Show called due to wimpiness!

Well I am back in the good part of Canada again. Nice to be home. I think I have finally shaken this damn cold/flu. I have never seen such a nasty bug. I guess I should count myself lucky as one gent I spoke to at Pearson Airport in Toronto had fought it for 5 weeks. 5 weeks? What sort of super virus have we created?

My final days in the T.O. area were a bit of a waste. My last show at Club 54 was cancelled due to weather. WHAT? Yes mere weather.
It reaffirmed what I already knew about folks in Southern Ontario....they are a bunch of pussies!! The day had started with snow. Wet snow that had accumulated up to 10-15 cms in some areas. In the west, when that happens we just adjust our driving, slow down and plow on. Not so in Ontario. Several calls during the day to the club only got the answering machine so I assumed they were closed during the day. I called at 6pm and still no answer. Since traffic reports on the TV and radio were warning of huge delays I set out early as I knew it would be a crawl all the way to Burlington. Part way there I called the club again and finally they had added something to the voice mail message. The show had been cancelled due to weather. Wimps! Thanks for the call.

I had already gotten into the thick of crawling traffic of idiots and it took over an hour to get turned around and head back to my accoms. Many out driving did so as if they'd never seen white stuff before. It has snowed in Canada for centuries, yet these people did things that made me shake my head in disbelief. The roads were passable but slow. The drivers just slow in the head.
In Alberta, when we get severe weather we still do shows. We just expect fewer asses in the seats and leave early for the gig. Not in Southern Ontario. They just stay in and cry I suppose. Keep in mind that this is the same area that had to call in the army to help them shovel snow several years back while the rest of the country laughed their asses off.
The only time I have seen a show cancelled due to weather is when the road is closed. Closed because it was impassable for vehicles. These roads were not that bad.
Now I am back in Alberta and looking forward to driving here. Home sweet home...and a chinook giving us warm weather as well. It's good to be back!

Makk