Drink responsibly
OK, summer looks like it is here! I like going down to the beach and having a couple of beer, but it is illegal – as it is in most cities. The thing is, if we want to be this world class city, I think it is time to relax a bit. I’m not 16, drunk on a Friday night at Kits beach trying to impress some girl by chugging four litres of cider – it does work, though. I’m enjoying the sunset and taking this beautiful place in with a log as my chair. Many times the police use great discretion and ask you to keep it under wraps, but they can, and do, give tickets. I highly doubt all the baseball diamonds or disc golf courses ever see the police stroll by, and I think they just might be having a few beer… Which I think is great! If people are on the beach, being responsible, leave them alone... Fewer four-wheelers zipping around the better.
Keith Freeman
What are you washing?
Who ever thought power washers were a good idea? I’ve been listening to one all day, every day, for an ENTIRE WEEK from the building next to mine, and now another has started up at the building behind. It’s like listening to a jack hammer, but one that never stops! The noise level is deafening. What ever happened to a bucket of water and broom?... And this in a city where it just rained cats and dogs for two days. Never mind all of the water wasted, and the energy used to run these monsters. We have a bylaw against gas-powered leaf blowers in the West End; how is this noise level any different? Lots of people work from home, and we have a large elderly population in the West End that would like some peace in their lives. If the City of Vancouver could do anything to make life more liveable in high-density neighbourhoods, it would be to ban power washers!
Ron
Vote of confidence
Only 30 per cent of the population votes in civic elections, but the next go around, the experts are hoping for 40 per cent. These numbers are really disgraceful considering that people complain about everything, and, frankly, I’m sick of it. Perhaps real change is not desired and Vancouverites are just a bunch of whiners. Let’s vote people and try to make your complaints go away. On Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014, let’s give ourselves an early Christmas present and vote!
P. Pavotti
“BC fixes beer prices for pitchers – but not for pints”, July 28
• Chris Bjerrisgaard: What’s really interesting is if you look at the minimums when compared to everywhere else in the country, beer took a massive hit, while spirits and wine don’t have anywhere near the discrepancy. Talk about elitism...
“Best and worst of Pemberton Music Festival,” July 22
• Justin Credible: All those comments about no car camping made the $400 extra charge to bring an RV totally worth it! Tenting is not the only option (thankfully) and the RV camping was awesome!
“More tickets released for Dîner en Blanc”, July 18
• craigdan: I attended the event last year. It was a group of four of us and we made friends with six more people there. So after the event, all of us thought it was not worth the trouble and the flashiness. I mean, don’t get me wrong, it is definitely cool to feel like you are an elite, and all the stares we were getting. But personally you would have the same amount of fun if you were hanging out with your friends at a bar, playing pool or having a pool party. Except that, no one is going to think you are a mega douche :)
Another observation is that it seems like most people who were out there were socially awkward. That was interesting and completely threw us off. It made it seem like this is the one of the only social event that some of the people attend every year. I guess if you have a pretty lively social circle, you won’t be attending events like this.
