tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14655370.post116481348440081221..comments2023-11-05T05:49:14.023-05:00Comments on Rust Belt Ramblings: Like a Caged Rat, eh?Pregohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02956114382782427084noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14655370.post-1165179234282499962006-12-03T15:53:00.000-05:002006-12-03T15:53:00.000-05:00You should write a MasterCard ad:Hockey pads & hel...You should write a MasterCard ad:<BR/>Hockey pads & helmet from Canada: super-cheap.<BR/>cross border traffic: unbearable.<BR/>Visions of your son winning the Stanely Cup, priceless.Jacques Rouxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11689873700660328770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14655370.post-1165084403607830982006-12-02T13:33:00.000-05:002006-12-02T13:33:00.000-05:00I've never been to Canada. I had a friend come ba...I've never been to Canada. I had a friend come back recently and she was terrified of the ordeal. <BR/><BR/>Sounds like you found some good deals and you made the little guy happy.<BR/><BR/>Love your new picture.Carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17204364995075643954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14655370.post-1165000854576139582006-12-01T14:20:00.000-05:002006-12-01T14:20:00.000-05:00Nice story. The whole idea of popping into another...Nice story. The whole idea of popping into another country is really wierd to us Brits. Although I guess that the channel tunnel makes it a bit more feasible nowadays.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14655370.post-1164998427011352472006-12-01T13:40:00.000-05:002006-12-01T13:40:00.000-05:00what a handsome little man ya got there!i love hoc...what a handsome little man ya got there!<BR/><BR/>i love hockey, but the nearest rink is over an hour from us, and we have but a pitiful AAA team here... the portland Winterhawks. they might even be double A.<BR/><BR/>My neihgbors always make funny comments about driving while brown being a crime... they get stopped twice as often as i do. I had a tail light out and was stopped and told i should get it fixed and let go. The neighbor (who is a permanent resident alien from Mexico) got pulled over for a taillight out a few days after i did and was sited 170 bucks for equipment violation. ouch.<BR/><BR/>michele sent me.Dak-Indhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11922284439644261724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14655370.post-1164997469960175342006-12-01T13:24:00.000-05:002006-12-01T13:24:00.000-05:00The land of hockey helmets, Tim Hortons, and lack ...The land of hockey helmets, Tim Hortons, and lack of guns welcomes you. Politely. ;)<BR/><BR/>Hi from Michele's.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14655370.post-1164994290220361912006-12-01T12:31:00.000-05:002006-12-01T12:31:00.000-05:00So even in the frustration of d r i v i n g slowly...So even in the frustration of d r i v i n g slowly, you were able to purchase your much-needed hockey items AND get brownine points for visiting your sister?<BR/><BR/>Way to go. If you cooked dinner for the family, I would call a trifecta.<BR/>:)angela mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13363409305449687389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14655370.post-1164990600692569922006-12-01T11:30:00.000-05:002006-12-01T11:30:00.000-05:00Cutest. Thing. EVER.I must know, though...how do...Cutest. Thing. EVER.<BR/><BR/>I must know, though...how does it come about that a tire store carries hockey gear?<BR/><BR/>Michele sent me!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14655370.post-1164984511752075032006-12-01T09:48:00.000-05:002006-12-01T09:48:00.000-05:00I'm sorry you didn't get to spend more time in our...I'm sorry you didn't get to spend more time in our lovely country. We don't shoot anybody. We invite them in, give them whatever they want, then thank them for putting Canada at the top of their list.<BR/><BR/>As always, my friend, you've made me smile. How many times have I been on a Daddy-mission to make the little man happy. Happy sigh...carmilevyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00360045114379957605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14655370.post-1164981752667384022006-12-01T09:02:00.000-05:002006-12-01T09:02:00.000-05:00Don't know much about hockey, but when I lived in ...Don't know much about hockey, but when I lived in W NY, I learned the Canadian holidays and knew to avoid the bridges and the malls on those dayssagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14655370.post-1164979708241827482006-12-01T08:28:00.000-05:002006-12-01T08:28:00.000-05:00Mutiny on the Bounty rocks. Although it's really, ...Mutiny on the Bounty rocks. Although it's really, really long. . . the first one. Couldn't get through the remake. <BR/><BR/>Glad you got some good Canadien hockey gear. I can't even stand up in skates, so it amazes me that people can stand up and chase a puck with a stick in their hands while a bunch of other people try to knock them into the wall. Here from Michele.Carli N. Wendellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00742667098083971382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14655370.post-1164979465924517352006-12-01T08:24:00.000-05:002006-12-01T08:24:00.000-05:00Hockey Helmet for the toddler, huh? I'm surprised ...Hockey Helmet for the toddler, huh? I'm surprised you waited this long to get him one. If my husband had sent in the right troops and we had been blessed with a son, he would have had him wearing it before the cord was cut. How 'bout those Sabres, will we go into overtime tonight? <BR/>Toodles, <BR/>MaryanneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14655370.post-1164949505322741442006-12-01T00:05:00.000-05:002006-12-01T00:05:00.000-05:00It sounds like you may need to wear a hockey helme...It sounds like you may need to wear a hockey helmet for your border crossings, Prego.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for leaving me laughing out loud, shaking my head and wondering how such a cute kid came from such an, um, well, rugged father.Kevin J. Hoseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16237600081433004831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14655370.post-1164932664482798262006-11-30T19:24:00.000-05:002006-11-30T19:24:00.000-05:00It's funny how the traffic flows at the US-Canada ...It's funny how the traffic flows at the US-Canada borders have reversed now that the U.S. dollar has tanked relative to the Canadian dollar. And boy do I hate traffic so I only cross to Windsor Ontario when I have to.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, the helmet for Fletchmaster is a worthy investment for his future hockey career. And if you can get him to wear it in the car, think of all the extra impact protection he'll have(!), (something which he'll hopefully never have to use).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14655370.post-1164924999168111862006-11-30T17:16:00.000-05:002006-11-30T17:16:00.000-05:00I'd take the rubber-glove treatment from a hot red...I'd take the rubber-glove treatment from a hot redhead in the name of security. Regrettably, that's seldom the case. Good luck on your trip.<BR/><BR/>Regarding the Fletch-Master General, his moniker is more of an ode to the Mutiny on the Bounty and less Chevy Chase/Gregory McDonald, though the latter does add some nice secondary éclat.<BR/><BR/>Feel free to file suit. Unfortunately, my first choice for representation, Clarence Darrow, has been dead for 68 years.Pregohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02956114382782427084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14655370.post-1164922342159717482006-11-30T16:32:00.000-05:002006-11-30T16:32:00.000-05:00Brer Prego, I hear you on the dangers of being bei...Brer Prego, I hear you on the dangers of being beige/brown whilst traveling...oh, how I hear you. I'm sure to be frisked at least once on the trip to Denver for Xmas. Hopin' it's not another burly guy, instead gimme a hot redhead in a security uniform. I can deal with that.<BR/><BR/>meanwhile, gotta ask, does Fletch get his name from the obvious source, and are you a fan of the books? do you actually call him that.<BR/><BR/>If so, you've stolen my idea. Prepare to hear from my attorney, Gloria Allred.the beige onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07942559613808788504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14655370.post-1164906955283717162006-11-30T12:15:00.000-05:002006-11-30T12:15:00.000-05:00oh my ether! the fletch monster is just scary gorg...oh my ether! the fletch monster is just scary gorgeous. all that head shaking under his helmet! wow..<BR/><BR/>glad you guys live a long way away or the littlelets might develop cradlesnatching crushes for that wild boy!<BR/><BR/>and well done on not getting shot. that woulda been a bummer.kedahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05996009634057410650noreply@blogger.com