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Last night, Canadian ATC bought pizza for their American compatriots (Original Post) OnlinePoker Jan 2019 OP
I Love This! Nictuku Jan 2019 #1
I thought it was spelled "pizzae" in Canada underpants Jan 2019 #2
Nope. Igel Jan 2019 #3
I misspelled "spelled" underpants Jan 2019 #13
Canadians are wonderful NastyRiffraff Jan 2019 #4
Workers who understand one another's travails cp Jan 2019 #5
k and r.... Stuart G Jan 2019 #6
Foreign collusion!!! brooklynite Jan 2019 #7
OUTSTANDING orangecrush Jan 2019 #8
Those people of Gander are amazing. They're the people who opened up their town... George II Jan 2019 #9
It's a musical, "Come From Away". LisaM Jan 2019 #10
9/11: Operation Yellow Ribbon (Gander, Newfoundland) The Non_Evil Damien Jan 2019 #15
Yes, I've watched that a few times. I wouldn't even have known about what the people.... George II Jan 2019 #17
thank you for posting that barbtries Jan 2019 #19
Oh Canada.............. trixie2 Jan 2019 #11
Hell yeah, Corgigal Jan 2019 #12
Very nice Az_lefty Jan 2019 #14
This is great stuff. It is workers showing solidarity with other workers against strong men. pdsimdars Jan 2019 #16
I was on the west coast - Vancouver Island amcgrath Jan 2019 #18
I love Canada and Canadians! Cha Jan 2019 #20

George II

(67,782 posts)
9. Those people of Gander are amazing. They're the people who opened up their town...
Sat Jan 12, 2019, 06:23 PM
Jan 2019

....to thousands of travelers from Europe who were grounded for two or three days in 2001 when our airports were all closed.

That was a great story, worth looking up and reading.

ZNY is on Long Island, that a long way from Newfoundland, that's great (Ronkonkoma is about in the middle of Long Island)

LisaM

(27,762 posts)
10. It's a musical, "Come From Away".
Sat Jan 12, 2019, 06:38 PM
Jan 2019

I saw it, very moving, in fact, it was Gander night, and the mayor of Gander was there!

George II

(67,782 posts)
17. Yes, I've watched that a few times. I wouldn't even have known about what the people....
Sat Jan 12, 2019, 07:42 PM
Jan 2019

....of Gander did, but a couple of friends of mine were on their way home from a business trip in Italy when they were told they would be landing in Gander. A couple of hours later they landed, spent some time being cleared, then were bused to a church. Inside the pews were set up as beds - blankets and pillows, along with soap and small towels and other things they might need. All of this was done while they were in the air, and done without ever expecting anything in return - just great human beings helping other human beings.

barbtries

(28,702 posts)
19. thank you for posting that
Sat Jan 12, 2019, 08:22 PM
Jan 2019

i'd never seen it, didn't know the story...been crying my eyes out over it. people really can be great.

Corgigal

(9,291 posts)
12. Hell yeah,
Sat Jan 12, 2019, 06:51 PM
Jan 2019

I just ordered 5 pizzas for our local control tower. A few 2 litter sodas, in case they wanted something to drink. It's wasn't that pricey. If you have some extra funds and can assist some unpaid agencies try to do it. It's just a thank you and we're better then Trump.

Gonna see if we can send some pizzas to the local FBI branch next week.

amcgrath

(397 posts)
18. I was on the west coast - Vancouver Island
Sat Jan 12, 2019, 08:07 PM
Jan 2019

On 9/11, watching an endless stream of diverted flights coming into Vancouver International.

Like those planes on the East coast, they had no where else to go, since US simply closed it’s airspace and threatened to shoot down anything entering it.

Essentially dumping planes they thought may be carrying terrorists into the hands of Canadian airports. Which could be considered fairly insulting.

But within about 24 hours the narrative began, Bush Cheney Rumsfeld and the usual assortment of Hannitys and Carlson’s, O’Reillys - that the blame for the attack on NY was entirely the fault of Canada.

Regardless of the fact that entry to the US is governed by US border patrol, Canada was blamed, for our weak border control, our lax immigration policy and poor security agencies.

Not one of the 9/11 hijackers entered North America via Canada. Nor Mexico. They landed in the States, they took flying lessons in the States and were supposedly under surveillance by - but lost by American security agencies.

So while the gratitude that has been shown by Americans has meant a lot to Canadians, let’s make sure the facts don’t slip from the history books. Canada has no choice but to take in planes that the US was happy to let fall out of the sky - remember a lot of these flights had come from across the pacific or Atlantic and had no way of turning around. And in the aftermath, the US administration and much of the media then blamed Canada for their own failings.

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