Jimbo Red
Retired on Vancouver Island, BC, Canada after spending 30 years overseas in Engineering, Procurement and Construction. involved in Oil and Gas, Pulp and Paper, Civil, Pipeline, Protective Coatings, Refinery and Chemical as well as participation "onsite" during the firefighting efforts in Kuwait after the war with Iraq. Married 5 children, 4 grandchildren and a boat.
ALMOST KILLED BY A DROP OF WATER – BANGKOK 1995
Shortly after arriving back in Canada, and settling into a home, I once again, found my butt in a foreign country. One of my first jobs, as a contractor for all things foreign, in the Engineering, Procurement and Construction business,…
OH YES I STILL REMEMBER OUTDOOR PLUMBING – THE EARLY YEARS 1950’s.
Once again, my mind drifts off to the early years of my life and too things that left an indelible image in my mind. Unlike most of the days gone past, memories of which have been scrubbed from my mind…
AHORA PUEDO HABLAR PERUANO – PRUÉBAME
Debido a que ahora veo más y más lectores de Perú y otras partes de América del Sur, he decidido agregar una opción de traducción a mi Blog. En este momento es solo un caso de prueba, pero para los próximos…
HOW TO CATCH, CLEAN AND COOK A WILD SNIPE 1964
Once again my mind wanders back to a time in my youth and a memory of my Dad. I was now in my mid teens, into everything, doing everything, and for sure fancied myself, the real deal. One of my…
MY BLUFF HAS BEEN CALLED – I AM NOW EXPOSED – MY BREAD HAS BEEN OUTTED
It would now appear that my big, 1/2 Peruvian, mouth has finally got me into trouble from which there is no escape. I would run and hide, like a frightened Cuy at supper time, but there is no place left…
THE GREAT VALENTINES DAY CRAP STORM OF 2021
Up to now I had been enjoying a very temperate and rather mild winter. A cooler version of Hawaii, you might say. I have been, as usual, minding my own business and not bothering anyone. I had also, by now,…
MY BROTHER, ENGINEER, LAWYER, FREE SPIRIT, MASTER OF LINGO & MY HERO
In this post I will try to paint a picture of one of the most interesting characters that I ever crossed paths with. I have known him all of my life and although we have not spent a lot of…
ME ON MY DAILY WALK WITH OL’ BUBBALOO
I try to stay positive and happy during our walks so don’t let this picture mislead you. Ange found this and said it looked just like me, when I walked with her and Mom in Victoria. The real reason for…
IF YOU THOUGHT I WAS BORING BEFORE, WAIT’LL YOU SEE MY NEW HOBBY
As my title suggests, I now have another “hobby” to add to my retirement package. Besides being a professional golfer, talented fisherman and guide, author of a major blog, chef, and the one in charge, who “metes” out the jobs…
OLD, OLD PHOTOS FROM THE H…. FAMILY ARCHIVES
This next post is a display of some very old photos from the family archives. My little sis “S” (of the car eject fame) was kind enough to send me what she had so I could share them on my…
