THEY MUST BE CANADIANS EH:))

 LAKE HURON WAS ANGRY TODAY

Although we only ended up with a slight skiff of snow overnight, the high winds knocked our power out about 10:15.  The power was restored sometime between midnight and 3 a.m.  With twigs and branches striking the house, and no power, I slept in my warm clothes all night, just in case I had to get up, grab a hammer and some nails, and go put the roof back on.  After cleaning up a couple of armfuls of small branches out in the front yard and on the road, I fired up Subie this morning and took a drive around the Park to see if there was any wind damage anywhere.  Just small branches and twigs here and there.  I then drove to Bayfield's beach, where I knew, with all this sustained wind, there would be waves breaking over the piers at the mouth of the Bayfield River.  I was almost surprised there weren't any young surfers in wetsuits jumping off the pier into the cold, churning waves.  Following that, I took a cruise up and back along Bayfield's Main Street.  I noticed the usual coffee clutch of guys standing outside in the windy cold, drinking their hot coffee.  Snapped a pic going by, then turned around and came back down the street to snap one more, and to my surprise, they all turned and watched me go by with some of them waving.  I managed a quick wave back, and I'm still puzzled as to why they all turned my way and waved.  A split second after I took the second picture, the fellow on the extreme right launched into such a big, stretching left arm wave that I thought he was going to get himself airborne.  Home again, I stayed inside out of the cold, windy weather.  

 STORMY LOOKING SKIES LOOKING WEST TOWARDS THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE LAKE

 EVEN THE SEAGULLS WERE GROUNDED IN TODAY'S HIGH WINDS

 SOME KIND OF CONSTRUCTION IS GOING ON NEAR BAYFIELD'S BEACH AT THE PUBLIC WASHROOMS

 

 BOATERS CABINS AWAIT NEXT SUMMER'S BOATERS

 I THINK THESE FELLERS WAIT ALL SUMMER FOR A GOOD OLD COLD NOVEMBER DAY TO STAND OUTSIDE THE COFFEE SHOP AND SHOOT THE BREEZE

 THEY LOOK LIKE A FRIENDLY BUNCH.....MUST BE CANADIANS EH:))

A year ago today, Kelly's youngest son, Ben, and his two sons came for a visit.  The two boys had made 'get well' cards for Kelly.  It was an emotional visit, and especially so when Kelly said goodbye to the two young boys, knowing she may never see them again.  

 NOT SURE BUT I THINK THAT SHIRT KELLY WAS WEARING MAY HAVE BEEN HER DADS

Al's Music Box:: Rainy Days And Mondays by The Carpenters.

GROANER'S CORNER:(( Two hunters are out in the woods when one of them collapses. He doesn't seem to be breathing, and his eyes are glazed. The other guy whips out his phone and calls the emergency services.  He gasps, "My friend is dead! What can I do?". .The operator says, "Calm down. I can help. First, let's make sure he's dead."   There is a silence, then a shot is heard. Back on the phone, the guy says, "OK, now what?" 

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A cowboy rides into town on Friday, stays three days, and leaves on Friday. How does he do it?  The horse's name is Friday

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- What kind of money do fishermen make?
Net profits!

- What do you get if you cross a salmon, a bird's leg, and a hand?  Birdsthigh fish fingers!

- What kind of noise annoys an oyster?  A noisy noise annoys an oyster! (Try saying that fast!)

- What kind of fish goes well with ice cream?  Jellyfish!

Where does seaweed look for a job?
In the 'Kelp-wanted' ads!

Why is a fish easy to weigh?  Because it has its own scales!

Why are dolphins cleverer than humans?
Within 3 hours they can train a man to stand at the side of a pool and feed them fish!

To whom do fish go to borrow money?  the Loan Shark!

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IN CASE THEY GET SNOWED IN FOR A FEW DAYS

We are in the path of a large cold front, which might be packing a wind-driven snow-loaded punch.  I remember it was the end of November last year that we had our first major snowstorm of the season.  Weather advisories have already been posted for our area.  Lorraine (Woodsy) headed back to Stratford this afternoon for a few days, and just made it in time, as sleet began bouncing off her windshield.  Lorraine and I slipped up to Goderich this morning to pick up a few grocery things.  A lot of people in Walmart were stocking up in case they get snowed in for a few days.

Al's Music Box:: Age Of Aquarius by the Fifth Dimension.

GROANER'S CORNER:(( A grizzled old man was eating in a truck stop when three very large, leathered bikers walked in. The first walked up to the old man, pushed his cigarette into the old man's pie, and then took a seat at the counter.  The second walked up to the old man, spat into the old man's milk, and then he too took a seat at the counter.  The third walked up to the old man, turned over the old man's plate, and then he took a seat at the counter.  Without a word of protest, the old man quietly left the diner.  Shortly thereafter, one of the bikers said to the waitress, "Humph, not much of a man, was he?"  The waitress replied, "Not much of a truck driver either. He just backed his big-rig over three motorcycles."

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- How did the blind woman pierce her ear?
Answering the stapler.

- How much do pirates charge to pierce someone's ears?  A buck an ear.

- The annoying crow who wouldn't shut up lost its job. Why?  Well, there was just caws.

The managing partner in an accounting firm is very annoyed with one of his junior partners and has called him in to chastise him. "How could you possibly advise the client in the way you did? That was completely unethical. We are always conscious of Ethics in this firm. You do know what Ethics is don't you?"
The young partner is offended. "Of course, I know what Ethics is. It's a county in southern England."

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