Doing my best to represent at the @BCTransit Bus Roadeo yesterday. I came away in 2nd place in our group with a score of 84. Greg Bruce from the MOT was #1. Thank you Pacific Western Transportation and #cityofpg.
Bus Roadeo!
Category: Benny blog
How old is Mr. PG?
How old is Mr. PG? Mr. PG was born June 17th, 1959. He was originally built in 1959 and was used as a mannequin at the downtown Mr. Big & Tall shop [probably not true]. The idea for Mr. PG originated with Harold Moffat in the late 1950’s, who believed Prince George needed a mascot …
Mike’s ‘Not Really’ Italian Wedding Soup
Mike’s ‘Not Really’ Italian Wedding Soup This is my take on a classic Italian Wedding Soup recipe found here on Foodnetwork.com sans the meatballs. Prep time: 20 minutes 8 servings Ingredients 1 tablespoon olive oil 2 small onions (or 1 large) (finely chopped) 3 carrots (finely chopped) 2 cloves garlic (use your garlic press or …
A perfect boiled egg
For a perfect soft boiled egg… 1. Put cold water in a pot (2/3’s full). 2. Put the lid on the pot and bring it to a full boil. 3. Once the water is boiling, gently place the egg in the boiling water (you can do more than one, as long as they bang together). …
Not everyone will lose an hour of sleep #DST
Move your clocks forward one hour on Sunday, March 11th. In BC, most of us will lose an hour of sleep as we adjust for Daylight Savings Time, but not everyone… “… Chetwynd, Dawson Creek, Hudson’s Hope, Fort St. John, Taylor and Tumbler Ridge are on Mountain Time and do not observe DST. This means …
Top five best tank movies
Taking a break from World of Tanks and looking for a great tank movie? Here are the top five best tank movies of all time. #1. Fury (2014 – Brad Pitt, Shia LaBeouf) Tanks featured: M4A3E8 Sherman, Tiger #2. White Tiger (2014) Tanks featured: T-34-85, Tiger #3. Sahara (1943 – Humphrey Bogart) Tanks featured: M3 …
Groundhog Day!
Here are some facts about the Groundhog.. Groundhog is one word, not two. Groundhogs live in Canada as well as the Eastern and Midwestern U.S.. They also go by the name ‘Woodchuck’. They are a member of the Squirrel family. Whiarton Willie has not always been Willie (in 1956 they started with Grundoon followed …
It’s so cold. How cold is it?
How cold is it? It’s so cold… when we milked the cows this morning, we got ice cream! I saw a cat asking the neighbor’s dog for a little snuggle time. I saw a hitchhiker holding up a picture of his thumb. I saw a politician with his hand in his own pocket. when I …
Sleep experts?!
Sleep experts say healthy adults need six to eight hours of sleep every night and they say, over 60% of us are getting less sleep than we need. Thank you sleep experts. What kind of ‘experts’ are you? “Um.. a bunch of you are having trouble sleeping.” -Experts Ya, we know that. Can you help? …
How fast does Santa travel on Christmas Eve?
So, you don’t think it’s possible for Santa to deliver all those gifts in one night? Think again… Here’s the math, with some help from Popular Science [source]. Each household has (on average) 2.67 children, there are 75 million homes and the average distance between homes is about 1.63 miles. So, Santa needs to cover …