Subway Sandwich Shop Gets Bearish Opening
KITIMAT, B.C. (Blue MauMau) - In the small town of Kitimat, British Columbia, an unusual guest strolled over to the counter of the Subway sandwich shop and waited to order as he looked on at the low-cal garnishments. The only problem was that John Q. Customer was a black bear.
Having just opened the doors for the day, Rebecca Branton described the event to the Northern Sentinel, "It stood up on its hind legs and pulled the door open like a person and got down on all fours and the door closed behind it as it walked in.”
Ms. Branton did what any sane store employee would have done. Alone in the shop, she ran into the bathroom and locked herself in. Then she started placing early morning calls on her cell phone.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police arrived.
The owner of this Subway franchise, Bikramjit Var, was woken up in his Vancouver home by a call. He told the local paper, “The first thing that came to my mind was Rebecca’s safety.” He added, “I couldn’t believe that the bear really opened the door by himself.”
The store's closed circuit video camera shows that when the bear was not served because the manager was in the back bathroom chatting on her phone, it became impatient and jumped over the front counter. The tape showed it to be a polite bear, who left the food trays undisturbed.
In an interview with Blue MauMau, Les Winograd, the public relations coordinator for the Connecticut-based Subway restaurant chain, could only offer this insight when asked why the bear would single out Subway. “Apparently our advertising is more effective than we had previously thought," he said.
The franchise owner, Mr. Var, commented how patient the bear was to come in just as the shop opened. “He probably saw our hours of operation,” Mr. Var told the Northern Sentinel.
Mr. Winograd understands and is quick to tout the satisfaction of a good sandwich at the right time. “It seems that even members of the animal kingdom appreciate the Subway chain's reputation for offering a healthier alternative to traditional fatty fast food," he observes.
Subway black bear video
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/offbeat/2008/10/03/vo.canada.bear.ap
bear killing
Could someone please explain why they had to hunt down this non-agressive bear and kill it? My dad relocates raccoons for pete's sake. Are cops unable to tranquilize and move bears? Why is wildlife so disposable? This is a sad story, not amusing entertainment.
black bear killing
I agree that killing the Kitimat "Subway" black bear was sad, but unfortunately, once a bear comes into a situation like that and is not afraid of humans, they must be put down.
Yes, people have moved into the bears' territory, but law enforcement officers as well as wildlife managers have to consider the safety of humans - particularly children. Sometimes, if a black bear has wandered into a campsite or a yard, but still seems afraid of people, it will be tranquilized, tagged on one ear, sometimes radio-collared, and relocated to a wild area. However, very frequently the bear returns. This often happens because people have directly fed them or left out coolers or food on a picnic table, garbage, bird, deer, horse, or dog food where the bear can get to it. (Most states/provinces now have very heavy fines if you are found to be feeding a bear - even if it is by leaving coolers out.)
My husband, a wildlife manager, has trapped and relocated many bears in his career. He also has had to put down tagged bears that have returned as well as non-tagged black bears that are aggressive and unafraid of humans. (He says that this is the part of the job that he likes the least.) Several of the aggressive bears that he put down were not tagged, but were very menacing. In one case he was out all night in a campground, sleeping in his 1/2 ton truck cab while a bear "culvert" live trap was set in a nearby campsite. This bear not only climbed into the back of his truck, but finally came around to the driver's side window, stood up and commenced to growl and snap its jaws while clawing at the window. My husband rolled down the window just far enough to put his gun muzzle out and pulled the trigger. The black bear was so large that he couldn't get his door on that side open.
What if someone had been camping in that site? What if a child had been outside, playing?
Unfortunately, as humans and wildlife overlap more & more, these incidents will happen. The best that the public can do is not to feed wildlife -whether deliberately or accidentally.
Wildlife Manager's Wife
Bear steaks, coons, and squirrels
Having been stalked for 3 days by a bear until I shot it, having had a neighbor who was consumed by a bear I can't they made a mistake. Once an animal loses its fear of man it become a danger. Black bears are a nuisance they are simply the homeless panhandlers of the carnivore world. And they are not neccesarily bad eating.
My solution to racoons is the following.
Cranberry Raccoon:
2 1/2 to 3 lbs of Raccoon pieces (remove the fat and glands),1 cup of finely chopped cranberries, 1 cup apple cider, 1/4 cup honey, pinch of grated orange peel, a tad of salt, 1/8 teaspoon of ground cloves, 1/8 teaspoon of nutmeg. Put the coon in a crock pot for 3-4 hours; then add other ingredients and cook for an additional 4-5 hours...enjoy...
I ate the above for many a night when I ran a trap line putting myself through college.
I also have it on good account that squirrels make the best gravy for deer meat. They also taste delicious pan fried if you season critters up with acorns and Winesap apples for 2 weeks or so before slaughter.
FuwaFuwaUsagi
Fuwa
You just grossed us out! Yuck!
poaching pooches and Chinese food - : )
Dearest Do:
I just view the animals that feast on my orchard as "self basting". Animals do absorb the essence of what they eat, hence you can actually season meat. The famous Virginian Burford hams were seasoned by a secret diet of nuts a fruits in specific quantities per animal. I rather figure the animals that feast off of my efforts are simply another part of the harvest due me for my labors. Squirrel, rabbit, pheasant, crow, deer, bear, raccoon, and possum, it is all good.
I know you on the Left coast are all liberalized up and all sensitized and such, but did you ever notice the dog pound in Glendale is next to a Chinese restaurant? Talk about convienient - Bon apetite.
FuwaFuwaUsagi
Fuwa the man with many
talents, abilities and closet with outfits that show it. You are first a husband and father. (You have what I call kick back clothes) Second your a savvy business man. (Suits) Third Karate. (Karate clothes.) Fourth, A man like Daniel Boone. (Racoon hat and gun in hand, kills bears and eats racoons and squirrels.) Fifth, A farmer, grows food. (Overalls and working boots.) A man like a cowboy, ( Sitting by a fire drinking hot chocolote with his cowboy hat and boots, candy cigarette hanging out of his mouth, in the cold crisp nights under the light of a full moon.) A gourmet cook with recipes that no one would ever dream of. A comedian, (I guess you can wear any of the above clothes to be funny.) A man with a brilliant mind. (Has his lap top everywhere he goes. Blogs on the computer in between everything he does.) Considers semi-retirement working 40-50 hours a week. Now he has time to work out. Amazing.
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Re: Subway Sandwich Shop Gets Bearish Opening
and the bear was killed afterwards... not such a happy ending...
Bear Market
I new we were in a bear market. Now I have proof!
Re: Subway Sandwich Shop Gets Bearish Opening
Please get your story right before putting it on the internet, because this story isn't even accurate.
Thanks to these bearish sources
If there is an eyewitness to the event that has a different account, we hope they will post it. We'd love to know the truth. And we can handle the truth.
One bit of information that I did not report was that according to the local paper, the bear left a gift—a part of himself—on the floor.
In reporting this story, I contacted the following and would like to thank them for their contributions—the editor at the Northern Sentinel, a corporate spokesperson at the Subway chain (Doctor's Associates, Inc.), a worker at the Kitimat Subway store and the franchise owner. The story comes largely from the Kitimat Sentinel's account.
OK. Back to investigating more serious issues ...
Subway Getting Bearish
What part isn't accurate?
Do you mean that although the bear paused at the counter, he actually was not waiting for a low-cal sandwich?
Or do you mean that the great advertisement that the chain produces did not actually pull the bear into the shop?
The writer and those being quoted are obviously having some fun reporting and commenting on events.
Advertisement bias
The article goes a great length in advertising subway at the end of it.
It fails to acknowledge this fact: the bear came over the counter, smelled the food, smelled inside of the kitchen and...
it didn't eat *anything* !!!