Riverport Restaurant Morning Coffee – By Aaron Hall
The news yesterday of the iPhone turning 10-years-old got me feeling nostalgic.
It brought me back to the early 2000’s when I first owned a Motorola 120C.
It came with two sweet rubber cases, one blue and one orange, it could store all my friends phone numbers and the reception was at least 50% as good as talking on the landline at my parents house.
Conversations on it had to happen fast, as the pay-as-you go format would eat away at my talk time at a steady rate.
Texting wasn’t a ‘thing’ yet, but there were some pretty sweet ring tones on it!
However, none were as awesome as this classic from the Nokia series:
And who remembers when the ‘flip’ phones came out? Many of my buddies hopped on the Motorola Razr bandwagon.
So, what was your first cell phone?
Feel free to vote below, or comment and let us know!
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Biggest story prediction for 2017
It appears our readers believe history will repeat itself in 2017.
However, the details of the story line will undoubtedly be different than it was last year.
By a narrow margin, the on-going saga of the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance topped our reader’s poll this past week, edging out Wind Turbines and something unexpected.
Here are the full results:
What will be 2017’s biggest story?
The on-going Chatham-Kent Health Alliance restructuring 35.29% (24 votes)
Wind turbines 29.41% (20 votes)
Something unexpected 20.59% (14 votes)
Wallaceburg Splash Pad construction 13.24% (9 votes)
Economic Development bringing in more jobs 1.47% (1 votes)
A crime/court-related story 0% (0 votes)
Redevelopment of vacant land/structures 0% (0 votes)
Total Votes: 68
If you have a suggestion, story idea, column idea, or if you want to say hello… drop me an e-mail at aaron@sydenhamcurrent.ca.
Photo of the day
A Canada Goose by the St. Clair River near Port Lambton. A nice shot from Gale Cook!
Weather forecast for Tuesday, January 10, 2017
A winter weather travel advisory is in effect for today into this evening.
Snowfall accumulations near 10 cm are likely today. Local blowing snow is also expected as winds increase throughout the day.
Snow will change to rain near noon over extreme southwestern Ontario, and late this afternoon over the Greater Toronto Area. Brief freezing rain is possible in some areas during the changeover from snow to rain.
There may be a significant impact to the morning commute and possibly the afternoon one as well for regions where the change to rain occurs later. Untreated roads may become snow covered and slippery.
Motorists should plan for extra time to reach their destination today.
Winds will increase early this evening with widespread gusts to 80 km/h likely. Stronger wind gusts to 90 km/h are expected in some regions near Lake Huron and Lake Erie where a wind warning is in effect.
The weather system responsible is a Colorado low that will affect much of the province.
Today – Snow changing to periods of rain this afternoon. Risk of freezing rain this morning. Local blowing snow this morning. Snowfall amount 5 to 10 cm. Wind south 30 km/h gusting to 50 increasing to 50 gusting to 70 this morning. High plus 4.
Tonight – Periods of rain ending late this evening then partly cloudy. Wind southwest 50 km/h gusting to 80 becoming west 30 gusting to 60 after midnight. Low minus 5.
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