OT : Local Signage and finding events.

Then you have the problem of locals without a strangers perspective deciding signage, what and where.

Take for example my hometown, Middle Musquodoboit, Nova Scotia. Four communities on the Musquodoboit River; being Upper, Middle, Lower and Harbour. No problem when first settlers travelled the river going north-south. Then they built highway 224 going from Shubenacadie in the west through Middle and Upper Musq. and on to Sheet Harbour in the east. Then they built a a highway from Truro NS to join 224 between Shubenacadie and M. Musq. ( see I'm getting tired of these long names already) Problem is this intersection and local signage people. Signs tell you Shubenacadie is right and Upper Musq. and Sheet Harbour are left. No mention of M. Musq. Then they built a series of highways north from U. Musq. to New Glasgow NS. It was never any problem telling someone how to get to New Glasgow from the Musq's. You just told them, every time you come to a T in the road go right. Problem was tell folks how to come other way as M. Musq. was not mentioned there either. I remember giving directions one night to an elderly inlaw couple from NY who were currently in New Glasgow. You guessed it they missed the turn off at one of those T's, ended up in Truro NS, then proceeded to M.Musq from Truro. At midnight they again phoned us from Shubenacadie, 6 hours later. It should have taken them about an hour. Poor signage.

North America is full of these kinds of blunders. Oh, if they had just used 4 letter words to name these places.

The Gaelic names show up on the eastern mainland and Cape Breton Island. My wife is from Cape Breton and her dad grew up speaking Gaelic. One of his cousins conducted a Gaelic choir until just recently,(may still do it) but she is in her 100th year. Less then 15 years ago she took her choir on tour to other parts of Canada, New England and I believe the old country. This woman sang at our wedding 40 years ago. We left for a car trip to New England. She drove also and was in Boston ahead of us. Ah those old Celts were tough. There are a few Gaelic road signs in eastern NS.

New Brunswickers do a good job of using up the alphabet with names like Petitcodiac, Nauwigewauk, Quispamsis and Penobsquis. Sounds like a mixture of French and native Indian.

A couple of weeks ago my daughter called on her cell phone from Texas. I looked up where she was and where she wanted to go, I described each intersection as she approached, where to turn etc.

From what I can tell Google maps only works with Microsoft's browser today, other browsers might have problems

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Now you take the grid both here in SW ON and in your home state of MI, quite straight forward but no shortcuts, except where governments decided necessary. That is what got me lost in that triangle between Flint, Saginaw and Port Huron on Easter Sun. Partly the reason why I didn't find you. Not having your exact address with me also was a factor, but had I found Saginaw, I'm betting I could have found you. I'm good, I once delivered a truck load to the right person without a name or street number. All I had was town and street. Now it did help that out of 100 or so homes on street only about 3 people could have used what I had.

By the way how is your good better half doing?

Y'all have a good one,
Anthony