Time for something a little closer to home

People:

As much as I talk about the horrors abroad, I want to take a moment to warn you of something a little closer to home... Punks. You know the little bastards I'm talking about. 18 years old, drive a shitty little older Hyundai Accent with the "KUSTOM" Decal in the back window, and the blue license plate cover that matches the colour of the smoke coming out the stock exhaust with the "Custom" tip they bought at Canadian Tire. Pumpin out their "Techo" on their Stock Stereo with the "Custom" head unit purchased at Wal-Mart at volumes intended to shake the chrome painted plastic hub caps off, but in reality only making the loose pieces buzz and the music distorted. The damn car's being held together by the shitty paint job and that god foresaken "Wing" hanging off the back of the jesus thing. Now, a logical person would think instead of spending a little money on cheap shit for a busted car, you'd first fix the oil burning, the squeaky suspension, the window that doesn't close right... I mean, I know they work hard at Tim Hortons, or as a box boy at the grocery store or whatever job pays them minimum wage for 3 hours a week. And they need to spend their money on their cheap Hair Gel, and the $400 Oakleys, and the $300 Skate shoes (even though they can't skate worth a shite and never do the damn things up)... But you're 18 years old, you don't know shit about shit, AND PULL UP YOUR F**KIN PANTS!!! (Sound familiar?) They drive their car like it belongs in the Indy 500 when in reality it barely has more horsepower than the ride on lawn mower my Dad uses on a regular basis... Hangin out in a parking lot late at night with others of your kind serves only one purpose... Saves effort when attempting to eliminate you.

That's it, I'm out...
Cheers

P.S. "But if this Cape shrinks... Consider your species extinct..."

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NOTEO 060006 Leaders of any Extremist Group out there (I know you all read this...)

Continually pissing off a country (ie Israel) with a superior armed forces (ie Israel) to the point that the invade your home country (ie Lebanon), kicking the ever-living-shite out of anything in their way till a UN-Ceasefire is negotiated, then claiming a "Strategic, Historic Victory" over the aforementioned Country with Superior Armed Forces (ie Israel) is probably a bit unwarranted.

Valid til all you wacko nut jobs die off (the sooner the better)

Holy Sweet F**k, what rock did this joker crawl out from under? Oh, you know who I'm talking about, Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, you are on notice. I mean, don't get me wrong, I'm sure you think what you're doing is just in some perverted way shape or form. But I didn't think any human being ALIVE thought that victory was lying on the floor all bloodied till someone pulls the other guy off you. I feel bad for the poor civilian's you dragged into the conflict. That having been said I firmly believe Israel should've nuked you... Twice, incase the first one didn't vaporize your ass.

Oh, and I'm not done... Then you said that Israeli soldiers were "legitimate targets" until they left Lebanon's soil. Um, correct me if I'm wrong, but does ceasefire not mean STOP FIRING? Shite, it's not like they can transport troops en-masse immediately to the border whenever a cease fire is signed. And they'll move even slower if they have to defend themselves from you and your illiterate peons. Oh, and that bit about a multi-national force and the Lebanese Government not being able to protect Lebanon without the help of Hezbollah (which for those of you who don't know is a Extremist organization who's sole goal is the total destruction of Zionist Israel)? That was a real piece of work... Hate to burst your bubble and bring you back to reality, but YOU STARTED IT. Hell, I'll even go out on a limb here and say the Israel would probably leave Lebanon alone if not for you. I'll agree no one will be able to defend Lebanon with Hezbollah around, but if you smartened up and left sleeping dogs lie there would be little need to defend it.

That's enough for you Hassan Nasrallah, I have other fish to fry now. You know who that is? All you underoccupied, under-educated morons who have to protest about whatever is in fashion. You know who you are. I agree, war is a terrible thing, and we should avoid it at all costs. But there is this other little, minor thing called "THE REAL WORLD". Funny place that, nothing is perfect in "THE REAL WORLD". And sometimes things need to be done that go against a moral code. I was downtown the other day, and there was a group of people on the steps of City Hall, protesting, and ranting, and shouting slogans, about how horrible Israel is to invade Lebanon, hurting so many, and leaving such devastation in their wake. Does anyone see the problem with this? First of all, how the frig is a MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT going to do ANYTHING about a war half a world away? Hell, the couldn't do much if it was HERE. Second, before you go buck-nuts blaming the bigger, more powerful country, perhaps you should read a bit. Do some research as it were. Don't get me wrong, I'm no Expert on Middle East Politics, far from it. But I have enough common sense to realize that no matter the size of the dog, you screw with it enough and it's gonna bite back. So there's this room full of innocent kids, and a couple mouthy little bastards, continuously poking at this big Black Bear who's minding his own business. There are adults all over who see this, but do nothing about it, knowing deep down inside that Bear will only stand for so much. Then BANG, the bear reaches out and touches one of the kids (and I'm not talking like a catholic priest here). Full force of a paw in the jaw... All the adults are all of a sudden like "Oh CRAP, we screwed up big, we shoulda done something"... Do you fault the Bear? I don't, those kids had it coming... But I don't blame them either. I blame the Adults who knew full well they shoulda done something a LONG time ago but didn't. Same thing here. Governments, The UN, and a plethora of others could have done something to disarm Hezbollah. Hell, help Lebanon build a decent Army. Train them well, give them good equipment. Work out some sort of loose alliance with Israel even. Then let that army loose on any idiot who claims to be a member of Hezbollah. Wipe them off the face of the earth. Then Israel is happy, Lebanon is happy, no more war. Did I over simplify the solution? I don't think so.

Wouldn't the world be a better place if I was supreme ruler? I think so. So, you know what to do... VOTE BUTTS in 2008...

I'm out,
Cheers

P.S. Canadians are Freeloaders eh? Well F-you Peter Griffin... F-you good... "Mark my words... Your uppins WILL come"

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NOTEO 060005 Caledonia First Nations Persons

Blocking a highway and destroying a transformer station over a land claim despute that was pertainant 164 years ago is a little much. Not good for the reputation.

Valid til people realize they can't milk the system forever...


WHAT THE F**K!!! Where do you people get off? I mean, for the love of all things holy. You don't pay tax, your kids go to school on the Governments tab, you can hunt and fish when and where you want too, WHAT MORE DO YOU WANT?!?!? Granted, you got some shitty treatment years back, and for that I am truly sorry. But enough is enough. My great great (insert great{s} here) ancestors were treated like SHITE by the Romans, should I be ranting and raving to the Italians for money and land? You're treated a HELL of a lot better here then your bretheran in other countries. Perhaps it's time to stop being so stand off-ish and becoming a functioning part of this country?

And while I'm on the subject, when can we stop paying for what people did like a hundred years ago? I sure as hell wasn't there, and there prolly aren't that many people who were, from either side. How about we start phasing stuff out. You know, so eventually you have to put your kids through school yourselves, do some work, pay some taxes. Funny as it may sound, you are no different then I am. The colour of your skin, or your cultural heritage not withstanding. And those differences should not constitute a free ride.

I have a feeling there'll be more blogs to follow on this subject.

I'm out, Cheers

DaVinci this...

Well Ms. Sarah Armstrong, you're wish has come true. I have an urge to bitch some folk out, and you're gonna get to read it.


What in the HELL is wrong with people? Getting pissed because a book, of fiction I might add, goes against your belief system. There are SO many things about this that are wrong. And since I have plenty of time, and a serious gripe, I'll get right too it.

FIRST, if your system of belief is fragile enough that you genuinely fear a fictional novel will bring it tumbling down, maybe you should think about getting another system of belief...

SECOND, even if this book was purported to be fact, as parts of the Christian teachings are, IT HAPPENED 2000 YEARS AGO. You have about as much chance of proving or disproving it as you do finding a monkey in the wild that knows the secret of traveling through time. This of course would solve the problem all together. At any rate, you believe what you want to, and let others believe what they want to, everyone minds their own damn business and when we're all dead and meet up in the afterlife, which is dependant again on your beliefs, you can ask Jesus yourself and then those who were right can "neener neener" those who weren't. And then hopefully The Big Guy (aka God) will strike your dumb ass with lightning for being an idiot about it in the first place.

THIRDLY, this sorta ties in with 1 and 2, are you THAT fanatical that you think what you've been told is 100% accurate down to the last letter? And it offends you that much that maybe early church leaders perhaps covered something up, like the gospel of Judas Iscariot for example. I'm sure there was a reason for that. It was different times back then. Now someone uncovers it and your world falls down around you? Have a little flexibility would ya? What happens if we find out tomorrow that Christians had it all wrong, and the Greeks and Romans had it all right... Maybe there's a bunch of gods. What would you do THEN? You get upset about this, hell there would be massive groups of Stroke victims then. Millions drop dead on the spot of disbelief. But, maybe that serves you right. It's a fluid world in which we live, and if you are unable of coping and not being so damn rigid, perhaps it's time for you to take off and make room for more reasonable people.

Cheers, I'm out

Kudos

Just a quick post, no worries. :)

I think it's time I send kudos out to the Members of the Canadian Forces. I think you folks are doing a bang up job. And I'm glad to hear there's more money coming your way. It's been said that serving in the forces is the highest calling of citizenship, which I happen to agree with. So here's to you, keep up the good work. I leave you now with a quintessentially Canadian photo. Good work 14 Wing Greenwood. If I had've known you were going to Timmies from here, I would've caught a ride...

Cheers

P.S. About the ride to Timmies? I'm not even joking, they went YFC direct... ;)

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NOTEO 060004 The Mowachaht/Muchalaht First Nations

Luring a Killer Whale away from Fisheries authorities to keep it in busy harbour, where it harasses boats, and then subsequently dies when snuggling up against the bottom of an ocean tug, because you think it's the reincarnation of your dead chief, is not helping your chief, or the whale.

Valid til, well, on this one I'm speechless...

Did you read this story? There's a place called Nootka Sound on the west coast of Vancouver Island, And in this "Sound" resided a Killer Whale, henceforth known as "Luna", which got seperated from it's "pod" and moved in around 2001. Almost immediately becoming a nuisance to Marine traffic in the harbour, despite being "loved by many, especially tourists".

In 2004 Scientists and Fisheries personel tried to reunite Luna with it's pod, only to be foiled by Canoes full of Native Americans banging drums to lure it away. In the mean time Luna broke several rudders off Sail Boats, and stopping Boats from reaching Dock. There was a large danger in the whale staying as it might get hit by a propeller. Finally the Mowachaht and the Fisheries department cooperated in an agreement to look after the whale while leaving it in the Sound. Perversly, and I'd imagine much to the shagrin of the aforementioned parties, one day the whale came up under an Ocean tug holding in the sound to avoid rough waters. In the process got sucked into the current from the Tug's propeller and became, well, fish food.

"Luna likely died "instantly" after treating
the 27-tonne General Jackson as he would any other
idle or slow-moving boat -- swimming underneath
the hull, rubbing up against it and pushing on its rudders."

Now, I'm not an animal hater. I'm not trying to be disrespectful to the traditions of First Nations persons. But I mean SERIOUSLY, what the hell were you THINKING??? If I think a Deer embodies the spirit of anyone I know, dead of course, I'm not going to lure it away from authorities to keep it along the side of a highway if it has a known affection for bumpers. I'd let them move it to be with it's herd, happy, and out of harms way.

In the battle between ancient traditions and modern common sense, it seems common sense has lost out again. It's just a shame the casualty in this case was a whale who just didn't know any better.

I'm out, Cheers

K, this is getting foolish

What the hell is wrong with people? Burning down an Embassy because that country has a news paper which published a frigging CARTOON?!?!? Do you even grasp how stupid that is? I have no problem with people being religious, even with a little gusto, so long as it has nothing to do with me. But this is not gusto, this is extremism. And don't think I'm saying this cause it's Islamic... I'm saying this cause it's retarded. If it was Christians, or Jewish folk I'd say the same thing. You people need to calm down.

I'd LOVE for someone to point out the passage in the Koran which tells the faithful to protest and burn things and hurt people. Cause if that's in there? It's a damn wacky book. I'd be inclined to think that this is more of a case of people putting their own spin on things to stir up shite. Cause unrest and such.

And now the Iranians start some contest to draw Cartoons of the Holocaust. Know what that tells me? It is they who are instigating this. That's what happens when you let Religion and Government become one. Theocracies should be a thing of the past. Mullahs (Or Imams depending on whether you prefer Arabic or Farsi) should not be in charge of a country. Period.

And for closer to home? I say to hell with the freedom of religion, a law should be passed barring any religion (or branch there of) that promotes violence or otherwise infringes on peoples rights because they are of a different religion/race/disposition/etc. And by rights I am including MY RIGHT TO PRIVACY.

I know this all seems like something that doesn't make sense coming from me. Preaching tolerance and such. I grant you I am opinionated, and overbearing. But I also perscribe to a little thing called COMMON SENSE.

So here's my solution, for this and every future violent religious protest. Napalm, lots and lots of Napalm. They burn down an embassy, they in turn get burned to the ground. Not just Islamic, I'm talking about Irish Protestant vs Irish Catholic. And so on and so forth. It'll be a brave new world. One with less stupidity and a touch more common sense.

I'm out, Cheers

Recognizing Tony M

Tony M. Evidently a Jehovah's Witness from Brisbane, Austrailia. He read my little blog of blogs (See ATTENTION MANKIND) and left me a little note. This note immediately indicated that he was a Jehovah (which I poked fun at in like the first or second paragraph), but undeterred he kept reading. And then he AGREED with the rest. Let this be a lesson to all of you, even if I offend you right off the bat, keep reading. There are jewels yet to be had.

Kudos Tony M. Keep the comments coming. Though I'll continue mocking your belief system. Sorry Man...

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060003 Punk Kids

Jumping an Airport Perimeter fence, and walking across a runway while a plane is landing, to save yourself a half mile of walking to get around further proves that the theory of Natural Selection is entirely plausible

Valid til these particular kids get ingested into a jet engine (and hopefully die)

So there a Cessna 172 doing circuits onto runway 09. Calls on final (as he should) and I scan the runway with my trusty binoculars, seeing nothing. I go back to watching him land, and he calls and says there are two people on the side of the runway. Of course I get the binocs right back up and start looking for these people, as I call Airport Security to get a vehicle out there and nab these people. I couldn't see them at first, as they had disappeared into a gully off the side of the runway. When I finally see these two future nobel winners they are starting to scale the fence on the other side of the airport. And you want to know what else I noticed? A FOOT OF UNDERWEAR BETWEEN THE BOTTOM OF THE SHIRT, AND THE TOP OF THE PANTS... FROM OVER HALF A F**KING MILE AWAY. PULL UP YOUR GOD DAMN PANTS YOU LITTLE SH*T STAIN!!! Course Airport Security otherwise known as Commisionaires (some of which have use, most of which however do not) was to slow to do anything. The Airport Firehall got out there fast as one could, of course not in time, but at least he did something. So now we are going to have to wait until someday these punks get toasted, causing me great joy, and extensive amounts of paperwork.

I'm out, Cheers

"Underwear goes inside the pants. INSIDE THE F**KIN PANTS! THAT'S WHY IT'S CALLED UNDER-F**KIN-WEAR"- Dennis Leary

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060002 RESIDENTS OF BURTTS CORNER

Calling 911 to report a low flying plane should be done only AFTER looking to see if the plane really is flying low

Valid til Burtts Corner burns to the ground with all it's residents

As some of you have probably seen, my MSN name made reference to this incident. Some jerk-off redneck(s) sitting around doing whatever it is rednecks do (I shudder to think) and a C130 Hercules flys over at around 5000'. I know this as he's on RADAR and I can see him 20 miles away. Now round here 5000' above sea level is like at least 4800' off ground, if not more. Now it's a seemingly logical assumption (at least to me) that there are no 4800' tall trees round here. So then it's logical to assume that this plane was in fact NOT skimming the tree tops as was reported to the RCMP. Now, I understand that a Herc sounds loud (even at 20000') but it seems to me that if I heard a plane I thought was flying low, I'D GO OUT TO LOOK before I called the police and bitched. But that's just me.

I'm out, Cheers

"You're disgusting... Please continue"

P.S. This happened right around the same time at the subject of NOTEO 060001

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060001 AMERICAN PILOTS

Flying into an airport without even attempting to call the ground station, or make a broadcast to traffic is STUPID and DANGEROUS

Valid til Americans smarten up, or surrender to Canadian's higher intellect

So I'm at work the other night, expecting an American connector flight in about 10 minutes, and a Cessna 172 (small plane) in from the other direction at about the same time. I've got the runway lights on for the American's approach, and I'm talking with the 172 for the first time. I look out the window in the direction of the approach for Runway 09, and there's a landing light, and it's not that far away. Low and behold there's the American on RADAR on a 7 mile final having never called me. To make things nice and safe I ask the 172 to come around to land on Runway 09 instead of his intended Runway of 27. Long story short the American enters the zone, lands, taxis clear of all runways, parks, and THEN calls to cancel his IFR flightplan all within about 4 minutes.

Here's the breakdown for those of you who are out there like "WTF is this guy talking about?". First off, IFR aircraft are required to call 5 minutes prior to entering any control zone, entering a control zone, final and clearing all runways. NONE OF WHICH HE DID. This is like driving a car with out ever looking out the windows and never using turn signals(which I fully believe people do around here on a regular basis), but much much faster, and far far worse. That's the recipe for an Aluminum shower. Pilots out there, I'm sure you understand... For the rest of you, this particular flight crew is a combination of genetic waste (most probably a result of generations of inbreeding), and American's inherant ability to defy any and all intellectual propositions.

I'm out, Cheers

"Stop confusing me with your Space-age, Techno babble, Attila the Hun"- Captian Brannigan

My last public service announcement

That's right, my last PSA. EVER... That having been said this PSA is to introduce a new format for my rants. NOTEO - Notice To EveryOne... For you aviation laymen out there, part of my job as an FSS is to issue NOTAMs, or Notice To AirMen. The purpose of these is to inform pilots about things such as changes to facilities, and information pertaining to aviation safety. These NOTAMs are filed in sequential numbers, with a NOTAM file for every airport, and Flight Information Region, as well as a Headquarters region to cover nation wide stuff. They can be revised, cancelled or expire on their own. It is my intention to issue these NOTEOs in much the same format. They, for the most part, will be addressed to specific groups, though sometimes they will blanket everyone. Many will not have expiry dates, but rather a set of circumstances. Although from time to time I might revise, or cancel them as I see fit. After each NOTEO I will give a small, yet humorous, story explaining the reason for issuing them. So here we go. I'll write an example so you who don't read NOTAMs regularly can understand what I'm talkin about:











Good bye PSAs, hello NOTEO. Stay Tuned, NOTEO 060001 comin right up.