20Oct 2010 by R&O 2 Comments
The dumb B.C. taxpayer

The dumb B.C. taxpayer

Observations, Politics, The Law
With the recent guilty pleas and sentencing of David Basi and Bobby Virk for their part in the BC Rail corruption trial, it proves one thing that the present Liberal government has known for years and depend upon during every provincial election. That is that British Columbia tax payers are exceedingly dumb. Who else would believe that two senior government officials could accept $75,000 in inducements, plead guilty, receive a slap on the wrist and not pay a cent in legal fees. Yup...the taxpayer that foots the bill for this fiasco. This is the same province that is suffering under the weight of other stupid Liberal decisions such as the much-hated HST. Which begs the questions "How much is too much and when do we say enough?" The list of…
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21Jun 2010 by R&O No Comments
2010 Olympics: The gift that keeps on taking

2010 Olympics: The gift that keeps on taking

Business, Olympics, Politics, Rants
Remember the 2010 Winter Olympics? Remember how fun they were? Remember how much is cost? Well it continues to cost the taxpaying victims of VANOC's success well into the summer as the bills just keep rolling in. ICBC reports that over $2.3 million of damage was done to VANOC's fleet of General Motors vehicles used during the Olympics and Paralympics. The 4,791 vehicles suffered a variety of scratches, dents, crunches and smash-ups that will probably contribute to the cost of your automobile insurance. Don't ya just love these guys? As of May 5, there were 4,679 claims worth $2,300.392.34 when the vehicles were gathered at one location and inspected by claims personnel. There were no payments made on 757 of the claims and damage details were not disclosed. The drivers…
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18Jun 2010 by R&O 4 Comments

Resident Evils

Observations, Of Interest, People, Politics, Rants
It's no secret that here's no shortage of scumbags in the lower mainland but the numbers seem to be growing as our useless legal system does little or nothing to slow their reign of terror. Here's a few of the most recent pieces of garbage to grace the pages of our local newspapers: On July 5, 2005 16-year-old Matthew Martins made the mistake of walking by Katherine Quinn's house. Quinn, a 23-year-old greasy-haired, bottom-feeding mother of three decided to jump Matthew and take his necklace. Matthew had other ideas and used a penknife to defend himself and stab Quinn. Matthew was chased to the Surrey Central SkyTrain station and Quinn's low-life boyfriend, 28-year-old Robert Forslund, beat him to death with Quinn instructing him to kill Matthew for what he had…
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28Apr 2010 by R&O No Comments
Marijuana in America

Marijuana in America

Business, Economy, Observations, Of Interest, Politics, The Law
Most, if not all residents of British Columbia are aware how BC Bud has prospered in this province from it's early beginnings in the Gulf Island hippie communities to the present multi-billion dollar underground industry. Our bud is know the world over for it's quality and potency. But what about the United States? Ah...yes, our friends to the north. Well fear not as they have a thriving industry of their own whether the FDA, FBI and local law officials like it or not. First...a bit of history: Up until 1883, cannabis hemp was the largest agricultural crop in the world, grown for it's various byproducts such as paper, oil and rope. In the late 1930's Canadian and worldwide hemp producers were competing directly with that greedy jackass William Randolph Hurst…
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