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NEW RULES FOR ENTERING ALBERTA
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, Y {7 V8 L6 L" P) _& d1 [4 g 1. Bring your own house.( e! W( F" d: ~
1 d' l! H4 j2 \( M" o9 p8 Q 2. If going to the Oil Sands, bring your own house, school and# n: e5 v$ E. P
hospital.
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) g1 A I* h& g4 Y 3. If going to Edmonton , wear your flak jacket. This is the murder m+ N* T! y G( L
capital of Canada .
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, I. Z# K: g9 x9 j 4. If driving to Edmonton, it is also the auto theft center of Canada .
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* L8 R) }* k/ n& u; f 5. If you are bringing drugs, head to West Edmonton Mall, the drug* ^: a% I0 f4 e4 O
capital of Canada .. [: D4 Z- t; B# |+ H
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6. If you are looking for work, look no further. Minimum wage is" O" K1 i1 `6 q! F$ i* x8 D6 X
$8.00/hour.
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/ n3 `' W' S) s2 I. Z8 d4 r 7. If you work downtown, parking costs $10.00/hour.2 P- [, k5 y* b& j" S# Q
; Y* E3 `% P6 G% y 8. If you are able to buy a house in Calgary , why not spend the money
0 ^- ~" Z5 n" E6 `- J- }: B* D9 Non a 15 year holiday ?
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. ?3 @6 E* f& M1 w% G 9. If you drive a Hummer, look out. We sit amongst the highest gas5 |5 U5 @8 k/ h
prices in Canada . (So much for The Alberta Advantage)
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; h1 G: W; R) n# r. f10. In Edmonton we have 5 hospitals. 10 years ago we had 7. Don't come Y6 m% ~7 j% i- P5 S8 d" n
here sick.- A( H2 @9 A$ \. Z( _3 ]
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11. In Calgary, the population has exploded. The last road was paved 129 K( i; e0 t1 h' J0 @. N( C
years ago. Calgary is a no-parking zone.! A; f8 q( b6 _6 P3 J+ y
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: G$ w3 V6 U# n) `- G1 ^ THE NEW RULES FOR DRIVING IN EDMONTON :
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1. You must first learn to pronounce the city name, it is: " E-MIN-TIN ". Z/ r3 o, x5 P% e( E& ?
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2. The morning rush hour is from 5:00am to noon. The evening rush hour8 u3 B) {' ^, }. p8 ^; b% z/ _
is from noon to 8:00pm. Friday's rush hour starts on Thursday morning.- C! u( A% Y( ?7 s
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3 . Forget the traffic rules you learned elsewhere. Edmonton now has its
4 W4 X# T; Y- |; down version of traffic rules. For example, cars/trucks with the loudest
; c, x: s' Z/ n; F3 V9 Bmuffler go first at a four-way stop; the trucks with the biggest tires
v8 }- {3 n( c! ]: }0 ngo second. However, south-west Edmonton , SUV-driving, cell
. p4 K8 N, L+ C5 o$ ?6 t2 f- Cphone-talking moms ALWAYS have the right of way., L; ~* c) b( Q" j& T. ?
( l# ]5 f; N2 K% B" c4 . If you actually stop at a yellow light, you will be rear ended,# ?& c' F: k6 V( W
cussed out, and possibly shot.
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' j+ \, K; c% s1 o2 u0 K* f5 . Never honk at anyone. Ever! Seriously! It's another offense that3 j* r; E: a, V8 g, |
can get you shot.
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6 . Road construction is permanent and continuous in Edmonton . Detour
' N+ x6 v7 u, M3 J) s, z' xbarrels are moved around during the middle of the night to make the next
+ a2 f* A. r1 h* S9 Q' Z' rday's driving a bit more exciting, but nothing ever gets finished, and2 g9 V0 l, M/ v# {8 z$ `) ^+ |
more construction starts everyday.
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7 . Watch carefully for road hazards such as drunks, skunks, dogs, cats,0 F. G8 R, Y! {+ h O, u( j4 F
deer, barrels, cones, cows, horses, mattresses, shredded tires, garbage,' r2 ?' n2 @7 x2 m; H$ @" U2 `
squirrels, rabbits, crows, and coyotes feeding on any of these items.
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8 . Calgary Trail, Gateway Boulevard, Highway 2 and the QE2 are all
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9 . If someone actually has their turn signal on, wave them to the
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, n; I$ C" u4 X% s5 M$ o2 M! d10 . If you are in the left lane and only driving 110 in a 80-90 km5 o/ q, C! _! B( V0 e4 {" v
zone, you are considered a road hazard and will be "flipped off"5 {6 i# s! x* r* ~- N
accordingly. If you return the flip, you'll be shot.% D) U3 q$ ? u7 K" a/ Y
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11 . For winter driving, it is advisable to wear your parka, toque, fur
# k; u$ ?* x4 W1 E4 Llined mittens and mukluks. Make sure you have a shovel, food, candle and
0 j" X! c1 B, B7 F- Nblankets in the vehicle, as snow removal from the city streets is, g5 j2 [: M" J" T
virtually non-existent until the spring thaw. |
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