| Bob's BBQ & Grill of Pattaya, Thailand has smashed the current record for producing the world's biggest cheeseburger. The landmark in cheeseburger history was created in celebration of the king of Thailand's 60th year accession to the throne and was part of a wide range of events being held all year in Thailand to mark the occasion. The unveiling of the burger was witnessed by a local TV crew and officials from Ripley's Believe it or Not who recorded the burger's weight at a whopping 78.5 pounds which eclipses the previous record of 50 pounds held by Denny's Beer Barrel Pub in Pennsylvania, US. Measuring 60 CM (23.5 inches) in diameter and 35 CM (13.75 inches) in height, the burger has been named Big Bob's Texas Belt Buster and is on the regular menu and can be ordered 12 hours in advance. “You can order it in the morning and it will be ready to eat in the evening“ says Bob Schindler, founder of Bob‘s BBQ & Grill. Bob, originally from Houston, Texas founded the restaurant just over 2 years ago to bring authentic American cuisine to Thailand and his oversized burgers have been a hit with locals and tourists. He was aiming to build a burger that hit the 60 pound mark but a few miscalculations resulted in the burger going well over the target weight.
Now That's BIG Mac,...................................... Montreal had some great Burger places too................but one of these at 3am might be just alittle much,....................................Sure would need a whack of Beer to wash down that baby.........hahahahaha
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Monday, July 2, 2007
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George Carlin dead at 71.................Yikes ! aside from offending some with language,his stuff was pretty good & reflected alot of truth.... hf&rv
I loved his stories of his Irish Catholic upbringing. He talked of going to confession hoping for a particular sympathetic priest. He said 'ten Hail Marys, and I'd be back on the street with Fr. Rodriques'.
Bill
George Carlin on death: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PiZSFIVFiU hf&rv
Cynthia Rodriguez files for the Big D
Cynthia Rodriguez has had all she can stands. And she won't stands no more.
Alex Rodriguez's wife has (finally) filed for divorce from her New York Yankees third baseman.
Her divorce petition states: "Alex has emotionally abandoned his wife and children, and has left her with no choice but to divorce him."
The petition goes on to state that the marriage is "irretrievably broken because of the husband’s extramarital affairs and other marital misconduct."
What does she want?
A LOT!
Primary custody of their two daughters Natasha, 3, and Ella, 3 months; the $12-million Coral Gables, Fla., home; alimony; life and health insurance; private school tuition; and equitable distribution of assets. He's rumored to be worth about $445 million, according to TMZ.
Although she signed an antenuptial agreement (like a post-nup, not a prenup) shortly after the wedding, her attorneys will no doubt argue that it is not valid.
"Cynthia is tremendously traumatized and devastated," Houston lawyer Earle Lilly told TMZ before the official divorce filing.
NO big shockero that infidelity is a "major cause" for the divorce, but not because of any one incident. Apparently, the straw that broke A-Rod's marriage back was Madonna, although she is not named in the petition and has told People that she is ''not romantically involved in any way with Alex Rodriguez. I have nothing to do with the state of his marriage."
But his former trainer says that A-Rod's interest in Kabbalah is due to Madonna's influence.
And as for those reports that Lenny Kravitz is in the picture, he has denied any affair with Cynthia Rodriguez.
Some websites theorize that Madonna and Guy Ritchie -- who will divorce later this year -- have had this whole thing planned to drum up publicity for her new concert tour and his new movie, "RocknRolla."
Ritchie will also be appearing at Comic-Con 2008 in San Diego later this month to promote his digital graphic novel and comic book series, "Gamekeeper," part of Virgin Comics 'Director's Cut' series. Coincidence?
C-Rod's divorce papers were filed first thing Monday morning by attorney Maurice Kutner. Cynthia is also represented by Anthony Sabatino of Miami and John Van Ness of Houston.
Three lawyers? Yikes. That's a lot of attorney fees A-Rod will be asked to pick up. Meanwhile, A-Rod has hired Shaq's divorce attorney to rep him.
Now things are gonna get ugly ...
I suppose that's what you get for sticking A-Rod into Madonna....... Yikes worth $445 M.....and you pick Madonna now to me that's a YIKES maybe he can claim he just wanted to adopt her ,without her parents (read husband) permission........ hahahahahha HF&RV
Good one Les, good one-Fresco
Great article!
We use to fight over who got to break the red dot but nobody wanted the job of working the bag until the color was even. lol
I didn't know it was a law in Quebec that the color of margarine not resemble butter. How absolutely silly! To actually go into Wal-Mart and seize the tubs of Margarine off the selves just for the reason of it's color is almost unbelievable. Hey, but a law is a law. haha
Hi Les,
I loved going to the drive-in theatre when they existed. I'm coming over to victoria on the 21st and coming back on the 23rd. Just too late to catch a drive-in movie. Maybe I'll try to squeeze in another night. Where exactly is the Mayfair mall?
Sandra
A little slow to 'sign in' today .MSN ???? onesmack Sandy,.if you are driving over you will come straight off the Ferry,and stay on the Pat-Bay Hwy ( don't worry about the name ,it's the only road strait into town about 30km from the dock...Mayfair Mall will be on your right hand side Btwn Tolmie Av & Finlayson ( the highway ,same road ,will actually be known as Blanchard ( a four lane with a divide in the center) this Blanchard will take you right into Downtown as well ,only a few more clicks past Mayfair Mall (the mall is clearly marked ,you will have absolutly no problem seeing it. The main store anchoring this Mall is The Bay, and you will see that sign too. Have you been to Victoria before? or do you know where you are heading to.? If we can help let us know. HF&RV
Verdun story in today's Gazette Man shot in Verdun area of Montreal The GazettePublished: 6 hours ago MONTREAL- A man is in critical condition Sunday after being shot in the upper body about 2:40 a.m. in Verdun. It appears the victim, 32, and two men were arguing at the corner of Verdun Ave. and Desmarchais St. when one of the men fired a gun, Montreal police Constable Anie Lemieux said. The two suspects fled before police arrived. Officers are investigating the scene and interviewing witnesses to determine the circumstances of the shooting, Lemieux said ...................................................................................hf&rv
Anyone else having difficulty navigating the site , I keep getting the old Hmmmmm Can't Find That Page.....notice , & then have to hit refresh button to continue reading the messages..... I see MSN continues to have it's own quirks. HF&RV
Les Had that problem last week and week before... Lad
Hi Les, yes I was getting that message too. I thought it was my computer at work, I check the message boards off & on. Then on the weekend I was having the same problem at home. It seems fine now though. Carole
Les; Having multi problems with site, having to change e-mail addresse, and sometimes just get refused, other times having to sign in, Ron
Remember these last days of summer , as a kid, holidays ending & returning to Verdun or having friends return from their vacations,.and lining up your old friends to make sure you all were on the same page going 'Back to School' .....Yikes, here in Victoria there is only 13 more 'sleeps' until school is back in session,.although We haven't had to worry about that for a few years ,I suspect there are still several of Our Members getting ready for the 'Back to School' thing.............. Funny many years (Ok decades) have passe since I last Remembered having to prepare for the end of Summer routine,but it does seem like yesterday........ I don't know why we all dreaded the back to school call....Cause I rarely attended anyway.......( & I know a few of you didn't either..............hahahahahaha Can you say Poolhall have fun & remember Verdun Make sure your kids enjoy their waning days of Summer.................................& you all enjoy your Summer too.
Here's an inspirational email I got yesterday, & thought I'd share with you all.So next time your asked to help out or volunteer somewhere,you can think of this: A Short Inspirational Story
Recently I was asked to play in a golf tournament.
At first I said, "Naaahhh!"
Then they said to me "Come on, it's for handicapped and blind kids."
Then I thought... . . . .. ... .... ..... ......
........ F@#k - I could win this! have fun & remember verdun
This is another time for me to be happy to be a VEGETARIAN! No mad cow in me either, just happy being one lol.
An Air France jumbo jet sits of the runway in Montreal. Allen McInnis/Montreal Gazette No injuries after Air France jumbo jet skids off Montreal runway: Police Published: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 MONTREAL - An Air France Boeing 747 skidded off the runway at Montreal's Trudeau International airport after it landed Tuesday afternoon but the incident caused no injuries, police said. "The plane overshot the runway when it landed and got stuck in the grass," said Const. Laurent Gingras of Montreal police. "There were no injuries." Video of the airplane showed no signs of major damage. Emergency vehicles surrounded the jumbo jet at the airport as crews worked around the aircraft, which was stuck in the grass beside the runway. Some 500 passengers were on the wide-bodied plane. Passengers were shuttled to the airport in small groups and were observed preparing to leave the airport around 7 p.m. The airport remained open and television footage showed planes continuing to take off and land. According to the Aeroports de Montreal website, the flight arrived in Montreal as scheduled at 5:49 p.m. from Paris. The plane landed on the runway 24 Right, the longest at the airport. The airline and airport officials could not be immediately reached for comment. Montreal Gazette
Just when I was thinking of becoming a carnivore! Made a trip through the produce department, I don't think I can afford to be a vegetarian any more! Is there anything out there that is safe?
Hi MaggieMck & Habsfan,........ I'm a partial Vegetarian ,means I put lettuce & Tomatoes & Onion on my burgers............ Don't forget all you 'vegans' out there that it was only a few months back that they figured ecoli was spreading through Spinach,.then Tomatoes,..then Jalapenos........ There's a new threat everyday,.......Open the fridge & eat, your going to checkout one day anyway,.may as well be full. hmmmmmm now where's my 'bottled water' oh yea that's no good either.........hahahahah Oh crap,..I'm back to the beer I guess.............................No 'denial river ' here......hahahahah I wonder what new scare will be next month?? Yikes !! killer Bees (nope done that) Sars..nope the Stones aren't due to play here for a while........Legionaires ..........nope... Oh well...................maybe we'll have a Nuclear Holacaust,that'll solve everything........... Oh what we'd give to be back to those good old Genetically Modified Foods.......like 'seedless grapes ,or oranges,.....pear-apples.......etc etc ........ So it seems that maybe we were on the right track eating all those healthy Steamies.Smoked Meat. Pizzas. or that favourite Chinese Food ......meoooowww ...........hahahahaha HF&RV
sorry meant to ad this at the end of the last post,.....must be those dam aluminum cans & pots we cooked in,playing havock with my ...........what was I on about ? Have Fun & Remember Verdun
John McCain will pick Sarah Palin today to be his running mate
The next Vice President of The United States will be Governor Sarah Palin of Alaska. An excellent choice. Sarah Palin will also most likely be the first Female President Of The United States-Fresco
She must be a very smart cookie. Anyway this election proves my opinion regarding who votes for who. 'Generally' speaking, in the privacy of the booth, women vote for women, blacks vote black, Irish vote Irish etc. The trick is to actually get them off their couches, in their cars and to stand in line at the voting booths.
Bill (Second Avenue)
YIKES: it's BACK to SCHOOL this weekend......... now weren't we just talking about the Natatorium opening........... Summers Done Have Fun & Remember Verdun
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Next longweekend is Thanksgiving...........Yikes !!! then Xmas...... enjoy the rest of your weekend everyone , Keep those BBQ's going .... HF&RV
Checkout this guy,he's amazing: takes a few minutes,but worth it: http://static.videoegg.com/ted/flash/fullscreen.html?v=/ted/movies/ARTHURBENJAMIN-2005&cid=/ted/movies HF&RV
Oh Oh !! Now it's cheese.........................................Yikes , that could be bad for pizza sales A salmonella outbreak Tue, 2008-09-02 22:21. Kelly LapareTHE CANADIAN PRESS
MONTREAL The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is expanding a warning over cheese products over a salmonella outbreak in Quebec that has claimed one life.
The agency is warning the public not to consume six more cheeses products because they may be contaminated.
The six cheeses, all manufactured by Fromages La Chaudiere, which is based in Lac-Megantic, Que., include recalls for cheese brands La Chaudiere, Polo and Tradition, as well as Super C cheddar cheese curd and block fresh.
The Super C grocery stores affected are in the Eastern Townships, Quebec City and Chaudiere-Appalaches region.
The new cheeses that have been recalled include cheeses with best before dates up to Sept. 29 and Oct. 29, 2008.
The tainted cheese was discovered by agriculture department inspectors at stores in the affected regions.
One person has died and nearly 90 others have fallen ill from the salmonellosis outbreak in the province.
The lone victim is an elderly person who lived in the Chaudiere-Appalaches region, south of Quebec City.
People who eat food contaminated by the Salmonella bacteria can contract salmonellosis and about 1,000 cases are reported each year in Quebec.
Salmonellosis symptoms, which can include diarrhea, fever and vomiting, usually surface 24 to 72 hours after the consumption of contaminated food.
The infection poses a greater risk to the elderly, young children and those with weakened immune systems.
Quebec's public health department has said the listeriosis outbreak reported across the country and salmonellosis outbreaks in Quebec are not linked.
............................................................Oh and don't forget ,with all these food recalls ............Don't try to wash down this stuff with 'bottled water' ...just no good for ya either,........................... See otherthan drinking Dow Beer in the late 60's ,...............Beer must be good for you & it helps wash down all that tainted deli-meats & cheese stuff......................Whew ! glad I'm not a complete T-totaller.....................hahahahahahha Oh and BTW there's a Air Quality alert from Windsor to London area,.........so don't breathe either: Have Fun & Remember Verdun CHEERS type=text/javascript>var src = "<\/scr"+"ipt>";document.write(src); src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/adj/sri.cjad/localnews;tile=3;sz=300x250;kv=;ord=8233703444427781?" type=text/javascript>
Sarah Palin! Wow, she knocked the ball out of the park today! One tough lady indeed. An American Margaret Thatcher I think.
Bill (Second Avenue)
Bill Watched the speech also..impressive..this is going to be good race. All the talk on radio and t.v. was how much fun this was going to be after the speech. Saw a study on the news this a.m. Canda would vote 5x more for a Dem. than Rep. Lad
Impressive for sure. She can really slam the other opponent.
I'm not sure if that's the way to get votes. They both failed to mention (so I've heard) what they would do for the country if they were voted in.
Oh No , the Big 'O'(w.e.) gets the nod maybe for Habs Centenial Year game............(I'd rather the hardware Stanley that is)......... but it may be neat for the Montreal'ers to have a Party Habs leaning toward game at Olympic Stadium Dave Stubbs, Canwest News ServicePublished: Thursday, September 04, 2008 MONTREAL -- The Montreal Canadiens have included a 2009 game at Olympic Stadium as one of their centennial projects, though the match is far from being confirmed. One of the auctioned lots at the team's annual fundraising golf tournament on Tuesday in Laval was a so-called "centennial experience," which included two tickets to this season's All-Star Game at the Bell Centre, a game in Montreal on Dec. 4 2009, marking 100 years to the day the team's National Hockey Association birth and a game at Olympic Stadium. But the Canadiens say there's not a strong link, for now, between that Dec. 4 game and one at Olympic Stadium. "A game (at the Big O) is a project that we've discussed with the RIO," Canadiens vice-president Donald Beauchamp said Wednesday of talks the club has had with the stadium's provincial-government landlord. "That's as far as the project has gone." The Canadiens played in a stadium venue at Edmonton's Commonwealth Stadium on Nov. 22, 2003 in the Heritage Classic, an outdoor game to mark the 25th anniversary of the founding of the Edmonton Oilers. A crowd of 57,167 braved -18 C temperatures, -30 C with the wind chill, to see Montreal beat the Oilers 4-3. The NHL took a game outdoors last New Year's Day at Ralph Wilson Stadium in Buffalo when 71,217 fans saw the Pittsburgh Penguins defeat the hometown Sabres 2-1 in wind-driven snow, Penguins star Sidney Crosby scoring the winner in a shootout. New Canadiens winger Georges Laraque suited up for the Penguins in that game, having also played for the Oilers in the 2003 Heritage Classic. The NHL will stage another outdoor game on New Year's Day 2009 at Wrigley Field in Chicago, the Blackhawks to play host to the defending Stanley Cup-champion Detroit Red Wings in an Original Six matchup. The Canadiens will announce a host of centennial-related activities at a news conference on Sept. 24. GoHabsGo.....Have Fun & Remember Verdun
Energy independence was one point brought up, and lower taxes was another. I personally was very interested in heath care reforms, but that was Hillary's baby.
Bill
Highlite the URL, copy and paste it to your search engine.
Bill
http://boortz.com/more/video/mccains_brain.html
I think curbing the political 'watch' early ,probably would be best , as it never posted well in the past.....and 'everyone has an opinion' ...........but Yikes ,there are sites for that...........Have Fun & Remember Verdun let's face it they are all of the same political affilitation ,or ilk if you would. Sort of Leopards with same spots,just different accents............hahahahaha
I agree Les. No mas.
Peace and Love,
Bill (Second Avenue)
A train emerges from the Eurotunnel in Coquelles, northern France Fire closes Channel Tunnel 1 hour ago LILLE, France (AFP) — A fire on a freight shuttle in the Channel Tunnel on Thursday forced an emergency rescue operation and the closure of the tunnel, officials said. About 30 people on the freight train, mostly truck drivers, were evacuated from the tunnel, but no one was hurt, said a spokesman for Eurotunnel safety services. The fire was thought to have started on a truck being carried on the shuttle at about 3:00 pm (1355 GMT), which was going from the British side to France, Eurotunnel spokesmen said. The train was about seven miles (11 kilometers) from Calais, two thirds through the tunnel, when the alert was sounded, a British police spokeswoman said. All train services through the tunnel were cancelled until at least Friday morning, the French state rail company, SNCF, announced. The tunnel carries Eurostar expresses between London, Paris and Brussels, as well as freight and passenger shuttles between Folkestone and Calais. A spokesman for Kent Fire and Rescue Service, on the British side of the tunnel, said it had sent appliances to a "serious incident." "We have a number of appliances there. It is a serious incident," a spokeswoman said. A Eurotunnel spokesman in Britain said: "The French fire brigade were on site to deal with a fire on a freight shuttle travelling from Folkestone to Calais. "The shuttle was evacuated and 32 people taken into the service tunnel. A train is now on its way from France to pick up the people from the service tunnel and take them back to France. "Eurotunnel has suspended services in both directions while emergency services deal with the incident," said the British spokesman. The tunnel was closed for several hours on August 21, 2006 after a truck engine caught fire.
Retiring Roy's sweater..........................................I do not agree,a two time Stanley Cup Winner (with the Habs) over 10 years,doesn't really qualify this character as a Lifelong Honoured Hab....(my opinion) He was not treated exactly right by Mario Tremblay (who was an a$$hole anyway) & backed up by Rejean Houle another overated player, who only got the job in the years where politics played a bigger role than ability on the Habs Team. Although I have to admit that He (Roy) was no doubt a good goaltender,but I seriously doubt he was 'rafter worthy'.......... His departure from the Habs ( although 90% Mario Tremblays Stupidity)was equalled only by his ( Patrick's ) own stubborness,.....afterall it was his incredibly poor performance against the Detroit Red Wings,that resulted in his abrubt departure from the Habs I think his & Tremblay's handling of the episode was bascically childish,with both parties being stubborn & management can only (rightly or wrongly) support their management team.........Althouh I can't stand & never could stand Mario or Rejean ( the Habs were in tumultous years re: leadership.........and only (in my opinion) have returned to being a good team under the tutalage of Bob Gainey........So Go Habs Go for the upcoming season,but let's not continue this 'redcarpet night after night ceremonies'which serve to undermine the true honours which should be reserved for many of the old guard who wore the Bleau,Blanc, Rouge.... and many of course who played (without the compensation afforded nowaday mediocre players).............all this said I did appreciate Patrick's playing ability (who didn't) but I still believe he does not ,nor has he earned the true reason to retire a 'Team Player' sweaters.................2 cups in 10 realtaively losing seasons overall,should not garner any more respect than an acknowledgement of his goaltkeeping prowess , which was 'EncRoy Hab'..........hahahahahhahaha Should the Habs retire Roy's No. 33? Montreal GazettePublished: 9 hours ago MONTREAL - The Canadiens will retire No. 33 in honour of Patrick Roy as part of the team's festivies celebrating its centennial season in 2008-09. The Hall of Fame goaltender led the Canadiens to their last two Stanley Cup championships in 1986 and 1993. After his controversial departure from the team and the incidents that have taken place at his QMJHL team, the Quebec Remparts, do you agree with the Canadiens decision to honour their former goaltender?
.....................................................................have fun & remember Verdun
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Your right George, many teams reward players ,who at one time would not have been on the 3rd line...... They claim that expansion was going to create parity in the league,with every team competing,yet the results so far have been more or less 'mediocrity'. Remember the days when a team would have 3-5 very good players, & the rest of the team was better than average,with everyone playing with pride & the want to win,now they play with the expectation of a chq. & they couldn't care less which team they play on.... too bad really I think we've lost something ,although I still like hockey,but find myself watching less & less of it over the years.....playoffs not withstanding ,as I do find time to keep up with what's going on. hf&rv
George I also meant to ad that I like the direction that Bob Gainey has been trying to achieve,& given a chance at a name player,I think the Habs good be right there at the top./.................We need a Cup & the decade is running out,Habs I don't think have ever been skunked for a whole decade....YIKES !!..........hahahahaha Maybe this Centennial Year they will pull off a miracle....................................................go habs go HF&RV
Hey Les: I don't think a miracle is required; just a good year from two lines and a lack of serious injuries should get them into the playoffs. Remember 1993; it could /will happen again. Hopefully without the the stupidity of the idiots /goons so called celebrating the victory by trashing everything in site. I was visiting Montreal and was walking along Ste. Catharine Street when the last celebrations happened. Heck it got so bad that I had to quicken my pace and get to the Hunters Horn to get away from the idiots. LOL I find that I also am not watching as many televised games as I use to. Many times I find the games are just too boring. Plus I lived in an area of Ontario where the Maple Laughs were the televised game. Now that I am closer to theQuebec / Ontario border I should be able to see some good hockey again. George
Hi George Hear what you say about being in Leaf Country...where I am same thing.. So got around that and got the dish...RDS in the deal..so that way see the Habs and Als. 2fer....Went out and bought Habs jersey on sale...so should hear some comments...hahahaha Go Habs Lad
Commuter train collides with freight train A video grab from KNBC-TV Los Angeles shows a train wreck between a freight train and a MetroLink commuter train in California. September 12, 2008 At least two people have been killed in a collision between a commuter train and a freight train in Los Angeles. Firefighters battled a fire under part of the wreckage and pulled passengers from the commuter car, which was partly torn open. Sheriff's Deputy Byron Ward confirmed two deaths. Early information from firefighters listed 23 people wounded including 10 seriously, three of whom remained inside the wreckage. The trains collided at about 4:30pm in the Chatsworth area of the San Fernando Valley.
Les I guess the Habs have short memories. Honouring a quitter!!!!!! What a bunch of crap. George
Hi Lad I also went the dish way in order to get some good sporting events from La Belle Province. George
I guess were all getting older ,.........well this guy isn't. Richard Wright drummer for Pink Floyd dies at 65
I see one of the Hollywood Celebrity good guys has died at the age of 83 Paul Newman died yesterday from cancer ......He seemd like a down to earth sort, & one of the few celebrity's who gave back to the community in many ways.......also a rareity has stayed married for decades to Joanne Woodward and never seemed to be caught up in the 'limelight' ....You have to admire a couple that lives somewhat normal lives without having to get a facelift every 6months & the other phony crap that seems to catch up with today's actors........ I guess Mr Newman had plenty of self-confidence & didn't need an ego boost,...... See Mr Newman " Remember Nobody can eat 50 eggs"..... -George Kennedy-in Cool Hand Luke ............
The Environment: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcU4t6zRAKg ...... a funny skit depicting what most politicians arew like when ,trying not to answer a direct question.......hahahaha this is circulating on the net, as a real interview, it is not of course,funny to hear...............You be the judge: HF&RV
Well I never liked Dunn'sall that much anyway........now (Ver)dun's a different story..........................................hope you didn't order any. Smoked meat packages may be tainted Montreal GazettePublished: 3 hours ago The Canadian Food Inspection Agency issued a warning yesterday against Dunn's Famous brand smoked meat pouches being sold at Costco in Quebec, the Atlantic provinces, and Ottawa. The agency said those products may be infected with listeria monocytogenes, and issued a warning about 10 last night. The agency said people should not consume Dunn's Famous smoked meat sold in 1 kg packages containing 6 pouches of 175 grams. The packages have the UPC code 4 00007 55699 7 and best before dates of Nov. 1 and 2. The product tested positive in a sample that was inspected by the manufacturer of the products, Les Salaisons Desco Inc. has voluntarily recalled the product. Food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes may not look or smell spoiled. However, consumption of infected food could cause listeriosis, a foodborne illness. Symptoms include high fever, severe headache, neck stiffness and nausea, mostly among pregnant women, the elderly and people with weakened immune systems. Infections during pregnancy can lead to premature delivery, infection of the newborn, or even stillbirth Actually at one time Dunn's was alright, and was certainly better than Ben's in it's final years,................................................... HF&RV
Listen to this interview of the mayor of Vancouver in the early 60's ........................you can almost substitute the word 'homeless' for the word Hippie & do the same interview today, http://archives.cbc.ca/programs/14/ HF&RV
this is the story that was along side the viewing screen in the previous post: City politicians averse to hippies Broadcast Date: March 18, 1968Just as the hippies in Yorkville want a place to call their own, so do the hippies of Vancouver. First, they try sitting outside the Hudson's Bay building, but they're forced off the sidewalk by police who claim they're obstructing commercial business. Next, they try the public square in front of the Vancouver courthouse. This time they're arrested. In this CBC Television clip, Vancouver Mayor Tom Campbell defends the move.
The hippies are upset. They've been arrested for assembling in a public space. As far as they're concerned, their civil liberties are being restricted. Their arrests have been arranged under a special city rule which was originally aimed at ridding the city of vagrants. Now it's being used to rid the city of hippies. They feel they're being discriminated against because of their appearance. Mayor Tom Campbell is unrepentant, saying hippies will destroy Canada. hf&rv
Les, I hope it wasn't a Verdun Connections Member who was using a laptop on Quantas Airlines that caused the plane to take a sudden dive and make an emergency landing. Definitely a YIKES situation. I guess laptops can let you in for a letdown at times
Yikes ...some imbecile or group of idiots is trying to blow up some of our gas & / or oil pipelines up in northern bc......this is the second attempt at blowing up a pipeline in as many days..... No serious damage done (yet) but who knows when they'll be successful...this second one was just mentioned on the news in the last 5 minutes... I doubt it would be 'environmentalist' as if they were to be successful this would cause a lot of damage & endanger both people & of course wildlife Shows you one thing though,the pipelines are built strong. HF&RV
If your in NorthBay Ont. don't eat at Harvey's... levisjeans I hope you didn't snack at the local Harvey's lately ( are you even still in NorthBay ??) We haven't heard from you in a while,but in anycase they have closed the Harvey's outlet & identified it as the source of an ecoli outbreak with up to 100 people having been affected so far , only 26 in hospital,... I woder what's up with our food system, we've certainly had a lot of problems as of late. hf&rv
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Ok , here's an excerpt from a local small paper, telling us that there is now a place where we can buy Poutine: You know what , I never heard of Poutine ,all the while I was growing up in Quebec,....ever.... I heard of cheese curds (great by the way) I heard of fries & gravy,......( good if you like that).......but I never heard of poutine untill I had moved away,. but now it seems it's available here (for the time being ) as I've seen other spots start up here with Smoke meat Sandwhichs , as their expertise & of course the claim to fame of Montreal Style Pizza.....etc etc .............all of which never survive,because it's not something you would head out to specificlly get, unless your an Montrealer..............and let's face it this area doesn't have the population base to fill a spot like this ,to make it a going concern.....Althought I will make a point of going to try this place out,....& I'm sure I will have a great conversation with the owner ,should they be onsight. I hope it's good/ great as I wish them success.....Here's the article from the paper( a local paper,Victoria BC)............................ HAVE FUN & REMEMBER VERDUN...................
Fantastic,
the next time I'm over in Victoria which may be soon, I'll have to try it. I don't know that street well. Does it cross Douglas?
Smac
Hi Sandra, Sandra if your using the transit system , look at the very top of the map,& the Bus (numbers in the 70's), this bus route comes from the Ferry all the way into town,where you can transfer to ,the number 25 or 26 ? Should take you along Esquimalt Rd. That's where this restaurant is . I will go by it today or tomorow & check it out, http://www.transitbc.com/regions/vic/schedules/map.cfm?region=10& Sandra a very Easy way to Remeber what street the restaurant is on ,.is it's directly across the 'Blue Bridge ' Johnstob Street Bridge.if you cross that bridge you will automatically be heading in the right direction towards the restaurant. That will Be Esquimalt Road. hf&rv
Exactly two months from today,is Christmas Eve.........Yikes !!! that's a scary thought already,........... hf&rv
Here's something else to worry/think about: Winter tire shortage expected Last Updated: Monday, October 20, 2008 | 10:15 AM AT CBC News Winter tires are stacked high in warehouses now, but are not expected to last. (Lindsay Carroll/CBC) New legislation making winter tires mandatory in Quebec is expected to lead to a shortage in the Maritimes. Many Maritime retailers get their tires from Quebec, and the new law there is already having an effect east of that province. "It could potentially be very difficult to get certain tire sizes," Allan Harris, manager of Charlottetown's Miller Tires told CBC News Friday. "People should get their tires early and not leave them until the last minute, because if they do they could be left out in the cold." Harris ordered 2,000 tires for this season, but half of those are already sold. In addition to the new rules in Quebec, he said an increased awareness of the benefits of winter tires is adding to demand. A law passed last year in Quebec requires that all cars in the province be equipped with winter tires by Nov. 15, and they have to stay on the vehicles until April 15. At the time, the Quebec government estimated that 90 per cent of vehicles already used snow tires, though an estimated 500,000 people were relying on all-season tires. Quebec is the first province to require winter tires. Cecil Frizzell, manager of Cornwall Auto and Tires just west of Charlottetown, said he has been talking to his tire suppliers about the situation. "They said if people don't have them ordered now, meaning [retailers], they're not going to be able to get them," said Frizzell. Frizzell ordered extra tires this year, but is still not sure he will have enough. Canadian Tire stores believe they won't be hit as hard by the shortage because it carries some brands made only for the company. A spokesperson said stores were told months ago to order extra stock, knowing the decision in Quebec would create shortages ..............That's assuming you can asfford to buy gas: hf&rv
I would imagine Les Scwabb in the states would be more than happy to ship tires up here by the boxcar load..........Yikes ! What will they try to scare us with next......... the sky is still falling,........it is ,it is i tell ya. hahahahaha HF&RV
NHL odds of winning the Stanley Cup for this season , Habs are listed in 3rd palce along with SanJose Wings are 1st: Pens are 2nd: etc etc etc At least that's the predicitons from this oddsmaker: http://www.sports-king.com/sports-king-articles.php?article=95 but always Remember the 'best way to 'double your money' -Is to FOLD it in half , & put it BACK in your pocket. HF&RV
Well what do you know the CBC finally thought something out for a change,.....Habs game is on normal TV CBC ,.instead of the leafs ...We've had to suffer through years of lunatic coverage....hahahahaha Tonight they opted to show the Habs game in BC & Quebec......(Merci BTW:) and the leafs in Ontario. ( Thanks god for Satellite or cable TV,so you arne't forced to watch that stuff out of toronto)..........hahahaha I think that's possibly a criminal offence to subject viewers to that type of mental abuse..........................hahahaha HF&RV ..............
Check your fridge for these products.....Maritimes & Quebec & Ontario Made-in-Quebec meats recalled Canwest News ServicePublished: 11 hours ago The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has warned that some roast beef sandwiches sold in Ontario and the Maritimes may be contaminated with listeria. The sandwiches contain meat produced by Boisbriand-based Les Salaisons Desco Inc., which was subject to an earlier recall. There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of these products. see there are other things to worry about -------hahahahah HF&RV
So I just heard on the news that the ATF in the states,just disrupted a plot to assinate Obama,.& then kill a lot of black people too....... Ahhhhh Civilisation ain't it grand. There's some crazy's out there for sure,this guy hasn't even done anything to any of them,.....they should have been looking for W & Dick....of course Dick's usually packing heat anyway......
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Yikes Stuff,............now this has to qualify for this column: PRINCE.EDWARD.ISLAND (CBC) - While slicing some cheese for his children, a father in western P.E.I. recently uncovered a dead mouse in the middle of the block. "This would have been the very last thing I would have expected to find... in a block of cheese, which I buy every time I do groceries," Deborah Atkinson of Miscouche, just west of Summerside, said of her husband's discovery. Atkinson said her family loved Maple Dale's Caribbean brand cheese from Ontario, which has hot peppers and sun-dried tomatoes in it. A couple of weeks ago, while her husband was cutting slices from the last block he bought in Summerside, he gave his four-year-old daughter a couple of pieces to munch on. He made the unpleasant discovery a few cuts later. "Obviously he cuts it in little squares because our children are three and four," said Atkinson. "He kind of got to just about the middle and as he cut, he noticed what looked like fur." He immediately took the cheese, a few pieces already gone, from the children. They hadn't eaten any of the cheese from near the mouse, and they didn't get sick. The Atkinsons gave the cheese to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. The CFIA immediately recalled about 300 blocks of the cheese from stores in eastern Canada. It did not issue a public recall, because it did not believe there was a health risk to the general public. The agency believes the mouse did not originate inside the cheese factory, but rather was brought in with some of the added ingredients, perhaps the jalapeno peppers. Maple Dale Cheese owner Keith Henry told CBC News on Wednesday that employees are now triple-checking all ingredients coming into the plant. "Thank heavens it is a rarity, but we do live in a real world and it happened, and it is extremely unfortunate that it has happened," said Henry, from the company's office in Plainfield, in eastern Ontario. CFIA officials acknowledged finding a mouse in cheese has a very high "ick" factor, but said it is not likely to cause any health problems. ........Say Cheese Please-----NO THANKS, Yikes !!! HF&RV
One Extra Hour of Verdun Connections ....................Did you set your clocks back......yikes it's that time again. I wonder if we'll go back to the old dates of changing the clocks instead of these new times as set by old G. W. the world got a long fine before this nimrod came along, and changed things,cause he thought it was a good idea(like he's ever had one).......hahaha Persoanlly I think we should follow Saskatchewan's method and don't bother changing them at all..really what's the point, it doesn't save any energy at all , if anything it probably uses more as everyone is up earlier with lights on etc etc ..Yikes!! Have Fun and Remember Verdun
More bridge's cracking away,.........Great workmanship in these modern day structures,..........Yikes !! Piece of overpass on Notre Dame St. breaks away Montreal GazettePublished: 4 hours ago MONTREAL - A two-metre chunk of concrete that may have been eroded by a weekend flooding caused by a broken water main has shut down one of the busiest stretches of road in the city - just in time for the the afternoon rush hour. The debris fell from a CP overpass that spans Notre Dame St. E. between Frontenac and Alphonse. D. Roy Sts., punched a hole through the road surface below and caused police to block off the road by 1 p.m. "It's the road surface of the approach to the bridge," said CP spokesperson Michel Sp챕nard, "And on the weekend there was a broken water main, about a 10 inch pipe, and apparently it undermined the road surface and a huge block of asphalt or concrete fell (creating) a hole about 20 feet deep. "There's nothing wrong with the bridge itself and trains will still serve the Port of Montreal." The roads of Montreal, however, were a different matter, police closed Notre Dame St. between Frontenac and Alphonse D. Roy Sts. in both directions, a move that began to back eastbound traffic into the Ville Marie Tunnel and caused its Berri St. exit to be closed. The same stretch of road was closed late Saturday after a water main burst. Police say Notre Dame street will remain closed for the rest of this evening while city inspectors examine the road bed. An estimated 70,000 vehicles use the road daily.
Les Did you see where they are closing another part of De Maisonneuve near Mckay I think.The piece behind the Bay is still closed since last winter.. Last night on 12 it said the Quebec Govt was putting budget surplus into Turcot Interchange. To-day they called General Election.... I understand that home is the number one place in North America for voting. Lad
Hi lad: I did read this mornings Gazette & saw where Charest has called an election,..........Yea another election...Yikes.!! When you say 'that home' is number one for election voters ...I didn't know what your referring too,.was it Quebec ?? or did i miss something ? They are spending a lot of money on Turcot as well as the Griffintown area with a supposed 1 billion plus development,but these have to be funded somehow, & with the economics of the day ,being what they are, I can foresee a lot of delays.in building..... HF&RV
Les They just opened it...10x20 slab of concrete went in.. Made a bigger slab then they needed.. Lad
lad: We just spoke of this possibility the other day,.& I mentioned that with the economy the way it is ,look for delays in the big developmnet proposals such as Turcot & GriffinTown....... This was in this mornings online Gazette Griffintown construction delayed until 2010 Developer blames economic turmoil. Committed to purchase of $13 million in properties, head of city team says In what is described as a cautionary step, real estate developer Devimco Inc. has decided to delay efforts to raise the first $400 million of the proposed $1.3-billion Griffintown redevelopment project, which was earmarked to finance the first phase of the construction. The reason is turmoil in international money markets, says Andr챕 Bouthillier, a spokesperson for the developer. "It was decided that given the current crisis in world banking it would be prudent not to proceed with the search for financing right now," he said. As a result, construction of the first phase of the project is scheduled to start in May or June 2010 rather than September 2009, Bouthillier said. The delay is balanced by the news the developer has raised $210 million from a consortium of investors to finance the purchase of properties, connections for roads and sewers and prepare preliminary plans. The mixed housing and commercial development is described as the largest private investment of its kind in the city's history. Plans include a one-million-square-foot outdoor commercial mall, 3,900 housing units, a 2,000-seat theatre, about 6,000 parking spaces, and parks and squares to be developed over eight years. Christian Lalonde, who heads the city of Montreal team that is working with the developer, said there are other positive signs to counter-balance the delay in seeking construction financing. "We are told that the developer is formally committed to purchasing three properties in the area for $13 million," Lalonde said. "This is a clear indication the developer is serious." In addition, offers to purchase properties last month covered 86 per cent of the territory, up from 72 per cent in April. "The project is moving ahead. Nobody could predict the financial crisis of October," Lalonde noted. He stressed that the fundamentals remain solid. Property values are strong in Montreal compared with the U.S., Toronto and Vancouver, and prices have not declined in the city. The developer has simply adopted a "prudent approach" to an "exceptional situation." But downtown merchants, who are leery of the project's ripple effect on their business, say this is a good time to rethink the concept, said Andr챕 Poulin, spokesperson for Destination Centre Ville. "We do not think it is a good idea to create a new commercial centre less than two kilometres from downtown," he said. The merchants believe the project should be strictly residential. ........................Ok that's one project,...... We're in for some interesting times...................................................................... HF&RV
Les On the news.Looks like a second developer is in. They want to level the old Postal Sorting station on Ottawa St. Put in low cost or affordable housing. This could be a good thing. Lad
habs stinking the place out in Boston tonight 4-0 early in the 2nd,................ Price can sure blow a game quickly for you,..........yet look like he's invincible other nights,.that's just not consistent enough...............YIKES !!! a loss to the leafs on Saturday,...and now a crappy performance tonight agaist the bruins......not good fgor my blood pressure......................hahahahaha HF&RV
Yikes Stuff ............lately we've heard that 1 in 7 jobs in North America are a direct relation to the Automobile business,...Well that may have been true (at one time) but check this out, maybe we've been believing the same old crock for too long,.....these nice people may just have been screwing us............hahahah http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOlZq09bYmg&NR=1 .....they use the same stats way back when,..Still want ot bail them out............................................Yikes !! I don't & I spent almost 30 years in & around this business................hf&rv
It was 45 years ago today that JFK was shot in Dallas, ....... I remember being in StWillibrord school and we were sent home ,and a lot of the teachers were really affected by this....... I think my teacher that year was Mrs Durocher hf&rv
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