Grandpa Richard Speaks

Do you and your family know what to do in the event of a fire? How good is your knowledge of fire safety? Please watch these videos at knowfire.ca with everyone in your household. Make sure they all know what to do.

This is written mainly for residents of Ontario, Canada, but other jurisdictions may have similar programs. Hopefully you are already a blood donor, unless health issues stop you. What about organ donations? Except for those with specific faith-based reasons, we should all donate organs when we die. We will not need them, and your body [...]

How to live like a billionaire. Interesting article. I highly recommend that you read this, and then come back and leave a comment here. gr

Yes, it is definitely CPR training. They even had a CPR expert on set when they made the video. However …… Super Sexy CPR from Super Sexy CPR on Vimeo. gr

When I was younger, my wife and I had a back-to-the-land dream. Never got to do it, but it meant simplifying our lives. Here is an interesting post about simplifying one’s life. I do not agree with all 26 points, but I like most of them. http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/ p.s. skip the first several sections of that [...]

Grandpa Richard is a techie, yet did not realize that most modern office photocopiers have a hard disk inside. Would you like to guess what is on that hard drive? Yes, it has an operating system, since the photocopier is controlled by a small computer. It also has lots of information on its platters. Potentially [...]

Now that people are forking out hundreds of dollars for strollers, they have become a hot commodity for thieves. The Toronto Star has a story this morning about a couple who saw their stolen stroller advertised on Craig’s List and set up a sting operation. They got their stroller back, but police discourage the technique. [...]

Grandpa Richard lost about 4.5 kg (10 pounds) a year ago. A big part of the method used was more fresh vegetables (in salads). About 100 years ago, fibre rich foods, and whole grains, were a bigger part of the common diet in the U.S. and Canada. People did not have high levels of heart [...]

How many times have you received an email about a dying child wanting to be in the Book of Records for most postcards, or an especially sad story about some missing child? Often, these emails are based on urban legends or just plain phoney stories some prankster starts. A number of sites can be used [...]

A sad report in the Toronto Star this morning. Around 1:20 a.m., as she headed west on Wilson Ave., a woman slammed her silver Volkswagen into the back of a parked TTC bus. The bus was empty and had broken down. The driver had parked in the curb lane, turned on the hazard lights and [...]