"Buy Me A Salmon?"

Meeting new people can be awkward sometimes, when value systems collide... I talked with a new acquaintance about my experiences living on the river - "Any fish in it?" he inquired. When I mentioned our remnant Atlantic Salmon population, he enthusiastically asked if I had a net set.

I was horrified. I tried to explain that the salmon were of much greater value in the river than in a net.

"Yeah, but they're some tasty" he countered.

"Look, If you want to eat salmon, I answered, "go to Sobey's - you can get it for $4.99 a pound. Believe me, that's a bargain!"

"But I can get it free in a net!" he grinned.

"OK," I offered, "Fair enough, if you're that badly off, come and see me, I'd rather buy you a salmon than see you kill one!"

I guess it was about a year later, I ran into the guy again. He pulled me aside and whispered in my ear...

"Buy me a salmon?"

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Good Luck and Good Fishin'

RP