I wasn’t sure how much the Big, Scary Foundation Project would affect my blogging. Unfortunately — for the next week or so, at least — it’s going to affect it a lot.
After the many serious problems we uncovered today I’m going to be totally preoccupied with the safety and success of every step we take. I trust the Wandering Monk and his smarts, but we’re both in territory where we’ve never gone before. I won’t be thinking about much else besides how to get past that dreadful mess. And I won’t be surfing the ‘Net or participating in many discussions.
But. I don’t want you to think I’m forgetting all the important news of the day. For instance, barring appeals, Canada’s Great Maple Syrup Heist has finally reached its judicial conclusion. And those otherwise mild-mannered Canadians have shown that, when their national identity is at stake, they can be just as tough on crime as their meaner neighbors to the south.
So you can rest assured that when the news is that vital, I’ll still be here to keep you informed.
Heh. I’d forgotten that case. Humor aside, 3,000 tons of even mid-grade maple syrup is a big deal, and big bucks… although I think the product involved was maple sap rather than boiled down syrup.
When I was in New Hampshire, I used to tap trees and make my own syrup. Around here though, we have maple trees but… the climate isn’t conducive to sap runs making taps worth trying. Darn it.
Well, yeah, The stuff is valuable, and they worked out how to get it out of the warehouse.
But then what? Sooner or later someone’s going to open the barrels. They know who has access. And once you have 3,000 tons of maple sap, what are you going to do with it?
There’s apparently a “Federation of Quebec Maple Syrup Producers” controlling the trade. Suddenly coming up with 3,000 tons of syrup to sell them might raise suspicions. Who else is available? It’s not exactly something you can take to a pawn shop.
OTOH in a “controlling the trade” situation there’s the likelihood of a black market.
Still, I get the idea these weren’t the sharpest tools on the 10 Most Wanted.