Wheatkings and pretty things

Hey guys I had nothing to blog so far this week so I thought I would show you another live fire exercise we held as a demo. for the joint municipal and provincial emergency measures organization (thats fancy for a bunch of suits in a room) Anyway this was supposed to be a plane crash involving a school bus with mass casualty/victim. If you look close you might be able to see firefighters in the bus trying to extracate dummy victims. Just an update on Sarge he is doing 110% better, he is off the ventilator and sitting up now. Still awaiting surgery though. He must have had a few more stories to tell.

Tidbit: I think a delivery driver has more stress then an air traffic controller at
JFK. Everybody wants their Sh*& yesterday and it is always wrong. The next time you see a delivery driver give him a wink and a smile.

Fiddlers Green

I Forgot to mention that on the weekend my house was overrun with estrogen as our very good friend Stephanie spent Friday night in our spare room! I should not complain though because I only get to see her once in awhile! I would like to thank Moosehead for thinking of me. When I opened my flat of beer they had the thoughtfulness to give me a free pair of mittens yahoo! On a more sad note I would like get everyone to send out their thoughts and prayers for fellow firefighter Kevin "Sarge" Wilson who suffered a severe heart attack which resulted in cardiac arrest at the firehouse yesterday. Other crew members of engine 1 were able to quickly jump into action and apply the defibulator and regain a pulse. He was loaded in the ambulance and rushed to hospital where he remains in a coma but stable and awaits surgery. On a lighter note I would like to ask my buddy Jay to grow a waist and say no to crack!


You know what really grinds Shayla's gears? Radio stations that play the same damn songs over and over and over. that folks really grinds her gears!

A game for the books!

This was the scene of the teachers vs. spouses ball hockey game that Mme. Green's school hosted last week in the afternoon. Unfortunately the teachers were better prepared for the game and won. Personally I think it was sabotage, the teachers all had the right size sticks, while we had to use the ones that were for the kids. Also I think our goalie was paid off! Anyway needless to say the kids had fun watching.


Tidbit: Don't play pranks on the master prankster! Game on old wise one!

almost a sin

I was lucky enough to grow up with the worlds best hockey coach there was. My Dad. Anyway I had to listen to him preach wooden hockey sticks to me all my life, A few years ago I was the coach of a peewee team and what was I doing? Thats right: preaching wooden hockeys sticks. Well today I went out and broke my own rule and bought the lastest in one piece carbon fibre technology. So I guess I cannot call it a twig anymore maybe I should call it rebar.


You know what really grinds my gears? When people drive slow in the left lane and refuse to pull to the right when you are on their bumper. That folks really grinds my gears!!

Sea Dog fever

After we went tree hunting we all went out to the Seadogs game at Harbour station. Yes that is Patrick Roy behind the bench of the "ramparts". Was pretty neat to see him in real life not on TV or a sports card. After the game we all met back at the Green estate for more drinks then ended up at O'Leary's pub to see the Boys Next Door (the band that played at our wedding) Highlights of the night: -Beer -Jay fighting the kids to catch a t-shirt or stealing the 2 crackers and actually using them -Nacho dip -and of course the hockey. Yes folks that is a pink shirt and no the Seadogs did not win.

TidBit: Get drunk before you go to the rink because at 4.75$ a beer it gets a little pricey!

And then there were tree

Once again folks it was time for the annual Greener's tree hunt! On sat we all packed up and drove to Brown's Flat to the same tree farm we have been going to for years to find the ol' X-mas tree. The girls had a blast riding in the back of the truck while Eric and I sat in the front with heat. Of course the day would not be complete without a six pack of moose juice. Here are the pics of our tree from ground to living room. Eric and Amanda's tree came complete with a mouse. All in all we got 5 trees, Jay and Shannon, Eric and Amanda, My parents, and Eric's parents. Meg came along but did not get a tree.

Tidbit: Dont loan your new twig to Eric or you will get it back in 2 pieces!

Proud Eric

My Buddy Eric is pretty proud of the deal he found. I am not 100% sure of the deal but I think he said it was 12 Kiwis for 2 bucks. Anyway not that great a deal if you ask me. You know how I feel about hairy fruits!



You know what really grinds my gears? When The Subway guy, who makes minimum wage only gives you one napkin with your sub I mean what does he care, give me 2 or maybe even 3 for god sakes man! That folks really grinds my gears!

Farewell thee

I would like to advise everyone that juggling x-mas ornaments is not a good way to find out whether or not they are glass. This is a picture of one of the remaining ornaments. I feel really bad because our friends Eric and Amanda had us over for dinner and all I brought to the table was a couple of their busted ornaments.

Folks I have decided to put the tidbit section on hold to make room for my new section "what really grinds my gears"


-You know what really grinds my gears? People who tip the Tim Horton's girls but will hardly roll the window down to tell the gas guy to fill it up in the rain let alone give him extra money. That folks REALLY GRINDS MY GEARS.

Definitions

-Wife beater: any white (sometimes colored) tank top undershirt that really greasy guys wear out in public. It is popular amoung guys who like to beat up on women.
-Twig: Those things we are holding when we play hockey A.K.A. stick, lumber, tape, shaft, pole, branch....., etc.
-As for curling just watch the reruns of the last winter olympics and you will see Canada clean up at the curling rink!



Tidbit:
Sitting too close to the television will not make you go blind!

Fox Hole

Hey guys to wrap up our weekend we went to a little fox family x-mas party at "Doozers" cottage way out in the woods on "Round Lake". Anyway we were all talking about how odd it was not to have any snow yet and then here we are 2 days later with 5-10 cm. This was a pretty fun party though complete with a hay ride and a bonfire. No fox party would be complete without ol' dad in law playing the guitar and singing some songs!



TidBit: What gets us in trouble is not we know to be true, but what we know that just isn't so!
"Mark Twain"

Hurry Hard

All we have in Canada are Lumberjacks and Curlers "eh". On Sat. we went to a curling fundraiser for M.S. at the Hampton Curling club. It was a first time for us and we had a great time and it was for a good cause. I think our team the "MSKATEERS" got the boob prize for finishing dead last with only one point. But it was all good because in this sport the winners buy the loser a drink, so at the end of the day we were a little tipsy!


Tidbit: How many newfies does it take to screw in a light bulb? 100, 1 to hold the bulb and 99 to spin the house.

Fire Drunks

I thought it only fitting after seeing the action shots in my last blog that I show some pics of what goes on behind the scenes when the sirens are not blazing and the lights are not flashing! This was the view at our Christmas party on Friday night at the Dinner Theatre. As you can see we thought the performers on stage were not enough so a few of us had to join them. (Yes that is Capt. Brown in the wife beater) Ol' Stevey had to work so my mom brought Greg (not sure what is up with his hair) as her date. Even Elton "Ron Kearney" John decided to show up. The bartender at the Dinner Theatre said it was the first time she had seen the back of the Moosehead fridge, all that was left was Labatts and the guys would not drink it. (Local 771 and Moosehead have a history and the boys won't drink anything else)



TidBit: Always measure twice and cut once and never pound a nail home unless you are sure the board is level!