Revenge of the (Canadian) Snowbirds

Things are starting to get a little tense on the I-15 corridor. Any day now we could get our first wave of Canadian snowbirds, probably from places that line up with the longitude, such as Calgary.

Must I put a disclaimer in this post that says something like, "But I really like Canadians?" (Well, I do like them.)

But after two winters of being cooped up in the Great White North, it is possible they will act crazy. Let's face it: even under the best of circumstances, they are a wild and lawless people. It is impossible to get them to follow any rules and act like civilized human beings. (facetiousness warning.)

So this year we might get lucky and they will act like a horde of college students invading a beach town on spring break. Or maybe they will act like Vikings landing on the shores of England in 900 A.D. 

Soon they will be displaying their maple leaf flags in the American desert and arranging the rocks in little circles around chollas.

Desert paradise as Canadian snowbirds romanticize it.

I feel happy for them but not for American snowbirds and campers. It is getting so crowded on public lands and the presence of Canadians will just make that worse. 

Recently I wrote about this problem, and encouraged campers to accept the grim reality of modern camping. That means being selfish, shrewd, and ruthless by the standards of yester-year. You might feel disappointed or even a little guilty over this attitude, but other assholes -- and not you -- are responsible for publicizing the "glamorous" nomad lifestyle: "here is your exact location, see how easy it is, camp for free...click on this Jackery or Bluetti."

Still, I am not recommending that we waltz around the desert doing open-carry of firearms and being unmasked in order to make the Canadians freak out and go back to where they came from. It would not be good for North American amity and, besides, this year they might shoot back!