Toronto

[HansV]

Hi Jay,

I cannot view that website from The Netherlands. Firefox shows a blank page, and Internet Explorer a 403 error...

[PaulB]

Blank page in Canada, too.

[GeoffW]

On phone Chrome in Australia I get a 493 error just from http://www.friendlys.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Not so friendly.

[Jay Freedman]

I had no idea that Friendly's was so... unfriendly.

Here's the main image on that page:

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[DaveA]

Works great for me on Windows 10 and Edge

[PaulB]

I connected my VPN client to a US server and was able to connect to Friendly's. Strange that they would geo-fence themselves like that.

[ChrisGreaves]

Article on the recent rains...

Rudi, thanks for the update.
Perhaps a general idea of "water conservation" will be a good thing to come out the communal experience.

You are familiar with Hanrahan, right?

Cheers
Chris

[ChrisGreaves]

As for the hip, I had one of mine replaced about 10 years ago. ...

Saw the GP at 9:15 and the Podiatrist at 9:30. Jim the pod was so BRILLIANT with my foot a year ago that I was happy to fork out $50 cash for a quick lesson in muscles and bones.

Off for an X-Ray and now wait to hear whether Cartilage wasn't lost in a day but over a lengthy period, or whether it is something other than Cartilage loss, in which case more tests.

I'll say this for the Ontario Health System: when they suspect something is wrong, millions of dollars are spent on tests, scans etc and I get the feeling that the GPs and specialists have a large amount of data from which to diagnose.
I've just spent an hour/coffee with an old pal and he agrees. He too has been "wheeled in" and processed.

The cynics view is that everyone wants to exceed their budget so that they can get more next year, but I feel that they really do get every view possible of the body, and base decisions on observable facts and measurements.

Time will tell ...

(signed) "Cheerful" of warm and sunny Toronto.

[ChrisGreaves]

Your parole officer.

"sans pareil", if I may be permitted ...
Cheers
Chris

[ChrisGreaves]

I'm sure arrangements could be made to locate some Salted Caramel Ice Cream for you.

Me too!
After all, today is Pension Day, and there are three supermarkets within limping distance ...

Cheers
Chris

[ChrisGreaves]

Or maybe some of this would be appropriate to the season: https://www.friendlys.com/ice-cream-ite ... r-pothole/

Hi Jay. That link came up empty, but http://www.chicagotribune.com/dining/sns-dailymeal-1869784-friendlys-noreaster-pothole-limited-edition-ice-cream-flavor-2318-20180203-story.html seems to work.
Cheers
Chris

[Rudi]

You are familiar with Hanrahan, right?

Nope, but now I am.
An interesting poem on related topic.

[ChrisGreaves]

[An interesting poem on related topic.

Let's see if there is enough there to bait one of our Scandinavian friends.

Spoiler

We'll all be runed ...

Cheers
Chris