For some time "Teresa from Virginia" (we have never met) has sent me a chronicle of her most recent adventure, and I  enjoy them all.  This one, which I will call "A Sweet Virginian Defends Herself Abroad," was particularly delightful.  I am not making this up. Thanks, Mr. and Mrs. Teresa.

We�re back from our week in Quebec and wanted to bring you up to date.  We had a week in a condo without access to Fox news, the internet or more than a couple of English speaking TV channels.  I did learn about this thing called Global warming??  I don�t know if you have heard of it, but the Canadian government ran nearly nonstop commercials educating me about it.  It seems we all create like 20 tons of greenouse emissions a year and they want us to each lose 1 ton.  Well if I could lose a ton, I wouldn�t be counting carbs.  Anyway I think America is one of the worst creators � or at least I gathered that from the commercials.

Another thing that I want to let you know about because I�m sure it will have an affect on the campaign.  For some reason the liquor stores (known as SAQ stores) are all on strike.  If you want booze, the stores are only open certain days a week and you have to cross a picket line to get in.   I think every town has one store open with limited hours and all the rest are closed.  How fucked up is that?  I don�t drink liquor but I wanted to go in just to cross the picket line.  I hate labor unions almost as much as Democrats.  But they were never open when I went by. 

They eat strange stuff too� in the deli they have a sandwich meat named �Mock Chicken� and it�s made from (can you believe it?) pork!  I mean down here we have turkey ham, but why would anyone waste good pork to taste like chicken?  They sell their milk in bags which makes a helluva mess in the fridge after you open it.

It also gets full dark about 4 in the afternoon so that should help in planning the raid.  After we take over, can we turn Quebec into an internment camp for liberals?  That way so many of them wouldn�t have to move far.  In NY and VT I saw hundreds of Kerry/Edwards bumper stickers on cars.  I kept wanting to stop one and ask them how that was working out for them, but my husband wouldn�t stop the car.

Oh! This was weird� on the way home we crossed the border in VT and came down I91.  About 100 miles into the country, we saw those electric message signs saying, Traffic stopped ahead, slow down over and over- like a wreck was up ahead.  When we got up to it, the Border Patrol had both lanes stopped and talked to every vehicle.  The guy just commented on our skis strapped up top- glanced at my sons in the back seat and told us to have a nice day.  I hope they caught whichever bastards they were looking for.
 
I didn�t get any photos [I think she got one - ED]of French people waiting on me, we ate at home mostly or at McDonalds (because you can just point and say a number).