2021 year in review

January not much

 February not much

 March not much 

 April celebrated my birthday and my dad's...

 may watched the Stanley cup playoffs and biked between the periods..my samsung s6 breaks 

 

june just another month..bike a few times..still trying to get my phone to run... my bike wheel goes flat and I take it in to totally spoked in Stratford to get it fixed we get a new liner for the pool...an 18 wheeler gets stuck

 July just another month.. 

 August just another month 

 September we take a walk a few days after Terry fox walk day in st Mary's 

 

October finally take my phone in to get fixed and bell sends a free phone through the mail. me and ny sister take a bike ride on the loop trail in st Mary's.. cannot remember date but was close to Thanksgiving. On Halloween we dress up to help with out old neighbor with trick or treating kids as sign guys 

 November so far so good...and will update you on what happens next later...

CYXU Spotters Guide

 Since No One is up to adding CYXU to a spotters guide i thought id actually do one myself. i suggested there should be on for CYXU on spottersguide.net but they recjected it!!

So...

At CYXU there are a few approved spots..

1. Crumlin Road next to the RCAF 427 Wing Building there is a small concrete road and a grass area before the fence, this is for watching planes coming into Runway 27/9. You can also get shots of planes from 15/33 but there's a fence and you need a longer length lens. There are ample places around here on old roads, anywhere will do...with no risk of being asked to move! 

2. Katana Kafe, inside here is great viewing spot of the landings on 15/33. There's an outside patio that allows you to hear the sound and rumble of whatever is taking off. Its located at Blair Blvd inside the Diamond Flight Center (shorter building). 

3. Creamery Rd, Down here is one of the best places to watch airplanes land and takeoff. Its quiet and spacious and can be quite active sometimes, but most its quite dead with activity. **** Mind you there are some farming landowners that need to use it with their tractors, and combines so please use caution whenever you are there.

4. On Rebecca/Evelyn Rd. This is a road that is accessed by using Robins Hill Road. its great for watching activity on runway 27. Dash 8s use this as much as possible, though snowbirds do use this from time to time as well as the average GA airplane.

And last, on Robins Hill Road, Forest City Golf Club Entrance Rd  as well as in the parking lot are great spots to watch aircraft like WestJet, Sunwing or whatever is arriving runway 15. My favorite spot to watch planes is here at Robins Hill Rd. Secondary is the Creamery Rd one.

Hope you enjoy

Brunos will be missed

When i first visited the west in 1988 or so we also visited Banff, and Bruno's was not there or wasn't on our list to visit here in Banff. But nearly a decade later in 1999 or so...we came to the west, to Banff and Bruno's was here. * there's a chance it might have been there in the 80s but i never remember hearing of it when i was younger.

Ever since I went out to banff in 2002/3 or so...i have considered it "my kind of bar" and its been a favorite for me. I do go to other bars and restaurants but if I'm looking for a place to go id go to Bruno's.

I once met rozalind McPhail at an open mic there. Didn't know she was semi - famous

Untill I searched her up. 

I enjoyed all the open mics, late night clubbing and l the workers like Gary Gongs will surely miss everyone that I met at brunos

its about time we made it mandatory for use of the helmet on toboggan/sled in town park hills...

 Everyone knows the risk at every local toboggan hill, most people worry only about the trees, posts, obstacles while most forget about flips, dips and flights..

Most people are bundled up and have all that prep before they ever have to hit the hills...toque, gloves, shirt, boots and all the fixings. One mistake they miss is "WEARING HELMETS"....its a vital mistake...

take a look at most videos of toboggan or sled fails and you'll see why helmets (primarily not bike helmets) ...

as in one local man (not oxford county) but close by..

On Saturday the 6h of Feb...

https://london.ctvnews.ca/road-to-recovery-wife-of-london-man-injured-on-toboggan-hill-speaks-1.5307325

so its kind of crazy as most don't think about it until its too late..

i think on toboggan hills they should make helmets mandatory and stop making bumps/jumps that are too high or steep...

my 2 cents that london is dealing with right now as we speek