As many know, I am now back in the saddle of a big truck. While I wait for my new iron to arrive, I am driving around western Canada in a new International Eagle 9200i. It ain’t a Cadillac but it gets the job done.

Due to the “just in time” nature of the General Motors freight we are hauling, I am required to have a partner as second driver for the runs. I will get into some of the more humorous aspects of this requirement in another post. Bob, don’t take anything you read here personally. Okay, well take some of it personally.

Out of sheer boredom I come up with what I think are some really humorous thoughts whilst driving around Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. This article is about the top 10 ways you know you are from Manitoba.

10. You are not the least bit surprised when a Winnipeg Transit bus pulls in front of you on Portage Ave without signalling or even bothering to notice that you are right there going the speed limit.

9. You know where Boissevain is.

8. You consider -15 degrees C to be Indian Summer.

7. Sandy Lake is a resort of choice for an exotic vacation.

6. You refer to Albertans as the “rich motherfuckers” out west.

5. You can’t explain the meaning of your license plate motto. (Friendly Manitoba)

4. You find nothing wrong with Tim Horton’s in Portage la Prairie not accepting debit cards.

3. You drive the speed limit on the Trans-Canada Highway.

2. An exciting night out is highlighted by a high speed chase with the RCMP at speeds of up to 112 kph on Highway 1.

and the number 1 way you know you are from Manitoba…..

1. You save all year for the 3 city in 5 hours exotic vacation tour highlighted by a stop at the Husky Truckstop in Brandon, a stop in Portage la Prairie and an exciting excursion to downtown Winnipeg to watch the hookers urinate on the sidewalk at the corner of Portage and Main!

Keep on Truckin’