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Forum: The Maple Leaf
Aug 14th 2021, 4:30 am
Replies: 4
Views: 538
Posted By Hawkmoon77

Re: Visiting Princeton, BC

Thanks for the reply Scilly, but I was hoping for someone 'on the ground' so to speak.
The BC wildfire interactive map shows the nearest fire as out of control, but not spreading. :unsure:
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Aug 14th 2021, 3:26 am
Replies: 4
Views: 538
Posted By Hawkmoon77

Visiting Princeton, BC

My wife is scheduled to visit Princeton, BC, but she is concerned about Covid, smoke and the wildfire burning east of Manning park.
Can anyone who is in that area, or who has traveled through, shed...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
May 11th 2021, 11:06 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 507
Posted By Hawkmoon77

Re: Black Marketeers WW2

Not sure if this is relevant, as you asked for Canadian Black Marketeers, but FWIW:

My Grandad served in the Royal Navy, and was at the Allied invasion of Sicily. He told me that as the troops...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Feb 25th 2021, 9:54 pm
Replies: 25
Views: 2,352
Posted By Hawkmoon77

Re: Heat pumps

We had one installed. Quiet, efficient and as BristolUK mentioned, you have the bonus of an aircon in summer
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Feb 25th 2021, 2:32 pm
Replies: 400
Views: 37,148
Posted By Hawkmoon77

Re: Cricket

I mentioned it once, but I think I got away with it....
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Feb 24th 2021, 9:54 pm
Replies: 400
Views: 37,148
Posted By Hawkmoon77

Re: Cricket

Are we all just keeping quiet about the cricket now? :sneaky:
Well played India.
Not so well played England
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Feb 15th 2021, 9:35 pm
Replies: 400
Views: 37,148
Posted By Hawkmoon77

Re: Cricket

I feel that Leach is pretty darn good, *IF* paired with Foakes as keeper.
Nice to see the Beard to be Feared back as well.
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Dec 15th 2020, 8:35 pm
Replies: 132
Views: 14,678
Posted By Hawkmoon77

Re: The nice Christmas music thread

I think Annie Lennox is simply brilliant on this version

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlsJD8RlhbI
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Nov 23rd 2020, 11:36 pm
Replies: 132
Views: 14,678
Posted By Hawkmoon77

Re: The nice Christmas music thread

...because nothing says "traditional Christmas" like a band called Death Dealer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74vtllYwKks
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Nov 6th 2020, 3:55 pm
Replies: 25
Views: 1,910
Posted By Hawkmoon77

Smile Re: Words of 2020

...along with "can you see my screen?"
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Oct 21st 2020, 4:00 pm
Replies: 35
Views: 1,620
Posted By Hawkmoon77

Re: Desert Island Album

Top 10 is a lot easier :) but the original post was the harder 1 album

As for Masters of Reality, I prefer their eponymous debut personally, even though it lacks Ginger baker's drumming
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Oct 19th 2020, 3:38 pm
Replies: 35
Views: 1,620
Posted By Hawkmoon77

Re: Desert Island Album

Thanks for the link BristolUK - I had already read it & was thinking that Space Ritual should be in in there. (Or Live Chronicles)
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Oct 13th 2020, 9:10 pm
Replies: 35
Views: 1,620
Posted By Hawkmoon77

Re: Desert Island Album

Either Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow or Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds, both of which I wore out on vinyl.
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Oct 6th 2020, 10:39 pm
Replies: 223
Views: 29,378
Posted By Hawkmoon77

Re: Celebrity Croakers 2020

Eddie Van Halen. Guitar hero par excellence.

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/oct/06/eddie-van-halen-dead-age-65
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Jul 8th 2020, 9:25 pm
Replies: 400
Views: 37,148
Posted By Hawkmoon77

Re: Cricket

Well after all the fanfare, that was an inevitable damp squib.

:confused_smile:
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Mar 26th 2020, 6:14 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 1,173
Posted By Hawkmoon77

Re: COVID 19 affecting existing travel plans

User error : scrolling to the bottom of the page I was able to get full credit for the flight, valid until Mar 31 2021

Thanks for the replies, hope everyone else can sort something out.
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Mar 26th 2020, 12:24 am
Replies: 15
Views: 1,173
Posted By Hawkmoon77

Re: COVID 19 affecting existing travel plans

Thanks for that JS, it does read that way.
But when I tried to do that, pesky online form wants to charge me $193 cancellation fee.
Tried phoning, but warned I would have to wait 60 mins, which I...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Mar 25th 2020, 3:54 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 1,173
Posted By Hawkmoon77

COVID 19 affecting existing travel plans

Last Feb, I booked a flight to UK for my brother's wedding in May.

He has sensibly postponed his wedding, but looking at the Air Canada website, I'm not sure if I qualify for refund or even credit...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Mar 20th 2020, 10:44 pm
Replies: 213
Views: 19,966
Posted By Hawkmoon77

Thumbs up Re: Upsides of Coronavirus - positive vibes only :)

England cricket team won't lose a single test in the away series to SL or the home series with WI
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Mar 17th 2020, 3:35 pm
Replies: 6,426
Views: 354,528
Posted By Hawkmoon77

Re: Coronavirus

I hear you. Guitar lesson cancelled. How am I going to play like Richard Thompson if a global pandemic is holding me back? Hmmm?
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Mar 17th 2020, 3:25 pm
Replies: 1,249
Views: 73,070
Posted By Hawkmoon77

Re: The Alternative Good Music Thread

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uyNCg5D-Ow

Kick out the Jams MFs!
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Jan 2nd 2020, 4:58 pm
Replies: 2,433
Views: 239,541
Posted By Hawkmoon77

Re: Goggle box- anything worth watching on TV?

I rather enjoyed the latest 'Dracula' on BBC1.

Note to producers of the woeful War of the Worlds remake - that's how to do a revamp
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Dec 20th 2019, 4:05 pm
Replies: 132
Views: 14,678
Posted By Hawkmoon77

Re: The nice Christmas music thread

If this song doesn't make you all warm and glowy inside...something probably will

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxqQtUQErhQ
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Oct 24th 2019, 4:43 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 778
Posted By Hawkmoon77

Re: Teletext Archaeologist

When I was working as a geophysicist in the 90s we had been using t'interweb since 1993, possibly earlier (my memory is hazy)
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Oct 22nd 2019, 3:07 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 778
Posted By Hawkmoon77

Re: Teletext Archaeologist

Pre internet days, I used pages 340 - 350 to follow cricket scores.
You could even watch telly & have the test score in the corner of the screen :thumbup:
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