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Old May 17th 2013 | 2:45 pm
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Originally Posted by Novocastrian
I'm recuperating (quite nicely thank you) from eye surgery to replace the lens in my right eye with some rather expensive bit of plastlc.
Man made is always better dontcha know? Best wishes for a speedy recovery!

We've changed all our plans now to include....wearing of insulated rubber boots, turning up of thermostat and huddling together for warmth....I'm just loving this Canadian spring
 
Old May 17th 2013 | 11:24 pm
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I'm recuperating (quite nicely thank you) from eye surgery to replace the lens in my right eye with some rather expensive bit of plastlc.
Cool
Does the new lens come with a zoom function?
Seriously hope the recovery goes well
Cataract surgery is one of the modern marvels of surgery , so routine now but such a life changer for people with severe cataracts
 
Old May 17th 2013 | 11:27 pm
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I'm recuperating (quite nicely thank you) from eye surgery to replace the lens in my right eye with some rather expensive bit of plastlc.
Glad to hear about the good recovery.
 
Old May 18th 2013 | 12:30 am
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Originally Posted by Novocastrian
I'm recuperating (quite nicely thank you) from eye surgery to replace the lens in my right eye with some rather expensive bit of plastlc.
Glad to hear the recovery is going well
 
Old May 18th 2013 | 4:00 am
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If the weather is nice and damp, I'll be playing my bagpipes on the beach. I expect most other people around here will be hacking down the jungles in their gardens, sticking duct tape on the holes in their their boats, or burning sausages in their backyards so I'll have the place all to myself. Who was Victoria anyway? Vaguely recall she had something to do with Billy Connolly but he's a lot more famous.
 
Old May 18th 2013 | 4:29 am
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Work, Footy, Beer n BBQ
TFC game now too as the boy got us some tickets :@)
 
Old May 18th 2013 | 5:39 am
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TFC game now too as the boy got us some tickets :@)
Who are they losing to today then?
 
Old May 18th 2013 | 6:22 am
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Who are they losing to today then?
Columbus Crew.

It's time for a win !
 
Old May 19th 2013 | 12:11 am
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Columbus Crew.

It's time for a win !
We lost again

But the reserves won 3-1
 
Old May 19th 2013 | 12:23 pm
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Off to Woodbine beach for fireworks , prepare for house goods arriving Tuesday and recovering from Eurovision weekend !
 
Old May 19th 2013 | 1:03 pm
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If the weather is nice and damp, I'll be playing my bagpipes on the beach. I expect most other people around here will be hacking down the jungles in their gardens, sticking duct tape on the holes in their their boats, or burning sausages in their backyards so I'll have the place all to myself. Who was Victoria anyway? Vaguely recall she had something to do with Billy Connolly but he's a lot more famous.
Wow, where are you located Leith....today I was driving along, and there in solitary splendour was a man playing the bagpipes....I damn near crashed the car, he was in a field all by himself just playing.....what sounded like Oh Flower of Scotland, it was incredible.
 
Old May 19th 2013 | 3:56 pm
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Wow, where are you located Leith....today I was driving along, and there in solitary splendour was a man playing the bagpipes....I damn near crashed the car, he was in a field all by himself just playing.....what sounded like Oh Flower of Scotland, it was incredible.
I can beat that. On my 50th birthday we got the band back together, in Mexico.

In the intervening 20 odd years the lead guitarist had also taken up the bagpipes.

We had the whole neighbourhood out listening to us all night, but god knows what they thought of it all.
 
Old May 19th 2013 | 5:00 pm
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Novo, hope your recovery is going well.

On another note, daughters cadet band is changing from whatever they call it to a pipe and drum band, she will be taking possession of the little practice thingy in the next few weeks, so she can learn the basics over the summer, so she can help teach in september. The dog is terrified of the clarinet, god alone knows what he'll make of pipes
 
Old May 20th 2013 | 4:20 am
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We've been informed there is no happy hour at the Serbian club because it's Victoria Day. Rah.
 
Old May 21st 2013 | 4:01 am
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We spent most of Victoria Day on the road. It's a long way from Chicoutimi to Gatineau, even though there are no traffic lights between the two. None.

Chicoutimi is weird. It shouldn't be there.
 


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