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ofblong wrote:

ceemes wrote:

blues2cruise wrote:

ceemes wrote:

blues2cruise wrote:Let's see....Hwy# 17....speed limit is what???? 90? Going 140 in a 90 zone is asking for trouble....both of you.

Doing 90 on 17 is begging for even more trouble.......even the big rigs fly down it at 100 to 110. If you are planning of doing 90 on 17 on a bike, you best ride on the hard shoulder, otherwise someone is going to be driving up your exhaust pipe. I commute that road everyday, believe me, 90 ain't safe on it.


Actually, I was once following behind a cop car who was doing 100 KPH and I got tired of following him, so I dropped down a gear and blew by him at 130......and I didn't get a ticket or pulled over......ask me how.

OK...I'll bite....How?

Noticed he had Washington State plate, it was a Watcom Country Copper heading to patrol Point Roberts, well out of his jurisdiction.

here in michigan any cop can pull you over no matter what jurisdiction they are in.

That may well be, however I doubt a Michigan Copper has much pull or authority up in Ontario. Point Roberts WA is one of those funny little geographical oddities both Canada and the US share, tiny portions of our countries that are separated from the main and where you have to travel across the border to get to.

hehe well just be forwarned if you ever visit michigan .

ceemes wrote:Point Roberts WA is one of those funny little geographical oddities both Canada and the US share, tiny portions of our countries that are separated from the main and where you have to travel across the border to get to.

Geeze! That's ridiculous. I didn't know places like that existed. We should trade Point Roberts back to you guys for.......... ummm ........ lessee.......... is there something you have that we want??

jstark47 wrote:

ceemes wrote:Point Roberts WA is one of those funny little geographical oddities both Canada and the US share, tiny portions of our countries that are separated from the main and where you have to travel across the border to get to.

Geeze! That's ridiculous. I didn't know places like that existed. We should trade Point Roberts back to you guys for.......... ummm ........ lessee.......... is there something you have that we want??

If you want Point Roberts you have give us back Alaska.

We had it first, but some dumba$$ drunk Canadian sold it to you for about twenty bucks way back when.

blues2cruise wrote:

jstark47 wrote:

ceemes wrote:Point Roberts WA is one of those funny little geographical oddities both Canada and the US share, tiny portions of our countries that are separated from the main and where you have to travel across the border to get to.

Geeze! That's ridiculous. I didn't know places like that existed. We should trade Point Roberts back to you guys for.......... ummm ........ lessee.......... is there something you have that we want??

If you want Point Roberts you have give us back Alaska.

We had it first, but some dumba$$ drunk Canadian sold it to you for about twenty bucks way back when.

Sorry Blues, but that is incorrect. Although both Britain and Spain both toyed with colonizing Alaska, it was in fact part of Imperial Russia by a deed held by the Russian Alaska Company, sort of like the way Rupertsland was held by the HBC's Royal Charter. In 1867, Russia sold Alaska to the US for the princely sum of US$7.2 Million Dollar or approximately US$90,750,000 in 2005 money. A hell of a good bargain even by todays standards, although at the time the purchase was known as Sewards Folly, after US Sec. of State William Seward who brokered the deal. At the time, Russia needed cash and wanted to keep its North American holdings out of British hands.

There was a border dispute between Canada and the US in regards to the so-called Alaskan Pan Handle which was resolved in 1903 in favour of the US mainly due to old Russian maps detailing the extend of their Alaskan holdings at the time of the sale.

But never fear, we both know the High Command of the Canadian World Domination League has plans in place for both Alaska and Point Roberts....indeed, I just may be doing a recce at Point Roberts tomorrow, but keep it under you hat okay?

ceemes wrote:But never fear, we both know the High Command of the Canadian World Domination League has plans in place for both Alaska and Point Roberts....indeed, I just may be doing a recce at Point Roberts tomorrow, but keep it under you hat okay?

Hey, wouldja please take Camden, NJ, too, while yer at it????

Did you need some cash for a down payment on Point Roberts?

jstark47 wrote:

ceemes wrote:But never fear, we both know the High Command of the Canadian World Domination League has plans in place for both Alaska and Point Roberts....indeed, I just may be doing a recce at Point Roberts tomorrow, but keep it under you hat okay?

Hey, wouldja please take Camden, NJ, too, while yer at it????

New Jersey?????? errr......what are you willing to pay us to take it off your hands?

ceemes wrote:

jstark47 wrote:

ceemes wrote:But never fear, we both know the High Command of the Canadian World Domination League has plans in place for both Alaska and Point Roberts....indeed, I just may be doing a recce at Point Roberts tomorrow, but keep it under you hat okay?

Hey, wouldja please take Camden, NJ, too, while yer at it????

New Jersey?????? errr......what are you willing to pay us to take it off your hands?

How about a trade for Quebec? They don't like being Canadian anyway.

That's right Canadian Tire makes money the old fashioned way. They print their own.