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发表于 2007-10-11 19:09 | 显示全部楼层 |阅读模式
老杨团队,追求完美;客户至上,服务到位!
NEW RULES FOR ENTERING ALBERTA+ W2 K" s# ?! R/ C
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1. Bring your own house.' T4 Z+ _6 X( `6 R. s
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2. If going to the Oil Sands, bring your own house, school and# y8 {: q3 D- G  V: ^) \
hospital.5 Z+ c1 S4 d* y* m. r

6 {' J) F8 M1 }7 V; I2 j4 U 3. If going to Edmonton , wear your flak jacket. This is the murder/ N& ^! P, d1 |1 G$ P
capital of Canada .
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4. If driving to Edmonton, it is also the auto theft center of Canada .$ m7 C) T* z5 _: @

3 y, B1 W. i! H4 T9 A8 i 5. If you are bringing drugs, head to West Edmonton Mall, the drug
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6. If you are looking for work, look no further. Minimum wage is
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$ ~$ d2 Y* ]: Z 7. If you work downtown, parking costs $10.00/hour.
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; t1 f! h$ w) S: T: n* ~/ H  C% g 8. If you are able to buy a house in Calgary , why not spend the money
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9. If you drive a Hummer, look out. We sit amongst the highest gas
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10. In Edmonton we have 5 hospitals. 10 years ago we had 7. Don't come8 @& B* \) Y1 r$ Y/ N0 I+ S
here sick.! H' n0 I+ t9 y. n4 y* ^: J7 |0 A

, i! U% m6 l2 K2 ]  W9 K3 S11. In Calgary, the population has exploded. The last road was paved 12) V5 j2 Z) c7 Q! x
years ago. Calgary is a no-parking zone.
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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 ".
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" K# Q' c1 f* y. U# d$ ?! w6 e* u2. The morning rush hour is from 5:00am to noon. The evening rush hour: Z4 Z. k9 V4 N
is from noon to 8:00pm. Friday's rush hour starts on Thursday morning.
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3 . Forget the traffic rules you learned elsewhere. Edmonton now has its
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muffler go first at a four-way stop; the trucks with the biggest tires2 a9 m7 I6 f; K9 B5 l. P' O( E
go second. However, south-west Edmonton , SUV-driving, cell5 r9 u: R# V5 f5 m3 f6 C
phone-talking moms ALWAYS have the right of way.
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4 . If you actually stop at a yellow light, you will be rear ended,% h( S# ~0 Z& o2 j* P
cussed out, and possibly shot.+ }+ ]! |, k+ V! u! C) Z: U

0 V4 S2 A9 j3 K' F8 J; f5 . Never honk at anyone. Ever! Seriously! It's another offense that
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3 w8 n+ `/ Q4 z6 . Road construction is permanent and continuous in Edmonton . Detour" H, F! B+ k( Q  k' ?8 b# @& H4 ]
barrels are moved around during the middle of the night to make the next" V2 ]: y# t+ b0 B
day's driving a bit more exciting, but nothing ever gets finished, and+ W5 a3 }+ C4 L" Q
more construction starts everyday.
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) ~( c5 O0 l0 [& K8 j9 X& b1 u  7 . Watch carefully for road hazards such as drunks, skunks, dogs, cats,
/ i& l9 _4 W1 x  x% c. W/ Vdeer, barrels, cones, cows, horses, mattresses, shredded tires, garbage," C' F( {$ W9 S
squirrels, rabbits, crows, and coyotes feeding on any of these items.
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' L' v" }. ]# q5 r( D8 . Calgary Trail, Gateway Boulevard, Highway 2 and the QE2 are all
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activated."
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10 . If you are in the left lane and only driving 110 in a 80-90 km: u- M8 Q: i" d; `
zone, you are considered a road hazard and will be "flipped off"
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11     . For winter driving, it is advisable to wear your parka, toque, fur
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blankets in the vehicle, as snow removal from the city streets is: B7 E+ v! Y; u0 W
virtually non-existent until the spring thaw.
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发表于 2007-10-11 19:19 | 显示全部楼层
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有点夸张。不过还是佩服生活在这的人,大部分人都活下来了。
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发表于 2007-10-11 19:26 | 显示全部楼层
又是一个挨砖的帖子。
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发表于 2007-10-11 19:28 | 显示全部楼层
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发表于 2007-10-11 19:51 | 显示全部楼层
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发表于 2007-10-11 20:32 | 显示全部楼层

公厕

老杨团队,追求完美;客户至上,服务到位!
朋友坐在一起聊天的时候,最怕有人带来公厕的味道,弄得大家好好的生活都觉得恶心。; N3 C: X- {4 H
满腹牢骚的人看似独树一帜,其实大多数都一生一无所成,能混个平常日子都不错了。因为他们把自己看得太高了,什么都屈才。" X; U# k, P0 \# T& w6 n' L
有一个人,他骂了自己所在单位一辈子,由于长期持有一种心情,一种哀怨的表情,脸色都是土灰色的了,可就是没见他作出什么成就,已没有离开他的破单位,却大大煞了周围人生活的风景。
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发表于 2007-10-11 21:05 | 显示全部楼层

ZT: The same joke

来自多伦多的朋友 忽悠 其他朋友 来爱民屯说 :
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此地钱多, 人傻, 速来
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" K8 r! h, d% j+ W4 }[ 本帖最后由 April 于 2007-10-11 22:12 编辑 ]
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发表于 2007-10-11 21:20 | 显示全部楼层
老杨团队,追求完美;客户至上,服务到位!
原帖由 HOAH 于 2007-10-11 21:32 发表 1 B' d0 r& G% }7 [& u
朋友坐在一起聊天的时候,最怕有人带来公厕的味道,弄得大家好好的生活都觉得恶心。# B' e3 Z! A" e  _5 N0 I9 r# G" }) D
满腹牢骚的人看似独树一帜,其实大多数都一生一无所成,能混个平常日子都不错了。因为他们把自己看得太高了,什么都屈才。7 M/ Q* u3 ?) g4 k8 p
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说事,谈话题,别攻击人。什么素质?整个一厕所。
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发表于 2007-10-11 21:23 | 显示全部楼层
老杨团队,追求完美;客户至上,服务到位!
是原创吗?楼主太有才了,佩服啊!!
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发表于 2007-10-11 21:26 | 显示全部楼层
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发表于 2007-10-11 21:34 | 显示全部楼层
原帖由 pacibridge 于 2007-10-11 22:20 发表
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# L; C, C* S6 ? 说事,谈话题,别攻击人。什么素质?整个一厕所。

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这么刺痛你了吗?
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. X( x/ B/ b3 k, i8 D* S我可指的是极少数人,如果你不是,就别往自己身上想。
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发表于 2007-10-11 23:23 | 显示全部楼层
同言同羽 置业良晨
原帖由 HOAH 于 2007-10-11 21:32 发表
9 J+ L4 O8 |9 O& d朋友坐在一起聊天的时候,最怕有人带来公厕的味道,弄得大家好好的生活都觉得恶心。
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你这样不太好吧!每个人都有抱怨的权力。对待不合理的现象大家都齐声颂扬,好象不是民主自由的加拿大的特点。2 i1 N/ l5 Y: X: q3 {5 H

9 n6 H5 @9 g! X6 d* |再次申明我的观点,Edmonton是全世界最好的城市。
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发表于 2007-10-12 06:53 | 显示全部楼层
老杨团队,追求完美;客户至上,服务到位!
埃德蒙顿, 是一个盛产冠军的城市! 能在埃德蒙顿扎根发展的人, 都是强者中的强者!
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发表于 2007-10-12 07:30 | 显示全部楼层

可能 你真的不知道 埃德蒙顿 同样 藏龙卧虎

Please mark ZT when 分享 other people's 原创. Thanks.
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发表于 2007-10-12 09:35 | 显示全部楼层
就是一还“有点才”的调侃嘛。有些人干吗那么serious啊
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发表于 2007-10-12 14:34 | 显示全部楼层
同言同羽 置业良晨
以前见过,这好像是西门莎菲大学的人写的(不敢肯定).不光EDMONTON,还有别的省,市.只是调侃.
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