Trailer Park Boys is definitely an acquired taste. Kim and I fell in love with it. Not sure what it says about us but we both saw a lot of central Pennsylvania in that show — more than we did Canada. Trailer Parks and odd characters are a familiar experience here.

It’s been decades since I’ve been to Canada and then as a tourist at Niagara Falls. Can’t remember being anywhere else so my perspective on the country is absent and incomplete. And since my passport is not out of date I probably couldn’t visit anyway.

I’m no expert around our medical system or anyone else’s for that matter — but I have to believe that if I had shown up at the ER with no insurance or money, my treatment would have been identical. Where it would have changed is afterwards — I probably would not get into cardiac rehab without some sort of insurance. Could be wrong.

For now — onward!

Trailer Park Boys eh? Sort pf degrading IMO. In any event we are more as upper middle class here. And yes, my brother lives in Texas, although in his case by way of London in the uK. Long Story.

Me, not even close to a Bubbles or perhaps a Bubba in the US.

As to how we exist, keep in mind most ofthe population lives within 800 miles of the U.S, border, so influences are often cross-border. You’d be hard pressed to find specific differences. For example vehicles with no front license plates as in your home state are similar to here in Canada, vehicles from Quebec have no front license plates. We have a headlights on at all times; national law, not so in the USA. Oh and our currency is
prnted on plastic, no “paper” currency, our smallest denomination of bill is $5.00 and as with all our bills coloured, differently. One dollar and two dollar coins, no pennies as all sales are round to the nearest 5 cents.
So we are different. We in Southern Ontario speak generally with an upper New York State accent as one friend who lives in Rochester noted.
Our politics do not consume our every waking hour and many are unable to name the prime minister (we exist more on the British system of governance) or the name of his wife and children. We hold federal elections once every four years, ditto municipal elections. And we are just different enough that many foreigners enjoy the country for what it is, and for the people. Very few ride their two wheeled transporation modes in the winter, for the same reason; weather and the abundanceo of salt on the roads. And we do enjoy ice cream, or at least I do, hence in the future a visit to the Creamery in State College at some future date is required. It used to be an easy drive across the internationa borderto go to the USA, now a passport is required. The other things about travelling to the US is ensure one has sufficient medical travel insurance; the US system is based upon ability to pay, here the government does pay for most services. it is not the ideal system,
Honestly I don’t think there is an ideal system anywhere.

Am thankful and grateful you were able to receive the assistance and surgery you required when you did. For many of us it means continued interesting blog notes as well as tales of your family, feelings and worldly experiences.

Texas? Your brother ran a long way for the complete American experience.

The 32 million population offers opportunities that are hard to fathom in the states I guess. My perception of Canadians is guided by what I assume is an accurate representation of your citizenry — the Trailer Park Boys television show. I’ve always pictured you like Bubbles Bryce only taller. He is the smartest buy in the park after all.

As far as the Anti Gravity battery goes — you can’t put a price on peace of mind. That’s what our marketing and advertising tells us all the time here so it must be true.

Everything is better in Canada.
Only if you can afford to live here.
My now American citizen redneck younger brother now living in Texas was once heard to remark he would have to have an income four times what he was earning staeside to just survive in Canada. And his earnings then were well over US$100,000! Our income tax rates are closer to the UK in comparison. Keep in mind Canada is sustaining a far better standard of living than the USA on a total population of roughly 32-million people.

The sole importer for the product into Canada sells only the most expensive model, natch! And adhesive labels have been applied so the prodct has descriptions in both French (Quevecois) and English.(Canadian packaging laws ) Searching revealed the same product is available from Amazon Canada for C$113.95 plus shipping plus 13% sales tax

Thankfully, Lily doesn’t pull like that!

Indeed. Batteries are a weak link on the scooter. This eliminates worry.

My thoughts exactly. I have been making premature battery purchases for a long time. No more.

Don’t know anything about the Fluron brand. I would post a question at the ModernVespa.com forum. Lot’s of experience over there.

Not far I bet. I’ve not paid much attention to Tesla other than the name so I don’t have much of a sense of what they are like aside from being electric. I’m waiting for hydrogen cars, or ones powered by a Mr. Fusion…

Poor Lily??? She leads the life of Riley and acts as if she runs the place. Poor Lily indeed.

I could have used the van to jump the Fit but it would have required some work to get it in position.

I thought everything was better in Canada??