What does one do in Ottawa?

[Geoff Winnington-Ball (RIP)]

Originally Posted by Bob Carriere

Very busy this week...... and behind in reading all the MLU postings.

......... I will be taking advantage of the one day of sunshine toworrow to do some sandblasting ..........

At least you'll be doing something useful for a change....

[Bob Carriere]

Hi Jiff

Yes was busy cleaning my desk so I could quit today and join the unemployed in Canada.

Are you enjoying your retirement.....? Besides polishing that Jeep what else do you do on retirement.......??

I am going to give retirement a good try tomorrow...... see if it works...!

See you at Greasies!!!!

Boob

[Alex Blair (RIP)]

Originally Posted by Bob Carriere

Hi Jiff

Yes was busy cleaning my desk so I could quit today and join the unemployed in Canada.

Are you enjoying your retirement.....? Besides polishing that Jeep what else do you do on retirement.......??

I am going to give retirement a good try tomorrow...... see if it works...!

See you at Greasies!!!!

Boob

Boobee..
Congratulations ..
Great reason for a gather up..as if we need one..
See you tonight.
Alex

[Geoff Winnington-Ball (RIP)]

Originally Posted by Bob Carriere

Hi Jiff

Yes was busy cleaning my desk so I could quit today and join the unemployed in Canada.

Are you enjoying your retirement.....? Besides polishing that Jeep what else do you do on retirement.......??

I am going to give retirement a good try tomorrow...... see if it works...!

See you at Greasies!!!!

Boob

Great news, Bob, and congratulations!!! We look forward to seeing you tonight.... please bring your lovely lady if she is so inclined, Sally will be there with me!

Jif

[Mike Timoshyk]

Bob,

Fantastic...congrats....you better start building up a good stockpile for Lucifer. If you are out there 5 days of the week you just might clear your land sooner that you think. LOL.

Once again Bob, Congratulations.

Cheers

Mike Timoshyk

Can't swing a trip to Ottawa on such short notice...got trucks to recover...another Ford to soon join Geoff's Aus FAT and my Blondie....

[rob love]

Back from Gracies and it was nice to have met some of the Ottawa crowd. Special thanks to Alex for the drive to and from the restaurant.

Some very good food, great conversation, and the waitresses were not half bad either. I would love to take one (or two) home but they would never survive a Manitoba winter...they need to put a few more pounds on.

[RHClarke]

Alex, Well done. Your role as social butterfly is well appreciated. The Gracies meet was enjoyable and made a rainy night in Ottawa a little more tolerable. Guest wise, it was good to put a face to the name - welcome to Ottawa, Rob. Geoff WB and Sally made the trek from Toronto in Geoff's Jeep, which he took great pride in showing off. Funny thing was that all of us walked by it without noticing it - the camoflage pattern in the dark really did make it hard to see. Nice rig.

Geoff and Alex spent a good amount of time holding hands and commiserating over something or other...:



The select few: Jessica, our server, Geoff, Sally, Grant, Bob C, Guy Vapeur, Rob Love and Alex Blair.


It was a good get together and we plan to host other MLU'ers who come to town. So, if you are in Ottawa, hit the Rotters up on MLU!

[servicepub (RIP)]

It seems like all the Gracie's Girls are called Jessica.... It can't be the same one cause I never forget a nice set of....eyes.

[Bob Carriere]

First a reply to CLive.....

....they do have eyes you know...... proof is that Jessica has served us on at least 3 occasions...... so CLive next time look a little higher..... pervert!!

...and Stuart....... yeah I retired.... for one day on that infamous Friday.... started a next gig at Industry Canada the following Monday.... I think I am addicted to the $$$$$.....

Was hoping to see that night.....

You can always visit the barn on a weekend....but call first.... we still have recoveries to do and would not want to miss you.

Boob

[Bob Carriere]

Hi Stuart

Any such trip has to be done during a week day.... preferrably government hours...... 9 to 4:30...... or the yard is closed. Weekend is a look through the fence only deal.....

Might be worth taking a trailer along just in case.

Bob

[maple_leaf_eh]

Originally Posted by Stuart Fedak

....

I will have to check the posts more often. We need to arrange a group trip to Prefair in Montreal one weekend in the spring, to check out their stock. I want to pick up a roll of seat material. There is a local fellow near the science museum in Ottawa that does sewing classes for appolstry. I want to do some Iltis seats. You may want to do some seats for your trucks. Prefair has a huge selection of MIL sewing material, plus the usual MIL clothing and parts. The back yard is usually full of all sorts of stuff. Worth a walk around....

Cheers!
Stuart

The owner of Prefair is a thoroughly Francophone named Jean-Baptiste ---, orJ-B for short. He is a deal maker, and with sufficient warning can find what you want/need/desire in his yard.

FWIW, the front seats in an Iltis are vinyl on foam. I don't think canvas upholstry material would work.