Comments on The Burd Report: Pssst - want to buy your neighbours' junk

Yes it is obvious that it ain't Cobourg, but t...

2010-08-16T13:14:50.204-04:00

Yes it is obvious that it ain't Cobourg, but the article did not identify the community. Insofar as not being able to get out, it is true. I am too poor to drive around the region enough times to memorize the regional communities in detail. But I thank those with the money and means to do so for their condescension towards the ignorant. Ben says the post was about Colborne, however, not once in the article was it identified as such.

Foster Russell, former publisher/editor of the Cobourg Sentinel Star drilled it into my head when I worked for him, that 'names' are imperitive to good journalism. Alas, Ben drives trucks -- does it pay better than being a Cobourg town councillor.

btw - the name used to refer to this space (by the...

2010-08-16T11:45:47.094-04:00

btw - the name used to refer to this space (by the NT) is Victoria Square Park, subtle but clear distinction.

and for Mrs Baker, et al, that still doesn't mean it's Colborne since there is no reference to that in the post - you have to be familiar with that village to have any clue about this

@ Anonymous, Because you can't see downtown l...

2010-08-16T09:31:17.939-04:00

@ Anonymous,

Because you can't see downtown like that from Vic Park in Cobourg. . .also we don't have a statue to the unknown solider (the right).

it's pretty obvious it isn't Cobourg.

Some readers must not get out of town much. The st...

2010-08-15T12:42:15.367-04:00

Some readers must not get out of town much. The statue in the picture was a dead giveaway that this was Colborne's delightful little town square. Only a mystery for a split second.

and how are we to ascertain that the post is about...

2010-08-14T19:02:07.975-04:00

and how are we to ascertain that the post is about Colborne, my dear Watson?

OK folks think a bit. The post was about COLBORNE ...

2010-08-14T17:24:26.094-04:00

OK folks think a bit. The post was about COLBORNE that means Vic Park COLBORNE!! Cobourg doesn't have copywrite on the name Victoria Park.

That is not Victoria Park. Ben was just testing us...

2010-08-14T17:05:41.364-04:00

That is not Victoria Park. Ben was just testing us again.

... where's the beer tent?

2010-08-14T14:54:59.368-04:00

... where's the beer tent?