Winter is here - "But it's not winter!"
Yep we are in the grips of a winter freeze, one month early. But the experts cannot agree on the forecasts. Environment Canada says we are going to getting the coldest winter in fifteen years, others say pooh pooh. I would say bring it on it's good for business.
Now for something completely different. Two examples of taxpayers angst: one was the sight of all, I mean all, of the inside lights at the new County building were on at 3am on Friday. The other was seeing two Town ploughs, coming out of John St and passing past my house, on identical tracks, identical plough procedures, identical salt droppings and only one minute apart. There must be good reasons for such behaviour but it sure drives taxpayers buggy.
I saw a big Mea Culpa, from John Miller, of the FARE fame, in the paper the other day. I guess all the nasty comments thrown at him and his wife finally got to him, pity he shouldn't have to grovel publicly to maintain status.
As mentioned last week I witnessed the episode between Pete Vanderveur and John Lee, at Council. Didn't seem like assault, as charged by John Lee, to me but the sight of two seniors going at it like kids in grade 3 sure wasn't very edifying. I guess people only slug each other in the mouth on TV.
Now for something completely different. Two examples of taxpayers angst: one was the sight of all, I mean all, of the inside lights at the new County building were on at 3am on Friday. The other was seeing two Town ploughs, coming out of John St and passing past my house, on identical tracks, identical plough procedures, identical salt droppings and only one minute apart. There must be good reasons for such behaviour but it sure drives taxpayers buggy.
I saw a big Mea Culpa, from John Miller, of the FARE fame, in the paper the other day. I guess all the nasty comments thrown at him and his wife finally got to him, pity he shouldn't have to grovel publicly to maintain status.
As mentioned last week I witnessed the episode between Pete Vanderveur and John Lee, at Council. Didn't seem like assault, as charged by John Lee, to me but the sight of two seniors going at it like kids in grade 3 sure wasn't very edifying. I guess people only slug each other in the mouth on TV.
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I had also noticed how well lit the new County Palace is every night. That's a lesson that the Big Boys have never learned, I remember a big fuss in Vancouver in the late 60's when the BC Hydro building came under fire for doing the same. It's an issue in Toronto too, and has been for years.
To add a point to your note about FARE's John Miller enduring ignorant comments from others, I see the trend is continuing even after his public apology, in letters to the Editor in the Port Hope Guide.
It takes guts to stand up with an unpopular opinion around these parts. It's like you said in your note in the Cobourg Blog, who the hell would dare to not support anything attached to Constable (Saint) Garrett? You'd be pilloried for pointing out he was just doing his job, and that for a police officer, injury and sometimes death can be the sad result.
Not that he doesn't deserve our respect and regret for him and his family, but now the Hospital is naming their main walkway "Const. Garrett Way". It's getting a bit much.
Finally, the charges against Mr. Vanderveur are indeed ridiculous. I saw that minor pushing motion he gave Mr. Lee, and it was no assault by any stretch of the imagination. Is this the Police acting on the wishes of Town Council to always support and coddle any developer, regardless of the dubious business practices of said developer? Looks like it to me. A waste of police and court time if you ask me.
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Why is a comment I posted yesterday not up yet?
If you chose not to post it, why not?
And why should people bother to write postings if you aren't going to post them?
Keep your pants anonymous, I appreciate the fact that you visit the site on a daily basis, even if it only to see your own name in print! The reason the post wasn't up is simple Google doesn't always work as well as you or I. The post didn't come to me by email but was sitting in the "moderated comments approval page" something that I hardly ever check instead relying on Google to be efficient and emailing the comments to me.
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