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Matt Fields
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posted 11-25-2005 07:47 AM

Basic Thanksgiving story:

The Pilgrims (Brits wanting to worship in thier own way), came to the New World in search of religious freedom. They found that and a brutal winter. Half of them died. Eventually they got it together and celebrated with a feast with the Indians.

Thanksgiving is a big Holiday in the states. Everyone gets together with their family and eats too much and watches American style football. Its pretty much considered the beginning of "The Holiday season": Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years.

[ 11-25-2005, 10:38 AM: Message edited by: Matt Fields ]

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Leo Enticknap
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posted 11-25-2005 09:19 AM

We don't have any public holidays between the August bank holiday (which is usually a week before Labor Day in the US) and Christmas. But there are a load of them in the Spring, including two in May. Personally I wish they'd get rid of one of the May bank holidays and move it to early November, as August to Christmas seems a long slog without any.

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Daryl C. W. O'Shea
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posted 11-25-2005 11:10 AM

quote: John Pytlak
Fortunately, the heavy "lake effect" snow was south of us, and didn't affect the drive. (My sister's home in Angola had quite a bit of snow yesterday).

Yeeeaaahhh.... the 3 foot base at a few places around here is making it awful hard not to extend my lunch today.

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John Pytlak
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posted 11-25-2005 12:31 PM

quote: Daryl C. W. O'Shea
Yeeeaaahhh.... the 3 foot base at a few places around here is making it awful hard not to extend my lunch today.

Where do you ski locally? Any good Alpine skiing in Southern Ontario?

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Daryl C. W. O'Shea
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posted 11-25-2005 12:38 PM

Nothing down in the Hamilton area. I'm in Midland today though. I usually ski in Collingwood (on Lake Huron), which is probably the best you'll find in Ontario. There are currently two resorts open in the Barrie area (as of Wed or Thurs).

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Aaron Mehocic
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posted 11-25-2005 09:09 PM

quote: Peter Berrett
Here in Australia the big family days are Easter and Christmas day.

Some years I could go without the holidays. Easter and Christmas are downplayed here so as not to offend anybody. Yesterday (Thanksgiving), all I wanted was a coffee from Duncan Donuts, and Nachos to snack on from the local grocery store. Both closed at noon. Damn Pilgrims still screwing up this country 400 years after the fact.

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Randy Stankey
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posted 11-26-2005 12:34 AM

Blame it on Abe Lincoln! He's the one who is responsible for making it a national holiday!

Before then, it had been celebrated sporadically whenever a somebody called for "A day of thanksgiving" but it was never a yearly event until Lincoln called for it. After he was assassinated, the country kept the tradition in his honor.

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Peter Berrett
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posted 11-26-2005 12:37 AM

Matt Fields said

quote: Matt Fields
Thanksgiving is a big Holiday in the states. Everyone gets together with their family and eats too much and watches American style football.

That sounds like fun.

So i've another idea. Let's have a National Australia Thanksgiving day where we give thanks that Australia has finally gotten into the Soccer World Cup! [Smile]

(Invitation here for fellow Australians to say Amen to that!)

cheers Peter

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William Hooper
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posted 11-28-2005 11:59 PM

quote: John Pytlak
Where do you ski locally?

Closest is usually off Point Clear or on the Mobile or Tensaw rivers, but on a weekday, even if it's 81 degrees like today, it's a little hassle getting the boat out as the days are getting shorter.

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John Pytlak
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posted 11-29-2005 05:34 AM

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John Pytlak asked "Where do you ski locally?"

Closest is usually off Point Clear or on the Mobile or Tensaw rivers, but on a weekday, even if it's 81 degrees like today, it's a little hassle getting the boat out as the days are getting shorter.

Fred Waller would approve. You "paid" for the good weather with Katrina. Get the boat out. [Wink]

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Daryl C. W. O'Shea
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posted 11-29-2005 10:34 PM

quote: William Hooper
it's a little hassle getting the boat out as the days are getting shorter.

I've always preferred night skiing. It's too bad the know-it-alls in the OPP pleasure boat always try to spoil the fun.

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Phil Hill
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posted 11-30-2005 06:45 AM

I like snowboarders, most are really fun. ...errr, I mean snowboarding! [Wink]

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Daryl C. W. O'Shea
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posted 11-30-2005 09:19 PM

Snowboarders suck.

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