Afternoon off!
Life in the Yukon has always been boom or bust–and that probably applies to government regulation, as well. It seems we’re either suffering from too much or too little. And that point was really reinforced this morning at the Riverdale house that doubles as Smells Like Yukon’s corporate headquarters.
Only two months ago, Yukon’s Occupational Health and Safety watchdogs sat idly by as a local contractor lobbed large projectiles from the Hamilton Boulevard extension into the living room of a trailer in Lobird. Today, the government’s storm troopers have closed down our workplace for safety violations. The culprit? Believe it or not, a hyperactive squirrel in a tree outside the small room where we toil away to bring you Smells Like Yukon.
We believe the problem began when Mark forgot to replenish the bird feeder’s usual supply of qualudes and grain. The situation was exacerbated, of course, by his refusal to purchase a push broom and simply sweep the deck clear of the dangerious debris. It’s bad enough that the gaphics on the Season Two Wrap-Up Poll give us seizures every timewe view the results. Should we be forced to suffer a near-deadly ankle-twist while visiting the deck for a morning beer and smoke? If this incident hasn’t taught Mark a valuable lesson, then maybe the fact that Social Services is now on its way to take his two year-old daughter into protective custody will finally do the trick.
At any rate, this means we’re all off until further notice. We know, the timing couldn’t be worse, with the campaign to rescue General Al-Kuzbari from a Syrian jail just getting started. But hopefully, the deck will soon be cleaned up and the offending squirrel, if not Mark, will be brought to justice for the inexcusable violations.
In the meantime, some of us are getting a head start on the trip to the Atlin Arts & Music Festival, where we’ll be combining some Grizzly Project related business with some good old fashioned foot-stompin’ fun.
(9:30 a.m. recon photo of Flying Pisces’ preparations for the road trip to the Atlin Arts & Music Festival)
July 11th, 2008 at 12:21 pm
I really doubt the second image was taken earlier this morning; it looks like a historical photo. I’d wager the shot is from 1971 given the two vehicles.
July 11th, 2008 at 3:14 pm
Oh, and we suppose if tomorrow we take picture of a little yellow trolley on the Whitehorse waterfont and post it to the Flog, you’ll tell everyone it’s actually an historical photo of Lisbon in the 1920s…?
July 11th, 2008 at 5:11 pm
The truth shall set you free.