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NEW RULES FOR ENTERING ALBERTA
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% s1 t. l+ G$ [' K! T# A: g 1. Bring your own house.. S! m9 W' C& s* ~: v* W
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2. If going to the Oil Sands, bring your own house, school and( a, n+ ?0 A4 ~
hospital.
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1 u% L, s& C3 p" N& S" d7 B 3. If going to Edmonton , wear your flak jacket. This is the murder
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1 H# p; G6 i" w 4. If driving to Edmonton, it is also the auto theft center of Canada .
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5. If you are bringing drugs, head to West Edmonton Mall, the drug" r& |0 A% ~% {( W8 q6 \9 Q: l
capital of Canada .) l! ~9 U, U6 S( H s
1 F7 e# p/ I: B+ G3 j 6. If you are looking for work, look no further. Minimum wage is7 o% f: p X7 _" ?8 U9 d
$8.00/hour.
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1 ^6 v' k: z+ a" K* V 7. If you work downtown, parking costs $10.00/hour.
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8. If you are able to buy a house in Calgary , why not spend the money. G( I! O# t" W0 X
on a 15 year holiday ?6 q& O8 M; `* J+ Y# O, B. A6 V% j, M
3 D+ P( p0 h" {0 a; c& W 9. If you drive a Hummer, look out. We sit amongst the highest gas0 b, F$ O5 o6 k4 ?6 j
prices in Canada . (So much for The Alberta Advantage). R7 ^( W3 U: s# m- o' p0 _
% |8 f* y% ^& `) X4 _ u8 d# Y! j5 z10. In Edmonton we have 5 hospitals. 10 years ago we had 7. Don't come* k5 ^6 z0 v. l/ E
here sick.* T9 q0 j& s; D) q# V% P
2 n. D$ v4 ^5 ^5 w% c11. In Calgary, the population has exploded. The last road was paved 12
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' t4 l& e% J, \ THE NEW RULES FOR DRIVING IN EDMONTON :* G7 F2 ~" |2 o8 b) m
+ @& C4 J g4 J0 B1. You must first learn to pronounce the city name, it is: " E-MIN-TIN ".
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1 l8 Q; S9 n% x8 p; W1 m* R9 a2. The morning rush hour is from 5:00am to noon. The evening rush hour8 w" `1 c3 c A: J4 p& q! h6 }
is from noon to 8:00pm. Friday's rush hour starts on Thursday morning.& E, s2 e( j% X% ?4 @
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3 . Forget the traffic rules you learned elsewhere. Edmonton now has its
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muffler go first at a four-way stop; the trucks with the biggest tires3 `/ j( R& J" o6 R
go second. However, south-west Edmonton , SUV-driving, cell
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4 . If you actually stop at a yellow light, you will be rear ended,
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+ \' I* d0 W; T+ ]0 u: p5 . Never honk at anyone. Ever! Seriously! It's another offense that1 r/ L) l6 m$ a5 e5 M! w
can get you shot.
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6 . Road construction is permanent and continuous in Edmonton . Detour6 _; G$ d5 {; K2 y
barrels are moved around during the middle of the night to make the next
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more construction starts everyday.
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7 . Watch carefully for road hazards such as drunks, skunks, dogs, cats,& K m$ R) I& B1 j1 l- ?
deer, barrels, cones, cows, horses, mattresses, shredded tires, garbage,: N. \8 ?4 A& K
squirrels, rabbits, crows, and coyotes feeding on any of these items.) W% v/ j; i' x4 {
2 T/ y1 i: ^1 b0 u* j8 . Calgary Trail, Gateway Boulevard, Highway 2 and the QE2 are all
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8 l0 O3 y6 b0 X6 c* l1 n% u9 . If someone actually has their turn signal on, wave them to the
, b1 b" f. u/ ~: [% wshoulder immediately to let them know it has been "accidentally5 B* O( W; C2 b) e6 A1 d* o+ u# q
activated."
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10 . If you are in the left lane and only driving 110 in a 80-90 km
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accordingly. If you return the flip, you'll be shot.* X2 p( T( H* S) y3 B
* W( ^/ e. [: n2 v7 L11 . For winter driving, it is advisable to wear your parka, toque, fur2 I8 f$ A; I' A. Z- Q
lined mittens and mukluks. Make sure you have a shovel, food, candle and
8 T) c* L5 I. ?2 `blankets in the vehicle, as snow removal from the city streets is
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