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    • CommentAuthorMonominto
    • CommentTimeJun 24th 2008
     
    Dad would like to know if she's still around, though. Apparently just about every fellow in the school at that time had a crush on Elinor.
    • CommentAuthorDeanK
    • CommentTimeJun 24th 2008
     
    If he remembers her last name.. try searching the newspaper obits... cant remember the one site that has most of them from the last few years...its advertised on the left hand side of this site quite often though
    • CommentAuthorMonominto
    • CommentTimeJun 26th 2008
     
    Thanks DeanK, I'll keep an eye out for it.

    This was so long ago, but perhaps someone will remember being so poor during the "dirty 30's" the only thing available to play hockey with was a chunk of frozen horse manure? According to dad, when they hit the shins: the bruises lasted for DAYS! LOL
    • CommentAuthorDeanK
    • CommentTimeJun 27th 2008
     
    frozen forse manure made the best rocks to throw at pigeons.
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    We used to burn them for heat before hockey was invented.
    Thankful People: grumpy old man
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    What, pigeons?
    • CommentAuthorDeanK
    • CommentTimeJun 27th 2008
     
    the ones roosting in the barn
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    We'd burn the poop to roast the pigeons.
    • CommentAuthorDeanK
    • CommentTimeJun 27th 2008
     
    ahh... horse poop roasted pigeons....

    I bet that would have a nutty flavour...
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    Just the boy ones.
    • CommentAuthorMonominto
    • CommentTimeJun 27th 2008
     
    ROFLMAO!! sure you two aren't a comedy team?


    don't quit your day jobs!! LOL
    Thankful People: Jimmytufish
    • CommentAuthorMonominto
    • CommentTimeAug 4th 2008
     
    Dad remembers riding his bike out from Sherburn and Ellice with his buddies out to Lockport for a day of fishing, said that they fought the wind all the way there, and all the way back as well, lol. Most of the time, the fish they caught were almost rotten arriving in Wpg.
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      CommentAuthorGoth_chic
    • CommentTimeAug 4th 2008 edited
     
    <blockquote><cite>Posted By: Monominto</cite>Dad remembers riding his bike out from Sherburn and Ellice with his buddies out to Lockport for a day of fishing, said that they fought the wind all the way there, and all the way back as well, lol. Most of the time, the fish they caught were almost rotten arriving in Wpg.</blockquote>

    My Dad was telling us stories the other day of riding his bike to Kirkfield park from Broadway and Spence....he also remembers taking the streetcar all the time. He has some great stories from back then.....even though I've heard them all before, they are all new for my hubby.
    • CommentAuthorMonominto
    • CommentTimeAug 5th 2008
     
    Taking the streetcar cost a nickel back then, in the "dirty thirties" no one had money, they walked everywhere or rode a bike if they had one.
    When dad started working for Trans-Canada Airlines it was a long bike ride out to Stevenson Airfield along Ellice Avenue. He and I went to the old buildings a few weeks ago...... brought back some fond memories for him.
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      CommentAuthorjim
    • CommentTimeAug 7th 2008
     
    This thread came to mind last night while riding my bike started with an old man and a rail yard called Corys Coming
    • CommentAuthorEastSider
    • CommentTimeAug 7th 2008
     
    Not sure I follow you,Jim......
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      CommentAuthorjim
    • CommentTimeAug 7th 2008
     
    Just did I was short of wind okay, maybe cause I was by the rail line no probaly short of air . forget it