# Canadian Air Traffic Controllers are ordering pizza for US ATC **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 14, 2019, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-air-traffic-controllers-are-ordering-pizza-for-us-atc/827719 "2019-01-14T03:33:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2019, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-air-traffic-controllers-are-ordering-pizza-for-us-atc/827719/1 "2019-01-14T03:33:07Z")
Apparently it started with the Edmonton Air Traffic Controllers - they chipped in for pizzas to be delivered to their counterparts in Alaska ATC, just as a goodwill / “thinking of you guys” gesture. Now it sounds like over 70 of the Canadian ATC units have sent pizzas to their counterparts in the US, most recently Moncton and Gander ATC sending pizza to a NY ATC unit. Buying someone lunch when they’re not getting paid is a nice gesture, but I really feel sorry for those US ATC guys keeping the skies safe, and the other federal employees forced to work without pay. > **[Canadian Air Traffic Controllers Buy Pizza For Shut-Down U.S. Colleagues](https://www.huffpost.com/archive/ca/entry/canadian-air-traffic-controllers-buy-pizza-for-american-colleagues-affected-by-u-s-government-shutdown_ca_5cd58332e4b07bc72978c0cc?ec_carp=3278000859980928696)** > > It's a delicious show of solidarity. > **[Out of dough? Canada air traffic controllers buy pizzas for unpaid US colleagues](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/14/us-government-shutdown-canada-air-traffic-controllers-buy-pizzas-for-unpaid-us-colleagues)** > > Ten thousand US staff have not received paychecks since late December because of government shutdown ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2019, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-air-traffic-controllers-are-ordering-pizza-for-us-atc/827719/2 "2019-01-14T03:57:36Z")
All I can say is “Thanks, Canada!” for supporting our workers when our own government won’t. Once again, Canadians demonstrate they’re the best neighbors anyone could have, and better than we deserve. ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2019, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-air-traffic-controllers-are-ordering-pizza-for-us-atc/827719/3 "2019-01-14T04:28:50Z")
Pineapple pizzas? ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2019, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-air-traffic-controllers-are-ordering-pizza-for-us-atc/827719/4 "2019-01-14T04:37:19Z")
No, I think that’s the President of Iceland who’s got his hands full of pineapple. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2019, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-air-traffic-controllers-are-ordering-pizza-for-us-atc/827719/5 "2019-01-14T06:03:50Z")
What an uplifting thing to read. Thank you, Canadians. I hope we may rectify our inexcusably bad behaviors toward you soon. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2019, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-air-traffic-controllers-are-ordering-pizza-for-us-atc/827719/6 "2019-01-14T08:38:29Z")
> [@Muffin](#): > > Pineapple pizzas? Would they really care? It’s a free lunch provided to them by colleagues. Heck, if somebody bought me lunch at no cost to me (especially if times were tight), I’d be happy to eat it. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2019, 9:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-air-traffic-controllers-are-ordering-pizza-for-us-atc/827719/7 "2019-01-14T09:12:00Z")
Before reading this I shared this story to Facebook. I don’t share many stories, but liked this one. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2019, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-air-traffic-controllers-are-ordering-pizza-for-us-atc/827719/8 "2019-01-14T11:49:49Z")
Canadians are awesome.