It’s been a year or so since this whole Butcher’s fiasco started. I was one of the lucky ones, getting my money back. It was probably because I work for the CBC (which I made a point of mentioning) and CBC had already done an expose on the whole online-coupon …
You know, there is nothing I hate more than blatant pandering. Robert Kirsic wrote this article about how there needs to be licensing for cyclists. So I decided I wanted to see who this Mr. Kirsic was a lo-and-behold on his LinkedIn profile he was “Communications Assistant at Ontario Motor Vehicle Industry …
The street I live on, Gerrard, is a patch work quilt of roadwork because every year one of the utilities comes in, tears a section up and then replaces it. This lack of planning is costly because it wastes time, money and energy. The time and money of the companies …
Doug Ford has a vision for the waterfront including of all things a ferris wheel. While I was originally hopeful that Ford had envisioned something like London’s revitalized waterfront along the Thames (which also includes a ferris wheel) I realized he was thinking of something more like Chicago’s waterfront. Now …
I am a big man. I have weighted as much as 250 lbs (a quarter ton!) at a time in my life. I am married to a big man, and find most big men attractive. And like most big people I have struggled against my weight all my life. And …
I am very disappointed by the recent vote to remove the Jarvis bike lanes. I find it mind-boggling that Rob Ford and his minions think removing bike lanes reduces congestion. Bike lanes encourage people to bike, the more people bike the less they are driving. The less they are driving …
The CBC reported that the TTC has sold the advertising rights, including the naming rights for the subway stations to Pattison advertising for 324 million dollars for the next 12 years. This reflects very poor judgement on the part of the TTC who have grossly undervalued the advertising properties of …
Look, we get it. Rob Ford has clearly announced his agenda will be pro-car, pro-pollution, pro-obesity and that is just…awesome. And it is equally clear that without three assistants, John Parker would be incapable of doing the job he loves so much (the one with “hot chicks“) like removing bike …
Here is the presentation by the Current about the Butchers and on-line coupons. The program talks about how the butchers deal didn’t add up, and how the deal resembled a ponzi scheme with one set of coupons going to pay off another one. It is also a good interview with …
I received a call on Friday from a nice gal from Buytopia. While we chatted, she informed me that it was not a scam (I asked point blank) that Marlone and the Butcher’s had been members of the Yonge & Lawrence community for years and that in no way had …