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«Oldest ‹Older 1601 – 1800 of 2601 Newer› Newest»One thing about Montreal ,it did have everything you wanted from A ---ZZZZZ hahahahahaha HF&RV
Hi RuthArmstrong,.....yes the Pool was quite a lrage pool ,.as you can see from that picture,.....but as big as it was it couldn't replace the feelings / memories,....and Fun that we all had as kids going to the Nat.,.......... always fun ,....and then hotdogs on the rooftop,and those small bags of chips: ..........................................Have Fun & Remember Verdun
Did anyone else visit Therrien Pool regularly? I did go to the "Nat" on occasion but I think most of my summers were spent at Therrien. It was built in '67 (I think) and was behind the Verdun General Hospital. Just a little past the Auditorium.
Hi Maggie ,although I Remember Therrien Pool,....I don't think I was ever in it,I know the area quite well,...but by those years I was going less frquently to pools includuing the Nat,....it just seemed to be in a whole different direction than we were accustomed to,........Everything we went to was always moving westward,........and the Therrien pool was more considered sort of a French area of town,.....but I guess it wasn't if you guys all went there,........Will try to find some old pics of Therrien Pool HF&RV
Apparently there are 4 pools open in Verdun,. here's a blurb from the city of Montreal site re: the 'borrough' of Verdun Outdoor swimming pools Four swimming pools are open during the summer season in the borough of Verdun. Two of them are located on the mainland ( Wellington and de l'Église and Desmarchais-Crawford neighbourhood) and two on L'Île-des-Soeurs neighbourhood. General Admission:
Children: $1 * Adults: $2* Here also is the sites main address,..............hope it's of interest http://ville.montreal.qc.ca/portal/page?_pageid=2480,2900210&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL ...........................................Have Fun & Remember Verdun..........................
Hi MaggieMck,......Here also are the 4 address's of the Swimming Pools in Verdun Outdoor swimming pools locations Natatorium
6500 LaSalle
(514) 765-7230 De la Fontaine Park
150 de la Fontaine
(514) 765-7234 Arthur-Therrien Park
10 Hickson
(514) 765-7236Elgar Park
260 Elgar
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Yesterday I wondered if people really still do the picnic thing,...and in this mornings Gazette there's a story on the same subject: (((The surprises that make a picnic trip memorable are plentiful in the ))) Here's the rest of that article: http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/story.html?id=ce23c33c-24de-454e-8692-1fb90662556e&k=91448 I think RuthArmstrong mentioned the Platssburg beach,....and i would thimnk alot of us have made that trip as well,......but in the later years as Plattsburg got real busy,...I can Remember going to Vermont more often,..and going through the towns of Swanton,....and going to the beach at StAlbans Vermont,.......too ..............................then of course the longer trips which took us to places like Hampton Beach,....or Old Orchard Beach .......and a nice swim in the Freezing Cold Atlantic............hahahaha but as kids ,COLD didn't matter,...it was nothing a little 'shiverring,with a towel around you wouldn't cure'.......hahahaha HF&RV
Les, these photos sure brought back memories of the "NAT".. I couldn't wait to get to the rooftop for those wee bags of chips ,I think they were called (laurentides) ??not sure. As a matter of fact , in that photo, I can see my fingers sticking up from the water when it was over my head,and someone pulled me up by the hair...which was very difficult because we had to wear those stupid bathing-caps!! O'well, glad to be hear today........ cookie
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Maggie, I taught both grandchildren to swim at Therrien pool. Still go weekly. The kids at the gate often wave me through because I usually have a passle of kids with me. I am surogate grandfather to 28 (officially) I pay for the kids and they let me in free. The LaFontaine pool mentioned above is on Nun's Island which most mainland Verdunners see as another country. We have never really integrated. Especially since the Islanders tried to leave Verdun and become part of Montreal. With the Island amalgamation this eventually came about naturally but Verdunners feel that they see us beneath them. The LaFontaine park which Les mentions was fun with it's boat and canoe rental. I wonder Les, do you remember the electric buses on Amherst street. I vaguely remember them having no steering wheel. Ed
les, you have done it again,thanks so much, i have copied this to many verdunites around the world, carolyn
the Boardwalk,...of course was a big part of our lives when we were growing up in Verdun,.....and originally they built an earth dam (Dyke) to help stem the flood waters which would flood Lasalle Blvd often,....and so the earth was put there,...then as a 'Make Work Project' during the depression,....they decided to build the boardwalk,....and as 'luck' would have it ,.the Mayor at the time owned a lumberyard,....and so it was decided to make the Boardwalk: above shot prior to Boardwalk Have Fun And Remember Verdun
Hi Ed, The electric trolley busses in Montreal did have steering wheels. The new model PCC streetcars which ran on the Outremont #29 streetcar line looked like busses and they did not have a steering wheel. The PCC streetcars did not have the controller that the motormen used on the older streetcars that controlled the speed of the streetcar. The new PCC streetcars had a foot pedal for acceleration and also a break pedal. I think your no steering wheel thoughts are of the new streetcars and they went in the direction of the tracks in the pavement. The electric busses looked just like the diesel busses inside but they ran very quietly from the electric engine. You would hear the zing sounds from the two trolley poles connected to the overhead wires. The Montreal Trolley busses had that cream colored paint which I liked much better than the brown paint used on the regular busses.
Wow , Les , you outdid yourself on the Boardwalk, I did not realize it was an embankment to keep the water from flooding the streets , once again thanks for information, jim
Hi Ed and Walter ! Montreal trolleybus 4108: JM
Ahoy Les! Thanks for the Boardwalk picture and info. What great nostalgia. Man have I got MILES logged along that boardwalk! What a break from the streets and the long way home to 1st Ave from VHS! Watching the ice break in spring. The after school dates too!!!My boating aspirations all started right there and from ROWBOATS to Sailboats I went. How about that 3 Masted Schooner (looks like 70 footer) at anchor, in the picture. In a Depression too? Yikes, must have been the Mayors. (Made of WOOD!) Must have had a centerboard instead of a fixed keel, for all those shallow spots in the river.Must have made a nice sight for all those walking along the boardwalk or Dyke in those days.I do remeber it, but sadly the rotting boards over the years turned into ASPHALT! Good for riding our bikes and skating on after sleet storms."Those were the days my friend!" Sailah Victah
hi Vic ,.......reading your post made me also Remember all the times walking down the boardwalk when the river ice was in breakup,...............and like you we all put many miles from the Nat to the old Auditorium ,........the Boardwalk and all the 'Redtops',.......it was always easy to meet up with friends by saying I'll meet you at the Redtop,......and depending on whereabouts you lived throughout Verdun,..you would know which Redtop to be at,........they were fun times Growing Up in Verdun I was going to post a few more shots of the Boardwalk and related stops along it,...but MSN is acting up again,......(for me at least),......and I am having a hell of a time trying to load the pictures,......so I'm hoping at least this message gets through Glad to hear your doing better,.....I also will have to fin an old photo of my Grandfathers sailboat,......(mostly sailed on Lac St Louis) I would imagine for the reasons you mentioned of all the shallow spots in the river along Verdun: Have Fun & Remember Verdun
Ok I'll try posting these one more time,..cyber space has eaten up a bunch of these,....now some of these pics were posted before,but I thought I'd post them again,...some may have been contributed by other members as well, So thanks to them as well,..Here they are: and Here's an old ad for the City of Verdun,..by the City of Verdun advertising the Virtues of living in Verdun..........some interesting old pics,.... Have Fun and Remember Verdun (hope these get thru OK)
This was the red-top I spent most of my days under on the boardwalk...lol... http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/9828/dcp03755xs.jpg Ohhhhh the memoriesssssss
They've paved paradise....put up a parking lot (and condos, of course). http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/4007/dcp03886yk.jpg
vic, would you attach a photo of your sailing craft? and les, thanks for taking us back via photos to our chilhood. carolyn
Thanks Les , I had forgotten about the Tennis courts on the other side of the Pavillion , at least that is where I seem to remember them, probably on LaSalle Blvd at west end of Wellington if I remember , thanks again Jimmy
Thanks Jean-Marie. What a great picture. I cannot remember all the trolley bus routes. Amherst, Jean-Talon, Beaubien. The old memories fade sometimes. I do remember an article in The Montreal Star that said the Lachine 91, Cote Des Neighes 65 and Guy Beaver Hall 14 streetcars would be replaced by trolley busses. Unfortunately that did not happen.
I think I can see me there, pulling on the Parc Richard side!
Hello MaggieMck,......you mentioned Therrien Park ,the other day,.Well the good news is that the Point Saint Charles Wish Tournament (helps kids ,good cause) could not be hel in the Point at it's usual location,....but they have managed to secure Therrien Park in Verdun ,.to hold this tournament that helps kids,......so Congrats to Verdun for stepping up to the plate (as it were),....and Hosting this Event Typical of Montrealer's Verdun & Point alike to Help each other when it's needed, details for the 'Wish' Event can always be seen on George & Wesley's Point Saint Charles site,(link through here on the left under 'links',..for those who may 'wish' to know more Neighbour helping Neighbour ,......that's what it's all about Have Fun & Remember Verdun
Is the 1st picture of the Tug of War missing from the post ,I can only see the other pictures,.....and a clear box with that old familiar red 'x' ,.in it,.........hahahaha have I been MSN'ed..............hahahaha Here it is in case it is gone from the other post : HaveFun & Remember Verdun
Yes I can see how the embankment just off shore slightly would lend itself to being around the Lachine area,....the only thing is that the site where I found the picture mentions only that this is a make work project from Verdun ,......and doesn't say it didn't extend itself into Lachine,...so I would think by the look of the style of pillars ,that at ne time the boardwalk did extend itself for quite a ways,.....interesting maybe your brother has some better pics for us to see re those areas,......be great to see them,........please ask him to join our site,.....he may be interested in sharing some of his thoughts and photos.......look forward to seeing some new stuff. Have Fun & Rememberr Verdun When you look at the style of pillars and pipe between them ,..they certainly do resemble the Boardwalk ,......so perhaps we've uncovered another mistake by a museum ,....interesting ,......and lends itself to the old adage "Don't believe everything you read".................hahahahahhahaha but in anycase the Boardwalk in Verdun looks like it continued on for quite a ways into Lachine (but no evidence of it in Lasalle).................................I wonder where the truths lie (is that an oxymoron,.....where Truths Lie)...............hahahahhahha HAVE FUN AND REMEMBER VERDUN
Les, last fall I took some Lachine pics, and the similarity to ''our'' boardwalk is without doubt, of course ''they'' must have copied ''us''......... ...m.p.u.
JM, I really like the electric bus photo, and the two Pontiacs in the background. I will try to find this exact corner in Montreal and take a shot as soon as I can. It should not be too hard to find. m.p.u.
Good morning Ralph ! Thanks for your project of taking a photo of the spot. As you can see, trolleybus 4108 was serving on line 26-Beaubien ... Montr챕al Trolleybus Photos (23 MR 1937 — 18 JN 1966) http://www.sfu.ca/person/dearmond/phono/Montreal-Photos.htm JM
JM, thanks for this site, I printed the four pictures, and will check out them all. There is a mention of a bus at the Museum of Science and Technology, but I was there about one month ago, and the only bus I saw was this old one from Toronto.... ...these gas pumps look a bit similar to the ones in the picture of the 1937 bus. m.p.u.
Hi JMH ,......very interesting site,..I have some as well,.....and will try to locate them and post them here,...........I also have some neat old tram/streetcar photos,......that I probably have posted before ,But I will look them up and post them again.......... Thanks Again for your input,..it's always entertaining: Have Fun and Remember Verdun
Ahoy Carolyn, (aka Bahama) My boat is called the "RED ROSE" and I'll try to attach a few pictures, under sail on our Terra Ceia Bay. Vic
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thanks vic, let me know when your headed my way, canada day, my flag will be out, guess we got a storm coming our way, check it out, regards, carolyn
JMH you may like this site as well,...as there is a wealth of knowledge here,...and many photo's to be found,....(one of them being the one about working on the boardwalk: Read the story if you like : http://www.bilan.usherb.ca/bilan/pages/evenements/23656.html there also was a time when the boardwalk went all the way to the Point,....so ship travel could very well appear in the backgorund in some areas,...most of us would Rememeber the Boardwalk as starting from the Redtop at the Stadium,...and continuing of course to just past the Natatorium,but earlier days it was a longer walk Hope it's of interest to you ---Have Fun & Remember Verdun--
Now here is a photo that I believe more closely resembles the area of where the men were at work,...they had the year right and the reason to build right (make work project,started in Verdun) ,,,,but look at this photo,I found ,and you can clearly see to bridge spans in the background,..and the two water channels in the foreground,this would suggest that Lachine is where the old photo was taken,........(it took me a while but I found it...........hahahahaha) a lot of mistakes in these different museums it would appear..........hahahaha we caught them, ((((((((((((((((((((((((((((Have Fun & Remember Verdun)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
Take a tour of some of Montreal's Bridges,......photo's ,history,...etc etc ,and I think there is also a live cam on one or more of the Bridges too,....... We all have crossed those Bridges,..(but only when we came to them..............hahahaha) http://www.pjcci.ca/English/honore-mercier/construction.htm aptly titled site "Bridges & Structures" havefunand rememberverdun
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Hi Les ! Re: RV9069 As indicated, the article entitled Versement de subventions pour des travaux publics à Verdun was taken from the book: GRAVEL, Denis et H챕l챔ne Lafortune, Verdun, 125 ans d'histoire, 1875-2000 Soci챕t챕 de recherche historique Archiv-Histo Inc, 318 pp (2000). ISBN 2-920480-68-5 This book is available in English (from National Library of Canada): JM
Les, I would guess that the first photo was taken in Lachine and the second one on the boardwalk (1930s) in Verdun in front of Nuns’ Island. JM
hey vic thanks for shots, very nice, i used to sail tanzer, on lake st. louis.
I think this is possible only if the negative was reversed when the picture was printed. (Is this possible?)
Hi Carolyn Hans Tanzer is a personal friend of ours...he is no longer in the boat business, but is a great craftsmen.. Betty
Thanks for the book info JMH, I think this is the same book that you mentioned a week or so ago?, if so I have placed it on inter library-loan,...and hope to recieve it soon,....at least I'm sure it was Denis Gravel,who authoured the book I have on hold (if it is a different book I will place a request to get it as well,.....Thanks Again as for the other two photo's I tried to find a decent picture of the spans across the Victoria Bridge to do a comparison photo,..but the two spans of the bridge in both the known Lachine Photo,.and the Boardwalk (men working pic) seem to be similar,.....the old photo woul;d have been taken in 1929 or 1930,..and this timeframe would have preceded the Mercier Bridge as we know it,....and the old Train Bridge would have been the only one we would see,........ Here's a shot of some repair to one of the cement abuttment (bridge supports)the spans that we can see here ,don't have the same arch to them,....but I haven't found a really good definitive photo of the higher section of Victoria Bridge to make a good comparison (but I will come across something) those are clearly not the same as the other photo,....but as I say it could be the higher spans closer to the south shore,....(posssibly) above is an aerial of Victoria Bridge (with no sign of a similar span,.or double span) granted this is a shot of the bridge well after 1930,.and of course it could have change(and did) due to the new Seaway. from this shot it shows a fairly square cut Victoria Bridge ,........ the above shot here shows several of Montreal's Bridges,..with the second one being of course Victoria,...and about halfway across you can see a span with a arch of sorts,.but doesn't seem to be the same.......my guess is that the other photo ,was taken from a lAchine location,...while the men worked on the same 'Make Work Project'.....and with the pillars looking the same as the ones we all knew on the Boardwalk,.....I would guess same era,..same reason for the work,...and it was just listed under Verdun Boardwalk construction,...because that's probably where it started,..??? in anycase we've had fun ...............hahahaha Have Fun & Remember Verdun ps: Everyone Remembers driving over that steel bridge deck on the Victoria,.....and they would make one side (two-way traffic) during Rush Hour............hahahahah always seemed rather narrow,going one way,...never mind when you had someone headed towards you as well,.............but to remind us of where the center line was,....there were steel rollers,....that let you know when you crossed the center line,.and it was always fun to see if you could drive along them and have a steady ringing of those rollers.................anyone else Remember that: HF&RV
Hi MaggieMck,...anything is possible ,....and that wuld make it possible that the pic was taken closer to the east end of Verdun,..........it's hard to say as Nuns Island would or should be in the photo,......but if the shot were taken say really closer to May ave. pre-Champlain Bridge days(since early 6o's that bridge opened).////then the bridge in the background would most defintly be Victoria ,.. ................................havf fun and remember Verdun.................................
Hello Bahama (CB),.......Here's a shot I came across of a yacht under full sail,out on Lac St Louis,..........maybe that will promt some old memory's for all you sailors,.....Vic I guess you sailed those waters as well?,,,,,, I'll have to find an old picture of my Grandfathers Sailboat,he too sailed the waters around Montreal,. Have Fun & Remember Verdun
Hi Maggie ! About the photo RV9070 showing the men working on the boardwalk. If you look in the upper part (left) of the pic, you will see a kind on building (house) at the tip of the island. This bldg is very similar to the nuns’ home. There is a big ship with one stack. I would guess that the site was somewhere in the East part of Verdun, at the foot of River St. JM
Les, concerning the book, the last one I post was: Histoire du Village des Rapides UN QUARTIER DE LASALLE Denis Gravel M챕ridien Montr챕al, (1992) ISBN 2-89415-107-1 JM
Ok Thanks JMH,.....I will then request the different one,.after I get the first one Denis Gravel must write a lot of History type books,..I didn't know of him until mentioned here on this site: HF&RV
vic, john chalmers was commodor out there then so i took the sailing coarse to crew. love your photos, awesome,
betty , thanks, great sailing craft, in the 80,s it was, with an old flame from loyola, ed mcphee. sailing club dances in downtown mtl above william tell restaurant were fun and met interesting people who sailed the world. memories. thank god i still have my memory, i can remember those fuzzy angora bonnetts my mum made and mitts, drove me crazy, if only i could talk at that age, but i screamed blue murder. i later told mom about this, she said you remember that? like whoood forget. carolyn
Carolyn... It was in the 80's that the bank pulled the rug from under Tanzercraft....so that was the end of it for him..but he went right into Water slides, and provided Disney World in Florida with the slides.....talk about being lucky..... Memories are a wonderful thing..... Betty
J.M. Il y aura des visites organisées par la SHGV au site de la Maison Saint Dizier qui est la plus vieille maison de Verdun, sur le Boulevard LaSalle, cet été durant les mois de Juillet et Août, de 6.30h à 8.30h les Mercredi et de 11.00h à 1.00h les Samedis. Ces tournées seront dirigées par Denis Gravel et Denis Harton.Avis aux intéressés. There will be organised visits to the Maison Saint Dizier site this summer, wich is the oldest house in Verdun, during the months of July and August, from 6.30 to 8.30 on Wenesdays and from 11.00 to 1.00 on Saturdays, directed by Denis Gravel and Denis Haron. Those interested, be advised. ARCHIVES SHGV Guy
Hi Guy5479,......i beleive this house was also used for either Sea Cadets,...or Scouts,in the early 50's ,......I'm sure my brother told me he attended there for a little while,....I'll check with him and find out,....but that house certainly is a very recognizable Verdun landmark,......it's amazing how close it used to be to the water's edge,....but I think they have filled quite a bit in behind now,.......(although I don't know that for sure),......I'll try and find some up to date photo's of this old House: Here's a shot from someones Calendar they had at home,..........I don't Remember exactly who posted this originally,....but thought I'd post it again,...you can see how close the water is in the background,........I'll try to find a comparison photo soon Have Fun & Remember Verdun
Les-F I have previously sent a picture of the Saint Dizier House with information. Our society (SHGV) is doing research on this house and archaeological digging has already started and is continuing. I feel that Verdunites should be knowlegeable about the history of this house and I will keep everyone informed as new information develops. Guy
i have been to a hogmannai, sponsored by black watch regiment , it was fun. carolyn
Here are a few pics I took of the Mercier car & train bridge that I took today from the Lachine locks and yacht club....... ...sorry, them all seem blurred a bit. m.p.u.
Great pics again MPU,...and I think the arched spans are most likely the ones from the B&W photo in question, It looks like a bit of a muggy day,but is it that hot yet? Those skies look like a possible rain coming,.......? I still Remember the heavy rains storms we used to get as a kid,....I loved it,and the lightning & thunder made it even better,........must be just one of those old meory things,....We seldom (at least here on SVI) get any Thunder & Lightning ( rarely Lightning),............. Next time you guys get one of those storms ,I hope you enjoy it,......cause there are some of us out there who don't get to experience those that often (the Rain part we Experience..........hahahahaha,just not the Light Show) Thanks Again HF&RV
MPU here's a couple I took today,while walking on the Beach , a slightly cloudy day this am: but turned into a rather hot sunny day from noon on,......thia beach is not far from where joey-verdun lives as well,.....he will recognize it,.....the tide is as far out as I've seen it here for quite some time,.............and it exposed a lot more rocks & gravel,..unfortunately the camera I had with me ,doesn't really show the depth of field ,to show the height of the embankement,...or anything of distance,.but here they are anyway: someone took the time to carve this in this tree stump piece of driftwood: there was also a guy flying around on a parasail (hanglider sort of deal),it's in another folder: they also have this comemorative stone to Marilyn Bell (who swam also Swam Lk Ontario),..almost 50 years ago,........and this next picture is just a stone about Finlayson Point,.....blah blah blah................... ..............that was part of my day....... ............................................................................................hf&rv
Hi MPU! If you look at the Old Boardwalk photos submitted earlier, with the yacht in the picture, along with the larger ship entering the canal, you'll see the same old train bridge across the river.(that you showed) So, my brother, still living in Quebec and I, agree that the Boardwalk under construction was one in Lachine, near the entrance to the Lachine canal from Lake St. Louis and NOT in Verdun, as was suggested. Guess they had a boardwalk out there too! The river off of Lasalle BLVD in Verdun was too shallow for a ship that size. Aye Matey. Victah
whoops forgot the Fimalyson point stone,....also here's one of my sister and 'Spirit' a really good natured dog,....(used to have a StJohn's Ambulance Medal,....so she was qualified as a hospital dog,..........) ...........................a walk on the rocky shores of Victoria,...... HF&RV
Sharon here's a bit from an article in this mornings Gazette re: Canada Day Celebrations,..... "When you carry a Canadian passport, people generally give you the VIP treatment," he said. About 150,000 people are expected to attend the day-long event at Montreal's Old Port. More than 200 free activities will be offered, including line-dancing, craft workshops, games for children and water sports for all. The Hudson's Bay Co. will sponsor a 10-kilometre run, a three-kilometre walk and a one-kilometre kids' run to raise funds for Canadian athletes. Asked if he was still in shape and would run the 10-kilometre race, Brassard laughed and said, "Not as much as I used to be. It could be fun and it's a good goal, but it's a little short notice." The closing show, Canadian Rhythms, is organized by Quebec performer Gregory Charles. It will start at 8 p.m. on the main stage at Jacques Cartier Pier. Charles will share the stage with more than 40 musicians. The concert will reflect Canada's multiculturalism by mixing musical styles that include bagpipes, Celtic harps, fiddles, First Nation tomtoms, Arabic percussion instruments and Caribbean steel drums. Canada Day activities end at 10:15 p.m. with fireworks lighting up the sky over the Old Port. For more information, visit www.celafete.ca It seems it's all day long at the old port, and has many things to do,? hope the info helps, the article was quoting one of Canada's gold medalist's , also for those who want to check in on the Old Port ,there is a webcam at Montreal Cam,........... http://www.montrealcam.com/en-svpm.html just click 'skip intro' and it usually shows a live shot of the festivities going on at the Old Port,........other cams situated around Montreal (Peel & StCatherine,..cam) are also available on this site ,.... Have Fun & Rememeber Verdun
The Canada Day celebrations will also have music form all over,.including bagpipes,.celtic harps,.& fiddles,..........among alot of other music,,, the website listed in the Gazette is the one that we posted a week or so ago,.but there is a lot of information on it,....as well as a listing for all the Artists that will be seen & heard throughout all the different celebrations that are held throughout the area, (not just Canada Day),........ HF&RV
Taverns in Montreal: Here's a couple of gals who decided to study (walk in our shoes ,.as it were........hahahaha) their study Taverns in Montreal ( a lbour of love),........hahahaha it seems these two got right into their work, I read this article a few years ago,.and I believe these two gals are now (or have done already) doing a survey on Cabaret's in Montreal............I guess their next project may be sampling beer in Depanneurs,....seems like they have a lifetime of work ahead of them,.... (and to think we did it for nothing,......and it cost a money.,........hahahaha) Here's a quick excerpt: followed by the link to the whole article: Fortunately, Dr. Anouk B챕langer likes beer. “You just can’t do a project like this without liking beer!” said the assistant professor of sociology and anthropology, referring to her in-progress cultural history of alcohol in Montreal.
...........hmmmmmmm a Dr doing a hands on study of drinking beer (I may change Dr's ..............hahahaha) http://ctr.concordia.ca/2002-03/Dec_5/02-belanger/ Have Fun and Remember Verdun..........(I give it a 3 out 5 Beer Rating)........................................................Cheers
Goodbye, Streetcar Rails another favourite topic,.the old streetcar revival story,.well it may have been just that,.Here's what they are doing on StCatherine starting just east of the Forum, ..want to readd the whole story? Have a look here: http://www.citynoise.org/article/4045 it tells a different story,.i'm surprised to see that they have even waited till this long to dig up the old rails,....afterall they removed them from everywhere else including Verdun,..(most of them anyway) many years ago; but Knowing how things work in the real world,..some guy gets the contract to 'remove ' the old rails ,all the while some other guy is fighting to bring back a rail system,...and then miraculously just after the last rails are removed,.the OK comes through for a new 'rail' system in Montreal,.....oh well have to buy & install some new rails, I guess.............hahahahaha Politics as Usual? We'll have to wait & see,.....I would think you coulhave a nice rail service on Saint Catherine again,.and have it two way traffic ,.but ban cars ,have it only for streetcars & delivery trucks maybe.....?? My guess is Don't look for this version of the Saint Catherine we all knew & loved,...at least for some time to come: those are rails you see there,.........say Salute Now..........hahahahah Have Fun & Remember Verdun
With all the Scottish talk ,.it's time for another plug for Our friends the Muirs,..who provided Montreal (Point St Charles then Verdun) with those great Scottish Meat Pies,.......I imagine that the Maxville Highland Games in Ontario,...will keep them hopping for a while,.......... http://www.glengarryhighlandgames.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=patrons.showInfo and for these game fans Here's anmother address of similar events Nationwide http://www.glengarryhighlandgames.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=patrons.showInfo ..............................................................Have Fun & Remember Verdun
Came across a few stories from or of some of the old 'vets' around Verdun/Point/Montreal, a few neat stories (5 I think it was) Paying tribute over a quart of 50 and a pack of Mark Tens at Montreal's Legion Halls http://www.montrealmirror.com/ARCHIVES/1999/111199/cover.html
Les, I love your idea. Streetcars on St Catherine Street again. Fantastic. The City of Dallas, Texas has streetcars running on a downtown street on rails that were paved over years ago. Dallas found the rails to still be in excellent condition and did not put down new tracks, just removed the pavement from the old rails. The Dallas streetcar line has been running about ten years or so. I recall reading in The Montreal Star about 1967 that there was some talk about returning some streetcars to Montreal. A study found the rails in good condition however every time a road had been dug up the sections of streetcar tracks had been removed. The amount of rails removed seemed to dampen the streetcar return idea.
Yes Fresco750,....I think that would be a good idea ,even if only to have it run during the Summer & Fall months,........allowing the cars to be spared the costly upkeep of those usually harsh Montreal Winters,.......perhaps even a cross tram taking people up to the Mountain ,........SanFran seems to do quite well by it,......and cities like Portland ,oregon have a neat rail type car that traverses it's city,...and from what I've seen ,it gets well used,.......Haven't seen the one in Dallas mind you I think it was early 90's the last time I was there,.....(but I did enjoy the variety of piquante sauces,......hahahaha & a couple of cold ones too.........hahahaha) ............................................................havf fun & Remember Verdun
Montreal is having a grewat night from what I hear on the radio (CHOM) ,.......it's 23 degrees,...and sounds like a great night to walk on that old Boardwalk,...or Downtown ,and stop in a place without an outdoor patio................yea that sounds like a Montreal night hf&rv
Well just found out that Edmonton lives to fight another day,..a 4-3 OT win over the Canes should set up for a good game at home for the Oilers on Saturday ? Get this my nephew just got to Edmonton 4 days ago,.and immediately worked the game (selling beer),.....and they said if there's a game 6 ,he will be working that one too,......less than a week after leaving BC ,he attends two Stanley Cup Final games,.........hahahaha and gets paid to do it...............Unbelievable: I didn't get to see tonights game as our daughter had her Graduation Ceremonies tonight,.......so I spent the last 3 and a half hours ,listening to all the Grads get introduced,.......all 292 of them,..............hahahahah but we've been waiting along time for that,.....Guess they will all be off to make there mark in Life........ Remember going out to change the world.............hahahahahaha Youth ,.......imagine having to do all over again....... Well anyway (enough of my parental stuff........hahahaha) and Congrats to the Oilers,........& the 2006 Oak Bay Grads..................... now back to Having Fun & Remeberring Verdun
Is anyone else having trouble 'signing on' to the VC site today,.....I have noticed a few times lately that some features aren't working smoothly,...However today,.it seems that even opening the message board,..or just about any task,..brings up the familiar old "hhmmmmm we can't seem to find that page" ......very annoying,......I wn't bother checking into the cause as I already know the answer,....We are forever upgrading our network for you,.......hahahahah I can't recall msn ever working any different.............hahahahaha Oh Well ! have fun & remember Verdun
Having the same problenm here too, I thought it can't be MSN it must be the weather......another pouring down rainy kind of day here in Nova Scotia....Dianne
Well that takes care of Canada coast to coast ,.HappyDi,.......so it's the network,....but I wonder if our Florida eridents are experiencing the same hiccups signing on?? hf&rv
Montreal is going with 10 digit dialing ,starting this weekend,.....(we've had it here in Vanacouver for 10 years),...........it's a pain to start with but you have no choice and you soon get used to it....... here's an excerpt from this morning's Gazette article: Say goodbye to seven-digit dialing. Starting this weekend, the impact of the digital age comes home to roost - for even the most technology-averse phone users in the Montreal region. It's called 10-digit dialing. http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=80dd6007-0cd9-4be7-b42e-a3ad22bb8da8&k=94936 can read the whole piece here: H_F & R_V
Looks like that quiz/ questionaire didn't come out exactly as it is displayed in the Gazette,.....so if you want to see it then Here's the link to the page in the Gazette,.......and you can take the quiz there if you like,.....it did show initally,.but then seems to have changed from a multiple answer type quiz,....to a 'data filled' print out,.......Oh Well check it out here if you like: http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/features/urbanlife-survey/index.html hope that works better,...............................................................HF&RV
Hi Les, MSN seems OK in Florida. Congratulations to Your Daughter. Sorry you missed the game but the good news is that I think you'll see two more games. My adrenaline went through the roof last night. My Mother was born in Edmonton but the State Of North Carolina has never had any team from any sport win any national championship. Edmonton has tasted the Stanley Cup before. That said I'm rooting for Carolina which means Edmonton will win. Regardless it's been one hell of a series-Walter
Thanks Fresco,....and I tend to agree with your assesment of two more games (at least I hope so),.......and as far as the Canes winning that wouldn't bother me too much either,...as they have been around along time,just not as the Hurricanes,....I would bet Ron Francis would be happy to see the Canes win as well,....he spent almost his whole career,with Hartford Whalers,........I think the Canes were 'lucky ' to beat the Habs ,...Remember the Habs had them down by 2 games,..then they lost the third game on what could be termed a very lucky goal late,on a Montreal goalie who was playing outstanding Hockey at the time,..then Koivu gets hurt (team leader),.....and they seemd to fall apart,........but you have to also Remember the old adage "You have to be Good to be Lucky",............and the Carolina Hurricanes are certainly Good,.........and are proving it, At least as you say ,.we've got a helluva series,........and i do hope it goes to a seventh game,....but the Canes are good enough to also know that a 7th game can go either way,......so look for them to make a serious attempt to Close out this Series Saturday Night in Edmonton, We'll see I guess As for the msn operating today ,it does seem to be a lot better right now ,.but earlier today,I was experiencing a lot of difficulty just trying to open any section of the site, Thanks for your response.............Hope your weather is holding ( at least keeping ,those Natural Hurricanes from winning ..........) HF&RV
..and for those who used to work at Imperial Tobacco, nows a chance to "get in on the bottom floor" or any floor, it seems that the old building will be converted to Condos (whatelse,....were being Condo'd to death it seems) The project will have green roof elements, 200 parking spots, a Commun-auto fleet of rental cars for non-car owners, but what excites local do-gooders is that 45 per cent of the units will be targeted to low-income earners. Thirty per cent of the units will be sold under $150,000, which allows first-time buyers to qualify for a $6,500 city home-buying grant. Another 15 per cent of the total will be sold to a non-profit group that will, in turn, offer subsidized units. The average price for a condo in St-Henri in 2004 was $220,000, higher than Verdun at $165,000 but lower than downtown’s $310,000 according to the Canada Mortgage and House Corporation. Morissette says the low price-tags on the units have met some local approval. Wanna read the Rest of the Story (as Paul Harvey would say) then feel free to click on this link and read the Montreal Mirror article from Feb2006 http://www.montrealmirror.com/2006/021606/news1.html ..............Ok call the moving trucks,............hmmmmm maybe it's better to just Remember ,....than live it over again,.......but you wouldn't have to take your Work Home with you,....you'd already be there................ HAVE FUN and REMEMBER VERDUN (typed without yelling............................hahahahahaha
Les thanks for the article on Imperial Tobacco...it was a good place to work, great comradship, really good subsidized cafeteria. The only downside was just about everybody smoked in the place and by the end of the day it was unbearable. Imagine turning Imperial Tobacco into condos!!! Dianne
." In fact Gates wants to have a global impact unlike the kind he's had with Microsoft. He wants to change the world, and I think he can. So Bill Gates ,is going to leave Microsoft in 2008,.......this guy may be able to effect a change globally ,...even more so than he has done already,.......He's been leading Microsoft for 30 years,......(Ya , where did that go........hahahahaha) All of us here ,and the very existence of this particular brain child of Maggie's (Verdun Connections).......would Not be possible ,if it were not for the tenacity and brains of Bill Gates ,and a few others :Can you imagine that none of us ( at least very few of us) would even be talking with or to each other without the aid of these computers,and operating systems,......certainly and interesting time in our lives, Here's a link to some of the Bill Gates departure story: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1977430,00.asp as copy from PC magazine (on-line version of course) I would think that if you see the stocks drop in the next couple of years,.then buy some,....cause you can bet Microsoft will do something extrodinaire, to let everyone know there still there....................(mind you Google is looking over their shoulder) .....................................................Let's all chip in and get Bill something nice ...............hahahahahahah Have Fun & Remember Verdun (I wonder how long before msn is 'pay as you go' Enjoy it now folks,...............................
"If you want to know what God thinks about money, just look at the people He gives it to."
-- Old Irish Saying hf&rv
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are you talking about Lucina?
My brother sent me the article about the condos in Imperial Tobacco. This was my first job after I graduated from High School . Made some very good friends there that I am still in touch with...enjoyed my job..Left to go and work at Air Canada as liked to travel and took advantage of the passes
Hi Popdog ,.....I guess it's just like construction of a building,..first someone has an idea,..then you get a plan in action,...then lay down a good ,strong foundation,...then set out to get all the best pieces of material for your building,........and in today's case,of the VC site ,.......we now have 649 very impotatant pieces of our building,...and were still building on it,....each piece ,as you know, is as important as the rest,......and as we both know if we get a bad piece we have to change it ,so that it doesn't affect the rest of our project.............What do you think ,.a good analogy? ....................Have Fun & Remember Verdun ps: Weren't you going to show us some pictures of your 'stepside Chevy' or was that going to be from the Big Truck Show in London,........ I'd like to go to that,....and I have a sister who lives in London,..so I'll have to see what Teresa & I can do to get away this summer ,.cause I'd also like to take her up to Muskoka (my Aunt/Uncle have a home on the lake up there)........I doubt I make it ,this year but I will one of these days,.....after all i can go that far without a visit to LaBelle Province to fill up on Biere de Pinette (maybe a few real ones to),....& everything else from Viande Fumer,...to Steamies.................man I'm getting hungry just thinking about it...hahahaha HF&RV
Hi Judy ,.sounds like you had two of the best jobs around in those days Imperial tobacco,.Air Canada, CNR, Northern , Bell , CPR,..till they all disappeared HF&RV
Hello MaggieMck,............do you know that -I ran into Lucinda B at a gathering here a few years ago ,she woks in the planning dept,.of one of the muncipalitioes/city's close to here,..............I always wondered what happened to her hf&rv
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You are right Les....we moved to Peterborough in 1965 and I started working for Bell Canada. Stayed there 28 years, then took a package and retired...but it sure was a good place to work back then. Have been retired now for 12 years and really enjoying it
I Remember a few people that worked at Imperial Tobacco,...as well as another sister of mine,...Kate Lenihan ( I think),..or Mary Egan (?), (she lives in NYC nowadays)............ they told me stories and I Remember them coming home with different types of cigarettes to try (generis) they were supposed to smoke them and then fill in a questionaire ,as to how they liked then.......blah blah blah probalby could sue themm for that these days..........hahahahah Just like the breweries used to dole out free beer to te employees,..as well as have an open bar after theiur shift ,......I did get to sample from the Labatts stock in Lasallle a few times , as well as the Molson complimentary bar after a mini tour of the brewqery,.....but I also got to work inside those big brewing kettles at Labatts ,.that you could see from the road ( Airlie was it? 90th ? ) their was a big stainless steel one and a Large Copper tank ,........we were awarded some 'samples' while doing that job,........perks of the job ,in those days hahahahaha HF&RV
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Montreal, well into the sixties was per capita, the busiest metropolis in North America. Commerce for most of Canada came through our port from all over the world. The exchange of goods from ships to trains (known as forwarding) in Montreal created employment untold. In the fifties every berth in the harbour was filled and ships were at anchor in the river waiting their chance to empty and reload. When the seaway opened, we still held our own. Some ships preferred to discharge in Toronto, but being a railway center most preferred to forward by rail from here. We had the great railyards for shunting boxcars and sending goods on the way. Above all this we had the head offices which employed untold numbers of office clerks. The CN and CP repair yards gave jobs of all kinds. (My brother-in-law specialized in the fine woodworking of dining and sleeping cars.) We built and repaired ships at Vickers and McDonnell. We manufactured everything. Great factories like Grover's made clothing. Thousands of small shops turned out goods that could be sold to tourists and exported. The head offices of Canada's great companies were here. On top of all this housing and food was affordable in spite of the low salaries back then. Also, entertainment was the best. The Cavendish, The Esquire showbar (Frank Motley, Bo Diddley) The Hale Hakala (Wally Aspell) The York Hotel (Nick Makos) and when you were broke the main offered great country/western for 40 cents a quart. Rene Levesque and his gang put the French language above all this and destroyed it. Ed
Hi Popdog ,.I think you did post a couple of pics awhile back ,I think I Remember you showing us some of the work in progress,... It made me go downstairs and bring up a box of some of my car parts ,....'and Teresa's gonna want them back from whereever I had them ,when she gets home and sees tem in the office,......hahahahaha Here's a couple of some Brand Spanking New M/T Valve Covers for my Big Block,...these have rarely been out of the box,....and I've had them since about '77 My motor still has the Factory Big Block covers on them ,you know the rounded sort of look,....anyway I suppose now that the daughters Graduated,.(mind you college in the fall),...maybe My Projects will surface again,...between my Big Block,....and the power train for it,......I've also got my '66 Poncho in the Garage in need of some Interior & Exterior work,..........so I know all about being busy,..Just hope I get 'em done before I croak...........hahahahaha Teresa just came in ,...........hahahahaha She just asked "Do these people know me well".........hahahahahaha Sorry about the pics ,....I could have taken a better pic ,but I was rushing a bit ,...and they seem to be a bit out of focus,..?? anyway these things are about 30 years old ,.and still in the box..........................hahahaha HF&RV I'll post a pic of what they should look like,......with the matching Fin'd highRise Carb Cover
So I had to take them outside..........hahahahaha Well I hope these came out better,..just had some company arrive (Mom & a sister,...hahahah) back later HF&RV
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Popdog,, Spending time with your Son is worth way more than the truck could ever be,...........that's the cool thing they are only young once and when you can do something for them ,.all the better,...... Good Luck with the truck and we look forward to seeing the finished product,... ...............................................................................H F & R V...........................
Here's an Interesting Question ? Where or What are the names of some of the company's You either Worked for,.............or Wanted to work for,.....and Do You Think Your Life Would have been Changed,Had You Gotten a Shot at Your Dream Job..................hahahahahah Now we all would have liked at a shot at those Great Elevator jobs wouldn't we,........(kungfu,......DannyB...........what's the scoop),.......or perhaps the Waterfront (I'm exempt...........hahahah) How about the CNR, or the Angus Shops fopr those other 'railroads'..........Northern telcom,..............Ma Bell,..... Molson's or those other breweries,.........the different Steel co.'s Air Canada (just so we could escape.........hahahahah) General Aviation (Remember them..........didn't think.........so),.......Avco , Atco,.... Greenshields,.......Well what was it? ...................... ............................and if You had to Do it All over Again,........what would You Do Change it ,(of course we'd change some things,that's natural).........but would you Remain True to yourself ? or Would you be someone Totally different................................ Now's Your Chance Folks to Relive that Part of Your Mind & Share it or Keep it....................................................................................Your Choice Regardless of What You Choose, just Have Fun & Remember Verdun
Popdog's white chevy in his warehouse is a nice looking truckUnfortunely it's a three in the tree,and with Walter's two right feet he has trouble driving it. Steve
Hey Les ......how come here in this site this morning,the time is out by a hour?It is now 5.08 A.M. Steve
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Ed, You couldn't have stated this better. This is the reason why most of us are scattered all over Canada and The United States instead of living in The Province of Quebec where we should be.
Here's 16 things ,that it takes 50 years to learn: . You will never find anybody who can give you a clear and
compelling reason why we observe daylight-savings time.
2. You should never say anything to a woman that even remotely
suggests you think she's pregnant unless you can see an actual baby
emerging from her at that moment.
3. The most powerful force in the universe is gossip.
4. The one thing that unites all human beings, regardless of age,
gender, religion, economic status or ethnic background, is that, deep
down inside, we ALL believe that we are above-average drivers.
5. There comes a time when you should stop expecting other people
to make a big deal about your birthday. That time is age 11.
6. There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness".
7. People who want to share their religious views with you almost
never want you to share yours with them.
8. If you had to identify, in one word, the reason why the human
race has not achieved, and never will achieve, its full potential, that
word would be "meetings".
9. The main accomplishment of almost all organized protests is to
annoy people who are not in them.
10. (Deleted)
11. You should not confuse your career with your life.
12. A person who is nice to you, but rude to the waiter, is not a nice
person.
13. No matter what happens, somebody will find a way to take it too
seriously.
14. When trouble arises and things look bad, there is always one
individual who perceives a solution and is willing to take command.
Very often, that individual is crazy.
15. Your friends love you, anyway.
Have Fun & Remember Verdun
Apparently there is a large 'Power Outage' for High Speed Internet e-mails,...at least the service from Shaw High Speed Internet,.......throughout BC is affected, and I have heard that Alberta may be out as well,....... How about the rest of you out there across the land,..are any of you having trouble logging on or trying to get or send e-mail (other than 'hotmail' accounts that is) Thanks in advance for any feedback : You can e-mail me at ......(oh never mind)...................hahahahaha havefunandrememberverdun
Seems odd but only some of my e-mail address's are not working,...even though they are on the same provider, I'm hearing on the radio right now that Apparently a large Thunder & Lightning Storm near Calgary, has affected some equipment ,and so we may recieve sporatic service for a bit,..........my e-mail service all of tem was out overnight,..and now i have 2 working again or so it seems for now HF&RV
Today is TAX Freedom day ,here in BC,......so now 'supposedly' your money is your own,..........(ya right).,...........hahahahaha When? is the so called Tax Freedom Day in your areas? this being the day that the tax's you pay for the year on whatever income sources you have ,are actually now paid,...so the rest is yours,. HF&RV
Second , Second, not a chance we had the sexiest city(at least our gals were the sexiest) around weren't they ? Here's a headline from a McGill related paper: Montreal: Canada’s second-sexiest city http://www.mcgilldaily.com/view.php?aid=3728 read the whole story if you like" Have Fun & Remember Verdun Verdun gals had great legs (from all those stairs),........they also had a couple of other good 'points' too,..............hahahahah
Well according to an article in this mornings Gazette,.....it seems that Tax Freedom Day ,for the rest of Canada at least is June 19th, earlier than previous years,.....apparently BC is the earliest ,...(cause Our Gov't can steal it faster I guess........hahahahaha,.) So there you have it June 19th,: Published: Friday, June 16, 2006 OTTAWA - Canadians start working for themselves rather than the government on Monday, June 19, five days earlier than last year, according to the Fraser Institute's annual Tax Freedom Day calculations released Friday. June 19 is the earliest tax freedom day since 2001. The latest tax freedom day was June 25 in 2000 Read the whole article at : http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=a2e1ffd4-77e7-4116-9d4c-d6b0ffe8f86c&k=62097 Start Spending Baby ,...it's all your now................. have fun & remember verdun
Sorry about that missed a few people in the CHAT room,.....went to grab a bite,..Maybe check back in later . have fun& remember Verdun
had to laugh reading Bahamas post with the handle thing,........cause it made me think of when we were kids,....and you came out of te bathroom: you would always hear someone yell : "Pull ,the Chain"...........hahahahahaha Haven't thought of that for years,.........I imagine all the homes have been upgraded since then,.....although those were some mighty tiny bathrooms,.....and so the logical spot for the tank ,.would be a gravity Feed from the up on the wall,......Bet if you checked it out it was probably far more efficient,cause the water was probably doing 30MPH by the time it hit the bowl...................hahahahahaha so " Pull the Chain" and Have Fun & Remember Verdun
i have checked out the Chat room several times ,but noone was there when I tried it ,...........but now I'm listening to CHOM ,......and just doing some fact finding ,may check it out again later Have Fun & Remember Verdun
Scroll down the bass joke is about three jokes down and the picture is there as well,....but MPU's pics do show up (here at least) http://blog.ilovegrantspass.com/thedocisin/?cat=14 Have Fun & Remember Verdun So it's 23 degrees in Montreal right now ,.another fine evening,& it still only spring .........for another few days anyway
This would be the kind of night where everyone would be sitting out on the Front Gallery,.........and watching the goings on from the 1st, 2nd, and those 3rd floor balconies,......... leaning back on your chaire with your feet up on the railing, and leaning against the door behind you,..........those were not big Gallery's but we sure enjoyed sitting out there..................... "Have Fun & Remember Verdun"
The Expos used to suffer in TV ratings when they had nightgames,.as most Montrealer's would sit outside on the gallery ,rather than sit inside to watch a game hf&rv MPU some of those cows roaming the street in India look very much like some of the s mall villages in Central America hf&rv
here's was one of the most successful shows at the Big O(we),.......the Pink Floyf Concertin 1979 where reortedly almost 86,000 turned out for the show(that's the number reported in the Montreal Star and Gazette at the time,......that's a lot of people ..this picture was taken well in advance of the show,..as they let people in all day from the time they opened until the actual show: http://www.pinkfloydz.com/montreal77/montreal_1977_part_1.htm you can check out the web site dedicated to this event ,....if you like,......hard to beleive almost 30 years ago,.................YIKES........hahahahaha HF&RV
Sorry I beleive that was '77 ?? ..........and YIKES again on all the spelling errors.......... HF&RV
Leaving Montreal: now here's a familiar story written by a young gal whose dilema it seems was to Leave Montreal (or not),.........an interesting little story,that We all can relate to: here's a bit of it: In the end, Montrealers and their city have a relationship similar to that of an old, married couple. We complain about its bad habits, we get bored with its predictability and we sometimes even think of cheating on it with a new, more exciting prospect—but at the end of the day we can’t deny our genuine affection for it. Whether we leave forever or decide to come back, we will always feel right at home. .......................................Sound Familiar,...........hahahahaha Wanna read her story,..then click here: http://maisonneuve.org/index.php?&page_id=12&article_id=2302 ......afterall it's Montreal/Verdun,...that made you all seek out & find this site:..........Right? Have Fun & Remember Verdun (now I'll keep looking for some familar stuff,....hmmmmmm wonder if Woodland makes their Pizza';s in a plastic bag,,,,,,,,,,,,hahahahahaha)
Bonjour JM, last night drove east on Beaubien from Parc to Langelier, then back along Jean Talon to Decarie, did not see anything resembling the two shots of the Beaubien or the shot of the JeanTalon, Belanger areas. There are some blocks that seem to not have changed at all in years, but there are others where they have been totally redone with new condos, or stores, or whatever. I am not giving up, I will look again, and also check out the bus from the Amherst area. I will be going to Toronto next weekend and I will ride a streetcar, or else! I think I had mentioned that I have never been on a streetcar, at least not that I can remember.......and of course, I will come back with lots of pics....m.p.u.
JM>I will be going to the Boston area for the July 1st weekend, to visit family and a few areas of interest...this is one that I will not be able to squeeze in, too bad it looks super http://world.nycsubway.org/us/boston/lowell.html , but my cousin has already planned a good old fashioned cookout for Saturday lunch, and food comes before trains, and streetcars, yes, I do have a weakness for BBQ, and I have already promised to my daughter that I would take her to Salem, with its history of witches....... http://www.salemwitchmuseum.com/ , and Gloucester, maritime fishing village, where some of the movie 'The Perfect Storm' was filmed, http://www.ci.gloucester.ma.us/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=118&MMN_position=150:150 I have been to visit this area of Massachusetts many times since my grandparents moved there from Verdun in the early sixties......again pics will follow..m.p.u.
Ralph.. Hope you get to taste those AWESOME Ribs while in Toronto.. Betty
Hi Ralph, If you take The Queen Street Streetcar to The Humber Loop you'll get a nice view of Lake Ontario. You could also drive to The Humber Loop and take the Long Branch Streetcar along Lakeshore Boulevard. The Humber Loop is like Garland Terminal in Montreal. The Long Branch Streetcar is a suburban streetcar, it's kind of like going to Cartierville. Today's streetcars have windows that do not open. For a taste of the real thing you'll have to go out to The Canadian Historical Railroad Museum in Delson, Quebec. There you can ride one of the original Montreal streetcars. Then you have to imagine riding that streetcar along Wellington, throught the tunnel under The Lachine Canal, or how it would be riding down St Catherine Street or out to Cartierville. Montreal Streetcars were the best. Hope you have a fantastic time in Toronto-Walter
MPU are you driving to both Toronto and then Boston,....you must have a zillion miles on your car by now,....Boston is an interesting town,.and fun to visit ,....I have not seen the 'Big Dig' as they called it,.....that is the new highway that travels below the city,...sounds like a good idea,.(don't know what the Bostontonians think of it,......it was like over a Billion $$,..........Since you will be there for the July 1st,.......will you be staying to celebrate the July 4th ,...those celebrations are usually great in any US town, but a city the size of Boston, (with it's Tea Party History),....I imagine would be a Super Party,.........sounds like a fun trip,....... that's what I liked about living in Montreal , we could take off in any direction (just about ) and be in a major city,...within a relatively short period of time,....Boston ,Montreal,....toronto,. etc etc ..... ahh the benefits of living on the mainland,.......... better as Alan Archie says have some Clam 'Chowdah' while your there,...........He's probably having a outdoor party ,with a Big BBQ of ribs or something like that,.....sounds like he's good at it ,So if he reads this ,you might get an invite..............hahahaha Have a good trip, ...................................................................................hf&rv
Fresco you mentioned 'through the tunnel',......I can immediately recall driving through ,or walking through (Rememeber how loud the traffic was in ther,...and everyone speeded up going through there.......hahaha) I found these pics just yesterday,.......of some peopel discovering the old abonded tunnel (Wellington Tunnel) ..an ice filled Wellington tunnel,.........I would imagine they will just fill this in one day,and then according to Hoyle,........that's when they will decide to 'need a tunnel for a special streetcar or tram, and have to dig it out again,..............hahahaha it's hard to imagine not having to use a tunnel on Wellington Street,..........seems weird have fun & remember Verdun
Wellington Tunnel: just a few more pics, \ Definitely has seen better days: a little rust on those old railings: Remember these 'tomb like alcoves' ? with those wrought iron gates ........ Ahhhh Hahh ,...(whatever that means),..........There is light at the end of the Tunnel but somehow I doubt if those are the 'pearly gates',..........rusty gates maybe,....hahahaha..............looks like the tunnel needs lots of work .......probably needs Bill Gates.................. ........................................the people that took these pics found (quite by accident ) an access tunnel from an old small building on the Canal ,which led them through a maze of sorts, and some staircases that broguht them down inside the tunnel,......Sounds like it would have been a bit of an adventure..........glad they did it ......Have Fun & Remember Verdun
Wow have a look at this picture of a park near the River,........Picture taken by GeorgeW.McRae,....from the Point site,....he has it on todays Front Page,. I guess it is the grounds by the Verdun Restaurant Crescendo,it sure looks like a nice place,....what a job they've done on this waterfront,......Congrats to those city planners................returning the Waterfront to usable parklike setting,...... ...........sure Brings Summertime to mind ,..........now where's those shadflies............hahahahaha Again thanks to George W McCrae "Have Fun & Remember Verdun"
Thanks for the tips Walter, will let you know how I enjoyed the rides. Ralph.
Les, thanks for the good wishes, yes I am driving my car to Toronto, and I have 85,000km on it. I will be taking what was my wife's car (now my daughter's) which has only 34,000km, and is automatic so she might do some driving too. I am sure though when we stop at the gas stations it will during my ''turn''. Yes, my cousin is planning a ''cookout'' since her husband loves to use the ''grill'', anyway, I don't care what any of it is called, as long as there is meat!!!
There were some shots of Wellington tunnel in the movie, ''The Whole Nine Yards'', with Matthew Perry, Bruce Willis, and a bunch of other great actors and actresses. Even John Moore, aka the Joke Translater on the CHOM morning show was in that movie.
After 46 years at the Peel/Ste-Catherine address, the famed student watering hole up and moved all their cheap-ass beer kegs and high-tailed them to another address. No worries though, they’re still on rue Peel, right across from Dorchester Park (where there used to be that Wendy’s). just thought I'd let you all know ,in case any of you are planning on going back to school (that's code for party all the time,.and study the night before an exam)....... So pay attention the Peel Pub has moved............hahahahah hf&rv
Don't forget their cheap and great chicken wings.....
Thanks for the heads up on the Wellington Tunnel ,in the movie,......I will look for that,.......Montreal seems to get a lot of ,movies being made there, they always used to have a fair amount ,...but then toronto seemed to take over,.......as well as Vancouver.............we also have many TV & movies shot here in Victoria,.......saw Robert Duval on Letterman last night and he had nothing but good things to say about Calgary ,.....where his latest movie was shot,.....yet ,a few short years ago He was quoted in print as (disliking Canada,in terms of working,.....perhaps it was just a good thing to say at the time).////////but he praised the Canada & Calgary this time as a great country,...........so maybe he was mis-quoted the first time,......and made amends this time.////in anycase he has a new movie out ,.....) have Fun & Remember Verdun
Les, in fact the whole movie in meant to take place in Montreal, and there are many great shots of other areas, but the mention of the Wellington tunnel jumped out and bit me earlier today, or actually yesterday. Ralph.
Hi Ralph ! I’m just back from a short visit in Montreal. Thanks for your efforts in comparing old and actual places in Montreal. I have appreciated your links on The National Streetcar Museum at Lowell, Mass. ... and the Salem Witch Museum, and City of Gloucester Do you know how the Americans pronounce the name Gloucester ? BTW, would you have any photo of the actual Wellington bridge over Lachine Canal ? Have a nice day ! JM
Hi JM, I don't have a picture of the Wellington bridge, but I am going to the cemetary on Mount Royal today, so I will make a little detour around that area, and see what I can do. If I remember correctly my relatives pronounce Gloucester like this...gloshter...it is funny to here my cousins talk with their Boston accents, my Aunt & Uncle still have their Verdun accents even after having lived away for over 40 years. Ralph.
Hi MPU, I read that you're planning a trip to Bean Town.......lol. The witchcraft houses in Salem is something interesting to see. Don't forget to look for the secret passages behind the fireplace. The ceilings are very low (I guess people were short in those days) and check out the door hinges. They were in the form of the letters "HL" and I'll be danged I forget why!! If you get a chance go down to the Port in central Boston and see if the USS Constitution is still there. Its an old wooden battle ship thats been restored. Very interesting and your daughter might enjoy it. As to the bridge over the Lachine Canal (JMH), are you refering to the Wellington bridge?? If so I'll take my camera into town the next time I'm there and take a few pics. Have a good weekend and HF & RV
Ralph.....Verdun accent!I thoughteverybody from Verdun talked normal. Steve
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Marc.......when you take a pic. of the Wellington bridge,try to get a few of them. Aparently they have made some nice landscapes around some. Steve
Will do Steve............
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Steve, do you know where this pic was taken, looks like Ontario licence, and their seems to be a huge Native type sculpture in the background? Ralph.
Steve, how about this one my wife ''played with'' in India a couple of weeks ago? ...mpu...
FrenchMac, Thanks for the tips, I have been to Salem once before, and only visited a couple of places, hope to do more this time, probably will not be able to make it into Boston itself, as I have family to visit in a couple of places and then my cousins cookout in Atkinson, New Hampshire, and must show my daughter Gloucester, and Rockport areas. Ralph.
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Sorry Ralph you ment the limo. Sorry again it was sent to me as a redneck wins the lottery. Must be in some joke sites. The snow and structure and the white lisence plate make it look like it is from Ontario or a state that has a white plate and snow plus native structures. Steve
Ralph it also has truck wheels.Look it has duelies on the back.A roomy pick up truck. Steve
Yikes!!!!! Nothing like looking at those huge snakes first thing in the morning! Ralph your wife is a brave woman, I'd never be able to do that! ........Dianne...who is creeped out in Nova Scotia
Dianne, here my wife is holding a less intimidating creature......... ........for now at least, give it a few years.......... ......no picking up one of these!!!!
A Gov't of Canada site: regarding the Lachine Canal, and many pictures of some of te bridges crossing it: http://www.pc.gc.ca/lhn-nhs/qc/canallachine/activ/activ4c_e.asp and as requested, a picture of the Wellington Bridge: ............the reason the tunnel was put in place to start with ,was of course , to allow traffic to continue unimpeded,along Wellington Street,.....and it was quite a site to see a large ship cruising through the Canal as you entered the Tunnel,........and it was then that you truly appreciated the Tunnel,......because anywhere else along the Canal Route ,.....like Seigneur St Bridge ,.it was a major pain in the rear to be held up as the Bridge was swung out to allow a ship access further up the Canal,..I was only a kid when these things happened with relative regularity,....but I sure Remmemeber it,....Also Remember travelling along through the Harbour front,.from McGill & Comune(Common St) enter the harbour there,..and travel as far as Canadian Vickers Ltd, near PieIX,.....or Viau,.......eastend-ish anyway,....if you had the right sticker on your windshield ,you were allowed access,through the harbour .........it also allowed many other priveleges as well...............hahahahah which involved relocating surplus stock,......................(however this part is just heresay) .....................nudreV rebmemeR & nuF evaH (hope this takes you 'backwards' in time)
Ralph.........is that the beach? Steve
Hi Steve I think MPU said NH .........Myrtle Beach is in the Carolina's,.........great golfing spot though,....and they put on great specials to entice travellers down there,........one a few years ago may have interested you,......Free Beer, for the weekend if you stayed at their Motel,..........got like Americans for knowing how to promote business,.........a lot of Montrealer's go there as they advertise in Montreal papers (or used to),............ HF&RV
Les........Canadian beer or that other stuff. Steve
Hi Les ! Thanks for the pic of the CN bridge over Lachine Canal ... and the link on Lachine Canal. I should have specified that I was referring to the road bridge (not the railroad bridge) on Wellington St. The place I remember the most for long waiting (in the bus line 8-Atwater-Lasalle) at a Lachine bridge was at Atwater bridge (usually in front of the Sherwin-Williams, with that particular smell: paint, varnishes, solvents, etc...). http://www.sherwin-williams.com/ JM
No the Normal Bilge water they pass off as Beer ( ok here comes the old our beer 's just as good retorts............hahahaha) but when in Roman...........................(or SC as the 'case' may be)...........hahahaha ............................and note to MaggieMck ,...are you sending out memo's now to get the Ok to delete..............hahahahaha HF&RV
Sorry JMH I just saw the bridge request and posted the piv I had,...I will try to find other pics,.....did you check out that site I posted a link for re: Lachine Canal? there were many photos on it,......but here is a site we've posted up here before ,have a good look through it ,there are tons of very interesting old photos,....if you want to save any of the pics on this site,..then I beleive it's best to click to enarge the pjot first,...and then you will have a very good copy to work with ,later,... here's the link(I'm sure you have it) http://imagescn.technomuses.ca/ Have Fun surfing all the old pics ,....since your a transportation buff,....you will no doubt find many interesting things havefunandrememberVerdun
An interesting site: Montr챕al Harbourfront - VISION 2025 http://www.havremontreal.qc.ca/en/medias/images_vision2025.htm Proposed tramway network Plan: Multiconcept graphisme inc. Harbourfront Streetcars Streetcars will provide transportation throughout the harbourfront area, from the Champ-de-Mars metro station to Notre-Dame Island, stopping along the way in Old Montr챕al and the Old Port, where they will run on the existing tracks. Matching the scale of the city and its streets, they will adopt the colour scheme of Montr챕al's old streetcars and will share the road with both motor vehicles and pedestrians. Use of streetcars will significantly reduce traffic congestion on the harbourfront as well as greenhouse
gas emissions. JM
Those interested about the Aquaduct here is a link. http://www.rolls-royce.com/community/downloads/env_report9900/casestudies/cs_trent.htm Steve
After visiting the Mount Royal cemetary this afternoon, drove east on Mont Royal to Frontenac, saw a ''few'' soccer fans..... there was a very ''endowed'' woman wearing a Brazilian flag as a top, and it was positioned so that the white band of the blue globe was positioned very strategicly across her chest.......then made my way west on de Maisonneuve...... to Amherst, drove up and down Amherst a copule of times.... ...then this shot for Les... ...the clock tower, taken from the bottom of Amherst... .............Marche St.Jacques..... .....then off to see Wellington Tunnel.....to be continued....m.p.u. PS.....I challenge anyone to contest the old saying that ''Montreal is THE city of Beautiful Women''...today 32 degrees and sunny, and ''abundant''
Great stuff MPU, it is not surprising to see montreal embrace world soccer,...Montreal is truly a very diversified City,.........and seeing the flags on cars from some of Montreal's different ethnic backgrounds ,.who are really enjoying 'their' sport, is really part of what Montreal is all about Great Pics MPU,...........if I still lived in Montreal ,...I know I'd enjoy taking a City Tour with You & Jimmy(kungfu)..................and so would alot of us Self-Exhiled Montrealer's..............hahahahahha keep up the great work ,......it's Appreciated HAVEFUNAND REMEMBERVERDUN
MPU ,........more accolades are due,......I no sooner posted my last msg,.....and returned to the site ,only to find more incredible pictures,...... Have you had an opportunity to take a boat ride through the Canal(I understand you can rent boats these days,...something I would really want to do,......) but also the street sign of Murray,....will be amusing & nostalgic for my Mom,...as she used to live on Murray St,..................a long time ago I just phoned her to tell her and I just got an awfule lot of a history lesson ,.which i will relay at a later date ,when the lead-ins are appropriate .............at 86 she has a great memory,...................hahahahha Thanks Again MPU HF&RV
MPU...thanks for the tour. I think I would get lost in the big smoke if I were to go back as there seems to be so much new or changed. Every once in a while I catch a glimpse of a familiar sight, but ooooohhh so much different. Except of course when it comes to our "own" neighbourhoods where there are little changes but nothing too big or grandiose (except house prices I imagine!). Cheers.
Good morning Ralph (m.p.u.) ! Thank you so much for all your photos and descriptions of Montreal and the Lachine Canal bridge on Wellington. I saved all your pics. I really appreciate your contribution to the Verdun Connections ! Thanks again ! JM
Great job Ralph. I only saw your posting to take the pics after I posted mine. (I needed more I guess). Seeing as that you're still in and around Montreal we should get together and hoist a few frosties on behalf of those Members that are not here. Any volunteers for the Recruiting Drive/time & place??? Have a good week HF & RV Mac
Oh my God, MPU you just TRIPLED my excitement that I'm leaving for Montreal on Friday! hehehe AWESOME pics! Absolutely wonderful. We head out on Friday morning, stopping in Syracuse for the night and then continuing on to Montreal Saturday morning. Will be breezing right thru Montreal on our way to a cottage we've rented up north in St. Adolphe D'Howard for a week but then return to good old downtown for CANADA DAY (parade, cake, The Old Port, fireworks, the whole she-bang!) and stay till the Monday. And now, after seeing these pics, I've just written down yet ANOTHER spot that hubby will have to drive us to...lol. FIVE DAYYYYYSSSSSSSSSS .
Hi Sharon ,...sounds like your all excited for your trip,. http://www.stadolphedhoward.qc.ca/ here's where Sharon & family are headed,.in case anyone wants to have a look,.........lots of things to do,....but just being in the countryside looks like a relaxing escape: also here's a link to Canada Trails,.......and Saint Adolphe de Howard,...is listed for Mountain Biking Trails,.....too, http://www.canadatrails.ca/mtb/qc/stadolphe.html Have a good vacation,and drive safe.................................HF&RV
Sharon, you're one lucky girl. Don't suppose I have to remind you, but we really, really like pics. Have a couple for all of us also...... Cheers.
Sain Adolphe de Howard,........hope it's not like this when you get there........hahaha as nice looking as this is ,.....I suspect it's not what your heading for................hahahahah...................... It looks like a beautiful town,.....many pics available on that website of the town a few posts back ,.......... HF&RV
Hi Sharon ! During your visit in Verdun, will you revisit the site of the former Bannantyne School and the famous fence preserved behind it ? JM
Nice shot of the old school JMH, there's seems to be something about B&W pics that,really 'freeze the moment in time' or it's probably more likely that we all started out with a B&W camera,.....until those Kodak Instamatics,....with the roatating flash cube on top.............hahahahaRemember those or the old cameras with that flash unit on top for those big old flash bulbs,...........which blinded everyone in the room when pictures were being snapped,...........not as bad as those old 8mm (pre Super8),.....movie cameras,which had those indoor lights which raised the temperature in the room by about 10 degrees..........hahahahaha and most of those old home movies would always have half a persons head in the shot,,,,,,,,,,,,,We sure have come along way,........haven't we......... hf&rv
The picture is even more appreciated since the old school is gone. At least one can show their children and grand children what their school looked like. Ed
Well the Stanley Cup resides in that Hockey Hotbed ,........Raleigh NC hahahahaha .....................Congrats to the old Hartford Whalers, their first Stanley Cup, ............................................................................HF&RV
Hey Les! Yup...you BET I'm all excited haha. I haven't seen my 2 oldest kids since they were here for Xmas and I miss them like hell. They'll be joining me, the hubby and my youngest daughter at the cottage for the week. Heck, I haven't been home in over a year! I'm due! And ummmm....not going for the skiing this time hehe. Hubby is an avid fisherman but not into ice fishing so much. Linda....I always end up filling the memory card on my digital camera when I go away somewhere, and it's 512 MB so you can be SURE I'll bring back LOTS of pics....lol.
...And JM, it is SO ironic that you remember what I said about that fence on Galt Ave...lol...cuz hubby already has strict orders that he is to drive me there and have his "utility tool" at the ready because I am absolutely DETERMINED to have that top of the corner post (pointy thing) for my very own! I'm REALLY gonna do it too, ya know....lol. 4 daysssssssssss
Ooops...yeah yeah I know that fence is on Gordon and not Glat....lol. Finger stumble.
Sheeeesh! And yes I KNOW it's actually GALT ST. and not GLAT!!! haha It's only 6 a.m.....gimme a break, k?
Boy you sure are excited. Have fun. Just leaving myself in about an hour to go for a 2 week run down to the lower forty. Take care and don't forget..... Cheers.
Hi Sharon, if you do fill up your memory card,.you can laways go into (WalMart ) or a photo place ,.and they will put read your card,and put everything on a CD-R for you if you like ,..and then you can keep taking more pics,...but also if one of your friends has a card reader,...you can e-mail the contents of your card toa photo-type stroe near your home, and pick them up later,..or simply downlad the card on a freinds computer,.and e-mail them to your self,.........freein up the card for more pics,.......but a billion of them may be enough anyway,..........and try to get a little more enthusiastic for your trip,.......hahahahahah Have a great vacance,................HF&RV
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Well I asked te question earlier re: Maislin ,...and I have a rather definitive answer right here: , there were some fairly inefficient transport operations hiding behind regulated rates. When shippers began the move to new and significantly lower rates, many carriers went bankrupt, or were purchased. No more Maislin Transport, CP Express & Transport, CN Route Canada, Thibodeau-Finch Express, or Imperial Roadways. Heck, anyone who might have worked with any of these will have a hard time getting reference checks if they are job searching. ahhhhh hah I thought I'd heard that,........too bad some rather largew transport company's have gone by the wayside (whatever that means........hahaha) Here's the link to the rest of that particular story ,.should anyone be interested: http://www.canplastics.com/LogisticsSolutions/2004/august.asp just scroll down slightly and there is a story there ,...I haven' t read the entire article,...seeing that the line Maislins etc etc is no more,..did answer my question Remmeber in the winter Maislin would have the trucks running all night,as it was easier to let them run ,than try to start a diesel(especially in those days),after a nice -25 F Montreal Winter Night,...................OK here's a question,..what was the name of the Bar in that place across the street from Maislin,............(it looked like an old house,.....the Ritz ,it was not.........hahahahaha Anyone Remember ) Have fun & Remember Verdun (it had Cold Beer though,.........and that's all that mattered)
Remember these old rigs: Here's the link to the actaul site ,.where I found these (for those who are interested) http://www.hankstruckpictures.com/keith_meitzler_maislin.htm ........................................Now We all Remember these ones: ......................Have Fun & Remember Verdun
Transport Steve
I once worked (heavy on the once),....up on Pare St , for Gestetner Duplicators,.......and I seem to Rememeber a large trucking outfit called (I think) A & F Bailleargon,.............something like that,...they seemd to be quite large and did a lot of long distance transport,..........I wonder now if they were as large or larger than Maislin's,........... I did come across this article making referance to a Maislin's Trucking in the States,.....and they were obviously in Bankruptcy Problems,.......must be the same Maislin's I would think,........... http://www.nlrb.gov/nlrb/shared_files/decisions/274/274-529.txt seems like a court case ........??? .............................................................................................Have Fun And Remember Verdun............
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Great background Story Sandy,.............Sounds like there were more 'slippery' sections than we all knew about,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,hahahahaha but as long as a good time was had by all,...that's the main thing ,..... HF&RV
I am just getting ready to eat,..........but there is a few people in CHAT,.........why don't you come in ,.....you know your all welcome HF&RV
Winston the name Brennan sounds very familiar,...I will have to ask my brother,if he Remembers that name as well,....it just as a familiar ring to it,.......but I'm not sure,...... that's what happens with memories I guess they all melt into the same pot,....kind of Anyway that deck you have sounds very similar to a house I had ten years ago,.......and it's alot of work to paint or stain,.......mine had those railings and 2inch sguare rungs,.......what a pain to paint or stain for annoying sides,...and it to was about 40 ft long,.......that';s alot of two inch rungs..............hahahahaha nowadays my present deck is Cedar plank type with a 1/2 btwn them ,.......makes it alot easier to work on,...........but today I pressure washed the surface and tomorrow or the next day will be the old refurbishing the Deck Coat,...then the Color Coat.................hahahaha it never ends does it.......Also put the old Tomatoe Cages around the plants,......and got to watch the birds start to eat my Cherries............hahaha Oh Well the grapevine should produce a bunch this year ,.....but that's not till Sept (late).............the Rasberries took a s__t kicking ,due to a neighbour spraying his side of the fence,...and Iguess a bunch of that 'round -up' chhenical carried over the fence and did a number on the Rasberry Canes..............At least it didn't hit the Rock Garden and Teresa's Flowers,......................Work ,nothing but Work.......all around the house,.....but I guess we have to do it........I would think your property is under siege by deer ,I don't have that problem ,...but last year a racconn got all the cheeries.............hahahahahha ( the little bas------ well you know what I mean) ............................................................................HF&RV
Sandy had mentioned in CHAT about Smith Transport,....but all I could find so far was that they seemed to have merged with CP ?? I'll try to find some other info on this,...........but trucking was a big part of Montreal,.....aside from the Harbourfront,.......every street Dowtown around Old Montreal,.was a real pain if you inadvertently turned onto a street that had a semi, trying to back into those narrow loading docks that were part of every street in Montreal ,..to do their deliveries,.....the only time ,that 'daytime ' Montreal escaped the pain of ttttthe delivery trucks was during Expo67,.....when all truck traffic was banned during daylight hours,....and deliveries were all made over night,.........a Pain for the Drivers,.......and a nightmare to co-ordinate from supplier to delivery, but they all did a remarkable job.................................... Have Fun & Remember Verdun
Well Winston if you feel the need to help a neighbour to the North,......I'll supply the paint brush's and stain,..............hahahahahah but rest assured,......a good meal & a few wobbly pops,.....would certainly be in order too............ the Clipper arrives fromSeattle twice a day I believe................ http://www.britishcolumbia.com/016transpor/ferry/23_ferry_seatlewashignton.html ..............you'll even get a Free Tour of the Area...................hahahahah Have Fun & Remember Verdun
I'll run that Brennan info by my brother tomorrow ,or the next day,.....I phoned earlier & he's not there right now,........ Have you ever talked to Al Leishman,......yet,? ..............................HF&RV
Is there a problem with MSN today? As I type this,it is 6/21/2006 at 2.35 A.M. and by the tie it is in the room,you'll see the differance in time.I know the times are different around the world.I'm in Ottawa,it used to be the the same time as Verdun. Steve
Redmond, your message says it was posted at 2:35 a.m. to me.
Good morning V.C.....the sun is shinning,the birds are singing, the air is smelling fine,the pidgeons are cooing and leaving their droppings all over the balconey.What a wonderful first day of summer.6.32 A.M. Steve
First day of summer 2006 in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia at 6:55 a.m.: Sunny beeeeyooootifulllllll day. Birds are singing, breeze is blowing the smell of honeysuckle thru the house. Barncats are at the door meowing to be fed...lol.Just saw a deer and her fawn runing across the hayfield across form the house. The herd is around somewhere closeby cause I can hear the newborn calves crying for their Mamas. If I listen real close, I can hear the brook bubbling away at the bottom of the road.... AND I HAVE JUST 3 DAYS TILL I'M IN MONTREAL!!! WOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! But I'm not excited much or anything.
Thanks Sharon for your reply. Must be T.D.F.C. Steve
Have a good time on your trip Sharon, and have a safe one also. Steve
Sharon......I never thanked you for creating that member's photo album.So thank you , with all the members in here, you would think the album would be over flowing. the last time I looked there was 32 photos.Some people must be too shy to show what they look like now or before.
Steve
Hi Sharon, & everyone,........yup were in the longest day of the year,......Summer Solstice,..............better yet ,...our gas prices here went down today,...........hahahaha (heard that on te radio,......cause my theory is ,if you need gas ,just pull in & get it) However were 'down' to this 'only' $1.15/litre today....................hahahahaha multiply that by 4.54 lites/gallon,....and you will know how much we pay a gallon here,in Canada,......reduce that gallon by 20 % and that gives you the size of the equivalent American gallon,....then allow for the excnange rate.............ahh never mind................hahahahaha .............................................................have fun and Remember Verdun
Hi Sandy, Loved the story. I used to walk most days from Penn Station to Rockefeller Center and I would see the trucks from Canada with the rolls of paper in Times Square making deliveries to The New York Times. Hey, how about The Miami Heat last night. Did you see the game? All the winners coming my way this year. I'll probably never see this again. Go Rangers, Go Knicks in 2007-Walter
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