Gas Gas.....Oh The Price Of Gas!!

Good Evening,
it seems i have take up of late writing in the evening hour. oh well, better that than never my friends.

so.....i drove by a gas station today and rolled down my window to curse. YES, you read that right....I CURSED AT THE STATION. the price of gas hit a high today of $1.05. this really erks me.(putting it politely)
the American dollar slides, ours rises and so does the price at the pumps. WHY?
well i can't explain the backward connections of global political and economic chaos, but i can add some very interesting facts that will make you wonder why we are being bled at the PUMPS.

1. CANADA is the 7th largest oil producer in the world at 3.1 million barrels per day produced.

2. CANADA comes in 2nd when it comes to the largest oil reserves. a whopping 179 billion barrels. the only one larger is Saudi Arabia.

3. the estimate for untaped oil in Alberta could be 2 trillion barrels or even higher.

4. for every barrel of crude taken out of the ground, 20 gallons (80 litres) of gasoline is produced plus 7 gallons (28 litres) of diesel.

5. China and the United States are 1 and 2 when it comes to consuming oil on the planet.

6. if you look at any geography map you will see that in the middle east, the USA has more military installations on oil rich countries then any other place in the world with the exception of their own country.

7. one of the reasons for invading Afganistan was to secure a foothold in the middle east and begin building a pipeline that would run to the nearest sea port....The Persian Gulf.

8. who would be the largest beneficiary of this pipeline.....CHINA.

9. China has the 2nd largest export economy in the world and is forecast to soon overtake the USA for top spot.

10. there are 12 nations that make up OPEC. CANADA IS NOT ONE OF THEM. these 12 nations control 40% of the world's oil.

11. if CANADA is not part of OPEC, then why are we adhering to the price of gas set by OPEC?

12. CANADA should be able to sustain its own country with oil and still have some left over to sell.

SO with all this information, what can we conclude about the price of gas in our cities and towns?

- the government is making a hefty sum in taxes by allowing the OPEC cartel to set gas prices rather than provide reasonable prices for our own country.
- the large consumers of the world, China and USA are the largest exporters of goods and consumers....so someone has to keep them happy.
- the Americans militarily control the middle east and so have a say in who gets what with regards to oil.
- China is the biggest consumer and will soon be the largest exporter of goods. their number one customer is.....you got it....the good old USA. so they get the pipeline.

SO WHAT EXACTLY ARE WE GETTING????? we are getting it up the wazooooooooo!!!!!
in the future, the USA will be looking north to get their hands on CANADA's oil because of the potential trillions of barrels still sitting there untouched.

THE ONLY ONE REALLY LOSING IS little us. we are stuck filling the coffers of governments and oil cartels with money. when in reality we could be paying for cheap gas with the reserves from our own back yard.

in Venezuela, the government subsidizes the price of gas for the people because they have it...... HERE'S A NEWS FLASH.... WE HAVE OIL TOO.....WHY ARE WE NOT SUBSIDIZED???? G R E E D....plain and simple.

so i just found this.....read it!
it explains our oil consumption in a simplified way.

"The structure of the Canadian oil market is a dual one. Oil is produced and exported from Western Canada and Newfoundland, while the refining industry in Atlantic Canada, Quebec and part of Ontario relies upon imported crude oil for feedstocks. This is because there is no transportation cost advantage in shipping crude oil from Western Canada to those refineries in Eastern Canada, which have relatively easy access to offshore crudes. Instead, the surplus Canadian crude oil production is exported to U.S. refineries that are relatively closer to the source of production. The east coast Canadian refineries, which rely on imported crude oil, export their surplus production to the United States. This ensures that Canada derives the maximum benefit from the development of its resources in terms of investment, employment and economic growth."

SOUND SIMPLE TO YOU?????....about as simple as quantum physics to a 3 year old. this is just double talk nonsense.

WAKE UP CANADA.....why don't you just get your shit together and build the refineries you need to turn crude into gas and look after yourself for a change. The Americans invaded the middle east to get oil....let them have it and the OPEC prices too.

KNOW WHAT I SAY.....I AM SICK OF THIS BULLSHIT GAS WAR-DOLLAR PARITY-OPEC SUCKING-GREATER THAN THOU-CONSUMER-BLEED ME DRY NONSENSE.
......fix it at home first and help the people of your country THEN worry who else needs OUR oil.

quote of the day......

Man is the animal that intends to shoot himself out into interplanetary space, after having given up on the problem of an efficient way to get himself five miles to work and back each day.

Bill Vaughan

Cell Phone Warning Labels....

Good Evening My Viewers,


so i have found my voice again....in an article that i have just read about Ontario refusing to put warning labels for health risks on cell phones? they say the manufacturers already label the phones in the information package inside.

tell me something people....why on earth would they not? studies have shown the increase of health risk due to usage of cell phones that are linked to cancer. Ya know...the disease that Terry Fox died from!!!
if this is a potential health risk....a valid one, why the hell are they not making all phone manufacturers do it????

so let's be clear on what the government does force a label on.....


- cigarettes. these are the number one bad habit of Canadians. the government forces the industry to put warnings on the packaging as a....(here it is now)HEALTH RISK. they have gone as far as making the manufacturers put disgusting pictures on the front that seem only to disturb the non-smokers! and force the store owners to hide them behind doors so the youth can't see them....WOW WHAT A DETERENT THAT IS??? the manufacturers of cigarettes for years had warning labels on their packs in Canada....why add the graphics?

why.....cause the government has to LOOK PIOUS as they make a hefty profit from the tax on SMOKES and to loose that revenue would cost a huge increase in taxes for all the non-smokers. thats right all you non-smokers...kiss a smoker, they are paying your tax increase for you. i often wish one morning i would wake to find that Canada has gone smoke free...i will open my window to listen to all the non-smokers begin to cry about why THEIR TAXES HAVE GONE WAAAAAAAAAAY UP. (smiling here!)


- liquor. there is another product the government shows no mercy for when it comes to advertising. DON'T DRINK AND DRIVE. DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE KILLS.... we have all seen the ads on tv. why such a huge campaign for this product. the government is also making tax dollars off the drinkers. imagine if you drink and smoke, the tax is staggering....kiss them too you non-smoker/drinkers. they keep your taxes low also. commercials on television for beer and liquor tell the viewer to DRINK RESPONSIBLY. isn't that enough?


the provincial government can ban texting and making calls while you drive??? HELL its a criminal law.....(that doesn't get enforced much by the way)
so why Mr. McGinty, can't you go the extra step and put the warning label on the damn phones??

I HAVE YET TO SEE A PHONE MANUFACTURER AD say....monitor your usage it may contribute to cancer???!!!!!

KNOW WHAT I SAY????
THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD STAY THE HELL OUT OF AD CAMPAIGNS FOR HEALTH REASONING. IF THEY WANT THE PUBLIC TO BE AWARE OF A DANGER, allow the manufacturers to place the warning label.....like the phone company manufacturers did.
IF ITS GOOD FOR ONE.......ITS GOOD FOR THEM ALL.
oh and another reason.....stop treating us like we are helpless children that need your guidance and interruption in our private lives. IF I WANT TO SMOKE, I WILL! IF I WANT TO DRINK, I WILL! at least extend me the courtesy of having some intelligence and allow me to make my own decisions about my life and health.
I AM NOT SAYING I AM FOR OR AGAINST SMOKING OR DRINKING.....i am saying I AM AN ADULT AND CAN BE RESPONSIBLE.
those that can't....well they deserve the laws in place to prosecute if death is caused.
so then, can we pass laws to try in a court of law manufacturers who's product causes the death of an individual??? can a cigarette company CEO go to jail because i die of a cancer? can a company that makes alcohol be imprisoned for a drunk driver victim? does any of this become their responsibility? if so, nothing would get made and we could have no pleasure beyond the everyday humdrum.

smooth move Ontario.....this is one more reason you should be voted out in the next election.
VOTE.........smart.

Quebec Sovereignty???? selling abroad.

Good Afternoon,
and what a wonderful day it is...the sun is shining, the sky is blue and Quebecer separatist Gilles Duceppe is stirring again about WHEN Quebec becomes its own country.

Go Gilles Go!!!! the faster you leave, the happier Canada will be!!!!
there are many benefits to Quebec leaving.....

1. no more forced french!!!! we won't have to have it any longer...on our packaging, on TV, in our government or schools.
2. we can finally make french schools that wish to exist turn into private schools and save the extra cash for public ones.
3. the money Quebec owes as their portion of the debt can go to the deficit. (that would make Harper happy...his bacon would be saved a bit.)
4. the cost of making money at the Canadian Mint would be less after all that Canadian currency is handed back.
5. any money given to Quebec to boost their economy would then go to provinces that need it!!!!
6. we would have 3 countries that hosted NHL games.
7. Canada would gain back its reputation for being nice, since all the quebec tourists would no longer represent us abroad.
8. We don't need their MAPLE SYRUP....ontario has lots.
9. Quebec leaving would finally force the federal government into coming up with alternative energies.
10. AND IT JUST SOUNDS GOOD......BYE BYE FRANC-A-FROGS!

it will be interesting to see how the Americans react to this drum-beating. i am sure that they may find it a bit disturbing and wonder about the stability of a new country and the services it says it can promise. will the Americans find it a good idea and manipulate Quebec to lower the cost of their business? Will there be stability since there is not Canadian Federal Government to aid them?
or is all this chin-wagging hot air because people are scared to step away from Canada to venture out into a brave new "heavily taxed" world.

YES......YOU READ THAT RIGHT!!!! T A X E S
if the people of Quebec think that their taxes won't increase they are dreaming.
Who exactly do they think will have to support all the new infrastructures that the new independent government will put into place. who will pay for things like.....new currency, new laws, new documents and papers and all the other things that will have to be started fresh......WITH NEW Q-DOLLARS

the city of Montreal could not pay for the Olympics!!!? how on earth will they pay for all this new STUFF???!!!!

KNOW WHAT I SAY.......... WHO THE HELL CARES. the only good thing is...IT WON'T BE CANADA FOOTING THE BILL.

p.s. start thinking of a new NATIONAL ANTHEM!

LONG LIVE THE MAPLE LEAF!!!!

Chip Bags Are Noisy???....landfills

Evening All,

well chalk it up to the american people for complaining to chip giant Frito-Lay saying the bags are too noisy! YOU HEARD THAT RIGHT....TOO NOISY!!!

a short time ago Frito-Lay decide to do their part to help reduce landfill, they designed a biodegradable bag that would not harm the environment.
WHAT A GREAT IDEA!!!!! REALLY!!!!! it was finally nice to see companies that are the largest generators of trash step up and pitch in
.....now here's the problem......
people began to email and write to Frito-Lay about (here it comes now) how noisy the bags were when they were crumpled up!!!! WHAT THE HELL????
YO...joe public.....here's a complicated solution to the problem...DON'T CRUMPLE THE DAMNED BAG YOU IDIOT.
so in light of these complaints...what does the chip company do....they are switching out all biodegradable bags on all their Sunchips but one.
SO MUCH FOR SAVING THE ENVIRONMENT???!!!!!
SHAME ON YOU FRITO-LAY for giving in to idiots. consummers they may be, but earth caring environmentalists they are not!
SHAME ON YOU JOE PUBLIC for not realizing that we have garbage coming out the wazoo and no place to store it anymore. but hey....you would have to have a brain for that one!!!!

so let me stay on the landfill theme ok....here are some interesting facts about other things that should not be in landfill sites.
pay attention....your world may depend on it eventually.

-Plastic bottles take 700 years to begin composting. the chemicals from the plastic leech into our water tables and could have horrific affects on us physically.

-90% of the cost of bottled water is due to the bottle itself. to melt down and product another plastic product or plastic bottle for our PLASTIC WORLD isn't cheap. for every bottle of water that is about $1.50, it costs about $1.11 for the plastic.

-80% of plastic bottles are not recycled. this is just sheer laziness or not caring about the environment. would this number go DOWN if we started fining people for misuse??? YOU BET YOUR ASS IT WOULD.

-38 million plastic bottles go to the dump per year in CANADA from bottled water (not including soda) what else can i say but....SAD

-24 million gallons of oil are needed to produce a billion plastic bottles. so all you idiots that throw away your plastic drinking bottles cuz ya don't give a chit...STOP WHINING ABOUT THE PRICE OF GAS.

-The average CANADIAN consumes 167 bottles of water a year. DRINK FROM THE TAP....its the same damned liquid as in your bottled water.

-Bottling and shipping water is the least energy efficient method ever used to supply water.

-Bottled water is the second most popular beverage in CANADA.
the first is COFFEE....and that doesn't come in plastic.

- Over 46,000 pieces of plastic debris float on every square mile of ocean.
SAVE THE WHALES and dolphins and sharks and seals and all the other creatures.

HEALTH RISKS
SO...what is good plastic and what is bad????
not an easy thing to know.
in recent years hard plastic which is used in hard water bottles, baby bottles and other hard plastic liquid containers are UNSAFE.
yes i typed UNSAFE.
plastics made from polycarbonate resin can leach bisphenol-A (BPA), a potent hormone disruptor. BPA, a chemical found in epoxy resin and polycarbonate plastics, may impair the reproductive organs and have adverse effects on tumors, breast tissue development and prostate development by reducing sperm count. DID YA HERE THAT GUYS....YOU MAY LOSE SOME OF YOUR SWIMMERS!!!!
BPA can be leached into the water bottles contents through normal wear and tear, exposure to heat and cleaning agents. This includes leaving your plastic water bottle in your car during errands, in your back pack during hikes and running it through your dishwasher and using harsh detergents. OH AND ANOTHER HELPFUL HINT...don't heat your food in plastic either.

know what i say......WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH GLASS???? its made of natural ingredients and is safe.

quote of the day.......

"the death of Coke for me was when they introduced it to PLASTIC! it ain't 'the real thing' anymore."
quote by me!

Charity Money To The Fund Raisers?..here's my IOU buddy!.

Hello,

well, here it is! i have been waiting for something nice and juicy to sink my teeth into. the news has been dull lately, but TODAY.......its great!

DID YOU KNOW....that Canadians rank 3rd in the world as the most charitable donaters???!!!!!!!! WOOOOOHOOOOOOO CANADA!!!!

****** now for the bad news ********

i just read an article about Charities and what portion goes to private fund raisers!!!???? DISGUSTING and shameful i might add.


from 2004 to 2008 $762 million dollars went to these ''fund raiser organizations." the total haul of private donations ( yes, that is joe-you and joe-me) was 32 billion. it may not seem like much....in fact close to 10%, but it is not like that in every case. there were over 200 cases investigated by CBC that showed the fund raiser was making more than the charity.
WANT SOME EXAMPLES......

- The Alzheimer Society of Saskatchewan, which paid $96,849 for a campaign that raised just $95,812.

- The Children's Leukemia Research Association Canada, which raised $4.2 million over the last four years, but paid $3.2 million of that to its external fundraiser.

- Nova Scotia Crime Stoppers, which raised $2.8 million between 2003 and 2009 — of which $2.2 million, or 79 per cent, went to pay its fundraiser.

This is so sad, why is the government allowing fund raisers to make more than the charity brings in????? THAT IS LIKE STEALING FOOD FROM A STARVING MAN!!!

Today, it's a $2.8-billion business and growing, with an average 35 cents of every dollar donated to charity going to pay fundraising costs.

WHEN THEY RING YOUR TELEPHONE OR KNOCK ON YOUR DOOR.....DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOUR MONEY IS GOING??? is the play on your sympathies sounding rather shylock-like?
how do we know where the money is going? how do we know who will get most of it? HOW DO YOU FIND OUT THESE TO AVOID THE PITFALLS OF FALSE HOPE FOR OTHERS? EASY....START BY ASKING SOME KEY QUESTIONS WHEN THEY CALL OR KNOCK....

- What is your CRA charitable registration number?

- Can you send me your audited financial statements?

- How much of my donation will be spent on costs?

If a charity's not going to be transparent with you on how it's spent money in the past, why would you give it a donation?

if they don't provide that info to you....then you are probably right in assuming that your money ain't clothing some cold kid, it ain't feeding some starving family, and it ain't finding the cure for some disease!! YOU CAN BE SURE....that joe-fund raiser will make the payment on his jaguar this month, have a great dinner out somewhere and laugh all the way to retirement because of YOUR GOOD HEARTED CANADIAN DONATION. can you spell ''sucker''

now don't get me wrong, i am sure not all charities pay such a high cost.
BUT I GUESS MY QUESTION IS......WHY SHOULD THEY HAVE TO PAY FOR IT AT ALL??

why are TELEVISION, MAGAZINES, NEWSPAPERS AND OTHER FORMS OF MEDIA NOT SELECTING A CHARITY OF THE MONTH TO PROMOTE FOR (ok here's that word they hate to hear)
F R E E !!!!!!
why is THE GOVERNMENT NOT SETTING A LIMIT OR PERCENTAGE THAT FUND RAISERS CAN RECEIVE AS A FEE????

and finally..... why is the public not aware of it?????

Charities need your money to help others! You give out of the goodness of your heart!!! Why is the one that doesn't need the charity getting the most money?

IF JOE-STARVING wasn't so starving, he would have the energy to write to these shylocks and say.....SHAME ON YOU....WHERE IS ''YOUR'' CHARITY?

know what i say.....donate cause it feels good. donate half with cash, the other half with an IOU for the rest and demand that that portion go to the ''fundraisers''.
WANT ONE EVEN BETTER???!!!!!....go to your local hospital or food bank and DONATE YOUR TIME!!!!

THIS WORLD IS ALL ABOUT 'MATERIALISM' and until we realize that we don't need it to be happy, then the pleasure of helping others will not be a task or donation....
IT WILL BECAUSE OF HUMANITARIAN LOVE.

WELL, that's what i think!!!!!

quote of the day.....

“The question is not whether the system works, but whether we like the way it works. Just because something works doesn't mean it is desirable. Concentration camps work, if your purpose is to enslave people. Stealing works, if all you care about is money.”

Who the Heck Is Terry Jones ANYWAY?

GOOD EVENING,

i was just reading an article on line about a minister in Hobokin-nowhere Florida who says he will burn a Qu'ran in honour of the anniversary of 9-11. this man is a complete IDIOT!!! you know the kind, there's no god but my god kind of idiot. this man is trying to introduce and incite people to anger using religion as the match stick.
people from around the world are answering his call to protest his action. even his own government has asked that he not do that in the event that it will ignite or incite violence in other parts of the world towards American troops.

WHAT EXACTLY DOES THIS IDIOT....and i am calling this one correctly, THINK HE WILL ACCOMPLISH BY BURNING A BOOK? would he be upset and ready to burn down an embassy of a foreign nation if they burnt a bible???

THIS IS UTTER NONSENSE and a way to get attention at the expense of others. Rev. Jones needs to read his own book first.....LIKE 'turn the other cheek.' 'forgive those that persecute you.'.....OH HERE'S ANOTHER GOOD ONE FOR YOU REV. TERRY....'LOVE THEY NEIGHBOUR AS THY SELF.'

KNOW WHAT I SAY......don't be an idiot the world thinks you are Terry! and don't allow the world to think all Americans are like you!
not only does Terry stand to incite riots on American Embassys and troops, but he may also be breaking a law. i am sure George Bush managed to slip some law in there about this before he departed. a word to the wise Terry, you may be charged with some criminal offense....THEN WHAT??? you could end up in jail for something that was your 'god given right to do.'

i will quote one of the most intelligent statements that i read in all the articles that i searched on this....

"this is contrary to the respect owed to all religions."

rev. Jones....go away quietly before you are put away screaming.

it is time to let wounds heal and forgive....ISN'T THAT WHAT BEING A CHRISTIAN IS ALL ABOUT?!!!

...IF you can't do that Terry, well just turn in your bible.

ENOUGH.....

QUOTE OF THE DAY.....

"If we say that monsters [people who do terrible evil] are beyond forgiving, we give them a power they should never have...they are given the power to keep their evil alive in the hearts of those who suffered most. We give them power to condemn their victims to live forever with the hurting memory of their painful pasts. We give the monsters the last word."

Lewis B. Smedes - Forgive & Forget: Healing the Hurts We Don't Deserve

Just Some Great Pictures.....

Wasaga Sunset
fatcat sunbathing
flowerpot island
ferris wheel at night
chalk art
busker
radio and hats
masons in the window
marble jars
a snail's pace
flourish
a taste of fall to come
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holding the sun

take off