Where in the World Isn't Bob Saget?

[trr1]

April 7th

• National Beer Day
• National Coffee Cake Day
• National No Housework Day
• National Education and Sharing Day – Changes Annually – 11th day of the month of Nisan on the Jewish calendar

 

[JenniferS]

If @Batman and I ever had children, I sometimes think they would look like this:

 

[Goofyernmost]

So weird. We call it "hydro". Americans never know what we're talking about.

Well, dear sweet Canandian lady... Hydro means that the power is produced by water driven turbines. I believe that the full wording is Hydro-power. Not all electrical power is generated by that method. So as usual our wonderful northern friend you are using a simplified definition for a complex system. Ontario probably is hitched on to Niagara Power and Quebec has their big Hydro system up north. I doubt that the whole country is nothing but Hydro. Pretty much everyone past 200 miles above the US border still uses whale oil/blubber for their power needs. So which one of us doesn't know what they are talking aboat, eh!

 

[Tick Tock]

If @Batman and I ever had children, I sometimes think they would look like this:

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He's either a hero or a villain, depending on if you're watching a major blockbuster by Christopher Nolan or James Cameron.

 

[JenniferS]

Well, dear sweet Canandian lady... Hydro means that the power is produced by water driven turbines. I believe that the full wording is Hydro-power. Not all electrical power is generated by that method. So as usual our wonderful northern friend you are using a simplified definition for a complex system. Ontario probably is hitched on to Niagara Power and Quebec has their big Hydro system up north. I doubt that the whole country is nothing but Hydro. Pretty much everyone past 200 miles above the US border still uses whale oil/blubber for their power needs. So which one of us doesn't know what they are talking aboat, eh!

Oh you adorable man ... NOBODY lives 200 miles north of the US border, except the Inuit; and we all know they burn whale blubber for heat and light. It's not like they need hydro for their fridges and freezers. The whole igloo is a freezer.

Legit though, in Ontario and la belle province, we do indeed call it "hydro". I always laugh when Judge Judy calls it "electric".

 

[Goofyernmost]

Oh you adorable man ... NOBODY lives 200 miles north of the US border, except the Inuit; and we all know they burn whale blubber for heat and light. It's not like they need hydro for their fridges and freezers. The whole igloo is a freezer.

Legit though, in Ontario and la belle province, we do indeed call it "hydro". I always laugh when Judge Judy calls it "electric".

Well, it's even because we tend to smirk a lot and sigh when you folks call it Hydro. The water coming out of your faucets happens to be hydro.. the power coming through your power lines is known as electricity. I'll bet you have never seen hydro oozing out of your light bulbs.

Spoiler

And if you have it's probably already to late to make it to the ark!

 

[MinnieM123]

April 7th

• National Beer Day
• National Coffee Cake Day
• National No Housework Day
• National Education and Sharing Day – Changes Annually – 11th day of the month of Nisan on the Jewish calendar

Hey, every day is No Housework Day in my home!

 

[Nemo14]

Heading off to DC today, then back home tomorrow.

 

[MinnieM123]

Heading off to DC today, then back home tomorrow.

Now is a good time to visit DC, before the heat and humidity arrive in a few weeks. I was there many years ago, and it's a fun place to visit.

One attraction that some people aren't aware of is the National Zoological Park (National Zoo), at 3001 Connecticut Avenue, NW. It's FREE, and open today from 8-5. Did you know that 12 cheetah cubs (2 mothers) were born there at the end of March?! I saw photos--they are so CUTE!!

 

[Lucky]

Heading off to DC today, then back home tomorrow.

I'm headed to DC today and back home today.

 

[Nemo14]

Yes we've been there. We're actually just doing a quick visit with our daughter and her husband since they won't be coming home for Easter. They live in MD, just outside the city. We'll probably do a sidetrip into the city if the cherry blossoms are still around.

 

[MOXOMUMD]

 

[MOXOMUMD]

He's either a hero or a villain, depending on if you're watching a major blockbuster by Christopher Nolan or James Cameron.

What about Burton's?

 

[NYwdwfan]

Yes we've been there. We're actually just doing a quick visit with our daughter and her husband since they won't be coming home for Easter. They live in MD, just outside the city. We'll probably do a sidetrip into the city if the cherry blossoms are still around.

Careful - I hear the trip is so treacherous some residents don't dare attempt it.

 

[Nemo14]

We like to live dangerously....

 

[Mike S]

We like to live dangerously....

 

[MinnieM123]

Careful - I hear the trip is so treacherous some residents don't dare attempt it.

Do you mean traffic jams, etc.? I've heard that the cherry blossoms bring in crowds of tourists each year, and hotels sell out. I've never seen the cherry blossoms, but I have seen gorgeous pictures of them. Apparently, some years the blooms are more spectacular than others.

 

[MOXOMUMD]

 

[MOXOMUMD]

I can't help but say this when I see Austin Powers. I love these movies.

 

[MOXOMUMD]