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New Photos in the Gallery

admin — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 22:14:53 +0000

Just an update in the photo gallery - there are two new gallerys I added recently with some pictures from a few drives around Ottawa we've done. Some spectacular pics of Rideau Falls and some others from along the Ottawa River up to Pinhey's Point. Enjoy [nggallery id=25] [nggallery id=24] View the whole photo gallery here

Photos from the Ottawa River Valley

admin — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 23:51:09 +0000

Today we were out and about and visited a few of the lesser-known areas around Renfrew and area. We hit the Tatlock Mine, Mountainview chute dam, Fourth Chutes near Eganville, and the ghost town of Backlava. Here are some photos we took.

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Canada Day and Bluesfest update

admin — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 16:24:37 +0000

Added some photos for a couple of events that I attended recently. Canada Day in Ottawa was pretty exciting, here are a couple of pictures from the fireworks that night.

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A few weeks later Our Lady Peace came to town for Cicso Ottawa Bluesfest and put on an awesome show. Some photos below.

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Double Decker Busses in Ottawa – Pretty Nifty

admin — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 22:38:14 +0000

Pretty interesting – it seems Ottawa has ordered a few double decker busses recently and they travel a route I frequent.

Now if only the top floor had some more headroom…

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Product Demo for a Sawzall blade

admin — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 04:25:04 +0000

Not long ago, a wise salesman named E decided to give us one of his products to try out. The product in question is a Miwaukee Axe blade for a reciprocating saw - sawzall for short. This is a 12-inch long blade with teeth bigger than the ones in your mouth. I've heard these blades are marketed to firefighters doing search & rescue to help them cut their way through a house in as little time as possible. We thought we could find some better uses for these blades

Hockey Weekend

admin — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 18:01:55 +0000

Well I'm just wrapping up the Easter (extra) long weekend, and have to post a couple of pictures. On Thursday we were lucky enough to get some tickets and bring the kids out to a Senators game - thanks boss! We have a great box available at work, and it was a great way to bring the kids out to the game