Over the River XCIII
June 21, 2025
Highlights and lowlights from my 93rd two-wheeled trek to the Great State of New York:
1. I hadn’t noticed it before, but Metrolinx made a boo-boo on their new sign at Fairview Mall for the #12D route as it doesn’t go to Brock at all . . .
2. The driver of the #45 Niagara Transit bus that took me to Niagara Falls was built like a Caucasian version of Fat Albert.
3. Spotted on the Rainbow Bridge was a scarf and two caps which had been lost by travelers.
4. For the second straight time, I had a choice of two open lanes at U.S. Customs. The CBP officer who served me seemed surprised that the manufacturer whose name is plastered on the side of my bike’s frame made bicycles. Either that or he was just trying to throw me off with an unscripted question.
5. As I was leaving the washroom in the state park, someone nearby said, “I think there’s a big waterfall around here somewhere.”
6. Tour operators need a permit to be in the park? I thought it was open to all. Even visiting foreign nationals.
7. Normally, I’d be the last one to call for more government regulation, but as a resident of the Fireworks City, I think we need a similar law prohibiting fireworks.
8. Spotted on Lockport Street in the middle of the ’hood was a Muslim woman in full garb wearing a dipshit mask. Outside.
9. Scenes at the Prophet Isiah Second Coming House:
10. Make liberals cry again . . .
11. A shame I couldn’t try their “tripple” berry blast as they weren’t open yet . . .
12. Southern Ontario’s favorite Walmart . . .
13. I’m glad I wasn’t in the way when some guy blew off a four-way stop at 77th Street and the LaSalle Expressway.
14. While locking my bike up to a pole outside Amy & Co., a scruffy dude came by and said, “You don’t need coffee.” “I don’t,” I replied. “But I do need a break.” That and to support small, local businesses instead of chains, just as I do here.
15. While waiting in line, I learned that baby Charlie, who I heard so much about in my last visit, had grown to 14 pounds and was fast asleep.
16. During my break there, I also learned that one of the women sitting near the window who lives in Sanborn was moving to a house in Lewiston after first checking homes in Youngstown. There’s one wall she wants to paint a sage green and install new new lights nearby. “Andy is an electrician,” she said. But she had problems downstairs because there was carpet in the bathroom and asbestos tile flooring elsewhere. When asked how she knew it was asbestos, she said someone told her. “He’s, like, in construction,” she said. She went on to say that she wants a subway tile for the bathroom and a concrete-looking tile instead of wood for the flooring.
17. At another table where someone had ordered a ham sandwich, they talked about the U.S. Virgin Islands. “English Harbor is the best,” one of them said. “All the big shots have yachts there. Bill Gates has a yacht there.”
18. Odd sticker to find on a bench at LaSalle Waterfront Park . . .
19. Spotted in the state park was someone wearing a T-shirt with the message, “Make America Fish Again.”
20. This was the line for the Cave of the Winds tour, which was taking groups on eight-minute intervals. Yes, they were busy.
21. The gay flag flying just under Old Glory, an obvious sign that the Great State of New York is a blue state.
22. Welcome to the Cataract City . . .
23. While in line at Canadian Customs, I watched as two CBP officers were returning to the U.S. after escorting someone back to Canada.
24. On my way to the Morrison & Dorchester hub to catch the regional bus, I passed by a Catholic school flying the gay flag. What’s wrong with this picture? I wondered.
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