Most of the women aren't writers. There were only 3 of us who were and not a word of mine was edited. That would be great if you can order copies. The ISBN numbers are: ISBN 10: I-897142-II-0 and ISBN 13: 9-781897-142II0. Don't know why there are two. It's in a second printing. Where do you live? I'll have to tell Linda. The project was originated by Alberta's Minister of Children's Services and Jan Reimer who is former mayor of Edmonton and now with the Alberta Council of Women's Shelters. It is a book of hope and survival and has touched many people and hopefully will make a difference. That's why I write---to make a difference. Alberta has the highest rate of domestic violence in all of Canada. Too much money here, and not enough love as my mother would say. And yes, I'll see if Jan is aware of these other websites who might want copies. Thanks for your help Les. Sandy, St. Willibrord's website brought back memories ...of being dragged to confession at the beginning of each month and running out of sins to say so making them up. I mean how bad can a 7 or 8 year old be? Being forced to go to church first Friday of the month. The church my family attended was the Lithuanian one across the aqueduct and so between my Sunday's and Friday's, and then those daily folk masses in the VCHS auditorium, I just don't go to church any more. And those nuns look familiar.
CPR 2816 Empress enroute from Vancouver to Calgary
photo 짤 2002 Gordon Hall, used with permission. Steve
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