slavetothegroove Posted December 17, 2008 Report Share Posted December 17, 2008 Thanks but we've got a car seat, and Trey is past the point of being able to use a small infant seat. Our car seat is quite huge, fits ups to 50 pounds, and is a really great one, just quite big and awkward to carry. So yes we could take it in the cab, but having to carry it around with us while we're out, until we take a cab home, would be a bit of a nuisance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakis Posted December 17, 2008 Report Share Posted December 17, 2008 I hope this strike ends especially for matt and steph who are amazing people and amazing parents. Also, for rubberdinghy who i am sure is an amazing driver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattm Posted December 17, 2008 Report Share Posted December 17, 2008 Don't forget these people:http://www.cbc.ca/canada/ottawa/story/2008/12/16/ot-toy-mountain-081216.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hux Posted December 17, 2008 Report Share Posted December 17, 2008 I think people in Ottawa are starting to adjust.The traffic and parking situation has improved since the first couple days. Ahh Percy, the smart-man's Bronson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted December 17, 2008 Report Share Posted December 17, 2008 Twas the week before Christmas and all through the CityThe buses were parked, and the traffic was sh*tty.Mayor Grinchy O’Brian and his council of goonsAssumed that the bus drivers were simplistic loons.“It’s a fair contract,†Mayor Grinchy did claim,Cuz he couldn’t care less if he caused any painTo the drivers and public who would end up the bruntOf his absurd and mysterious “block booking stunt.â€While people tried desperately to find ways to work,Mayor Grinchy O’Brian announced with a smirk,“Folks, just get together and carpool or walk,Or get out your bikes, but stay off the sidewalk.â€He thought he could weasel a deal with OCBy bribing the drivers with two thousand g’s.They couldn’t be bought, much to Grinchy’s chagrinBut he and his council of goons craved a winSo he raged and he whined and he dug in his heelsAt the expense of the public who no longer had wheels.A federal mediator came to try and assist,A new contract was proposed—Mayor Grinchy was pissedTHIS contract the drivers were now willing to sign,But Mayor Grinchy O’Brien continued to whine:“Now Cullen! Now Legendre! Now Doucet and Ledman!Now Bedard! Now Wilkinson! Now McRae and Thompson!I don’t like this new contract – it gives drivers voices,These guys are blue collar, they shouldn’t have choices.â€And then something snapped in Grinchy’s wee head.He threw up his hands and stubbornly said,“I’ve had it with unions – enough of this game.I’m leaving this town and I’m moving to Spain.â€The City all cheered, Mayor Grinchy was goneAnd the drivers were back in their buses at dawn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggest Fan Posted December 18, 2008 Report Share Posted December 18, 2008 In short a pretty crazy issue... Before listening to Chomsky I would also have a problem with the 'unrealistic' demands of the unions. The problem seems to be that the rest of us are use to having our employers take advantage of us. I do fear the unions killing the goose that laid the golden egg but on the other hand the 'death of the middle class' (in the USA) has been going on for years. After Chomsky I do not have such 'big problems' with union demands. We all need to be careful of 'union envy'. You guys are turning me into liberal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freak By Night Posted December 18, 2008 Report Share Posted December 18, 2008 That's awesome AD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted December 18, 2008 Report Share Posted December 18, 2008 it was a copy and paste job, i definitely didn't write that. but yeah, pretty good i'd say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hal Johnson Posted December 18, 2008 Report Share Posted December 18, 2008 The problem seems to be that the rest of us are use to having our employers take advantage of us...I hear ya. I've felt the same way while reading through all this. My employers are heartless android people. It'd be great if the employees here started sticking up for themselves, but they never will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted December 18, 2008 Report Share Posted December 18, 2008 Bus strike talks to resume SaturdayThe union representing OC Transpo drivers will be back at the negotiating table with the city on Saturday.Garry Queale, the vice president of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 279, confirmed on the phone to the Sun his understanding that the city and the union will sit down on Saturday and Sunday. The union will be issuing a release later today.Mayor Larry O'Brien said he met with Randy Graham, the union's international vice-president, earlier today."We discussed how the ATU could return to the bargaining table with no preconditions on either side and we came to an understanding that we would both seek that commitment from our respective management," O'Brien said in a release. "Despite what you may have heard, nothing has been removed from the table and we have not agreed on any process in advance."Aloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted December 18, 2008 Report Share Posted December 18, 2008 they're all idiots - they met this morning to decide that they'll meet on saturday or sunday, which nothing being removed from the table on either side?if they met this morning, why couldn't they have met this morning, you dig? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Boy 2.0 Posted December 18, 2008 Report Share Posted December 18, 2008 I thought they did meet this morning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted December 18, 2008 Report Share Posted December 18, 2008 davey, i'll call you in a few minutes to set up a call for when we can discuss this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Boy 2.0 Posted December 18, 2008 Report Share Posted December 18, 2008 I can't take that first call until after last call tonight but I look forward to our calls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted December 18, 2008 Report Share Posted December 18, 2008 I can't take that first call until after last call tonight but I look forward to our callsI call callousness.Aloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberdinghy Posted December 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 www.ottawastransitstrike.caor www.ottawatransitstrike.comOne of them works Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Posted December 19, 2008 Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 The .com one is the one that works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted December 19, 2008 Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 how hard would it have been for an OC Transpo operator, on strike, to verify a URL before posting both possibilities? if this is an example of the effort that OC Transpo operators put forth, I'm not sure I want to ride on that bus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freak By Night Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 check out the website for the bus driver union A spelling mistake and a grammatical error in the first sentence! Did Cornellier make the website himself? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 A spelling mistake and a grammatical error in the first sentence!It's their way of appealing to the kidz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberdinghy Posted December 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 That website was made circa 1993 me thinks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 Union threatens to picket the World Junior game at the Civic Centre on Friday. Awesome.http://www.cbc.ca/canada/ottawa/story/2008/12/23/ot-081223-hockey-picket.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberdinghy Posted December 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 A group of drivers have sent emails to the union heads saying we thought this would not be a good idea...Guess they are not reading there emails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Low Roller Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 According to Ottawa police, pickets are allowed to delay cars, but are not allowed to stop people walking to the venue.Why the FUCK are the cops saying that strikers can delay cars? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 people shouldn't have the right to hold back traffic unless they are actual cops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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