Over the River LXXXIV
November 8, 2024
Highlights and lowlights from my 84th two-wheeled trek to the Great State of New York:
1. At the Rainbow Bridge, my inspection at U.S. Customs consisted of the following:
“Where are you going?”
“Around Niagara Falls.”
“Have a good one.”
As others have said, I guess they kind of know me by now.
2. Scenes that just scream “Niagara Falls, New York” . . .
3. Free sandals and milk . . .
4. FisherMAN’s Park? That’s not very inclusive.
5. Even here, in the middle of the ’hood, this bike repair station outside the La Salle branch of the Niagara Falls Public Library hasn’t been vandalized. Yet such a thing in the Old Country wouldn’t last five minutes, if that.
6. Packing heat? No problem. Not wearing a dipshit mask? Better make sure you take poison.
7. Inside the Tim Davinder Hortons was an old guy wearing a Trump hat. “At least he won,” he said. “He wouldn’t have won if I didn’t wear this hat.” He went on to tell me that a guy who lives across the street from him had a big Kamala sign all across his trailer. “He had to take it down,” he said.
8. Also inside the Tim Davinder Hortons was a sign promoting the Tim Hortons Childrens’ Foundation. Give them the experience of the lifetime, it said. I guess the gene-altering poison they required the kids to take to attend their camps certainly qualifies, though hardly in a good way.
9. Selfie magnet at the Fashion Outlets of Niagara Falls USA, which isn’t actually in Niagara Falls . . .
10. The tree’s there, but no Santa as yet . . .
11. Walking around the mall, there were no customers as yet either, even though all the stores were open . . .
12. Taste the rainbow . . .
13. Out of “oder” . . .
14. Those few who were in the mall were some old folks shooting the shit in the food court. They too were fed up with the warmongering Democrats. “Fighting wars . . . enough is enough. I feel sorry for the kids. Sending millions of dollars to Ukraine and no accountability,” one of them said.
15. Three Bills hoodies right next to one from the hated Dolphins . . .
16. He’s back . . .
17. As I was leaving the mall, an older woman got out of a car and yelled, “F--- off!” as she stormed toward the entrance. Her husband followed behind and a heated exchange ensued.
18. How very utilitarian . . .
19. Not very welcoming, I would say . . .
20. A real white elephant . . .
21. Be daring . . .
22. So welcoming and inclusive . . .
23. Tucked away under a row of seats at the Niagara Falls (Canada) Bus Terminal was a bum laying on the floor using much of his worldly possessions as a pillow as he was coughing up a storm. Another nice welcome for visiting tourists.
24. Flashing on the bottom of the message board on the GO bus which took me back to St. Catharines was a notice about this being Treaties Recognition Week. And just next to the board was the driver’s bag, which was adorned with an orange “Every Child Matters” button. My reaction to both:
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