THE TOBOGGAN: TIPS ON SURVIVING CANADA

Friday, January 11, 2013

TIPS ON SURVIVING CANADA

FOLLOW THE PLOW

I've always heard terms like "follow your nose" or "take the path of least resistance" but up here in Canada I like to use the term "follow the plow". Hell what else are you going to do when you can't see your arse in front of your face. Tuck in behind the plow an enjoy the white out.

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UnknownJanuary 11, 2013 at 4:21 PM
Nice to meet you Jack. I look forward to many warm nights in front of the fire browsing through your insights once you are unleashed upon the world. Take your Canadian wisdom and anecdotes and educate the masses on what a great place in which we live! I wait for your voyages to inspire me to do more, live better and above all be proud of being a Canadian, even though being tucked away on Vancouver Island sometimes makes me feel a little insignificant and left out. Onward!!
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AnonymousJanuary 11, 2013 at 6:17 PM
So happy it's you representing Canada! I know now we'll be seen and heard and respected, or not, but someone's gotta do it, and I'm thrilled it's you, Jack. Looking forward to hearing about your adventures! (even though I'm a Naturalized Canadian, I still count!)
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STANDING ON GUARD

JACK PINE was born in Moose Factory, northern Ontario. A typical Canadian setting right on the Moose River. Mosquito's, black fly's, bears, you get the picture. It's a cold place 11 months of the year and unbearably hot in the summer. Every morning Jack goes down to the river, ties his horse to an evergreen tree and paddles a canoe to his post. It is here that JACK PINE spends the day standing on guard for thee. During the winter months Jack skates to work playing hockey along the way. Out here we survive the long winters on maple syrup, cheddar cheese and bacon. People around these parts call JACK PINE "Horsefly" because you never know who he'll show up to bite next. Watch for sightings of this Canadian frontiersman he turns up in all the strangest places and usually lands himself in the penalty box.