The latest outrage from the Ontario Government (OG) is the move to pay Private Clinics to perform procedures that Doug Ford – Premier of Ontario (DoFo) says the local hospitals cannot do and therefore by paying private clinics to do common procedures will reduce waiting lists. Let’s be clear the one reason there are waiting lists is that the OG...
Taxpayer Input to 2023 budget This post has attracted, as expected; because it causes the commenters to think about a serious issue, and most of the comments are the usual whines about the lack of meaningful public input and where the money might be spent uselessly, few comments so far. The point of this post is to agree that...
Right of Passage along Shoreline. This is another contentious subject between the ‘Property Rights” people and those who would like to walk the shoreline. Not a new topic and one pursued by many over the years. Basically the ‘shorewalkers’ would like the right to walk on the shoreline within a ten foot strip from the water. Obviously the ‘propertyowners’ would...
More Transit Discussion at Council: Transit is one of the more contentious items in the Municipal discussion encyclopedia. Those who need it want it, those who get annoyed that few appear to ride it want to abolish it and of course the taxpayers sitting in their swanky piles resent having to pay for it! Given these opinions the Town Council...
Police Transparency and Budget, A pretty fair discussion of the reports the CPS is presenting to Cobourg Council this week. As usual any mention of the Police, in whatever context draws two types of comments: some by the ‘hang-em-high’ crowd and the usual whines from the Taxfighters. The topic of using a local Police Service as opposed to the OPP...
When I can combine a couple of things in one post, I love it. Firstly I have been a great fan of “Hitler Parodies”. These internet memes have been kicking around for a long time and can cover all types of satire and parody. To quote from a website – Hitler Parody Wiki – This page has it all. Secondly...
Covid the modern scourge, the great leveller and it is completely avoidable. But who defeated it and is it defeated? Right-wing scummy Premiers think so; come on down Ford, Moe and Kenney – the village idiots. These political dupes who cater to those deniers because of craven political hopes are screwing it up for those of us who have done...
A trip to Mexico City The Trip to Mexico City with our friends and family – nine of us. We will fly to Mexico City in the morning and immediately start the tour. Our itinerary is below: Day 1 (Monday January 31st): Airport pick-up and transfer to Hotel Catedral, historic centre of Mexico City Afternoon walking tour of Mexico City’s historic centre*...
First of all I drive a truck – a big one, small one any kind of truck and get paid for it. I like the challenge of safely handling a long vehicle, heavy weights and putting them into small docks and doors. Secondly I like the people I work with – professionals who do a trying job with skill and...
In the midst of all this doom and gloom – Dems f******g things up in the Senate, Covid still hanging around, PMJT still on the ‘bad-boys’ list with the anti-vaxxers, the anti-vaxxers still clogging the ICUs one can still find off the wall stories that make you think. This story: Two men take corpse into Irish post office to claim...
Howcum people who blog and put up vlogs and podcasts on social media always want to put the camera on themselves talking about the action before them? Surely the idea of using a camera shot is to tell a story with images? Now it is common practice to get a couple of minutes of the vlogger focussing the camera on...
Yesterday the nearby State of Nayerit issued new regulations that shut down bars and casinos as well as large events. Restrictions were imposed on restaurants as well. Today the neighbouring State of Jalisco, where Puerto Vallarta is located announced their restrictions. Naturally because Tourism is the main industry in Jalisco their regulations are more lenient. No shutdowns, now all we...
This story was one of my first for a local publication. Written in 2008.
This article was about the history of coffeeshops and the coffeeshops in Cobourg in 2008
There are 52 of them – Jackson Houses; a basic Canadian style of design that was built by Reuben Jackson...
In 2008 the ‘mancave’ craze was just getting to be a big thing as the price of electronics was getting...
After 83 years the Pontiac Auto Manufacturing section of General Motors, came to an end. This article tracked the Pontiac...
We are inveterate travellers. Accustomed to many travels not much fazes us these day. This pic taken in India shows how we blend in to the environment.
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