Random Thoughts – Clifton Hill, Bridges, B.C. Election and More
May 16, 2017
1. Clifton Hill is an absolute mess thanks to the myriad of construction taking place on the self-proclaimed “street of fun” at the Falls. Don’t take care of such things during the winter, now. After all, it’s not like Niagara Falls is a world-renowned tourist destination or anything.
1a. For all the bragging they’re doing on Clifton Hill about the work they’ve already done, there still isn’t a single bike rack to be found. Unless you count a tree or a light post. Which I don’t. Then again, it’s not like Niagara is a world-class cycling destination or anything.
2. Why does it take a natural disaster to find out that a bridge is named for someone? Case and point: The recently washed-out structure on Martindale Road in St. Catharines. Hands up if you knew it was the J.R. Stork Bridge. It was the same in the SPRM when the bridge over the Red River in St. Adolphe collapsed and had to be rebuilt. Only then did we find out it was the Pierre Delorme Bridge. Honestly, what’s the point of naming a structure in someone’s honor if you don’t put up a sign to that effect?
3. How much more of a trail of destruction does the NDP have to leave behind in its wake before Canadians stop voting for them? Case and point is the recent B.C. election. No wonder so many people at Bomber games used to yell “B.C. Sucks!”
3a. A coalition of the NDP and the eco-fascist Green Party is even worse than an NDP majority. If that’s possible. If all I had to choose from were the Greens and Kim Jong Un’s Korean Workers Party, I might be inclined to pick the latter.
4. I am sorry to hear that interim CPC leader Rona Ambrose is leaving politics. I am even more disappointed that Kellie Leitch is not joining her in stepping away from the limelight.
5. Judging from the 8% pay cut their employees recently agreed to accept, it must be tough times over at Socialism Illustrated. I don’t suppose it occurred to them that, with sagging revenues, they might try adopting a fair and balanced approach to try and repair the brand they’ve so heavily damaged. That is, instead of being Canada's biggest purveyor of left-wing political propaganda west of Ontario.
5a. I have no doubt that Brian Pallister’s picture is on a dart board in their lunch room and every employee is required to fire five darts into it before starting their shift. It’s probably even in their union contract.
6. St. Catharines city councilor Mat Siscoe recently stated on his Twitter account that CBC’s Peter Mansbridge was a “national treasure.” Forgive me for thinking he was a conservative.
6a. Friends don’t let friends watch CBC.
7. Tonight, the Nashville Predators, a team making its first-ever appearance in the conference finals after 18 seasons and hardly a franchise with a glittering history of accomplishments, takes to the ice seeking its 24th playoff victory in the last six seasons. That would be 24 more playoff victories than the Mark Chipman Personal Hockey Club has racked up since Manitoba taxpayers were forced to buy the Atlanta Thrashers for Chipman. When you start making the Predators look like a model of success, it’s no wonder Chipman doesn’t “find value” in speaking with the media to answer for his failures.
7a. You just know Chipman would suddenly “find value” in speaking with the media if his team was just a little less awful. To repeat a line I often heard on the school grounds of Transcona, he can dish it out, but evidently he can’t take it.
8. An interesting blog to check out is thiscrazytrain.com, written and maintained by a regular commutress who shares her experiences riding the GO train. And admits how surprised she was that life gets tougher for the average working stiff under a socialist government.
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