Mar 11 2010
I came across this yesterday.. At first, I thought that it was just an old toilet sitting in the meter room (there were old refridgerators and stoves in there too). Then I looked closer..
Yes… That is a fully functional toilet right next to our service box!
Mar 07 2010
It’s about the time of year when I start going through things and changing it up. Cleaning up around the house, the garage my work van.. and my website…
I changed my background pic from me in front of Alcatraz, from my trip to San Francisco last March to a skyline shot of Toronto, (with me blocking it!), from my trip home this past January.
So.. on with spring cleaning! Good luck with yours! :)
Mar 06 2010
Many provinces in Canada now have a statutory holiday in February. Right now, there is a petition that you can sign that will be given to Premier Gordon Campbell to create a stat holiday in February to commemorate the Olympics. Click the link below, read about the proposed holiday and sign the petition!
http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/glowing-hearts-day-in-bc.html
Have a great day!
Mar 05 2010
I came across this yesterday. Please note the vise grips holding the dish in place!
Very professional!
Mar 03 2010
On Sunday afternoon, most of North America (and part of the world) was watching the gold medal hockey game for the Olympics. After Canada’s nail-biter win, the world watched the closing ceremonies. That’s it, right?
Well, not really.. While the rest of the world goes on with life, with athletes returning home, and regular TV programming resumes, Vancouver is very much in the Olympic spirit. How does a city and country come down from the high? How do we resume life after over two weeks of a big party? There are still the Paralympics to come. All the pavilions will be open again, but I imagine that the whole event will be a little more low-key.
On the radio today, there was a report saying that this is not uncommon in cities that have hosted the Olympics. There are going to be counsellors available to VANOC employees to help them transition back to the real world of work. Ever since July of 2003 when the world heard Jacques Rogge announce that Vancouver was awarded the 2010 Winter Olympics, things have been building towards it. Major construction projects, such as the athletes village and the Canada Line, reports warning about road closures and the traffic mayhem to expect. The general hype around it was building until February 12th when it was finally here. Now that the Games are over, we all look around at each other and say, “Now what?”
Well, the sad reality is that after the Paralympics, it’s all done. Vancouver will return to life as it was before, but with one last question. What will happen to the economy here? We’ve avoided a lot of the job losses here so far, but without the driving force that we’ve had here, no one knows what is going to happen….