So... Whats for lunch?

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P.C.

#38310
Apr 19 09 08:13
SD wrote:  Something really cool happened today, [FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffbf"]VANOC called[/FONT], they gave me a volunteering job....

    So...how did this come about ?  I mean....they don't just call people out of the blue, do they ?  
Sir Isaac Newton invented the swinging door....for the convenience of his cat.

Sportsdude

#38311
Apr 19 09 02:26
I signed up to volunteer a couple months ago. You're then suppose to pick what you want to do. I picked open/closing, hockey and speed skating as my 'wants'.



they called me asking about opening/closing.
 
"We can't stop here. This is bat country."

Lise

#38312
Apr 19 09 07:07
My friend is volunteering her time for Vanoc. Turns out she's a Russian translator but that's not all they want her to do. She's got a huge list of things to do which is ridiculous. All without pay but on the plus side, she gets perks like going to the opening/closing ceremony etc. etc. Still not worth it though. You'd have to take time off from work to participate and that's something I can't see myself doing.

  No dinner for me. I had an AYCE lunch buffet at Top Gun restaurant in New Westminster. Thought we'd take the kids out for a walk around the pier and market. Surprise to find the market has closed... been closed for months now. What a waste. With summer approaching, they'll be people abound looking for things to see and do in New West. Ah well.
Always end the name of your child with a vowel, so that when you yell the name will carry.
Bill Cosby.

P.C.

#38313
Apr 19 09 08:49
   I guess that's what volunteering is all about.

  Lise.....are you talking about the Westminster Quay ?  [/DIV]
Sir Isaac Newton invented the swinging door....for the convenience of his cat.

Lise

#38314
Apr 20 09 05:53
LOL. OK, yes, that's the name. Westminster Quay. The other one is Lonsdale Quay, right? I don't frequent that area that often.
Always end the name of your child with a vowel, so that when you yell the name will carry.
Bill Cosby.

Lil Me

#38315
Apr 20 09 07:22
Morning!  Hope everyone had a good weekend.
 I haven't been to the New West Quay for ages.  It was a bit of an empty market the last time I was there...looked like it had seen better days.
 Lonsdale Quay is still busy.  It's a really nice market.
 
 Last night I was treated to dinner at a Beijing style restaurant- with the parents who volunteered at the taekwondo tournament.  The food was delish! Conversation was a bit confusing, because the parents switched back and forth between Cantonese and Mandarin.  I understand Cantonese a tiny bit, and no Mandarin at all.  Funny thing is, the other parents are very kind and encouraging when it comes to my language efforts, but they think I'm the village idiot.  (which is understandable, I guess....if someone understands a bit, but can't speak, and can't read or write...)
 
 
 
   
"In the absence of clearly-defined goals, we become strangely loyal to performing daily trivia until ultimately we become enslaved by it."  Robert Heinlein

P.C.

#38316
Apr 20 09 07:35
    Good morning Lise and Lil.

  Weekend ok, except I have developed a tooth ache, which is making me cranky.

  So the Westminster Quay is gone.  Too bad....it was once a pretty cool place....although the last time I was there, many of the shops were empty, and the rest all grossly overpriced.

  I think being able to speak even a little bit of a second...(third, fourth?) language, is admirable.

Hot Doggy sale went good ?  
Sir Isaac Newton invented the swinging door....for the convenience of his cat.

Sportsdude

#38317
Apr 20 09 09:52
Morning women of DS.  :)

Ya I hear ya Lil me on languages. I think I'm the village idiot with spanish, french, and german, but I can read basic written text, skim news articles and get an idea. lol

bah, I'm really pushing it again. I've got eight hours to research and type up a paper.
Well, at least I'll be finished tomorrow, and I'm the first one that I know of being done.
 
"We can't stop here. This is bat country."

Lil Me

#38318
Apr 20 09 09:00
Aw.  Toothache sucks.  Have a shot of rum and an Advil?
 
 Hot dog sale was good on Sat.  We sold hot dogs, pizza by the slice, drinks, chips, etc and actually made some money for the first time ever- apparently the concession stand usually breaks even or takes a loss because of the large number of volunteers that need to be fed for free.
 
 Was ready to sell Jeckyl for scrap a few hours ago, but we have since resolved our differences.
 
 About an hour ago, there were 8 firefighters outside my door (whoo!) going on a tour of the new construction here in the cul de sac.
 
 
 
 
 
"In the absence of clearly-defined goals, we become strangely loyal to performing daily trivia until ultimately we become enslaved by it."  Robert Heinlein

Sportsdude

#38319
Apr 21 09 02:06
Morning.
Finished my last final essay for this term. Best studying place on campus, although by now the building is closed, so I don't know how I'm exactly going to get out. lol

I had my first Red Bull ever. Somehow made it through the day.

 
"We can't stop here. This is bat country."

P.C.

#38320
Apr 21 09 11:40
Aw.  Toothache sucks.  Have a shot of rum and an Advil?

Hot dog sale was good on Sat.  We sold hot dogs, pizza by the slice, drinks, chips, etc and actually made some money for the first time ever- apparently the concession stand usually breaks even or takes a loss because of the large number of volunteers that need to be fed for free.

Was ready to sell Jeckyl for scrap a few hours ago, but we have since resolved our differences.

About an hour ago, there were 8 firefighters outside my door (whoo!) going on a tour of the new construction here in the cul de sac.



    This toothache has advanced to a 5 shotter.

  Good job on the consession !  

  Are you saying that that sweet faced angel could possibly do something wrong.  He's FAR to angelic looking.

So...does the 8 firefighters outside your door have anything to do with Jeckyl's pending sale ?
Sir Isaac Newton invented the swinging door....for the convenience of his cat.

Gopher

#38321
Apr 21 09 11:45
 If you soak a small amount of cotton wool in some whisky and then manoeuvre it against the offending fang, you'll find that it deadens the pain for a while. If this doesn't work, follow the same procedure several hundred times and eventually you won't care whether it works or not.  
A fool's paradise is better than none.

P.C.

#38322
Apr 21 09 11:47
Why don't I just skip the cotton wool.
Sir Isaac Newton invented the swinging door....for the convenience of his cat.

Gopher

#38323
Apr 21 09 11:50
You'll feel far more virtuous if  you do it gradually.  
A fool's paradise is better than none.

P.C.

#38324
Apr 21 09 11:53
Feeling virtuous isn't high on my priorities ATM.  (at the moment )  Besides....swearing like a trucker has already blown that facade.
Sir Isaac Newton invented the swinging door....for the convenience of his cat.
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