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[the H team]

RETIRED HUSBAND

After I retired, my wife insisted that I accompany her on her trips to Target.

Unfortunately, like most men, I found shopping boring and preferred to get in and get out. Equally unfortunate, my wife is like most women - she loves to browse.

Yesterday my dear wife received the following letter from the local Target:

Dear Mrs. Thomas,

Over the past six months, your husband has caused quite a commotion in our store. We cannot tolerate this behavior and have been forced to ban both of you from the store. Our complaints against your husband, Mr. Thomas, are listed below and are documented by our video surveillance cameras:

1. June 15: He took 24 boxes of condoms and randomly put them in other people's carts when they weren't looking.

2. July 2: Set all the alarm clocks in House wares to go off at 5-minute
intervals.

3. July 7: He made a trail of tomato juice on the floor leading to the women's restroom.

4. July 19: Walked up to an employee and told her in an official voice, 'Code 3 in House wares. Get on it right away'. This caused the employee to leave her assigned station and receive a reprimand from her Supervisor that in turn resulted with a union grievance, causing management to lose time and costing the company money.

5. August 4: Went to the Service Desk and tried to put a bag of M&Ms on layaway.

6. August 14: Moved a 'CAUTION - WET FLOOR' sign to a carpeted area.

7. August 15: Set up a tent in the camping department and told the children shoppers he'd invite them in if they would bring pillows and blankets from the bedding department to which twenty children obliged.

8. August 23: When a clerk asked if they could help him he began crying and screamed, 'Why can't you people just leave me alone?' EMT's were called.

9.. September 4: Looked right into the security camera and used it as a mirror while he picked his nose.

10. September 10: While handling guns in the hunting department, he asked the clerk where the anti-depressants were.

11. October 3: Darted around the store suspiciously while loudly humming the ' Mission Impossible' theme.

12. October 6: In the auto department, he practiced his 'Madonna look' by using different sizes of funnels.

13. October 18: Hid in a clothing rack and when people browsed through, yelled 'PICK ME! PICK ME!'

14. October 21: When an announcement came over the loud speaker, he assumed a fetal position and screamed 'OH NO! IT'S THOSE VOICES AGAIN!'

And last, but not least:

15. October 23: Went into a fitting room, shut the door, waited awhile, then yelled very loudly, 'Hey! There's no toilet paper in here.' One of the clerks passed out.

[heartgirl99]

evening Q sters,
was wondering if we have missed a CG song around the 8-9pm area.

looks like we missed one but i can't find it posted on any other site either....

[the H team]

wade belak found dead in an appartment hi rise.

[heartgirl99]

wade belak found dead in an appartment hi rise.

isn't that so sad!!!

[the H team]

Former NHLer Belak committed suicide: sources

By Doug Harrison, CBC Sports

Posted: Aug 31, 2011 6:22 PM ET

Last Updated: Aug 31, 2011 11:05 PM ET

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Wade Belak played six of his 15 NHL seasons with the Maple Leafs and racked up 1,263 regular-season penalty minutes overall.(Dave Sandford/Getty Images) A sad off-season in the National Hockey League continued with the death of former Toronto Maple Leafs and Calgary Flames tough guy Wade Belak, who took his own life, multiple sources told CBC News late Wednesday.
Belak, who played 15 seasons in the NHL with five teams and had retired on March 8, was found in the tony 1 King West Hotel and Residence, just blocks from the Air Canada Centre in downtown Toronto. He was 35.
Born in Saskatoon and raised in Battleford, Sask., Belak is the third NHL player to die in less than four months.
In mid-May, New York Rangers enforcer Derek Boogaard, 28, was found dead in his Minneapolis apartment from a drug overdose, while one-time Vancouver Canucks forward Rick Rypien was found in his Alberta home earlier this month, a "sudden" and "non-suspicious" death, according to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Rypien was suffering from depression.
"As everyone knows there have been some real losses that we've experienced over the years, but it never seemed like there was three in a row like this," said Pat Quinn, who coached Belak when he played in Toronto. "Anybody that's around this game, you feel like it's part of your big family, and that includes the fans and all the people that support these players and get to know them. We've lost a lot in the last three months.
"You don't replace it. You just hope the ones that are left behind can live through it and be all right."
Belak, who maintained residences in B.C. and Nashville —where he last skated in the NHL for the Predators —was in Toronto to film the third season of Battle of the Blades, the CBC's successful reality-show mixture of hockey and figure skating, which begins Sept. 18.
"We are shocked and deeply saddened to learn of the sudden passing of Wade Belak. We send our thoughts and condolences to his family and friends. He will be greatly missed," Kirstine Stewart, CBC executive vice-president of English services, said in a statement.
The Predators also released a statement: "The entire Nashville Predators organization and family is shocked and saddened by the sudden and untimely passing of Wade Belak. Wade was a beloved member of the organization, a terrific teammate and wonderful father and husband who will be greatly missed.
"Our thoughts and prayers go out to his wife Jennifer and children Andie and Alex. We offer our full support to them at this very difficult time."
1st-round pick

The Belak family is not commenting at this time, CBC News in Saskatchewan reported Wednesday evening.
Belak was a first-round pick of the Quebec Nordiques (now Colorado Avalanche), drafted 12th overall in 1994. He broke into the NHL with the Avalanche during the 1996-97 campaign, playing five regular-season games. Belak appeared in eight games the following season and 22 in 1998-99 before moving on to the Calgary Flames for two-plus seasons.
It was during Belak's next NHL stop in Toronto, where he spent the next six-plus seasons, where the player realized he had a future in the league.
"That's where I learned to play forward and defence," Belak told the Toronto Star in May of this year. "I knew my role was the enforcer type, but I learned a lot of things along the way from people like [former NHL tough guy] Warren Rychel."
Belak played in 340 regular season and playoff games for the Leafs.
"Wade was extremely popular with his teammates, the staff, and Maple Leafs fans everywhere," read a statement from the team. "He was the consummate team player on and off the ice. He will be deeply missed in the hockey community and our thoughts and prayers are with Wade's family and friends during this challenging time."
After a short stint with the Florida Panthers, Belak joined his fifth and final team in Nashville. He played two-plus seasons with the Predators before the grind of the job had given Belak arthritis in his pelvis and he chose to end his playing career.
There were hospital visits, cortisone shots and needles directed into his midsection followed a three to four days of recovery.
"My body was telling me it was ready [to retire]," Belak told the Star. "I thought last year I was ready, but when the [Predators] offered me a chance to come back, I jumped at it. I was helping the younger guys, as you get older, your role changes and I think I was more of a mentor … a good guy to have in the dressing room, lighten up the locker room."
He went on to launch a career in media as a sideline reporter for radio during Predators broadcasts while collecting his salary of $575,000 US.
Quinn last saw Belak in the spring and thought his former player was sure to find success in the new endeavours.
"He was very excited that he was having an opportunity to maybe change his career and get into some commentating work," Quinn said. "I was excited for him too. It was kind of one of those nice meetings where you walk away happy. He seemed delighted this was going on.
"He's certainly a good-looking face — he's a handsome guy — and one that could speak and speak well. What a great combination."
Belak finished his playing career with eight goals and 33 points in 549 NHL regular-season games, collecting another goal in 22 playoff contests. He fought 136 times, according to hockeyfights.com.
'Saddened, shocked'

"All players and NHLPA staff are sincerely saddened and shocked by the passing of former member Wade Belak," NHLPA executive director Don Fehr said in a statement. "His affable personality made him popular with teammates, fans and media, and he was a hardworking, respected member of the Association. He will undoubtedly be greatly missed throughout the entire hockey community. Our deepest condolences go out to Wade’s family and friends during this very difficult time."
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman, in a statement, added: The National Hockey League family mourns the passing of Wade Belak, who competed to the utmost every minute of his NHL career. Our hearts go out to Wade's loved ones, his friends, his former teammates and to all who feel the horrible void left by this tragedy."
An outgoing personality, the six-foot-five, 220-pound Belak often brought a comedic presence to the dressing room, trading barbs with teammates, offering his quick wit in interviews, and providing funny and entertaining quotes for reporters.
He also would poke fun at himself and became a regular on Leafs TV and on morning radio in Toronto with alternative rock station The Edge 102.1
"This is the worst summer I've ever seen with regards to tragedies in the NHL. I pray this all ends here," Dave Scatchard, who retired recently from the NHL because of concussion problems, posted to his Twitter account.
Fellow forward Jordin Tootoo, a former teammate of Belak's in Nashville, Tweeted that it was "very sad to loose a great teammate and a better person in Wade Belak."
Belak was asked by the Star about the best thing that happened to him as a player and he answered by saying the first goal he scored in the NHL with Colorado in 1997-98 and his last, with Toronto, in 2007-08.
"Fans were chanting my name in the streets," he said, "it felt like I was mayor for a week."



Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/stor...#ixzz1WfP0Vzty

[heartgirl99]

night qt's
sleep well

[the H team]

[QUOTE=Mmmme...;3830078]H team,

What about the Naked Cowboy from New York???
He didn't seem to be that busy

don't think i can get him here on such short notice.

[Mmmme...]

Good night everyone.

I am whipped and exhausted....

Far too many things going on.

Sleep well....

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Cute video - Thanks for posting, HG! :D

Morning all......wow, can't believe it's been almost a week since being on here....and a new Q game to play...kewl!!...
...been busy busy BUSY!!!....my uncle from Scotland was over, and we had him for a few days....that meant cleaning both the house AND the cottage top to bottom (both were overdue to be gutted out anyway), so can you say "oh, my aching back" ?!?!.....
....we had a nice time with him....I took him to my steel band performance, and stayed for the first half of the variety show/fundraiser, all Caribbean themed entertainment, and he seemed to quite like it....a little bit different for him, I guess...
..spent the weekend at the cottage, went out on the boat, toured about a bit, saw a few of the sights and towns in Muskoka...went to Harbourfront for a wee boat cruise thru the Toronto Islands, and it was an absolutely beautiful day.....
....dropped him back to the other relatives Monday evening, and I was so pleased he spent 5 days of his 3 weeks here...I owed him BIG time anyway....I took many trips back to Scotland thru the years, and I very often stayed with him and my aunt......
....did a mini catchup and rep session....CRN, so sorry to read about your 2 losses, waaaay too young to check out...happy b/day Argo ( I got it right, yes?...my brain and bod have been overtaxed this past little while, and I'm a bit slow on the uptake....please forgive...)
......so we're off to the cottage again to try and finish the July vacation which was cancelled by my dad's passing...hubby is adding Friday and Tuesday to do a 5 day run, so we're outta here tomorrow night...it's supposed to be a nice weekend....hmmmm...I'll believe it when I feel it...
....TR
PS....missed you guys

Welcome back again!!!

And have fun back @ the cottage, TR!

Hi everyone - I'm back I c I have a ton of messages 2 catch up on - wow; will do so over the next wk or so - thank you all so much !!
Had a fantastic time
In a way, sorry it's over, but was gone for almost 5 weeks, so I guess I can't complain. I've never been away 4 so long.
I'll post a few pics over the next while. The 1st 3 r from when I went shark fishing: the sunset as we were heading out; me touching my 1st shark; & a close up of the shark's eye - he wasn't 2 big, about 4 feet, the the biggest of the night & my 1st of 2 'Atlantic Sharp Nosed Sharks'

I c some new 'faces' - welcome aboard.

Awesome photos, 22! Thanks for sharing! And welcome back!

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been a wierd summer, had family drop in unexpectedly which was grand and lost 2 friends, one 21 and the other 2 nights ago was 35

Sorry to hear about your losses, crn.

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Good Wednesday Morning!
I have had the worst flu ever - felt like I had been run over by a truck - with high fever and everything - just brutal!!

Take Care, CN8DIAN!

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For my 4th Blue Heart!!!!!!
You are all so kind with your reps and luv!

Congratulations on your Well-deserved 4th blue heart, NBug!!

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Happy birthday, Argo!

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Note our new location: 'The Big Guy' spiritual center
is currently located in religiously tolerant Aşgabat,Turkmenistan.

Relieve yourselves of the burden of riches
by sending your life savings to:
Stewy
c/o Rock Lobster
Aşgabat,Turkmenistan.

(Notice: virgins are urgently needed
as I've made a lot of promises) !!

Here's a Virgin for you, RL!

VIRGO: The Virgin - (August 23 to September 22)

Those born under Virgo are charming, unassuming and cheerful. They know how to stay un-emotional and can appear reserved and methodical. They are perfectionists who work hard and are very conscientious. On the negative side, Virgos may have a reluctance to change and tend to worry.

Famous Virgos include: Lauren Bacall, Michael Jackson, D.H. Lawrence.

[mizzsazzyazz]

Happy Belated Bday Argo.

wish I had read about everyone going for the T.V might have just thrown my points out the window .. oh well easy come easy go.