Loved the first two chapters. Your descriptions contrasting core city living to the burbs is so telling.
Drove from Victoria, BC to San Francisco a few years ago across Northern Washington State and was amazed at the apparent low standard of living evident from the towns we witnessed passing, and stopped in. Clearly, economic booms have passed, if they ever arrived, and hand-to-mouth existence seemed prevalent. A foundation for unrest.
Thanks, Ian. I drove from my old college town, Yellow Springs, Ohio north to Toledo in 2016 on the old US hwy not the interstate. The deprivation in small town after small town was like the inner city neighorhoods of New York 40 years ago - without the arson. The drug problems apparently are the same.
A link to your story was posted on WT.Social. I have read up to and including chapter 14. A gripping and informative story.
I am a Canadian who was born about the same time as you and have lived within a couple of hours of the US border most of my life. I grew up watching American TV and movies, listening to American music, following American sports. As recently as 25 years ago I was working at a Canadian branch of an American company and was considering moving to the US. Thankfully that did not happen.
I am retired now. My wife and I have family in the US. We have not been to visit them for years. I have missed weddings and funerals. It just isn't safe anymore. I am afraid that the US is splintering and headed for armed conflicts. I am powerless to do anything about it and just hope that the conflicts don't spill over the border.
Just a comment on the title before I begin reading. I've been calling it Cold Civil War since 2018. –@Jefiner68 😉 😜
Great minds thinking alike then
Loved the first two chapters. Your descriptions contrasting core city living to the burbs is so telling.
Drove from Victoria, BC to San Francisco a few years ago across Northern Washington State and was amazed at the apparent low standard of living evident from the towns we witnessed passing, and stopped in. Clearly, economic booms have passed, if they ever arrived, and hand-to-mouth existence seemed prevalent. A foundation for unrest.
Thanks, Ian. I drove from my old college town, Yellow Springs, Ohio north to Toledo in 2016 on the old US hwy not the interstate. The deprivation in small town after small town was like the inner city neighorhoods of New York 40 years ago - without the arson. The drug problems apparently are the same.
Read the first two chapters with great interest, as was born on the other side of the iron curtain in the 60s. Please continue, riveting stuff!
A link to your story was posted on WT.Social. I have read up to and including chapter 14. A gripping and informative story.
I am a Canadian who was born about the same time as you and have lived within a couple of hours of the US border most of my life. I grew up watching American TV and movies, listening to American music, following American sports. As recently as 25 years ago I was working at a Canadian branch of an American company and was considering moving to the US. Thankfully that did not happen.
I am retired now. My wife and I have family in the US. We have not been to visit them for years. I have missed weddings and funerals. It just isn't safe anymore. I am afraid that the US is splintering and headed for armed conflicts. I am powerless to do anything about it and just hope that the conflicts don't spill over the border.