News/les nouvelles December 4/le 4 decembre

News/les nouvelles December 4/le 4 decembre

Greetings/Bonjour:

Well, we made it!!!! And not a minute too soon. MBNA Bank has just demanded that all sports staff find someplace else to park. Starting Monday they want the whole parking lot for themselves and Glenview said OK. Needless to say, the sports back at the old place are really fuming. There is a protest planned for Monday and someone has gone to the media with the story. To add insult to injury, Glenview Corp. sent the message about parking one hour after they sent each sport association a poinsettia

plant each. I guess they figured they could sweeten the blow. But it didn't work. So, here in national sport centre satellite 2, we are happy to have a new landlord.

Now, details on the move. I don't have everyone on my weekly list because my poor little son inadvertently dropped the ancient Mac mouse on the cement and I have a new mouse on order. When I get that on Wednesday, then I'll be able to access my entire e-mail list.

Special thanks:

This move took 1 hour and 45 minutes thanks to: Louise and Oliver, Jackie, Jeff and Allan, Norm, George, Margaret, Dan & Lauralynn, and my long-suffering family: Larry, Amanda and Trevor.

So, I will not make this long, here's the smile for the week thanks to Al Moore.

YOU KNOW YOU'RE FROM NORTHERN ONTARIO WHEN...

* you only own three spices - salt, pepper and ketchup

* you design your Halloween costumes to fit over a snowsuit

* the mosquitoes have landing lights

* you have more miles on your snowblower than your car

* you have 10 favourite recipes for moose meat

* you thought "Grumpy Old Men" was a documentary

* Canadian Tire on any Saturday is busier than the toy stores at Christmas

* you live in a house that has no front steps, yet the door is one metre above the ground

* you've taken your kids trick-or-treating in a blizzard

* driving is better in the winter because the potholes get filled with snow

* you think everyone from the city has an accent

* you think sexy lingerie is tube socks and a flannel nightie with only 8 buttons

* you owe more money on your snowmobile than your car

* the local paper covers national and international headlines on a 1/4 page, but requires 6 pages for sports

* at least twice a year, the kitchen doubles as a meat processing plant

* the most effective mosquito repellent is a shotgun

* your snowblower gets stuck on the roof

* you think the start of moose season is a national holiday

* you head south to go to your cottage

* you frequently clean grease off your barbecue so the bears won't prowl on your deck

* you know which leaves make good toilet paper

* the mayor greets you on the street by your first name

* there is only one shopping plaza in town

* the municipality buys a zamboni before a bus

* the major parish fundraiser isn't bingo - its sausage making

* you find -40C a might chilly

* the trunk of your car doubles as a deep freezer

* you attended a formal event in your best clothes, your finest jewelry and your Sorels

* you can play road hockey on skates

* you can tell the difference between a chipmunk and a squirrel from 300 yards away

* shoveling the driveway constitutes a great upper body workout

* you know the 4 seasons: Winter, Still Winter, Almost Winter, and Construction.

* you actually 'get' these jokes, and forward them to all your Northern friends

See ya next time/Au revoir!