Monthly Archives: February 2008

Camping in Cluff

February 27, 2008 – 14:05

I’m in a camp outside lovely Cluff Lake, SK. Look it up. I’ll bet your in a better place.
I’m here to move some line cutters around the area. They’re cutting lines looking for Uranium.
We have satellite internet but it’s very slow. So slow, in fact, that the Vonage phones don’t work. [...]

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Can you spare $47 for a coffee?

February 25, 2008 – 19:10

I never thought I’d see it but I was pan-handled in Ft. McMurray.
I young fellow, not properly dressed, approached me at the mall last week. Being a former downtown Vancouver resident, I quickly brushed him off. He tried a second time, pouring out the ‘just moved here from Halifax and trying to get [...]

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Another Day…

February 20, 2008 – 20:26

I didn’t have a very spectacular day (for alot of reasons) but at least the weather was good; clear skies and bright sunshine with a high of -4°C.
Work hasn’t been all that busy but rarely is it very busy this time of year unless you’re a ski pilot or slinging bags on seismic (neither of [...]

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