Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Niagara Tunnel Rock Mechanics Person

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As the only independent rock engineer in Northern Ontario, and "arguably the only one in Ontario," juggling multiple projects on spur-of-the-moment notice is something the Sudbury-based consultant is accustomed to.

All I want to say is that I was reading this, and I said "Wow, they should consult this guy on the Niagara Tunnel!". Then I read further....

Well, at least it's good to know these things. I really like the reports they put out, they have integrity.

Old man sees 3-d Avatar

Holy cow! There's is pressure building up in my head after seeing this in imax. I hope it settles down. That is one heckofa experience, but after the first hour, your brain just says - eh. Then my analytical brain starts chewing on the actually plot, which is something you should never do.

Seriously, this is still something you should see! I'm taking my pills now....

I don't thing I'm seeing another one soon.

Open Up the Gates, Dictator Harper

And so, it's Crunch Time in Canada. I have been happy sitting in my basement, and documenting this current destructive cycle of institutional corruption and incompetence. I have mentioned, through my writings, that all such cycles must come to their inglorious ends, and then we recover.

What is behind all this? Closed doors, drunken old boys, and public apathy. It's not just Harper, but he's at the top. Why should OPG have the right to squander billions with secretive incompetence? The lack of decent digital medical records will kill a lot of people. Our nuclear plants are all on the verge of shutting down, due to ham-handed operation, and we have no replacements.

But for now, the focus is Harper! If we take public apathy for granted, then on the surface, it's no big deal. Bad things happen in wartime, and we weren't getting much from those pesky committees. People will care less when the Olympics are on.

But what's the limit? Der Harper has gone to the extreme and shut the gates! It's not enough that he has destroyed every single federal institution with toadies. We are being exposed to nuclear risk, and food-poisoned by incompetence, and this is only the beginning of his grand plan (and the plan of every drunken old-boy!).

It's time for this cycle to end. OPEN THE GATES! Not just to a corrupt old parliament, but to everything! Let the sunlight in, and watch the worm turn! If we protest this closing, we can go on to other things. Personally, I get too cold out in the street, so I'll do my bit by blogging. :)