Life continues to March Along

06 Mar 16
08:35 hrs.

     Two months have slipped passed since  New Years Eve and have you recovered from it yet? Leading sociologists say it takes two or three months to recover from our Holiday indulgences. Some of us may take longer than others.

     With the passing of a Brother in Arms, I contacted a number of individuals and we gathered at the Griffon Pub to raise a glass or two ...or three in his memory. It will be some time before I will be able to accept his passing. And if I haven't mentioned it, this has really struck me hard and the realization is I will probably be a total basket case when my immediate family members pass.

     Now, time for some Valley Updates.

     The Bridge Night Club has been in receivership for sometime now. Not that I would have noticed. It was renovated, re-vamped and re-branded about ten years ago. At that time it had been called Jiggers, which is a pretty good name for a bar and before that it was called the 5th Avenue Club (due it's physical location on 5th Ave.). That's the name I knew it as back when I was first stationed here in The Valley.

     The 5th Ave. had another name too. Unofficially, it was called the Five and Dive where the motto was Go Ugly ...Early! With the realization that if you couldn't get it at the 5th you couldn't get it anywhere the 5th was a stalking ground for all of life's pleasures. The washrooms were down a steep flight of stairs and the urinals were filled with ice to keep down the smell (and because the patrons would probably eat the deodorant puck). Coming back upstairs you had to be careful because there was always a lunatic at the bar waiting to throw a glass or a bottle down the stairs. It was mostly canned music. Loverboy,  Trooper, The Cars, Joan Jett, etc. Sometimes there was a band. Nothing big mind you as this was the Valley. It was a happening place that's for sure. There was even a series of wet t-shirt contests in the summer. Always a crowd pleaser for guys and gals.

09 Mar 16
06:50 hrs.

     One of my Loin Fruits informed me that there would be up to 100 mm of precipitation falling today. I doubt it. Sure the sky looks dark but 100 mm is a lot of rain.

15:30 hrs

     I'm waiting to pick the Yard Apes from school. It is is pissing rain. I guess I'm going to be wrong. It sure looks like there will be more than 100 mm and with 90 km plus winds it doesn't take long for a person to get soaked. Shitty day to be out on the streets. Which reminds me...so the City of Courtenay has bought The Bridge nightclub and is probably going to put up a stupid bicycle / pedestrian bridge at the cost of half a gazillion dollars. Why not skip the bridge and build some proper housing for the local street people. They need to be inside and not under a bridge like some troll. For God's sake treat these people with some dignity - they've been through enough shit in their lives. Give them some security - a room (even if it's temporary) that they can lock. Feed them, clean them, warm them, nurture them and protect them. It's called doing the right thing. Failure to do so makes you an ASSHOLE!!!