Get Off My Lawn! Like Literally, Get Off The Lawn

Totally with Gill on this one. We have the same problem in our neighbourhood. We’re in very close proximity to a Walmart, plus there are several other grocery stores within reasonable walking distance. So because people are energetic enough to take a walk but too lazy to carry things and/or too cheap to buy their …

The Pheasant Plucker British Pub

Looks like Gill went to another restaurant. At 20 Augusta Street in the heart of downtown Hamilton sits a pub that is partly homage to the working class neighborhoods that were once the main landscape of Hamilton, partly trendy little hole-in-the-wall British establishment.  One might be a little discouraged or think of stereotypes of dimly …

Our Deepest Apologies To The Flu Trucks Clan

I missed posting this one the first time around, but with the Emergencies Act inquiry in full swing it suddenly feels relevant again. I don’t live in Ottawa and wasn’t visiting while all this was happening, but basically everything I read, saw and heard has me questioning whether or not this really is a fake …

Asshole Angers Bigger Assholes

I think I may have to take Doug Ford’s side on something. And it looks like I’m defending him against…*checks notes*…other conservatives. Huh. Some Conservative MPs are fuming over Doug Ford’s comments supporting Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s decision to invoke the Emergencies Act, suggesting ongoing tensions between the federal party and the Ontario premier. “It’s unfortunate,” …

It’s Really Not That Hard To Spot A Fake Taxi Driver

I realize that the main reason this scam works is that most of us have a desire to help out when we can and often don’t think much before doing so, but come on, people. Unless this is your first day on your new planet, who has ever heard of a taxi driver that doesn’t …

No Thank You, They Don’t Apeel

Holy crap! Although they don’t say whether or not the refusal was a polite one, so I suppose there may be that. Police say a 27-year-old man was frying potatoes in hot oil with a metal skillet and offered them to a 32-year-old victim who declined. That’s when the man became “suddenly enraged” and threw …