{"id":10132,"date":"2021-08-19T00:05:12","date_gmt":"2021-08-19T04:05:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/?p=10132"},"modified":"2021-09-09T07:44:37","modified_gmt":"2021-09-09T11:44:37","slug":"episode-409-niagara-on-the-lake-jewel-in-canadas-crown-as-seen-august-17-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/?p=10132","title":{"rendered":"EPISODE 409 NIAGARA ON THE LAKE – JEWEL IN CANADA’S CROWN as seen August 17, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"
EPISODE 409      NIAGARA ON THE LAKE (no wonder people move there)<\/p>\n

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So nice to be able to visit Niagara on the Lake once again.  Guess what?  It has not changed a bit.<\/div>\n
If you like to shop for high end things then the main street has lots of places.  If you just like<\/div>\n
to live on the cheap then the park at mouth of Niagara River is ready for you with <\/div>\n
free benches but a few dollars parking fee.  Reasonable since the public washroom is<\/div>\n
safe and clean with attendants on duty.  <\/div>\n

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If you we\u2019re there yesterday you may have seen a near nude man walking through the other park.  Bare white skin<\/div>\n
with black braces holding up his shorts.    His shorts were the same colour of his skin.  White.  Soaked from the<\/div>\n
rain. Looked naked.<\/div>\n

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 He cut across the Anglican graveyard to his car.  An apparition. No one charged<\/div>\n
him with nudity in a public place.   Probably because others had got wet in the short rain shower but did not have<\/div>\n
the ignorance to strip.   He put on a sweater and limped back to the performance of Charley\u2019s Aunt.<\/div>\n
(where he  met Marjorie)<\/div>\n

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He had a back up plan if police charged him.  He Would say he was a friend of Bill Saywell, a U. of T.<\/div>\n
professor that he knew.  MOVED to the town.  Bill would get me out of trouble. Professors are usually a little weird\u2026as are their friends .<\/div>\n

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SILLY COMMENT\u2026PRETEND YOU DID NOT READ IT.<\/div>\n

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Imagine sitting on these chairs reading a good book\u2026oR chatting with a bunch of People who find you disgusting.<\/div>\n

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NOW HERE IS A MOVIE IN FOUR FRAMES\u2026TAKES SECONDS TO WATCH\u2026SEE BELOW<\/div>\n

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NIAGARA ON THE LAKE GOLF CLUB RESTAURANT<\/div>\n

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\u201cTable for two, sir?\u201d<\/div>\n
\u201cNo, we came for a swim in the Niagara River \u2026here\u2026where it<\/div>\n
empties into Lake Ontario.\u201d<\/div>\n
\u201cSteep here above the water.\u201d<\/div>\n
\u201cDo we have to wear bathing suits?\u201d<\/div>\n
\u201cAfraid so\u2026golfers you know are a bit picky\u201d<\/div>\n
\u201cThen can we borrow your bathing suits?\u201d<\/div>\n
\u201cSorry, I do not have any.\u201d<\/div>\n

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\u201cOh, in that case we\u2019ll take a table for two overlooking the River.\u201d<\/div>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s our anniversary.\u201d<\/div>\n
\u201cThen this will be a special meal, what would you like?\u201d<\/div>\n
\u201cTwo orders of fish and chips\u2026assume the fish is bigger than a tomato can lid.\u201d<\/div>\n
\u201cYes, two large pieces each.\u201d<\/div>\n
\u201cAnd to drink?\u201d<\/div>\n
\u201cCoffee for Marjorie and I\u2019ll have a pint of Oast beer\u2026local brewery\u2026if it\u2019s cold.\u201d<\/div>\n
\u201cAnd dessert?\u201d<\/div>\n
\u201cYour biggest chocolate sundae… with one spoon.\u201d<\/div>\n
\u201cNo, two spoons, Alan.\u201d<\/div>\n
\u201cOne spoon\u2026\u201d<\/div>\n

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The waitress brought two spoons along with the bill which<\/div>\n
was a very modest $57 plus a tip of 18%.<\/div>\n

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WE SPENT MUCH OF OUR FEW HOURS DRIVING AND WALKING AROUND THE TOWN\u2026NO COST.<\/div>\n

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THE MOFFAT INN (above)<\/div>\n

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Decades ago when I taught a class of new and anxious teachers at the Faculty of Education.<\/div>\n
Kids, just out of university as Marjorie and I once were.  Kids with little money but big hearts.<\/div>\n
On the last day we threw a party at our house and these fresh faces presented us with<\/div>\n
a week end stay at the Moffat Inn\u2026we came in the winter time\u2026long time ago.  Our room<\/div>\n
had a wood fireplace and super bed.   Good times.  Always fresh.<\/div>\n
I bet that room cost almost $100.  Somehow every time we pass the Moffat I feel younger.<\/div>\n

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THE WEATHER TOOK A NASTY TURN<\/div>\n
AS WE HEADED HOME.<\/div>\n

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Halt\u2026let\u2019s not end this story with a downer.   An Angry sky.   We were very happy\u2026nice anniversary.  Our anniversary..58th.  We did<\/div>\n
not put that up in neon lights.  It was personal.   So here are a couple more cheerful pictures.<\/div>\n

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EPISODE 409      NIAGARA ON THE LAKE (no wonder people move there) alan skeoch august 17, 2021 So nice to be able to visit Niagara on the Lake once again.  Guess what?  It has not changed a bit. If you like to shop for high end things then the main street has lots of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10132","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10132","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10132"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10132\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10132"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10132"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10132"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}