The Northern Edge 49° 59

A Short Walk, The Clock Project and A Bit of Family History
Posted by: plapman, 1:52 PM GMT on January 06, 2013 +0
Today will be overcast with fog early in the day and a high of -5C with a windchill as low as -17C. Winds from the SSW at 10 to 25 km/h.
Tonight will remain overcast with a low of a balmy
-7C but the wind from the SSW at 20 to 25 will make it feel like -13C at times.
------------------------------------------------- ---
I only took Abbey out for a short walk yesterday even though it was a nice day. I think I'm getting lazy. I had better remedy that!
I did get flash working on the Queen's computer though. I installed the version i have on my comp and it worked on hers. I'll have to have a look on Adobe's site and see if they have a solution.
I also did some work on the clock project. I'm having problems aligning the case with the movement so I can level it by the case. It certainly builds respect for the clock makers who only had hand tools to work with.
Tomorrow the army base kit shop will open and I'll try and track down my father's medals.
Alley, the picture you mentioned wouldn't have been my father. His parents immigrated to Canada in the early 1900's from Romania. The surname was originally Buch but when he joined the army in 1940 his signature looked like Buck and that's the name the typist entered. since then he went by Buck. My native side comes from my mother who descended from a long line of Metis who originally came to Canada to fight the British for Canada.

  Permalink | A A A
Reader Comments
Display: 0, 50, 100, 200 Sort: Newest First - Order Posted
Viewing: 1 - 4

Page: 1 — Blog Index

1. unclemush 2:40 PM GMT on January 06, 2013    
Hi Tony.I think I forgot to come here yesterday.I'm to lazy to look at the other blog to make sure.:)
Member Since: July 7, 2001 Posts: 59 Comments: 13132
2. Alleyoops 4:46 PM GMT on January 06, 2013    
You can always check with the National Film Board of Canada. They are the ones who made the film, Forgotten Warriors in 2009. They might even be able to send you a copy of it.

If I had a way of capturing his picture in the film, it would help as these boys were from WWII. Anyway, if you get a chance, see the movie for yourself.

Have a great day.
Member Since: April 18, 2007 Posts: 185 Comments: 29161
3. Ylee 5:06 PM GMT on January 06, 2013    
Hi, Tony! Looks like somebody still has their freezer door open up there! It's funny how immigrants gets their name changed when they com over here; my great great grandfather, who was German, lost a couple of letters in his name when he came over here on the boat!

Hope you have a good day!
Member Since: February 3, 2011 Posts: 65 Comments: 11286
4. WunderAlertBot (Admin) 2:27 PM GMT on January 07, 2013    
plapman has created a new entry.

Viewing: 1 - 4

Page: 1 — Blog Index

New Comment
Community Standards Policy Comments will take a few seconds to appear.
Post Your Comments
Please sign in to post comments.
Not only will you be able to leave comments on this blog, but you'll also have the ability to upload and share your photos in our Wunder Photos section.
About plapman
Retired and loving it. If I'd have known about retirement befor I started my 40 year career with the government of Manitoba I'd have retired first. :)

Recent Photos
Scott Ave.  Portage la Prairie, Mb My Street
Across the Gopher Trails Abbey's Dream Come True
Personal Weather Stations
Central City
Portage La Prairie, MANITOBA
Elevation: 863 ft
Temperature: 57.9 °F
Dew Point: 56.1 °F
Humidity: 94%
Wind: 2.0 mph from the NNW
Wind Gust: 4.0 mph
Updated: 3:31 PM CDT on May 18, 2013
Community Activity