Since I am, let’s call it “fashion forward”, not a snowbird and
rarely complain, that stereotype can’t be me. I prefer adjectives such as experienced,
intelligent, savvy and caring. I also like to think of myself as cute in a
bald, grey and wrinkly sort of way. However, my tolerance level is not what it
was twenty years ago or even five years ago and I’m not sure I like the feeling.
I have a list
I have a list
Why is it okay under Canadian law to lose your passport, be
declared a high risk traveler, but not have your life dissected to ensure you
don't have the inclination to kill innocent people, hold a nation hostage or possess
the weapons to do it?
Why is there no travel ban in effect between Canada and
those countries known to be sources of Ebola? I swear our politically correct
politicians think Ebola is a 3rd world country and as good Canadians we should
offer refugee status to Ebolans.
The same can be said for that infamous 3rd world nation
known as Jihad. Why don’t we open our borders to more Jihadists so that they
can live better lives?
I’m all for immigration, world travel and personal rights, but
let’s do a better job of saying no when it’s the right thing to do for the
nation.
Becoming Mr. Cranky Pants
And I don’t like it much. Why do I no longer believe any
spokesperson for any ethnic group or religious sect? Instead, I have become
painfully suspicious. I think they lie to non-believers and anyone outside
their communities because they have zero obligation or loyalty to Canada and
flaunt the laws and traditions of our country. They are out for themselves and
anything they can rip off from the society that allowed them the freedom to
live here, thrive and be the way they are.
I suppose our First Nations could say the same thing about
the settlers, but that’s the apologist in me battling with my intolerant self.
We are not Catholics but our grandson goes to a Catholic
school where Merry Christmas is still Merry Christmas, not Happy Holidays.
Are you sick of hearing about gangbangers maiming and
killing each other in the streets of our cities? I’m sure they were always good
to their mothers. Strange how their mothers never questioned how they could be
driving an $80,000 SUV, but not have a job.
Who do we blame for screwing up Medicare so badly? Where are
the politicians with the jam to fix it?
While we’re at it, who will fix the punishing income tax
system and reel in the public sector unions before the province and the country
go broke? Fair wages for a job well done is never a bad idea, but holding the
economy hostage is just wrong. I’m guessing the NDP and other left-leaning
politicos aren't the answer.
A friend who is a retired International Teamsters Union
executive says that when public sector wages and benefits outstrip those of
private sector unions, we’re headed for labour crisis. Think about it.
What's with gas prices? I'm all for companies and
shareholders making profits, but it's approaching criminal what the oil
companies are doing to average Canadians.
Is there a political party anywhere with the jam to yell
stop it
$10 for a small container of blueberries that were grown
right here in British Columbia? If it wasn't so sad, it'd be funny.
I'd gladly pay an extra $10, $20, $50, even $100 a year on
my property taxes, if I knew that every cent went to the hiring of more police
officers. I am definitely cranky about speeders, distracted drivers and
criminals threatening public safety. However, the cynical me knows the money
would get sucked into some government slush fund to pay for past lousy
management of some misguided chunk of bureaucracy on top of more bureaucracy.
There’s Mr. Cranky Pants complaining about the government again.
And what’s the deal with green hair and all those tattoos?
And what’s the deal with green hair and all those tattoos?
