Lord Thunderin Bay

First stop today was to see the Wawa Goose. this is actually the third goose. The first goose was made  of plaster and chicken wire and erected in 1960. That goose lasted about 3 years; which is just about 3 years longer than a gigantic goose made out of plaster and chicken wire should last outside in a Canadian winter. The second goose was erected in 1963 and lasted until 2017 when it was replaced on Canada Day (Wawa Gets a New Goose). After mentioning in the article that the new goose is essentially a clone of the old goose, someone from the administrative office still went on to say

"We're hoping that they're going to be able to put most of it together under the parachute so that we don't ruin the big reveal."

I've got bad news for you buddy, the big reveal was ruined in 1963.

Next stop was White River, birthplace of, and sole reason to visit, Winnie the Pooh. After taking a photo with the Pooh statue we headed to the tourist office.

"What's the number one thing to see in White River" I asked.
"Probably Winnie the Pooh"
"Just did that, what's the second best thing?"
"Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh - maybe the museum...but it's closed this weekend." "Okay, do you have somewhere I can fill up my water bottle?"
"Uh, our water is undrinkable."

And sure enough, there were large warning signs over every tap. Thank you White River.

I jumped the gun on the roadside signs breakdown yesterday. From Toronto to Sault Ste Marie I stand by my ratios but from the Soo to Thunder Bay it's a different world. I had the pleasure of learning about Domenic "Hollywood" Filange Figliomeni. Domenic was an amateur boxer with a dream - "Whether you were a corporation looking to mass produce logo'd apparel, or an aspiring boxer wanting to put your fighting name on your tracksuit, he would serve everyone with little hassle and fair price." Domenic can't guarantee a hassle-free experience. You have to have a little hassle. 


I also learned about Minnow Trap 2 from best selling author Brian Horeck. I'm not entirely sure of the scope of his best selling credentials. Is it Canada, Ontario or just his living room?

Based on the Amazon plot synopsis
"Ten years have passed since a tight knit group of Northern Ontario cottagers faced a horrifying encounter with extraterrestrials. They now find themselves collaborating with a different alien species in an effort to stop global warming. Things get interesting when it’s discovered that one of their own possesses supernatural powers from Alien DNA."

Sounds wonderful. For me, if one of their own didn't get supernatural powers from alien DNA it would just be another one of your boilerplate, collaborate with extraterrestrials in order to stop global warming stories. Pretty much writes itself.