In 1998, the government in their wisdom decided to close the Yukon Weather Centre. Most of us lost our jobs, either through early retirement or just being laid off although a couple of people were transferred to other places. Our computer scientist made his own beer. He got a job with NOAA in Silver Springs, Maryland. He had 28 dozen bottles of beer he had to leave behind, so he brought it to our office and left it in our shower. (We had a brand-new building, only two years old, so it had a shower.)
Every afternoon, two of us would sit in my office and have a beer. We timed it so we would run out on our last days of work.
Anyway, the R.C.M.P. were considering taking over our building for a sub-detachment. The head of RCMP Division M came in to inspect the building. We showed him and his two other officers all the rooms in the building and all the equipment etc. etc.The only room we neglect to show him was the shower.
"What's in here?" he asked.
"Nothing, just a shower," we said.
"Well, I'd like to see it."
"Why, it's just a shower."
One of the junior officers said, "Sir, the Commandant would like to see your shower."
"Nothing in here but a shower," we said, "and 28 cases of home-brew to ease our going away."
Everyone laughed, and the commandant asked if it came with the building. We said, "Sorry, bu no."
