Ben Caplan and the Klezmer Blues: Sunday, March 31st!

 It is paradoxical that many educators and parents still differentiate between a time for learning and a time for play without seeing the vital connection between them. -Leo Buscaglia, author (31 Mar 1924-1998) 

Ben Caplan

Thank you Patrick ! We have reserved you a Wing table of 2 for Ben Caplan on March 31st ! Dinner and bar service available, doors at 6 and show at 8 pm SHARP. If you intend on dining with us please arrive between 6 and 6:45pm, we serve 110 beautiful people in the short window before showtime. Coming early helps us finish service before the music. Be sure to sign up for our newsletter so you hear first about upcoming entertainment. Thank you for your support, see you at the music! Hazel
 

Robinson Crusoe

Art: Offterdinger & Zweigle, c. 1880

Hello Patrick, and Corrine, Again I really appreciate your time and consideration regarding putting solar on your home. I admire the reasons you both have for taking this step and look forward to meeting more like-minded individuals like yourself. I have revised your proposal to: a) allow you to add more modules in the future (future proof your system/investment) and b) to honor our promotion that we had in November and December to include an EV charging station with the purchase of a solar array.

Ironically enough, we ended up adding $1000 to include the larger inverter, then we subtracted the $1000 for the promotion. I also noticed a typo with the initial proposal. It read 385 W-72 cell modules when it should read 320 W-60cell modules. Yes, you may be thinking to yourself "What about those 385W modules?" I will be more than happy to set you up with the 385W modules, but the harvest total increase does not justify utilizing the larger modules. Plus the 320W for better on your roof. 

We will submit the Net Metering Agreement on your behave to get the ball rolling with Penticton Utility Corp. This does not commit you to anything but lets Penticton Utility Corp know that you are thinking about putting solar on your residence. They will make sure that their infrastructure can handle it. Also, they will tell us how big of a system we are allowed to put on your home. I will include the proposed future upgrade as well. My manager Dave Malmberg was hoping to chime in on a couple of items prior to taking this to the next step. We are currently booking into May. My apologies for the lengthy email. Let me know if there are more questions that arise. Sincerely, Jonathan

Hi Southside Jonny! Thank you very much for the revised, comprehensive estimate. While you are right about some of the technical details which mean very little to us we do appreciate you outlining some of the benefits. That being said, Corinne and I would like to proceed with the installation so please let us know how the process will unfold. I assume you will need to hear from Penticton Utility before work can begin. As well, we need to know about the initial down payment. Does Argon accept credit cards? All things being equal, we would like to amass  the significant number of points.
 

[Thanks Patrick, DBJS]
Thanks again for your time and thoroughness. Look forward to talking do you and Dave over the next little while. Cheers, Patrizzio, the One-Armed, Go Green, Solar Panel Bandito of Burns Street! PS: Looks like we will be purchasing the Hyundai Kona, so thanks for that tip! PPS: Sendero Canyon and Tinsel Town please start crowd funding campaigns to pay for the above!

Hello Teeny Boppers! Here are my snapolas from this afternoon. Fantabulous concert so thanks to both choir and orchestra. Buona Fortuna in Kelowna! Cheers, Patrizzio! 

Thanks pat. Still sunning it in Palm Springs. Though hear lovely weather in B.C. heading home March 31. Hope all good with your shoulder. Hi Southern Clime Peoplel! I gather you will starting your drive back home today. Your timing is probably perfect as we have been enjoying wonderful weather over last few weeks. Were it not for my shoulder restrictions, I'd be able to be out riding. Nevertheless, cannot complain at all and am up to 90 minutes on the stationary bike, as of this writing. My shoulder feels more flexible with each passing day and I am now not using the dictation feature as much, or if at all.

Busy with booking for the coming summer. Denise and Bill will be here in July, for a week or so. Stay well. Travel safely. Let us know when you will be back at Sandy Beach Lodge and we'll plan accordingly. All the best from the Go Green Solar Panel Farm on Burns Street. Cheers, Patrizzio!

Yes, I received Hazel's email about Michael's concert logistics/timing and we were thinking of going in time to have dinner there -were you? We are staying firstly at a home on Skaha Lake for a few days and then a few days after the concert we will be staying at the cabin at Deep Roots which we love. We'll be up there from July 11th and leaving Deep roots on July 22nd. I wanted to make a day trip over to the Similkameen to visit wineries there. Are you two interested going there?  Thank you very much for the kind offer of staying with you and Corrine; so we could do that at either end of what we have already booked. Would also like see Chloe's Sendero Canyon operation. Off to a '70's dinner party now. Take care, Bill. 

  

Hi again, William! I forgot to mention that we had planned to have dinner before performance. I thought that we could have drinks and appetizers, at the Burns Street Solar Farm, before we head to the Dream. Cheers, Patrizzio! Shortly after 6:15 pm we walked along Penticton Creek to the Dream. Enjoyed a wonderful dinner, shared crab cakes and baby-back ribs, washed down with a bottle of KVR Sirah. Geoff was the opening act and accompanied himself on the accordion while he sang his own creations. Marvelous, marvelous protest songs, in the main. Stage presence is most engaging. Ben had four very accomplished musicians in his band and his voice reminded me of Joe Cocker's gravel. 

Unfortunately, both of us found the sound far too, too loud. Simply do not know why various bands do this especially in such a small space. Even the sound technician, Grant, [His day job is as an orderly at PRH and he took me you have my x-rays the morning after my shoulder operation and I discovered he worked at the Dream.], felt level was unreasonable. First number was riveting so we had high hopes. Then the wall of sound enveloped us, to our dismay. Must say we were quite disappointed as what we could understand of the lyrics was most appealing. I plan take earplugs to any further engagements! Lovely stroll back home.

[Thanks for sharing your photos. It is a rather spring like spectacle. Glad you enjoyed the concert. Looking forward to seeing the bookclub gang on Thursday night. Pamela]Hi green man We are on the same page as you re going green. I voted green last provincial election and donate monthly to the party, my next car definitely electric , probably a VW because of family connections, next generation out in 2020. Also thinking solar but first have replace roof ! Have you heard of Greta Thunberg the Swedish school girl who started raising awareness about global warming by her Friday sit ins at the Swedish parliament, amazing girl and wonderfully articulate in English.
 

We drove up the east side of Sierra Nevadas today, fantastic drive incredible scenery, much pleasanter drive than I5 and no traffic. Did an eleven hour stint in my gas guzzling Volvo and got past Reno, to seasonville . Tomorrow drive through coast mountains and hook up with I5 at Mount Shasta.
 

I really love Palm Springs and we had a great holiday, cycling every day and I tried to do the equivalent of four lengths of kits pool, 44 lengths, with a good push at each end, so cheating a bit! Unfortunately the mob were all on holiday so wanted to eat and drink to excess every day and I am too weak to resist, so failed to lose any weight which was my goal. Golf starts on Thursday and will 
see Hobbsy and Ricardo, so hope the weather cooperates.  We are at Sandy Beach week of June 16, so look forward to seeing you both then. Mick

 

Hello Elizabeth May Look-alike! Well done Green Party supporter! However, I thought you might be buying and eLamborghini given your Caribbean yeti, also known as Carabinieri connections! Yes, we've heard of Greta and I believe she was the inspiration for similar protests led by Canadian high school students, one of whom attended Lord Byng, if memory serves me well.

We really enjoy the route you and your gas guzzler took to Seasoned Hill, also known as Susanville! We've traced the same drive, going north out of Lake Tahoe, from the foothills wine country, a number of times. On one occasion we went as far north as Bend/Richmond Oregon before heading into Portland. Most recent trip was with Glasgow and Whirlyigig, where the three of us cycled/wine-tasted in Amador before making for Tahoe where we had a grand outing along south-west shore the lake before driving to Susanville and staying the night. 
 

[thank you for great photos! Aart]

Found some of the landscape thereabouts to be much like that around Palm Springs and further into Arizona. Given the absence of heavy traffic, travel time was much the same as on I-5, and far more interesting scenery, of course. Did you stay in the historic hotel in Ashland again? Any Seghesio left?

At any rate, looking forward to your visit. If it suits your schedule, you're more than welcome to stay before you head to Sandy Beach and then return, afterwards. You decide what works for you. Just let us know and we'll plan accordingly. Hello to Sir Andrew I'm the Sadistic Surveyor. Pleased to hear that Ricardo is back playing after his gout. Cheers, Patrizzio!