Humour – Lighthouse Memories

Something a Little Different!

September 29, 2014drawings, fish boat, humour., lighthouse, litehouse, sketchesAdvertisement, Drawings, Drawings, Facebook, Fishboats, Humour, Lighthouses, Souvenirs, Transportationretlkpr1 Comment

One of the nice things about Facebook is that you get to meet a lot of great people. One of the newest I met was Tom Crestidina on a webpage in Facebook called West Coast Fisherman. Now my website is dedicated to lighthouses, and West Coast Fisherman is dedicated to “Fishing and fishing boat photos from […]

Humour – The Queen’s Riddle

May 13, 2014humor, humour, joke, lighthouse, litehouseCoast Guard, Communication, Government, Humour, StoriesretlkprLeave a Comment

The Queen’s Riddle When the Deputy Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada met with Queen Elizabeth II, the Queen of England he asked her. “Your Majesty, how do you run such an efficient government? Are there any tips you can give me?” “Well,” said the Queen, “The most important thing is to surround yourself with intelligent […]

Mise Tales Thirty-Six

March 13, 2014book review, CCGS, CG, children, Haida Gwaii, lighthouse, litehouse, night, photos, Snowy, videoAdult Memories, Books, Books, Books, British Columbia, Childhood Memories, Children, Coast Guard, Construction, Hobbies, Humour, Icebreakers, Incidents, Information, Lighthouses, Models, Photos, Photos, Ships, Toys, Videos, VideosretlkprLeave a Comment

For an update on what a Mise Tale is then please see Mise Tales One. ***************************** [youtube url=”http://youtu.be/b3e7CDg8a3g”] Here is a great video taken on board the Coast Guard ship CCGS Sir Wilfred Laurier as it services the mountain-top radio sites using the onboard helicopter. Great shots of the Queen Charlotte Islands (Haida Gwai) and the old lighthouse […]

Mise Tales Thirty-Five

January 21, 2014BC, crash, gallery, Heritage lighthouse, John McCormick, lighthouse, Lighthouses, litehouse, medevac, Michigan, Ottawa, photo, photos, storm, USA, video, Wales, yachtCoast Guard, Communication, Government, Heritage Lighthouse Protection Act, Humour, Incidents, Information, Lighthouses, Medical Emergency, On The Job, Reprint, Search & Rescue, VideosretlkprLeave a Comment

For an update on what a Mise Tale is then please see Mise Tales One. January 07, 2014 – People watch and photograph enormous waves as they break, on Porthcawl harbour, South Wales, Monday Jan. 6, 2014. (AP Photo/PA, Ben Birchall) . . . more [private] LONDON — What used to be Winter Storm Hercules has moved […]

A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers

January 1, 2013collective nouns, humour, lighthouse, lighthouse keepers, litehouse, plagueHobbies, Humour, Information, Keepers, Lighthouses, Stories, UnionretlkprLeave a Comment

We all know what collective nouns are do we not? OK, I had completely forgotten the English language term until I saw the title above. Collective nouns are the names given to collections or groups, be they beasts, birds, people or things. It is a naturally occurring phenomenon in many languages of the world e.g. English, German, […]

Lightkeeper Retirement Homes

October 25, 2012home, ideal, keepers, lighthouse, litehouse, retirementAdult Memories, Asia, Europe, Foreign, Humour, Keepers, Lighthouses, Passport, Pensions, Philippines, Real Estate, Recreation, Stories, TravelretlkprLeave a Comment

No, this does not refer to retirement homes such as you are imagining for senior citizens. This is a fictitious tale of what I imagine a lightkeeper might look for in a home when he retires. None of these homes are actually inhabited by a lighthouse keeper, as far as I know, but they appealed to me […]

Because John Coldwell Has An Inquiring Mind . . .

September 15, 2012accident, Brian | Waddington, highline, Ivory Island, lighthouse, litehouseAdult Memories, British Columbia, Canada, Coast Guard, Equipment, Humour, Incidents, Information, Keepers, Lighthouses, On The Job, Reprint, Storiesretlkpr1 Comment

I just recently married a lovely Filipino lady here in the Philippines. The marriage was held on the beach at the Drill Shack Resort just outside Dumaguete, Negros Oriental, Philippines – actually closer to Dauin. While in the Dumaguete area I met a Canadian friend, Brian Waddington, who used to live on a lighthouse near […]

Where Bambi Goes Nothing Grows

June 20, 2012animals, Dalmatian, deer, dog, lighthouse, litehouse, Pulteney Point, Tricia, wild, woodsAdult Memories, British Columbia, Game, Humour, Light, Lighthouses, On The Job, Visitors, WildliferetlkprLeave a Comment

In 1969 when I came on my first lighthouse at Pulteney Point it was a three man station. I was the new man on shift so I got the night shift. One of the first things I noticed when I came on shift were the number of deer on the lawn, even at eleven o’clock […]

Mise Tales Six

May 6, 2012four, humor, humour, lighthouse, litehouse, misc, miscellaneous, miseArt, Humour, Lighthouses, PaintingsretlkprLeave a Comment

If you do not know what Mise Tales are then please see Mise Tales One. Quite a miscellaneous selection this time – mostly humour. The first is a cool Snickers candy bar advertisement, again with a lighthouse theme. Does anybody have any other lighthouse advertising? **********************************

Let’s Finish the Month With . . .

April 30, 2012humor, humour, jokes, kids, lighthouse, litehouse, management, quips, quotations, sayingsHumour, LighthousesretlkprLeave a Comment

We started this month with an April Fool’s joke – lets finish it with a few more jokes. Below are a group of jokes, mostly about management, the office, and working hours, etc., all related to lighthouse work in a way. A lot have been adapted from other jokes. Authors are mostly unknown, or they […]

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