Generally, in Canada, hockey is the violent sport.
Unlike hockey and the Stanley cup celebrations....the Grey cup celebration is very peaceful - with fans of all teams coming together to celebrate in a non-violent manner.
Well, not this year.
What a surprise when 2 honoree's at a pre Grey Cup Alumni Luncheon Fundraiser went at it...
They are 73 years old!!!
The scuffle was the result of an ongoing feud between Joe Kapp and Angelo Mosca ( Both Americans who played in the CFL league) stemming from a 1963 Grey Cup football game where one of Joe Kapp's running backs was knocked out by a late hit.
Watch the video! Kapp delivers a punch that knocks Mosca to the floor after Mosca hits Kapp in the face with his cane....
They are very lucky one of the two didn't break a hip!
Honestly, kids.
Play nice.
On a good note - British Columbia's BC Lions won the Grey Cup!
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Monday, November 28, 2011
Sunday, November 27, 2011
Nurse Phobias & The Grey Cup
My niece is just learning the dangers of what happens when you start to learn about diseases. She is training to be an esthetician. They learn some of the same things that we do in nursing.....anatomy and physiology, diseases.......
Here is what she posted on her Facebook wall:
The arrow points to my reply.
I had to laugh because I happen to understand the phobias that develop with that extra knowledge about diseases and germs.
I have even blogged about it. I have also blogged about my opinion about someone else's careless disregard for contagious diseases when they spread it to others around them.
Which leads me to the reason for this post.
Today is the Grey Cup and last week my husband invited a couple over that he interacts with through his work.
Unfortunately, what he didn't know is that last weekend on their way home from vacation, she managed to develop an URI.
When she phoned my husband the day before, I could hear her voice loud and clear over the phone from across the room.
She sounded terrible. I assumed she was phoning to decline the invite today.
So yesterday afternoon, when I was making out the grocery shopping list, my husband mentioned that there were going to be seven of us........
My phobia starts to kick in. "Your sick friend is coming????"
"Of course!" he states.
But......she sounded so sick!!! She can't be coming ....!!!
"Yes..". a little more cautious, seeing my horrified face and sensing my phobia kicking into high gear. "They are..."
"Who goes visiting out in public when they are sick????!!!!" I am starting to get panicky. My husband is too....he sees what is coming....
I tell him he has to find a way to "uninvite" her. After all, she's HIS sick friend....
So, trying to correct the situation, he emails a polite note to her:
"Sorry you aren't feeling well. I can understand if you can't come tomorrow. I can imagine you aren't feeling up to it....you sounded so sick yesterday on the phone. You will need your rest to get better"
To which she emails back, "Oh no! It sounds worse than it is!!! We will be there!!!"
*SIGH*
So much for beating around the bush and hoping someone gets the hint.
Just to let you know - I won't be downstairs watching the game in the enclosed space of the Mancave. Nope. My girlfriend Jan is coming over - and her husband - and she and I will be upstairs watching on the smaller TV in our living room........
The month I was off work sick last winter with an URI is still fresh in my mind and I am NOT going to expose myself to any bugs if I can help it. I was traumatized.
And - thing is - my girlfriend who is also an RN is almost as germophobic as I am. I am wondering if I should warn her in advance. It isn't as though she would want to be downstairs watching on the 110 inch theater screen anyway. In fact, I suspect she will bring her iPad so she can play Angry Birds.
As for the food.....I won't be touching anything downstairs. I have bought chips in small portion bags so there aren't bowls of shared food. I will keep a stash of food upstairs so I don't have to go downstairs to get anything.
Why do people insist on going out when they are coughing and hacking and sound like crap?
Sometimes I curse nursing, and wish I were oblivious to those invisible germs out there and then I could be one of those stupid people who goes out and spreads those bugs to everyone in the community with no thought whatsoever.....
*SIGH*
Well, at least I could still laugh about someone else's developing phobia......
I'll let you know if I get sick.
I've already told my husband that if he gets sick.....I won't be his nurse.....
Here is what she posted on her Facebook wall:
The arrow points to my reply.
I had to laugh because I happen to understand the phobias that develop with that extra knowledge about diseases and germs.
I have even blogged about it. I have also blogged about my opinion about someone else's careless disregard for contagious diseases when they spread it to others around them.
Which leads me to the reason for this post.
Today is the Grey Cup and last week my husband invited a couple over that he interacts with through his work.
Unfortunately, what he didn't know is that last weekend on their way home from vacation, she managed to develop an URI.
When she phoned my husband the day before, I could hear her voice loud and clear over the phone from across the room.
She sounded terrible. I assumed she was phoning to decline the invite today.
So yesterday afternoon, when I was making out the grocery shopping list, my husband mentioned that there were going to be seven of us........
My phobia starts to kick in. "Your sick friend is coming????"
"Of course!" he states.
But......she sounded so sick!!! She can't be coming ....!!!
"Yes..". a little more cautious, seeing my horrified face and sensing my phobia kicking into high gear. "They are..."
"Who goes visiting out in public when they are sick????!!!!" I am starting to get panicky. My husband is too....he sees what is coming....
I tell him he has to find a way to "uninvite" her. After all, she's HIS sick friend....
So, trying to correct the situation, he emails a polite note to her:
"Sorry you aren't feeling well. I can understand if you can't come tomorrow. I can imagine you aren't feeling up to it....you sounded so sick yesterday on the phone. You will need your rest to get better"
To which she emails back, "Oh no! It sounds worse than it is!!! We will be there!!!"
*SIGH*
So much for beating around the bush and hoping someone gets the hint.
Just to let you know - I won't be downstairs watching the game in the enclosed space of the Mancave. Nope. My girlfriend Jan is coming over - and her husband - and she and I will be upstairs watching on the smaller TV in our living room........
The month I was off work sick last winter with an URI is still fresh in my mind and I am NOT going to expose myself to any bugs if I can help it. I was traumatized.
And - thing is - my girlfriend who is also an RN is almost as germophobic as I am. I am wondering if I should warn her in advance. It isn't as though she would want to be downstairs watching on the 110 inch theater screen anyway. In fact, I suspect she will bring her iPad so she can play Angry Birds.
As for the food.....I won't be touching anything downstairs. I have bought chips in small portion bags so there aren't bowls of shared food. I will keep a stash of food upstairs so I don't have to go downstairs to get anything.
Why do people insist on going out when they are coughing and hacking and sound like crap?
Sometimes I curse nursing, and wish I were oblivious to those invisible germs out there and then I could be one of those stupid people who goes out and spreads those bugs to everyone in the community with no thought whatsoever.....
*SIGH*
Well, at least I could still laugh about someone else's developing phobia......
I'll let you know if I get sick.
I've already told my husband that if he gets sick.....I won't be his nurse.....
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Hockey vs Football
Just because it's that time of the year.
Our football season is wrapping up in Canada.
Today is the semi-final game between Edmonton and our team : the BC Lions.
OUR TEAM IS IN THE FINALS.
You would *think* that the brand-new stadium would be sold out, here in Vancouver, since it is the SEMI-FINAL (Western Final) in the Grey Cup challenge?
This is a significant game.
The stadium is super deluxe, holds up to 50K fans and last word has it that only 38K tickets ( costing anywhere from $35 to $85) have been sold.**
Why?
Because tonight at 6 pm ( the football game is at 1:30) the Vancouver Canucks hockey team is playing, and no one wants to miss a game, even though the Canucks aren't doing very well and by comparison it's only the start of the hockey season.
Despite the Lions probability of WINNING the Grey Cup next weekend - being played in right in Vancouver - there is a lackluster reaction here in BC.
Hockey trumps Football every time, in Canada........
And this, my friends, is why you will never see the same enthusiastic crowds for football at colleges* and high schools......as you see south of the border.
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* The Vanier Cup Challenge is being held this Friday (our version of the College/University games) in Vancouver - and you can buy a ticket for as low as $17. Lots for sale still! The same ticket for an American College final is over ONE THOUSAND dollars for the cheapest seat!!! The most expensive is over $4K!!
** The Grey Cup final game - East vs West - is sold out - although Showtime states you can still buy. (cost of Grey Cup tickets? $279 for the cheapest, sideline tickets are $695-$1200 and club sideline seats - $2400 In comparison, the American equivalent - Superbowl - tickets in the cheapseats start at $2300 - sideline tickets are $5100 and up, and club seats are $8000 to $20,000!!!! And, by the way, the $20K seats are sold out already - you are out of luck if you had intentions...... )
Our football season is wrapping up in Canada.
Today is the semi-final game between Edmonton and our team : the BC Lions.
OUR TEAM IS IN THE FINALS.
You would *think* that the brand-new stadium would be sold out, here in Vancouver, since it is the SEMI-FINAL (Western Final) in the Grey Cup challenge?
This is a significant game.
The stadium is super deluxe, holds up to 50K fans and last word has it that only 38K tickets ( costing anywhere from $35 to $85) have been sold.**
Why?
Despite the Lions probability of WINNING the Grey Cup next weekend - being played in right in Vancouver - there is a lackluster reaction here in BC.
Hockey trumps Football every time, in Canada........
And this, my friends, is why you will never see the same enthusiastic crowds for football at colleges* and high schools......as you see south of the border.
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| Grey Cup and a couple Mounties |
* The Vanier Cup Challenge is being held this Friday (our version of the College/University games) in Vancouver - and you can buy a ticket for as low as $17. Lots for sale still! The same ticket for an American College final is over ONE THOUSAND dollars for the cheapest seat!!! The most expensive is over $4K!!
** The Grey Cup final game - East vs West - is sold out - although Showtime states you can still buy. (cost of Grey Cup tickets? $279 for the cheapest, sideline tickets are $695-$1200 and club sideline seats - $2400 In comparison, the American equivalent - Superbowl - tickets in the cheapseats start at $2300 - sideline tickets are $5100 and up, and club seats are $8000 to $20,000!!!! And, by the way, the $20K seats are sold out already - you are out of luck if you had intentions...... )
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