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Never Fucking Again

I am never going to be in Canada on the 25th of December ever, ever again.

Five years ago as a gift to the family (cousins, aunts, uncles, et) my grandmother rented a ski lodge up in the Canadian Rockies. This required my mother and I to get up hellishly early on Christmas morning to get there, and on the last night of the trip 70% of my family got violently ill, including me.

This year, my mom was burning out after a long summer and some family drama, and decided we'd skip the extended family gathering on Christmas Eve and go to Victoria for a day (the 24-25).

Now, Saturday I pulled a muscle in my back and it's been getting better relatively quickly.

Well, in the wee hours of this morning, my back spasmed. So badly that my moans and swearing woke mom up. So badly that we got a taxi to the hospital (the taxi driver, btw, informed me that it was my karma for me to be in pain). It would have cost $700 dollars to see a doctor, however the triage nurse gave me tylenol and ibuprofen, which, combined with the ginger ale made my world bearable.

After two hours of sleep, we took the first ferry home.

I feel fine now, but fuck. Moral of the story: for the REST OF MY ENTIRE LIFE I am going to avoid Canada on 25th LIKE THE FUCKING PLAGUE.

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That taxi driver is an asshole. To hell with him and his hoildays.

He wasn't an asshole, actually. He was so just entrenched in his belief system he didn't know what an asshole he was being. So, okay, yes, kind of an ass.

Everyone else was super-nice though.

That sucks! Did you get the Taxi drivers license? Can you report him?

Hope your back feels a lot better and that you have a better christmas later today and in the future years! :D

It does feel better and it wasn't worth reporting - I could tell he didn't even realize how he sounded.

After living in Victoria for a year and a half, I can only agree with it not being the best place to be on Christmas.

Last year, in fact, during Christmas, one of my former room mates was in a taxi when it rear ended a van and drove off. Oh, and lets not forget the fact that sometimes the taxi's don't show up at all. I have mixed feelings about the place.

Oh my god! What did she do? Did she report the driver? Was she okay?

She was okay.

Public transit is quite horrible in Vic.

Hearing about the failures of public transport always makes me sad.

*Wide eyes* I'm sorry. Writhing in pain on Christmas sucks. And since Victoria is really pretty this time of year, that's sad you had a rough time.

And the taxi driver DOES understand that, for it to be karma, you would've had to have done something to deserve it. Since he doesn't know you, that is not only a horribly irrational statement, but one of the worst insults I've ever heard. Sorry he was a douche.

It really, really does.

Since he doesn't know you, that is not only a horribly irrational statement, but one of the worst insults I've ever heard. Sorry he was a douche.

Me too. But honestly, I was preoccupied with other things. My mother was about to say something and I just went 'let it go.' I could care less what a taxi driver I'm going to be in contact with for fifteen minutes thinks.

Holy crap. Well, I'm glad you feel better now! (Taxi driver...whut. Just...no. Unintentional asses are so frustrating.) I hope the rest of your Christmas is enjoyable.

I do! And I just had a nice long chat with my boyfriend and opened the present he gave me, so I am in a very holiday spirit.

Uh.

I assure you that most of the time, it's not that bad up here. *snugs gently* Hope you feel better.

You know, I really, really love Canada and it's people are insanely nice.... but on the 25th of December, I just have really bad luck there.

lol, the taxi driver. I bet that was an interesting conversation.

It was. My mom actually started to talk with him about where in India he was from and why he and his family emigrated.

*winces* yeah, Canada most definitely sounds like a place that you should avoid at all costs on Christmas Day for the foreseeable future.

Sorry that the taxi driver was such a douche bag. *glares at driver*

Hope you had a great Christmas! (On a side note, one of my best friends gave me the first season of True Blood on DVD and I've been watching it like crazy....gah, that show is addicting.)

Definitely.

And everyone else was nice, so that helped.

I'm glad you're enjoying True Blood.

Canada apologizes for the entire city of Victoria, including that taxi driver.

Canada is too sweet.

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