njb

I spent June 30 to Aug 3 in Whistler and have some observations. I'm bad
with names so bear with me. Vancouver, with it's setting on the inlet,
is a beautiful city. Visually ranks with my other two favorites, the
Sans. Diego and Francisco. Despite the heavy traffic at times, the
drivers are much better than here in Salt Lake. Seldom do they exercise
their two second grace period getting through a red light. Had to drive
through in the middle of the night once. The place was rockin. Wish I
had been going "to" Stanley Park instead of always driving through it. I
suffered sticker shock in the liquor store. After a couple of weeks I
learned to compute the exchange rate then the prices didn't seem so bad.
But damn, the cheapest half gallon of vodka is over $40. ($12US here). I
just stuck with boxed wine and plenty of beer.

The people I came in contact were all great. I looked but didn't see the
guy in Foamy.jpg. Living in the desert, I was excited about spending
time in a rainy area. It rained days 1, 2, and 3. That was it. I think I
was the only one not completely happy with that.

Tried Poutine. Lots of fresh oysters.

I was in Whistler when the Oly decision was announced. I was a MAJOR
anti for the Salt Lake Olympics. Watched the opening ceremony on tv and
negatively went downtown on day one to see if I could find something to
complain about. Went downtown every day after that and had a ball. If
you can't have fun at a party that size you're not trying. Saw 2 hockey
games US/Germany and Canada/Belarus($325 seats for $50) Like watching
intense all star games that really count. So what I'm saying is I'm
happy for the pro olympic people in your area. For the anti's, get over
it and have fun.

The best tasting and coldest water to come out of a tap is in Whistler.
They should bottle and sell it. Wait, they do.

I was there when three US campers got their asses kick at a campground
in Squamish. Not condoning the violence, but I think they brought it on
themselves. Someone wished them "Happy Canada Day" and they replied
"Happy 4th of July" then it got out of hand. It was an inappropriate
reply and showed disrespect for their hosts. I have NEVER been wished a
"Happy 4th of July". Never. Nor have I ever heard anyone do it. But,
many people wished me "Happy Canada Day" to which I replied "Happy
Canada Day to you". The Squamish city fathers want to pay their way to
come back up. I say, stay home if you can't respect your hosts.

The biggest chunk of ice I have ever seen is that glacier just north of
Squamish. Wow. Some body help me with the name. It starts with T. I know
there are much bigger ones but I was impressed.

I didn't get to go to Vancouver Island so I still have never seen a rock
goose. BTW Lonnie, sorry to hear about Harry.

All in all I had a great time and was sad to leave. My wife flew up for
a weekend and loved it. Whistler has more dogs per capita than I have
ever seen. Big ones. Off leash and well behaved. It was great.

OK, enough bullshit, lets drop the puck already.
--
Jack

joe mildenberger

Tantalus


Joe

njb

Thank you.
--
Jack

feeniks©

....heh... I buy Whistler water at Cost Plus Imports when I'm there- it's
certainly tastes better than some bottled waters I've had elsewhere, and if
you're stupid enough to drink the Phoenix water, you deserve the creeping
crud you'll probably get from it.

I'm envious. I'm itching to travel, taking the PCH up into Canada, and
pushing thru to Alaska is at the top of my list of wishes, right behind
backpacking thru Ireland.

What, exactly, is poutine? I've heard of it... but never seen or tasted it.

meetz

Poutine is a French-Canadian concoction comprised of french fries,
gravy, and cheese curds.

http://www.cs.umanitoba.ca/~gedetil/poutine.shtml

Norm

joe mildenberger

To which (most) Canadians reply "You're welcome", but to which most
most Americans reply "Uh huh".

Joe

feeniks©

I know. My truck is nothing more than a giant mudpile on wheels. Actually,
there have only been three substantial storms, and we're currently in a gas
shortage, so now really isn't the best time.....

alioscha

Wow! "Surrey" and "itching" in the same paragraph ? Who woulda thunk?

---
Victor Alejandro Wainer (A.K.A. "Alioscha")

"I was obligued to be industrious. Anyone who is equally industrious will succeed equally well" - J.S. Bach

db

hmmm. I thought it was "Sheeeeit. <spit some chaw> T'wern't nuthin"

bernd illig

Am Thu, 21 Aug 2003 06:06:24 +0000 schrieb tradervik:

Was that in Berlin? The rest on Germany speaks about how nice would be
Berlin without the Berliners...
But seriously, it always makes me angry when I see the wrong people at
places representing their countries. I travel a lot during the year and
the most hostile people this year i found in Russia and the least friendly
in Peoria, Illinois (I shot photos for Caterpillar). 2 years ago it was
100% vice versa...
The nicest and most open-minded people I ever met lived in Mongolia, parts
of Scandinavia, New England and Canada´s prairie provinces. I´m not shure
that I am the nicest guy the ever met...


regards,


Bernd,
Heidelberg/Münster, `Grrrrrmany`