Canadian Tire Fun

Last night Tracy and I took the SUV to Crappy Tire as I like to call it. There we were greeted with there latest automotive expert. All we wanted was a quick oil change. This "expert" tried selling us everything under the sun before we even opened the hood on the car. Tracy and I left and did some shopping wile they worked on our vehicle. We get a call saying that the coolant level is a bit low and needs to be topped up. Apparently it's Crappy Tire's policy to sell you 4L of prestone so they can put 100ml in your car! I know that when I take my car to Toyota they just top it up and don't even charge you for the top up. Must be a pretty nice little scam to charge everyone that walks in and need a coolant top up for a 4L jug. When we got back to pick up out Grand Vitara, there was no one there and we had to wait for ever. When some one finally showed up he told us that they suspect that the engine has a small leak and that we should take our Rav4 to KIA and have them take a look at it. I tried pretty hard not to laugh and ask if he enjoys the sound of his own voice. Its a Grand Vitara, it's made by Suzuki, the Rav4 is a Toyota product and KIA only wishes it made something as good as a Rav4 or Grand Vitara!
Needless to say we won't be taking our SUV back to Crappy Tire any time soon!

A Look Back at Team Canada

So that's it for team Canada - they were shut out 3 times and failed to get anything going - it reminds me a lot of the Nagno Olympics only worse. Things looked "OK" in the first game and thankfully it was against the Italians because I'’m pretty sure any other team would have pounded the crap out of Canada. The Canadians looks slow and confused, something they would manage to do in every game. Team Canada won the game 7-2 but only really looked good in the second period when they outscored Italy 5-2.
Canada would look better in the game against Germany winning 5-2 but that confused appearance and slow skating was still evident, but you could still blame it on jet lag.
The house of card started to fall when they were shut out by the Swiss 2-0. It was still a preliminary game so it didn't matter much and hey they looked good in the third period. We reassured ourselves that it was just a fluke and a hot goalie.
That excuse didn't hold much water when they managed to lose by the same 2-0 score 24hrs later to the Finns. It was apparent then, to me anyway, that we had just sent over the best bunch of players that couldn't put the puck in the net. That was one thing that sort of stuck with a lot of people going into these Olympics. There were a lot of good players on this team but also a lot of good players that were not exactly have a good season as far a putting the puck in the net.
Canada rebounded a bit against the Czechs as they won 3-2 but they looked bad doing it and were out shot 33-16.
Canada played much better against the Russians and maybe if they had played that well against the Swiss and the Finns then maybe Canada could have gotten a much easier first round opponent, but then again maybe not. Maybe this is what Team Canada deserves.
Is this Grezky'’s fault? No it isn'’t. Sure he could have sent over the top 20 Canadian goal scorers but he didn't, he sent 20 of the best hockey players that were available. Just cause you can pop the puck in the net on the NHL ice doesn't mean you can do the same on a much bigger ice surface. It's a totally different game that required alot of speed and defensive positioning. Plain and simple the fault falls on the shoulders of the players. If you can'’t get motivated to play for Olympic Gold, you shouldn't be playing hockey. Let'’s hope the result is a lot better in Vancouver.

Where is Team Canada?

What the f#*ck is going on with team Canada? Did we replace the players with morons from Latvia or something? It's not enough to get shut out 2-0 by Switzerland and then follow it up with another 2-0 loss to Finland but then to go out and "win" a game against the Czechs 3-2 when they led 3-0 after 1 period and then managed just 8 more shots for the whole game! I'm thinking the Russians are gonna pound the crap out of Canada today! Don't get me wrong I'm hoping that we snap out of this and beat the Russians but it's gonna be a long road to get to that gold metal again.

Congrats goes out the women's team they pounded everyone in sight and looked good doing it!

Anyway - gotta get back to work again! Go Canada Go! Please show up and don't embarrass the nation!

Home Owner!

Well it's been a week since I last made a post here and what a week it's been! Last weekend Tracy and I started our house hunting and right away saw a house we loved! We move in the beginning of May and we can't wait. Other than that not much is new. Guess I got to start looking around for boxes and throwing out junk to make the move as easy as possible.
The house is a really nice 3 bedroom home with hardwood flooring and ceramic tile downstairs and carpet upstairs except for the bathrooms. The back yard has an above ground pool (I'm thinking a lot people will be coming over just for that little feature) and a huge deck.

Friday!

Well it's Friday and for the NHL this week couldn't be over fast enough. First comes the gambling ring that Rick Tocchet financed, then the bomb shell that Jannet Jones used the ring to place bets, which automatically brings Mr. Gretzky into the picture.
If all that isn't enough, Jose Theodore, who's having a bad enough season as it is, tested positive for a banned substance. He claims it was in a hair growth treatment he's been taking. Oh well - maybe Dick Pound was on to something when he said the NHL is ramped with drug users.
I'm thinking Mr. Bettman can't wait for the Olympic break now - well then he can just sit there and squirm hoping that no one else test positive for anything. Gee I wonder if Rick Tocchet is taking bets on who will test positive first in Olympic Hockey?