I am constantly amazed by my friends and neighbours because so many are so unfamiliar with their backyards. I could place a bet that 90% of them could not locate the Kamuck River on a map without serious help. Probably 80% have never visited Poplar Lodge Park. Probably 70% could not name the Pallisades of the Pijitawabik, although they pass them every time they go to Thunder Bay.
I’m not faulting them. I’m just stating a fact about people in general – we are almost oblivious to our surroundings. We have to teach ourselves to be aware, and I include me in that “we”.
So last night on The National, when Peter Mansbridge flirted on air with Claire Martin, as per usual, maybe she was a little flustered. Claire is Senior Meteorologist for the CBC. I really enjoy her two-minutes of fame every weekday evening. She was pointing out that Northern Ontario would be assaulted, for the third night in a row, by an overnight frost. And the coolest community (in a temperature sense only) would be Armstrong.
Armstrong. Guaranteed that 95% of my friends and neighbours have heard of the place – they know it is somewhere west of us. On the west side of Lake Nipigon. Ninety-nine point nine per cent of them have never been there, and have no immediate plans to visit.
Claire pointed out its location for the benefit of 99.99% of TROC (the rest of Canada). She located it between Timmins and North Bay, a long, long way east of us, close to the Quebec border.
Claire, I forgive you, and millions of your fans will too.
And Peter, shame on you. Let the poor woman do her job.
ORIGINALLY POSTED 27 MAY 2011
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I’m not faulting them. I’m just stating a fact about people in general – we are almost oblivious to our surroundings. We have to teach ourselves to be aware, and I include me in that “we”.
So last night on The National, when Peter Mansbridge flirted on air with Claire Martin, as per usual, maybe she was a little flustered. Claire is Senior Meteorologist for the CBC. I really enjoy her two-minutes of fame every weekday evening. She was pointing out that Northern Ontario would be assaulted, for the third night in a row, by an overnight frost. And the coolest community (in a temperature sense only) would be Armstrong.
Armstrong. Guaranteed that 95% of my friends and neighbours have heard of the place – they know it is somewhere west of us. On the west side of Lake Nipigon. Ninety-nine point nine per cent of them have never been there, and have no immediate plans to visit.
Claire pointed out its location for the benefit of 99.99% of TROC (the rest of Canada). She located it between Timmins and North Bay, a long, long way east of us, close to the Quebec border.
Claire, I forgive you, and millions of your fans will too.
And Peter, shame on you. Let the poor woman do her job.
ORIGINALLY POSTED 27 MAY 2011
Read other posts with colour images on E.J. Lavoie's Blog > http://bit.ly/1oXc9jS
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