Three anti-Trump articles in the space of three pages. Wow. Of course, an article in The Record about practically anything in the U.S. is anti-Trump. I love the first article on Page A7: “Canadian expats eye options if Trump wins”. Subtitle: “Some have made plans to a possible move back home, other will endure”. Really, endure what? Only the greatest economy in the world. Some endurance. Hey, and how did this line slip through some biased editor’s scrutiny: “Life in the United States these days isn’t all bad, Wallis was quick to add. ‘The job prospects down here, frankly, are better in a lot of ways, the salaries are better in a lot of ways, especially in this area,’ he said.” Oh my. Really. The Record accidentally published something good about the U.S. under President Trump. This is a first. I think I’ll cut out the article and put it in my scrapbook.
No one who drives so slowly on 400 series highways, in the left hand passing lane, that trucks (who are regulated to 105KPH) flash their lights at them to move over, should comment on traffic issues. Period. End of discussion. Oh, but wait. Never fear, Luisa D’Amato in her column today wants to tell you about traffic laws she doesn’t like – such as turning right on a red light. Geeesssshhhhh. She milks her social media discussion from last Friday for one more column and asks: “Have we considered that one reason there are so few cyclists in Waterloo Region is because riding alongside badly driven cars and trucks is incredibly intimidating?” Look. There are only two type of people who ride bicycles in the Region. People who ride for exercise and people who can’t afford a car. No one else. If you ride for exercise, then you shouldn’t be riding on Erb or Bridgeport or Westmount or Victoria streets. If you are riding to get somewhere, there are always safe, side streets that people can travel on. People are stupid. I blame our education system.