Trailer lino split and it is now in the shop
to be replaced

If my body was a car...
This is the time I would be thinking about trading it in for a newermodel.
I've got bumps and dents and scratches in my finish and my paint job is getting a little dull, but that's not the worst of it.
My fenders are too wide to be considered stylish. They were once assleek as a little MG; now they look more like my mother's old Buick.
Myseat cushions have split open at the seams. My seats are sagging.Seat belts? I gave up all belts when Tim Horton's opened a shop in myneighborhood.Air bags? Forget it. The only bags I have these days are under my eyes.Not counting the saddlebags, of course.
I have soooooo many miles on my odometer. Sure, I've been many placesand seen many things, but when's the last time an appraiser factored lifeexperiences against depreciation?
My headlights are out of focus andit's especially hard to see things up close.
My reaction is not as graceful as it once was. I slip and slide and skidand bump into things even in the best of weather.My whitewalls are stained with varicose veins. It takes me hours toreach my maximum speed.I'm burning fuel at an inefficient rate.
But here's the worst of it - almost every time I sneeze or cough, myradiator seems to leak and sometimes my tail pipe sounds off.

Hi 

Calgary Floods

Hi All,
We are all OK. Cathy,Raymond,Emma,John, Philippa andDarrel and kids.
No flooded basements.

Looking at the next camp site though the trees 

Looking from camp site to the badlands 

Tolman Bridge Campground

This weekend June 10 05 camping at Tolman Bridge AB

Idiot Sighting

They Walk Among Us.....

You may have seen these groaners before...but here goes again...

IDIOTS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD:I live in a semi-rural area. We recently had a new neighbor call the localtownship administrative office to request the removal of the Deer Crossingsign on our road. The reason: "too many deer were being hit by cars" andhe didn't want them to cross there anymore.______________________________________________________

IDIOTS IN FOOD SERVICE:My daughter went to a local Taco Bell and ordered a taco. She asked theperson behind the counter for "minimal lettuce." He said he was sorry, butthey only had iceberg.______________________________________________

IDIOT SIGHTING:I was at the airport, checking in at the gate when an airport employeeasked, "Has anyone put anything in your baggage without your knowledge?" Towhich I replied, "If it was without my knowledge, how would I know?" Hesmiled knowingly and nodded, "That's why we ask."_______________________________________________________

IDIOT SIGHTING:The stoplight on the corner buzzes when it's safe to cross the street. Iwas crossing with an intellectually challenged coworker of mine when sheasked if I knew what the buzzer was for. I explained that it signals blindpeople when the light is red. Appalled, she responded, "What on earth areblind people doing driving?!"___________________________________________________

IDIOT SIGHTING:At a good-bye luncheon for an old and dear coworker who was leaving thecompany due to "downsizing," our manager commented cheerfully, "this is fun.We should do this more often." Not a word was spoken. We all just lookedat each other with that deer-in-the-headlights stare.________________________________________

IDIOT SIGHTING:I work with an individual who plugged her power strip back into itself andfor the life of her couldn't understand why her system would not turn on._____________________________________________________

IDIOT SIGHTING:When my husband and I arrived at an automobile dealership to pick up ourcar, we were told the keys had been locked in it. We went to the servicedepartment and found a mechanic working feverishly to unlock the driver'sside door. As I watched from the passenger side, I instinctively tried thedoor handle and discovered that it was unlocked. "Hey," I announced to thetechnician, "it's open!" To which he replied, "I know - I already got thatside."They walk among us..............scary_____