May Two-Four
 

Well how about it Canucks? Will it be a parka and shorts weekend or what? :shakehead:

I'm picking my Shabah on Friday! It's even topped off with last fall's cheap ($1.10/L) gas! Woohoo! Gonna be out on Georgian Bay though, so bow riders could still potentially suffer some frostbite! :rolling_laugh:

Hope everyone has a safe and fun Victoria day.

Enjoy that long weekend! Weather forecast is kinda so-so though :(
Mine's gonna be spent around home. Wifey still isn't quite healthy enough to ride in a boat yet so i haven't gone to get it out of storage to date. Maybe i'll pick it up this weekend so i can get started on my projects.....

Well because of work being effing open this Saturday, I will probably be stuck working it (unless my boss wants to be nice and switch). So after 1pm Saturday I will be north bound. :wink_thumbup:

BTW - Watch out for the coppers, the planes will be out in force this weekend from what I heard. Basically they would be radioing down to the coppers on the road to alert them on who to nab.

I have heard of a so-so weather forecast as well. Which is why my boat wont be on water for another 2 weeks or so.

Needless to say .. Happy May 2-4 weekend! :D

I got a message one of the bars I frequent in Sandusky, OH is having a Pajama Party on the 24th, half tempted to drive up there just for that!!! :eek_animated:

On a serious note, what's Victoria Day? I'm trying to learn all the canadian culture, as I'd love to visit your country sometime!

We have "Memorial Day" on Monday the 26th, a holiday to honor those who have died in military service. It's a federal holiday, so banks, post offices, and government businesses are closed. It makes for a nice long weekend!

The holiday is the birthdate of Queen Victoria......ruler of the British Empire in the late 1800's. We were still a British colony then and although we've unloaded that yoke, we hate to waste a reason for a holiday. :)

From Answers.com;

• Born: 24 May 1819
• Birthplace: London, England
• Died: 22 January 1901 (cerebral hemorrhage)
• Best Known As: The queen who reigned for 64 years

Queen Victoria's nearly 64-year reign (1837-1901) was the longest in British history.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_Day

Some more reading :)


In some parts of Canada, the holiday is colloquially known as May Two-Four.[2][3] This phrase has two meanings: the holiday always falls near the date of May 24, and a two-four is Canadian slang for a case of 24 bottles of beer, a common packaging of the drink in Canada (and a common purchase of those planning to celebrate the weekend).



http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_22773.aspx

Now that's more like it! :slide_beer:

Or even May 2-2-4 if you're gonna invite friends along....:D

Some Bob and Doug Mckenzie SCTV skits on Youtube. :D


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNJI1G-DB_0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3H5hK...eature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBija...eature=related



etc ...

Well I spent what probably is going to be the best weather day of the weekend boating! :yes_grin:

The assistant harbourmaster said he saw some ice floating near the shore this morning... :eek_animated:

Georgian bay was uncharacteristically calm today. :wink_thumbup: Offshore breezes on this side of the peninsula to thank for that. Made for a great day out. My kids even rode up front, with the bow cover pulled up tight to their necks! I forgot to check for frostbite though... ;)

Tomorrow the mobile crane shows up at 8:00am to lift all the big boats into the harbour. Always makes for a good show. Those last minute folks are just getting wound up under the worklights over there. Pretty much an annual party. No doubt you'd find some two-fours over there... :)