Wendy and I have been talking about vacation plans in 2010. We are starting now because 2009 was a vacation debacle. Three of the four extended times away I had to come into work. It wasn’t so much works fault but staff were sick or injured and we didn’t have enough staff at the time [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Calgary’
Where’s my hat?
For the last couple of years I have been looking for an outdoor hat. I know I used to live in Calgary but I haven’t own a cowboy hat since a certain green velour cowboy hat in the early 80s and I don’t intend to go down that road again. Even if elected to high [...]
The Recession Hits Calgary
Brings back wonderful images of Calgary in the 80s.
When Lees, 28, moved to the city three years ago from Winnipeg, she couldn’t walk down the street without seeing a "Help Wanted" sign in every retail window.
Employers were offering trips to new recruits and giving away cars as incentives to employees.
After months of looking [...]
