Parking and Politics...

...so I read and article in the Chronicle Herald today about parking spaces. Apparently the motorbike people want the city of Hdot to offer them free parking for their bikes. Their reasoning is that they take up less space, they ruin less roads, they burn less gas and they leave less pollution. Well isn't that nice? I'm not sure I like the idea of giving them free parking. First of all, I'm all for helping the environment, but I do everything I can in my home for that. Just because I don't ride a motorbike, doesn't mean I'm not helping stop pollution. Not only that, last time I checked, you can't fit a family of 3 or 4 with car seats on a motorbike so it's not even an option anyways! Also, wouldn't you have the same argument for those who drive hybrids? Do they deserve free parking? It's the same argument about gas and pollution. The other issue of less room...I'm not to sure about that. The motorbike is quite long, especially those real fancy motorbikes so it would take up almost the same room as a car along the street since you park parallel to the street....wouldn't you agree? Big deal that it's not as wide...it's still the same amount of space. Maybe in a parking garage you could arrange to have the bikes side by side...but generally we're talking the same space. Soooo basically I'm saying that I don't like the idea of free parking for Motorcycles...I wonder what you all think?

The other big issue in the news today was the fact that the Premier of NS was given 4 free tickets to the Olympics as well as the option to buy 200 more. People are criticising him for not knowing what he's gonna do and the opposition is already bashing him should he decide to go as he should have more important things to deal with than the Olympics. Keep in mind the reason for these tickets and the option for more is because NS sponsored the Olympic Project as well as some of the athletes. Ok...now having said all that...Big deal he got some free tickets! I don't see that as a problem. Now, the issue I would have is about who would be paying for his trip there...him or us. I think he and his family or friends should use the free tickets, but they should buy their own travel, hotel and meals. I'm not game to have them go have a blast somewhere where I can't afford to go, on my dime, when there are better ways to spend that money. As for the 200 other tickets...do a raffle...let the people of NS have a shot at buying them....not the government, on our dime again. I don't agree with the opposition giving him flack as he should have better things to do...heck, they clearly don't have much better things to do than worry about whether or not the Premier is going to Vandot in 2010! Geesh! That's a year away...are we going to have to talk about this for a whole year? What would they do if they were in power and had these tickets? Let's not point fingers when we know the answer.

So that's that...oh and here's my "Roll up the Rim" standings:

Timmies: 4
Ldot: 0

Not looking too promising!

"Don't Worry, Be Happy" - Bobby McFerrin

The time has come...

...so it's "Roll up the Rim" time at Timmies! This year i'm going to keep track of my winnings and losses to see who'll win...me or Timmies. My hypotheses would be that Timmies will win as I will end up with at least 50% less winners than the cups I buy. Let's see what happens....

Score to date:

Timmies: 2
Ldot: 0

Not a great start,eh?

"And the winner takes it all...." - ABBA

The cup...

...so I went for an ultrasound last week to see this little one. Things were great, but boy they sure make you drinks lots of water! The exam takes like an hour and you're already ready to bust before you get there so it's real challenging. Of course, the tech then says, "here's a Styrofoam cup...pee only 2 cups then come back". Oh ya right! I'm full to capacity and you expect me stop after 2 cups!!! PLLLLLEASE. So I go...humoring her...and have another issue. I can't pee in a cup. It's been that way since I got pregnant for the first little one. For some reason I just can't determine where it's going to go...and then once I do finally find it, it dribbles and moves somewhere else. I then find myself with my cup nearly floating in the toilet cause I'm so far back trying to fill the darn thing that my arm cramps up and I just guesstimate. Anyways, I did it...sort of...and as it turns out, it was enough so my guesstimate wasn't too bad.

Today I had to go to clinic and of course, you gotta pee in that darn cup at each visit so here we go again. It's like a game...try to find the pee. I know all you non mom's are thinking...put the cup at the spot and let er rip...no more complicated then that. Well actually it is more complicated then that cause then baby moves and we go from Niagara Falls to leaky faucet....now find the stream??!! Pretty darn hard. I dread the stupid cup....and it'll only get worse cause my belly is getting bigger and once that reaches capacity, I gotta go in blind with the cup....not a good situation.

"Oh ah, just a little bit..." - A 90's dance tune

I have a problem...

...so today I thought that it might be a good day to make coffee at the office instead of getting a Timmies. I was all geared up to just go straight to the office till all of a sudden I remembered something...."Roll up the Rim" usually starts by the end of February! Well, I couldn't miss my chance for a free something so I did what all coffee junkies do and drove by to see if it started today. Thank goodness it didn't so I did end up making coffee at the office, but now i'm gonna be on the look out for the start of the contest....then I get to be a real addict! Again, no worries people, I drink decaf for the little one in there, but I still can't resist going for that darn contest. I know some of you are the same way so don't pretend like i'm the only one who's thought about this...I know i'm not alone...or at least I keep telling myself that I can't be the only one this ridiculous!

"...looking kinda dumb with her finger and her thumb in the shape of an L of her forehead." - Smash Mouth

Vacation...

...so i've been away on vacation, hence the no posting. We took a family trip to Disney in Florida and had a blast. I just loved Disney and would go right back in a heartbeat. The weather cooperated too so that was good. Somedays it was a little cool, but we were in t-shirts by afternooon so I really can't complain. Apparently the locals were complaining though as it was cold for them. We went to Magic Kingdom one day and everyone was in t-shirts and shorts...basically sweating to death and here's this couple in winter jackets, touques, mittens and scarfs....oh and who can forget the winter boots! It was unreal. It was probably 20 something degrees celcius and they were dressed for the arctic. I hope they never come visit here in the winter...boy wouldn't that be a shock to the system!!

Saw another guy walking around with his arm around what was likely his wife/girlfriend. He was probably nearing 90 and she looked about my age....can someone say Sugar Daddy??!! It was hilarious! I wanted to take a picture, but I didn't get my camera out on time. They were more lovey-dovey then Hubby and I have been in years....well at least they're happy, I guess.

My poor son, though. On the plane he was strapped in his carseat and drank loads and loads of water and juice in order to get his ears to pop. This meant loads and loads of diaper changes! He went through so many pants on those flights that by the time we got off he was only in a diaper. THe other thing is the airplane bathroom...not the most roomy place in the world. I took the little one in to change him and the little itty bitty change table says 25 lbs max...hum...that's a problem as he's 35 lbs. I changed him there that one time, but after that he flashed the whole plane a million times as I just stood him up on his seat and changed him there. I wasn't about to ruin the bathroom change thing and really, it was only a pull up, so it was easy to do in his seat. I'm sure the people around us thought we were crazy cause here's this kid, standing on his car seat, yelling to the plane..."I Pee momma...I pee...I wet" He yelled I pooped a few times, but luckily it was a false alarm!

One thing I've been talking about since I got back was the price of chicken...Un-freakin-real! It was 50 cents/lbs....Crazy, eh?!! I know! I bought 10 quarter chickens for $6.07 US....it would cost like $30 here. I'm not right sure how the price can be so different from there to here...it's not that it's far away...and i'm assuming it's the same chickens....weird isn't it. The gas too. They think it's ridiculously expensive. It's exactly half the price as here. Very odd.

"M I C K E Y M O U S E...Mickey Mouse, da dada...Mickey Mouse..." - The Mickey Mouse Song