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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
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% V; i; K$ w- l2 K! D' Y1 L 1. Bring your own house.
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5 C6 Z) r9 M% w7 W: K! Y$ x 2. If going to the Oil Sands, bring your own house, school and
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3. If going to Edmonton , wear your flak jacket. This is the murder0 i  A8 I5 s" Z+ T* }
capital of Canada ., H' ?% m* ^" T$ ~

* E$ S+ ~1 o/ e 4. If driving to Edmonton, it is also the auto theft center of Canada .+ T" ~! E6 b% E
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5. If you are bringing drugs, head to West Edmonton Mall, the drug' ^& c9 w) ]& K2 D1 k  j
capital of Canada .$ e( J/ }/ U7 Z6 V
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6. If you are looking for work, look no further. Minimum wage is% H' p# K  ?3 ^/ B
$8.00/hour.& b- e" l$ j) i" D
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7. If you work downtown, parking costs $10.00/hour.3 _4 h' p4 w7 ^9 ^3 m( ]
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8. If you are able to buy a house in Calgary , why not spend the money
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0 u, F4 T- s6 o8 v  t 9. If you drive a Hummer, look out. We sit amongst the highest gas
- r) f0 o; k9 q& n6 y7 e0 kprices in Canada . (So much for The Alberta Advantage)
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10. In Edmonton we have 5 hospitals. 10 years ago we had 7. Don't come0 I0 G1 \! l1 M, u6 p
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) Y- }/ b+ \' L5 L6 ?& n11. In Calgary, the population has exploded. The last road was paved 12& W+ g2 @; k) S: r5 {
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+ i+ z( g. C: D THE NEW RULES FOR DRIVING IN EDMONTON :. U, H3 H/ C9 v' J( U7 y( [" x
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1. You must first learn to pronounce the city name, it is: " E-MIN-TIN ".! e- N; N; C) n  j3 j- U$ o

  M7 J% M, p% G: ]2. The morning rush hour is from 5:00am to noon. The evening rush hour
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: j: M) I% y1 }% T$ H4 k; j3 . Forget the traffic rules you learned elsewhere. Edmonton now has its' q+ B/ {' g- Y, K, L* p
own version of traffic rules. For example, cars/trucks with the loudest
% [( {; K& w# w/ U) Bmuffler go first at a four-way stop; the trucks with the biggest tires
: H( I$ l$ x6 Hgo second. However, south-west Edmonton , SUV-driving, cell+ ^7 V' p/ s6 e
phone-talking moms ALWAYS have the right of way.9 \" z# ]. G5 Y/ V# w3 F
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4 . If you actually stop at a yellow light, you will be rear ended,( X1 K/ z  X2 R6 F  L( h
cussed out, and possibly shot.
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: c6 b% z6 `; r5 . Never honk at anyone. Ever! Seriously! It's another offense that3 x# Y. }( N- T5 i, p
can get you shot.
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6 . Road construction is permanent and continuous in Edmonton . Detour% _5 L9 P1 R0 h: o/ S3 J
barrels are moved around during the middle of the night to make the next+ {' I$ v2 B; Y8 Q5 [5 z! l
day's driving a bit more exciting, but nothing ever gets finished, and/ D! K, U% F# o* \
more construction starts everyday.
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% T6 N6 [. k( M& i. q  P  7 . Watch carefully for road hazards such as drunks, skunks, dogs, cats,
& A7 Y# ~4 B! k* ^) Cdeer, barrels, cones, cows, horses, mattresses, shredded tires, garbage,
6 i" j( l2 H; D+ E4 w9 A* ksquirrels, rabbits, crows, and coyotes feeding on any of these items.- ]$ t$ A# h( i  X
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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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activated."
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( g9 r7 h' J- t10 . If you are in the left lane and only driving 110 in a 80-90 km
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1 |3 p2 q8 j2 Z8 ]4 d4 Eaccordingly. If you return the flip, you'll be shot.; B( Y5 w& a* N# N
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11     . For winter driving, it is advisable to wear your parka, toque, fur
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$ h% x* z# w1 H! g5 h4 _# E- Mvirtually non-existent until the spring thaw.
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发表于 2007-10-11 19:19 | 显示全部楼层

, R3 l! }* B$ N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
老杨团队 追求完美
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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。3 i0 V* F3 s- x2 x
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。
* Z/ I$ b) k2 ^) C2 S  b; o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 : , T- j! ^6 {8 W# C" T+ Q/ ~7 g" ~
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此地钱多, 人傻, 速来 ! D# t, \$ G3 ~& S* R7 G- T& m" w3 a5 g
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0 K6 M! I& R4 c  s1 g[ 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
原帖由 HOAH 于 2007-10-11 21:32 发表
' T$ u' `/ c; }7 V' d6 H; Z- [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。$ m& [" i' p' x; M7 Q5 M  B
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。/ M  S9 S  Y, q' N
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7 p  R5 Y0 a8 t0 X 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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# Y) t) C6 q' G0 A% e) g 说事,谈话题,别攻击人。什么素质?整个一厕所。
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0 ^7 [- }2 E% Q! R2 k9 g5 O这么刺痛你了吗?
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' g& q1 X% F% w! b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 0 o9 F( u3 r' ?" c; n, s; L, Q
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。4 {* w: p) k: \& p
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。( _5 k) B+ X* i* g8 `& r% ^
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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。. A9 D% Y; t# b$ ~2 y# ~; t

- b( G; @# e9 y5 h) s; o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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