Over the long weekend, I took my grandson up to Nanaimo, on Vancouver Island in Canada, to introduce him to bungee jumping. Nanaimo has a fine bridge, 143 feet above the water, built for the sport.
When I first jumped at Nanaimo, about a dozen years ago, most of the jumpers were male. Now, most of them are female. The workers at the site told me that many Canadian men accompany their women to the site, but are too fearful to jump. They sit to the side and watch their women take the leap.
When I was but a sprout, my Mother's side of the family was in Woodland, Maine, about 15 miles from Calais Canada. Had family there as well. At that time, Canadian money was close enough to par with American, most shopkeepers, and for that matter customers,would accept either one as payment or change.
Let me know when the Canadian dollar gets back within shouting distance of ours, and I will take them seriously again.
Since the election, I've heard a few people from British Columbia suggest that Canada should split with Alberta and B.C. (possibly a couple of other provinces too) forming a separate dominion liberated from Ottawa.
Any Canadians want to comment on this suggestion.