rickc
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Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2010 12:54 am
I can't believe I found this site.I am American.I was in the air force in 1985.Stationed in northern Maine on the Canadian border.Not much nightlife in norhern Maine.Allthe action was across the border in Grand Falls N.B.The Broadway club was where I spent most of my time.I met my wife there.That was a partying little town!I had a great time there.Good honest hard working people.I'll never forget how one night my jeep would not start.I was under the hood tinkering when someone offered a ride back to the base,but we had to leave in a hurry.The next day I went back for my jeep and there was my tool box,open and still sitting on the bumper.No tools missing.I have been all over the world,not to many places I have been would that be the case.
I got out of the Air Force and stayed in grand falls for a while.I used to do a lot of trout fishing in the streams.I miss the fishing,and my Alpine lager.I was new to Canada.I assumed that Alpine was a national brand.As I traveled through Quebec and Ontario,I realized that Alpine was a regional drink,available only in the Maritimes.What a shame.What I would give for a case of Alpine now!
I realize that there is a good deal of tension between the English and the French in Canada.I have never seen an example of two different cultures coexisting so well as New Brunswick.The Acadian culture is very alive and spans the border in that area.A lot of the people in norhern Maine speak French first in thier homes and business.I realize that I am rambling,and will cut it short.My point is that New Brunswick is my favorite place that I have lived as I have travelled around the world.It is a shame that the economy in New Brunswick forces so many people to leave.If I was retired and had an income I could count on,I would love to move back to Grand Falls.Beautiful,safe,peacefull,wonderfull New Brunswick.