ATDTDA (16): Medicine Hat, Alberta (432.9)

[Dave Monroe]

On 8/22/07, Tim Strzechowski <dedalus204 at comcast.net> wrote:

> "Last time Lindsay went in, back in Medicine Hat, Alberta, they had run some
> tests ..." (p. 432).
>
> Medicine Hat, known to locals as "The Hat", is a city located in the
> southeastern part of the province of Alberta, Canada.
>
> It is situated on the Trans-Canada Highway, the eastern terminus of the
> Crowsnest Highway, and the South Saskatchewan River. Nearby towns considered
> part of the Medicine Hat area include Dunmore, Seven Persons, Redcliff, and
> Irvine.The Cypress Hills (including Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park) is a
> relatively short distance (by car) to the southeast of the city. Its major
> claim to fame is Rudyard Kipling's famous line "all hell for a basement"
> referring to the vast reserves of natural gas beneath it. [...]
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medicine_Hat,_Alberta
>
> http://tinyurl.com/yv7fvy
>
> http://www.medicinehat.ca/

I did see this, sorry, neglected to link it @  my post, was in a bit
of a rush @ the library last night.  Conicidetally 9?), I once almost
got in a fight for claiming I was from Medicine Hat.  Or, rather, for
BEING from Milwaukee.  Which I saw coming, hence ... well, how the
hell are you supposed to GUESS someone ELSE is from Medicine Hat?
Those Canadians aren't always as easygoing as SCTV/Michael Moore/et
al. would have you believe ...