Sunday, February 21, 2010
Week 28 - GO CANADA GO!
For tonight’s Team Canada vs. Team U.S.A. Olympic game I got out the Canada flag and hung it on the wall in an attempt to bring some good mojo to the team. It didn't help. Maybe I was too late.
Anyway, thanks to the Olympics for my Week 28 Project 52 inspiration!
Friday, February 19, 2010
Uh oh… it’s the cops!
A little while ago, I wrote about all of the illegal left turns coming out of the Esso/Tim Horton’s at the corner of Ogilvie Rd and Montreal Rd.
A day or so after, I actually sent the Ottawa Police an email about the issue. It took them a while, but they did respond saying that it was forwarded to the department(s) in charge.
This afternoon I received an email from a constable asking for my name, address, phone number and birth date so he could follow-up on my “complaint”. I sent it to him.
He called me this evening.
He gave me a brief rundown of the history of the signage – how it started off as a single, waist-high sign at the Tim Horton’s drive-thru exit, and eventually became a larger sign, with an additional sign on the median. He acknowledged the fact that despite the multiple, clearly visible signs, many people are ignorant of them.
He said one day when they were enforcing the signage, they gave out over FIFTY tickets, and he had to call for assistance because while he was issuing a ticket, someone else would make the same illegal left turn.
Unreal. But based on what I see every morning, not too surprising.
He thanked me for the update that it’s still occurring and said that they would likely be out enforcing it again in the near future.
Like I said before, they could make some serious $$ in handing out fines.
Anyway, it was cool that they followed up. I wasn’t expecting it since I don’t really consider what i sent to be a “complaint”, but more of an “FYI”.
One of these days I’ll get some video footage of all the City of Ottawa trucks ignoring the sign and post it. :)
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Week 27 - Flashback to the 70s
This must be vintage 70s stuff. The black has a velvety feel to it. Considering the basement walls have wood paneling on them (now painted) I have to assume that the main floor of our house was covered with this stuff at one point. A small piece of history to our home. :)
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Week 26 - Brian Elliott
My family and I went to the Sens Super Skills competition this afternoon. Unfortunately, they frown heavily upon fans who use, or try to use, a DSLR camera.
This is Brian Elliott take a fun shot on a junior goalie warming up. It's so cool to see pro players playing with the kids and treating them like an equal.
Team Red beat Team Black this year, for the third year in a row.