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...
February 20, 2025
Author: ben
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More Transit Discussion at Council
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...
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Police Transparency and Budget
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...
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I love Hitler Parodies!
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...
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What I think about Covid now
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...
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Next week’s Travel Plans
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...
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Those silly truckers
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...
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A bit of the “peculiar”
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...
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Another pet peeve
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...
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New Restrictions -papers please!
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....