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The van rides are again a very interesting part
of the trip, as we have to negotiate our way accross the border
going into and coming out of Canada. Going in we all got to
go inside and tell them all kinds of fun info, such as: our
ocupation and the purpose of our trip. Why don't those folks
at the border have a better sense of humor? It would make
the day go much faster if they just lightened up a little
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"Do you have anything to declare?"
"Just an AIDS-infested monkey and a pack of
locusts."
-see, a little harmless humor!
Trip Memories:
Jeff
-- Sortie does not mean bathroom
-- Favorite saying: It's only Canadian money (In some
of our minds the exchange rate was 2 to 1)
Steve
-- I do believe I had 15 - 16 Pabst Blue Ribbon (at the
request of Tim Driscoll) on the ride up. After eating
something I thought was hamburger (camel), my stomach
promptly seized up. Didn't we also have a border stop
where we had to get out of the vehicle? I had a garbage
bag full of empties stuffed down my pants. I think we scared
those fun lovin' Canadians.
Driz
Border stop. Matt has to do the sobriety test for the Vermont or
Canadian state police. "You guys been drinkin'". "NO." I had
beer cans lined up on the window some full of urine. "I smell
AAALLLCHeeeehaull". When asked if we had empties Steve replied
"Yeh buddy, we got a shit load" and showed him the bag of empties
containing 4 cases of cans"
Dave
I recall the interaction with the Border Patrol as:
Cop -- "You fellas been drinking?"
Unison -- "No, Sir"
Cop -- "You got any beers in the van?"
Steve (Smiling and holding up a garbage bag) -- "Nope,
but we got a shitload of empties"
Matt-U
-- Yep! The sound of "I smell AAALLLCHeeeehaull Peckah"
will forever ring in my ears. I am not sure though if
that is from the actual moment on the trip or from the
following 6 or 7 Dirty Days that we had. Yeah, you could
say I was a little pissed off at the border of another
country with the threat of being arrested and never seen again.
But, it certainly put me in the mood to catch up to all of
you drunken knuckleheads as soon as I could. I think I did
a pretty good job of that once I got started.
Pat
-- Watching Greg Maddux vs. Pedro Martinez
while they actually brought mixed drinks to our seats
-- Watching the sweat roll down Matt-U's
face at the game and wondering if a stop at the ER was in
our plans for the ride home (the sweat continued for most
of the ride, but no hospital stops were necessary)
-- Watching the sweat roll down Crazy's face
as he realizes the border check is our next stop, and he
has a little extra cargo in his underwear
-- Ron telling the remaining crew to put
their money away for the rest of the night, and we all got
to enjoy one of Montréal's finest entertainment establishments
on someone else's tab
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1995 Trip:
Montréal, Québec
August 4th -
6th
Atlanta Braves
vs. Montréal Expos
Attendees:
Pistol
Pat
Jeff
Clarky
Crazy
Bridgey*
Matt-U
Tim
Ron*
Dave*
Moon*
* = Rookie
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August
4 - Atl 4, Mon 3
August
5 - Atl 9, Mon 6
August
6 - Atl 2, Mon 6
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