So I left my house this morning debating whether I should put the Yaktrax on. I’d fallen during a dodgeball game last
week and jammed my shoulder, so reaching down to pull these rubber things on my boots would probably hurt. I’d walked to
work plenty of times without a problem, and it was just packed snow, really. It didn’t look like there was much ice.
But then I started thinking it would really suck if I re-injured my shoulder.
And that’s when I fell.
Damage seems to be minor. I landed on my knee first and went down slowly. But I’m going to see if I can book an
appointment with my chiropractor today to make sure everything’s back where it should be.
Another six months, another [[Ubuntu]] release party!
Holly was wonderful and decorated a maverick meerkat cake for us again. Ubuntu
10.10 was released on 2010-10-10 (at 10:10am). But that was Thanksgiving, so we had our party the next weekend, on the
16th.
It’s voting day! I’m kinda sad I didn’t get around to posting about amalgamation or the LRT, but neither of those issues
are ending today, so there’ll be more time.
This blog endorses Jane Mitchell and Sean Strickland for Regional Council and Ken Seiling for Regional Chair.
I’ve been particularly disappointed about how the campaign has turned around the LRT. The provincial government failed
to come through with its promised commitment. The region will have to come up with the remaining $250 million (or
thereabouts). Some wag did a back-of-the-envelope calculation and decided that that meant a 9.1% increase in property
taxes to proceed.
Except no-one would ever agree to that. I don’t agree with that. I might be okay with a 9% increase in property taxes
for myself to fund LRT, because I think it’s that important, but I’m not a senior on a fixed income the majority of
whose wealth is tied up in their house.
So that would never happen. But increasing property taxes isn’t the only way a government can pay for things. And we
aren’t dealing with a fixed price tag anyway. The plan can adapt.
We don’t know what we’re talking about until regional staff can get back with options. Everything that’s been said about
LRT during this election has been useless because we don’t know what we’re dealing with.
It’s all incredibly disappointing.
I’m voting for the people who I think stand the best chance of building the region I most want to live in. Although I’m
a bit sad that no-one except Ken Seiling has seriously stood up for the LRT plan they voted for.
Please vote today! Hopefully I’ve been a little bit helpful.
