^^^ Great minds think alike Deb

As always Missy, your kind words are greatly appreciated . It's nice to see back posting and adding your usual touch of class to the place. Hope all is well with you

Hope you're feeling better soon .

I admire your thinking CP and fully understand what your saying. Mrs Ally and I are much the same . Feck Em' I say and come what may. They may take our jobs but there's no way in hell they get our dignity No official date on surgery yet but the time frame is for mid to late March. They didn't say what year though

Don't ya just love employers these days They sound like a bunch of cheap gutless bastards CP. Never the less, I sincerely hope that Mrs CP's hard work and dedication are rewarded in a worthy fashion and that any decisions the two of you make for your future are based on your thoughts...not their's

Yes indeed Slave . For myself and the mates in question, it had been about 25yrs since we'd seen each other. Life, for one reason or another, just took us in different directions I suppose. Even though the reason for the gathering was a sad one ( another old friend had passed away) all of us who got together that night saw our friend off in a fashion that was worthy of his friendship to us and at the same time re established the bonds that had made us all friends in the first place.

^^^ Thanks Deb Hope you have a great time with your old friend !

In recent months, circumstance has led to meeting up with a number of my old childhood/teenage friends. I have to admit that I had some concerns about doing so because it's almost impossible to go back and have what you once had with old mates but what I found out is, by moving forward, you can definitely get what you need ! Hey, now doesn't that sounds like a great theme for a song

Born in Stranraer raised in Canada. Have been following fitba for as long as I can remember

Yes, he usually is. I think Pat Crerand and Lou Macari are fixtures there too !

Sounds like a hell of a night ! Say hi to Bobby C for me

Tell her she owes ya one

Excellent news Reg. Now all you have to do is hire her

LOL ! They really did do a great job on that. Had me fooled too when I first saw it

Plenty of one armed bandits there too my friend

Hope it happens for you Joe .

Good man ! I'm glad she made it home safely

http://youtu.be/aRnwvDQduRw

Nothing quite like a wood fire on a cold day. Stay warm

^^ Nice stack of firewood there CP. Looks like you'll be needing it ! Hope Mrs CP makes it home safely

I'm never camping in Manning Park again ! http://youtu.be/eryxAcsTcOA

Very foggy here the last few days The kind of cold damp fog that cuts right through ya

http://youtu.be/MgeL463DTE0

Sounds great !

I wasn't sent home Rick. It was cancelled a day before. That said, yeah, there are some serious problems within our system. I don't really want to get into a debate about it all but from what I've been led to believe, the issue is over what our provincial government is willing to pay an anesthesiologist. With the cost of living in Vancouver being as high as it is, many choose not to work here and that my friend has created a shortage of them. Hence, the prioritizing of surgeries. It's all about money Rick