How was you weekend?

"The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock" (jukesjukesjukes)
10/12/2020 at 20:17 • Filed to: None

I worked the morning on Friday, then had a long weekend. 3.5 days to do what ever I want. It was great. I did many things.

I went on a boat & drove off into a province that speaks a funny language.

I had stop by. It’s so much cheaper than buying alcohol in Ontario..

Did lots of hiking.

Visit a cold war fall out bunker. Between the frames & those 2 doors the stainless used steel weighs 30 tons. Bank of Canada gold vault.

The country had enough gold in Ottawa to cover the entire floor in 1.5ft of gold at the time.

I stayed in Algonquin Park at my parents trailer for the weekend.

Ottawa area/Quebec was on Saturday. Sunday was staying close by & hiking. Did quick hike this morning, then packed up. When I got home I logged about 1300kms. N ot a record. but a fun 1300kms.

DISCUSSION (17)

CB > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
10/12/2020 at 20:36

If you didn’t buy a bottle of 97% Alcool, did you really go to the SAQ?

I regret not going to the Deifenbunker when I lived in Ottawa. Some day I’ll go.

ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
10/12/2020 at 20:36

Good pics. Its quite beautiful there!

Whats in the vault tho?

I have had a shitty weekend: https://oppositelock.kinja.com/current-status-update-its-worse-than-expected-1845335270

This is what we'll show whenever you publish anything on Kinja: > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
10/12/2020 at 20:36

Yesterday was meh, but today was lovely. I tried to post about it a few moments ago, with pics, but kinja gonna kinja and I gave up after around 20 attempts.

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability
10/12/2020 at 20:42

The vault was built to hold the Countrys gold Reserve (800 tons) incase of a nuclear attack from the USSR. The Gold reserve no longer exists. T he big door needs 4 combination locks done right at the same time to unlock it, only 1 person in the bunker knew each combination(4 people to unlock it) . The smaller door was 3 locks. Even if they accidentally lock it today, they have to call the Bank of Canada to come unlock it. O nly they have the combinations .

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > CB
10/12/2020 at 20:43

I don’t drink that much & can do the strong stuff. I just got a bottle of Crown Royal Harvest Rye, then poutine from a road side stand attempting my best french speaking.

This was my 2nd time to Diefenbunker. The 1st time I did an engineering tour that went into the machine room. That room is really cool. The big air filters incase of radiation filled air, everything on heavy springs, etc.

ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
10/12/2020 at 20:44

Ooh wow

404 - User No Longer Available > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
10/12/2020 at 20:46

Spent most of the weekend at the airsoft range helping out. Then spent a whole day today for the season-end Svending before storage. Tired as hell right now, and I got a final round interview tomorrow. Still a bit on the fence whether I should make the move though.

ranwhenparked > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
10/12/2020 at 20:47

Not as interesting as yours, but pretty damn good. W ent to my first indoor concert since early March , which was in an 1850s timber barn at a pretty good winery. Rural area, nice winding driving roads there at back. Oh, and on Saturday, I picked up a vintage Malm/Preway style fireplace, which is going to look fantastic in my smoking room now that renovations are finally under way.

Just Jeepin' > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
10/12/2020 at 20:47

I wandered Indiana , then tried to melt my electrical system .

So, same old same old.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
10/12/2020 at 20:48

My weekend was incredibly unproductive and I should have started packing to move or working on my cars an d I didn’t and now I’ll be rushing to do that this week.

Wacko > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
10/12/2020 at 20:58

Did you have some real Quebec poutine?

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > Wacko
10/12/2020 at 21:06

From a sketchy looking road side stand in with an old man running it who could barely speak English. I could barely speak french, it was very broken French/English with some Italian hand signals. Eventually he got it “Oui oui, grosse Poutine.” “Merci Monsieur.” I know some french, but not enough to complete a sentence or carry a conversion. He looked at me funny when accidentally though large in french was “grande”, then I pull out my phone to check & it’s g rosse.

Mid Engine > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
10/12/2020 at 22:00

Stop at Lafleurs or Belle Province for a steamie? I’m trying to figure out where you would hike with no real mountains around.. Lau rentians?

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
10/12/2020 at 22:02

blew some leaves, cut down a tree, then had a bunch of craft beers around a fire pit. Sunday, blew some more leaves, drank some beer, split wood and trying to find a blown fuse in crz.

Jb boin > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
10/13/2020 at 02:10

Grand( e) is actually the usual way to qualify the size of a dish in France but gros(se) could be a Quebecism and is also totally understandable as well.

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > Jb boin
10/13/2020 at 08:03

Quebec French is a lazy France French. If speak Quebec French in France you get lots of funny looks.

Jb boin > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
10/13/2020 at 08:16

Indeed, i meant that both would be totally understandable by any French speaking person, especially if you know that the other person is not well versed in French.

I t’s like asking for a tall, a large or a big drink ; while it might sound funny, it’s totally understandable :)