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Told doc-sis there's gun salute every evening for health care workers


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The salute is from Vancouver.

she was inquiring about dearie and his heart stent.  She's busy starting her commute to the drive hospital tonight.  She does 12 hr. shifts 3 days in a row.  It's not a bad way, especially with 2 kids.  But she joked to me ages ago that night shifts tends to shorten a person's lifespan.

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They've been showing clips on the local news of the fire trucks and police saluting the health care workers.  One hospital had a parade of police cars drive by with one of them loudly playing New York, New York.

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2 hours ago, shootingstar said:

The salute is from Vancouver.

she was inquiring about dearie and his heart stent.  She's busy starting her commute to the drive hospital tonight.  She does 12 hr. shifts 3 days in a row.  It's not a bad way, especially with 2 kids.  But she joked to me ages ago that night shifts tends to shorten a person's lifespan.

In addition to the 9 o'clock gun? 

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10 hours ago, Wilbur said:

In addition to the 9 o'clock gun? 

Vancouver decided to reschedule that 9:00 pm to 7:00 pm instead..to join with the apartment/condo buildings all over the downtown area cheering and whistling. Yea, we hear all that all around over the waterfront.

Makes people appreciative and happy/positive.

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2 minutes ago, shootingstar said:

Vancouver decided to reschedule that 9:00 pm to 7:00 pm instead..to join with the apartment/condo buildings all over the downtown area cheering and whistling. Yea, we hear all that all around over the waterfront.

Makes people appreciative and happy/positive.

I lived in Coal Harbour for several years.   I heard it!   Actually, growing up in North Burnaby you could hear it.  The Shell refinery used it for shift change.  

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6 minutes ago, Wilbur said:

I lived in Coal Harbour for several years.   I heard it!   Actually, growing up in North Burnaby you could hear it.  The Shell refinery used it for shift change.  

You know, I never paid attention to it when I did lived here full-time...  and am closer than North Burnaby. Coal Harbour must have been different..before the condo boom?

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15 minutes ago, shootingstar said:

You know, I never paid attention to it when I did lived here full-time...  and am closer than North Burnaby. Coal Harbour must have been different..before the condo boom?

I lived aboard a sailboat at the Bayshore.    The city was a lot quieter when I grew up in Burnaby.  I doubt you can hear it there any more.  

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