Anti-Canadian sentiment in Texas??
Discussion in 'Road Stories' started by Captain Canuck, Aug 25, 2008.
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I suggest that everybody who is bickering over "Americans this, and Canadians that" reads this and watches the video
http://www.globaltv.com/globaltv/national/story.html?id=953465Viewers moved by NBC report on Canada's Highway of Heroes
Global National
Published: Wednesday, November 12, 2008
This week, many countries have been honouring their war dead as they do every November. But millions of Americans saw something different this year.
NBC Nightly News filed a story on Canada's Highway of Heroes. That's the stretch of road where thousands have been spontaneously turning out to pay respects to fallen soldiers as their remains are driven from an Ontario airbase to Toronto. Washington, DC prohibits repatriation ceremonies from being filmed, and this story has really resonated south of the border.Click to expand...johnday Thanks this. -
Oh yeah, the 401 between Trenton and Toronto. It's too bad the US citizenry can't/won't recognize, or doesn't cast on the news, things like that. We do have "Veterans" highways in various places though.
Off topic a bit. Just after 9/11, my wife and I were in the UK, on Remembrance Day. We were in Gatwick airport coming back to the US. At 1100 an announcement came over saying there would be a "moment of silence". Yeah, right. Much to my surprise, when the bells chimed, there really was. EVERYTHING stopped. Not a sound could be heard anywhere. Quite chilling, if you will.
Thumbs up to the CF.
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We used to go into Canada seven days a week for Ford MoCo., we did that for near ten years. Never had any problems over there, with customs or drivers. It was funny in a way, everyone thought I was Canadian! From those cute little girls working the booths on the Canadian side to the morons with the trigger fingers on the US side.
In regards to the idiot spray painting the trailer, it does not surprise me. Most drivers out here are just ignorant, the old "Federal Marshall" line comes to mind, if you get my drift.
But, times are tough out here, and you all know that. And allot of these rubes need somewhere to channel the anger, so in some cases, you are it. Do like many of us do here, turn off the CB. The only time mine comes on is in bad weather or a traffic jam. I get so tired of it all, and can kinda relate. I leased my truck on over at Schneider, man talk about abuse. Name calling, getting cut off, etc... The only thing I have going for me is 500+ hp under the hood and no governor.
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I really should send a thank you to whomever is responsible for the hiring ... I love coming home!Waterloo said: ↑We used to go into Canada seven days a week for Ford MoCo., we did that for near ten years. Never had any problems over there, with customs or drivers. It was funny in a way, everyone thought I was Canadian! From those cute little girls working the booths on the Canadian side to the morons with the trigger fingers on the US side.
In regards to the idiot spray painting the trailer, it does not surprise me. Most drivers out here are just ignorant, the old "Federal Marshall" line comes to mind, if you get my drift.
But, times are tough out here, and you all know that. And allot of these rubes need somewhere to channel the anger, so in some cases, you are it. Do like many of us do here, turn off the CB. The only time mine comes on is in bad weather or a traffic jam. I get so tired of it all, and can kinda relate. I leased my truck on over at Schneider, man talk about abuse. Name calling, getting cut off, etc... The only thing I have going for me is 500+ hp under the hood and no governor.
MikeClick to expand...
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He needs more than a thank you, give the man a gift basket, I love going over the border and seeing the lil Canadian bunnies, yet another reason that I like going to CanadalostNfound said: ↑I really should send a thank you to whomever is responsible for the hiring ... I love coming home!
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Houston driver are the worst I have seen in TX.
And . . . yes, Mexican drivers are very very bad drivers.RockinChair Thanks this. -
"s a Proud Canadian I can say even we don't count Quebec'ers as they are always going on about seperating"
I am a Quebecer, sort of. I am an American who married an English Canadian so to let some people know, not all people in Quebec are French and not even all the French want to separate.
Having said that however, living in Quebec can be a giant pain in the butt sometimes.
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