Editor:
In response to J. Brinton’s and BC Ferries’ letters concerning a “Case of discrimination” and “Possibly it was a case of miscommunication,” and “Propane not cocaine,” am I the only one who senses that there is a skein running through this yarn?
Say, for instance, that ferry employees have a poor dental plan and can’t get sick leave – consider that the booth attendant might have had a tooth abscess and inquired, in his agony, if the driver had any “Procaine.” Someone needs to get to the root of this story, and pull out the truth, no matter how painful.
In any case, we can certainly be thankful that an Asian driver who missed lunch in racing for the ferry did not mis-hear a booth attendant as asking if there was any “lo mein” on board. That could certainly stir things up – would someone be fried, I mean fired?
Perhaps the attendant was celebrating a special event and jovially asked if there was any champagne on board? Or were any of the parties balding? Maybe it was an illicit transaction of Rogaine?
Oh, and note, my wife’s sister is indeed named Elaine.
In closing, I merely hope (and hopefully not in vain) that the Langdale -– Horseshoe Bay ferry remain in its sea lane and avoid all terrain, the employees and management are sincere in what they explain despite this coup de main, and the public constrain or refrain or abstain from this repeated disdain again and again.
Alan Donenfeld, Gibsons
