View Single Post
  #10   Report Post  
Posted to rec.woodworking
Robatoy[_2_] Robatoy[_2_] is offline
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 6,062
Default OT Who knew? Oil Springs, ON, struck first oil.

On Aug 8, 3:32*pm, LRod wrote:
On Fri, 8 Aug 2008 12:22:13 -0700 (PDT), Robatoy



wrote:
On Aug 8, 3:06*pm, Kevin wrote:
THE CANADIAN PRESS
A tiny pocket of southwestern Ontario will be bubbling with pride this
weekend as residents celebrate a claim to fame that fuelled a
civilization.


Well, that's all very impressive, however, if this is a point of
national pride, perhaps they should check a map because Oil Springs is
in southEASTERN, Ontario. *I'd hate for all of that celebratory
Labatts and back bacon to go to waste because people were driving
aimlessly around the wrong part of the Province! *:-)


Speaking of aimless....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Categor...eography_stubs


Now clicky on Lambton County.. there you will find Oil Springs... in
SOUTH WESTERN ONTARIO.


Where is Thunder Bay?




Northern Ontario..on the West side.