Wood, metal, flesh
Every tree will have a story to tell, long after it has been cut. Every strand of phosphorus metal will have a unique vibration when pulled tight.
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November 30 report to Licensing Committee does not contain accurate comment from stakeholders, David Reti writes Councillors
from VFH drivers around the world, all form the basis of the regulatory system THAT ALREADY EXISTED before PTCs were “legalized.” This includes improving public, passenger and driver safety and fairness, which were largely removed to “accommodate” PTCs entering the market.
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The highway owes you nothing
Regardless where you run: be it along the Danforth, or across the foggy flatlands of Idaho, neither the city streets nor the highway owe you anything. You owe them your best in all you do. Regardless what you drive or where, don’t ever lose sight of what a privilege it is to drive. It’s just that: a privilege.
A bad fare, a bad load can make or break your attitude, which can lead to self righteous action on your part. You know what I mean. Road rage, aggressive driving. Stupid things that can risk your privilege.
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Toronto Council made the right decision: to put safety first, drivers need training
There’s an elephant in the room every time Toronto discusses the vehicle for hire file, and it’s this: rideshare companies like Uber and Lyft need access to a constant, endless pool of amateur drivers because the average rideshare driver lasts less than six months in the job. Rideshare doesn’t just need drivers; it needs a big, deep pool of Redundant Drivers earning a pittance in order for its business model to function.
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This trucker aging like a fine wine
I find as I age, I don’t expect much from people anymore.
It’s not that I’m writing them off; it’s just that I have learned over the years that I have to deal with people where they are standing, whether they be high on the mountain or deep in the valley.
As a young man full of gas and gun powder, it was more a question along the lines of “What can they do for me?” Or, “How do I give my best ‘shuck and jive?”
I often shrugged off the concerns of others simply because addressing those concerns didn’t suit my needs. But that’s where aging has wonderful insights.
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Pfizer chart details excess myocarditis projected for children: “It’s criminal” says lawyer Rath
“Justin Trudeau has failed from one end to the other on the First Nations’ file, and now he seems intent on further endangering children by giving them a vaccine that is more likely to kill them than help them,” says Rath.
“How can you look at Table 14 in Pfizer’s FDA document and come to any other conclusion?”
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A map of trouble boys could get in to if they got bored in summer. Source: Hans Wienold Cartography Services
Confessions of a Young Offender: The Great West Mountain Flood of 1967
During the summer of 1966, I started to lose interest in the things I enjoyed doing at the time, like building skyscrapers and other structures with my girder and panel sets and Stalox mini-brick sets, reading about the universe, swimming up at the Westmount pool, and being a general shit-disturber in school.
I wanted something better. Something more exciting.
I wanted adventure.
Then I learned that a group of my old buddies had taken up smoking. That sounded pretty kewl to me at the time, so I ventured up to the spot where they were known to hang out and started bumming cigarettes from them to prove that I, too, could be super-kewl.
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Honest Cabbie made my night
When he reached my destination, the meter was up around $16, so I handed him a 20 and said, “Keep the change.”
At least, I thought it was a twenty. But I had a roll of bills in my front pocket, had knocked back a few drinks, and didn’t have my glasses on.
At this point, the 10-year City Taxi driver separated the twenty into TWO $20 bills, held them up in the air and said nicely, “You want me to keep the change on this?
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If you are confused by COVID requirements, you are not alone and it is not by accident. It is by design. Photo: Echo360
Vaccine Mandates and Passports: Confusing by Design
As someone who often gets paid to write government bafflegab for a living, I am here to tell you: this information is not confusing by accident. It is confusing on purpose. It is confusing for a reason.
It is confusing by design.
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