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left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts) Wed Aug 5, 2020, 09:59 PM Aug 2020

Stompin' Tom Connors - Tillsonburg

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Stompin' Tom Connors - Tillsonburg (Original Post) left-of-center2012 Aug 2020 OP

Thanks sorcrow Aug 2020 #1

I hitchhiked through Sudbury around 1973 left-of-center2012 Aug 2020 #2

My hometown! Fix The Stupid Aug 2020 #3

sorcrow

(510 posts)

1. Thanks

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Wed Aug 5, 2020, 10:31 PM

Aug 2020

Stompin' Tom is great. I'm partial to Sudbury Saturday Night. In my young days I worked with miners who started out in the nickel mines in Sudbury.

Regards,
Crow

left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)

2. I hitchhiked through Sudbury around 1973

Reply to sorcrow (Reply #1)

Wed Aug 5, 2020, 11:01 PM

Aug 2020

Actually I hitched from Toronto to Vancouver and points in between for about 6 months.
My hippie daze, with a backpack, tent, etc.

At the time the Canadian government had a lot of hostels around the country where you could
get a hot dinner, bunk for the night, and a hot breakfast for $2.

One of the highlights was hitching over the Rockies in winter.

Fix The Stupid

(962 posts)

3. My hometown!

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Thu Aug 6, 2020, 09:06 AM

Aug 2020

An yes, anyone who has worked in tobacco will tell you...it was the worst job they ever had...but dam, did it pay good...

As a 12-13 yr old, you could make around $3000-$5000 for 5-6 weeks of work...

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