Just got in
University Club at Dalhousie.
Just got home from a meeting downtown. I don't have a lot of energy to blog right now. Here's the short version of what's on my mind and what's happening.
Power outages. We've been having hiccups of electrical problems throughout the city. There were two last night and another one at suppertime tonight. Power company is blaming salt on the lines. Sounds like they're spinning their excuses too early. Salt from what? The ocean? Salt on the roads? There's no snow yet so no road salt and what makes the salt on the breeze any more concentrated now than before?
Policing. With two more Pizza Corner swarmings on the weekend and another in Cole Harbour a day later, the police are back under the microscope for their inaction. A coworker went to a part on the weekend and spoke to a witness of one of the swarmings. He said the cops were there but just stood back. Both the Pizza Corner attacks were done by the same people too. You'd think the cops would catch on. The police chief was interviewed on the news yesterday and was proud that they had enacted a 24/7 foot patrol downtown but for some reason, the extra coverage doesn't apply to the heart of the trouble. The newest proposed solution are cameras over the area. They aren't expected until next month though.
CNN's grammar. It seems CNN is perfectly fine with using "till" to mean "until" rather than the proper contraction form of "'til". My jaw dropped when I read it on their website today. Did I miss the memo or something? Most people think "till" is fine (at least that goes for many of my writers *grumble*) and base that assumption on the fact that spell checkers don't pick it up. Of course, spellcheckers are thinking that you are refering to the drawer in a cash register, or you are ploughing a garden. They're not advanced enough to know you're incapable of forming proper contractions. I give up. The story is here and announces that Iran has awarded prizes for their holocaust cartoon contest.
Labels: media, Nova Scotia Power, personal, police
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