-------------------- Sam Staffan Mackinaw Art & Sign 721 S. Nokomis St. Mackinaw City, MI dstaffan@sbcglobal.net Posts: 1694 | From: Mackinaw City, MI | Registered: Mar 2004
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I"ve been toying with the idea for a while now, I just started a weeks vacation,.on the bike to nova scotia and newbrunswick, lets see what I can come up with for nect summer , I hate texting on this android....buttons way to small, see you soon!
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SIGNS1st. Neil Butler Paradise, NF Posts: 6277 | From: St. John's NF Canada | Registered: Mar 1999
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Aye, Laddie, it must be just a wee bit of heaven, here on earth. I'd love to go and visit, but I probably wouldn't live long enough to get my fill, if I lived to be 100. Peace, Don
-------------------- Donald Miner ABCO Wholesale Neon 1168 Red Hill Creek Dobson, NC Posts: 842 | From: North Carolina | Registered: Apr 2006
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Kelly Thorson Kel-T-Grafix 801 Main St. Holdfast, SK S0G 2H0 ktg@sasktel.net Posts: 5496 | From: Penzance, Saskatchewan | Registered: May 2002
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Maybe you should plan a Walldog event, but with only 1 wall. That way we could all do some sightseeing, and still maybe get the wall completed. But, maybe you should make it a full week event, just in case.
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I've always been crazy... but it's kept me from going insane. Posts: 2274 | From: Utica, KY U.S.A. | Registered: Jan 1999
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lets do a walldog meet in that place that put up all the grounded travellers during the 9-11 airspace lockdown... they seem to have the right spirit of community, are well deserving of some free murals... and have at least one pretty substantial historic event to draw artistic inspiration besides the lifetime of other history that I am unaware of...
just thinkin' out loud...
(and then the nightly after-party can be at Neil's shop )
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Newfoundland and Labrador is the only province I've yet to visit. I'd love to visit the place that the CBC reminds us constantly that is 9:00 in the rest of Canada and 9:30 in Newfoundland. It's a province rife with Character and Characters. What a perfect place for Letterheads to gather.
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Neil...To paraphrase the line from "Field of Dreams".....
If you plan it "they WILL come".
If it happens, we'll be there. Heck it's only a short 3 day drive! (including a "cruise!!!)
Last time I was in NFLD I was about 5 years old, don't remember anything about it.
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Sure sounds like you're interested, l'm still travelling around on the bike, dodging the rain but a walldog event? Doug that sounds very interesting, something to keep in mind...hmmmm
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SIGNS1st. Neil Butler Paradise, NF Posts: 6277 | From: St. John's NF Canada | Registered: Mar 1999
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Sure sounds like you're interested, l'm still travelling around on the bike, dodging the rain but a walldog event? Doug that sounds very interesting, something to keep in mind...hmmmm
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SIGNS1st. Neil Butler Paradise, NF Posts: 6277 | From: St. John's NF Canada | Registered: Mar 1999
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Neil, I just got back from Norway and the only difference I can see, is that the mountains are much higher in Northern Norway. It really doesn't look much different. The only problem is where are the walls? Bill
-------------------- Bill Riedel Riedel Sign Co., Inc. 15 Warren Street Little Ferry, N.J. 07643 billsr@riedelsignco.com Posts: 2953 | From: Little Ferry, New Jersey, USA | Registered: Feb 1999
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Yes Norway is a lot like Newfoundland,and we have a connection as well, the vikings landed in Newfounland over thousand years ago, on the Northern tip of the island...I"m going to give this some serious thought. I'm still cruising the Maritimes on the bike, having a great time!
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SIGNS1st. Neil Butler Paradise, NF Posts: 6277 | From: St. John's NF Canada | Registered: Mar 1999
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the main difference between Norway and Newfoundland is people in Norway are easier to understand, less accent:) Newfies are the friendliest people you'll ever meet and you just can't help but be happy when you hear their music, they can really rock a fiddle, accordian and washboard, kinda like northern zydeco!
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Looks like paradise. Always wondered if one could pack it up and become a fisherman and live a simple life in a small community. Any idea on the average household income in one of those quaint villages?
-------------------- Tony Lucero Eagle Graphics Waterford, MI www.eaglegph.com Posts: 305 | From: Waterford, MI, USA | Registered: Apr 2000
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Hey Neil, Any update on the Newfoundland meet. I ran out of gas late 2011 and I'm getting hungry. Should I head back indoors and wait for another update before I get back in the car? My bags are still packed. monk
-------------------- Sandy "Monk" Baird Windwalker Sign Studio Port Colborne, Ontario L3K 4H9 Posts: 442 | From: Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada | Registered: Jun 2004
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Man It would be awesome wouldn't it? You never know, last year we had one Hot dry summer, maybe it will be nice again this year...Here's another teaser.. turn up your speakers...
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A good cure for a dry summer is a half bottle of Screech (shared with a friend which is why you only get half) and a mess of cod tongue for breakfast.
-------------------- Guy Hilliard Sawdust and Noise CNC Routing / Laser Cutting and Engraving Brampton, Ont. Canada Posts: 164 | From: Brampton. Ont. Canada | Registered: Dec 2001
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We won't be back in Canada until sometime in May. By July, I'll be getting itchy for a road trip.
A drive though eastern Canada might be more affordable, since we wouldn't have to buy "out of country" health coverage.
Come to think of it...we currently maintain an apartment in Ontario for 12 months of the year but are currently using it for only 4.5 months of the year.
Gotta rethink that situation... might just give up the apartment and move in with Steve and Barb!!! LOL
OR just stay here in Mexico?
mi Español es mucho mejor que mi Francés (My Spanish is much better than my French)
Choices, choices, choices....What to do?
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