BLOW ME!

You might remember a while back when I was talking about a scam the Indians had of holding the Government hostage over land claims and that so far they have extracted hundreds of millions of dollars in compensation.

You ain't seen nothin' yet, folks!

The latest news (Thanks to our fine feathered Friends!) is that a 300 million dollar project to build a giant "Wind Farm" along the shore of Lake Huron has been cancelled!

One of the main reasons it fell through is - Here it comes! Are you ready? There is a Native Reserve just upwind from the site and......

The Indians want compensation for THEIR WIND! Really! The Chief stood there with a straight face and said; "The wind blows from our land to yours, it's OUR WIND!" (This goes to show once again what I keep saying; "Tell people something enough times, with enough conviction, and they will believe just about anything!"

I wasn't sure whether to put the news here, or to include it in my Sunday Morning Funnies column!

I swear to God that I'm not making this up!

(P.S. If they were downwind, maybe we could charge them to breathe! On s serious note this was not the only issue that caused the cancellation. Epcor Utilities Inc. said there were also problems with the municipal approval process and setback requirements but these are not nearly as much fun to write about!)

Your "Me know how! Want to know when?" Scribe;
Allan W Janssen