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| Clarification |
posted by Shalar @ 9:15 AM   |
| Sunday, June 15, 2008 |
I think it is necessary to point out that I (Shalar) am not doing any driving because the vehicle we are using has a manual transmission and I never learned how to drive a stick. I understand this is still my fault because it may have been requested that I learn prior to the trip. But there was life and whatnot and it never happened. Anyway, I wanted to point that out lest readers think I'm just directing Kristina around like a chauffeur and eating bon-bons. (I may have eaten a donut in Canada, however). I can't even say I'm navigating because we have Jason.
Speaking of Jason, last year we meant to give him a blog post because he's such an important part of the experience. He is the name of our GPS unit.  Lately, however, we wonder if something's wrong with Jason - maybe he's tired, or has a fever. He'll occasionally tell us to get off a road, maybe go a block, then get back on. We're a bit worried. Usually, though, he makes travel so easy, and he helps us in such a friendly and nurturing manner. Except in Canada. Jason doesn't know Canada. He dropped us at the Peace Bridge and said, "You're on your own. Good luck with those wacky French highway signs." Ooh, that reminds me. On the 401 from Toronto to Windsor there are very funny signs intended to help drivers stay safe by giving suggestions like, "Fatigue kills. Take a break." (and are then repeated in French 300 yards later).  They reminded me of the flood warning from the National Weather Service I read the other day at home that said, "SAFETY MESSAGE...IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FLOODED ROADWAY...TURN AROUND AND FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN." Wow, thanks, I might otherwise have drowned.
More on Canadian signage, Kris was very bothered by how the font used on this McDonald's sign in Mississagua was not the true McDonald's font:  Just another example of the things that felt just slightly off in Canada.
Funny moment when we passed a lighted road sign that prompted Kris to say, "ZOOM ahead??" I said, um, it's "200 m" ahead. She thought it was giving permission to speed (they have crazy high penalties for speeding there, too, by the way). Next we saw one that looked like "goom ahead" (600m). Ah, good times.
One more thing about Toronto before there's more to say about Detroit - when we were leaving the hotel room I said, "You have the tickets?" but no, they were sitting on the table in the room. Crisis averted. Readers from last year may remember when we weren't quite on top of it ticket-wise: http://the-noreaster.blogspot.com/2007/07/moments-of-panic-or-why-keisha-is-most.html |
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