Happy Birthday Canada!

"hahabogus" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Drink a Canadian beer ...today. Or at least smile at
a beaver.

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Happy Canada day!

Doing anything to celebrate?

It's a beautiful day here in Toronto, I am considering going
to the Rib Fest, if not today then this weekend.
(www.torontoribfest.com)

Carrie

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Drink a Canadian beer ...today. Or at least smile at
a beaver.

Happy birthday indeed. I just came back from a vacation in
Canada. What a lovely country! And I must say, they sure do
summer weather better than North Carolina!

--
Peter Aitken

Remove the [censored] from my email address before using.

hahabogus said:

Drink a Canadian beer ...today. Or at least smile at
a beaver.

At this moment I am gazing at a plastic model of an Air
Canada Airbus A-340 airliner that resides on top of my
monitor...will that do...???

Happy Canada Day!

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Best Greg :-)

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Doing anything to celebrate?

I'm smiling at a beaver and drinking several
beers...Actually off to the zoo...Picnic in the
park...Fireworks in the evening....

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Once during Prohibition I was forced to live for days on
nothing but food and water.
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FIELDS, W. C.

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It's a beautiful day here in Toronto, I am considering
going to the Rib Fest, if not today then this weekend.
(www.torontoribfest.com)

We went to the Memorial Day service this morning. It was
very moving.

Tonight we have friends coming over for a barbecue
(steaks, pork chops, burgers). I'm trying a new 'Asian
coleslaw' that incorporates fresh ginger and sesame seed
oil, two of my favorites. Will bake spuds, yes -- bake, no
foil for this gal -- and thinking of doing a barley dish
for one of the gals (vegetarian with multi food problems
who said she'd drop by for a visit but not to bother
cooking anything for her). Nothing fancy but we hope to be
able to eat outside if the blackflies & mosquitoes will
let us -- we've set up a mesh dining tent but blackflies
often laugh at those.

Gabby

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At this moment I am gazing at a plastic model of an Air
Canada Airbus A-340 airliner that resides on top of my
monitor...will that do...???

If it's anything like its namesake, the real Air Canada,
it will promptly register a deficit and try to
annihilate itself.

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waiting for?

Gimli, son of Gloín

One dark day on Usenet said:

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Drink a Canadian beer ...today. Or at least smile at a
beaver.

I'm not touching that comment. ;-)

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Happy birthday indeed. I just came back from a vacation in
Canada. What a lovely country! And I must say, they sure
do summer weather better than North Carolina!

All of my experiences in Canada have been happy ones --
Happy Canada Day, neighbors to the North!

ObFood: My son had his tonsils out yesterday, and spent the
afternoon and evening throwing up (poor kid!). He's much
better today, and is eating chicken soup, jello, pudding,
and even a slice of bread. Wonder if he could handle some
scrambled eggs -- the paperwork I got from the doctor
recommended soft boiled, but he's not a fan of them...

--
J.J. in WA ~ mom, vid gamer, novice cook ~ (COLD to HOT for
e-mail) "Why do my knees feel like the wanna tear up?"
- Carl, ATHF

It is a very beautiful country!

But today we had Gods very own fireworks - thunder and
lightning for about 1/2 hour this afternoon! along with some
more rain.

take care Liz in Calgary, Alberta

Peter Aitken said:

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Quoted message said:

Drink a Canadian beer ...today. Or at least smile at a
beaver.

Happy birthday indeed. I just came back from a vacation in
Canada. What a lovely country! And I must say, they sure do
summer weather better than North Carolina!

Gabby said:

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It's a beautiful day here in Toronto, I am considering
going to the Rib Fest, if not today then this weekend.
(www.torontoribfest.com)

We went to the Memorial Day service this morning. It was
very moving.

Tonight we have friends coming over for a barbecue
(steaks, pork chops, burgers). I'm trying a new 'Asian
coleslaw' that incorporates fresh

ginger

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and sesame seed oil, two of my favorites.

I'm doing this for the 4th:

Easy slaw sparkles with Asian flavors

Sesame and ginger coleslaw

Chicago Tribune Published June 30, 2004

Coleslaw, always a familiar standby for Fourth of July
picnics, gets a tangy update from minced ginger root and soy
sauce in this easy recipe adapted from "The Big Book of
Backyard Cooking" (Chronicle, $19.95), by Betty Rosbottom.
If you want to streamline it even more, you can substitute
one bag of pre-shredded slaw for the cabbage and carrots,
and use pre-washed bagged spinach. Look for rice wine, rice
vinegar and toasted sesame oil in the Asian-foods aisle of
most supermarkets.

Sesame and ginger coleslaw

Preparation time: 20 minutes

Chilling time: 2 hours

Yield: 12 servings

1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar, see note

2/4 cup each: sugar, sesame oil

3 tablespoons peeled, minced ginger root

2 teaspoons soy sauce

3/2 teaspoon salt or to taste

Freshly ground pepper

6 cups shredded green cabbage

3 cups shredded carrots

2 cups fresh spinach leaves, stemmed, thinly sliced, plus
additional leaves

3 tablespoons sesame seeds, toasted, see note

4. Combine vinegar, sesame oil, sugar, ginger root, soy
sauce, salt and pepper to taste in medium bowl; whisk
until sugar has dissolved. Set aside. Combine cabbage,
carrots and spinach in large bowl; pour dressing over and
toss to combine. Season with additional salt and pepper
if desired. Cover; refrigerate 2 hours.

5. Place spinach leaves on a shallow serving bowl or
platter; mound slaw on top. Sprinkle with sesame seeds.

Note: To toast sesame seeds, heat seeds in a small, dry pan,
stirring often, until lightly browned, about 3
minutes. Immediately remove from pan to stop cooking;
be careful not to burn.

Nutrition information per serving:

94 calories, 55% of calories from fat, 6.1 g fat, 0.9 g
saturated fat, 0 mg cholesterol, 9.8 g carbohydrates, 1.6 g
protein, 187 mg sodium, 1.2 g fiber

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ObFood: My son had his tonsils out yesterday, and spent
the afternoon and evening throwing up (poor kid!). He's
much better today, and is eating chicken soup, jello,
pudding, and even a slice of bread. Wonder if he could
handle some scrambled eggs -- the paperwork I got from
the doctor recommended soft boiled, but he's not a fan
of them...

Hard to say. The anesthesia might be making him nauseous but
if he can contemplate the idea of eating eggs, you can try
scrambled/omelette plain. I suspect the problem is
swallowing, not that the eggs would be bad for him. Just
don't give him crisp toast with it.

Also, try sherbets, the kind without milk (I hear but do not
actually believe that there is a thing called sherbet that
has milk in it). Soon, try offering him oatmeal.

--

Certainty of death. Small chance of success. What are we
waiting for?

Gimli, son of Gloín

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ObFood: My son had his tonsils out yesterday, and spent
the afternoon and evening throwing up (poor kid!). He's
much better today, and is eating chicken soup, jello,
pudding, and even a slice of bread. Wonder if he could
handle some scrambled eggs -- the paperwork I got from
the doctor recommended soft boiled, but he's not a fan
of them...

Hard to say. The anesthesia might be making him nauseous
but if he can contemplate the idea of eating eggs, you can
try scrambled/omelette plain. I suspect the problem is
swallowing, not that the eggs would be bad for him. Just
don't give him crisp toast with it.

Also, try sherbets, the kind without milk (I hear but do
not actually believe that there is a thing called sherbet
that has milk in it). Soon, try offering him oatmeal.

Thanks for the suggestions -- he's doing great! He was very
hungry last night and ate some ramen noodles (one of his
favorites) and a hard boiled egg. Now the problem is
reminding him why he shouldn't eat crunchy/crisp things that
will scratch his sore throat... :-)

--
J.J. in WA ~ mom, vid gamer, novice cook ~ (COLD to HOT for
e-mail) "Why do my knees feel like the wanna tear up?"
- Carl, ATHF

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Thanks for the suggestions -- he's doing great! He was
very hungry last night and ate some ramen noodles (one of
his favorites) and a hard boiled egg. Now the problem is
reminding him why he shouldn't eat crunchy/crisp things
that will scratch his sore throat... :-)

Yeah, not the time for chips :-)

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Certainty of death. Small chance of success. What are we
waiting for?

Gimli, son of Gloín

Michel Boucher said:

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At this moment I am gazing at a plastic model of an Air
Canada Airbus A-340 airliner that resides on top of my
monitor...will that do...???

If it's anything like its namesake, the real Air Canada,
it will promptly register a deficit and try to
annihilate itself.

Lol...poor Air Canada, it's a mere pathetic shadow of it's
former self. Even ten or so years ago it was far superior to
any US carrier, even in Economy class. I knew people who
flew from Chicago or wherever to Europe via Toronto or
Montreal because even in "Y" class it was better than any of
the US or even some European majors...now it's jokingly
referred to as "Mapleflot" :-(

The Canadian airline I *really* miss is the old Canadian
Pacific (ignominiously merged into Air Canada). I have some
really neat late - 50's promotional material of theirs -
elaborate ads with route maps that show all their many
commercial activities at the time - airline routes, hotels,
railroads, shipping, etc.

I could have *really* dug flying from Vancouver to Sydney or
Hong Kong or Auckland on a Bristol Britannia turboprop. Slow
goin', but ah, that "Empress" service! ;-)

--
Best Greg channeling the ghost of Max Ward....

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The Canadian airline I *really* miss is the old Canadian
Pacific (ignominiously merged into Air Canada).

The one I miss is Eastern Provincial. It was ignominiously
swallowed up by Canadian.

The problem with Air Canada is that somewhere along the
way, someone forgot why they were created in the first
place back in 1937. The government created an airline to
serve the needs of the country and more specifically
communities for which the big kapitalyists have no
interest. It was a spinoff from rail history when the
government was obliged to create Canadian National Railways
after it was discovered that capital interests left many
communities without means of transport because their
location was off the optimal trail.

Trans Canada Airways was not in the business of turning a
profit, although, as a schedule C Crown Corporation, it had
every right to retain its business income to cover its
operating expenses and thereby reduce the operating transfer
from Parliament.

The unfortunate (and not very invisible) hand of the
Macaroni government can be seen to have caused its eventual
downfall by privatizing it between 1988 and 1989. Any idiot
with half a clue knew then that it would not survive
indefinitely.

Air Canada was the first Western carrier given access to fly
to the Soviet Union in the 1960's. As a Crown Corporation,
it was not only successful, but in continuous expansion
(like its rail predecessor), despite competition. One can
only think that the Rt. Hon. Brilliant Macaroni is a
shareholder in US airlines and was trying to create a vacuum
that would be filled by lowest common denominator carriers
from the US. I wouldn't put it past him.

archives.cbc.caIDD 1 73Open ↗
1125/politics_economy/air_canada/

scripophily.netaircanspecce.htmlOpen ↗

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waiting for?

Gimli, son of Gloín

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The Canadian airline I *really* miss is the old Canadian
Pacific (ignominiously merged into Air Canada).

The one I miss is Eastern Provincial. It was ignominiously
swallowed up by Canadian.

EPA, one of the great ones! Are you familiar with 'Down
East International', the airline featured in the 70's
column "Ace McCool" in the Canadian Aviation Magazine?
Always thought the pilots for Down East were based on
pilots we knew with EPA.

Gabby

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The Canadian airline I *really* miss is the old
Canadian Pacific (ignominiously merged into Air
Canada).

The one I miss is Eastern Provincial. It was
ignominiously swallowed up by Canadian.

EPA, one of the great ones! Are you familiar with 'Down
East International', the airline featured in the 70's
column "Ace McCool" in the Canadian Aviation Magazine?
Always thought the pilots for Down East were based on
pilots we knew with EPA.

No, not fanmiliar. I did find a page on it:

happylanding.comace%20mccool.htmOpen ↗

However, the pilots at EPA were good. They were VERY good.
Leastwise, that was my experience.

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waiting for?

Gimli, son of Gloín

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"Gregory Morrow"
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> The Canadian airline I *really* miss is the old
> Canadian Pacific (ignominiously merged into Air
> Canada).

The one I miss is Eastern Provincial. It was
ignominiously swallowed up by Canadian.

EPA, one of the great ones! Are you familiar with 'Down
East International', the airline featured in the 70's
column "Ace McCool" in the Canadian Aviation Magazine?
Always thought the pilots for Down East were based on
pilots we knew with EPA.

No, not fanmiliar. I did find a page on it:

happylanding.comace%20mccool.htmOpen ↗

However, the pilots at EPA were good. They were VERY good.
Leastwise, that was my experience.

So were the pilots for Down East International -- especially
ACE & Cowboy.

EPA pilots were known to be cowboys who could land a plane
way below the 1/2 mile visibility 200' ceiling regulation
limits -- and did so regularly (50 &
1/8 was rumoured to be THEIR limit). If you took off you
were pretty much guaranteed to land at your destination
regardless of the weather.

Gabby

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EPA pilots were known to be cowboys who could land a plane
way below the 1/2 mile visibility 200' ceiling regulation
limits -- and did so regularly (50 & 1/8 was rumoured to
be THEIR limit). If you took off you were pretty much
guaranteed to land at your destination regardless of the
weather.

I remember that, but they still wouldn't use Saint John
airport half the year :-)

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Certainty of death. Small chance of success. What are we
waiting for?

Gimli, son of Gloín