Celebrity Opinion

 Looking it from the outside, that is from another country, one  find
 it hard to fathom  why so called has been celebrities vying to insult the President of their country?
 
Do these people entertain hope that somehow their behaviour will 
recapture their younger days? Will people actually line up
to see their movies, if some movie maker is willing to take a chance and give them a role in a new movie?

What many people would like to know is, why does a celebrity opinion matter more? What is their inherent gift that somehow they know what is better for the rest of us?

Meryl Streep gave a first-class performance, but that was what it was, a " tear jerking performance". Why being a celebrity makes your opinion better then mine or anyone else?

I think one important aspect is hubris. Some of these celebrities
has been getting their ass kissed for years. So, they believe the hype
about themselves. After all, they are human.

Naturally, people think it's brave to speak your mind in America
and some celebrities will do it because they want to be relevant again.

Unfortunately for many, this will not pan out as expected. People
that do not share their often vile opinions, will not spend money
on movies and other form of entertainment provided by these people.
 
 And that means less money for anyone taking a chance
and employ them again. The rest does not need explanation.

Advice For Wannabe Auto Mechanic From Papa

The daughter said to her father, "Dad, there’s something that my boyfriend said to me that I didn't understand."

"What did he say?" the Dad asked.

 "He said that I have a beautiful chassis, lovely airbags and a fantastic bumper.”  

Her Dad replied, "You tell your boyfriend that, if he opens your hood and tries to check your oil with his dipstick, I will tighten his nuts so hard that his headlights will pop out and he will start leaking out of his exhaust pipe."

A Totalled Car? You Must Be Kidding!

(From the Mail)

There are no scratches on the outside of this car, but the vehicle is totaled! How is that possible?
 









 A man in Waterton Park , (south of Calgary ), came out to find the inside of his 18 month old Toyota Sequoia trashed.

 Take a look at that car!]
 

 You can imagine a trapped grizzly being hit with an airbag in an enclosed space! He must have figured he was in for the fight of his life, and by the looks of this car, he won the fight.

 

The head mechanic at Calgary Toyota doubted if they had the expertise to put this vehicle back together, even if they had enough parts to do it. And, to add insult to injury, the bear took a big Dump in the back of the SUV . . . and then broke out the rear window. (So a bear doesnot always crap in the woods.)

BEFORE CHAINSAWS

Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain...

 Before chainsaws were invented, the logging industry in the United States & Canada was a seriously challenging occupation and we are only talking about 125 years ago. In the Pacific Northwest  there were forests full of monster trees and cutting them down was done by hand. A friend sent me these photos and I had to share them with you.


 


Look at the length of the two-man hand saw and heavy duty axes above that they used to drop these tremendous trees.  It is almost inconceivable to think of cutting down a tree this size with  a hand saw.

 


The work required very strong men (and horses) working long days for minimal pay. Could you imagine doing this to earn a living?

 

After a tree was finally felled, it took a week or more to cut it up into sections that could be managed (somehow) and transported by train to a lumber yard.

 

Maneuvering the logs down the mountain to the train was a complex job. I didn’t do any research on this, but I would be willing to bet that many men lost their lives doing this dangerous work.  One slip and a hunk of wood as big as a hotel is rolling your way! The other question that begs an answer is…how did they get those logs up ontoThe flatbeds of that train?







Hollowed out logs became the company’s mobile office. Can you imagine stacking such logs to build a log home? Two courses would produce a 30' ceiling. Maybe that’s why it was easier to hollow  out a tree.

 


A long time before anyone ever thought of a “mobile home or RV”, hollowed out logs were also used
 to house and feed the logging crews







We are accustomed to our modern conveniences like electricity and gasoline powered chainsaws, and it is always such a mind-boggling experience to see how such monumental tasks were performed  before these conveniences appeared on the scene.  Remember that the picture above shows a hollowed-out log made into a “travel trailer”. And that's the way it was!