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The Garage Door
Our garage door hasn't worked properly since its installation on the new house back in May of 2016. It frequently fails to open all the way, i.e. goes up 6 inches and just stops. Push the button a few times and it does the same thing repeatedly. You end up having to go and 'help out' by pushing up on it while it's negotiating those first 6 inches. The door also doesn't much like to be … [Read more...]
Vaseux Lake Search Succeeds
On one of my forays to seek out plantings for my never-ending landscape project at our house in Penticton, Ed and I headed south to Oliver and Osoyoos to find well-established Oregon Grape plants. As usual, I had to pull into Sundial Road on the south end of Vaseux Lake to see what, if any, properties were for sale there. Lo and behold, I saw a 'for sale' sign on a lawn fronting a … [Read more...]
My Love of Vaseux Lake Begins
Having earned my air traffic control licence at Penticton (YYF) tower in 1989, I was thrilled to be awarded a full-time position there when Castlegar (YCG) tower closed in 1990. I already knew and liked all the airport staff and loved what I'd seen of the area in the few short months I'd spent training there. Nestled between Okanagan and Skaha Lakes with a semi-arid climate (HOT dry summers / … [Read more...]
Flight over Tweedsmuir with Sid Blackwell
Enroute to Bella Coola, we'd planned only to stop overnight at the Vagabond Resort and RV Park in Nimpo Lake, but it turned out to be the best part of our vacation. Pulling into our campsite right on the lake, I knew I was home. I've always defined my perfect spot or 'home' as a super-quiet spot on a northern lake with a Beaver at the dock and loons calling out all around. Granted, my … [Read more...]