tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848541039913019341.post86009271433206291..comments2023-10-01T06:34:39.919-06:00Comments on Random Musings of a Tormented Mind: City CouncilKGouldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05537080163900313558noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848541039913019341.post-56127785696889770502010-02-09T07:59:44.078-07:002010-02-09T07:59:44.078-07:00Oh and I don't know if the current bylaw offic...Oh and I don't know if the current bylaw officer is the same one from when I was a kid but that other dude was certainly on a power trip. I remember sitting on a bench down in Strathcona park about 10 years ago and it was not quite 11pm. He was sitting in his truck just outside the park gates and came over eventually with his flashlight right in my face and told me that I had to leave the park. He had a totally crappy attitude, did not say it nicely. I was no longer a teenager, and not mouthing him back or anything like that I promise lol. I was sitting there blinded and looking at my watch. I still had 10 minutes according to the 'park closes at 11' sign but he wanted me gone NOW. I sat there and did not move so he walked back to his truck and shone his high beams on me. At 1059 I got up and walked the few steps to the 'gate' and left. He tore out of there like a man on fire,squealing his tires and glaring at me! But that was back in the day when I didn't have the guts to phone and complain, to stand up to him (other than my silent 'sit-in' protest when I refused to leave lol). He was a real piece of work. <br /><br />I made a joke once when getting a ticket for my dog,,, he said it was for 'Dog Running At Large' and I said 'Don't you mean Large Dog Running?'. He huffed and puffed and glared at me then too. Gee sorry buddy - I'm not lipping you off, never have, I'm taking my ticket nicely and just trying to crack a joke!KGouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05537080163900313558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848541039913019341.post-4131357267203026132010-02-09T07:53:09.590-07:002010-02-09T07:53:09.590-07:00ah yes! my Bf used to live in the Flats and had a ...ah yes! my Bf used to live in the Flats and had a few run-ins with the street sweepers. One fine late Spring morning, 2007 I believe, he was sleeping with the windows open and could hear the street sweepers coming. It was very early, and there had been NO signs put up the day before. He got up and went outside to move his truck and was floored to see several No Parking In This Block signs on the sidewalks. And the whole street was full of cars. So no, he was not blind, they had indeed NOT put the signs up the day before or you'd think at least one person would have heeded the warning and parked elsewhere. Luckily, no one came around to ticket that he knows of, but they could have. And how do you fight that ticket? Take photos of your street every single day, all year long, to prove that there were no signs up 'just in case'. It's really mental. Usually the signs are up 2-3 days before they get to the area I'm in now and people get fed up and park there anyway lol. <br /><br />I lived in Southridge before moving to another area a couple years ago... so you don't need to tell me about the traffic and access problems/control. The 13th ave/transcanada bottleneck is a total disaster and we have yet to go through there when the lights made any sort of sense at all - I lived with that mess for 4 years and that was enough for me! I'm in an older area now built in the 70s and it's a fair bit better for getting around.KGouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05537080163900313558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848541039913019341.post-86660896459317902172010-02-09T07:40:59.894-07:002010-02-09T07:40:59.894-07:00The by-law enforcement officer in the town you liv...The by-law enforcement officer in the town you live in is a power tripping freak .If you don't measure up to his standards you will pay until you do or you complain enough to the police commision . I have seen him sitting , parked by my house for as long as half an hour after I first noticed him staring at my yard trying to find something to write me up on . I got home from work one day early , about 2:30 in the afternoon because I wasn't feeling well . When I parked there were no street sweepers , no signs , no indication of any thing . In fact , I had passed the street cleaners on the way home , in another sction of town , about 15 blocks away . At 7:30 A.M. when I went out to go to work I was getting a ticket for parking in a street cleaning zone . There were now 2 signs up , neither visible from my front door or window. They only cleaned the block I live on and then left the area . I passed them on the way to work , in the same are they were in the day before .<br /> An ex police chief for mayor and a bunch of control freaks on city council makes a wonderful combination . This whole city is designed for control . Go into any sub-division and check out the access routes everything is choked down so they can control entrance or exit .cantuchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00580019988462914246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848541039913019341.post-86810286414390071222010-02-09T07:08:37.360-07:002010-02-09T07:08:37.360-07:00Powell - my bf is thinking more along the lines of...Powell - my bf is thinking more along the lines of 'next time one of the neighbourhood cats wanders into our garage, I'm going to run out and shut the door and lock them in there'. Oh dear - it's -25C at night right now,,, I shudder at the thought! But I will sit at my computer which faces the backyard and see THREE different cats come out of there. Not sure if it's a kitty convention or what?? <br /><br />As for other rules - I remember as a teen of 17, my neighbour kids kept letting my dog out of the backyard even though we had locks on it. They would climb our fence and let him out, and I would get a fine of $75 for "dog running at large" if he was picked up by bylaw. He was not vicious, he just happily ran through the fields and ended up in the downtown area a few times. I could never catch who was letting him out or I would have brought the fines to their parents, but I assume it was kids. I don't really know. But anyway instead of the police checking around to see who was tampering with our fence, we just kept getting fined. Eventually I could not leave my dog out there alone and that was unfair, we had a huge yard because of our dogs but it just went to waste. Again, punishing the people who try to follow the rules. I remember one time when bylaw dropped off my dog, he was writing me a ticket and I let go of the dog's collar to sign the paper..... the bylaw officer FREAKED on me and said I had to 'get that dog secured RIGHT NOW!'. I was on my own front lawn and the dog was just sitting there - but he said I could not have 'that animal' loose. Since when? I never saw a report that said your dog was not allowed on your own lawn unless he was tied up or leashed. But he told me to get him in the backyard NOW or I would get another ticket. <br /><br />I wish my dad was home that day. I could use the money for something useful like bailing him out of jail instead ;)KGouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05537080163900313558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848541039913019341.post-84686136889071488842010-02-09T05:16:38.388-07:002010-02-09T05:16:38.388-07:00Whenever the Government tries to police the people...Whenever the Government tries to police the people, it ends up badly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848541039913019341.post-47668935832617251542010-02-09T00:18:01.344-07:002010-02-09T00:18:01.344-07:00My town restricts dogs to a ridiculous degree and ...My town restricts dogs to a ridiculous degree and lets cats roam free and unfettered. On the subject of ridiculous laws, a landlord here can be fined $5000 for a grow-op found in his rental property! I guess it's easier to catch the victim than the perpetrator. I would vote for the candidate or party at local, provincial or federal levels that would cull our laws instead of adding more.Aviatornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848541039913019341.post-81040181645716721842010-02-08T20:22:41.420-07:002010-02-08T20:22:41.420-07:00Hey a socialist state needs an aweful lot of other...Hey a socialist state needs an aweful lot of other peoples money you know, they pay people to think up new ways of getting at yours.<br />I Like Texas's system of a part time legislature at $7,000 a year per member rather than our full time system for 100 grand + where they really have nothing to do but think up new and useless ways of spending our money. Plus Texas has no personal state income taxes and a higher GDP than all of Canada.<br />less is better when it comes to government.<br />But in Canada....<br />Socialism Socialism Ra Ra Ra stick it to the middle class Ha Ha Ha. Phucking socialists.Big Red Magnumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15182126347168539166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848541039913019341.post-2314568207332609502010-02-08T18:47:34.536-07:002010-02-08T18:47:34.536-07:00Rather than fining people without a bag why not ma...Rather than fining people without a bag why not make it legal to go out and kick the mutt across the road and punch the owner in the mouth. As for cats, a simple pellet in the butt from an air rifle (not a CO2 gun or real rifle) will deter the furry little brutes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com