Lili has been introduced to the Cortes Ditch syndrome. More on that in a moment. Meanwhile, the following comes from a book written by yours truly,called Cancer In the Family.
"You are expected to use the ditch in a Canadian winter, but not all methods are recommended methods. The roads, mostly straight, flat and horizon-bound can disappear from under you in an instant... the grassy, sloped and graded depression along the side of the road is an ally.Keep your steering straight... fade gently to the roadside, brake light but firm... you will slow to a stop from which you will walk, even if you and yours need crawl out the windows."
I share that not only because it's a pretty savvy Prairies observation I think, but also because none of it applies here on Cortes. Well, maybe the crawl out the window part. The ditches on the isle are often hidden by undergrowth filled with hemoglobin-seeking thorns (and delicious black berries though that's another, less tortured story) and as steep as a Chichen Itza staircase without the obnoxious vendors. Lili found all this out the hard way when she visited a new colleague's home. She also discovered that for some people it is a source of entertainment.
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Mathematically speaking you have a greater chance of being in the ditch than on the road because for every mile of road there are 2 miles of ditch.
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