Better Late Than Never

[JeffCinFL]

That photo of yours



are you going for the job as president of something or a spot on SNL

haha if only I could combine the 2 into 1 awesome gig!

 

[JeffCinFL]

Welcome to our little slice of paradise!! Fins Up!!

Thank you! Are you taking selfies while piloting a top secret fighter jet?

 

[Cthippo]

Right! I don't remember that from history class either. Probably why some of the farms there have proper fencing @Cthippo

So, short version is that the treaty between the US and Britian (pre Canada independance) was a little fuzzy on where the border was and who owned the San Juan Islands. The treaty said "The main channel between the Mainland and Vancouver Island shall be the the border. Problem is, there are two channels, one on each side of the islands, and it was not specified which was the border. Hudson's Bay Co had a presence on San Juan, as did the British military, as well as some American settlers.

One day an American farmer caught a pig in his garden and shot it. Realizing it belonged to a British farmer, he went to the British outpost and apologized and offered to pay for the pig. The British refused and threatened to go to war over it, and an English warship was dispatched to make their point. The US Army sent a detachment under a Captain Pickett, of Civil War fame, who dug an earthwork fort and they spent a long, cold winter staring at one another.

Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany was asked to adjudicate and gave the islands to the US, the British harrumphed a lot and eventually went home. The whole sodden incident came to be known as the pig war.

 

[JeffCinFL]

So, short version is that the treaty between the US and Britian (pre Canada independance) was a little fuzzy on where the border was and who owned the San Juan Islands. The treaty said "The main channel between the Mainland and Vancouver Island shall be the the border. Problem is, there are two channels, one on each side of the islands, and it was not specified which was the border. Hudson's Bay Co had a presence on San Juan, as did the British military, as well as some American settlers.

One day an American farmer caught a pig in his garden and shot it. Realizing it belonged to a British farmer, he went to the British outpost and apologized and offered to pay for the pig. The British refused and threatened to go to war over it, and an English warship was dispatched to make their point. The US Army sent a detachment under a Captain Pickett, of Civil War fame, who dug an earthwork fort and they spent a long, cold winter staring at one another.

Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany was asked to adjudicate and gave the islands to the US, the British harrumphed a lot and eventually went home. The whole sodden incident came to be known as the pig war.

Amazing! That farmer would be huge on YouTube

 

[happy-diver]

Dude get on in there it's already happeneing all around you just do it!

haha if only I could combine the 2 into 1 awesome gig!

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[Ukmc]

So, short version is that the treaty between the US and Britian (pre Canada independance) was a little fuzzy on where the border was and who owned the San Juan Islands. The treaty said "The main channel between the Mainland and Vancouver Island shall be the the border. Problem is, there are two channels, one on each side of the islands, and it was not specified which was the border. Hudson's Bay Co had a presence on San Juan, as did the British military, as well as some American settlers.

One day an American farmer caught a pig in his garden and shot it. Realizing it belonged to a British farmer, he went to the British outpost and apologized and offered to pay for the pig. The British refused and threatened to go to war over it, and an English warship was dispatched to make their point. The US Army sent a detachment under a Captain Pickett, of Civil War fame, who dug an earthwork fort and they spent a long, cold winter staring at one another.

Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany was asked to adjudicate and gave the islands to the US, the British harrumphed a lot and eventually went home. The whole sodden incident came to be known as the pig war.

Canadian Bacon war?

 

[wlecyt40]

Thank you! Are you taking selfies while piloting a top secret fighter?

Nope! That is my super secret private airplane. It exist only in my warped mind!