Adventures of GDO
Hello - many of you don't know me - in fact I bet most of you count on me on a regular basis yet really don't know me at all. My life of seclusion is one that I had come accustomed to, open and shut - pardon the pun. What - you don't get the pun? Let me introduce myself, my name is garage door opener - GDO for short.GDO at Saskatchewan Border
GDO at Athabasca FallsUntil recently I was often left in the dark - but then it happened - one of those liberating days one could only describe as the TSN turning point of the game. Let me back up just a bit, my life was one that you may expect for a GDO. I lived in suburban Calgary until my Independence day came. It all started with the visit of two icons which us in western Canada have often heard the stories or legends. We wondered if they were real or just one of those stories that were made up to keep you going. Well I am here to tell you that they are real, as real as the light pouring into my world when I open the gate. Yes this day was real, a day I will never forget, the day I a lowly GDO was liberated by no other than Homee Dad and Sidekick Sue!
GDO at Saskatchewan Info CentreI get so emotional just thinking of it, its like one of those magazines with the stories that start off with the lines " I never thought this would happen to me BUT..." It was 18 August 2008 when the door was opened, SKS pointed me in the direction of my home an I opened the door to my new life. HD and SKS had come to visit the family who were already at the meeting place making arrangements for their arrival. We were on our way to the Lake - vacation they called it.
GDO at big bull in Manitoba
The time in Shuswap was great although most of my time was spent in the car - it was only after I stowed away when HD and SKS started the journey home - to ONTARIO - it brings tears to my controls just saying the word, I want to scream it out loud ONTARIO ! It wasn't until we were 1/2 way through the pass when I made my presence know. Only then did I realise my good fortune. I was taken in as part of the family, there was three on the trip HD, SKS and GDO.I spent time in the mountains, felt snow in August, visited large hunks of snow and ice that apparently were much bigger before someone called Global Warming got involved. I saw the results of his actions but he was nowhere to be found.
GDO relaxing at the Miette SpringsI continued to spend a night in the hot springs, a big water falls, slept in a cabin, continued on to visit a large egg, large bull and had my picture taken as I entered things called Provinces. I have attached some of the pics - especially the last one of me resting on our new deck on the shores of something called the Winnipeg River.
GDO resting on deck Winnipeg River
HD and SKS have been so gracious, its like I am part of the family. Many four legged creatures in this Ontario on the Winnipeg River place but I am sure I will...................Whats that ........
What is SKS doing - she appears to be scratching something onto a brown folder, she keeps looking at me. Whats that say ???????? Calgary Alta......
Why am I getting this strange feeling inside..............Wait - What are you doing, she's grabbing me - you cant do that --YOUR NOT THE BO........... (mMMMMMMMMMM)
ALL WENT DARK -
posted by Homee Dad's View of Life at 5:47 AM
8 Comments:
hahah dad, you are a dork ..... i love the long black space at the end .... trying to find this to post a comment was hard... hhhahah poor GDO
Poor GDO ....
Sorry about you falling on your head, I hope your recovery is quick but say hello to GDO for me.
HEY GRYPER - YOU HAVE CONFUSED ONE FALLING ON THE HEAD WITH THE ART OF STORY TELLING. I THINK GDO'S STORY TELLING WAS WELL DONE. AFTER ALL HE MANAGED TO GET THE SYMPATHY OF THE READERS!
HOMEE DAD
STOP SHOUTING, I can see where you might confuse story telling with a garage door opener----I guess, but I will never discuss anything with my GDO, you can never trust those things, it starts with GDO's then gradually it becomes easier to trust other tools and eventually it is chain saws and they will turn on you in a heart beat. You may or may not know it but Roy got to that stage 4 or 5 years ago and when he thought he could handle it, it suddenly turned on him and sucessfully managed to wreck his knee which is sthil causing him problems.
Yuo might think you can quit anytime you want to but once you get hooked, it's TOO LATE.
Stop before it's too late, I suggest that you go to a "GDO A" meeting and get help before it is too late.
Gryper: it seems to me that taking your comments to heart would be in my best inerest. After all I had a wonderful conversation yesterday morning with the toaster, it was quite warming.
After reading your comments I am questioning the validity of said conversation?
In the past your words of advise usually kept me in good standing. After all I still to this day wrap all extension cords by placing the ends together first.
I shall seek out membership in our local GIA (Going it alone) association. I read recently where they freed a man from being manipulated by his electric can opener.
Perhaps Big Brother is watching
Will keep you posted
Homee Dad
I always say, there is nothing like keeping extension cords under control, you never know when one might attack you.
I'm confused!
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