Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 1-7-2021: Canada Day

1st July, 2021.

Yes: I’m annoyed.

I was due to have a diabetic eye test, yesterday: at a local surgery in Warley, rather than my usual surgery.

I missed it.

And not through any fault of my own.

I got the the relevant bus stop, in time: but missed two direct bus.

So caught the 72, instead.

What I didn’t realise?   Was that the 72 goes up Avenue Road, then down Woodman Road, rather than straight up Warley Hill — the B186, so you know — to get there.

Which is where the problems started.

The bus got held up on Woodman Road: as it couldn’t get past a couple of badly parked cars.

Two.

Badly.

Parked.

Cars.

I was fuming.

And, when the driver asked if I’d rather get off, to walk to my appointment?

I took the chance: not realising quite how long it could take.

By the time of the appointment?   I was further down Woodman Road, the bus had zoomed past me, after taking a diversion … and, three minutes after the thing was due to start?

The surgery had phoned me to tell me I was latte, and they would be sending me a letter to rebook things.

I spent most of yesterday?   Swearing on social media.

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The only upside to the day?

I got the rat trap set up … and won three pounds* on the lottery.

Ahem!

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The Brentwood Gazette’s Weekly Teaser — 1-7-2015: Cananda Day!

Phew … !

Did I tell you I write quizzes for the Brentwood Gazette: my local newspaper.

I write quizzes for my local paper.

Yeah, you’d guessed, hadn’t you … ?

At ANY rate, I have to confess, I thought I’d sent in July’s, a while ago.

Turn’s out I hadn’t.

Boy, I’m thankful they got in touch.   Today’s posts would’ve look a bit pointless … 

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The Daily Teaser: Canada Day — 1-7-2012

Blast … !

I THINK I can effectively say I’ve gone down with another summer cold … !

I hate that, when that happens.

It’s not so much the associated cough: ⨂ years smoking got me used to that.

Nope, it’s the blocked nose.

I HATE having a blocked nose … !

Let’s get moving on, shall we … ?

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Yes, lets … 

Yesterday’s Teaser was quiet, with no-one taking up the challenge.   I’m just hoping Old Peculiar regular, Debbi and her partner are at her sister’s: rather than caught up in the storms that seem to be affect the US, at the mo.   (Seemingly, there’s been at least two deaths in Maryland: I’m keeping me fingers crossed, just in case, Debbi!)

So … 

Let’s see who’s up for trying today’s Canada Day questions, shall we?   Here they are, along with the ‘How To’, License and video … 

Q1) 1st July is — obviously — Canada Day: what’s the French name for Canada Day … ?

Q2) More to the point … 1st July, 1890, saw Canada linked to which island nation by telegraph … ?

Q3) Even MORE to the point … ?   The world’s first international phone call was made between New Brunswick and which US state … ?

Q4) 1st July, 1980, saw what announced as the national anthem of Canada … ?

Q5) Moving on … 1st July, 1908, saw SOS adopted as the International distress call: what does it stand for … ?

Q6) 1st July, 1858, saw two papers about evolution read to the Linnean Society.   One was — famously — by Charles Darwin.   Who wrote the other … ?

Q7) And finally … 1st July, 2004, saw the Cassini Huygen probe go into orbit around Saturn.   How many moons does Saturn have … ?

And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 30th June, 1860, saw a famous debate take place at the Oxford Union: on which subject … ?

A1) The Theory of Evolution.

Q2) One year earlier, 30th June, 1859 saw Charles Blondin cross the Niagara Falls on a tightrope: which acrobat has recently repeated this feat … ?

A2) Nik Wallenda.

Q3) 30th June, 1972, saw the first what added to Co-ordinated Universal Time … ?

A3) Leap second.

Q4) 30th June, 1864, saw President Abraham Lincoln give the Yosemite Valley to the state of California: for the use of whom … ?

A4) The public.

Q5) And finally … 30th June saw a large explosion — felt to be due to a meteorite impact the Earth — go off near which Russian river … ?

A5) The Podkamennaya Tunguska River.

Enjoy those, everyone.

I’ll leave you with a couple of tunes, today.

Obviously, it’s Canada Day … Here’s the relevant tune* … 

It’s ALSO a certain well known New Wave era singer’s birthday: I’ll let Blondie do their thing, shall I … ?

Oh … 

And I’ve had this sitting in my head all blooming morning … 

Enjoy … !

*        In four different languages, I should add …