We headed for the capital of Newfoundland. We drove through places with names like Gander, Bonavista, Carbonear, Heart’s Content, Harbour Grace, Conception Bay, Placentia, and went on to Torbay to take the ferry to Sydney, Nova Scotia. There is one tale to tell about this part of journey. Taffy while running near Twillingate had stepped
Sears is a wonderful organization. One wonders sometimes about their benevolent and easy going return policy, but there’s no doubt their customer service works and we keep going back for more. When electronic calculators were just coming on the market, they were quite a novelty and sometimes they actually worked. This is a story about
It was 1986 and “Just Kids” was formed by Vivian Aitken. The video below was taken by me at one of their few performances. Vivian Aitken passed away within a year of forming the Just Kids group. Please Click on the Image Below [hana-flv-player video=”https://cscane.com/wp-content/videos/justkids_686.flv” width=”400″ height=”320″ description=”This Video was taken by Chris Cane with
One night 4 college students were partying until late and did not study for a history test which was scheduled for the next day. In the morning, they thought of a plan. They made themselves look as dirty as possible, with grease and dirt. They then went to the teacher and said that they had
The RAF (Royal Air Force) at Goose Bay flew Vulcan’s on “nap of the earth flights” over the Canadian tundra. These were training missions as the tundra was similar to that of the USSR. The planes were equipped with terrain following radar which allowed these special aircraft to fly at a fixed altitude above the
This week I received yet another email from my twisted friend with an interesting list of reasons that fights get started. It began >>>> How Fights Start…….
After loading Taffy and Newf on the boat, our southbound trip began. Once again, it’s the summer of 1971. Our VW camper is lashed down to the top of one of two hatch covers on the coastal boat. The trip south was to be fairly quick as she had disgorged most of her mail and
Our wedded bliss began immediately following our wedding in September ’69 when Cheryl and I moved to Goose Bay in the territory of Labrador in the province of Newfoundland. With that much description, you’d think it was a very big place -you’d have to think again. Think of a small town you’ve been to –
A friend who calls me “Twisted” emailed me this a couple of days ago. I thought it might be a good thing to share with my friends. This is an article submitted to a 1999 Louisville Sentinel contest to find out who had the wildest Christmas dinners. It won first prize. As a joke, my
Three men died on Christmas Eve and were met by Saint Peter at the Pearly Gates. “In honor of this Holy season” Saint Peter said, “You must each possess something that symbolizes Christmas to get into heaven.” The first man fumbled through his pockets and pulled out a lighter. He flicked it on. “It