On August 9, 2005 11:39 pm, Mr. Geek wrote:
> John Wilson wrote:
> > No, I didn't.  I went to a school in Vancouver called Lord Byng.
> >
> > As for the name..hey it saves in paying for annoying things like unlisted
> > phone numbers. :-)
> >
> > ttfn
> >
> > John
>
> John; Eeeeeewwwwwww! Lord Byng?? On 16th Ave.? Ewww! (Grin!). I didn't
> know people actually admitted that they went to that school. Hmph! (LOL!)
>

Nothing at all wrong with Byng.  When I wasn't skipping out in Grade 12 some 
of the best pot to be found in the city was there.  Of course this was way 
back in 1970 so it wasn't, by modern standards, very good.

And we won most of the fights with the greasers from Kits, so that must count 
for something. :-)

> Well, look at the bright side. At least it wasn't in Surrey! Acceptance
> to those schools would require that you have at least one Harley
> chopper, an arrest record, and a Pick-up truck with a gun-rack.
>
> Like the joke goes,....What do Surrey kids get for their birthdays?
> Vancouver kid's bikes! And sometimes, the Vancouver kids were still
> attached to the bikes. Jeesh!
>

The only problem with Surrey is the endless strip malls punctuated by more 
strip malls.  Add Whalley and stir.  Ewwwwwwwwwwww.

> Give me the Red Onion on W 41st ave. or Fresgo's on Denman anytime!
> All of a sudden, I'm getting a little hungry. Hmm.

Red Onion is good, I've eaten there a fair bit.  And did Fresgo's move in the 
last three weeks or something.  It's been on Davie St for years!!!

Oh, and Hamburger Mary's beats Fresgo's all to hell and gone.  Add in the fish 
and chips at the English Bay Concession stand and you're in heaven, I tell 
you, HEAVEN!

Actually, I'm no longer fighting the nightmare called traffic in Greater 
Vancouver.  I'm relaxing on Vancouver Island, Ladysmith to be precise, where 
the rush hour lasts about 4 minutes.  And I can actually purchase a fully 
detached house on 1/3 acre for something under a zillion dollars. (You don't 
really want to know how little [smirk])

So here's to you sitting in traffic trying to cross the Port Mann bridge while 
the bicycle freaks tell you that you should ride a bike into town.  Or 
swearing at the delays on the Burrard Bridge while the same bike nuts rejoice 
over their absconding with 1/3 of the thing.

Ahhh, life is wonderful!!!!!

ttfn

John


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