cayenne pepper anyone?

i bought a couple of cannisters of pepper spray today in Calgary, just in case we meet Mr. Bruin while out & about in the woods - it was somewhat akin to buying a gun - i had to give name & address, have it explained to me how to use the product & then take the product from the shelf to the checkout in a sealed bag

the greatest danger though out here is undoubtedly the drivers on the roads around Calgary - back home people are generally courteous & will let you out into traffic or give you space to change lanes - not here though, everything is done at breakneck speed & unless your aggresive that space you need is gonna be full of a huge SUV before you know it - add to that a huge number of plain cop cars ready to pull you over ofr any indscretions & the Calgary driving experience is a lot more stressful than London - this is partly due to the fact that you barely get above 30mph round much of inner city London

it's always a relief to get past that last set of lights on Highway 1 just past the ski slopes of Western Calgary & cruise the 100km back to Canmore, without a speed camera or traffic light in sight