Dancing horses and talking dogs
Taking a wild guess here; for Alberta to lose one of its pipelines is not exactly what their premier wants. When it can be blamed on said premier’s attitude, it must be worse. You see, there’s an old line (yes, fifty years is a long time) that runs eastward, through the Great Lakes and down to Sarnia. Right now, the lawyers are involved, because the government of Michigan has decided that poorly maintained infrastructure isn’t going to get better with age. Keep an eye on this one; Alberta seems to have one major product to sell, and a shrinking number of routes to market.
It’s a poor parallel, but when the Island went through a stretch of potatoes contaminated with a particular virus, the market dried up. Overnight. Why, you couldn’t even ship potato peelings to the dog food industry. We’re smaller players on the world stage than the oil barons, but we understand access to market.
At least the world loves our lobsters.
There was, for a few minutes earlier today, signs that the president of the US was willing to concede defeat. Brief respite. When he figured out that people read (and understood) his tweet, he hauled things back. The next two months are going to be VERY long.
Meanwhile, I’ve discovered silly animal videos on TikTok. Another place to let distraction get the better of me. Did you know that there are dogs who can talk? And horses that dance? And cats. I guess I’d better finish up here, so I can watch the latest creative efforts of people with cellphone cameras.
