Thanks knarF, it was a tongue and cheek question as you surmised. BTW - a big thanks to Ca Na Da for the $ support to Michigan for the construction of a new bridge to Ca Na Da from De Troit !
-----Original Message----- >From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >Sent: Jun 17, 2012 4:11 PM >To: "\"Pentax-Discuss Mail List\"" <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: Geso war of 1812 200th anniversary ceremonies in Stouffville > >Okay, all glibness aside your question (as you likely know) has no easy answer. > >The Americans think they won, and they kind of did: they repulsed the >invasions of the European imperial power from whom they wrested independence >barely 35 years prior. > >The colonists of British North America (present day Canada) think they did >because they resisted the invasions of those land-hungry Americans who wanted >to annex British North America (or so Canadians thought). > >The British didn't lose BNA to those upstart Yanks, but more important (to >present day Canada, at least), England realized that sending its army over >here every time there was some stupid war would be a very expensive long term >proposition. They very seriously started considering how they might unload us, >which pretty much led directly to our independence only 53 years later. (okay, >it took a while but things moved much slower back then). > >On paper the war was a stalemate (the Treaty of Utrecht left the borders >virtually unchanged) but each side could claim bragging rights and it did have >an impact on North America's development. > >I know your question was tongue in cheek, but I thought there might br those >out there, especially in places other than this hemisphere who might not know >why Stoufville had parade. > >;-) > >cheers, >frank > >"What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." -- >Christopher Hitchens > >--- Original Message --- > >From: Kenneth Waller <[email protected]> >Sent: June 17, 2012 6/17/12 >To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: Geso war of 1812 200th anniversary ceremonies in Stouffville > >So who won ? > > >-----Original Message----- >>From: David J Brooks <[email protected]> >>Sent: Jun 17, 2012 10:23 AM >>Subject: Geso war of 1812 200th anniversary ceremonies in Stouffville >> >>http://www.caughtinmotion.com/2012-1812/album/index.html >> >>Not a big parade by santa claus standards, but was interesting to see >>and photograph. I felt bad for the participants, it was blistering hot >>out and they were all in the period uniforms, the horse guard anyway. >>Some of the younger lads passed out, but army paramedics were on hand >>to assist. The vets hung in there, a few wobbly knees but no pass >>outs. >> >>D200, 18-70 4.5-5.6 >> >>Dave >> >>-- >>Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. >>www.caughtinmotion.com >>http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ >>York Region, Ontario, Canada >> >>-- >>PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>[email protected] >>http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow >>the directions. > > >-- >PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >[email protected] >http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow >the directions. >-- >PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >[email protected] >http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow >the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
