Just thought I would give you an insight into OUR world, and simultaneously give you a really good feeling about where you live! Cornwall is one of the places you can cross into the US. They have a 2 HUGE high bridges.
One that goes from Cornwall over to an island. (this is a place where the native Mohawk Indians live. Supposedly the border line goes right thru the middle of the island - but the Indians dispute that. They believe it is THEIR island. There are always protesters there. This is also a toll bridge. It costs $3.25 each direction to cross.
The other bridge goes from the island over into New York in "The States" as they say here in Canada. So, the other day while we were in Cornwall, we needed to pick up some food they don't seem to have in Canada for the mission home. So, we drove across the border to shop at Wal-Mart. Yes, I know they have a Wal-mart in Cornwall, but the taxes here are 13 % - so many people go over the border to buy a few things (of course you have to keep it under about $200 or they make you pay a duty on it at the customs station at the border when you come back into Canada.) So, we bought our food - then decided to fill up our car with the cheap gasoline they have in the states!
I never thought I'd see the day when I thought $3.85 was cheap! ha! But this is what we pay in Montreal:
Now, mind you - this is $1.34 a LITER. So, just multiply that times 4.... yeah, $5.36 a gallon! (Actually you multiply by 3.785... but it's close, so I just use 4) So... there's life in Montreal! Now, see? Don't you feel better about YOUR gas prices?
2 comments:
I do feel better. The States has it's benefits even with Obabma. I found your cabin. I wish you were here so I could talk you into it.
I think I'm with the Mohawks on this one. It's their island. But I'm glad that you live close enough to the States to benefit from our cheap gas and plentiful groceries!
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