Whitby Rotary Ribfest Lightening Incident

I was doing the sound at the Whitby Rotary Ribfest when the lightening bolt struck and injured a number of people.  Luckily no one was hurt.  I just had to right this Thunder Rolls Parody based on the incident though.  Visit my band at www.toodrunktofishband.com.

Here's the parody - http://www.robmac.org/media/Thunder_Roll_Parody_-_Whitby_Rotary_Ribfest_Incident.mp3

Rob

Toronto Mayor Ford Wants to Pass His Gun Problem on to Other Areas and a Possible Solution

I could not believe what I heard when Toronto Mayor Rob Ford was talking about the recent gun shooting in Scarborough, as well as the gun problem as a whole in Toronto...  He wants to kick them all out of Town....  Never mind trying to deal with the problem by stricter laws and such... he just wants to pass on his problem to other municipalities.  Durham Region already has the negative side of Scarborough moving in to Pickering and Ajax.. but now apparently Mayor Ford wants anyone that has and uses an illegal fire arm, to go to Durham Region, and other municipalities, and let that municipality deal with his problem.

More politicians just passing on the buck again...

Why does he not work with Provincial and Federal Government reps and do something like this...

1. There is no such thing as a young offender when it comes to illegal firearms and weapons.
2. All penalties are for full duration.  No early release - No Probation.
3. Possession of an illegal firearm or weapon - First Offense: 5 Years - Second Offense: 10 Years - Third and Subsequent Offense: 20 Years
4. Use of an illegal firearm or weapon in a crime:  First Offense: 10 years - Second Offense: 20 Years: Third and Subsequent Offense: 40 Years
5. Use of an illegal firearm or weapon causing harm or death: First Offense: 20 years - Second and Subsequent Offenses: 40 Years

Maybe then... individuals that want to carry and use firearms or illegal weapons will think twice about doing that.  It would also give teeth to law enforcement in handling the problem.

R.

Bamboozled in Las Vegas

Today, Lorraine and I are spending day two in Vegas.  We are having a great time.  Lorraine took care of all the details for flight, hotel, etc.  Now interesting enough, when we checked in at the Excalibur Hotel, everything was great... except for one thing.  The standard rooms don't have bath tubs.  No fault on their end... but something Lorraine and I like to have.  When I asked was there any upgrades that would give us a tub, they mentioned we could upgrade to a deluxe room that would have a Jacuzzi.  Lorraine's eyes lit up.  She loves Jacuzzis.  The price was reasonable so we changed the room and it is great.

Thinking on this a little longer, if we had got a room that just had a normal bath tub, we probably would not have asked to upgrade.  So, it was in Lorraine's best interest for the rooms not to have tubs, because she got what she really wanted... a Jacuzzi room.

When I asked her if she set me up... she just smiled and said "Of course not..."

I don't know though.. seems pretty convenient.  But who cares, we don't get away that much and Lorraine is very happy...

But I still think I got Baboozled in Las Vegas...

R.