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NEW RULES FOR ENTERING ALBERTA5 S; X5 K: d! [" V( x
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1. Bring your own house.
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2. If going to the Oil Sands, bring your own house, school and. }6 R9 u5 i$ L! _' i& r
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3. If going to Edmonton , wear your flak jacket. This is the murder
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4. If driving to Edmonton, it is also the auto theft center of Canada .. h% r5 d7 F9 c, W% R7 E
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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$ m% o4 ]8 P& ?3 p; I8 y7 h
$8.00/hour.- X8 o1 T0 D+ o, C- ]
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7. If you work downtown, parking costs $10.00/hour.. x3 s/ l6 }' n
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8. If you are able to buy a house in Calgary , why not spend the money
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5 Y1 W4 [+ Z5 h2 v, d' Y 9. If you drive a Hummer, look out. We sit amongst the highest gas
W6 a8 g9 }' Zprices 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 come
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11. In Calgary, the population has exploded. The last road was paved 12
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5 c! ^; w7 d' K1 Z- f1 r THE NEW RULES FOR DRIVING IN EDMONTON :
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" W) M( V( \3 N% E4 v1. You must first learn to pronounce the city name, it is: " E-MIN-TIN ".! j1 U. Q' ?( U, W8 e" |
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2. The morning rush hour is from 5:00am to noon. The evening rush hour
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3 . Forget the traffic rules you learned elsewhere. Edmonton now has its+ Q; ?) ~0 K5 A0 n3 s& f8 ~1 q
own version of traffic rules. For example, cars/trucks with the loudest
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go second. However, south-west Edmonton , SUV-driving, cell
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4 . If you actually stop at a yellow light, you will be rear ended,/ ^) u0 u7 C5 n" u4 o
cussed out, and possibly shot.! A' \/ I/ l, r8 i3 A/ n
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5 . Never honk at anyone. Ever! Seriously! It's another offense that, c+ j! ~/ ^0 g, O. W# b( f" O
can get you shot.
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1 \4 c3 v- e2 e# m/ W" ]* m6 . Road construction is permanent and continuous in Edmonton . Detour
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day's driving a bit more exciting, but nothing ever gets finished, and
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2 Q+ x5 U1 A0 @8 Y8 s 7 . Watch carefully for road hazards such as drunks, skunks, dogs, cats, y4 _; ]- X/ N/ H; F: R
deer, barrels, cones, cows, horses, mattresses, shredded tires, garbage,
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shoulder immediately to let them know it has been "accidentally
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10 . If you are in the left lane and only driving 110 in a 80-90 km
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accordingly. If you return the flip, you'll be shot.
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11 . For winter driving, it is advisable to wear your parka, toque, fur1 @& R& u) I9 {3 w
lined mittens and mukluks. Make sure you have a shovel, food, candle and8 Y, C3 v+ \6 c! `! Z+ X) P
blankets in the vehicle, as snow removal from the city streets is
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