Heading Back to Windsor This Weekend :)

[chrisNmanda 0]

Hello all, I got this in a email from my mom the other day. thought some people from Windsor would enjoy it. was going to start a new topic but then I seen this one and thought it would be a good spot for it, instead of posting a new one. Hope you dont mind. I think i'm a little too young to know some of these things but I do remember some.

You know you have lived in Windsor when...

- you remember the Riv and the Sandhill

- your grade school field trips were to Colasanti's, Jack Miner and the Detroit Zoo

- you remember "Stop and Go" at the Devonshire Mall

- a night on the town was McDonalds and Fast Eddies

- you ever caught yourself humming the jingle to Here Dog, come on dog, me and dog want you to go to Telegraph Road, right now, get a good deal

- you find nothing strange about pronouncing the street " Pierre " as "Peerie"

- Boblo was heaven on earth

- Le Chateau was the coolest, hippest store in town

- you attended a dance at the Croatian Centre

- working on a school project meant spending an entire Sunday at the main downtown Library

- you bought a pack of smokes for your dad

- you refer to all corner stores as Mac's Milk or Beckers

- Belle Isle is a beautiful place in your memory

- you bit your tongue tobaganning down suicide hill

- you took your driver's exam in old Walkerville

- two words--- Dr. Disc

- playing on the seal at Sandpoint used to be fun

- you know how Rendezvous Estates got their name

- you made fun of someone for going to Shawnee

- your parents took you to Captain Carnival for your birthday

- you referred to Tecumseh Mall as Welly Mall

- Bo RIc's was a top notch hair salon

- your grade 8 grad dress came from Woolco

- you remember stubby beer bottles and The Pop Shoppe

- you skated backwards at Wheels

- you were a social butterfly at bush parties

- you remember Mother's restaurant on Ouellette

- you were convinced that any kid from Herman or Forster could kick your butt

- you ate lunch at Zeller's, Woolco, Woolworth or Kresge

- you used to hang out at Windsor arena

- the Peace Fountain was the first sign of spring

- you remember watching Channel 9 and Samantha Taylor

- you shunned anyone who lived on Drouillard Rd.

- you remember when The Beach was Peachy's restaurant

- you once dreamed of owning a Calvacade of Magic

- you remember when the Mall's new addition entailed a food court, skylights and creepy mannequins

- Biway was referred to as the B and W Boutique....or if you've been there long enough....Bargain Harold's

- you never had to deal with the gruelling challenge of biking uphill

- you knew of RIta Bell, Bozo the Clown and Sonny Eliott

- the tomatoes, corn were the best in the world

- you were treated to the best pizza in Canada at any Italian restaurant

- you remember when Shopper's Drug marts were Big V's

- you'd keep reading material handy in your car in case you got stuck at a railway crossing

- you could have your eyes closed and know when you getting close to the Nut House on Ouellette

- you had wedding pictures done at Jackson Park

- you knew you were home when you came off the train to smell the hops and yeast of Hiram Walkers

- you had your birthday at The Calliope and ate the PigStye

- you remember Sentry on Dougall Road

- you remember when Dougal was called Fast Food Alley

- you remember Arthur Treacher's fish and chips

- you remember where the section of Dominion Blvd./Campbell Ave. was called 'Tin Can Alley'

- you have a relative that worked at "Fords" not the Ford Motor Company.

- you referrd to Ojibway Nature Reserve as "Yawky Bush"