The National Debt Clock on it's way to Victoria, BCLaunch in Victoria, BCPit-stop in Duncan, BCTaking the ferry to VancouverBC provincial debt press conferenceSurrey Board of Trade luncheon with Colin HansenPhoto opportunity at Langley Township HallPub night at Finnegan's Pub and Phoenix LoungePit-stop in ChilliwackRotary Club breakfast at Kelowna Yacht ClubSneakers Pub nightFrick and Frack Tap HouseBanff National ParkJB Higgenbotham building stimulus plan projectBomber Command MuseumGlobal TV studios and City HallRed Deer City HallEdmonton City HallThe Giant PysankaLloydminster City HallPit-stop in MaidstoneAnother casualty of the federal debtSaskatoon Public LibraryCTF Head OfficeMoose Jaw a.k.a Dog RIver (Corner Gas)Time to terminate the deficit!Pit-stop in EstevanStares and a bucket of chickenMeeting with the Brandon SunNeepawa Public Access TV's cool set-upInterviews and a giant can of Coca ColaPress conference and supporter meet-upClearspring CentreWinnipeg LegislatureCovent Garden Market and OES ScoreboardsVictoria Park and the Cambridge Visitor CenterFinance Minister Jim Flaherty's officeCanadian Tire on Elgin StreetPit-stop in TrentonCity Hall in BellevilleBrockville City HallCORUS Media Station and Kingston City HallParliament HillCarleton Place Town HallArnprior City HallRenfrew City HallThe Big "Owe" in MontrealPhotos in Quebec CityGarrison Ale House and Fredericton LegislaturePit-stop in WoodstockProvincial budget day for New BrunswickConfederation HouseWaterfront MallThe Amherst Daily News OfficeSpringhill, CanadaSome Bobby Awards historyHighlands MallAntigonish MallTim Horton's and the MastodonAtlantica Hotel, the Citadel, and 95.7 FM Talk RadioGM (Government Motors) dealership in KentvilleHalifax, CanadaPeggy's Cove, CanadaLunenburg, Canada
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Mar 15 2011, 09:00 AM
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Kate, the London Free Press reporter, was getting set up when she realized her tripod was broken. We offered ours to her so she could get the quality shots of the clock she was looking for.
We also just happened to across the street from a fancy cake store, and a large group of ladies, who might have been on their way to a cake decorating class, were stopped in their tracks by the spinning numbers on the clock. One of them said, "Per person? That's what we owe per person?" They were all shocked by the numbers.
A guy outside the cake shop then said to us, "You want to know how to fix this debt, you want to know how?" We were expecting him to say something about printing money when he said, "Lower corporate taxes!" Well, we can't argue with that.
From there we went over to OES Scoreboards where we had the clock rebuilt several weeks ago. We met with Jamie Fox, who was our sales guy, and his colleague Rob Pittaro, as well as OES president, Paul Hogendoorn. The last time these guys saw the clock it was leaving in a cardboard box - they hadn't seen it in action yet. Needles to say, rather than taking interest in the numbers on the clock these guys were more interested in how we rigged it all up inside the trailer with a generator and welded metal bars to screw it into place.
Thanks again to everyone at OAS Scoreboards for helping make the National Debt Clock Tour happen.
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