Vail, WA, not Vail, Colorado. They have pretty much gutted it as far as the shops/offices. Laid off pretty much all the loggers except for road maintenance, from what I hear. I believe they contract all the logging out to Gyppos now, which is good for the little guy, but it's still not the same. It would never be like it was. I couldn't go back. And with politics in Washington State as they are now, I have no desire. The people wouldn't be the same either. I have about 10 years in with the State on North Carolina now, and I'm planning on riding it out until retirement.
Hi Vigilant: Yeah I can tell your from Washington State. You gave yourself away with the term "gyppo.' A Canadian term.
Washington State is definitely one of the most progressive states in the Union. Now that you mention it, I have to tell you that you came within a blink of being Canadian. Washington State as we know it today was at one time part of the Hudson's Bay Company and therefore part of what was to become Canada. That's why there is a Vancouver Washington!
Oh, don't get me going. Well, I guess I don't need to mention how incredibly stupid the English are. Got doubts? Well check this out! Besides throwing away a large part of Asia, known as India and other areas, they completely screwed up the 13 colonies. N. Carolina being but one. Then due to their arrogance and mind boggling stupidity decided to tax the English pioneers in the colonies to the point of rebellion.
So, jumping ahead a few thousand lives, after the war of independence, about 1777. Some 50 years later, still not getting it, the English decide to further torture their ex-comrades who now call themselves Americans by attacking American ships on the high seas, ( if I have to explain this term I truly give up on your education system ) on the pretext of looking for AWOL English sailors. ( who could blame anyone for going AWOL from the British Navy? )
So the fledgeling Americans decided to declare war on Canada. Thomas Jefferson, ( I refuse to explain who this slave lover was ) who mused "....it would only be a matter of marching" , was one of the signatories to the American Constitution which set in stone that America was not exclusively a Christian country. Hello Pallin and other morons.
Ever wonder why the White House is white? We burned it twice during this unfortunate period. It was painted white to cover up the fire damage. Trust me, I could go on. But I will leave you with this: America did not win the War of 1812. Neither did we. Vietnam was not the first war America lost.
But Canada did lose Upper Michigan and Washington State, a lot of New York and Maine and about 200 miles south of the present border due to the incredible stupidity and short sightedness of England. I'm not even going to mention the Treaty of Paris which saw America, at Tom Jefferson's urging, buy the last of the French connection in N. America, known as the Louisiana Purchase, which incredibly was every thing West of the Mississippi! Yeah, EVERYTHING!
Louisiana Cajun? Means Canadian. Whoa Kemo Sabe! When I tell you that Captain Cook, at Chief Kamehameha (SIC) urging wanted to be part of what was then the British empire, but the goddam stupid Brits said no, I hope you wont be thinking I'm pissed. Of course I am!
Anytime you are in the area and would like to say hello is fine by me. Be prepared to get wrecked.
So your thinking what's my point? My point is there should be no Canada. We are nothing but spoilers and should not be. When one goes into a government building in Canada, one sees the Queen of England's picture! Yeah, she is the leader of Canada. I want to barf on my shoes.
So when I wax long about American politics, trust me, I'm wishin' things would have worked out as they should have!
Brian
