Do it! Do it now!

08:45 hrs.
18 Oct 15

     So, here's the thing. I don't  particularly care what colour your political stripe is. Red, blue, orange or green. It just doesn't make any difference to me. What does make a difference is the apathy of the Canadian public towards our elected political leaders. And that is the key phrase. Elected.

     These individuals who stand up and argue in the House of Commons are your representatives. They work for you, or at least they are supposed to. Bu,t they are paid by you through your tax dollars. Now, as burdensome as the voting process is be thankful that we do not live South of the 49th. Their political system is so polarized that it is truly amazing if any thing gets accomplished. The one thing that is different, well two things, between them and us is that 'Mericans take the Right to Vote much more seriously than we do and they vote more often. In the middle of a governments four year term they hold a mid-term election where some positions are up for grabs. I don't know which ones but this event is often used by the voting public to voice their approval/disappoval of the ruling party when they cast their ballot and the re-election of the same individuals would be considered as the public's approval of the current government. There are also more non-governmental positions that are elected in the US. Judges, sherrifs, District Attorneys and a host of others are all elected by the public. Imagine the local RCMP detachment commander having to run for office every four years? Or the head of the Crown Attorneys office? What party would you want them to be aligned with. Would a sitting judge who was NDP be more effective than a Tory? Makes you think doesn't it. In the end it doesn't really  matter. What does matter is that You do your part an get your ass off the couch and head for a polling station to cast your vote. Remember, if you don't vote you have no right to complain.

17:30 hrs.

     What hell is up with the shopping stores in this Burg? All I want is an Otterbox to protect my phone that is any colour other than black. With all of the outlet stores handling this product in town you would figure that at least one would have this item in more than one colour.

     Not a fucking chance!

     Walmart? No.
     Staples? No.
     The kiosk in the mall? No.
     Best Buy? (Ah, the best for last.) In a word - NO. But to get to that point you have to endure the constant "Can I help you?" from the effervescent drug infused staff.
     "No, I'm just looking."
      And when you do ask if they have the item you need the circling vulture states that if it's not in the store they can order it in. Hell, I  can do that from Amazon and have it delivered to my house cheaper than what it is instore.  I just figured that being an electronics store they might just have an assortment of electronic goods that I could in fact purchase. Guess I was wrong.
      It's like going to Chapters to buy a book that they never have. Thousands of books. None of which I want to read. But, I could order it in.

     On the construction front someone is reconfiguring the old Pizza Hut at the corner of 17th and Cliffe. If anyone knows what it is going to be please let me in on the secret.