This news story is in French; the incident happened in Québec. In a nutshell, not to be insensitive to the victims but for brevity; there were 4 men in the Acura, one man, a passenger in the backseat, was killed, the 3 other occupants were severely injured, and are in hospital. The vehicle was hit by a tractor-trailer who fled the scene. (Yeah, no way did he not know. IMO, this is murder, plain and simple.)
There has to be a re-vamp of the industry. Not just driver training, increased surveillance by the departments of transport, country-wide but far more scrutiny of trucking companies. They are out there, operating as if they are consequence free. Changing company names, owners, like most of us change our underdrawers.
It is not just the disregard for public safety, thumbing their collective noses at highway codes but the rights of the drivers as well. (A topic for a whole other blog.)
Are there incompetent and downright dangerous operators out there? Abso-freaking-lutely. Professionalism as drivers seems to have disappeared at an alarming rate. Unsafe speed, lane changes, dangerous conditions of trucks, tires, the use of electronic devices while driving – handsfree or not – bloody dangerous (4-wheelers included). There simply aren’t enough safety checks, by a long shot, going on. Monitored weigh stations are, obviously, not enough.
As an aside: not just trucks – those monstrous RVs are included. Paw-paw and Mee-maw (grandpère et grandmère) do not have the training to control a vehicle of that size. New licensing categories must be introduced.
Our roads are not the wild west; all drivers deserve to be safe out there.
Jokingly is right. Paw-Paw has truly entered the twilight zone and he has no return ticket.
Tell us there, Yam-Tits; which leaders? For that matter, can you define or even find Europe on a map?
My heart goes out to Americans; the man has, almost (he’s had help from his Yam-titties), single-handedly destroyed any respect the U.S. held in the world. Gone. It is nothing more than a laughing stock, at this point. The world watches and waits for the next inanity out of his mouth.
So, what I take from this is, don’t call the cops. Just don’t. Slam the perpetrator in your trunk, with duct tape and a hood, drive as far away as you can, to an area with no homes, no lights…and drop him/her, preferably, on their head.
The same method should be used for any predator in the sexual assault or child abusing category. Justice is a myth. Vigilantism? What does anyone expect to start happening?
Folks be outraged at the homeowner’s arrest…REALLY? Welcome to world of women and the justice we never seem to get.
No, it is not too early. Consider the prices out there, stocking up ahead of the game is the best way to go. I REFUSE to buy American – I’m sorry to Americans who hate Yam Tits and his bootlicking titties, but buying anything American is simply not in the cards.
So, doing some research into any candy that is not manufactured in the U.S. Hershey is not the epitome of confectionaries.
There is also Cadbury. Cadbury creates a conundrum as they were bought out by Mondelez International…yeah, Amurican….Cadbury’s head office is still in the U.K. So, up to you if this is arm’s length enough. I am not sure yet.
I used to make candy for Halloween but we get over 250 kids on average, that night, currently. I just don’t have that kind of energy anymore. I would love to do this, the homes that gave us homemade treats were always my favourite as a child, but the time required for the amount and the cost of ingredients? I don’t think it is feasible. But hey, if you don’t get many kids, this is a tasty alternate, I would suggest an ingredient list be attached, allergies etc.
I would LOVE to be able to give out Purity ( https://purity.nf.ca/confectionery/ ), a Newfoundland company but the shipping costs? I would have to mortgage my house….
If anyone has any other suggestions? Please post here and give a girl, a hand!
On the Book of Faces, in a local community group; an incident occurred and man, triggered some trauma.
I have 3 sons. Folks think that the danger is lessened when you have boys; folks would be wrong.
We had a pedophile teacher who was later, promoted to principal of 2 DIFFERENT local elementary schools and even though concerns/complaints were raised, he was either promoted or moved to keep things hush-hush (à la molesting clergy method) to a vice-principal position in a local high school, where…he was busted for downloading child porn. His case is unreal, talk about a failure of the system…
The news article mentions one elementary school; he ended up molesting children in 3 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, in one as a teacher and 2 as a principal. My sons were in 2 of those schools…
One summer evening, one of my sons was outside of our home, with his friends, playing baseball. A man walked up (my son was about 16 or so at the time, played hockey, football (O line) and rugby; not a slight young man. He looked like he could turn you into a pretzel with one arm.
The man seemed rather odd – asked to watch the game. These were all good boys, friendly, helpful, oh for sure, they could be…up to stuff but by and large, they were terrific kids. They didn’t see an issue and let the guy hang around. Well, he seem to develop some sort of attachment, instantaneously, to my son. The game ended and the guy continued to hang around. My son wasn’t comfortable and told the guy he was going in the house, guy tried to follow him in…yeah, not happening.
Well, this guy kept showing up. He was told that enough was enough and he had to stop hanging around; he was creeping everyone out.
We went out shopping one Saturday and when we came home, our next door neighbours advised us that “some guy” had tried to break into our basement. They confronted him and he left. It was the strange man; he was stalking my son. Police were called. He was warned but didn’t listen. He kept returning to the house, he was seen around the high school (2 blocks from our home). Police were called again and he was arrested, this time. He was held on some sort of mental health mandate and sent to the Philipe-Pinel Institute, in Montréal, for observation.
Think we were safe? Think again. Phone calls started, multiple phone calls, every single day…the worst saw 33 calls, in 7 hours and FROM THE INSTITUTE!! Then letters….disgusting letters which showed an escalation of his delusions; he was now including my youngest son in his fantasies; my youngest was about 10 years old at the time. I lost my mind; I went to the police, with the letters, with the record of the phone calls and new charges were laid. We had to go to court.
He was remanded back to the institute. About 6 months later, my son saw him again, near our home. I called the prosecutors office and they informed me, he had been released. No?! Really? Any reason why we weren’t warned? No comment. Just told me if he tries anything to call the police….
I called them anyway. I learned he was sent back to Pinel, I would guess on new charges and he later moved to Toronto.
Talk to your kids. Establish a network of safe neighbours. Have a “code word” whenever someone other than yourself or your significant other is required to pick up your kids, from school or wherever. And of course, never talk to strangers – listen to their inner voice and scream “NO!!” if they feel in danger.
These are some of the top scams. There are bottom feeders, out there, plying romance scams in the gaming world as well. Stay safe, keep your kids safe, always put in those parental controls if you gamers are the young members in the household.
Not monitoring gaming is the same as leaving your windows and doors wide open, for anyone to enter.
I keep track of the Catfish YouTube Channel and the goings-on in the romance/BitCoin etc. scammer world. The incredible number of people falling victim to scams, primarily online is, frankly, scary.
And after the scam? There is, virtually, nothing that can be done to recover funds, reputation and sense of worth. These garbage wastes of skin move on to new scams, to new victims and it is ESSENTIAL to understand that there is no guilt, no remorse. I often see victims as “How can they live with themselves?!” Quite easily has they do not possess the necessary brain cells operate their daily lives with any sort of integrity.
But, it isn’t just the scammers themselves, it is the passing of judgment of strangers online, family and friends. “How could you (they) be so stupid/gullible?!” Obviously, there are other things going on, loneliness is the primary characteristic although mental illness, dementia and Alzheimer’s are also a factor in some of the cases. It is just so easy to stand back, criticize and ridicule these victims but not so easy to reverse that mirror and look at ourselves. What is missing in our own psyche that makes laughing at these victims so easy to do?
Perhaps instead of being total assholes, sharing information on the avoidance of scammers/fraudsters would be of a lot more assistance than taunts and insults.
I’ve been on social media since before it became known as “social media”; I’ve had romance DMs from the likes of Keanu Reeves, Elon Musk, various C&W musicians (even though I am and have always been a metalhead with an intense dislike for C&W), Brad Pitt, Denzel Washington…poor guys are so lonely and love my profile…🤣🤣🤣. I am fortunate, I have good mental health, I have a sense of self and I am not lonely. I know I am fortunate. It breaks my heart that so many people are not. Most of the scam victims are older, not all but most. Some are desperately lonely, obviously naive and not particularly savvy when it comes to online scammers. They need help, support and a little human caring, not criticism from pompous online keyboard warriors.
I didn’t listen to Brad, don’t be like me…(That is NOT me in the video…)
I made a BIG MISTAKE on Monday. My roots had grown and it was very noticeable. I decided I needed to change my colour choice, it was Pearl Blonde, except with the effects of a vacation to Cuba, so sea water, sun and then chlorine, there and our own pool (salt water), the hair was all sorts of blonde, grey, dark blonde (natural colour). I didn’t like it much. So? I decided to do what I have done a bajillion times over the decades, something Brad doesn’t like, home box-colour/ bleach. 😱😱 And did I do a skin test? Noooo….that would have been too smart…
It did not go well. First? I have this orangey brass tint on the top of my head and down to, about the top of ear level, then a number of very blonde/platinum shades and the hair is FRIED.
Pretty bad and dumb, right? Oh hang on…I have never had an allergic reaction to hair colour or tattoos (there is a connection, by the way)…..until now.
OMG. My head and face, developed hives after I showered the product out. My usual shampoo. Then my head started to itch, felt like a thousand mosquitoes had bitten and then bitten again. I knew what it was, I have a plethora of allergies and always felt fortunate that my hair colour products weren’t on the list.
Grabbed some Benadryl and “prayed”…yeah, didn’t work – itching continued. Well…my entire head is covered in (ewwww 🤮) scabs. The reaction points are actually weeping. It is beyond gross, depressing and scream inducing. I am now afraid to wash my hair, in case it starts to break off or even worse, fall out. I want to go hide out in my closet with my blankie and never come out.
I am a loyal subscriber to Brad’s social media channels. He’s awesome and so knows his products/applications etc. But? I didn’t listen, I saw the boxes, saw the manufacturer and love won out over common sense and listening to the expert.
Quote from the article: “The statements are false, defamatory and “extremely salacious,” Melania Trump’s lawyer, Alejandro Brito, wrote in a letter to Biden. Biden’s remarks were widely disseminated on social media and reported by media outlets around the world, causing the first lady “to suffer overwhelming financial and reputational harm,” he wrote.”
Lawsuit is, a REALLY bad idea there, Melania. Perhaps if there weren’t so many nekkid and salacious photos of you, readily available, your whole “damaged reputation” might hold some weight but there are and so there’s that.
Oh and then there’s the Einstein visa entry; yeah, pretty sure nobody believes that one, and it could well come up in discovery and as a way of establishing truthfulness. I think if it is proven to be a false entry admission…doesn’t look good for you, regarding your veracity.
IMO, there’s an awful lot of folks out there not holding the best opinion of you and the whole adultery thing (Marla was his legal wife). The tasteless photos, the photos of you and Diaper Don, with Epstein, don’t really bolster your case.
Discovery will be a real popcorn moment for all of us; looking forward to it.
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