Just after 5.30am on Tuesday 29 July, outside Westin Resort & Spa while most were sleeping, feeling safe and sound…
“… garbage bear, pretty tame. May break car windows if it’s bad …”
“… runs off at the sound of key jingles or bear bells …”
“… runs off at camera flashes, though some will charge at you …”
“… average of three bears are shot dead every year for entering people’s kitchens …”
“… it alone has enough power to rip off doors …”
Note: All quotes are courtesy of a local I spoke to, after seeing him throw a box to chase the bear away from some beer bottles.
Joshua Cranmer | 29-Jul-08 at 7:34 am | Permalink
Have to save those beer bottles!
Tomer Cohen | 29-Jul-08 at 11:59 am | Permalink
That’s what happen when you woke up at 15:00pm of the day before…
Havvy | 31-Jul-08 at 11:19 am | Permalink
Those bears could prove useful to Mozilla right now.
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=448604
Мозила на макед… | 31-Jul-08 at 11:33 am | Permalink
Хаварија самит :)…
Па, како што знаете Дамјан од мк мозила тимот е на самитот на Мозила во Вистлер во Канада. Блогираше нешто за тоа на неговиот блог: softver.org.mk/d…
El Cau del Drac | 31-Jul-08 at 4:01 pm | Permalink
A Whistler com a casa…
Avui és el darrer dia que estic al Mozilla Summit 2008, i a Whistler, la ciutat que ho acull, m’hi sento fins i tot millor que a casa, com a Catalunya.
La carretera entre Vancouver, on hi ha l’aeroport, i Whistler està tallada potser durant 5 dies …
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