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David Wolosik's avatar

A very interesting question. Your essay brought back a memory. Nobody goes anywhere today without their cellphone. When a friend and I graduated high school, we decided to drive from Pittsburgh to Florida for a vacation. My brother a year younger and a friend from his class went also. We took my Pontiac Grand Am with the 400 engine. Somehow we packed 4 golf bags and luggage in the trunk. Great trip. Saw Daytona, Disney World and stayed there. Cape Canaveral too. Seeing all the rockets, etc., was awesome. Way back I was driving all night and in North Carolina the passenger front wheel decided to break off. The brake kept it with the car. No wreck. We were on the highway out in BFE and screwed till a tractor trailer skidded to a stop and called a tow truck for us.

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John Galt's avatar

Riding through New Brunswick I came a cross a sweet young French cyclist, hitchhiking at an on ramp. "I want to go to Moncton." "Why? Have you been to Moncton?" "There are no facilities!"

I wished I could have helped her get to a washroom but I was on a motorcycle. "I'm sure you'll get a ride soon."

There are no tourist facilities in New Brunswick. None that I've seen.

In Quebec there is one every 40 kilometres or so with washrooms, picnic tables and even a phone booth.

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