Your parents are NOT going to believe this one
Good morning from the Okanagan — the lake is calm, the vines are growing, and we have things to discuss.
Okay, but here's the thing nobody talks about. You know how you're driving down Highway 99, maybe you're heading to Vancouver for a long weekend, and you pass through Squamish? And you see that Volkswagen Beetle stuck to the side of a rock face? The bright yellow one? Well, it's gone. Like, *poof*, gone. A group claiming to be anonymous UBC engineering students took credit for putting it there last week as a prank, and now it's been removed. For those of us who have driven that route a hundred times, it was always this weird little landmark, a piece of roadside art you didn't ask for but learned to love.
### What This Means for Kelowna Drivers
Now, I know this didn't happen right here on Bernard Avenue or down by the Ogopogo statue, but hear me out. For anyone in Kelowna who drives to the coast, that little car was part of the trip. You'd see it, maybe point it out to your kids, or just nod to yourself like, "Yup, still there." It's one of those quirky, unofficial landmarks that just *are*.
* **A Prank Gone Viral:** This particular Beetle was suspended last week by a group of UBC engineering students, continuing a long tradition of pranks.
* **Vanishing Act:** The car was removed shortly after it appeared, taking away a quirky, if unauthorized, roadside attraction.
* **The End of an Era (for now):** For frequent travellers between Kelowna and the coast, it's a small but noticeable change to the landscape.
Think about it: what if someone decided to take down the Ogopogo statue from City Park Beach? Or move that big, beautiful wooden arch that welcomes you to Guisachan Heritage Park? It might not be "news" in the traditional sense, but it's part of the fabric of our drive, our landscape. It makes you wonder what other weird, wonderful, un-sanctioned bits of our B.C. highway culture might just… disappear.
That's The Buzz from the Okanagan. You know Keith and the crew are all over this kind of stuff every morning — catch their take live at mornings.live.