Here’s A Tip. Stop Expecting Extra Money

Tipping is likely here to stay in Ontario — but should it? With minimum wage increasing on Jan. 1, hospitality prof questions culture of tipping When I was little, I was always under the impression that leaving a tip was meant to recognize really good service and that doing so or not was a customer’s …

But But But My Personal Choice To Get Frostbite!

Watching the news right now and of course they’re talking about our newest COVID lockdown. Among the things they said were going to be closed down for the next few weeks at least are waterparks. Uh…what? It’s January. This is Ontario. Are waterparks even open? If so, why? And what sort of maniacs are planning …

The Real Murderer Is Right Under Your Nose, Officer

I’m surprised that I’ve only heard about this stunt once. Hopefully it won’t become a thing. Anti-vaxxers took to the streets of Birmingham city centre on Saturday. Some of the demonstrators felt so strongly about the jab, they decided to go the police about it ‘being given to children against their will’. Chief superintendent Steve …

Of Course They’ll Give Me The Money. They Know Me Here

I don’t know much about Fountain Valley, California. I don’t even think I had heard of it until just now. But if there’s one thing I do know about it, that thing is that it is the home of more than one bank. In fact, typing the words “Fountain Valley California bank” into Google like …

This Is Good Wine…For Me To Poupon

Grey Poupon wine now exists Pretty sure I’m more ok with this development than I am with that Frosty cereal, honestly. No way in hell I’m plunking down the $30 it would take to buy a full bottle of the stuff, but if someone were to come up to me and say “sir, try a …

Home Is Where The Job Isn’t

I wouldn’t expect your average fella on the street to know this, but someone first elected to council in 1997 who eventually went on to be the mayor for three years should probably have a better handle on the rules of his office than now ex Mayor of Brockville, Ontario Jason Baker apparently does. Like …

Something The Unvaccinated Can Do That Isn’t The Usual Thing I Tell them They Can Do

The willfully unvaccinated aren’t high up on the list of folks I would expect to knowingly do something for the good of others, but this is still handy to know. Canadian Blood Services is encouraging people to donate blood, even if they haven’t been fully vaccinated against COVID-19.  Gina Leyva, the territory manager at Canadian …

It’s Awful Out. Let’s Go For A Swim

My brain hurts. But on the bright side, at least it works. That’s more than I can say for the sludge dumps in poor disguise that whoever came up with this have to work with. A householder on the outskirts of Edinburgh wants to create an “innovative” underground tunnel to the outdoor swimming pool in …