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27 Apr 25

19:35 hrs

     Well Campers, the trip up Island with the Mobile Wayward Inn went off without a hitch, so to speak. Our Sr. Loin Fruit and our new Homestay student, MoMo, came along for the experience. We all had a pretty good time and despite the weather we even roasted mushmellons on a campfire. It was a bit concerning that we may not have made the trip as the furnace crapped out when I tested it. The fan would run but the burner would not ignite. Gordo and I desnagged the issue as far as we could with no joy so I ripped it out and took it to the Pro's from Dover. That was t

Friday, a week before we departed. It was repaired by Monday at noon and reinstalled Tuesday. The other issue was a leak in the plumbing by the hot water tank. A seal on a valve was blown. So, once again Gordo came over and we desnagged the issue which ended up sending me to the Pro's once again. Yhis time for additional parts. All was completed and tested serviceable. We headed North Friday morning. The weather wasn't the best. Some rain at night and too windy most of the time for a campfire. But we took MoMo over to Sointula where we wandered the Island taking in the museum and a medieval armed combat competition. That was impressive to say the least.

     The trip North was good experience for MoMo as this week, starting Tuesday at 0dark30, he and some twenty more students will be heading to the northern most tip of this Island for some hard core hiking and camping. His pack weighs about 18kg. The distance from the drop of point to the campsite is about 18km. Shouldn't be an issue.

     Our Sr. Couch Monkey has started the third phase of his electricians course. I'm very confident that he will be near the top of his class. And our Jr. Loin Fruit is still down East keeping up with his physio and working out so he will be able to complete the Basic Training. The injury, surgery and recovery will probably set him back an entire year from his trades training. 

     His Holiness, Pope Frank, passed away this week. I am not of his faith but I held him in high regard nonetheless. He was the first Jesuit pope and it sure showed. Here's a question, who has more clout - the Dalai Lama or the Pope?

     I'm back to the grind tomorrow. A solid week of work. I hope. None of the really big multi-year projects have started yet. We know they're coming, we just don't know when.

     All of the Tangerine Tyrant's talk about The Great White North being the 51st State has thrown a wrench into so equipment purchases. It would seem that the first lot of 16 x F35 POSes have been paid for. The rest of the purchase is being reviewed and former condenders have come forward with deals even sweeter than the first go around. The Swedish SAAB Gripen E, the EurofighterTypoon, and my personal choice, the Raphael from France. One thing kind of sticks in my craw and that is with the Feds always helping out the Canuckistan aircraft industry and knowing that we have a desperate need for fighter aircraft. The last planes built in this country for our military was the CT-114 Tutor which was designed by Canadair who manufactured 212 units from 1963 to 1966. The only two countries to operate the Tutor was us and Malaysia. We used them as lead in jet trainers and for air demonstration. Malaysia had modified the aircraft with a belly cannon and wing hard points. They used them for close air support/ground strike. Yes, the RCAF purchased Dash 7 and then Dash 8 aircraft from DeHavilland but both were initially civilian passenger aircraft utilized for transporting military members. In the early 1990's there were four Dash 8's that were designed and manufactured for training air navigators. That trade has now been deleted from the military so I really don't know what the aircraft are being used for. 

     Well Kidlettes,  that's about all. But there will be more to come later.

it's time to catch up and this will be a doozy!

30 Mar 25

17:00 hrs.

     Talk about alienation...the Hugh-ess that is. Due to the fact that the Tangerine Tyrant has harassed and threatened the Great White North and pretty much all of Europe with his maniacal delusions of granduer, it would appear that the EU and Canuckistan and The Pueblo have rallied together. It would appear that the Orange Shit-gibbon hasn't had the FAFO principle applied to him. When all of this finally sinks in there will most likely be a lot of ketchup on the White House dining room walls.

     And, their flawed global self-image continues to show everyone how much of a bully the current Hugh-ess administration really is. Case in point... Just the other day the 'Merican embassy in France requested information on the companies who provided them with goods and services. The issue was whether or not said companies were following the Tangerine Tyrant's Anti-DEI Edict, which states that all companies dealing with or having contracts with the Hugh-ess must follow this ruling. Collectively France, and rightly so, said no....they are not and will not curtail their socially progressive understanding that all people are equal in their society. If the Hugh-ess wants to get its stuff from some complient companies good luck finding them in France.

31 Mar 25

09:15 hrs

     The weather here in the Valley is improving. Temps are rising and precipitation in mass quantities has dropped off. The trees and plants are budding. The flowering trees in the Albertan's backyard are all pink with petals. Our S'ktoon and blueberry plants and are budding out. I've put the Mason Bees out, as well. We have three Mason bee houses and they pollinate a whole bunch of stuff. Mason bees have no stinger and they live a solitary life. In other words,  they do not live in a hive. 

01 Apr 25

07:15 hrs

     It's April Fool's day. I'm not playing any pranks today. There are enough fooles running about already. 

04 Apr 25

06:00 hrs

     Today is our Jr. Loin Fruit's birthday. He is now 25 years old and he is still waiting in the Mega to complete his basic training. But now he has a roomy. Our boy says that the guy is a newb that was moved into his platoon, the sick/lame and lazy Platoon, from a regular Basic Training Platoon because he is not fit enough. This kid is so new that he has no concept of procedures that are to be considered to be Common Dog for anyone in the military. For example, when you leave your room your locker and storage box will be secured with a lock. Our boy was concerned as they are now sharing a locker and if the Newb leaves it unlocked they'll both be in shit. In a discussion with him I came up with  solution - simply institute a "last man out secures the locker" policy. Problem solved.

12 Apr 25

15:45 hrs

     More news.

     We now have another foreign student staying at the Wayward Inn. He's from Berlin and is a Homestay student a local high school. He's been here in the Valley since the start of the school year but things were not so rosy at the home stay house. Elric the Stalwart's Lobster asked if we could help and naturally we stepped up. He's going to be with us until he graduates and goes back to Germany. It's actually quite refreshing as it let's us play tour guide. Right now, as I pen this, we're at the Elk Falls Suspension Bridge outside of River City. Earlier today, we're at the visitors centre, the museum and the tea house. On the way home to the Wayward Inn the plan is to pick up some Lee's Chicken. Yummy.

14 Apr 25

06:45 hrs

     Last Friday, as I was prepping the Mobile Wayward Inn for the long weekend I discovered that the furnace wasn't working properly. I called Gordo to pick his brain as to the snag. We retested the system and we both came to the same solution. The furnace had to be taken out and brought to a professional. We took it to Gordo's Fixit Guy. It should ready today. 

     In return for helping me, Gordo asked if I could fill in on his shift as he needs time to work on his land yacht. No problem. Put me in coach.

     One last thing. I just watched some commercial rocket launch out of Lone Star State take an alm female group of Celebs to the edge of space and the return safely to Earth. Total flight time was 12 minutes. Correctly, they are technically astronauts. Incorrectly, they were not crew members as one of them were in command or in control of the totally automated tourism flight. The last thing the press needs to do is boost their egos.