Beatles

I purchased the new "re-mastered" Sargent Pepper's CD while in the States last weekend.
The sound is truly amazing - a worthwhile purchase for any Beatles fans out there.

Listening to the CD on the way to work the other day I remembered the first time I heard the album. I was 19 or 20 years old and was at my buddy's apartment in Port Colborne. He had just picked the record up & because he knew I was a Beatles fan invited me over to listen to it with him.

If anyone is trying to think of a gift for me for my birthday or Christmas - any of the other re-mastered Beatles CD's would be a great but the Fringe Year One DVD would even be better :)

Scooters

Saturday morning found mrv & I having breakfast on Ottawa Street - at an Italian restaurant that surprisingly (to me anyway) serves an excellent breakfast.

We left the restaurant at the same time as three older people, one of whom was using a walker.

As an aside - I find it funny that I would think of these three as "older" when, in fact, they probably were around my age. Just another example of me not accepting how old I am, I guess.

We took some pictures at work last week - part of a display to show off our renovations - and when they came out I was more than a little shocked to realize the old grey haired analyst working in the background in a couple of them was me.

Anyway back to the old people: mrv & I crossed the street to our car while the three of them walked slowly up Ottawa Street. As I approached the car I could hear an "beep beep" sound from the sidewalk. I turned and could see a lady in a scooter zipping up behind them. I could easily see the lady on the scooter was upset that these three had the audacity to slow down her journey.

Beep, beep again as the scooter lady forced these three to the side so she could be on her way at breakneck speed (for a scooter anyway).

Why are so many scooter people like this ??

Just something else to keep in mind when I get my scooter, I'll be the most polite scooter person on the planet. No guarantees about mrv though - she'll be "pedal to the metal" all the way :)