War on Trash: … and on day 37, peace.
Posted on July 28th, 2009 –
Thank. God.
Thirty-six days of military analogy was getting to be challenging, to be quite honest. For some strange reason I had decided I would never use the same term twice to describe the unions. Maybe I was trying to illegitimize them. Half an hour each night trying to come up with a new military unit: squad … squadron … division … unit … Luftwaffe … damn it! … squad? … I’VE ALREADY SAID THAT! … hmmm … how about … unit? … *much wailing and gnashing of teeth*
Not easy work; the cogs turned slowly and in circles much of the time. Did it keep me honest? Oh no, just constipated.
Terrible.
But at least it’s over. Here, have a final gander; bury your face in this one last time:
Has anyone invented Smell-O-Web yet? Because this is the reason to avoid that.
However, I really want to take a moment to stress that this really is both temporary and isolated. A TCL reader had expressed concern that the agreement would be too little, too late for this weekend’s Caribana festival.
I give you my personal pledge of honour (it involves a hand gesture!): even if the strike hadn’t been resolved by this weekend, the wiser and more responsible Caribana leadership had a contingency plan in place. Too many people would be really bummed out if it was canceled, especially over something like garbage. There’s the loss of income thing too.
Besides all of this, neighbourhoods and businesses have done a great job in keeping their own surroundings clean. They’re not as clean as usual, but that should be taken in context; for a major metropolis, Toronto is unusually feces free.
Anyone with a struggling shop open in a highly populated area understands that people don’t want to be shopping on rotting filth. It’s just natural that they’d want to keep the place looking neat.
If you’re looking for something to worry about during your visit, may I suggest murderous teens?
I had followed this case a while ago because it had so many interesting elements. The story basically goes that a teenage girl withheld sex and goaded her boyfriend to kill a girl she had perceived as her rival (though they had probably never met). The boy stabbed the “rival” outside of her own home on New Year’s day, and the murder’s been pretty much under wraps until the verdict. That came today.
The guilty part wasn’t surprising. The fact that they tried and convicted her as an adult was. And the life sentence. First-degree murder, pre-meditated through hundreds of very clear text messages. Not a very bright girl. And then there’s this:
The guy killed for that?!
Look, that’s not even being shallow; everything I’ve read indicates she’s unbelievably self-centered, clearly manipulative, crass, and devoid of any remorse or personality. Along with the extra storage for the winter months, that doesn’t leave much room for advancement in her life, does it?
Obviously, the boy’s father should be held responsible for not teaching him about masturbation, porn, the internet; even a simple Sears catalog for heaven’s sake! The whole nightmarish thing could’ve been prevented.
Such lovely brazier models. If only …
... with pictures
... with sounds
... with videos
... with opinions
... that's shorter
... that's longer
July 29th, 2009 9:28 am
You got second place (favorite) in my Caption This post from yesterday. Hubby picked the top three. Thanks for playing along.
Have a terrific day. :)
July 29th, 2009 5:57 pm
SECOND PLACE?! THIS WILL NOT STAND! I DEMAND ANOTHER CONTEST!
July 29th, 2009 10:58 am
Yeah I am following up the murder on the News. She should be tried as an adult..she clearly has an evil streak..I mean look at their eyes..Oh can I ad her boyfriend is a real moron too.Sorry if I sound too judgemental!
July 29th, 2009 5:56 pm
Are you kidding, yanjiaren?! The boyfriend sounds like a complete waste of molecules. I mean, if you can't be judgmental about him, who can you be judgmental about? If anything, I think your language was a bit too tame. You do know I encourage expletives, right?
July 31st, 2009 5:01 am
Solution to garbage strike is simple. Publish address of each worker on strike, and tell the public to put their trash THERE.
July 31st, 2009 9:03 am
Luckily that won't be necessary, Johnny, but it's a great suggestion. A garbage bag for a garbage bag, isn't that what the bible says?