Crew Stories
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Now, where’s that lottery kiosk?
I feel like a lucky man today. Oh I know, I am a lucky man, I have a great wife, two great kids, health and on and on. But I’m talking about throw the dice kind of luck. Two examples. Number one. I was on the Mitre saw, working on a bench for the front
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Things Employers don’t like hearing at Coffee Time
"Oh. By the way, the RCMP is going to be picking me up later this afternoon."
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Surprise, Surprise
I didn’t always dislike surprises. In fact, not that long ago I rather enjoyed them. Then I started building a house, and surprises, well lets just say I much prefer life without surprise now. I actually, rather foolishly I might add, thought that we were done with surprises at this stage in the game. I
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Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the House
It started out to be a pretty good day, and if the truth be told ended on a high note. But there was a stretch in the middle that bit, big time. The morning found me doing little things around the house, building a stand for a glycol pump for instance, and then I headed
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A mammoth post
Hard to believe, but Gerard leaves tomorrow for home. It’s been good to have him here, and he’s been fun to have around. Gerard is good natured, and takes my ribbing very well. He never seems down, even though he’s faced some personal challenges while he’s been here, including the death of his father and
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Telethon Of Hope
….Thank you Bobby and Cissy, that was just great! Good morning Ladies and Gentlemen, and welcome back to hour thirteen of our Telethon of Hope. If you just joined us we are throwing this spectacular um, spectacle with the hope that we can get enough skilled crew to complete the Bed and Breakfast and send
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Gary – Crew Stories 7
Today marks a year that Gary arrived in Nunavut, a year since he went to Kugluktuk to join us at the Fort Hearne for the Northwest Passage. I’m sure there have been many days that he regrets the day he answered the phone and heard me ask if he was interested in coming to the
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Crew Stories 6 – Destroyer of Powertools
I’m not sure why but I’ve been wreaking havoc on tools of late. So I guess the latest crew stories should be about me. In order to protect the guilty I’m not going to use my own name in this post, only my initials – Clare Kines. The second tool I wrecked wasn’t really my
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Crew Stories 5 – The New Guy
Well, its going to be difficult changing the name on this one. I’ve already put Gerard’s name in the blog a few posts ago, and I know that both he and his wife read The House, so… I guess it’ll just have to be out there for everyone to see. Gerard got to work here
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Crew Stories 4
One of the first guys that we hired, Gordon, had a definite Mr. Magoo quality about him. He didn’t start right away as he had been finishing up a job for another fellow here in town. But he made his presence known right from the start. We have drywall ladders that see double duty as