I’m so easily amused

So…yesterday was St. Patricks Day. My boss gave me the day off because I’m losing my mind. Here’s how I spent the day.

First I puttered.
Then I went to the Carleton Tavern to have a beer with Orley. Orley makes all of his friends go to the Carleton Tavern every St. Patricks Day. It’s packed with people who have dyed themselves green, the service is dismal, and there is pulsating bad Irish music. (There’s good Irish music and there’s bad Irish music, and this is bad Irish music – have you ever heard Danny Boy with pulsating bass?). Still, it’s important to Orley, who is a creature of tradition and won’t give up any tradition no matter how distasteful it is, so we all go. I even went twice this year – once at noon, just to get it over with, and once at 5 to take a couple of pictures.

Here’s Orley:

Here’s Ralph:

They teach high school.

Then I went to an old age home to take pictures of the old folks celebrating St. Paddy’s Day. Frankly, I didn’t notice a whole lot of difference between the Carleton Tavern and the old folks’ home.

After that, I went to the Civic Centre to check out the Home & Garden Show. Unfortunately I was a week early. However, I did need to use the facilities after drinking all that green beer. I noticed two interesting things in the womens’ washroom, so I took their pictures.

This is the side of the paper towel dispenser. It made me wonder what kind of paper towel events might qualify as emergencies.

And this machine is called “The Health Care Convenience Center”:

Does this mean Canada now has a two-tier health care system: one for those who can afford His & Hers Tattoos, and one for those who can’t?