If the weather here sucks, I wonder what the weather was like in Rouyn Noranda ... Winter in Alberta was spring weather in that area.
Weather here can and has been very hot. Winters in my area, are a breeze. Only a whimp would not be able to handle it.
Yes I love the ocean etc. I also love the mountains. As for politics ... it's I have yet to hear of a place where the politicians were angels and nothing was corrupt.
Atleast in here I am allowed to be who I am and my kids won't get beaten up because they speak English. (They also speak French) ... Then again I'm don't feel safe in Edmonton anymore and I grew up here... not sure there is any place that is 100% safe.
Would I prefer to be back living in the country out of the dirt and noise of the city? YES Would I prefer to not have to put up with a lot of the stupid people in the city? yes ... nclude stupid people in the country.
13. A loud TV or radio can be a better deterrent than the best alarm system. If you're reluctant to leave your TV on while you're out of town, you can buy a $35 device that works on a timer and simulates the flickering glow of a real television. (Find it at faketv.com.) 14. Sometimes, I carry a clipboard. Sometimes, I dress like a lawn guy and carry a rake. I do my best to never, ever look like a crook.
15. The two things I hate most: loud dogs and nosy neighbors.
16. I'll break a window to get in, even if it makes a little noise. If your neighbor hears one loud sound, he'll stop what he's doing and wait to hear it again. If he doesn't hear it again, he'll just go back to what he was doing. It's human nature. 17. I'm not complaining, but why would you pay all that money for a fancy alarm system and leave your house without setting it?
18. I love looking in your windows. I'm looking for signs that you're home, and for flat screen TVs or gaming systems I'd like. I'll drive or walk through your neighborhood at night, before you close the blinds, just to pick my targets.
19. Avoid announcing your vacation on your Facebook page. It's easier than you think to look up your address. 20. To you, leaving that window open just a crack during the day is a way to let in a little fresh air. To me, it's an invitation.
21. If you don't answer when I knock, I try the door. Occasionally, I hit the jackpot and walk right in.
Sources: Convicted burglars in North Carolina , Oregon , California , Kentucky, security consultant Chris McGoey, who runs crimedoctor.com; and Richard T. Wright, a criminology professor at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, who interviewed 105 burglars for his book Burglars on the Job. Protection for you and your home: If you don't have a gun, here's a more humane way to wreck someone's evil plans for you.
Wasp Spray When asked by a concerned person about using pepper spray, the local police department recommended that she get a can of wasp spray instead. The wasp spray, they told her, can shoot up to twenty feet away and is more accurate, while with the pepper spray, they have to get too close and could overpower you. The wasp spray temporarily blinds an attacker until they get to the hospital for an antidote.
Wasp And Hornet Spray On the heels of a break in and beating in Toledo , self defense experts have a tip that could save your life. A teacher in the art of self-defense has told his students for decades to keep a can of wasp and hornet spray near their door or bed. "This is better than anything I can teach them." It is inexpensive, easy to find, and more effective than mace or pepper spray. The cans typically shoot 20 to 30 feet; so if someone tries to break into your home, "spray the culprit in the eyes".
Twenty One Things Your Burglar Won't Tell You: 1. Of course I look familiar. I was here just last week cleaning your carpets, painting your shutters, or delivering your new refrigerator.
2. Hey, thanks for letting me use the bathroom when I was working in your yard last week. While I was in there, I unlatched the back window to make my return a little easier.
3. Love those flowers. That tells me you have taste ... and taste means there are nice things inside. Those yard toys your kids leave out always make me wonder what type of gaming system they have.
4. Yes, I really do look for newspapers piled up on the driveway. And I might leave a pizza flyer in your front door to see how long it takes you to remove it.
5. If it snows while you're out of town, get a neighbor to create car and foot tracks into the house. Virgin drifts in the driveway are a dead giveaway.
6. If decorative glass is part of your front entrance, don't let your alarm company install the control pad where I can see if it's set. That makes it too easy.
7. A good security company alarms the window over the sink. And the windows on the second floor, which often access the master bedroom-and your jewelry. It's not a bad idea to put motion detectors up there too.
8. It's raining, you're fumbling with your umbrella, and you forget to lock your door-understandable. But understand this: I don't take a day off because of bad weather.
9. I always knock first. If you answer, I'll ask for directions somewhere or offer to clean your gutters. (Don't take me up on it.)
10. Do you really think I won't look in your sock drawer? I always check dresser drawers, the bedside table, and the medicine cabinet.
11. Helpful hint: I almost never go into kids' rooms.
12. You're right: I won't have enough time to break into that safe where you keep your valuables. But if it's not bolted down, I'll take it with me.
Curtis & Leroy saw an ad in the The Oxford Eagle Newspaper inOxford, MS and bought a mule for $100. The farmer agreed to deliver the mule the next day.
The next morning the farmer drove up and said, "Sorry, fellers, I have some bad news, the mule died last night."
Curtis & Leroy replied, "Well, then just give us our money back."
The farmer said, "Can't do that. I went and spent it already."
They said, "OK then, just bring us the dead mule."
The farmer asked, "What in the world ya'll gonna do with a dead mule?"
Curtis said, "We're gonna raffle him off."
The farmer said, "You can't raffle off a dead mule!"
Leroy said, "We shore can! Heck, we don't hafta tell nobody he's dead!"
A couple of weeks later, the farmer ran into Curtis & Leroy at the Piggly Wiggly grocery store and asked, "What'd you fellers ever dowith that dead mule?"
Curtis said, "We raffled him off like we said we wuz gonna do."
Leroy said, "Shucks, we sold 500 tickets fer two dollars apiece and made a profit of $898."
The farmer said,"My Lord, didn't anyone complain?"
Curtis said, "Well, the feller who won, got upset. So we gave him his two dollars back."
Four friends spend weeks planning the perfect girls' getaway trip - shopping, casinos, massages, facials.
Two days before the group is to leave Mary's husband puts his foot down and tells her she isn't going.
Mary's friends are very upset that she can't go, but what can they do?
Two days later the three get to the hotel only to find Mary sitting in the bar drinking a glass of wine.
"Wow, how long you been here and how did you talk your husband into letting you go?"
"Well, I've been here since last night........... Yesterday evening I was sitting on the couch and my husband came up behind me and put his hands over my eyes and said 'Guess who'?"
"I pulled his hands off to find all he was wearing was his birthday suit. He took my hand and led me to our bedroom. The room was scented with perfume, had two dozen candles and rose petals all over.............On the bed, he had handcuffs and ropes! He told me to tie and cuff him to the bed, so I did. And then he said, "Now, you can do whatever you want."
Getting a hairdryer through Customs ... A distinguished young woman on a flight from Ireland asked the Priest beside her, 'Father, may I ask a favor?'' Of course, child. What may I do for you?'
'Well, I bought an expensive woman's electronic hair dryer for my mother's birthday that is unopened and well over the Customs limits, and I'm afraid they'll confiscate it. Is there any way you could carry it through customs for me? Under your robes perhaps?' 'I would love to help you, dear, but I must warn you: I will not lie.'
'With your honest face, Father, no one will question you.' When they got to Customs, she let the priest go ahead of her.
The official asked, 'Father, do you have anything to declare?' 'From the top of my head down to my waist, I have nothing to declare.'
The official thought this answer strange, so asked, 'And what do you have to declare from your waist to the floor?' 'I have a marvelous instrument designed to be used on a woman, but which is, to date, unused.'
Roaring with laughter, the official said, 'Go ahead, Father. Next!'
I am finally watching an old great movie Brian and I have never seen. "Dr Zivago". I have been allowing myself to stop long enough to watch a movie or catch up with the ones I wanted to see but never took the time to do so.
My version of stopping to smell the roses. Last Monday I looked at what housework needed to be done, and figured to hell with it, if it's a holiday, I taking one from house work and painted all day.
I get the feeling that now instead of stopping to have that smoke, you will see things you'd normally miss. You will be able to stop long enough to not miss a great shot with that camera of yours.
Because of the work I am involved in, I am curious about how other people sort out feelings and thoughts. Some use a journal or writing,exercise or music.
I am curious to find out other forms people use. It would be a great idea to learn other methods so it can be used to help the people I work with. Not all of them are able or interested in using art, or feel secure enough to use this form of exploration.
If any of you would not mind posting other methods, it would be greatly appreciated.
(Sorry but self medication, drinking, something addictive is not what I have in mind.)
Unfortunately it's become another playground for immature adults to play or scamers to pull their schemes.
On line allows people to play at who they want to be, but when it comes to showing their real selves, and facing the other person ... they back out. (not for everyone, just the ones that don't understand the real meaning of a relationship and think on line stuff is always real.)
It's a sad situation no matter how you look at it.
The actions of the so called adult will never be totally understood. I can not imagine what the father is going through, after finding his sons the way he did.
I am waiting to find out if she had post parteum or something else. (Lawyers will say anything for their clients)
I will never understand a parent that has to kill their children to get back at the other parent.
A six year old goes to the hospital with her Grandmother to visit her Grandpa. When they get to the hospital, she runs ahead of her Grandma and bursts into her Grandpa's room...
"Grandpa, Grandpa," she says excitedly, "As soon as Grandma comes into the room, make a noise like a frog!"
"What?" said her groggy Grandpa.
The little girl repeated, "Make a noise like a frog - because Grandma said that
as soon as you croak, we're all going to Disneyland."
A hooded robber burst into a Texas Bank and forced the tellers to load a sack full of cash.
On his way out the door a brave Texas customer grabbed the hood and pulled it off revealing the robber's face.
The robber shot the customer without a moment's hesitation. He then looked around the bank and noticed one of the tellers looking straight at him. The robber instantly shot him also.
Everyone else, by now very scared, looked intently down at the floor in silence.
The Robber yelled, "Well, did anyone else see my face?"
There are a few moments of utter silence, in which everyone was plainly afraid to speak. Then one old man tentatively raised his hand and said, "I think my wife may have caught a glimpse of you."
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