Text 10401, 88 rader
Skriven 2008-07-11 14:11:48 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 10302 av hap newsom (1:124/311)
Ärende: keeping cool
====================
Hi Hap,

->  hn> someone who has a particularly good
->  hn> vantage point that I can set up without
->  hn> too much of a crowd around. So far I have not
->  hn> been too successful at finding that locale!

-> Scout out a good location in the months to come, then make friends with
-> the property owner.  Offer an incentive to let you shoot on his
-> property.

 hn> Have done a bit of that, but not found the
 hn> "perfect" locale yet. I'm patient, and sooner
 hn> or later I'll spot the ideal roof, or balcony
 hn> and visit with the owners.

After all, the saying is, "good things come to those that wait"; keep
that in mind as you look for sites. But, "he who hesitates is lost" so
don't put off the search too long. (G)

->  hn> LOVED the trades! When Anne and I were first
->  hn> married, we could clean house by simply opening
->  hn> the doors to the lanai, and the front door...if it
->  hn> wasn't too heavy or nailed down, it would fly

-> We didn't have that but I can picture it in my imagination.(G)

 hn> It was Anne's first experience with
 hn> them and she loved the effect!
 hn> Made cleaning house more a
 hn> matter of holding things down
 hn> rather than picking them up!

It does seem rather fun--sort of a Mary Poppins sweep without Mary
around. You would just have to make sure thngs that you didn't want
blown away were well anchored down. After all, you couldn't tell the
electric company that "my bill was blown away as I was leaning house",
could you. It just wouldn't fly.

->  hn> Hmmm, maybe you should get some of those
->  hn> electric scissors!

-> I've got a couple of those too--one battery operated, the other with a
-> cord. The first ones I bought, 2nd were in a box of misc. sewing stuff I
-> got at a yard sale this spring.  It's harder using those with the ruler
-> & mat to cut what you need.  Great for cutting long, straight pieces for
-> a garment but small pieces for qulting, not so handy.

 hn> Hmmm, ok then....I guess you need a young
 hn> assistant! Start training the grand kid! (grin)

He will learn in time; right now he's a bit too young and too far away.
He loves helping his mom in the kitchen so maybe I can bribe him with a
cookie making session. (G)

->  hn> attitudes of Quebec'ers doesn't ease that tension in
->  hn> the least! Many of them refuse to speak english, and
->  hn> demand that everyone they meet speak french to
->  hn> them...even when they travel to other provinces...at
->  hn> least that's what I'm told by some friends from BC.

-> And what do they think of French foods? It sounds like they're like some
-> Americans who insist on using English exclusively, not even trying a bit
-> of another language, when in another country. They're the ones that
-> complain about not being able to get a hamburger--or should I say used
-> to complain now that McD's is on every other corner of the world.

 hn> Chatting with some Canadian friends Tuesday night
 hn> and evidently there's a LOT of resentment in Canada
 hn> against the Quebec'ers, and consequently a lot of
 hn> prejudice against them as well. Certainly bore out
 hn> what I found at the ball game...Even the East Coast
 hn> Canadians were pretty vocally anti Quebec.

Maybe they should try the secessionist thing again?  BTW, how do you ask
for a Big Mac in French--or do its jingle (which I'm hearing on TV
again)?

---
Catch you later,
Ruth
rchaffly@earthlink.net  FIDO 1:396/45.28


... A truly wise person knows that he knows not.

--- PPoint 3.01
 * Origin: Sew! That's My Point (1:396/45.28)