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If you're doing the tourist thing in Toronto and you happen to be near the Royal Ontario Museum or Queen's Park around lunchtime, might I recommend this inexpensive restaurant a few blocks away?
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An okonomiyaki restaurant in Toronto? Color me delighted! That city has just earned yet another reason for me to visit.
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Oh, cool. We're already planning on a couple days in downtown Toronto, so having another place to eat besides Happy Seven and the Marche Movenpick is a definite plus! Thanks!
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After having looked at a map to see the area, I noticed something I'd never paid attention to, which led to the epiphany:
"Man, how backward has Detroit become that if you go south you wind up in Canada?"
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Mark Skarr Wrote:After having looked at a map to see the area, I noticed something I'd never paid attention to, which led to the epiphany:
"Man, how backward has Detroit become that if you go south you wind up in Canada?" "... Just a city boy, born and raised in South Detroit ..."
"So, Windsor?"
"Let's not jump to conclusions."
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Being born and raised in Windsor, I've long known that my part of the 'Great White North' is actually south of the US. 8)
Windsor's Latitude is 42^17'0" North.
For comparison:Boston: 42^21'29" NorthChicago: 41^52'55"The California/Oregon border: right at the 42^ line
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Wibbly-wobbly, bordery-wordery?
OKay, that's a bit silly.
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If you're doing the tourist thing in Toronto and you happen to be near the Royal Ontario Museum or Queen's Park around lunchtime, might I recommend this inexpensive restaurant a few blocks away?
Well, whenever I can afford to go up to Toronto on my days off work, I'll look this up.
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Bob, I have to let my boss know when I want to take time off for the rest of the year. I can afford a week off in September (I'll use the "spare" days for something); can you tell me which week?
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Rob, 9/12-9/19. We have a Friday-to-Friday week at the resort.
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Thanks. Can't get the 12th off, but no issue getting the 13th-19th. (And you wouldn't want a crowd the day you arrive, anyway.)
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Cool. If I'd been thinking clearly, I would have advised as much.
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robkelk Wrote:If you're doing the tourist thing in Toronto and you happen to be near the Royal Ontario Museum or Queen's Park around lunchtime, might I recommend %[link=http://plus.google.com/117647153319309152450/about?hl=en#117647153319309152450/about?hl=en]this inexpensive restaurant] a few blocks away? I made it there on my way back from visiting relatives earlier this week. They open at 11:30 weekdays, 12:00 Saturdays - they're closed Sundays.
And now for something to do in Toronto: Can you convince your group to wander away from downtown and visit the Ontario Science Centre? There's a special exhibit on until October: The Science of Rock 'N' Roll
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Oh, cool, I'll tell them about it.
As for the get-together with everyone, we were talking about it earlier this week while laying out some basic planning. The idea that seems to be forming is an afternoon-evening get-together, but which day is not yet nailed down. As options shake out I'll post more here.
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Sounds good. I can leave Ottawa just after breakfast and make it to Toronto for lunch time (and Toronto to Collingwood should take two hours), so "afternoon-evening" works best for me.
Speaking of driving: The 407 is the most expensive toll road in North America, according to a news report I heard a couple of weeks ago. The 401, which roughly parallels the 407, is a freeway.
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The local record-store is closing one of its stores, and Everything Must Go. I picked up a big stack of old "sampler" CDs for you, Bob - if we're lucky, there might even be something worth listening to on one or two of them.
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Oh, cool -- thanks. Let me know what I owe you.
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They're promo discs - don't worry about it. I can absorb the price of a coffee.
I also mentioned this project to a friend of mine who has connections in the local music scene. I'm not keeping track of what's he's paying for and what's getting for free, but I can say that (with the promo discs) you're going to have enough music to listen for months. There's a strong possibility of something by Jim Bryson in the mix...
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Huh. I wonder how I'll declare them at the border...
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"Gift" usually works...
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True that.
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Personally, I'd just rip them to FLAC or MP3 just to avoid declaring them. But that's just me. 
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It might come down to that.
Ever hear of a band called Furnaceface? My friend got almost every CD they've ever released, straight from the band, most for free. (He also scored a couple of tapes and a 7" single, but I'll keep those.) At this rate, I might end up mailing some of these to you, Bob.
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Rob, this article may be relevant to you. 5 USB turntables convert LPs to MP3s
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Never heard of Furnaceface. What style/genre(s) do they do?
BA, I've been looking at USB turntables for a while now, but I've just never had the cash to get one...
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