it was good for a chuckle
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it was good for a chuckle
Krisscuba
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I was working at Boeing on a C-130 mod engineered by Canadians. When september 11th came about they said they would support us. I asked them if they were going to send both of their planes and their ship this time.
JCKCSYCMD
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Ehh? Yes a blue...!
How Canada Got its name
A bunch of guys and gals north of the US got together and decided to form a new country, but they didn't know what to call it. One of them suggested that the letters of the alphabet be put into a hat and that they name the country after the first three letters drawn at random. They selected one to draw the letters from the hat and as he did so he announced:
"C", eh
"N", eh
"D", eh
and that is how our northern neighbor got its name.
---Bob
A bunch of guys and gals north of the US got together and decided to form a new country, but they didn't know what to call it. One of them suggested that the letters of the alphabet be put into a hat and that they name the country after the first three letters drawn at random. They selected one to draw the letters from the hat and as he did so he announced:
"C", eh
"N", eh
"D", eh
and that is how our northern neighbor got its name.
---Bob
JCKCSYCMD
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Our closeness with Canada which we take for granted, and joke about, has been strained the last few months. We routinely go back and forth across the border, Detroit/Windsor, Port Huron/Sarnia, and the freedom of pulling our boats into any of the ports along the way of the shared lakes. As long as one had their I-68s there has never been an issue. However, as of last fall, the friendship or border seriousness has turned into 'going to another country'.
As an officer with offshore doublehanded sailing, several of our events start/finish in either/both countries, and co-sponsoring of US and Canadian yacht clubs. The first major regatta this year came off with only half participation since the US during Orange security status stopped issueing I-68s, tickets were being issued, etc.
Also Canada would not allow US boats into the co-sponsoring club without onsite inspections, restricted crew to their boats waiting inspection. Three boats from my club were tickited, one for kids going up to harbor ice cream shop, one for a wife putting wet gear into the marina laundry drier, and another club member who got off his boat secured his lines and then assisted another boat with their lines coming in along side. All of these resulted in 3 digit fines and warnings of subsequent vilolations of boat seizure. We were given a warning letter for anchoring on the Canadian side of the invisible line in Lake St Clair for a ccuple of hours, a couple miles offshore.
My yacht club also received an anchoring notice for one of our juniors program sailing safety boats. It had escorted a group of kids down to a sailing event and stood by as a safty boat in case of capsize etc. Had it ideled uder power at the race mark all day, it would have been OK, but when the engine was shut down and and anchored, bingo, violation.....
I have had to arrange for two US customs agents to spend 3 days at a finish after the doublehanded regatta u Lake Huron. It apear we get to pay for fees. The alternative is for the Canadians to sail across the finish line and head back to Canada for another day sail and miss sleep, awards dinner, etc.
We annnually cruise the north end of Canadian Lake Huron uron, North Channel, and Georgian Bay. We take a couple of trips to Tobermorey Five Fathoms park in Ontario, either by personal boat or vehicle. We will not be boating or traveling Canada this year, as will a lot of our firends boats not going to Canada. Our border friendship, etc., will need to mend. Unfortunately with increased border security which I do support, may make the casual Canadian cruising and diving a thing of the past.
Boating in Canada, or coming back to US via water is no longer humorous.
As an officer with offshore doublehanded sailing, several of our events start/finish in either/both countries, and co-sponsoring of US and Canadian yacht clubs. The first major regatta this year came off with only half participation since the US during Orange security status stopped issueing I-68s, tickets were being issued, etc.
Also Canada would not allow US boats into the co-sponsoring club without onsite inspections, restricted crew to their boats waiting inspection. Three boats from my club were tickited, one for kids going up to harbor ice cream shop, one for a wife putting wet gear into the marina laundry drier, and another club member who got off his boat secured his lines and then assisted another boat with their lines coming in along side. All of these resulted in 3 digit fines and warnings of subsequent vilolations of boat seizure. We were given a warning letter for anchoring on the Canadian side of the invisible line in Lake St Clair for a ccuple of hours, a couple miles offshore.
My yacht club also received an anchoring notice for one of our juniors program sailing safety boats. It had escorted a group of kids down to a sailing event and stood by as a safty boat in case of capsize etc. Had it ideled uder power at the race mark all day, it would have been OK, but when the engine was shut down and and anchored, bingo, violation.....
I have had to arrange for two US customs agents to spend 3 days at a finish after the doublehanded regatta u Lake Huron. It apear we get to pay for fees. The alternative is for the Canadians to sail across the finish line and head back to Canada for another day sail and miss sleep, awards dinner, etc.
We annnually cruise the north end of Canadian Lake Huron uron, North Channel, and Georgian Bay. We take a couple of trips to Tobermorey Five Fathoms park in Ontario, either by personal boat or vehicle. We will not be boating or traveling Canada this year, as will a lot of our firends boats not going to Canada. Our border friendship, etc., will need to mend. Unfortunately with increased border security which I do support, may make the casual Canadian cruising and diving a thing of the past.
Boating in Canada, or coming back to US via water is no longer humorous.
Why doesn't the US, Canada, and Mexico form into one big state. No, I'm not pushing to annex canada or mexico into the u.s., but a collection of everyone in north america. Maybe call it the Confederated States of North America, or something like that. Our 3 nations (I think, I don't know much about Canada-Mexico relations) all seem to get along so well and we all are so similar, why not?
diverjed
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There's still the nagging question of national beer / alcohol content. Canadian is the highest. If we are able to maintain their content, then I'm all for it.
Decisions, decisions, decisions.
Decisions, decisions, decisions.
there is no problem with beer. It's not like America would be contributing anything, so let's keep the Canadian rules.
What's missing from the picture in my profile, are the 24's of beer sitting on the ice behind the camera man. Cooling to a nice temp for after the divin's done.
No hot chocolate here, just chilli and BEER!
No hot chocolate here, just chilli and BEER!
JCKCSYCMD
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With a menu like that I bet you don't go in a Mark V rig the next day, or a dive club tour of a decompression chamber. Methan levels could be toxic.
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