18:15 hrs.
19 Nov 15
So there I was, cruising down the road in the work truck, when I heard in the radio (CBC 1) that the price for a lift ticket at Whistler is $125. I think Mt. Washington is $85 a day. Now, add to that your gear, fuel, food and possible accommodations and is it any wonder that only the Uber Rich can afford the sport? And what kind of sport is it? Stand on top of a tall slippery slope with sleds on your feet and slide down. Big deal. You want a sport? Try not to or Go Up! Wow! Look at that bastard go up that mountain.
Rumour has it that construction will soon begin on the the new road from Headquarters to Dove Creek including a new two lane bridge. This will eliminate three 90° corners. Time for completion is to coincide with the opening of the new hospital in 2017. Too bad the Blue Bridge in Victoria won't be completed by then. Cost over runs and time delays have pushed that project back to 2018. It was a two part project. The design and the construction. Sounds simple enough but some moron decided to source the steel from China - because it would save money. Right. So, with no quality control in place the first batch of components arrive and guess what? It's all a load of shit. Back to the drawing board. Get rid of the steel. Convince the manufacturer that there must be an on site QA inspector (I bet that made someone crap in his rice bowl) or the steel would be sourced elsewhere and then start the assembly process all over again. Crazy. If what I heard is true the project is damn near a million score over budget.
Next week the Loin Fruits will be getting their report cards. Will I be grousing about them? Not a chance. If they don't pass they don't graduate and if they don't graduate they will end up flipping burgers for the rest of their lives. And once they are 19, we, my Lobster and I, just might downsize to a motor home. Heading for Arizona. See ya later kids. The fact that you spent your time gaming instead of studying is not my problem so get out and find out what life is really all about.
I have been informed that a great many teens nowadays are suffering from all sorts of anxiety disorders. What the hell is that all about? What have you got to be anxious about? The Cold War is over! Interest rates are in the single digits! Knowledge and communication is literally at your finger tips! I just don't get it. Maybe it's the infectious political correctness society that we live in. It would make sense. Try buying a set of Christmas lights. Can't be done. Holiday Lights or Seasonal Lights.
BULLSHIT!
If you want to put lights on your house at Christmas time they are called Christmas lights. Would you have the Israelis change the name of the menorah because it looks more like half a candlabra and the Jewish state will tell you to take a flying leap off of the Wailing Wall. It's time to get real people and everyone has to learn to live with just a skosh of unpleasantness. The world is not perfect so stop trying to live a life of rainbows and butterflies because when that truckload of manure lands on your doorstep it will be game over. Maybe it's the drugs. Not the recreational kind. The pharmaceutical type. Prozac to be specific. Maybe the school system is handing out free Prozac. Think about it. As long as they're on Prozac they have no worries but when they're off they can't even tie their bloody shoelaces without worrying if someone is watching them. Think about it.
Have you seen any good movies lately? My Senior Couch Monkey went to see the new Bond movie. He said it was good except for the gratuitous Bond sex scene. It's Bond. Lay off the Prozac and get over it.
Concerning your children with the issue of graduating High School or not because of excessive gaming instead of studying school assignments. It is your responsibility to raise the child into the type of quality adult you and your partner want to fly from the nest. You are the adult, they are the children. You pay the bills and make the Law of the Home. Of course not everyone is a good student and alot have to struggle with learning from books rather than from a Teacher because it seems our Educational System is very lacking in demanding that a Teacher take an active part in each student's learning process in his/her classroom instead of falling back on book assignments. Do you as a Parent, a Father, want to be lacking in your teaching to your children? So get up and make some Law Daddy. No games until school studies are completed and... AND.. REVIEWED by a Parent. Aawww you don't want to review the homework assignments... then get a Mentor/Tutor to review your child's work. We have become too much of a society of "it's not my problem" .. oh yes it is. It's your children, your pride, your heritage, your future. Take pride and take ownership. Once viewed as a 'problem' can become into a thing of wonderful pride.
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