Tom Haddon seems to be a really nice guy, but he's a TERRIBLE painter. Our building contractor hired Tom Haddon of "Here Come the Painters" to do a small job at our house. His paint job turned out OK, except for the big splat of paint that was left on a nearby window blind which I didn't notice until several days later when the blind was lowered again. As I tried to remove the paint from the … [Read more...]
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...]
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...]
My Beautiful Backyard in Penticton
My neighbours call it 'the park'. I didn't really appreciate my backyard as such until just this year --- when I put the house up for sale after 10 years of landscaping. :-) This is the patio where we spend hot summer afternoons chatting with friends, reading and playing games. This is a partial view towards the south-east from that seating area... This is the view towards … [Read more...]
Playing in the Snow
Greetings and a very Happy New Year to all the Roamsters' readers! I do hope you all had a wonderful holiday and that 2009 is off to a roaring good start for you. My apologies for not writing for so long - and I really DO have a million different topics to catch up on, all the way back to the last portion of our August / September road trip during which we did some absolutely excellent hiking in … [Read more...]