HUGS: To all the travellers coming through town.
SLUGS: To people who use Baker St. to show off their enormous trucks that smoke out the sidewalk with exhaust.
HUGS: Big hugs to the guy who ran out onto Ward St. to ensure the safety of the orange cat trying to cross the road. Be sure you watch out for your own safety while doing so.
HUGS: To the lady who took the time to pick up the traffic cones lying on the highway to Castlegar. To the person driving the truck that the cones fell out of, please keep your tailgate closed.
HUGS: To a local restaurant for always being understanding and accommodating to allergies. My wife has been poisoned by restaurant carelessness many times, but never there. And the food is delicious!
HUGS: Huge hugs to the individuals who chalked up Baker St. for $10 a day childcare plan in support of the National Week of Action! Childcare does matter! Nice to see locals that are being active advocates for childcare!
SLUGS: Big fat sticky slugs to the person who used our free pile as theirs after taking our black chair and replacing it with their old dirty, disgusting red backrest. Get your own free pile. We don’t want to be left with your junk.
SLUGS: To anyone who carelessly drops their cigarette butt on the ground. Not only is it disgusting, it is dangerous. Small animals can eat them. Pinch the tobacco out and hold on to the filter, or pinch and put it back in the pack! It won’t stink if you pinch.
HUGS: To the kind person down at the waterfront dog park who ties dog doo bags onto the chain link fence. Your efforts made sure that when my dog took a second, surprise bathroom break, I had a way to clean it up! Thanks for helping us keep our waterfront and shoe soles squish-free!
SLUGS: To all the people who drive in the mountains like it’s the Alberta highway. We got passed on a double yellow solid line around a blind corner by a car with the notorious red plates. Sheer luck that my wife, baby, and those in the other car are not all dead. Where are you going that’s so important?
SLUGS: To the two women on the rail trail Sunday with the Doberman dog. You watched as your dog chased me and bit me while riding by on my bike! Then you tried to leave quickly on a near by path to avoid “the situation”! The rail trail is busy with walkers and bikers. Dogs should be on a leash if they cannot be trusted.
SLUGS: Once again, slugs to the tailgating drivers. Time and time again, we see drivers following about one car length behind the vehicle in front of them at highway speeds. If you don’t care about their safety, at least contemplate the consequences of what will happen when YOU cause an accident. Your insurance costs will increase; your vehicle will be out of commission or written off; you will be ticketed; and most importantly, you or someone in your car could be seriously injured. There should be at least two to three seconds distance between you and the vehicle you are driving behind.
