Yeah! It Finally Rained!

It seems like forever we've been waiting for the rain.  We were so excited - that we recorded it!
We also captured alot of  'rumbling' from the thunders going on in the background, so be patient and enjoy!

ⓌⒽⒶⓉ Will ⓉⒽⒺⓎ Think of Ⓝ€✘Ⓣ: The New Canadian Money

The New Canadian Money! 

Canadian currency has come a long way. And it's going even further. The new polymer notes look and feel quite different, but they're a good change for Canadians. They are highly secure, durable, and innovative.

Pic by Flickr Bank of Canada - Banque du Canada

Feel, look and flip

Feel
Feel the smooth, unique texture of the note. It’s made from a single piece of polymer with some transparent areas.
Look
Look for transparency through the large window and the outline of the frosted maple leaf window.
Look at the details in the metallic portrait and building in the large window.
Flip
Flip the note to see the metallic portrait and building repeated in the same colours and detail on the other side of the large window.

Benefits For You

Polymer notes carry benefits that you’ll appreciate as you make those basic transactions of everyday life.

• Secure:
  Their leading-edge security features are easy to verify and hard to counterfeit.
• Durable:
  They last at least 2.5 times longer than paper notes, reducing processing and replacement costs and environmental impact.
• Innovative:
  The detailed metallic imagery carried in a transparent area of the notes makes for one-of-a-kind currency.
• Easy to Handle:
  The new notes feel different from paper notes, but are just as simple to use.

Video

Canada introduces its new bill June 20th 2011 its going to be made out of plastic or as they call it " polymer " Look at the innovative security features and design of the new $100 polymer…

Ok, so I'm expecting one of these new Canadian 'plastic' money any day now...
(Yeah, right. Too bad I haven't seen a hundred dollar bill in about... a hundred years.)

I'm not sure if it's a good thing or not but when I do eventually get one, I shall see!

Resource(s):  bankofcanada.ca

HAPPY HALLOWEEN - 2011!

I thought I'd celebrate this year's Halloween by talking a bit about the famous Haunted House - Nightmares Fear Factory - located close to me in Niagara Falls, Ontario, CANADA.

I've never been there myself, (yes, I'm too afraid), but I've heard and seen so much about it on the radio and internet.  It's a 15 minute walk-through attraction that preys on each visitor's fears and phobias.  It is the longest running haunted house in North America - and possibly the scariest!

As the story goes...
The haunted house is built on the site of the once industrious Cataract Coffin Factory where eccentric proprietor Abraham Mortimer dedicated every waking hour to surveying the progress of his domain.

At night, the old man was tormented and taunted by young hooligans. Abraham would chase the riff-raff from their pranks and dares. They always laughed at his threats… until one fateful night Abraham confronted a rowdy group of thrill-seekers. In the ensuing struggle, a stack of solid oak coffins overturned, and Abraham was crushed to death!
The guilty ran off and were never apprehended for their part in the gruesome murder.
Soon after the funeral, Abraham Mortimer's coffin was found unearthed and empty!

To this day it is said, he walks the halls for revenge on those who dare trespass on his beloved, and now abandoned factory.


The haunted house is so scary that...
visitors can yell a safety word - Nightmares - if they can't handle the nightmare no longer. They are escorted out but not before given a "Chicken Card" which gives them a free ticket if they muster the courage to return in the future.

For over 30 years, the attraction has been scaring, thrilling and challenging guests to survive, with over 112,500 chickening out and counting todate - all heading for the exits faster than you can say.. holy sh**t let me outta here!

But don't take my word for it.  Just check out the photos below taken at the moment of fright from real shots caught on a hidden camera! 

Visitors wander around in complete darkness, go across a shaky bridge, a tunnel and a room where walls close in. The picture is taken right when people see a car full of ghosts.

















Just one more thing, I couldn't help but wonder while viewing the photos...

Why are the men hiding behind the women in alot of these pics???

That's It!  We're Outta Here! Right Behind You Dude!

See you after...

Resource(s):  cliftonhill.com, nightmaresfearfactory.com, ca.news.yahoo.com, fyasko.com