My friend Edith called me tonight to tell me the bad news about her 26 year old son Allen. An ex cop son ran over him knocking his shoes off and killed him instintantly. The cops came to hher door telling her that her son had been hit by a car and died right away. The ex cop was in the passenger side. The Driver claims that he was driving the driving limit. How can a 26 year old guy be knocked out of his shoes when a car goes by the speeing limit? The driver was lying because Allen would of servived with his shoes on. The driver was defenly speeing and of course just because he is an ex cop son, he gets away with murder. I told my friend to seek legel advice and find people who saw what happened and take this man to the law.
We have a lot of careless drivers here in Bc who do not care if they kill or hurt anyone and go to jail for it. They are always in a rush to get to some place. I was almost hit by a car speeding around the corner and I was right in the middle of the road walking to the other side when I thought it was safe. I always watch that corner as I walk across the street because of those who do not care if they kill those walking. Over a year ago I was crossing the road at the stop sign as it was giving me the walk signal. The lady stoped for a second, looked at me and drives right into me bruising my leg. 2 weeks later the same thing but only a man who was rude to me calling me a bitch when I was only being polite. I just held out my hand using the please stop signal because I had the right to walk and he would of went threw a red light. To many drivers rushing. NOTE TO THOSE WHO DRIVE A VEACLE: Follow the law, don't rush because you might kill a person or persons walking. Don't drink and drive and don't speed. Always stop at a red light, slow down when going around corners. Slow down at yellow light. If you see a person walking in front of you, wait for them to get to the other side. Don't run into them. You must be patient when driving! You could kill a child, lady, man or even an elderly.
I want to bring this message because I see this every day! It angers me! I see all this and I just want to cry seeing so much bad things happening around the world. I have a heart of gold and I enjoy life the best I can. Please drive carefully my friends.
Thank you very much for reading this message.
As far as moving... 2 more days but I only have very little to do before the big day but I am moving after work friday. I have saturday and sunday to relax and catch up on sleep. All this getting ready to move is tiring on the mind and body but it is almost over.
Well..
It has been awhile since I last posted so here I go. I am now off for 4 days like I reuested in the request book at work a month ago. I need 2 exstra days to relax and get away from my job.
I am moving in with my boyfriend at the end of this month so I have to get rid of a lot of old junk and keep my newer stuff.
Next month I want to switch to a new job until my boyfriend and I move out of the lower mainland of BC. The city is to crowded for us. To many rude and greedy people. We are moving to a small town and I can not wait!
I am learning to speak Japanese but it is a bit of a tongue twister to me but I know that I can learn it. I know some words in Japaniese.
If you ever gone onto venetopia.com then you know what it is like on the general chat board but if you don't well, you might want to sign up to find out. You will get a couple of snot head kids posting mean replys but you will also make friends with the more friendlyer people as well. Those who are snotty are your everyday adverage teenage kid with a life that they think is boring and they rather spend their life mocking those on a family site where you adopt a pet and raise, chat in the message board and so on just like you do on neopets.com. Venetopia.com is the only petsite where you will find some rather unusual kids who have no respect to others and do not know what the true meaning of polite is really all about. I go on there to chat with the friendly people and egnor those snotty kiddies on there. I see snotty adults in real life at work that want their way in life. Ventopia is just a place on the internet and not a place like a store or your home but a place for intertainment and to meet people. I will never invite those snot head kids on Venetopia.com to my site! They do not deserve it. They do not even know about this blog like they know my livejournal. I might place the link in my profile on there and see what they will do. Here is what they like to say:
Ariesquiggles
Sunday, June 10, 2007 3:32 am Just the other day I was thinking about how agreeable this place was while you were absent.
Ariesquiggles Monday, June 11, 2007 3:11 am Actually, this place is dead because the economy blew up and nobody really wants the ownership because there's little potential left for this site to ever become booming business.
OW 7 people online - by abc123 Posted - Sunday, June 03, 2007 9:27 pm |
| now thats a record!!!!!!!!!! I can't belife it. LOL Well what do you think ____________________ |
Pixies Monday, June 04, 2007 12:05 am |
| No, it isn't. Shut up and die. |
| gluepot5000 Monday, June 04, 2007 12:11 am |
| Jesus pixies why do you have to be so mean? Somebody let one rip in your face this morning? Jesus! ____________________ |
| Ariesquiggles Monday, June 04, 2007 2:17 am |
| No, I can't "belife" it either. |
| abc123 Monday, June 04, 2007 10:20 am |
I know. But then right after i posted this there were only 4 people online. Its like they come to check there mail then go.  ____________________ |
| Pixies Monday, June 04, 2007 1:31 pm |
| No, I don't have to be so mean. I just don't see any point in being civil to dipsh¡ts. |
plasticlovecrocodile Monday, June 04, 2007 1:44 pm |
USE INVENTIVE SPELLINGS TO GET ROUND THE FILTERS LIKE EVERYONE ELSE, JERK. |
| Pixies Monday, June 04, 2007 3:50 pm |
Yes, ma'am. |
| abc123 Monday, June 04, 2007 3:51 pm |
| you know for a guy who would have the name pixies ____________________ |
| Pixies Tuesday, June 05, 2007 12:33 pm |
| What has gender got to do with having a rock band's name for a username, retard? |
| abc123 Tuesday, June 05, 2007 1:41 pm |
| because you know having that name isn't bad at all because you seem like a girl and act like a girl retard ____________________ |
| plasticlovecrocodile Tuesday, June 05, 2007 2:06 pm |
| How exactly does Nick act like a girl? He doesn't have a "girly" font colour, he doesn't use words that often signify gender such as "like" and "omigod", he doesn't have anything in his signature or profile that would make him seem girly... If you're going to insult us, at least use something relevant, yeah? |
| Pixies Tuesday, June 05, 2007 4:07 pm |
| Whatever happened to "hey sorry about the fight i love a guy who has intellagence like you i think your a good guy and i'm sorry" anyway? |
| abc123 Tuesday, June 05, 2007 8:34 pm |
| not you i was talking about my bf ____________________ |
| abc123 Tuesday, June 05, 2007 8:38 pm |
| besides you were nise to me but then you started being mean so mabey I wouldn't be like this if you were as nise to me as you are to somepeople ____________________ |
| Smurfle Wednesday, June 06, 2007 6:53 am |
| I shouldn't be getting myself involved in any of this but... nise? That's a crime against humanity. Download Firefox ktnxbai. Kenya, we're going to Kenya, Kenya, Kenya Kenya... Kenya belife it. I'm sorry. xD |
| abc123 Wednesday, June 06, 2007 9:24 am |
| shut Up ____________________ |
| Pixies Wednesday, June 06, 2007 12:49 pm |
I was never nice to you (or "nise", for that matter). You just failed to notice my sarcasm initially. And really, I don't care if you're nice to me or not. I just want you to stop being an annoying twat, and I don't see how being nice is going to accomplish this. |
| abc123 Wednesday, June 06, 2007 4:18 pm |
| NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! I won't stop!! ____________________ |
| Pixies Thursday, June 07, 2007 12:53 pm |
| Of course you won't. To stop being annoying is as impossible for you as it is for black people to stop being black. |
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| But there has been a lot of good confersations but not from these people. |
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I hope this post was a good post. I try to make my blog interesting the best I can.
I wish that I had as much energie as this speed demon pug here! Click on link to veiw vidio of this pug!
I need a artist who can draw animals, creatures, items, food, weapons, books and so on for my pet site. If you would like to volinteer please post in the comments. You can check out the site and regester at: http://www.ipetsite.com/mysticpets
Thank you!
Today is a very warm and sunny day. Work was ok and now I am home and about to start cleaning in 25 minutes for about an hour and do more tomarrow. Take my time because I have a lot of work to do. I will even turn on some music on my computer and turn up the speakers a little.
Right now I feel a bit sleepy but it is 5:38pm and still to early for bed plus it is still light out. I have my window open to let fresh air into my room since they have been closed all winter. I should make some rose tea to wake me up a little and to give me some energy for cleaning. That I will do! I love tea because it is a tasty conferting treat. 
Druid Knight's Vows
By William Black
I took the vows of a Knight,
of an Order long since dead.
Destroyed from within, but not of light,
By agreement from the head.
Rounded and hounded because of greed,
the foundations were easily shaken.
Of such problems a Knight should be freed,
By his misstep he might be taken.
Now history is repeated,
but mistakes can be bypassed.
The mammon of Man can be cheated,
By Holy honour surpassed.
The Druid Knight
Chapter 1, Chronicle I
By William Black
The Great Hall, its walls decorated with multicoloured tapestries, was very crowded. Humans and other creatures from all over Lady Morion’s realm had gathered to pay her tribute, for she was their beloved sovereign. Peace had reigned for some time since her rise to power. All held her in great esteem.
The Lady herself sat on a humble throne; her features serene and noble. Four guards stationed at the four corners of the raised dais protected her.
Several knights attended to her protection also. And there were many Ladies of nobility in attendance, and courtiers seemingly without number.
Yet the cloaked figure wondered why such a beautiful woman known for her compassion and wisdom would require so many protectors. "No matter," he thought without concern. "I must have an audience with her."
He moved swiftly and with purpose through the crowd. People moved to avoid him as if driven by more than their own self will. As he approached the dais he brought his hood further down over his eyes.
Morion watched with amused interest as her knights attempted to block the intruder’s way, only to give way as if driven by an unseen force. All but the knight known as "Wind Walker". He held his ground. At this the hooded upstart raised his right arm. A loud screech echoed through the Hall as a large eagle swooped through the front entrance, gliding over the startled court, to perch itself on the ledge of the open window above the throne. Wind Walker backed away, but only a few steps, allowing the unknown visitor to pass.
As the cloak figure neared his target, he slowed and removed his robe allowing it to fall to the ground. Morion looked at the man revealed. His appearance was at once youthful but aged. His eyes danced with light and there was an assurance about him that intrigued her. He wore the trappings of a knight; a scimitar his only weapon. But her interest rested on his surcoat and the device it bore.
"Dear Lady," the visitor began, "I truly apologise for the abrupt intrusion into you daily affairs, but I have travelled a long way and would not be denied an audience with you."
"You seem to have what you wish for," she chuckled. "Tell me your tale".
"Once you allowed a stranger to pick a flower in your beautiful gardens," the knight began, "I was that stranger. At that time I noted how carefully and lovingly you tended your gardens, and how they responded to your loving touch. I knew I had found a comrade in arms, so to speak."
The Lady Morion’s eyes sparkled with interest. A smile played across her lips.
"To make a long story short, I am on a quest." The knight paused for the simple statement to take effect.
The Lady motioned him to continue. "You see, there are other gardens, vast and beautiful, far more important than yours, which are being destroyed daily. They have no protectors such as you and your nobles. The destruction comes not only by humans, but by other forces as well. My goal is to slow, if not end, this needless devastation." At this the courtiers started to laugh. The knights, being more diplomatic, just smiled. All except Wind Walker. His eyes narrowed as if trying to pierce through the visitor’s words.
The Lady Morion motioned them to silence. Her gaze bordering on anger. "And tell me, O knight most pretentious, with what shall you fight your battles? I see no shield and only an Arabian sword at your side. With what shall you battle this menace of gardens?"
With that the visitor raised his left hand palm up. He slowly twisted his hand to face downward. Rich sweet smelling soil seemed to spill from nowhere.
He then lifted his right hand to his mouth and blew gently, but a great wind entered the Hall. The tapestries flapped violently and the crowd let out a startled scream. The eagle screeched in protest; spreading its wings trying to maintain its balance.
At this the knights and guards drew there weapons. The visitor raised his left hand and with a quick flick sent a ball of flame racing through the hall, only to have it smash harmlessly against the far wall. All stood in awe. The intruder raised his right hand and with a pouring motion water cascaded to the floor. Finally, the man brought his hands together in a loud clap. A dove appeared and flew to sit alongside the eagle.
To Morion’s credit, she kept her composure.
"Lady most fair, I am not without weapons, nor without friends," and he motioned towards the birds on the sill.
"I see." The Lady Morion was impressed, but she had seen many things in her time. This was only sorcery. "Tell me your name."
"I am William," the knight answered simply.
"So William, tell me about your device," she said pointing to the visitor’s surcoat.
"Why is it that you wear the Cross of Saint John on a backdrop of an oak tree?
The oak is the sign of Druids!"
"Lady most noble, all I can tell you at this time is that I am a Christian, but one with a history." The knight watched her with a smile. Would she condemn him out of hand? To reassure her he remarked, "I judge no one, but those who would harm that which I love and serve."
The Lady smiled. "What is it that you wish of me?
"Beloved Lady, I seek only to use your gardens for solitude and learning. I wish only to pass through your realm unchallenged and unhindered."
"And what do I get out of it, not that I am in need of anything you understand?"
"Lady Morion, I give you my pledge of honour that I will come when you wish me too. I will be at your service, as I am at the service of all those who hold the Earth in high esteem."
Morion approached William and took his hands in her’s. Her warmth filled him with feelings he thought he had left far behind. "My Druid knight, you have our leave to do as you must.
No man, woman, or creature will bar your way in my realm. I doubt that they could anyway," she said with a mischievous grin. "Only one thing I require of you in return. You must come back to us yearly, or send word of your whereabouts to me at this court. Do you agree with these terms?"
The knight lowered his head humbly before replying. Then, raising his brown eyes to meet her gaze, he said, "Most noble of Ladies, it would be my joy to do as you require. If you need me between times, call me. I shall be at your service."
"But how can I call you when I won’t know where you are," her eyes flickered with doubt.
"Arrow," at this the knight pointed to the eagle, and all eyes in the hall turned towards the window, "he will know where I am at all times. Just ask him with your thoughts. Hold me in your mind. He will find me."
"And what of your peaceable friend, the dove?" Morion looked quizzically back at William.
"What dove?" Again he pointed to the sill. The dove was gone. The people and other creatures looked around, but found no sign of the bird.
When Morion turned back to her guest, he was already heading out the door.
Suddenly, as if out of space and time, a dove alighted on the receding knight’s shoulder. "Remember! Call me when you want or need me." The voice was strong and full of love as it floated back to her.
Wind Walker noticed that the robe the knight had dropped on the dais was no longer there.
"That man disturbs me," she said to herself, but out loud.
The largest of the knights drew his sword again. "Do you want me to bring him back?!"
Morion looked at the knight as if seeing him for the first time. "No," she smiled.
"It is a good kind of disturbance. Leave him be, I don't want you hurt."
And she allowed her mind to wonder as she walked back to the throne. The large knight breathing a heavy sigh of relief, and followed.
William Black ©
Continues...
This story was found on http://www.morion.com/morion/stories/stories.html
Today I got my pay stub and tomarrow I will be rich once again. Right now I am lisaning to my radio in my forum at: http://thunderangelsclub.forumup.com
I'm thinking of adding it to here at the side. Diffrent music but most of them are heavy but you will find none heavy tunes too.
Okey! It is taking me awhile to type this post because I keep dancing to the music! (laughs)
Linkin Park - Somewhere I Belong
Linkin Park - Lying From You
Nirvana - Dumb
Nirvana - On a Plain
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Give It Away
Weezer - Beverly Hills
Foo Fighters - In Your Honor
Foo Fighters - Everlong
DJ Shadow - Organ Donor
The Postal Service - Such Great Heights
Thrice - Silhouette
Thrice - Stare At The Sun
Thrice - See You in the Shadows
Thrice - Music Box
Metallica - Master of Puppets
Metallica - Fight Fire with Fire
Western Addiction - Mailer Meet Jim
Linkin Park - Somewhere I Belong
Nickelback - Savinﾑ Me
The Darkness - I Believe in a Thing Called Love
U2 - Vertigo
Rage Against The Machine - Bulls on Parade
Rage Against the Machine - Guerilla Radio
Beastie Boys - Root Down
Daniel Powter - Bad Day
Dead Poetic - New Medicines
Desaparecidos - Man and Wife the Former (Financial Planning)
Desaparecidos - The Happiest Place on Earth
Eminem - Loose Yourself
Enya - Book of Days
Evans Blue - The Tease
Finch - Waiting
Finch - Brother Bleed Brother
Finch - Post Script
From First To Last - World War Me
Funeral for a Friend - Recovery
Green Day - American Idiot
Green Day - Boulevard of Broken Dreams
Hot Rod Circuit - Now Or Never
Jimmy Eat World - A Praise Chorus
Jimmy Eat World - Sweetness
Jimmy Eat World - Cautioners
Kamelot - When the Lights Are Down
Lostprophets - We Still Kill the Old Way
Lostprophets - Last Train Home
Megadeth - Moto Psycho
Megadeth - The World Needs a Hero
Minus Me - Give it to Newport
My Chemical Romance - Helena
Natasha Bedingfield - Unwritten
No Doubt - Hella Good
No Doubt - Hey Baby
Open Hand - Pure Concentrated Evil
Over It - Wrong Way
Panic! At The Disco - Camisado
Phantom Planet - Badd Business
Phantom Planet - Big Brat
Queen - We Will Rock You
Read Yellow - The Association
Royal Bliss - Will You Wait For Me
Saving Jane - Girl Next Door
Sean Paul - Temperature
Stereophonics - Dakota
Stereophonics - Girl
The All-American Rejects - Your Star
The All-American Rejects - Dirty Little Secret
The All-American Rejects - Move Along
the ostrich song - Track 01
The Strokes - Reptilia
this little theater - this little theater
Thursday - Paris in Flames
xbxrx - Beat Rolls On
Yellowcard - Way Away
Yellowcard - Ocean Avenue
There are 2 stations to pick but I would pick Thunderangel's Club Radio because it has more music.
That's it! It goes on the side!
I got home from the store an hour ago. I had to go to the bank to take out money for rent then I walked over to the store to buy food and my coffee maker and some coffee grounds. This should give me a wake up boost for sure in the morning. I find that instant coffee doesn't keep you awake very long. I only have time for 1 cup of coffee in the morning before work.
Today was a nice day out and it was warm too! It wasn't to bad at work eather. The kitchen staff and I were acting silly and dancing to the music and laughing. My break wasn't late but earlyer then schedualed.
Now it is 7:50pm and I am going to play Untold Legends Brotherhood Of The Blade for PSP. My guy is level 36 and kicking as in this game fighting enemies and monsters. lol. 
Well... Goodnight and I will post again soon and I hope I can come up with smothing interesting.
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I have been visiting my boyfriend for 2 weeks now and I am heading to my place tomarrow but I will come back and see him friday for the weekened. I always stay with him during the weekends and sometime for a week or 2. We had a great 2 weeks and I do not really want to go back to my place but I have to. We are going to get a 2 bedroom place this summer so things will be better. I have lived with him before and it was the best.
Our weather has been less rain and more sun but still it is a bit cold. I am going to play some PSP. lol. I feel very well rested with lots of sleep. It is my 2 days off and time doesn't matter to me today.
Chief Daniel Leon:Owing to the lack of official records the exact age of the Chief is uncertain. But church records show that he was baptised early in 1870. He was born at Ft. Babine and there married Rosie Charlie.
Daniel worked for the Hudson Bay Co. for a number of years, he also ran his own store at both Ft. Babine and Old Fort.
He did a great amount of church work, travelling with the bishop and priests acting as interpreter. Chief Leon was mainly responsible for the building of churches throughout the district including those of Old Fort, Ft. Babine, and Topley Landing. Because of his work he was made a church chief by the bishop.
On a number of occasions Daniel and his wife travelled to Ottawa to speak with the Federal government officials on behalf of his people. Both Daniel and his wife were presented to Queen Elizabeth II on the occasion of her majesty's visit to Terrace in 1957.
Daniel marked out trap lines of the Babine Band for the Indian Agency and it was Daniel's trail that was followed from Topley to Topley Landing when the road was made.
Chief Leon gave help to anyone, be they natives, non-natives of long resident or American visitors. Several speak of Daniel keeping their pathways clear of snow and keeping a watchful eye on their property.
Chief Tibbett:Chief Tibbett, of the Burns Lake Band was a good man, and well-liked by those who knew him over the years. He died about two years ago at the age of 84.
He used to slip up to Jack Brown's house at night carrying an old storm lantern, to leave some meat outside in the safe. Next day he would mention his gift to Jack.
In the fall, he and his wife would go up Priestley Hill, which is about 16 miles from Burns Lake, with his old horse and Buggy.
A four-gallon gas tin of huckleberries they had picked would cost $4, and be perfect for pies or canning.
One summer lightning struck the old church on the reserve and blew out the windows. Chief Tibbett came to see Jack the next day, to interpret the event.
"You know, Jack, I don't think that Priest very good man," he said, sadly.
Edward Alfred Aslin:Mr. Aslin, known as Fred Aslin, was born in Clay County, Kansas. Following the Grand Trunk Pacific Railroad, he built a store at Fraser Lake, then came to Burns Lake in 1919. He built a store on the site of the present Hub store. This was destroyed by the big fire in 1926, and he refused to build any more stores, although he carried on a trading post on the Tetachuck River in the Tweedsmuir Park area. He was a fur buyer on a very large scale, with many buyers coming from Prince George and even from New York to deal with him.
The fur buying took him throughout the country and almost everywhere he went, he travelled by foot. In more recent years he did some placer mining at Mason Creek. Being essentially independent by nature, Fred Aslin spent his last year living alone a very simple life. He past away on or about the 28th of December at the age of 84 years.
Casimere Williams:Mr. Williams lives on the Burns Lake Reserve. Chief Tibit ruled for many years and now his son Frank Tibit is the Chief.
At Sherton, a lot of trapping was done and many furs were collected.
Mr. Williams belongs to the Babine Tribe. At Babine there was an abundance of different fish; char, trout, white fish and from July to October the sockeye. The natives lived mainly on fish and game and lived in log cabins. The other end of Babine was also settled. Many would travel on ice with horse and sleigh to Babine Lake. Mr. William thinks Babine was named by a French catholic priest. The natives had a name for Burns Lake which meant "mountain creek."
Fred Stearns:In August 1918, Fred Stearns, who was one of the first pioneers, came to Burns Lake. He worked with the C.N.R. laying in ties for 12 cents each.
The cars on the trains looked pretty well the same in width and length as today. The inside was mostly wooden and the seats were small and narrow. Gas lamps and coal stoves were used on the trains.
There weren't very many roads when he first came. There was a short road out of Two Mile Creek. The highway was beginning to be built in 1925. It was built by horses, horse scrapers, hand and pick and shovel. The first stretch got as far as Richmond Hill and then in 1926 it moved out as far as Sharaton then continued to Priestly.
The population when Mr. Stearns first came was around 240 people. There were 7 children going to a one-roomed school. In 1921, the high school was built onto the other which was left as the Elementary School. It's old position was just on this side of the Elementary school today.
The first General Stores in Burns Lake were owned by George Mackenzie and Bob Gerow. Mr. Mackenzie's store was where S & S store is now, and Mr. Gerow's was an old log building where the Legion is now.
Most of the buildings were made of log. There was very little lumber. Jim Wood's building was one of the original cabins in Burns Lake. There also was an early cabin just below Mr. Wood's. The first hotel was run by a Mr. Same Hepler and a Mr. Yaud. There was a building across from Center Street from the United Church, which was built in 1919. It still stands. A man by the name of Hatch had a building beside the Turner Store. In 1919-1920, the Royal Bank started at one end of this building. Mr. Jim McKenna had a fourteen room boarding house straight across from where Shelford's Store is now.
This Mr. McKenna was the first postmaster in Burns Lake. Then his son, Bill, took over.
The nearest police was a Mr. Aldmere at Telkwa. He used to come down once in a while for cases. There was no local government.
The very first car in Burns Lake at that time was owned by Mr. Bob Gerow. The next one by Mr. Bruce Kerr.
One of the first radios ever to come to Burns Lake was owned by Andy Reddy, although the sound wasn't very clear. At first there were only a few squawks off and on, and then a few words.
The people were most friendly. You would always be welcomed into their homes. There were dances once a week and everyone had a good time. The people had to buy their water then. They got it from the government pump. This used to stand where the Public Works is now.
Mr. G. Saul:Mr. Saul first came to Burns Lake in June 1919. He travelled by boat from Victoria to Prince Rupert then by rail from Prince Rupert to Burns Lake.
In Burns there was one General store then owned by George McKenzie. It was situated where the Royal Bank now stands. Fred Aslin had a store later where the Hub store is now. The people who were living here when he came (which were very few) were very friendly. There were not nearly as many Indians then as there is now. Most of them were at Babine Lake. The first policeman to come was Constable Percy Carr in 1920. The first law and order building was on the corner of the present 6th Avenue.
The Roads in 1919 were not too good. The building of Highway 16 began that year. Before that the only kind of road or trail was the Government Trail, made by pack trains and horses.
The first bank was built in 1920. It was managed by Mr. Niles Henderson. Jack Shofelwood and Gertie Owen (now Mrs. Ray Stanyer) worked in it. A few years later the people started to do more farming. Up to this time trapping had been the main occupation. Many men worked on the section. The main entertainment when he came was dances. George McKenzie had a dance hall above his store. When the dancing began, they had a great time and what he recalled that was quite funny, was that you could hear the pots and pans banging against the walls from the vibration of the dance. Mr. Saul was appointed J.P. in 1949, and then appointed Magistrate in 1951.
Dick Carroll:Mr. Carroll arrived at Burns Lake in 1909.
He staked a piece of land adjacent to the Indian reserve as that was the first staking and had the prior right when the survey was made. Not knowing where his property would be located after the survey he built a cabin almost half a mile east on other property.
The day he landed in Burns Lake there was just one man here, Malcolm McKinley, who acted as telegraph operator on the Yukon telegraph line.
The Indians lived mostly by hunting and trapping and they always built their homes where the fishing was good. There wasn't any moose and the deer were scarce. Some effort was made to grow potatoes, but met with little success. There were some cattle but they almost starved to death each winter.
Mr. George Wallace who came from South Africa was the other white man but was away to Hazelton to get his wife who was the first white woman to take up residence. Mr. Wallace filed on the property where Peter Drewcock lived lately and built a house there in 1910. Boer Mountain was named after Mr. Wallace because of his nickname, "The Boer."
William McKenna:In August of 1911 Mr. Bill McKenna came to Burns Lake with his parents. They started out from Kelowna and travelled with wagons as far as Fort Fraser. The rest of the way to Burns Lake, they rode horses and carried their belongings by pack horses.
When the McKennals arrived in the area, there was nothing here except for the Burns Lake Cabin which was situated where Bill Richmond lives. There were only two men living here, working for the government telegraph.
The Indians were the earliest settlers and they lived in houses with little or no furniture at all. They slept on floors and squatted on the floor when they ate their meals. These Indians, which are the same as we have today, were the "Carrier Indians."
There were no doctors in Burns Lake at that time. A person who needed a doctor would have to go to Hazelton, where Dr. Wrsinch practiced.
When families who lived here ran out of groceries, they would travel to Hazelton where there was a small store. Since there were no roads, people had to travel by horses and wagens. In Burns Lake the only trail was the government telegraph trail. Later on the men got jobs on the building of the railroad but the wages were very low.
Mr. McKenna recalls that they lived a lot differently than now because there was very little of everything such as money, food, clothes, and poor transportation.
In 1925, Mr. McKenna himself was brought into the Post Office, working faithfully until his retirement in 1966. Mr. McKenna, I'm sure everyone will agree did a great deal in the building and improving of Burns Lake.
Mr. Sturgeon:Mr. Sturgeon came to Burns Lake in 1912 from England. He walked to Burns Lake from Prince Rupert following various trails.
There was an old cabin by the present hotel called "The Bucket of Blood". He had the first store and post office at Forestdale for forty years. The nearest government was Prince Rupert and once in a while a policeman and doctor would travel through the country.
The only occupation here then was farming and some logging.
His comment on the changes was, "there are hundreds of changes that can't be mentioned."
Mrs. Saunders:Mrs. Saunders came to Burns Lake in 1913 by boat from Vancouver to Prince Rupert, then by train to Hazelton. After she came to Ootsa Lake by mule and horse where she made her home.
The country was forest and roads were rough. Homes were made of logs (hand cut) with dirt roofs. Having no police force, the law was made by voice of people. People were friendly then and could help each other. Most of the people lived and worked on farms. Later there was a General Store, owned by Bob Gerow, a Blacksmith Shop, and a Roadhouse. As recreation they had barbecues, different sports, and dances. Everyone for miles around attended these activities.
Mr. R. Minger:Mr. Minger came by railroad to Burns Lake in the year 1914. The population then was around 160 at the most. There were a few Indians and when a potlatch was held, hundreds of Indians would gather from many parts of the country.
The homes were made by hack saw, and logs and were very rugged. There was one policeman Provincial) who travelled between the settlements. There was a Doctor and a hospital at Southbank. The only road was the one out to Francois Lake. There was also a railroad and tote road. Main occupations were hacking ties, home steading, section work on the railroad and trapping. Road construction started in 1917-18. People were very friendly and trustworthy.
The changes are unbelieveable. Everybody had to get groceries by pack sack from stores. Mr. Minger had to walk 16 miles each way for food. Water was hauled for you at 50 cents a barrel. There wasn't any electricity until 1930's when Jonas Glands started his own plant.
Mrs. Jenzen:In 1914 Mrs. Jenzen came by boat to Pr. Rupert. From there she travelled by train. She settled by Tchsinkut Lake, and as they couldn't farm they lived by fishing. There was too much timber so farming was impossible. They liked the country and the Indians that were around were always friendly.
In 1920, Mrs. Jenzen moved to Burns Lake. There was very little work and wages were poor. There wasn't a school and they hadn't any neighbours. The roads were terrible, so they made new roads as they went along.
There wasn't any police force but there was a store and hotel on the Island named Gerow & Radelow. McKinsey had a store and Barney Mulvany had a lot of tents in Burns. Bob Gerow had the first car. "There are too many changes to mention," commented Mrs. Jenzen.
Mrs. D. Gerow:Mrs. Gerow came to Burns Lake in 1916, by the Grand Trunk Pacific Railroad. There were no buildings where Burns Lake is now, but on the Island, there were tents, and some stores.
She remembers the first people she knew were the McKenna's family and Bob Gerow. There was a Catholic Church here then and the first store was Bob Gerow's. Later on George MacKenzie built one. There was one policeman although not permanent. There were no roads east or west. One could go as far as John Shelford's store and there wasn't a road out to Francois Lake. Lumbering and tie making was the main type of employment then, also farming and trapping. People were very friendly. Mrs. Gerow comes from Alfred, Saskatchewan. She and Mr. Gerow came out here because Bob Gerow, brother-in-law, ran a store and hotel, and wanted them to work for him.
The first school was across from the Jewellers, and was built in 1917. Mrs. Beck now uses it as a warehouse. Mrs. Frank Keith was the first school teacher and Mrs. Bob McDonald was the second one. They taught grades 1-8 in one classroom.
Mrs. Lynton:In 1917, Mrs. Lytton came to the country of which is now called Burns Lake. She and her parents moved south to Francois Lake. They lived in a log cabin which had been built in 1910.
Most of the Indians were at the Hazelton reserve. The Indians lived the same way as the whites did, living in houses or log cabins.
During the first World War there wasn't much food, but everyone seemed to manage. In 1928, they moved to Burns Lake from south of Francois Lake. Jean Lynton, who is now Mrs. Bill McKenna, was the first girl to receive her Grade 12. Mrs. Lynton was the secretary of the first school which was at Wistaria.
Mrs. Moore:From my interview with Mrs. Moore, I learned that her and her four sons came to B.C. in 1921 from Alberta. She was met at Endako by Fay Short, taxi driver. Mr. Moore drove their car as far as Ft. Fraser and after selling it, caught a train from here.
The Moore family made their first home at Tchesinkut Lake, now the Tom Kelly home. They lived there until 1944, when they moved to Burns Lake.
Mr. Moore trapped fox and mink and cut wood to be sold for a living. When it was possible he worked for the public works.
Mrs. John Gilgan was the postmistress, but the people were only able to get their mail a couple of times a week.
Dances were held for entertainment with Mr. Moore playing the violin and Mrs. Moore playing the piano. Neighbors joined in with other instruments.
When I asked Mrs. Moore what she thought about the change in Burns Lake she replied, "The town was more sociable then than now but it has changed for the better."
Mr. Kaler:In 1921 Mr. Kaler came to Burns Lake by foot. He owned the first sawmill in 1938, which was at Babine. He also shipped the first carload of lumber in 1942. Farming and ties were the main occupations. Work was hard as they had to use a pick and shovel. The country was pretty much the same, maybe more trees and fewer people. The roads were only cow trails and hard to travel on. The houses were made of logs and the neighbours were very friendly. They had no trouble with the Indians. A few of the buildings of Burns Lake then was a store owned by Fred Aslin, a Hotel owned by Andy Reddy, and later by Barnie Mulvaney; a bank built in 1923, a Post Office, and the policeman was Percy Carr. Newspaper, the Observer, was run by Sid Gartne.
Fred Beach:In the spring of 1919, Fred Beach arrived in Burns Lake. Mr. Beach owned the garage which is now owned by Mr. Radley. This was in the early forty's. This garage was then a building for trucks but later turned into a business. Mr. Beach recalls Carl Orsberg and Fred Hopess as the first men building on the garage. The first garage was owned by A.M. Ruddy and Andy Anderson. This garage was located where the Tweedsmuir Hotel is now and after it was burned down, it was relocated where Percy's Pool Room is now. When Mr. Beach first came, they travelled by horse and wagon on trails. Mr. Beach recalls the first Model T truck sent to Francois Lake, in the early 1920's. Yr. Beach used to work on the freightline going to Vancouver before the garage opened.
Mr. and Mrs. Mann:In 1921 Mr. and Mrs. Mann came to Burns Lake with horse and buggy from Rose Lake. There were a few small stores which later burned down, and a police station, where the Forestry building is now. The constables were: Ferrburn, Se1k, and Percy Carr. Bill Clark was famous for walking the tracks. Often Mr. and Mrs. Mann would visit the Clark by walking the tracks. Mr. Mann was the section foreman down at Rose Lake. They got their food, clothing and other things from Burns Lake or they had to travel by train to Forest Dale. They would have to stay over night, because the train didn't come back till the next day.
The first person to have a radio was Lincoln of Palling. Almost everybody was there listening to the radio. Some people which are still living in Burns Lake, which went to Lincolns to listen were: Mr. and Mrs. Saul, Gin Saul and others.
Mrs. Mann recalls the time when natives would jump the train to getto other places.
Mr. Miking was the Postmaster of a small post office in Rose Lake. Albert and Dave Sterzinn worked for him. Mrs. and Mr. Mann Crammers, and Carolls and Moulds were the first to live in Rose Lake.
Micky Stitch Dance Hall was the first dancehall in the Forest Dale.
Mrs. Mann recalls her and many of her friends walking on the tracks to the dance. One day Mrs. Mann received a pair of men's boots or high tops. Her feet got such big blisters because of these shoes so she put on her dance shoes. But as it was to cold, she took off her gloves, ones that came up to her elbows, and put them on her feet and she described how funny it looked the way she walked.
Another time they went somewhere with horse and buggy and the horse lost his shoe and the men tried to stop the horses, some jumped off, but Mrs. Mann was so scared she fainted and fell off the wagon on the road and they had to come back and get her. Mrs. Mann recalls another time when they were waiting for a train, they had to sleep in a shed overnight and in the morning everybody was covered with blood. When they woke up they found out that some meat was hanging above them.
Mrs. Mann says that they had more fun in those days than teenagers do now. Mr. Mann passed away on February 6, 1967.
Mrs. Del Cassidy:Born Alice Louisa Gothard, February 2, 1891 at Barking near London, England, she came to Colleymount as a war bride in 1919 with her first husband, Authur Eastman. Together they made the trip to Francois Lake to their first home in a canoe. There was one child of this marriage, Doreen. Mrs. Eastman and her small daughter travelled back to England after the death of her husband. In 1924, they returned to their home at Colleymount and in this same year she married Delmer Cassidy. Three children were born, Marjorie of Southbank; Kenneth at home; and Barbara was born in the first hospital in Burns Lake.
Mrs. Cassidy ran a general store at Colleymount and was the first postmistress. She received many certificates for her work.
Mrs. Cassidy was an enthusiastic community worker, for this reason she was well known beyond her own community. Besides being a confirmed member of the Anglican Church, she was also a life member of W.A., (Women's Auxiliary), life memberships of the Francois Lake Women's Institute and Lakes District Fair Association were also conferred upon her.
Dick Carroll:The nearest store was Aldermere, a town that does not exist now and was close to Telkwa, eighty miles from Burns Lake. All goods arrived at Burns Lake on a pack horse and cost about 250 a lb. from the head of navigation on the Skeena River where it arrived by stern wheeler from either Prince Rupert or Port Essington. There wasn't any post offices or mail services.
Log cabins were the rule as far as homes were concerned and mighty poorly furnished.
The McKenna children were the first youngsters in Burns Lake and after 1911 quite a few other people came in.
The railroad was connected up in the spring of 1914.
The nearest white man to Burns Lake to the west was Mr. Charles Ross at Rose Lake and there were a few at what is now Forestdale. At that time it was known as South Buckley. Mrs. McGinnis lived at North Buckley that being the place Mr. Barnett now lives. There were only about three women living in the Buckly Valley the winter 1909 through 1910.
Dick left Hazelton with a small pack on his back and he forgets how long it took him to reach Burns Lake and stake the land. Mr. Collison's records show that he recorded it on June 17, 1909.
There was a big forest fire which burned down the telegraph line and he helped Mr. McKinley to put up some of the poles.
He worked all summer on construction at the road from Hazelton to Telkwa and after making a trip to Burns Lake in the fall returned and worked on the survey of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railroad from Hazelton to Skeena Crossing.
Del Cassidy:Mr. Cassidy came as far as Vancerhoof by train from Saskatchewan in 1919. He got to Burns Lake in June.
Matt Nourse took him to Nourse Creek by boat and from there he walked to Colleymount. While working for Fay Short he went across Francois Lake and homesteaded at west Tatalrose from 1919 to 1922. He sold it then to Bob Moore. In the same year, he met and married Alice Eastman. In 1923, Mr. Cassidy built a house with a store in the corner. Later he built a store in 1936 beside the house.
Their four children went to school in the one room log school built by voluntary labor and $100.00 from the school board for windows. He traded with Jeffery's at the landing once a week.
In 1923, Barnie gave a party for Alice with most of the old timers attending. Everyone had a grand time until 4:00 a.m. when Alice caught the train that would carry her part ways on her trip back to England.
Burns Lake, British Columbia
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Burns Lake, British Columbia, Canada Motto: 
Burns Lake, British Columbia, Canada.Census division Regional District Regional District of Buckley-Nechako Area: 7.11 km² Founded Incorporated 1923 Population Village population
1,942 (2001)Population density 273.0/km² Time zone Pacific: UTC -8 Postal code span Latitude Longitude
Elevation m MSL Highways Highway 16 Waterways Burns Lake Mayor Governing body Burns Lake Village Council
1(sc) According to the Canada 2001 Census. Template:Canadian City/Extra references=Geographical references
Burns Lake is a small rural village, incorporated in 1923, and situated at approximately the geographical centre of the province of British Columbia. It is the seat of the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako.
There are three First Nations reservations that are part of the town, and another three nearby, making it one of the few communities in the province that have almost equal populations of native and Canadians of European descent. Local nations include Wet'suwet'en First Nation, Lake Babine Nation, Cheslatta Band, Burns Lake band, Skin Tyee band and Ne Yy Bunn band.
The town serves as a hub for the local logging and tourist industries. The town boasts a fine secondary school, Lakes District Secondary School, with a vibrant Fine Arts program. Burns Lake hosts annual Performing Arts and Alternative Arts Festivals, drawing talent from around the region. Burns Lake features five pubs, and a selection of stores and services as well as a library and a hospital.
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[hide][edit] History
Bob Gerau, one of the main founders Burns Lake, entered into partnership with Jack Seely and Howard Laidlaw to create Burns Lake Trading Company. Together, they built a store/hotel and a sawmill on Gerau Island.
In 1911, there was just a pack trail through the bush where the main part of the village now stands. A bridge was constructed to connect Gerau Island to the mainland. All men not already employed by the railroad were hired to help build the bridge.
A number of historic buildings still stand:
[edit] The Old Hospital
First built in 1933 by the Women's Missionary Society of the United Church of Canada, the hospital was officially opened by Canada's former Governor General Lord Tweedsmuir. Once the largest and finest public building between Prince George and Prince Rupert, it was famous for its fine gardens. It was later occupied by senior citizens apartment complex, then declared a heritage building in 1982 and redeveloped as an office building by its owner, the Burns Lake Native Development Corporation.
[edit] The Bucket of Blood
The square-cut log building is a former fur trade post which later became a gambling den. A shooting over a game of poker led to the building's name. It now contains a display of historical artifacts from the life of Barney Mulvaney, one of the founders of Burns Lake.
[edit] Recreation
[edit] Skiing
The area around Burns Lake was settled by many Scandinavians, who brought with them their love of skiing. For many years, local residents participated in all forms of skiing, including jumping and downhill, through the Omineca Ski Club. By the late 20th century, however, the Omineca Ski Club was exclusively a cross-country (nordic) ski club. Its facilities have hosted several national championships and are considered to rank among western Canada's best trail networks. Notable past members have included Kaare Engstad, Karl Lindaas, Alford Eakin, Esther Bahen (Miller), Marvin Strimbold, Lana Lindaas and Chris Paulson.
[edit] Golf
The Carnoustie Golf & Country Club opened in 1977, has nine holes and was built to go with the natural lay of the land. It covers 50 acres with water hazards on several areas.
Burns Lake
The Heart of the Lakes District is Burns Lake, a vibrant and modern community on the Yellowhead Highway that has retained its pioneer spirit and small town charm.
Burns Lake was originally named Burnt Lake by the Boreland Expedition around 1866, during construction of the Collins Telegraph Line, after a tremendous forest fire swept the area, blackening the trees and charring the countryside.
Settlement of Burns Lake began around 1911, with the arrival of construction crews to begin work on the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway, now part of the Canadian National Railways. The original 'tent town' began to grow as more settlers arrived, with incorporation as the Village of Burns Lake in 1923.
After a decline in the prosperous timber industry during the depression years, the demand for forest products rose during and following the Second World War, and by 1948, there were nearly 90 small sawmills operating in the Burns Lake area.
Today, Burns Lake is the main service centre for the entire Lakes District. Forestry is the town's main industry, followed by ranching and tourism, with the community actively ensuring the sustainable and balanced use of its forests for future generations.
Population: 1,895
: Burns Lake is located on the Yellowhead Highway 16 in Northern British Columbia, 141 miles (226 km) west of Prince George.
In town, don't miss the infamous Bucket of Blood, an old log tavern with a colourful history as a fur trading post and gambling den during the 1920s and 1930s.
The Lakes District Museum
- The Lakes District Museum is one of the premier small-town museums in BC, which tells the story of the pioneer days and houses turn-of-the-century treasures of the area's history, including a 1920s operating room.
- Burns Lake is the northern gateway to the untamed wilderness of Tweedsmuir Provincial Park, accessible by floatplane from Burns lake, jet-boat from Ootsa Landing, or by foot or horseback via the Alexander MacKenzie Trail. Most of the huge, unpopulated northern half of Tweedsmuir is encircled by the lakes that comprise the Nechako Reservoir. Wilderness guides are available for horseback, canoe and backpack trips through the region.
- Visit BC's smallest provincial park, the one-hectare Deadman's Island Provincial Park, an island in Burns Lake which got its name from the death of two construction workers on the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway.
- The vast water world of the Lakes District extends from the Stikine Mountains in the west to the Omineca Mountain Range in the east. It embraces over 300 wilderness fishing lakes and 3,000 miles of shoreline.
- With almost twenty lakes in the immediate vicinity, this diminutive freshwater fishing paradise is the place for sport fishing for cutthroat and rainbow trout, char, kokanee, lingcod and salmon. Locals will give you the latest fishing tips and directions to take into the wilderness. Fishing in British Columbia.
- Witness one of the largest salmon runs in the world at the Fulton River Spawning Channel. Visitors are also welcome at the Pinkut Creek and Fulton River Hatcheries, the largest of their type in the world, holding up to 180,000 adult sockeye salmon. The best viewing is in late August and early September.
- If you appreciate stunning scenery, including breathtaking views of Tweedsmuir Park and Mount Wells, you can follow the Lakes District Circle Tour from Burns Lake south on Hwy 35 to Francois Lake. Board the Omineca Princess for the free 20-minute ferry crossing of Francois Lake to Southbank, continuing south to Ootsa Lake before turning west on the Ootsa-Nadina Road, through Wistaria to the western tip of Francois Lake and the Nadina River. From here return east along the Colleymount Road, through Colleymount to Northbank, and back to Burns Lake.
- The arrival of snow turns the Lakes District into a winter playground, with recreation including ice fishing, skating, snowmobiling, and world-famous cross-country skiing on the groomed trails maintained by the Omineca Ski Club, established in 1927. Some of these trails are lit for night skiing.
Actors, musicians and dancers from across northwestern BC gather in Burns Lake in April for the annual Lakes District Festival of the Performing Arts. Starting in 1957, this event is one of the largest of its type in the north.
Check for currents events at the Visitor Info Centre
- The 177 kilometre long Babine Lake, just north of Burns Lake, is the longest natural lake in BC.
- Kayakers and canoeists will enjoy the challenge of the four-day Nanika-Kidprice Canoe Route, a scenic wilderness route which links 5 lakes to the west of Tweedsmuir Provincial Park. Northern British Columbia enthralls visitors with its beauty, hospitality and vast open wilderness spaces accommodating every outdoor recreation known to man.
- Golf: Carnoustie Golf Course is a wonderfully rough and ready par 35, 2,894-yard course located 16 km west of Burns Lake on Highway 16. Carnoustie offers a variety of terrain that makes your game both challenging and fun. Facilities include a putting green, driving range and an attractive licensed Clubhouse offering wonderful views from the clubhouse deck. Golf Vacations in British Columbia.
- A short drive west of Burns Lake, rockhounds can search for opals, agates and fossils at the Eagle Creek Agate-Opal Site, one of the few known sources of opals in British Columbia. Fossils and agates can also be found along the shores of Ootsa Lake, south of Burns Lake, and Babine Lake to the northwest.
- The Burns Lake Bluegrass and Western Swing Music Festival, held over the first weekend in July, attracts hundreds of visitors to the Darter Ranch, 25 km south of Burns Lake at Francois Lake.
- Look for fascinating First Nations' petroglyphs on the cliffs at Babine Lake, almost directly opposite the Pinkut Creek spawning Channel.
- See the best of Northern BC on one of the Circle Tours that capture the wonders of the north. The Circle Tour of Northern British Columbia incorporates the Alaska Highway through the Rocky Mountain foothills to Watson Lake in the Yukon, linking with the Stewart/Cassiar Highway and Yellowhead Highway 16 in the south. The Inside Passage Tour and The Native Heritage Tour follow the same route, from Port Hardy on Vancouver Island north by ferry to Prince Rupert. Catch another ferry to the Queen Charlotte Islands, or venture east on the Yellowhead Highway to Prince George, and south through the peaceful Cariboo to Vancouver along the historic Cariboo Wagon Road.
I hope you found this info on the town that I grew up at the age of 10 years old. I moved away from Burns Lake at the age of 23 and now I live in the Lower Mainland of BC. Burns Lake is in the Heart/center of BC. 12 hour drive from where I live now. My mother's grave is in the Burns Lake Grave Yard and my Step father still lives in our house in Burns Lake.
It is way pass my bed time! I got home late due to the doctor and I had a few things to do. I took a bath tonight and did my loundry. A guy came into the store today around 2pm looking threw our garbage and I told him very politly not to go threw our garbage, before I could exsplain why, he starting to be very rude saying rude words right infront of the customers who were eating. Next time he comes in, I am going to tell him he is banned from the store because I told my store managers about him and to keep a look out for him.
I later saw him going threw garbage a little ways down the road when I was on my way to the mall but I just egnored him and kept on walking because I didn't want anymore troubles from him. He is old in a denim shirt and jeans and carries a orange garbage bag with cloths and other fabric inside. I think he was drunk by the way he bad mouthed me today.
Here are a bunch of jokes and a couple of comic links for you all to enjoy!
A Frog on the Psychic Hotline
A frog telephones the Psychic Hotline and is told, "You are going to meet a beautiful young girl who will want to know everything about you."
The frog says, "This is great! Will I meet her at a party, or what?"
"No," says the psychic. "Next semester in her biology class."
Hotel Security
A friend and I stayed at a Chicago hotel while attending a convention. Since we weren't used to the big city, we were overly concerned about security.
The first night we placed a chair against the door and stacked our luggage on it. To complete the barricade, we put the trash can on top. If an intruder tried to break in, we'd be sure to hear him.
Around 1 a.m. there was a knock on the door.
"Who is it?" my friend asked nervously.
"Honey," a woman on the other side yelled, "you left your key in the door."
Texas Pullover
Two non-Texans are driving through Texas when they get pulled over by a state trooper. The trooper walks up and taps on the window with his nightstick.
The driver rolls down the window, and the trooper smacks him in the head with the stick. The driver says, "Why'd you do that?
The trooper says, "You're in Texas, son. When I pull you over, you'll have your license ready."
Driver says, "I'm sorry, officer, I'm not from around here."
The trooper runs a check on the guy's license, and he's clean. He gives the guy his license back and walks around to the passenger side and taps on the window. The passenger rolls his window down, and the trooper smacks him with the nightstick.
The passenger says, "What'd you do that for?"
The cop says, "Just making your wishes come true." The passenger says, "Huh?"
The cop says, "I know that two miles down the road you're gonna say, 'I wish that guy would've tried that stuff with me!
For The Kids...
What goes dot-dot-croak, dot-dash-croak?
Morse toad!
Whats the world weakest animal?
A toad, he croaks if you even touch him!
What kind of pole is short and floppy?
A tadpole!
What do you call a girl with a frog in her hair?
Lily!
What do Scottish toads play?
Hop-scotch!
Pet Lovers Manifesto
- When I say to move, it means go someplace else, not switch positions with each other so there are still two of you in the way.
- The dishes with the paw print are yours and contain your food. The other dishes are mine and contain my food. Please note, placing a paw print in the middle of my plate and food does not stake a claim for it becoming your food and dish, nor do I find that aesthetically pleasing in the slightest.
- The stairway was not designed by NASCAR and is not a racetrack. Beating me to the bottom is not the object. Tripping me doesn't help, because I fall faster than you can run.
- I cannot buy anything bigger than a king size bed. I am very sorry about this.
- Do not think I will continue to sleep on the couch to ensure your comfort.
- Look at videos of dogs and cats sleeping; they can actually curl up in a ball.
- It is not necessary to sleep perpendicular to each other stretched out to the fullest extent possible. I also know that sticking tails straight out and having tongues hanging out the other end to maximize space used is nothing but sarcasm.
- My compact discs are not miniature Frisbees.
- For the last time, there is not a secret exit from the bathroom. If by some miracle I beat you there and manage to get the door shut, it is not necessary to claw, whine, try to turn the knob, or get your paw under the edge and try to pull the door open. I must exit through the same door I entered. In addition, I have been using bathrooms for years, canine or feline attendance is not mandatory.
Maiden Name Reinstated
Once my divorce was final, I went to the local Department of Motor Vehicles and asked to have my maiden name reinstated on my driver's license.
"Will there be any change of address?" the clerk inquired.
"No," I replied.
"Oh, good," she said, clearly delighted. "You got the house."
Jock in Trouble
Jock finds himself in dire trouble. His business has gone bust and he's in serious financial problems. He's so desperate that he decides to ask God for help. "God, please help me. Ah've lost ma wee store and if Ah dinna get some money, Ah'm going to lose my hoose too. Please let me win the lottery!"
Lottery night! Someone else wins... Jock prays again. "God, please let me win the lottery! Ah've lost my wee store, ma hoose and Ah'm going to lose ma car as weel!" Lottery night again! Still no luck.
Jock prays again: "Ah've lost ma business, ma hoose and ma car. Ma bairns are starving. Ah dinna often ask Ye for help and Ah have always been a good servant to Ye. PLEASE just let me win the lottery this one time so Ah can get back on ma feet!"
Suddenly there is a blinding flash as the heavens open and the voice of God Himself thunders: "Jock at least meet Me half way and buy a ticket!"
For The Kids...
Why did the Romans build straight roads?
So their soldiers didn't go around the bend!
When a knight in armour was killed in battle, what sign did they put on his grave?
Rust in peace!
What famous chiropodist ruled England?
William the Corn-cutter!
What English King invented the fireplace?
Alfred the grate!
What's yellow, has wheels and lies on its back?
A dead school bus!
High Tech
I recently saw a distraught young lady weeping beside her car. "Do you need some help?" I asked.
She replied, "I knew I should have replaced the battery in this remote door unlocker. Now I can't get into my car.
"Do you think they (pointing to a distant convenience store) would have a battery for this?"
"Hmmm, I dunno. Do you have an alarm, too?" I asked.
"No, just this remote thingy which she handed to me with the car keys.
As I took the key and manually unlocked the door, I replied, "Why don't you drive over there and check about the batteries...it's a long walk."
Mike's Girlfriend
After directory assistance gave me my boyfriend's new telephone number, I dialed him -- and got a woman.
"Is Mike there?" I asked.
"He's in the shower," she responded.
"Please tell him his girlfriend called," I said and hung up.
When he didn't return the call, I dialed again. This time a man answered. "This is Mike," he said.
"You're not my boyfriend!" I exclaimed.
"I know," he replied. "That's what I've been trying to tell my wife for the past half-hour."
Daytime Television
A newspaper reporter was writing a feature story about prison life and was interviewing one of the prisoners. "Do you watch much television here?"
"Only the daytime shows," the inmate said. "At night we're locked in our cells and don't see any television."
"That's too bad," the reporter said, "But I do think it is nice that the warden lets you watch it in the daytime."
"What do you mean, nice?" the inmate said. "That's part of the punishment."
For The Kids...
Knock Knock
Who's there?
Grapes!
Grapes who!
Grapes suzette!
Knock Knock
Who's there?
Gravy!
Gravy who!
Gravy Crockett!
Knock Knock
Who's there?
Greg!
Greg who?
Gregs of Wrath!
Knock Knock
Who's there?
Greta!
Greta who!
Greta job!
Knock Knock
Who's there?
Greta!
Greta who!
You Greta on my nerves!
Hopeless Pupil
"It's no good, sir," said the hopeless pupil to his English teacher. "I try to learn, but everything you say goes in both ears and out the other."
"Goes in both ears and out the other?" asked the puzzled teacher. "But you only have two ears."
"You see, sir? I'm no good at math, either."
Student Proverbs
A first grade teacher collected old, well known proverbs. She gave each child in her class the first half of a proverb, and had them come up with the rest.
- As you shall make your bed so shall you... mess it up.
- Better be safe than... punch a 5th grader.
- Strike while the ... bug is close.
- It's always darkest before... daylight savings time.
- You can lead a horse to water but... how?
- Don't bite the hand that... looks dirty.
- A miss is as good as a... mister.
- You can't teach an old dog new... math.
- If you lie down with the dogs, you'll... stink in the morning.
- The pen is mightier than the... pigs.
- An idle mind is... the best way to relax.
- Where there's smoke, there's... pollution.
- Happy the bride who... gets all the presents.
- A penny saved is... not much.
- Two's company, three's... the musketeers.
- Laugh and the whole world laughs with you, cry and... you have to blow your nose.
- Children should be seen and not... spanked or grounded.
- When the blind leadeth the blind... get out of the way.
Drinking Too Much
A man sat down at a bar, looked into his shirt pocket, and ordered a double scotch.
A few minutes later, the man again peeked into his pocket and ordered another double. This routine was followed for some time, until after looking into his pocket, he told the bartender that he's had enough.
The bartender said, "I've got to ask you - what's with the pocket business?"
The man replied, "I have my lawyer's picture in there. When he starts to look honest, I've had enough."
For The Kids...
Teacher: When you yawn, your supposed to put your hand to your mouth!
Pupil: What?, and get bitten!
Teacher: You missed school yesterday didn't you?
Pupil: Not very much!
When crossing the Delaware River why did George Washington stand up in the boat?
He was afraid that if he sat down that someone would give him an oar to row!
What did they do at the Boston Tea Party?
I don't know, I wasn't invited!
What did they wear at the Boston Tea Party?
T-Shirts!
Garfield Cartoon Links:
http://www.arcamax.com/pic/24403/402344
http://www.arcamax.com/pic/23755/668124
It was sapost to rain all week but we got lucky today with sunshine all day. It was a bit windy and cold on the way home but I didn't mind at all. Work was slow today so I am not over worked. I will be playing some PSP soon. I emailed my boyfriend the good news about yesturday.
Friday is pay day but most of it goes tword rent for Apirl and a little bit of it to pay for my cell bill then the rest on me.
I should do the rest of my stuff on the internet so that I can play some Sims 2 pets. Take care everyone!
Sorry for the last post. I was annoyed that one person wiped my village out and I had to start over again but now that has been done and forgotten but I hope they will not attack me anymore and allow me to rebuild my village in peace so that
