September 4, 2010
Out of Order: Motel Room with Tanning Bed
From photographer Jan Normandale of somewhere up there north of the US-Canada border.
My truck conked out at 7:00 pm on the Trans-Canada Highway halfway across the top of Lake Superior between Sault Ste Marie, Ontario and Thunder Bay, Ontario, a driving distance of 690 km/431 mi with no services between Wawa, Ontario and Terrace Bay.
There was a construction crew using all available rooms in the three motels in Terrace Bay. I was ‘second’ in line for this room if the couple ahead of me didn’t take it. Fortunately they didn’t. I was surprised they didn’t take it until I went to look at the room, then I figured it out. The room itself was ‘well used’ but the washroom was clean. I threw a sleeping bag on top of the bed and covered the pillow with a towel. It was that good. I could smell sweat in the pillow!
The next morning I went to the local garage and waited my turn for repairs. I left later that day and I considered myself fortunate to get the repair work done in such a small town. The local airport had been converted to a drag strip, there was no Greyhound bus service, no trains and no taxis . . . my only way out was the engine repair.
Over on Flickr, I noted that with room service, Jan could have gotten himself an all-inclusive vacation package right there in one room. Phil suggested he might have used the tanning bed to cook breakfast, and I thought of those ‘free’ lobby breakfasts — steam tables featuring rubbery eggs, dried-out potatoes, and . . . eh, whatever it is Canadians eat for breakfast. Oh, yes! Canadian bacon!
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Perhaps a waffle maker in the shape of Canada. Is that a pleasing shape? I liked the ones shaped like Texas.
The whole of Canada might be unwieldy. I am not sure which of the Canadian provinces might be waffle-worthy.
you two are so harsh ;D
Waffle worthy would be Saskatchewan. A rectangular province about the size of Texas so the waffles should be filling and a more appropriate shape. Don’t forget the Canadian Bacon!!
BTW there was a Waffle Party in Canada.
I’m not sure I have ever eaten a Waffle!
You know, Jan, clusterflock’s regular Canadian correspondent, Walt, suggested a Saskatchewan-shaped waffle just a little while back. He said that his effort at an Ontario-shaped waffle did not turn out well.
I think it was Saskatchewan. Which one is Saskatchewan?
Just playing what Walt calls “Bait the Canadian”!
Phil, you might want to ease into waffles by trying what clusterflock’s Norwegian friend Elisabeth suggests. Norwegian waffles, she says, are eaten in the afternoon — with sour cream and jam.
Phil obviously needs a Waffle House visit the next time he is in the states.
I think I’m sensing a trend here. That’s it. I’m making Saskatchewan waffles, with blueberries (or raspberries, I’m flexible) marking Regina, Saskatoon, Prince Albert and the poor man’s Prince Albert, also known as Moose Jaw.
(Back from parts unknown. Hey y’all.)
Welcome back, Walt.
Please post a photograph of one of your Saskatchewan waffles.
Walt, a Prince Albert in England is only for those with particular needs!
Phil, the breadth of your knowledge never ceases to amaze me.