Monday, October 19, 2015

14 Hilarious Things Which Could Happen In Storybrooke!


14)  Zelena plans to DESTROY EVERYONE'S HAPPINESS if it's the last thing see does. . She creates hundreds of clones of herself and releases them in Storybrooke.

13)  ANTON the Giant or "Tiny" as he now has been called considers that everyone's lives in Storybooke suck! They need a stress reliever heroes and villains alike. His answer? He opens up a golf course....much like somebody else we know did in "LOST"!



12)  The people of Storybrooke are shocked to discover just who was the first Dark One. Star Wars happened a long time ago in a galaxy far away but it's learned that Darth Vader Once Upon A Time paid Earth a visit as he was just passing through.

 11)  Mr Gold discovers his Pawn Shop was broken into and all his goods stolen. He ends up in the mental institution in Belle's old room, spinning what he thinks is gold but in reality it's only  cotton.


10) Robin becomes the new Sheriff, marries Regina but sells her posh house and gives the money to the poor. Regina begins to wonder if being with Robin was such a good idea!

9) Belle who loves books becomes a famous author who writes a book, "Why I Just Couldn't Leave Someone Who Broke My Heart  A Million Times!"


8) Regina starts a business that does everything with apples, apple juice, apple turnovers etc

7) Emma become a hairdresser with an expertise at doing extensions. She does her mother's hair for free.

6) Astrid the Nun who was a before Nova the fairy finally decides her and Leroy are going to be married. When the blue fairy complains they tell her to get a REAL life and stop living in a fantasy world.




5)  Henry becomes a computer geek and creates a new game program. The whole town gets addicted to it and before they know it they've all lost touch of reality living in this make believe world  he's created! Good thing about it the people of Storybrooke can physically stay in their town not having to jump in body from world to world. True they might look like zombies walking up and down the street playing  his game with hand devices BUT it's not too much different than our REAL world.




4)  Grannie and Red find a way to expand their diner beyond the border of the  town  turning it  into a franchise which goes from coast to coast. Dishes would be named after every character in Storybrooke.

3) Dr Whale  creates a drug which stops the citizens of Storybrooke from getting amnesia every 6 months.

2) The IRS find out the people of Storybrooke haven't  been paying federal taxes but when they go there to investigate Regina ships them off to a different world. All Storybrooke now love their once hated queen!

 1) When Storybrooke becomes known to the outside world some in the country view them as illegal immigrants who failed to enter the country through proper channels. The same want to see everyone of them deported.

More To Come 

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Monday, September 14, 2015

Unlocking The Flash Side Ways Universe of "Lost"




I had been reading some old posts on a web site in regard to the mystery of the television series LOST. It's quite peculiar that discussions of the series still takes place but it was a show enjoyed by many a few years back. The issue I'd like to explore  is just what was the nature of the "flash sideways" universe, timeline or whatever else one might want to call it which was introduced into the story at the beginning of Season 6. I'll refer to it here as the UPPER timeline as well. It seemed to start or find it's beginning point of existence when Juliet in the last  episode of Season 5 blows up the hatch or the research station with an atomic bomb no less.  
 
 
Her reason for doing so was her belief that all that took place before would be changed....that Flight 815 would never have crashed and that past events of TIME would be changed, thus sparing them from the difficulties they'd been through. This last episode of Season 5 ends with a bright flash of white light to set the stage for the next Season of LOST. Fast forward to Season 6, 1st episode and we see the answer to the question...or so one would think watching the first few minutes. Episode 1 shows the white flash of light and presto! They're aboard Flight 815 presumably before the crash of 815 but this time the plane doesn't do so. One therefore could be quick to conclude it worked that they succeeded in their goal, that they had in effect....changed time.  




That conclusion is brought into question however a few minutes later when another scene ahead reveals the residents of Lost are still back on the island. The bomb did go off and yet they were still alive albeit greatly dishevelled. So now viewers are faced with a glaring contradiction. The writers of LOST are throwing you into a quagmire of confusion. As I've said I'm going to refer to them as time lines, one where the characters of LOST are  continuing on their Flight 815 without crashing...the other where the bomb didn't achieve the desired  end result!

 It was the writers objective at this time,  one could say to have us on the ropes! When one examines closely the first scene of what I'll call the "upper timeline" where the LOST characters are flying once again aboard the plane that is before the original crash, you'll see embedded in that scene a clue or key on how to unlock the mystery, however even that must be held onto to right to the end of Season 6....the very last episode.

At that point the  pieces of the puzzle can be seen to clearly fit together. What's the clue? Jack on board the plane goes to the rest room and is surprised to find a small abrasion on his neck, drawing blood. That's it. That's the clue which will eventually unlock the mystery.  You'll notice that CLUE of the blood on Jack's neck is repeated more than once  in other episodes that is in the flash sideways reality. You keep seeing this small amount of blood on Jack's neck  in different scenes but here's one more very revealing clue in the Flash side ways....Jack looks in the mirror and raises his shirt to look at his side. He doesn't see anything but he's sensing something isn't quite right, with his side.





All right, so how does the small amount of  blood on Jack's  neck and something wrong with his side relate as the clues and key? One doesn't find out until the Season's grand finale, It's revealed in the fight between Jack and Locke on the island in the lower time line. Recall that they're both fighting at the edge of the cliff and Locke plunges a knife into Jack's side. He then turns him over and seeks to bring the knife down upon Jacks neck. The camera stays on this shot for considerable time where Jacks resisting but the blade does draw a small trickle of blood from his neck.

[remember now...the blood on Jacks neck he notices when aboard Flight 815 AT THE START of the flash sideways]

Kate in the lower time line shoots Locke from behind with a gun, BUT Jack from that point, from that exact moment..is in the process of dying.
 
Here's the thing...many have said in the flash sideways Jack was dead at the time. True? Not exactly, although true to a point. Let me put it this way...he was as some might say  as good as dead. You have to understand a concept here which the writers considered valid or they had at least heard of this phenomena, which is right before some dies they're STILL HERE in a sense...and yet they're seeing over into the other realm, the other place, the other reality...they're sort of in a mix between two worlds. Let's just say from the time that Jack and Locke had their fight on the cliff until the time when he closed his eye for the last time....and died...pretending all this wasn't fiction we could say it was about 45 minutes from the point Jack was stabbed until he drew his last breath. From our vantage point in the lower time line that's how long his experience was from start to finish in the side ways state of existence.


For Jack however it seemed days and from his vantage point in what we could call the UPPER realm, it was. Desmond Hume was the first of the group to experience....the flash sideways place. You'll recall Charles Widmore subjected him to the power of electromagnetism in the shack with the solenoid coil. He felt he was gone for hours but in fact it was a mere few seconds. This same principal held true for Jack. His whole time in the sideways reality was truly less than an hour, again to the time of his fight with Locke on the cliff until he closed his eye for the last time having died.

To confirm this once again  you'll recall the last few seconds before Jack died....he's walking in the jungle stumbling while doing so, then a quick flash scene of him  walking to greet Locke in the church, then in a flash he's back on the island falling down on the ground to die and then a quick flash to the UPPER place where he moves his body to sit down with Kate in a pew. All his actions in both realms are simultaneously taking place. Every thing is lining up. The whole time line of the flash sideways, UPPER place I've called it truly started at the time of the fight between Locke and Jack.

Technically he isn't dead and yet he's more on the other side, the eternal, than the lower physical world. Once he closes his eye, he's technically truly dead or disconnected from the earthly realm. So what of all the others on the island. Just to mention a few Kate, Sawyer, Claire, Syid, and Locke, plus others.....some died before Jack and some afterwards.

All die at sometime however but as they would or had they found themselves in the UPPER place...the flash side ways. On another note is't interesting the writers of LOST claim they didn't put any real focus on any one particular religion in the upper time line where things were being orchestrated to bring them all together although I take issue with that and contend  they did. Yes in the church in the FS they did incorporate symbols of various religions but take special note of the one who was the KEY speaker taking the Losties into the LIGHT. Christian Sheppard.

 

Kate in the flash sideways made a special mention of his name, by saying to Desmond, "You're kidding!" He wasn't. The name of Jack's father was Christian Sheppard which had to be code words for meaning, 'Christ The Sheppard'. And what does Christ the Sheppard do? He's the one who ultimately takes people into the light, which is what Jack's father did. Naming Jack's father Christian Sheppard was I'd say a subtle way and really if you think about it a not so subtle way of highlighting Christianity as being the way into the light.

Putting all political correctness aside it does seem to be the slant or way of thinking the writers of LOST wanted to convey, although some might disagree, or to put it this way...one may not agree that Christ  is the exclusive light bearer, but I think it can be hardly denied that such in a subtle way is what the writers of LOST tried to convey. It does seem regardless of claims to the contrary they were favouring a Christian direction to end the series. Whether it's because they felt the largely U.S. viewership would respond to it more favourably I wouldn't know...BUT it does seem clearly apparent.


The flash sideways place or upper timeline as I've called it...what was it's actual purpose? It's been acknowledged to be a place for the LOST characters to come to terms with loose ends about their earthly existence...things that still needed to be worked out and addressed about their characters before moving on. Swayer felt the need to be a more honourable person...thus in the UPPER timeline he found himself as a police officer. Kate needed to stop running and demonstrate a willingness to be a help to another....thus her being with Claire and helping her through difficulties.

Claire felt the need to become a good Mother and Jack felt the need to become a caring and compassionate father. Benjamin Lions was one who felt the need to be a support and encouragement and so we see him helping John Locke in the upper time line. One can see how much he wanted to be a good Father in support to his daughter Alex and her mother Danielle. Yes I know. One might claim the writers said they didn't create a purgatory idea but everything they put into the flash sideways must be acknowledged is basically the same thing.



 
So in conclusion....did they bring the series to an end which was satisfying to most fans? In regard to Season 6 it was quite a unique manner or approach in story telling to say the least. The first scenes and start of S-6 was really a flash forward of what would become created.... in the last episode of Season 6. Flash forward, flash backwards flash forward, flash backwards...WOW! I wonder however if most of their fans had lost patience with the writers in not bringing any type of closure within a reasonable matter of time over the many unanswered questions.

You can see my evidence for believing this to be the case in the blog I wrote in 2014 as we examine the shows ratings from year to year. [click link]

http://bob-richards.blogspot.ca/2014/05/my-thoughts-on-tv-series-lost-2004-2010.html

I would say LOST was a bold attempt to do something different, something out of the ordinary. If this was their intent than I suppose one could say their goal was achieved. I did find the series entertaining however there was many themes introduced which seemed to be mere filler to keep the show afloat. Would it more than likely have been better to end it after three seasons instead of six? Perhaps so. 

Friday, August 28, 2015

Teacher Late 111 Times And Keeps Their Job!!

 
 

How about this for a laugh....a teacher in New Jersey will keep his job despite being late 111 times! Not a bad achievement seeing in other professions one might be fired after only one such incident. I suppose though educators should be granted a special allowance, that is with all their book learning and all, I mean give the guy a break!
 
 
This faculty member made the claim that the quality of his teaching was more important than inconsequential things like setting a good example for students to exemplify. I suppose this should be brought into consideration, after all...the last thing his superiors should want is to be is short sighted in seeing the bigger picture. It might have served them right if they lost the great talent that every once in awhile he was bringing to the table! Who knows? Perhaps his students would have dropped out of school at the dismay of not being educated by the best...the best that is according to him. Or maybe his boss is guilty of the greater wrong?




That's indeed what the lackadaisical teacher claims...that he should have been entitled to progressive discipline prior to being terminated. His superior after all demonstrated so little oversight not touching bases on the most basic thing...that his employee is showing up for work. Could his boss had been always late them self therefore wouldn't had been aware? NOPE. Wouldn't work! He surely would have met him in the parking lot each day long after the bell had rung.

 
Oh well...let's deal with solutions. I'd propose due to the fact...or suggestion that the students would suffer an incalculable loss if he were canned that it'd be only fair they should take it upon themselves to do every thing possible to retain his service as mentor.  How about one team of students be responsible to give him an early morning call on the phone each day... just to keep things on track!
 
He might even provide a key to his residency so his students can actually go and drag him out of bed on those more difficult mornings. It sure isn't easy staying up all night grading papers so yes what's required is a little help from his friends. One thing for certain...he's been one of the pillars of the school according to him  and he'd be sorely missed if fired.  What a great role model that students can pattern after for years to come!

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Friday, July 31, 2015

Mr Spock's Blue Shirt--A Good Buy For £70,000??







So would Star Trek's Mr Spock consider such a purchase logical--or rather that cockamamy humans are allowing their emotional sentiments to get the best of them once again. Apparently the blue velour jersey he wore in the 1967 Season Two, of Star Trek will be heading for the auction block this September in London, for an estimated £70,000! Reading this do you feel akin to have been blasted by a phaser on stun? Take a moment to catch your breath.


Dr McKoy or Bones, chief medical officer on board the Enterprise I'm sure would wonder why the blazes one would dish out such a gargantuan fortune to obtain such a thing but who knows--maybe there's a spot or two of Vulcan blood, green in color that Spock excuded upon that garment in one of his many scuffles and adventures. To have red blood is one thing...to have it green is out of this World and maybe well worth the investment.
 
I suspect Spock however might "feel" so inclined to give the prospective buyer a mind meld to see just what's ticking in their noggin. Just to have bragging rights to claim jersey as theirs? Not sure that'd meet Spock's approval!


I'm guessing he'd conclude it as another wacky example of irrational human thinking so predominate in the 21st Century--a time when much of the populace could barely allow themselves even a moment away from their hand held devices and their gadgets and gizmos! Yes I'm thinking his eyebrow would be raised signalling inconceivable bewilderment!  Kirk on the other hand I'm sure would see an opportunity..."Scotty beam down a box of them blue shirts! We can exchange them for dilithium crystals! At least then we can BOLDLY GO where we've been a few times before!"

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Monday, July 27, 2015

So You See Manikens Sitting In Cars??




Well here's a guy that was charged for driving down one of Toronto's highways that  you must have multiple passengers in the vehicle to be on. He put a couple of manikins in the seats and believed the cops wouldn't know the difference. You could say the police saw three dummies in the car instead of two. Perhaps the police should ask as well if any local businesses have discovered any of their dummies missing--I mean who really has a few manikins on hand? Maybe they can inform them we found yours driving down the road with this other dummy but we'll have to take him to jail.

Thursday, July 23, 2015

Stop Teaching Math and Grammar In Schools!




Schools need to stop teaching things like basic math and grammar and educate students with more relevant information such as the Facebook  program and all acronyms used in communication like LOL, or ROTFL! Let's hope they get with the program and bring in the implementation of such ASAP! Some basic training on how to walk and send text messages on phones without bumping into people would be beneficial as well. I can't tell you how many times I've seen people at lakes walk off piers and fall headlong into the water  destroying their Iphones in the process! The insanity has got to stop! In future years our time may not be referred to as a dark age but it most certainly will be viewed as a crazy one.

Wednesday, July 22, 2015

The Key To Not Being Abducted By Aliens!

 
 
 
News is reporting Russian entrepreneur, Yuri Milner is planning to invest $100 million into a project called, "Breakthrough Listen" that will seek by listening to the skies for extraterrestrial messages, similar to Seti. It's under consideration as well as to not only listen but also to send a message and they're gathering suggestions on just what such a message would be, and here's the thing...the best messages will share a reward of $1 million dollars!
 
 Perhaps all should put together a potential message and submit it. Who knows...maybe your chance of having your message picked would be better than the odds of winning a lottery and consider the exhilaration you'd feel to know it was your words which were the first connecting  to outsiders. Make sure you don't offend them though! You might end up on XFiles as one  abducted by aliens!

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Friday, June 5, 2015

Call UFOs Donuts...More Will Take An Interest!



"It's a bird! It's a plane!"

No. It's a SIAD which is an acronym for a supersonic inflatable aerodynamic decelerator. NASA speculates a day may come when a device like the above may be the most efficient way to transport or land robotic equipment on planets like Mars. As it enters the atmosphere the donut inflates causing drag thus a slow down in speed. Some say the SIAD looks like a flying saucer or donut.


Just think...for the reason that many compare UFO's to saucers and saucers look like donuts , does it not make sense that the best way to garner an interest in your UFO reports is to refer to them preferably using the last description...donuts in the air? How much more seriously for example will emergency personal such as the police take your UFO reports if you define them as flying donuts zooming around upwards. It goes without saying that they'll rush to your location with no delay to enquire of the type and kind.



"You saw a DONUT/UFO in the sky? What kind? A glazed? A chocolate long? Or just a plain? Which way did it go!" You know they'll want to investigate immediately. :))

Thursday, April 23, 2015

Green Party's Roof Turns Black

Interesting Headline

Bonfire of Insanities: Solar Panels Start Fire as Green Party-Run Hove Town Hall



Some are calling it rather ironic. An incident at the  Brighton & Hove Town Hall, in the UK, caused many to raise their eyebrows and give a little snicker. It's the Green Party headquarters and apparently they had a roof fire in which solar panels are considered to be the culprit. Fortunately no one was hurt except maybe the political aspirations of the Green Party itself. Many are wondering how this will affect them in the next election...always being the ones putting forth environmental strategies of using Mother Nature's free and safe energy of the sun and wind....and yet their building catches fire and could have burned to the ground.

The fire department has been clear to state that solar panels are no more dangerous than any other appliance which have any type of electrical components but will the truth of that fall on deaf ears and the perception however false stay upon them....that environmentalists are extremists who lack insight into what they're doing? Maybe they'll burn down a whole community if they're brought into power due to their stupidity?

 I find this story of particular interest for a fellow colleague of mine suggested some time ago a way of making some extra income would be to build and sell Pop Can Solar Panels one can readily see in various youtube videos. I was impressed but backed away concerned about the liability issues...what if we constructed them and something went faulty, and now I read this. Yes environmentalists push solar panels. Fine! I guess it'd be good to make sure however that they don't turn your green roof to one  black with fire.

Saturday, April 18, 2015

Oshawa

We looking at today the city in which I reside, Oshawa, Ontario Canada or more specially the pioneers or the first settlers in the region and how they came about being here. I think it's a sad thing that so many can live in whatever locality spend their whole lives in a place and not be knowledgeable or aware of the history of what had went on before---on the very ground they walk on and tread. The world is an extremely big place---but the world also can be thought of as in a micro sense as well---the world in which people live out their individual lives. Every place I believe has a story to tell especially a city due to it's size and greatness. Oshawa is no different. When one considers it's history even the things one considers as landmarks for direction---or the streets they drive up and down---I'm of the opinion their are stories concerning them that us later generations would appreciate to know. I trust at least the people who live in and around the Oshawa might find these thing of interest so without further ado let's go back to the time before what we'd consider white northern European types to be here...to the time of the Indians.

Imagine that I'm taking you back in time to around 1700 A.D. Apparently the Indians which frequented this area were a tribe known as the Mississaugas. They travelled back and forth from one location to another---from Lake Scugog in the north to Lake Ontario in the south and as a custom they'd do it annually. Picture in your mind a trail...as I say starting from the Lake here that is Lake Ontario to Lake Scuogog. In later years it was developed more into what it is today....a paved road. It's name? Simcoe Street. In 1700 and years prior it was merely a pathway through the woods Indians would use to carry bundles of furs to the place where Oshawa harbour is now located. From here they'd take the furs by boat to the mouth of the Credit River, in what we now call Mississauga a part of the city of Toronto to the west. Around 1750 it became a little bit easier as the French established a log building in this location to serve as a trading post for the Indians. Imagine now another 40 years pass...and the French then desert the trading post. Ten more years pass by and then one day 1790 a party of six people pull up on shore. It was none other then one Captain Benjamin Wilson, his wife and two sons plus two other young men interested in starting a new life in this untamed, frontier.

If you'd ask is that where Wilson Rd got it's name you'd be correct. Seeing the log trading post that'd been deserted by the French a decade prior the Wilson family decided to use it as a temporary shelter until they built a new home. It's been said it was located between what later became known as Farewell March and Oshawa Creek and it was considered such a desirable spot for the reason there was such an abundance of fur bearing animals plus also an abundance of fish so much so that it was said when sitting in a canoe it would lift right out of the water due to the fish pushing up from underneath. No need to use a fish radar gadget like we have today---just reach in your hand and grab out a salmon...A real wild life wonderland it was in those days. In fact everything we think of as Oshawa today, from Thornton road in the west, to Taunton in the north (Taunton being an Indian name for the trail) to the city town line in the east was nothing but a totally dense forest.

Sunday, March 22, 2015

Mercy or not For The Drunk



There's a very interesting legal case taking police in Windsor, Ontario where a man driving decided he was too drunk to be operating a vehicle on the road. Pulling over he called 911 and asked the police to come and get him. Lo and behold they discovered it was as the man said he was indeed intoxicated beyond measure with a bottle of liquor laying on the seat beside him.

He was charged and the media are watching closely what the judge will have to say. Should he be shown a measure of leniency? Should he be commended for his latter actions in calling the police about his state thus being charged? Local officials state it's the first time they've had such a call being unusual to say the least. What should be done with the not so law abiding citizen?


Monday, February 9, 2015

Tips On Not Being Scammed by a Contractor


 
"Hey bud! I drove all the way to your place! The least you can do is buy into one of my deals! I've got to make some money you know!"

Such were the words heard by a friend of mine who was told this  from a home contractor after he gave him a quote for renovations.  He was aware the quote he'd be given would be several thousand dollars but it was about twice as much as he'd considered. He countered by making it clear he wasn't interested and, "No thank you" to which the other began to dish out every thought and expression that this "free estimate" would be anything but. He got him out of the house with no problem quite easy I guess when he had a doberman dog just awaiting instructions.

He left however with stating the last two things..."You won't get this deal tomorrow so you better jump at it" and secondly "I'll even knock off $200.00." Two hundred bucks?? When the bill would end up being something along the line of 18K?  What's a mere 200!  Mere chump change, in light of the final quote. He may as well been saying something as meaningless as "Twinkle, twinkle little star...How I wonder what you are!"



My friend and I discussed a day later how sad it'd be how others probably have fallen prey to this con man's manipulative practise. One can imagine another household where one spouse says to another, "Well yes dear we did make him get in his car and drive down the street to give us a quote...maybe we do owe him the work." NO!!!! A thousand times NO! I thought to do this blog with the hope of saving any from being scammed. Most certainly I couldn't cover every aspect that perhaps needs to be considered when employing a work group to do you a service. You can gather much information I'm sure by merely typing in on google "things to watch out for in hiring a contractor" and I'd encourage such a study. I'd like however to share a few thoughts.

To start, REMEMBER, a "free estimate" means exactly was it states...FREE! It doesn't mean in any sense of the word that you should consider it means you should feel a sense of obligation to employ their service. Hearing my friends story it solidified to me the policy I usually use when talking to contractors, sales people and the like....seek to get multiple quotes at least from 2-3 others providing the same or similar service.


Of course it's not required for one to do this but if you're wanting to be in the total drivers seat when it comes to communicating with such agents it might be good to phone them first...make them aware you're going for a few quotes and have them acknowledge they're alright with this. I'm sure they'll state, "That's fine" but even when their agent comes to the door before they start measuring anything clarify it one last time...that you're getting multiple quotes and you've already made this clear before they came.

Such should put to rest some guilt trip they seek to lay upon you and all you have to state after they give you their estimate is that  you now have their quote and you'll consider it when comparing it to others.  If they claim you won't get it cheaper make it clear they may be right....but... we'll see, and don't be moved by the con their deal is just for today...What can you call that? SCAM! If they consider it so important to seek to circumvent your attempt to educate yourself to get the best deal, shouldn't you ask if they have your best interest at heart? Most certainly they wouldn't. Another good thought is to ask for references of their past work . They should be able to provide them as any ethical business would but also keep in mind about that....their references might be family members of the CON so you have to consider if you're getting a creditable report.

I'd say the best way is to always have your ears attune to what your friends say about work they'd had done from whatever business. When it's YOUR friends that tell you positive things wouldn't it heighten the level of confidence you'd have? I'm sure it would.  No it's not always easy to work through this vetting process doing checks on a business speaking of which you can call the Better Business Bureau as well to see if the have a questionable reputation. I must say this one last thing as well not to contradict what I've said before but in regard to quotes...keep in mind the lowest quote doesn't always guarantee you'll be pleased with their work.



It must be acknowledged there are some rookie cut throats in the business coming in with the lowest quote but they may not have the professional talents and skills of another....the lowest quote may sadly do shoddy work and seek to raise the price later. That may be the CON  coming at you from a different direction so take your time. Do your homework! Seek  the counsel of close friends  who have had  work similar  done and hopefully you'll have the pleasure of having been treated right, just and fair in a business climate that can be like the wild west. Wishing you all the best!

Sunday, January 25, 2015

The Lights Flashing Siren Going Marriage Proposal!


How sweet! I just read a cop in Texas with a group of other officers pulled over his girl friend as she drove her vehicle. They made on she had a broken tail light plus a great many outstanding warrants for her arrest. As she began to sink down in a deep sense of melancholy her boyfriend the first cop approached the car with a wedding ring and proposed marriage! What a relief! Instead of the fear of being thrown in the slammer she could accept his proposal to live a life time together!

Perhaps next time you see the police pull someone over your thought, "Looks like the cop got that one" might take on a whole new meaning. I'll probably say henceforth, "He probably just wants to propose marriage!" It makes me wonder if people might be able to hire a cop to do this for a few bucks on the side...LIGHTS FLASHING, SIREN GOING...what a grand way to get the other's attention and to make a lasting impression for life!

One wonders what would have happened to the other if they said NO. No???? Lock he or she up and throw away the key? Perhaps she could add that she knows her constitutional rights and she has the right to remain silent? Perhaps a new fun fad would be if a cop pulls you over you jump in before they says a word and quickly inform them that you're sorry but you're already happily married? Perhaps they might laugh, and you'll create good will and they might show you mercy on your ticket---or maybe they'll instead throw your sorry self in jail tired of the worn out joke! After all...marriage to them may not be a laughing matter. LOL :)

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