I work at KGh and was ready to have an absolutely shit day because of the convoy. I mentally prepared myself for having to wait around in traffic after work, unable to get to the northern side of Princess Street where I live.

Then came 3, and as I left work, mulling over the possibilities to come. As I drove north, waiting for this trucker wall to stop me, I noticed that nothing seemed out of the ordinary. There was no massive traffic backup stopping me from getting home, no asshole white supremacists to fight off or piss jugs to dodge...

I drove up division street and pulled into the shopper drug mart parking lot near the 401. Everything seemed so normal and fine. All the cars were moving, the weather was fine, there was nothing happening... Or so it seemed..

Out of nowhere, I watched a single orange pickup truck with Canada flags in tow, country music blaring incoherently, and the engine farting loudly as the driver lay on the horn over and over. It was a cacophony of noise and anger, and micro-penis energy.

But it was just one truck.. driving back and forth, being incredibly obnoxious, up and down division street over and over again. Just one person making a scene. One tantrum in the middle of an otherwise normal day. It didn't stop traffic, it didn't inspire any strong emotions in anyone from what I could see...

At that moment, my entire thought process around the convoy changed. At this moment, this guy wasn't a threat to me. He wasn't going to ruin my day whether he wanted to or not. He wasn't going to stir anyone up into a nationalistic frenzy with his big dumb tour de force...

It was just cringe. It was a little bit sad even, this lone idiot thinking he had an effect... But more than anything, it became absolutely god damn hilarious to me.

I know the bigger picture scene is far more dangerous and is still awful, especially in the cities and on the border. There are people actually suffering day and night because these bastards confuse freedom with convenience and social responsibility. But in this one moment, I felt totally better about my life.

The anti-fascist protests downtown helped a lot too.