Availability of survival kits.

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Canada now has a nationwide 1-800 number to buy or learn how to make a 72 hour survival kit. This number has been displayed several times on a national advertising campaign.

The suggestion is if you have one of these kits rescue workers can be helping people who truly need help instead of running around doing for you what you should have done for yourself.
 
Nice, so there is hope.
DO you think they have a website?

So what's in these Canadian 72 hour kits?
-Case of Molson
-1 lb. of Back Bacon
-a tuke
-a picture of Wayne Gretsky (to keep survival spirits up)
-a RUSH concert DVD
-Audio Survival tips from Bob and Doug MacKenzie

Disclaimer: Kevin, let me apologize up front for being an American elitist PIG.
Just going for a laugh, when I thought about a "Canadian Surivival Kit" a smirk came onto my face.

On a serious note: I believe that more Canadians have a better idea how to rough it than Americans. There are far more Canadians that live closer or in the wilderness than in the US, so, I think Canadians are probably better equipped to deal with wilderness issues. Of course, in both Canadian cities and US cities we have people who are too removed from nature to be able to handle themselves. From your perspective, being a Canadian citizen, do you this is correct?

I was just kidding around, I don't want a bunch of angry Cannuks coming down here to kick my butt. ;) But if you do, birng a case of Molson Golden Ale, the old stuff, the good kind! It was my favorite. :thumbup:
 
SkunkWerX said:
Nice, so there is hope.
DO you think they have a website?

So what's in these Canadian 72 hour kits?
-Case of Molson
-1 lb. of Back Bacon
-a tuke
-a picture of Wayne Gretsky (to keep survival spirits up)
-a RUSH concert DVD
-Audio Survival tips from Bob and Doug MacKenzie
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1, Stateside, I prefer Molson Ice. If stranded in Canada I'd want my Bugout bag stocked with Alexander Keiths!

2, WTH is a tuke?

3, I don't want a picture of Gretsky in my bag. Its gotta be Don Cherry
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4, There should be a roll of duct tape in there and an instructional video from Red Green (Keep your stick on the ice ;) ).


I'm with Skunk Kevin. All in fun.:p
 
A tuke! Fer Gawd's Sayke man!! :confused: We're all the way down here in Maryland and we know what a Tuke is.
I thought Michigan-ites were required to know the lore of Tuke-dom to enter elementary school? Wait, let's use the Frenchie-Quebec spelling: TUQUE.

Oh no, now you've done it! now you've done it!!! [cringes]
You are gonna make them so mad, they are going to invade! :mad:
They will send their elderly first, to invade Florida!!
Wait, oh no, it's already started! :eek:

Just admit you know what a Tuke (Tuque) is, and they will simmer down.
Thankfully , it's Hockey season, or we would be in real trouble. ;)

This is enough to make Kevin go get those arrows (and don't forget the wallet) from that bees nest!! [we want video].
 
SkunkWerX said:
Nice, so there is hope.
DO you think they have a website?

So what's in these Canadian 72 hour kits?
-Case of Molson case of Wiser's Deluxe (Canadian rye whisky for our American brothers)- more bang for the buck (important in a survival kit)
-1 lb. of Back Bacon freeze dried for storage purposes
-a tuke toque where I come from
-a picture of Wayne Gretsky (to keep survival spirits up) you blew this one Skunk - Wayne Gretzky is an American, at least now he is, besides, who cares about hockey? (WHAT DID HE SAY?)
-a RUSH concert DVD Might be Celine Dion since Kevin's a Quebecer, oh, wait a minute, she's an American, too, now
-Audio Survival tips from Bob and Doug MacKenzie Finally, you start to make some sense.

I was just kidding around, I don't want a bunch of angry Cannuks coming down here to kick my butt. ;) But if you do, birng a case of Molson Golden Ale, the old stuff, the good kind! It was my favorite. :thumbup:
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Molson Golden was an awful beer. I prefer Coors Light.

Kevin, do you have that 800 number?

Doc
 
Doc that darn commercial always comes on late at night. I am also so flustered and flabbergasted at the content that by the time I get the idea it may be a good thing to explore its the next morning.

It just seems out of the ordinary for Canadians. It also seems exactly what we would do. Its that old paradxical Canadian image . Lotsa go and very little show.

I did google it and came up with such a plethora of Canadian emergency preparedness organisations that I flabbegasted myself again. (My flabber is getting ghastly.) :eek: :D

I will do my best to have pen and paper to hand when it comes on again.
I am also going to explore the official websites again. Although many of the headings seem to lead to the same place.

"Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada."

I may contact them and ask them for the number. Many of their site headers say they have lists of what you need on their site.
 
So what's in these Canadian 72 hour kits?
-Case of Molson (1? Come on, were Canadians! 4 per person)
-1 lb. of Back Bacon (salted pork? Better add a 26 of Tangle Ridge Rye to wash it down)
-a tuke ( I dont care if it is the quebec way of spelling "toque", they want to leave the country, its a toque and thats that!)
-a picture of Wayne Gretsky (to keep survival spirits up) (make it some hot chick in a bikini)
-a RUSH concert DVD (RUSH blows, enough said)
-Audio Survival tips from Bob and Doug MacKenzie (I probably should know who they are but, In the proud Canadian way "Who gives a f*ck?")

Disclaimer: Kevin, let me apologize up front for being an American elitist PIG.
Just going for a laugh, when I thought about a "Canadian Surivival Kit" a smirk came onto my face.

On a serious note: I believe that more Canadians have a better idea how to rough it than Americans. There are far more Canadians that live closer or in the wilderness than in the US, so, I think Canadians are probably better equipped to deal with wilderness issues. Of course, in both Canadian cities and US cities we have people who are too removed from nature to be able to handle themselves. From your perspective, being a Canadian citizen, do you this is correct? (Yes I think this is true, we are more adapted to the cold climate, not to say that the americans cant hold their own)

I was just kidding around, I don't want a bunch of angry Cannuks coming down here to kick my butt. ;) But if you do, birng a case of Molson Golden Ale, the old stuff, the good kind! It was my favorite. :thumbup:( Ill bring what ever I bring, beer, even Canadian beer is to weak for such an ass kickin"
 
Tabarnac, Don't touch my toque. :D

Yes , yes I know Tabarnac is not spelled correctly.

Try telling that to a French Canadian.

" No, no Kevin mon ami. It is tàbàrnàc not tàbèrnàc!" :barf:

"Here have another beer and we will try it again.":cool:
 
A tuke! Fer Gawd's Sayke man!! We're all the way down here in Maryland and we know what a Tuke is.
I thought Michigan-ites were required to know the lore of Tuke-dom to enter elementary school? Wait, let's use the Frenchie-Quebec spelling: TUQUE.
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Sorry. Mental brown out:foot: . They are honestly not called that in this part of Michigan. Least not to my face anyway.

besides, who cares about hockey?
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See what that Coors light will do to you? :p
 
Who cares about hockey? Whyfor then did someone suggest putting a blue streak behind the puck so it could better be seen?

The very idea of not liking hockey is like not liking Tim Horton coffee.

It cannot be fathomed.

B:T:W: The Canadian National sport is not hockey. It is Lacrosse so go figure.

If you think hockey is rough just get hit in the head by an Indian rubber Lacrosse ball.

You wll not need any blue streaks. You will be seeing stars. :D
 
Yeah, up here in northern Alberta, at -45*c and colder. you'd better be able to survive when you car breaks down or you done for. Though I must admit going to edmonton there allways seems to be people on the road.
 
I think the instructional DVD should be "Strange Brew". Oh and isn't the Canadian national sport sweeping the ice with a broom? Gotta keep the ice clean. :p

Oops. Who the heck is Don Cherry BTW?
 
Rupestris said:
:eek: I'm speechless.

Next you'll tell me you have no idea who Red Green is.

:D
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Yellow? :D

But seriously, I'd never even heard of Red Green until I visited my dad in Minnesota last summer. When I got back here in sunny California, I tried to find it in my cable listings, but no dice. :mad: That's one seriously funny show though.
 
Back to Molson for a minute.
I'm talking about Molson Canadian ALE , from back in the late 70's.
They had Red Label and Golden Ale. A damm fine ALE.
Then they switched it up, called it beire, or beere, or whatever, that's when it went downhill.

Doc, COORS??? You have got to be kiddin me? Say it ain't so? :barf:
The last Coors that tasted good was when they didn't ship it warm.
Early 80's? Did you know that Coors bought the Molson Company? I didn't until about 2 weeks ago. So now, like Celine and Gretsky, Molson is also American, no wonder it sucks now.

For the record, I drink DogFishHead IPA 90's 9% ABV.
Now that is strong enough for a good Ass Beating. You'll never know what hit ya! (an empty bottle) :D

I guess Leslie Neilsen is now an American too?
You guys gotta stop sending us your dregs, we got enough already.
We'll trade back Oprah and Joan Rivers....that'll learn ya to mess with the Yanks. We can have a foreign exchange program. :)

And now, we're comandeering the word TUKE, for our own sinister plans.
Toque? I thought that's what hippies did after rolling a spliff?
 
Ok now I know who Don Cherry is. Thanks guys. We will send back Celine Dion but we get to keep Pam Anderson. Diseases and all she's eye candy in the extreme. And yes I know who Red Green is, he used to be on TV here several years ago.
 
Reminds me of an old joke.
Q: Who are your two most favorite Canadians?
A: Pam Anderson

Neil Young, yep, a Canadian.
Shania Twain, yep.
Alexander Graham Bell
Marconi too.

But, I'll bet you didn't know Peter North was Canadian.

In 1994, the Federal Government of Canada introduced Bill C-212 that officially made Hockey Canada’s National Winter Sport and Lacrosse Canada’s National Summer Sport. So, HOCKEY is Canada's Official Sport!


OK, one last Canadian joke:
A seal walks into a bar and asks the bartender for a drink.
The bartender asks the seal, "What's your pleasure?"
The seal replies, "Anything but Canadian Club."
:p :) :D ;)
 
I guess I should make some concessions since we're giving back.

From Michigan:

Please please please take back Jennifer Granholm (MI Gov.) :barf: !!!

BTW, No, you can't have Steve Yzerman back.
 
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