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Issue #983
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About Russ

The Ontarion

Hi All,

Not much to talk about or say this week. But wow, pollen season is suddenly here. It is over a month late but it got here this week and sure hit hard. Those of us, including me, who suffer from seasonal allergies know how miserable it can be. Constantly running nose, eyes so itchy you’d like to scratch them right out of your head. Sneezing. Feeling like you got hit by a truck, and so on. And there is so little you can do about it. Antihistamines can only help so much, from there on you are on your own. Hook up a toilet paper roll to you belt for instant nose blowing, carry a wet towel around for wiping your eyes, and so on. And then endure until the next rains wash the pollen out of the air, and endure further as you wait for the season to be over. It’s a yearly drudgery that can’t be avoided and now we are in it again. Pro tip… buy stock in Kleenex or some such product, you can’t go wrong.

Thats pretty well all I’ve got for this week with the exception of this weeks obligatory musical interlude.

This week’s video is a CCR song called ‘Have You Ever Seen The Rain’. Not much to say about it. Done the way they did it, it was southern country rock. Done the way I do it, it is soft and laid-back folk. It did well for them way back when they were ‘big’, so many of you will probably recognize the tune. So, give it a listen and look if you are so inclined.

Have You Ever Seen The Rain

doug

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About Russ

Many of us have been wondering where Russ is and/or if he is ok as we have not heard from him lately. I received some info from Wayne, and the same info from Rosy. He is in the hospital due to a kidney infection. Once he is can leave the hospital he will go to a seniors home where they have the necessary facilities to care for him until he is strong enough to go home. The care home is in Ripley, close to where his step-son Greg lives.

That seems to be all anyone knows for now. Hopefully he will make a smooth recovery and be able to go home soon.

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ONTARION REPORT

Hello everyone!

Well, it didn’t take long from start (Registration) to first injection of our vaccination for Covid-19! I phoned into the registration office only minutes after seeing on the news that our age group qualified for the first shot. They told me then that they would contact me via e-mail within a few weeks but would we be available to attend in short notice if they called earlier and of course I said Yes to that! Well, I had called in last Friday and they sent me a date the next day, for the following Tuesday for both Carole and I to go to the U of W Pharmacy campus building on Victoria St to receive the first shot! We had to be at the site 10 minutes before our allotted time. Of course we followed their instructions and within a half hour of our arrival we were walking out the door to our car. They told us as we finished up for that shot that we would receive another e-mail within a few weeks telling us when our second shot would be scheduled for. By the time we got home 15 minutes later I checked my e-mail and they had already sent a note telling us that we were to attend the same building on July 13th to receive our second and final shot at 3:30 pm that day. I am amazed at how efficient they have been at getting us through the system! The doctor at the site told me that two weeks after receiving my first shot I would be protected 99% and after the second shot in July I would be totally protected from getting very ill from any contact with Covid-19. This means that I could still get the virus but would not be deathly ill from it or need hospitalization! After waiting and being isolated for well over a year to avoid catching the virus this is very good news indeed! Along with all the other good news I’ve had regarding my health lately I’m a happy man!

My head has totally healed up from my fall two weeks ago and all of the stress and pain I’ve endured for the skin cancer on my scalp over the past three months has been successful in curing that problem as well. I was to the specialist yesterday and he told me that he is totally happy with the success of the treatment for curing the cancer on my scalp! Consequently, so am I! It was very painful and uncomfortable but it’s been worth all the pain to have a successful outcome! From now on, I’ll be wearing a hat whenever I venture out into the sunshine of the day no matter whether it’s summer or any other time of the year. Just not worth taking the chance of going through all that again!

To change the subject, I called the Service Ontario office the other day an asked if I needed to purchase a new license sticker for the MGB and I was told that until the pandemic is over, I can drive the MG with the old sticker that expired on December2020 on the plate. So that saved me another $120.00 at least until the pandemic is declared over! If this nice weather keeps up, I may just get the MG out early this year and have a good long season of enjoyable driving! I’ve seen quite a few motorcycles out and about this past couple of weeks so why not a convertible sports car? So far, it looks like we’re in for a good hot summer this year!

That’s it for this week folks! Thanks for tuning in and I’ll look forward to talking to you all again next week in The Ontarion Report!

Bye for now … Greg

Something To Think About!
Getting that BBQ all cleaned up for the summer’s Grilling!

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