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NEW RULES FOR ENTERING ALBERTA
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1. Bring your own house.
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2. If going to the Oil Sands, bring your own house, school and \4 L4 Q: P( [* e5 X! n
hospital.
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3. If going to Edmonton , wear your flak jacket. This is the murder
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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% t# E `0 a0 U7 w: l
capital of Canada .6 d* [/ N/ T9 C" ^7 V
0 M( v! h3 Q9 X" @- U 6. If you are looking for work, look no further. Minimum wage is8 ?6 S6 f) V, s# d% E
$8.00/hour.
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$ A( N- B _3 [6 ]2 e) s+ ~ 7. If you work downtown, parking costs $10.00/hour.
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X% V, a& h7 i8 }, F% l 8. If you are able to buy a house in Calgary , why not spend the money9 `) C: ^( D8 f8 g2 ]/ z/ v
on a 15 year holiday ?
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) e9 m; |4 v0 S/ d( W6 C4 \# G1 n 9. If you drive a Hummer, look out. We sit amongst the highest gas
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$ m( C3 |( I* ]# ?4 i10. In Edmonton we have 5 hospitals. 10 years ago we had 7. Don't come
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11. In Calgary, the population has exploded. The last road was paved 12& G2 Z+ }4 @; q& h2 F4 P
years ago. Calgary is a no-parking zone.
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THE NEW RULES FOR DRIVING IN EDMONTON :
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1. You must first learn to pronounce the city name, it is: " E-MIN-TIN ".
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2. The morning rush hour is from 5:00am to noon. The evening rush hour$ r- y) N) r$ A: {! T
is from noon to 8:00pm. Friday's rush hour starts on Thursday morning.' Q/ C, w0 ^0 S K x' ]8 C
# ^: ^$ T. x6 G- B4 }3 . Forget the traffic rules you learned elsewhere. Edmonton now has its0 X3 b9 l( r5 Y9 W! r/ ?* T
own version of traffic rules. For example, cars/trucks with the loudest9 k* Z7 w }+ ?3 O% |. N' I
muffler go first at a four-way stop; the trucks with the biggest tires7 o g3 l1 f) {: B3 I. G8 p
go second. However, south-west Edmonton , SUV-driving, cell
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" l0 r7 K4 L; O% G: Q5 L4 . If you actually stop at a yellow light, you will be rear ended,
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5 . Never honk at anyone. Ever! Seriously! It's another offense that
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6 . Road construction is permanent and continuous in Edmonton . Detour3 M& h) O+ @2 K
barrels are moved around during the middle of the night to make the next4 W6 i9 J, x+ g" W1 W
day's driving a bit more exciting, but nothing ever gets finished, and* V0 m+ x& t+ Y2 d: h
more construction starts everyday.# c1 U7 d) v8 K* g
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7 . Watch carefully for road hazards such as drunks, skunks, dogs, cats,; ~' K# Y; g3 z3 \1 u( v1 A6 Z
deer, barrels, cones, cows, horses, mattresses, shredded tires, garbage,2 D: O5 A; t8 ?/ Y
squirrels, rabbits, crows, and coyotes feeding on any of these items.1 B% C# p5 T& S! U6 p% U
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8 . Calgary Trail, Gateway Boulevard, Highway 2 and the QE2 are all. L$ m+ q' \! Z' K6 V [# @5 A) |
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9 . If someone actually has their turn signal on, wave them to the( g7 K5 X' S* R; \2 l, w. @* s
shoulder immediately to let them know it has been "accidentally2 g: z7 R8 L1 k/ N0 p
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K! B6 a% F7 i" v10 . If you are in the left lane and only driving 110 in a 80-90 km( c, x* l) C9 [
zone, you are considered a road hazard and will be "flipped off"5 v# l- H! v% G' `
accordingly. If you return the flip, you'll be shot.2 I: h4 r/ T7 G/ a! w5 Z* L
9 D: G" E' b/ ?: f11 . For winter driving, it is advisable to wear your parka, toque, fur' T. J7 s9 Y3 b" O0 j5 C5 C& t
lined mittens and mukluks. Make sure you have a shovel, food, candle and
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