98.5 The Ocean

Broderick? Broderick? Broderick? Finally after 26 years he’s back as Ferris Bueller and he’s taking a day off work.  If you were a child of the 80′s than you probably loved the carefree spirit of Ferris Bueller and indentified with the teenage angst of Pretty in Pink. If you are a guy, Pheobe Cates and her poolside strut in Fast Times at Ridgemont High is seared into your grey matter. We love the fact that there is a Ferris sequel of sorts even though he shilling Hondas. Revisting the past like this makes one think of simpler age when we didn’t have kids of our own and a mortage we will never pay off. As much as this is an attempt to re-capture a moment in time, it will never make up for actually being there. 1986…..wow, seems like yesterday. What would we like to see next? An ad featuring the Breakfast Club, all mature students in there late 40′s…still in detention. ~ Forbes & Marshall

Went for a bike ride along the Galloping Goose yesterday and a blur ran by us. His name was Simon Whitfield and he is training for the summer games in London. Went to his Facebook page and he claims that some days, he bikes 100km, runs 40km and swims 7.5 kms. It makes you exhausted just reading that sentence. Yes, there are superhumans amoung us. Simon…a city and nation will be with you all the way. In spirit of course~ Forbes & Marshall

Michael and Sean stand beside the beast!

It’s every 12 year old boys dream. One day I’d like to build a tank and drive around in it! Sean Casey made his fantasy come true when he crafted an armoured vehicle out of steel plates for the sole purpose of chasing tornados. It gets 10 miles to the gallon, smells like fear and has saved his life more than once. We took it for a spin along Dallas Rd and thru Beacon Hill Park and some of the looks we got were priceless. Guys gawked with their mouths open and young girls ignored it. Maybe they thought if they waved, the lunatic who was driving it might ask them if they wanted a ride. You can see this goliath in all its glory in Tornado Alley which opens this weekend at IMAX Victoria.~Michael

The Oscar nominations were announced today. Do you have a favorite film/ actor? ~Forbes & Marshall

Lisa was going to apply to be on “The Bachelor Canada” but she would have had to quit her job and get a divorce. It’s not going to happen because she loves her job lol! Rogers owns the rights to the show and they own us, so a bit of a conflict. If you are planning on signing up we would love to follow your journey. Maybe we’ll put in a good word for ya! Wink. ~Michael

This morning we talked about the fact that some people cannot start their day without rivers of coffee. Michael admitted that he sometimes would buy (the old) extra large and a small and hang the little one out the window of the car so the wind would cool it enough so he could drink it before he got to work. He didn’t want me to see how far his addiction had become. I need to have an intervention for him otherwise I’m going to have to peel him off the walls. Oh well, disciples of Tim’s will be happy to know that the new extra large is bigger than a Starbucks Venti. Yawn. ~Lisa

It's a Bobsled whizzing through the jungle!

Just couple of more days and we are on a flight back home. We felt there was a bit of irony when it came to the fact that Victoria had a huge dumping of snow and down the road from our the resort here you can ride on an Olympic bobsled. Yes, at Mystic Mountain which is newer attraction here, you can feel like you are an Olympic bobsledder. Only difference is that you will not freeze your eyebrows off  in Jamaica during the ride but the humidity might make your hair look funny. Tomorrow is your last chance to qualify to get yourself down here to this first rate Sandals resort. Listen between 7-7:30a.  Respect Mon. ~ Forbes & Marshall

ALL SCHOOLS OPEN ! School buses are running with some routes affected. Head to your school district website for specifics. Ferries good, flights are fine and roads are drive able with some some compact snow.  Listen to us for updates throughout the morning.~Forbes & Marshall

OK, we must admit there is a bit of guilt attached to these pics considering you guys are stuck in a marshmellow world and we have nothing but sun and tropical breezes. We did not pick this week, it picked us. Our OCEAN JET winners are the nicest people ever and seem to be having the best time. Here’s the good news for you. Tomorrow and Friday you have a chance to qualify to win your own all inclusive get away to Sandals in Jamaica. In the meantime, have a hot chocolate for us and we’ll have a Jamaican Rum Punch. Respect- Forbes & Marshall

Here's a few shots of Sandals in Jamaica!

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