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HCGLNS

HCGLNS

Emrys said:
Come to Saskatchewn. I'll show you middle of nowhere.

Along with towns named Elbow, Eyebrow, and Moose Jaw.
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My father worked with a man born in Saskatchewan. The delivery ended up on a highway with police assistance so far from any town or residence they listed on his birth certificate the latitude and longitude as the place of birth.

Lots of fun for him filling out forms after that.
 
Eriol

Eriol

Emrys said:
Come to Saskatchewn. I'll show you middle of nowhere.

Along with towns named Elbow, Eyebrow, and Moose Jaw.
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I'll raise you a Dildo, Newfoundland and Labrador

And on the desolation front, I give you near the border of Saskatchewan and Manitoba in May:
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Add and subtract some of the scrub on the sides of the road, and that's what you drive through for many MANY hours across the prairies of our Country.

I've only been to two places for "more desolate" than this. One was Egypt (in parts). The other was Wyoming.
 
Dei

Dei

Emrys said:
Come to Saskatchewn. I'll show you middle of nowhere.

Along with towns named Elbow, Eyebrow, and Moose Jaw.
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Look, it took me 12 hours to drive diagonally through Texas. I was near actual civilization for maybe 3 of those hours TOPS, and I think that's being generous.
 
Squidleybits

Squidleybits

If 2G was turned off, why will they do in Nunavut? I was issued a super old phone when I went up there for work. I think all their internet was satellite.
 
strawman

strawman

The FCC gave permission for operators to stop supporting 2G. Until then operators were expected to keep it operational for public safety. They did have some requirements (such as subsidizing phone replacements for those still running 2G only handsets) but otherwise it was up to the operators to decide when and where to shut off 2G service. It didn't simply go off nationwide overnight.

The operators moved quickly, though, so they could reuse the freed spectrum for their more advanced networks.

However there are doubtless countless pockets in the US and its territories where 2G is still available, and it does have some few advantages over later technologies, mostly surrounding signal strength and distance to cell site.

This change only affects other countries insofar as they've aligned their upgrades with the US to take advantage of commoditization of cheap equipment.
 
Eriol

Eriol

Dei said:
Look, it took me 12 hours to drive diagonally through Texas. I was near actual civilization for maybe 3 of those hours TOPS, and I think that's being generous.
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Only 12 hours? Do you have any idea how f'n huge Ontario is, and in particular Northern Ontario? The Arrogant Worms said it best:

https://play.google.com/music/m/Tbd...=Mounted_Animal_Nature_Trail_-_Arrogant_Worms

If you don't have a subscription, that link probably won't work, but let me know. The Short Version: Northern Ontario is 80 Billion Kilometers long, there are 18 people who live there, all of whom are named Frank! Including the Girl! ... She's very popular.


Took us 2 DAYS to drive across it, and that was just to get to semi-civilized parts of Ontario. 12 hours? Fah!
 
Dei

Dei

Eriol said:
Only 12 hours? Do you have any idea how f'n huge Ontario is, and in particular Northern Ontario? The Arrogant Worms said it best:

https://play.google.com/music/m/Tbd...=Mounted_Animal_Nature_Trail_-_Arrogant_Worms

If you don't have a subscription, that link probably won't work, but let me know. The Short Version: Northern Ontario is 80 Billion Kilometers long, there are 18 people who live there, all of whom are named Frank! Including the Girl! ... She's very popular.


Took us 2 DAYS to drive across it, and that was just to get to semi-civilized parts of Ontario. 12 hours? Fah!
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I was referring to the emptiness, not the size. And I have spent a lot of time in Ontario, I grew up in Buffalo and my brother played travel hockey until he was in his 20s. ;)
 
Eriol

Eriol

Dei said:
I was referring to the emptiness, not the size. And I have spent a lot of time in Ontario, I grew up in Buffalo and my brother played travel hockey until he was in his 20s. ;)
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Ya but you were near the POPULATED part of the province. You have to drive most of a day north-west before you get to the boonies, though I do acknowledge that you've probably got a good impression of the lower parts of it, and with hockey, good odds you would have traveled that far. If you had to get to Sault Ste. Marie or Thunder Bay, THEN you've been there.
 
Emrys

Emrys

Don't go to northern Ontario! They put up statues to their evil gods!

Like the hitchhiking Bigfoot...
http://www.bigfootontario.com/

A giant snow demon wearing sunglasses (so you can't see when the eyes turn red and he comes to life)...
http://www.scenictravelcanada.ca/roadside-attraction/lake-nipigon-beardmore-ontario-snowman

Or the giant goosed fish (just look at those eyes)
http://www.cbc.ca/archives/entry/kenoras-husky-the-muskie

In fact, here's a list of all the giant fiberglass demons.
http://www.bigthings.ca/bigon.html
 
Celt Z

Celt Z

Yesterday/Today I Learned: Canada is a giant, spread-out mini-golf course. My desire to visit has increased exponentially.
 
HCGLNS

HCGLNS

We have a giant Mastodon nearby that actually has a mini golf course.

They had to change it so it faced away from the highway, too many tourists got scared that it was "coming right at them!"
 
Frank

Frank

GasBandit said:
Glad to see they were able to fix the statue after Bart cut its head off.
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Basically the same guy. Illiterate gold miner who struck it rich on a 12 foot tract of land and pioneered trading posts based on good relations with natives and white folk alike.
 
HCGLNS

HCGLNS

Well now that you're in NS you can enjoy the semi annual visitors from Europe who got on a cheap flight to Sydney. When they arrive in Cape Breton and not Australia they giggle a bit.
 
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