Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474

Well, it's likely a Canadian recipe. Our (mis)government was funding an edible insect project.

I got a deal and bought enough W231 to keep me going for some time, so I doubt I'll be buying any TB now, even if it becomes available here in the 51 st Canada.

Hey, I have a relation, with my name, who was in the 27 Georgia, in the War of Northern Aggression! Mind you, I also have an abundance of relations who wore blue.

With the growing Independence sentiment in parts of the West and the Alberta Premier promising an Independence vote in the near future, it's possible, in the longer term, that Alberta could eventually seek union. The Western trade routes, for decades, were not East-West, but North-South. That includes financial and family ties. An Independent Alberta, with access to tidewater and the ability to ship natural resources etc, would become an economic powerhouse. With the end of Equalization Payments (15 Billion+) heading east to less affluent Provinces, Independence is looking more interesting all the time, even for those sitting on the fence. It has been argued that an Independent Alberta citizens and Pensioners would lose their medical coverage, Old Age Security (OAS) and Canada Pension Plan Benefits (CPP) but the increases in revenue may well offset that loss. I don't like to think about breaking up my country, but the divisions keep getting deeper and wider while those profiting by them choose to ignore the issues. The Province of Quebec's Independence vote, even though it did not pass, obtained much of what the Separatists wanted; many concessions and huge financial advantages and payouts, so even with an unsuccessful Alberta Independence vote, the mere fact that was is in the works will sound a warning and draw attention where it is needed. Just the view from my saddle.

The new Prime Minister was an advisor to the former and all the old gang is still there. Unfortunately, during the election campaign, gullible left leaning voters swallowed the fiction of change, while all that was done was put lipstick on the pig.

Wallaby Jack: We/I don't hear anything about the hole in the Ozone Layer anymore. Is it still a thing in your part of the world?

No less a personage than the Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, stated Canada is a Post National country and it had no core values. In my view, it is one of the things that helped trigger your President to suggest union. I can not fault him for making the assumption. Succeeding leaders in our government are Globalist in outlook, espousing the "One World" mantra.(Perhaps they watched too many Star Trek episodes?) The waves of patriotism we are now seeing here, in response to the 51st state idea, is a confusing reaction, given the initial approval of Trudeau's statement.

I won't be wearing my Balmoral any time soon after the revelations that Officers, NCOs and enlisted have been part of a group calling themselves The Blue Hackle Mafia. The shame they have brought to the Regiment is beyond belief.

And among the most entitled and arrogant behind the wheel. Some folks are becoming intolerant of their behaviour however and are taking action on their own. One, I saw at the f]grocery store parking lot; the driver decided to take up two spots in the crowded lot, only to return to find shopping carts zip tied to the door handles of their vehicle. My son observed another at his grocery store, who must have been followed into the lot and parked. When they returned, someone had written on the car with a Magic Marker, " Aggressive Driver. Beware."

I've given up on it and I'm now using 231 and Titegroup. Too bad. I liked it for my large capacity cases.

As soon as you mentioned BMW, I thought "Here's another one!" Could you make out his plate number? If you can, you might think about forwarding the video to you local LEO's Maybe they could knock on his door and check him out. At least that's what I learned a friend did in an incident that left him aghast.

In Ottawa, Canada, where we go to great lengths to save the Spotted Owl, the Snail Darter, the Blanding Turtle etc. we get to put our household waste out every two weeks, (Three bags only or you pay extra,) plus recylable glass, plastic metals, pop cans etc. in a separate blue container. But wait! There's More! On the alternate weeks we get to put out paper and cardboard products for recycling. On either collection day, we can put out our yard waste, in large paper bags, and kitchen waste in Green bins. BUT WE get a nice big calendarized collection sheet reminder to post in our homes to remind us of What and When to put things out. Our big project to create energy by burning/plasmifiction of waste died when the money ran out and the consortium failed to reinvent the wheel by looking at or buying the existing technology from Sweden, where it has been working successfully. Just a case of Not Invented Here I suppose.

Busy days in ER and the surgical suites here in Canada and down your way.

Is this why people want Canada to join as the 51st? If it is, it's already too late. They're here too.