On Parades

So today is the big day! Capital Ex kicks off!

 

For those of you not in the know, Capital Ex (formerly known as Klondike days) is a once a year, 10-day celebration of Edmonton and all of its glory. We have a huge outdoor carnival situation that is overpriced, crowded and wreaks havoc on the traffic of the city. In the beginning of Cap-Ex, we celebrate by having a huge parade through the downtown core. I like parades as much as the next guy, as long as the next guy is completely ambivalent towards them, but what I don’t understand is people who show up three hours before the parade starts. This is similar to people who line up the night before at the apple store for the new iPhone or Best Buy for the release of the Playstation 3, but at least those people have a legitimate concern for lack of available stock, or they are scum bags who want to try to turn a quick buck, but this is a parade! Have you never seen a parade before? I’m pretty sure it’s televised!

 

GET A DAMNED JOB!