Aren't there some people here from Nova Scotia?

I ask because I've only recently heard there was such a thing as the
"Halifax Explosion".

I want to visit Canada again Montreal and Marilyn Matte wrere fun, but
there's so much more up there...), and someone told me I ought to see
Halifax, Nova Scotia, as it's particularly nice.

I found a website or two, and was wading through the usual chamber of
commerce-type stuff about trade and tourism and culture, and saw a link
titled "The Halifax Explosion". Thinking it had something to do with a large
population spurt, or an upturn in new businesses or employment, or
something, I clicked it, just for the hell of it.

WOW!! Fuck me! Unbelieveable; simply incredible...! How frightening! Why did
I never hear of this until now? It's just amazing...

So, any Halifax... ians... ers... onians ...ites -- whatever you guys in
Halifax call yourselves-- care to suggest a Must See list?

Halifax is a wonderful city...and you've never heard of the explosion
because...well...you're American. <<ducks and runs>>

If you're gonna make a trip to Halifax, add some time and see as much of
Cape Breton, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and PEI as you can. You won't
regret it.

~A Canadian Echo




"Jef." <jefo715@BITEMEcomcast.net> wrote in message
news:aeCdnTiKM-vDj_vbnZ2dnUVZ_silnZ2d@comcast.com...
>I ask because I've only recently heard there was such a thing as the
>"Halifax Explosion".
>
> I want to visit Canada again Montreal and Marilyn Matte wrere fun, but
> there's so much more up there...), and someone told me I ought to see
> Halifax, Nova Scotia, as it's particularly nice.
>
> I found a website or two, and was wading through the usual chamber of
> commerce-type stuff about trade and tourism and culture, and saw a link
> titled "The Halifax Explosion". Thinking it had something to do with a
> large population spurt, or an upturn in new businesses or employment, or
> something, I clicked it, just for the hell of it.
>
> WOW!! Fuck me! Unbelieveable; simply incredible...! How frightening! Why
> did I never hear of this until now? It's just amazing...
>
> So, any Halifax... ians... ers... onians ...ites -- whatever you guys in
> Halifax call yourselves-- care to suggest a Must See list?
>

On Wed, 06 Jun 2007 12:32:30 GMT, "~Echooooo" <invalid@email.com>
wrote:

>Halifax is a wonderful city...and you've never heard of the explosion
>because...well...you're American. <<ducks and runs>>
>
>If you're gonna make a trip to Halifax, add some time and see as much of
>Cape Breton, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and PEI as you can. You won't
>regret it.
>
>~A Canadian Echo

I was (am) a big fan of the "Anne" books. Lucy Maud painted such a
beautiful description of PEI.
Sue

>
>
>
>
>"Jef." <jefo715@BITEMEcomcast.net> wrote in message
>news:aeCdnTiKM-vDj_vbnZ2dnUVZ_silnZ2d@comcast.com...
>>I ask because I've only recently heard there was such a thing as the
>>"Halifax Explosion".
>>
>> I want to visit Canada again Montreal and Marilyn Matte wrere fun, but
>> there's so much more up there...), and someone told me I ought to see
>> Halifax, Nova Scotia, as it's particularly nice.
>>
>> I found a website or two, and was wading through the usual chamber of
>> commerce-type stuff about trade and tourism and culture, and saw a link
>> titled "The Halifax Explosion". Thinking it had something to do with a
>> large population spurt, or an upturn in new businesses or employment, or
>> something, I clicked it, just for the hell of it.
>>
>> WOW!! Fuck me! Unbelieveable; simply incredible...! How frightening! Why
>> did I never hear of this until now? It's just amazing...
>>
>> So, any Halifax... ians... ers... onians ...ites -- whatever you guys in
>> Halifax call yourselves-- care to suggest a Must See list?
>>

Actually, more Americans than you think know about the Halifax explosion,
esp. in Boston and perhaps in New England generally. Annually, either the
city of Halifax or the province of Nova Scotia (don't remember which)
donates a Christmas tree to the City of Boston that becomes the city's tree
- sort of like the tree at the White House or Rockefeller Center. This is
done in continuing thanks to Boston for sending its firefighters to Halifax.

So we are not all ignorant. Now... Halifax... that's in Mexico, right? ;-b

Lurking-a-little-less-007
(Dipping-another-toe-in-the-water-007?)
(Coming-in-from-the-cold-007)

Lurking 007 - Man of Mystery - has found it difficult to keep his mouth shut
on AS3 four months, three weeks, 12 hours, 17 minutes and 57 seconds,
amounting to 4245 cigarettes, and saving him $1,007.97. He has added 2
weeks, 17 hours, 45 minutes to his fabulous, but secretive, life. He is
using his saved cash to take a cruise to HALIFAX starting June 25 and is NOT
KIDDING. (Booked yesterday, actually).

>Halifax is a wonderful city...and you've never heard of the explosion
>because...well...you're American. <<ducks and runs>>

Grrr. My G-Grandfather was the captain of the Celeste Dunhill out of
Halifax.
Historically, Boston and many Maine seaports were a tight community
back then. I am an American and _seem_ to have heard all about it.
You were joking, Eh?
>
>If you're gonna make a trip to Halifax, add some time and see as much of
>Cape Breton
Best fiddlers on Earth. I put my fiddle in the closet in shame for two
years after visiting.

Also, the Games in Antigonish My Scots wife wept when the Massed
Bands with a *!!fuckingTHOUSAND!!* pipers played "Scotland the Brave".
And the Pictou Lobster Festival made an interesting breakfast..

Novie Rules..Great people and a beautiful place.
SO: Is it true "Macdonald" really means "Smith"? :-)
__________________________________________________ _________

Two months, two weeks, six days, 4 hours, 23 minutes and 17 seconds.
2029 cigarettes not smoked, saving $527.69. Life saved: 1 week, 1
hour, 5 minutes.

"THISTime"
> SO: Is it true "Macdonald" really means "Smith"? :-)

I wish, but it means fatty cheesburgers, mustard, and a half a dill pickle
slice to me- which I avoid!!!

:-p~~~~~~~ Keven VOF
Don't ever forget why you quit.

On Wed, 06 Jun 2007 11:24:30 -0400, THISTime <Nope@notonusenet.him>
wrote:

>
>>Halifax is a wonderful city...and you've never heard of the explosion
>>because...well...you're American. <<ducks and runs>>
>
>Grrr. My G-Grandfather was the captain of the Celeste Dunhill out of
>Halifax.
> Historically, Boston and many Maine seaports were a tight community
>back then. I am an American and _seem_ to have heard all about it.
>You were joking, Eh?
>>
>>If you're gonna make a trip to Halifax, add some time and see as much of
>>Cape Breton
>Best fiddlers on Earth. I put my fiddle in the closet in shame for two
>years after visiting.
>
> Also, the Games in Antigonish My Scots wife wept when the Massed
>Bands with a *!!fuckingTHOUSAND!!* pipers played "Scotland the Brave".

Wow!! I'd have been in tears, too. That must have been absolutely
awesome!
Sue
One year, two months, two weeks, two days, 21 hours, 16 minutes and 31
seconds. 14615 cigarettes not smoked, saving $2,433.44. Life saved: 7
weeks, 1 day, 17 hours, 55 minutes.

>And the Pictou Lobster Festival made an interesting breakfast..
>
>Novie Rules..Great people and a beautiful place.
>SO: Is it true "Macdonald" really means "Smith"? :-)
>_________________________________________________ __________
>
>Two months, two weeks, six days, 4 hours, 23 minutes and 17 seconds.
>2029 cigarettes not smoked, saving $527.69. Life saved: 1 week, 1
>hour, 5 minutes.

Nova Scotian'ers call ourselves Bluenosers ( after the tall ship of course
and not because we do smurfs). I just posted a tall ships site that is
coming this summer to Maude http://www.tallshipsnovascotia.com/ships.aspx
of course there are a way more stuff to do . Go get yourself a doers and
dreamers guide http://www.destination-ns.com/forms/guide.asp (free)
we have everything from great golfing to museums,to reenactments on the
citadel with the people in full dress and firing a canyon. Of course there
are great seafood food to blueberry grunt festivals.

the explosion was felt all over NS my nana said the windows in Truro shook.
did you know we still send a huge x-mas tree down to Boston every year as a
thank you for their help?

Oh yeah we have the maritime museum where you can see pieces of the Titanic
on display and a graveyard from some of the people who were on it.
Ping John van Gurp he lives right in Halifax

--
Lynn <---VOF Leaper


"Jef." <jefo715@BITEMEcomcast.net> wrote in message
news:aeCdnTiKM-vDj_vbnZ2dnUVZ_silnZ2d@comcast.com...
>I ask because I've only recently heard there was such a thing as the
>"Halifax Explosion".
>
> I want to visit Canada again Montreal and Marilyn Matte wrere fun, but
> there's so much more up there...), and someone told me I ought to see
> Halifax, Nova Scotia, as it's particularly nice.
>
> I found a website or two, and was wading through the usual chamber of
> commerce-type stuff about trade and tourism and culture, and saw a link
> titled "The Halifax Explosion". Thinking it had something to do with a
> large population spurt, or an upturn in new businesses or employment, or
> something, I clicked it, just for the hell of it.
>
> WOW!! Fuck me! Unbelieveable; simply incredible...! How frightening! Why
> did I never hear of this until now? It's just amazing...
>
> So, any Halifax... ians... ers... onians ...ites -- whatever you guys in
> Halifax call yourselves-- care to suggest a Must See list?
>

my neck of the woods!
--
Lynn <---VOF Leaper

> And the Pictou Lobster Festival made an interesting breakfast..
__________________________________________________ _________
>
> Two months, two weeks, six days, 4 hours, 23 minutes and 17 seconds.
> 2029 cigarettes not smoked, saving $527.69. Life saved: 1 week, 1
> hour, 5 minutes.
>

On Tue, 5 Jun 2007, Jef. wrote:

> I ask because I've only recently heard there was such a thing as the
> "Halifax Explosion".
>
> I want to visit Canada again Montreal and Marilyn Matte wrere fun, but
> there's so much more up there...), and someone told me I ought to see
> Halifax, Nova Scotia, as it's particularly nice.
>
> I found a website or two, and was wading through the usual chamber of
> commerce-type stuff about trade and tourism and culture, and saw a link
> titled "The Halifax Explosion". Thinking it had something to do with a large
> population spurt, or an upturn in new businesses or employment, or
> something, I clicked it, just for the hell of it.
>
> WOW!! Fuck me! Unbelieveable; simply incredible...! How frightening! Why did
> I never hear of this until now? It's just amazing...
>
> So, any Halifax... ians... ers... onians ...ites -- whatever you guys in
> Halifax call yourselves-- care to suggest a Must See list?


Halifuckers!


YES. JVG's BACKYARD !


Also a drive "down the south shore", a night at JvG's wilderness cottage,
a trip to see the Bay of Fundy and the amazingly large tides, Cape Breton
if you have time is nice. In Halifax itself there are some great bars
with fiddles and shit. Man I've lived here so long I don't appreciate the
cool stuff anymore.

Get the provincial government's Doers and Dreamer's Guide. It's very good!

Shakespeare By The Sea is cool... Eastern Passage for fish and chips. The
local museum of course. One Worl Cafe is fun - a new bohemian place on
Agricola Street, which by itself is funky and fun. Argyle Street on a
Friday or Saturday night.

There are festivals - Busker Festival, Tallships, JazzFest (yours truly is
playing in his samba band on Saturday:-)

Lynn Scott (Hefler) lives here too lynn.scott@ns.SPAMMENOTsympatico.ca

Cheers!
John jvangurp@gmail.com

On Wed, 6 Jun 2007, anonymous@anonymous.net wrote:

> Actually, more Americans than you think know about the Halifax explosion,
> esp. in Boston and perhaps in New England generally. Annually, either the
> city of Halifax or the province of Nova Scotia (don't remember which)
> donates a Christmas tree to the City of Boston that becomes the city's tree
> - sort of like the tree at the White House or Rockefeller Center. This is
> done in continuing thanks to Boston for sending its firefighters to Halifax.
>
> So we are not all ignorant. Now... Halifax... that's in Mexico, right? ;-b


lol! Yes many of us are aware of the great linkage between Boston and
Halifax. The Village of Chester, NS has a large contingent of Mass
property owners who have been vacationing there for generations. There's a
great seafaring tradition, and in years gone by maritime commerce was a
very healthy industrial force.

Halifax is in the process of renaming Yount Street to Boston Street. It's
a fitting recognition, in addition to the treet for the help she provided
immediately after the Halifax Explosion.

Great meter, by the way!

Cheers!
John OOF

On Wed, 6 Jun 2007, Sue wrote:

> I was (am) a big fan of the "Anne" books. Lucy Maud painted such a
> beautiful description of PEI.
> Sue


Anne of Green Taters!

On Mon, 9 Jul 2007 16:19:37 -0300, John van Gurp <jvg@chebucto.ns.ca>
wrote:

>
>
>On Wed, 6 Jun 2007, Sue wrote:
>
>> I was (am) a big fan of the "Anne" books. Lucy Maud painted such a
>> beautiful description of PEI.
>> Sue
>
>
>Anne of Green Taters!

You, you, you..... I can't think of a good (nor a bad) word for you!!
Harumph!!
Sue who knows that the word will come to her about 2:00 in the
morning.
One year, three months, two weeks, four days, 19 hours, 28 minutes and
36 seconds. 15701 cigarettes not smoked, saving $2,614.34. Life saved:
7 weeks, 5 days, 12 hours, 25 minutes.

I have nothing to add to this thread, but can I just pipe up and say, "John
you have been missed in here!! Come visit more often!!"

--
Lots of love
Summer (007) -- 5M+
_________________________________________________

e-Mail: summer DOT cashmore AT ntlworld DOT com
http://www.summcash.blogspot.com/
"Before you criticize a man, walk a mile in his shoes.
That way, if he gets angry, he's a mile away and barefoot."
_________________________________________________


"Sue" <sebrady@thegrid.net> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 9 Jul 2007 16:19:37 -0300, John van Gurp <jvg@chebucto.ns.ca>
> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> >On Wed, 6 Jun 2007, Sue wrote:
> >
> >> I was (am) a big fan of the "Anne" books. Lucy Maud painted such a
> >> beautiful description of PEI.
> >> Sue
> >
> >
> >Anne of Green Taters!
>
> You, you, you..... I can't think of a good (nor a bad) word for you!!
> Harumph!!
> Sue who knows that the word will come to her about 2:00 in the
> morning.
> One year, three months, two weeks, four days, 19 hours, 28 minutes and
> 36 seconds. 15701 cigarettes not smoked, saving $2,614.34. Life saved:
> 7 weeks, 5 days, 12 hours, 25 minutes.
>

On Tue, 10 Jul 2007, Summer C wrote:

> I have nothing to add to this thread, but can I just pipe up and say, "John
> you have been missed in here!! Come visit more often!!"
>
> --
> Lots of love
> Summer (007) -- 5M+

Well *that's* sumthin!
Shucks....
:-)John

LOL! Don't be going all bashful John!!

--
Lots of love
Summer (007) -- 5M+
_________________________________________________

e-Mail: summer DOT cashmore AT ntlworld DOT com
http://www.summcash.blogspot.com/
"Before you criticize a man, walk a mile in his shoes.
That way, if he gets angry, he's a mile away and barefoot."
_________________________________________________


"John van Gurp" <jvg@chebucto.ns.ca> wrote in message
news:Pine.GSO.4.64.0707102318070.9095@halifax.cheb ucto.ns.ca...
>
>
> On Tue, 10 Jul 2007, Summer C wrote:
>
> > I have nothing to add to this thread, but can I just pipe up and say,
"John
> > you have been missed in here!! Come visit more often!!"
> >
> > --
> > Lots of love
> > Summer (007) -- 5M+
>
> Well *that's* sumthin!
> Shucks....
> :-)John

We took the graveyard tour at night at Fort Anne in the valley and I won't
look at headstones in the same way again. this time of year there is a
festival everywhere.

--
Lynn <---VOF Leaper

"John van Gurp" <jvg@chebucto.ns.ca> wrote in message
news:Pine.GSO.4.64.0707091607250.14283@halifax.che bucto.ns.ca...
>
>
> Halifuckers!
>
>
> YES. JVG's BACKYARD !
>
>
> Also a drive "down the south shore", a night at JvG's wilderness cottage,
> a trip to see the Bay of Fundy and the amazingly large tides, Cape Breton
> if you have time is nice. In Halifax itself there are some great bars with
> fiddles and shit. Man I've lived here so long I don't appreciate the cool
> stuff anymore.
>
> Get the provincial government's Doers and Dreamer's Guide. It's very good!
>
> Shakespeare By The Sea is cool... Eastern Passage for fish and chips. The
> local museum of course. One Worl Cafe is fun - a new bohemian place on
> Agricola Street, which by itself is funky and fun. Argyle Street on a
> Friday or Saturday night.
>
> There are festivals - Busker Festival, Tallships, JazzFest (yours truly is
> playing in his samba band on Saturday:-)
>
> Lynn Scott (Hefler) lives here too lynn.scott@ns.SPAMMENOTsympatico.ca
>
> Cheers!
> John jvangurp@gmail.com