How to Speak “County”
Upstreet Picton only has one main street, and no matter which way you approach from, it’s always uphill. Rather than saying “downtown” County residents go “upstreet” to go shopping. For example “I took my ma upstreet to buy a newspaper.” Horn Trip To party in a car; driving around back roads of Prince Edward County drinking beverages; refers to a particular route in the county. For example “What’d you do Saturday night?” “The Hayloft was full so we went Horn Tripping” Mailbox Baseball When the Hayloft is closed or full of tourists, or if...
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Rules of the Road for County Driving Strap on your goggles, put on your helmet, break the bulbs out of your turn signals … Here you drive by our rules! Summer is the season when County roads are packed with extra traffic and drivers should watch for all of the local driving peculiarities. Number One on the protest list: Does anyone know what a signal light is? It’s that thing on the left of your steering wheel, opposite the gear shift. It’s that thing that tells other drivers what the heck you’re doing. Hardly anyone in the County uses this device, a habit dating to the early...
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How To Get Settled In The County In the Old Days, when you moved to the County, you knew exactly what kind of neighbour you were going to get: a friendly, overly-helpful one, who wants to help you get settled, and get properly introduced to the community. In those days, neighbours were expected to rifle through your mailbox to determine your character, plus how much you pay for your mortgage, hydro and property taxes. This is so they can be more helpful to you in the future, when you actually meet. Also, while you’re preoccupied reading Reader’s Digest in the Can, they will enter...
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