Canada Day, eh?

While the Americans celebrate the fourth of July, Canadians celebrate Canada Day on the first of July. This year it happened to fall on a Monday. Wen went to watch the fireworks in Selkirk, a small city north of where we live. It all happens on the waterfront. There are activities going on all day long, but that is mostly for younger kids and teenagers, even though a lot of older folks go there, too. There are bands playing and food vendors, and games for the kids. It is always a lot of fun.

As usual, the people who put on the show, did a marvelous job. It lasts about half an hour. We take our collapsible chairs and sit by the river watching the show with a huge crowd of other people. Once in a while everyone will go 'oh' and 'ah' at at particular beautiful spectacle with exploding colored lights and sparks flying in the sky.

Of course, there is always some little thing to spoil it. There were a couple of guys standing behind us yapping loudly about one of the guy's job. They were talking loud enough to make it annoying, even over the sound of the exploding firecrackers. Why they even bothered to come to watch the fireworks is beyond me. Nobody wants to listen to some stranger's problems and work in public. That is just as annoying as listening to some guy talking loudly on his cell phone at the next table when eating in a restaurant. And that happens a lot. These people are just rude.

Anyway, we did enjoy the show. Before we went, we ate hot dogs and fries just to put us into the mood. We ate at home. It is cheaper and better. A few years ago we went to Skinners in Lockport and almost died when we had to pay $12.00 for a hot dog with way too much mustard, a small bag of soggy fries that seemed to have been scraped from the bottom of the basket, and a small soft drink. Ours tasted better, even though we used frozen fries. At least they were solid and whole.

The next fireworks we'll be watching will be at the end of August in Lockport, about five minutes from where we live. That one is not quite as spectacular and elaborate as the one in Selkirk but nice enough to make it enjoyable and worth going there.