Maine Natives, Transplants, and From Away

Tim Sample is a native Mainer (Fort Fairfield).

He entertains audiences with his jokes about Maine.

Big News for the Boonies

A Border Crossing from Maine into Canada

Anything big ever happen in your hometown?

Something big to a small town Mainer isn't necessarily big to others. But this incident was a big deal to Border Control. Recently, some guy tried swimming across the river to illegally sneak into Canada to be with his girlfriend. The funny thing is that he did it right next to a small town border crossing. We found this quite humorous.

About 7 years ago, I was watching the TV news. The big story for the night was about a guy who had broken into a convenience store. He stole some money, cigarettes, and a package of Slim Jims. The police ended up catching the guy, because they followed his trail of empty Slim Jim wrappers.

A few years ago, our local TV news added a new feature called Crime Stopper. One night, I braced myself as I listened to the story of the dangerous criminal that needed to be caught. In a small Maine town of 1225 people, someone had stolen the petty cash box from the file cabinet in the town office. There had been a couple hundred dollars in the cash box. There was no sign of forced entry either.

You Know You're a Mainer If:

• your 4th of July picnic was moved indoors due to frost.
• you have 1 month, after the snow melts, to do all your outdoor projects before the black flies hatch.
  
• you measure distance in hours.
• you know several people who have hit a moose more than once.
• you design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.
• you know all 4 seasons: almost winter, winter, still winter, and road construction.
• griving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with snow.
• your neighbor throws a party to celebrate his new shed.
• it's warmed up to 40*, so you can drive with the windows down.
  
• you have more miles on your snow blower than your car.
• you install security lights on your house and garage, but leave both unlocked.
• one week after the snow melts, the neighbors set up their pools.
  
• you think landscaping is a statue of a deer or a black silhouette of a bear in your front yard.