Canadian Buffoon's Back to Front Vacation - Update! 05/18 - Falling Down

[docsoliday1]

Everyone's tastes are
different.
Why we're not all eating
Soylent Green.

I do like that you split
them, though.

That was a double edged sword....
The ones I really liked and hoped she didn't...she liked too.
Turns out our tastes in foods (and chocolates) are pretty similar.
There was one I didn't care for and she did and she was more than happy to finish it off.

 

[pkondz]

That was a double edged sword....
The ones I really liked and hoped she didn't...she liked too.

Turns out our tastes in foods (and chocolates) are pretty similar.

Darn it!

There was one I didn't care for and she did and she was more than happy to finish it off.

Hmm... wonder which one that was?

 

[buzzrelly]

Umm... hello????

I worked until 2:30pm
then headed to the grocery store
to pick up some ingredients.
Got home eventually and
cooked supper for the fam.
Quickly packed up my schtuff
and tossed it all in the trunk
of the car.
And then I headed out.

No. Not on vacation.
I told you it was the
next day. Sheesh!
Pay attention, class!

I got to work at 10:30pm.
I was working until 6:45am.

What?? You worked 5am-2:30 pm and then went back that night at 10:30 pm?? Crazy! I'm going to stop complaining now

"I said." He said. "Where do ya think
you're going?"

I was at a bit of a loss.
"Um... I... uh... to my car?"
I mumbled.

"Oh, no." He asserted.
"Didn't ye read the sign, boy?"

He pointed to a small sign
that was near the entrance.

He marched me over and had
me read it.
It basically said that anyone
entering essentially was agreeing
to enlisting in the force.


Great.

In the words of the immortal
Danny Glover in Lethal Weapon,
Lethal Weapon 2, Lethal Weapon 3,
Lethal Weapon 4, and Maverick...

I'm too old for this... uh... stuff.

I love this!

As I drove on, the sky took
a definite turn for the "Yikes!"

I'm no expert
(okay... technically I am)
but that doesn't look good.

Looks ominous

I kept driving with my attention
probably more on the sky than the road.
(Luckily... Saskatchewan... no curves or turns.)
There was a particularly low, dark area that
was off to the right.
I figured if I just kept driving, I'd pass it by.
But as I drove, it crept closer and closer
to the highway.
I glanced more and more at it.
Was I going to miss it?
Or was I going to drive into it?

It came closer and closer until...
it passed directly over me.

I hunched forward over the
steering wheel and uneasily
peered upwards.
Shreds of clouds were rapidly
rotating directly above me.

Technically I'm an expert.
I know the difference between
a funnel cloud and a tornado.
A tornado is a funnel cloud
that reaches the surface of
the Earth.

Shouldn't you have turned around or something?

I reasoned,
a fairly sturdy building to ride
out a tornado in.
If need be.

Um…no.

I've seen Twister…

then returned to my
campsite.

Okay... now it's
time for sleep.

Night, all.

Are there no hotels in (the name of the town that I cannot remember how to spell and is on a different page so I can't see it)??

I'd sooner go back to that spider/roach infested place than sleep in a tent…especially with a chance of getting sucked up by a tornado!

 

[pkondz]

But! The show premieres tonight!

What?? You worked 5am-2:30 pm and then went back that night at 10:30 pm?? Crazy! I'm going to stop complaining now

8 hours between shifts.
We do that twice
in a five day cycle.

I love this!

Glad you liked it.

Looks ominous

Got worse.

Shouldn't you have turned around or something?

Yes... but I'd be in
the next province
before I could.

Straight. Dull. Highway.

Um…no.

I've seen Twister…

Must admit... didn't see any
flying cows.

Disappointing.

Are there no hotels in (the name of the town that I cannot remember how to spell and is on a different page so I can't see it)??

Gull Lake.
Actually, probably aren't
any hotels there.
But the plan was to camp.
If it'd been bad,
I probably would've just kept going.

I'd sooner go back to that spider/roach infested place than sleep in a tent…especially with a chance of getting sucked up by a tornado!

But think of the story
I could've written!

 

[vamassey1]

He said. "Kinda late, aren't you?"
I said. "Oh, you've been 5 minutes
late every day, so I'm just taking
back some of the time you owe me."

He was never late again.

Good plan of action.

Just out of interest...
Manitoba is 250,116 square miles.
Texas is 268,597.
(second largest State)
Very similar in size.

Good to know that what I pictured in my mind was pretty darn close to fact.

Again, though, it doesn't say
why red, in particular,
was chosen.

Bummer. I do relate all things British/Canadian with red.

I wear pants so my
hind sight isn't good.
Maybe when you wear
a skirt, you can see better?

Uh, oh...
What are your demands?

I can be bought with an all expense trip to Walt Disney World for 10 days. Deal?

Funny thing.
I hated history
(and geography)
in school.
Now I'm fascinated.

I'm glad you've made the switch.

Nope.
Just wide open prairie.

In that case .

 

[Self_resqing_princz]

It was great to meet you and I can't wait for another visit... hopefully sooner rather than later!
Also, the dog crate and the bucket on the highway were like camping enough (get it? In tents! Instead of intense... never mind, I'll go back into my cave now.). You didn't need to make a home version of Twister! Marvin got to see the big site of the utility pole! Awesome! I also saw the picture on the wall in the last chapter, but missed the aquarium one.

 

[Captain_Oblivious]

I know this one person...
This person is habitually
late coming to work.
And when you can't go home
because you are waiting
for that person to relieve you...

Annoyance happens.

Invest in a taser. There won't be an issue after that.

And that person suggested
that they pay me back on a
particular day.
"You're working a day shift
and then the night shift that night.
I can come in an hour early at
the end of your day shift."

No.

You don't get to choose.
I do.

Nice. Can't be a pushover on that one.

I woke up at 5:00am.
Getting up that early sucks,
but at least when it's a vacation
morning, it's not so bad, right???

Except it was the day before
my vacation... and I had to
get up that early for work.

Well, then that sucks.

I imagine it would really suck
to have to get up an extra
hour early on an already
very early workday.

Yup. Plenty of suckage there.

And I didn't feel even a little
bit bad about it.

I feel a tiny tear forming in the corner of my eye.

Have to admit... I had my doubts
that my perennially late
co-worker would be an hour early.
Heck, I had my doubts that they'd
be anything other than over
an hour late!

I would definitely have been worried about that!

But, much to my surprise,
right at 5:45, one hour early,
my relief showed up.

If I woke up tomorrow with my head sewn to the carpet, I wouldn't be more surprised than I am right now.

I stopped at a McDonalds
for a gourmet breakfast
of Eggs Benedict, Belgian waffles
served with fruit and whipped cream,
all washed down with a mimosa.


Or I had a sausage and egg McMuffin.

One of those two options.

I figured McDonald's is probably way fancier in Canada.

Saskatchewan is dull.
It's flat.
And it goes on... for ever.

Just like a work meeting!

Behold!
A power line!!

Oooooohhh....


Aaaaaaaahhhh...

Saskatchewan makes North Dakota
look positively over-populated.

You're making sure I will never visit, aren't you?

Eventually I arrived at the
capital city, Regina.
(Rhymes with... the DIS won't let me say.)

How wussy.

You'd think the capital of a place
called Saskatchewan would be
another place called Saskatoon.
But when the early settlers arrived,
their collective minds were too
numb to think clearly, and so...

They just put their stuff down. Didn't feel like moving anymore.

Truly inspires one to get
out on the road and
into the wind, no?

I mean...it's probably still better than my cubicle.

It was actually fairly impressive.
You'll note how white the figures
are in the above photos.
Canadians don't get a lot
of summer sun, you know.

I'd fit right in!

Not sure how many of you have
heard of the RCMP Musical Ride?

Nope.

"Oh, no." He asserted.
"Didn't ye read the sign, boy?"

He pointed to a small sign
that was near the entrance.

He marched me over and had
me read it.
It basically said that anyone
entering essentially was agreeing
to enlisting in the force.

Fine print. It'll get ya every time.

Good luck in your new career!

I'm now a fugitive and a deserter.
Don't tell them where I live, okay?

Doesn't matter. They'd have to drive across Saskatchewan to come get you. Nobody's going to bother.

I arrived at what could possibly
be the most Canadian city
in the world...

Moose Jaw.

That's just awesome.

I think Moose Butt was already
taken, so their second choice
was Moose Jaw.

I mean, Moose Butt would be more awesome. But it's still a cool name.

The mayor then went on to say that the
statue would be made bigger,
perhaps with a bigger rack.

Again, Colbert responded:
"Need to clarify "bigger rack"."

Um... maybe "trick"
isn't any better than "rack".

Really testing the mods in this chapter, aren't we?

The plane is a CL-41 Tutor.
A jet trainer used since
the 1960s, and still
in use by Canada's
aerobatic team, the Snowbirds,
which is based near Moose Jaw.

Cool.

The tunnels were old and authentic.
Our guides were first a moll
(a gangster’s girl)
and then a gangster.
They played up their roles
to the hilt.

I enjoyed it.

Sounds like a good time!

As I drove on, the sky took
a definite turn for the "Yikes!"

Yeah...when it gets that greenish tint to it...that's not good.

"ATTENTION. IF YOU ARE RECEIVING
THIS MESSAGE, TORNADOES HAVE BEEN
OBSERVED IN YOUR AREA. SEEK SHELTER
IMMEDIATELY."

Um...yeah. That's a problem.

This was a funnel cloud.
And I was getting a very
up-close and personal look at it.

You may be questioning
my decision to stay
at a campground when
there were tornadoes in
the area.

Not at all. When I think of tornadoes, the first thing I want to know is where all the trailers park. No better place to be.

Oh... there was no lake.
I found out (much) later
that there was a lake.
About a mile away, across
the highway, and
only about 1 mile long
by 1/3 mile long.
Maybe they shoulda
called it Gull Pond..

Gull Puddle?

Did you see it in this chapter?

Better be careful. Someone might not be paying attention on that stretch of road.

 

[pkondz]

Good plan of action.

Worked like a charm.

Good to know that what I pictured in my mind was pretty darn close to fact.

Have you seen this website?
The True Size Of...
You can drag countries
around to get a better
idea of how big (or little)
they are compared to
others.
Try moving Greenland around!

Bummer. I do relate all things British/Canadian with red.

Hey!
That's it!
We would take the
colours from Britain,
since we're part of
the commonwealth.
(And, at that time,
a colony still? Part of
the Empire?)

I can be bought with an all expense trip to Walt Disney World for 10 days. Deal?

Done!
Just come over and
claim your prize.
Offer expires at midnight
February 22nd.

I'm glad you've made the switch.

In that case .

Yup.

 

[pkondz]

It was great to meet you and I can't wait for another visit... hopefully sooner rather than later!

Yeah! That'd be great!
And... there's a chance
that might happen this
fall.

Really not sure yet,
just starting to think
about things.

Also, the dog crate and the bucket on the highway were like camping enough (get it? In tents! Instead of intense... never mind, I'll go back into my cave now.).

You can come out now.
I liked that.

You didn't need to make a home version of Twister!

I didn't?
Well, poop.
That was a waste
of soiled underwear.

Marvin got to see the big site of the utility pole! Awesome! I also saw the picture on the wall in the last chapter, but missed the aquarium one.

That last one was tough.

 

[pkondz]

Invest in a taser. There won't be an issue after that.

Good idea,
Except then
I'd need to find
employment.

What kind of reference
do you think I'd get
after tasering a co-worker?

Nice. Can't be a pushover on that one.

Nope!

Well, then that sucks.

Yes it does.

I feel a tiny tear forming in the corner of my eye.

I would definitely have been worried about that!

I wasn't too worried.
I didn't have a plane
to catch.
Yes, I'd leave an hour
later, but...
It wouldn't have really
had much of an impact.

If I woke up tomorrow with my head sewn to the carpet, I wouldn't be more surprised than I am right now.

I figured McDonald's is probably way fancier in Canada.

Oh, yeah.
I hear you guys
don't even dust
the chandeliers
on a regular basis.

Just like a work meeting!

Longer.

Well... maybe not.

Oooooohhh....


Aaaaaaaahhhh...

You're making sure I will never visit, aren't you?

Yes. Yes I am.
It's a public service.

How wussy.

Yeah.
Regina rhymes
with wussy.

They just put their stuff down. Didn't feel like moving anymore.

You're probably right.
I know I felt that way.

I mean...it's probably still better than my cubicle.

Hmmm....

I've never seen your
cubicle, so can't compare.

I'd fit right in!

Nope.

Now you have.

Fine print. It'll get ya every time.

Good luck in your new career!

Ha! No it's not!

Doesn't matter. They'd have to drive across Saskatchewan to come get you. Nobody's going to bother.

Good point!
I'm safe!
(Note to self:
Don't drive through
Saskatchewan again...

Why would I?)

That's just awesome.

Apparently, the river there
is in the shape of a Moose's Jaw.
Or... it's an Anglicized version
of an Indian name.

One of those.
They're really not sure.

I mean, Moose Butt would be more awesome. But it's still a cool name.

Wonder why they don't
change it?

Really testing the mods in this chapter, aren't we?

Sounds like a good time!

It was!
Then again...
I'd been up for about
30 hours by that point, so...

Yeah...when it gets that greenish tint to it...that's not good.

I should've adjusted
my white balance...

Um...yeah. That's a problem.

You think?

Not at all. When I think of tornadoes, the first thing I want to know is where all the trailers park. No better place to be.

I was gonna get around to that.
Again... and again... and again...

Gull Puddle?

Much more descriptive.

Better be careful. Someone might not be paying attention on that stretch of road.

I opened the passenger door.
Didn't slow down, though.
Heard a "thump".
Probably nothing.

 

[MeghanEmily]

10 PAGES?!

I leave the trip report for just a few minutes to do a little homework anD I MISS TEN PAGES?!?!

Oof. I guess it had been longer than I thought...

I moved the sign to wipe up the counter
and a cockroach ran out from under it.

Sorry, to bother you, buddy.
Guess he had stayed the night too.
I must have upset him, since he went and joined
the rest of his family, cavorting under the sink.

As I attempted to exit the bathroom,
a tuft of carpeting caught my eye.
Odd I hadn't noticed it before...
I decided that the reason I hadn't noticed
was either I was too tired earlier;
or, since it was actually a spider about
the size of a half dollar, that it had arrived
from elsewhere only recently
(probably from under the bed... or on it)
and was on its way to visit the roach family.

Oh my goodness, ew! I don't know if you're a How I Met Your Mother fan, but it reminded me of this:

I have never seen such thin bacon.
Imagine a wet, translucent piece of
wax paper.
That's what it looked like.

Ew! I can almost picture it...

This is such a cool image!

Oooohhh... I wonder if anyone
is able to find Deepo!
(Maybe his friend Nory can!)

(The exhibit is home to four of these
behemoths ranging from 18-22 feet long.)​

Words can't accurately describe what seeing
one of these giants up close feels like.

Awe. Awe is a good word.

OH MY GOODNESS. Wow!!

...We're probably driving to WDW for our next trip in August. This would only add a couple of hours to our total driving time. Might have to consider a visit to the aquarium...

Say "ahhh..."

Or is that "AGGGHHHH!!!"

OH MY GOODNESS.

Oh, did I mention that you can go
Scuba diving in the tank?
I wasn't doing that, though.
Ha Ha! I bet you thought I
was crazy enough to do that, right?

Yes. That is precisely what I thought.

Nah.

I was going to do something better.

Aaaaaah I see. And now I'm not surprised...MUCH better!

The tank on the rebreather
holds five cubic feet of oxygen.
But the dive time is listed as
twelve hours.
Skipping ahead, we were in the water
for over an hour and I used maybe
ten percent of my supply.

Wow! How cool!

2. Notice the long stick she's carrying?
We were told that the Giant Groupers
could be aggressive. I presume the stick
was to fend them off.

So this little yellow fish swims up to me,
comes right up to my mask and...

<tock!>

He pecks my mask!

<tock!> <tock!tock!tock!>

I burst out laughing.
I glanced over at our guide and she
pointed to me, then the fish, and then
made a heart symbol with her hands.
I nodded happily in agreement.

Oh my goodness how cute! You really got to make some serious fish friends!

In the above photo, I'm doing one
of the things I love most about these
tank dives... interacting with guests.
Not too many opportunities left in this
world where you can make kids smile
and laugh.
It warms my heart when a child gets excited
when he/she sees a diver waving at them.

This is something I know about you. I love that you get as much joy from this as the guests do! How fun

Thanks Doc... very nice of you
and much appreciated!

Oh my goodness, how thoughtful! Doc definitely knows you.

He freaking brought me
Zebra Domes!!!


ZEEEEBRRAAAA DOOOOOMMMMEEESSSS people!!!!

Oh. My. Gawd.

Wow! Above and beyond! That's so kind...and delicious.

Folks?
You really don't have to bring
me gifts when we meet.
Whether it's the first time,
or the ninth.

Okay, I won't!

BUT ZEBRA DOMES SURE HELPS!


ahem.

Honour!
(Well... okay.
I played for honour,
they played for honor.)

I gave myself a bit of a
case of vertigo.
All of a sudden, my brain
was telling my eyes
(or vice versa)
that the highway that
I was driving along at
around sixty miles an hour,
was tilted forty-five degrees
on its side.

I quickly worked my jaw
and it went away fairly soon.

Oh my goodness! Sounds a little scary.

We were all happily chatting
and eating away when all of a
sudden, Glenda or Rebecca blurted
out "You haven't taken a photo
of your food for the TR!"

Dang it!

So... this is all you get:

Better than nothing! Only fellow Disers would think of this.

After what seemed like a long wait,
we asked the server if it would be
much longer.
The server admitted that he forgot
to put in our order.
Pretty understandable since the
restaurant was almost empty.

Oh boy! Whoops!

A thought occurred.
Being a toll booth attendant
must be a lonely job?
I mean... sure you "meet"
people all day long, but...
you don't really interact
other than to say
"Have a nice day", right?

I've thought this a few times. How kind of you to offer treats! Side note, it's also a job with a high risk of noise-induced hearing loss. If you've ever driven across the toll bridge from Halifax to Dartmouth when you've been in Nova Scotia you'll know the bridge that I'm talking about, but a few students in my program at school studying audiology did a research project on noise in the toll booths at that bridge.

After driving over 5,250 miles
(over 8,450kms)

WOWZA! That's quite a trip!

Poker-chips collected on this trip:

 

[MeghanEmily]

And... trust me on this...
the best way to drive through
Saskatchewan is in a
semi-comatose haze.

Saskatchewan is dull.
It's flat.
And it goes on... for ever.

I've never been, but I've heard all the obligatory "watch your dog run away for four days" jokes.

Eventually I arrived at the
capital city, Regina.
(Rhymes with... the DIS won't let me say.)

Canada, eh?

You'd think the capital of a place
called Saskatchewan would be
another place called Saskatoon.

Right!? I used to mix this up when we learned the provinces and capitals in elementary school. It didn't help that my aunt and uncle drove across Canada and brought me back Saskatoon berry jam, syrup, tea, etc., and they brought me nothing memorable from Regina.

It basically said that anyone
entering essentially was agreeing
to enlisting in the force.


Great.

Oh this is TOTALLY your look!

I arrived at what could possibly
be the most Canadian city
in the world...

Moose Jaw.

No. I'm not kidding.

However, recently, a moose
statue in Norway was unveiled
that stands thirty three feet high.

What!? For real?

According to Colbert,
he quotes the Mayor of
Moose Jaw as saying of
the moose statue:
"It was not only the pride of Moose Jaw,
but of all of Canada."

"No it wasn't said all of Canada." Quipped Colbert.
(Correctly, I might add.)

Truth.

I'm no expert
(okay... technically I am)
but that doesn't look good.

Oh my goodness!

"ATTENTION. IF YOU ARE RECEIVING
THIS MESSAGE, TORNADOES HAVE BEEN
OBSERVED IN YOUR AREA. SEEK SHELTER
IMMEDIATELY."

Oh my goodness! I'd be terrified.

And I may also have let out
my breath with a whoosh
when I left the funnel cloud
in my rear-view mirror.

Not an activity that I would recommend.

I'm sure! Either that, or the breath was being vacuum-suctioned from your lungs by the swirling vortex of doom behind you! Glad everything was ok.

 

[pkondz]

10 PAGES?!

I leave the trip report for just a few minutes to do a little homework anD I MISS TEN PAGES?!?!

Oof. I guess it had been longer than I thought...

But you're here now.

Oh my goodness, ew! I don't know if you're a How I Met Your Mother fan, but it reminded me of this:

Hmmm..
I did binge watch it.
And enjoyed it.
(Except the ending.)
But don't remember that.

Ew! I can almost picture it...

I think if I stacked two
of them...
I'd still be able to see through them.

This is such a cool image!

Thanks!

OH MY GOODNESS. Wow!!

Correct.

...We're probably driving to WDW for our next trip in August. This would only add a couple of hours to our total driving time. Might have to consider a visit to the aquarium...

It's a pretty cool aquarium
in its own right.
But...
Those whale sharks
elevate it to a whole new
stratosphere.

OH MY GOODNESS.

Ever play Hungry Hippos?

Yes. That is precisely what I thought.

Aaaaaah I see. And now I'm not surprised...MUCH better!

Much! ::yes:

Wow! How cool!

I was pretty shocked at
how advanced the
technology is.
I had no idea.

Oh my goodness how cute! You really got to make some serious fish friends!

It was an absolute highlight!

This is something I know about you. I love that you get as much joy from this as the guests do! How fun

Just once...
I'd love to be in the tank
when someone I know
is on the other side.

Oh my goodness, how thoughtful! Doc definitely knows you.

Very thoughtful.
Surprised me.

Wow! Above and beyond! That's so kind...and delicious.

I know, right?????

New best friend.

Okay, I won't!

Good.
You really don't have to.
No one does.

Oh my goodness! Sounds a little scary.

Just a little.
Say... 45 degrees worth.

Better than nothing! Only fellow Disers would think of this.

Exactly!

Oh boy! Whoops!

Dude.
You had one job!

I've thought this a few times. How kind of you to offer treats! Side note, it's also a job with a high risk of noise-induced hearing loss. If you've ever driven across the toll bridge from Halifax to Dartmouth when you've been in Nova Scotia you'll know the bridge that I'm talking about, but a few students in my program at school studying audiology did a research project on noise in the toll booths at that bridge.

I do know the bridge
and did go from
Halifax to Dartmouth...

I took the ferry.
Just to say that I did!

I got to Dartmouth and...
immediately turned around
and took the same ferry back!

WOWZA! That's quite a trip!

Couple of miles, there.

Managed to pick up one or two...

 

[pkondz]

I've never been, but I've heard all the obligatory "watch your dog run away for four days" jokes.

And they're all true.

Canada, eh?

Right!? I used to mix this up when we learned the provinces and capitals in elementary school. It didn't help that my aunt and uncle drove across Canada and brought me back Saskatoon berry jam, syrup, tea, etc., and they brought me nothing memorable from Regina.

mmmm… saskatoon jam... Yum!

Nothing memorable from Regina??
Really?

There's tons of stuff from Regina!
There's... uh... and there's... um...


Yeah, there's nothing memorable
from or about Regina.


And I used to get the two confused, too!

Oh this is TOTALLY your look!

If I told you to pull over and
show me your license and
registration, would you?

What!? For real?

Yep. For real.

Truth.

Oh my goodness!

It got worse.

Oh my goodness! I'd be terrified.

Won't lie.
I was scared.
Surprised I didn't drive
off the road from staring
up so much.

I'm sure! Either that, or the breath was being vacuum-suctioned from your lungs by the swirling vortex of doom behind you! Glad everything was ok.

And after I passed it...
it cleared up and was
beautiful afterwards.

Go figure.

 

[buzzrelly]

The show premieres tonight!

Did you watch? I don't think we can see it here yet, but I will watch it

8 hours between shifts.
We do that twice
in a five day cycle.

That's awful

Gull Lake.

I think I could have managed to spell "Gull Lake!" I was referring to Saskatchewan (I had to open your TR on my phone just now to see how to spell that ).

But think of the story
I could've written!

It was a dark and stormy night...

 

[MeghanEmily]

I do know the bridge
and did go from
Halifax to Dartmouth...

I took the ferry.
Just to say that I did!

I got to Dartmouth and...
immediately turned around
and took the same ferry back!

The ferry is actually quite pleasant

mmmm… saskatoon jam... Yum!

Nothing memorable from Regina??
Really?

There's tons of stuff from Regina!
There's... uh... and there's... um...


Yeah, there's nothing memorable
from or about Regina.

If I told you to pull over and
show me your license and
registration, would you?

Totally!

 

[pkondz]

Did you watch? I don't think we can see it here yet, but I will watch it

I did!!!

@Tracy161 thanks so much
for letting us know about it!

It was really good!
I won't spoil it, but...
so far, I'm very impressed
with the skill of some
of the artists.

I'm already thinking that
when I retire, I'd like to
spend some time in Seattle
at the glass blowing school there.

That's awful

It gets a bit... tiring.

I think I could have managed to spell "Gull Lake!" I was referring to Saskatchewan (I had to open your TR on my phone just now to see how to spell that ).

Ah!
You said "town", so thought
that's what you were
referring to.
Saskatchewan is the name
of the province.

It was a dark and stormy night...

Would work.

 

[pkondz]

The ferry is actually quite pleasant

It was.
Very much enjoyed it.

Did you know that I am
still bummed about not
being able to see you?

Totally!

At least now I know what
to do with the uniform
I stole.

 

[MeghanEmily]

Did you know that I am
still bummed about not
being able to see you?

I imagine it probably feels similar to how bummed I will be missing you (and all the other awesome Dis-friends!) this spring. But hopefully we'll make it happen sometime soon!

 

[vamassey1]

Have you seen this website?
The True Size Of...
You can drag countries
around to get a better
idea of how big (or little)
they are compared to
others.
Try moving Greenland around!

I did not know about this. Very cool.

Hey!
That's it!
We would take the
colours from Britain,
since we're part of
the commonwealth.
(And, at that time,
a colony still? Part of
the Empire?)

Makes perfect sense. Did I tell you my Ancestry DNA says I'm 71% England, Wales & Northwestern Europe? I'm also 18% Ireland & Scotland.

Done!
Just come over and
claim your prize.
Offer expires at midnight
February 22nd.

Josh darn, I don't think I'll make it in time. Guess I'll have to turn you in.