Vic Patterson

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Oh! I don't go fishing now the kids are gone, just go and look, Two local lakes, most regulars have tents or huts, even caravans, parked all winter on the ice. No floors in the tents or huts, seats, heaters etc, beer coolers not necessary! drive your truck or car anywhere you think the fish might bight. When the kids were kids we had snowmobiles, we'd travel through mountains, find a lake and drill hole and fish half the day. No computers or video games in the days. Family day February 15th, families go for the day, no fishing license needed, lots of prizes for sizes, age groups etc, but Covid rules kind of dampened it a bit. Photo is regular day not Family day.

1. Cheviot hills 2. Chicken 3. Lacrosse 4. Pontefract 5. John Galsworthy. 6. Lord Nelson 7. Capuchin monkey 8. Lawyer 9. Kenny Dalglish 10. Lithosphere. 11. Clock 12. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.

Spent most of my Friday shovelling and blowing drifted snow, after a couple of weeks of temperatures as low as -40c, Windy and snowing right now, a balmy -6c. But the Family Day ice fishing derby went well.

1. Prunella Scales 2. Vauxhall Cavalier 3. STS, Space Transportation System, (Shuttle) 4. Tower of London. (Mint Street) 5. Hydrogen 6. Diana Dors 7. May 6, 1960 8. Airliner, Boeing 747 9. True 10. Stethoscope 11. Little john 12. Right

Good meeting, yes the preamble unnecessary, (why use two words when I'm more important if I use ten!) Matthew did an excellent job of his presentation and response to questions. Would be nice to see some goals set to ensure some progress! Seeking public input is a great necessary step.

1. In Greek mythology who was the God of the Underworld? Hades 2. Who had a number one hit in 1982 with Happy Talk? Captain Sensible 3. Who was once reported to have bitten off a bat’s head on stage? Ozzy Osbourne 4. Rudolf Hess was the last prisoner in which prison? Spandau Prison 5. What colour is a ship’s starboard light? green 6. What is the unit of currency in Norway? krone 7. Along with the kayak which other type of canoe is used in the Olympics? ? 8. What is the Vulgate a version of? Bible,Old Testament 9. What is the largest continent in the world? Asia 10. What is a Pirani Guage used to measure? pressure, in vacuum systems. 11. How many horns does an Indian rhinoceros have? One 12. From which tree does the chewing gum ingredient ‘chicle’ come? sapodilla tree I’ll bet you didn’t know …. The largest bird in the world, the ostrich, weighs 48 000 times as much as the smallest bird, the bee hummingbird. We get lots of humming birds but never spotted an ostrich, I'm sure we'd would have noticed!

1. Which branch of dentistry is concerned with the correction of badly positioned teeth? Orthodontist 2. What English name is given to the great tower of a castle? Keep 3. In which London Borough is Poplar? Tower Hamlets 4. What did Grace Kelly’s surname change to in 1956? Princess of Monaco 5. In which cartoon series did the try to avoid Officer Dibble? Top Cat 6. A spat is the young of which mollusc? Oyster 7. During which battle did the Charge of the Light Brigade take place? Battle of Balaklava 8. How does a Japanese billiard table differ from others around the world? Pocketless 9. Which British cathedral has a clock with no face? Salisbury 10. Who asked “What do you want if you don’t want money?” Adam Faith 11. Which golfer was nicknamed the ‘Golden Bear’? Jack Nicklaus 12. The plant Kniphofia is better known by what name Red hot poker

Congratulations, a very well deserved win, keep up the great work. 🍺🏆

Happy Australia day, Hope all is well with you, stay safe Brian.

1. Seismograph. 2. Peru. 3. Hydroponics. 4. Michael. 5. The Sound. 6. Potato Pete, Doctor Carrot. 7. Vanessa Paradis. 8. Queen Victoria. 9. Prism. 10. Men. 11. 20th. 12. Harold Macmillan.

1. In which year was the wearing of front seat belts made compulsory in England? 1968 2. Pertussis is the medical name for which infectious disease? Whooping cough 3. Which Spanish singer was a goalkeeper with Real Madrid before a car crash ended his career? Julio Iglesias 4. Which bird was once known as the Halcyon? Kingfisher 5. What was the first name of the silent film star Fatty Arbuckle? Roscoe 6. In which American state is The Garden of the Gods? Colorado 7. If one, two and three are Cardinal what are First, Second and Third? Ordinal 8. By what name did Frances Glumm become better known? Judy Garland 9. At which battle of 1798 did the boy stand on the burning deck? Aboukir Bay 10. In which year was Hong Kong handed back to China? 1997 11. Which metal provides an outer protective layer when iron is galvanised? Zinc 12. The berries of which evergreen tree are used to flavour gin? Juniper

He opens it by himself CL, after taking the suet cake from the end section, but he didn't go in for that.

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I love the technology! now to plan the walk I would have been on if I hadn't started this plan! I feel fitter already.

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Happy birthday CL, I hope you are having a great day, (and not shovelling snow!)

18 Time to say goodbye, Andrea Bocelli, Sarah Brightman

Happy new year everyone, and thank you Canny lass for our Friday quiz. 1. What is often referred to as ‘the green-eyed monster’? Jealousy 2. In which English county is the Isle of Purbeck? Dorset, 3. Iguanas belong to which reptile family? lizard family Iguanidae. 4. Who composed the opera The Bartered Bride? Bedřich Smetana, 5. Who is the patron saint of messengers? Gabriel 6. What was the town of Mechelen in Belgium once famous for? Wood carvings, lace and tapestry 7. Who was the first US President to be awarded the Nobel Peace prize? Theodore Roosevelt 8. Which British boxer lost to Joe Louis on points in 1937 when fighting for the World Heavyweight Title? Tommy Farr 9. On which day of the week is a child who is said to be “loving and giving” born? Friday 10. What did Sir Lancelot’s adultery prevent him from doing? (Keep it clean)! Finding the Holy Grail 11. What is Gneiss a type of? Metamorphic rock 12. Which footballer was the first player to be sent off playing for England? Alan Mullery

Ah I get them on my phone

I only see blue ?

Happy new year everyone, wishing you and your families the best of health and happiness for 2021.

1. Mince pies 2. Reuter 3. 1.8 milliseconds 4. USA 5. 4'6" 6. Polar bear, bearded seal, walrus, and moose, 7. Shake hands (right handed) 8. As a possible Hermaphrodite who knows? 9. Over 70 items are listed! 10. Redheads 11. Proto-Germanic 12. India 13. “Thou shalt "NOT" commit adultery”? Book of Exodus 14. Which language could “would” King George 1 not speak? English 15. False, was preserved in a cask of brandy, or rum, 16. Carl Diem, the chief organizer of the Berlin Games 17. Robert Devereux, the second Earl of Essex 18. 17.5 miles 19. Ohio 20. Vomited