I have great empathy for a politician when they struggle to make decisions based on ‘what will the electorate think?’. Many of us have referred to the decision process that Premier Robert Ghiz would struggle with, as he decided what role Rory Beck would have in the future, as one of his first moral tests.
I am so disappointed. He failed. Instead of doing the right thing, he has listened to the tired old tarts in the back room, and he has diminished himself. How very sad.
..and watching for this! Bet you go ‘Oooooo’.
Define pay, please!
Men could soon face a fine or even jail under new plans to make it illegal to pay for sex.
Try to get your head around this.
Scientists have come up with the radical suggestion that the universe’s end may come not with a bang but a standstill - that time could be literally running out and could, one day, stop altogether.
6 weeks ago, I decided to try the Rogers High Speed Wireless product. Despite the fact that their coverage map shows that I am in an unserviced area, it seemed that I might be close enough to give it a try.
The first couple of weeks were erratic. Sometimes I had a really good connection, sometimes a poor one and sometimes none. The solution was to go back on the roof and move my directional antenna 90 degrees from the current direction of either East or South. It would work fine for a while and then fade again.
I was advised by others to be patient, that there seems to be a settling in that the technology requires. It has now been three weeks since I lumbered up the tower to the roof. The service advertises 1.5 megs down and 256 K up. It is delivering pretty much as advertised. Burst downloads will approach 3 megs and multiple downloads will aggregate at well over 1.5 megs. Rogers AUP allows 30 G of transfer per month (combined up and down) - and I am using an average of 4 G a week.
The only change that I can determine that has occurred to make the service more reliable is that the various speedtesting sites I use are indicating that I am in Vancouver rather than PEI. When service was erratic, the sites ‘knew’ I was in PEI and once the service settled down they ‘think’ I am in Vancouver.
Telus Corp. has registered the name Koodo Mobile with various provincial governments, and analysts speculate it could be considering launching a new discount cellphone brand.
In August, Telus registered the business in Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick, and followed up with Saskatchewan in November. It also registered the Web domain name koodomobile.ca earlier this year.
reportonbusiness.com: Telus may try discount wireless market
10 days ago I arrived home to find a ‘we visited, but you were not here, sorry we missed you, we will call again and perhaps you would like to call our handy dandy 1-888 number’. Uh oh, the much dreaded mail box inspection has been carried out.
I called the 1-888 number, explained and said that as both Herself and I work, perhaps we could discuss by phone. No, that was not possible, but the nice man said that he would pass along, and someone would call me after 530 PM to make arrangements to visit. I was also assured that nothing would happen without consulting with me.
December 10 - I arrive home - check my mailbox to discover two keys to my new site delivery location which is situated 2 KM away. My address has changed. My new arrangements are effective December 6, 4 days before I received my keys or notification.
Mouth breathing slobbering morons should have been strangled at birth. ...and just think - we pay these morons.
This quote to the left is from Peter Egan, of Cycle World Magazine. Substitute the brand of your choice. If you get it, read on - if not, run along now, I suspect you have something else to do.
When I read that, I just nodded. Having owned just about every mainstream brand over the past 40+ years, the only motorcycle that has invoked that sort of child like wonder is the BMW. Yes, I can just sit on a stool in the garage and stare.
Thinking back over the many years of riding it occurs to me that with only very limited exceptions, the motorcycle demographic has been male. It is a guy thing. It should be a guy thing. For me, a bike that fits me like an old leather glove, that is properly tuned and is suited to my riding is like a hit of crack (or what I imagine a hit of crack would be like). It is art.
What it is not, is an image. It is not dressing like a drug dealer, or trying to be Brando - it is about riding hard, fast and safe. Fast is optional , as much of my enjoyment is just wobbling down a country road, thinking how fortunate I am to be alive and riding the bike that makes me happy. It is not about having the loudest motorcycle or the most chrome or the latest gadget - it is about riding - and riding something that you love.
Occasionally it is about leaning into a curve while going fast, and feeling a little twitch from the back wheel. You know that if someone was behind you they just saw a little puff of smoke as your wheel lost traction - f*** you death, I beat you again and you realize your nuts are somewhere up in the middle of your stomach, and the feeling of being alive is overwhelming. It is also about the friendships that have grown over the years with other men who enjoy the same passion for two wheeled transportation that I do. There is a certain bond that exists between men that share a common interest and it is good. It is a guy thing!
If you are not a motorcycle enthusiast, you will not understand. That is fine - I just hope that you have something in your life that gives you as much pleasure and feeling of being alive as bikes do for me.
We now learn that the largest current demographic of who is purchasing motorcycles is women. Go to any Harley shop and look at what is for sale. Girly stuff. High heel boots for crissakes. Jewelry, frilly stuff and other products that will appeal to what Harley marketing weenies have discovered is a way to attract a new group of buyers. It is not limited to Harley Davidson retailers - go to any of the modern multi-brand dealerships and you will see the same thing. Women are buying motorcycles and they are buying the package that the marketing weenies are pushing. What are women buying? An image? A lifestyle? A fashion statement?
Go to any Tim Horton coffee shop on a warm Summer evening - see what I mean?
Don’t get me wrong - I love women. I have no gender bias. If you are going to ride, cool, rock on and keep the breeze between your knees and join me on the journey. If you are going to dress up like a fashion model and drive to Tims for a coffee, I will wave when I go by. ...and yes, of course there are exceptions - the beautiful tanned blonde in cuts-offs burning circles in the gravel on her classic Triumph in bare feet could ride circles around me - and ride she did. She gets it as do a few others.
We all wanted to be Steve McQeen. Steve McQueen wanted to be Bud Ekins.
We all need heros
