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Article #138676Re: A year with a peeling lighthouse
From: Bay Girl
Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2009 12:52
Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2009 12:52
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On Jun 11, 10:53 pm, p...@spamme.ca (Punk) wrote: > On Thu, 11 Jun 2009 22:08:54 -0300, demibee <demi...@post.com> wrote: > >On Thu, 11 Jun 2009 18:37:47 -0300, sailor wrote: > > >> It'll make a right fun time and you'll have done something besides > >> gripe. Face it, were not on the map with Harpers crew, probably even > >> less so with our new provincial gov't. It will take no talent and a few > >> gallons of paint, 3 or 4 rollers and a couple of poles. Then we can > >> retire to the restaurant, demand free coffe or we won't leave and make a > >> day of it. > > >It'd make an interesting news headline, too... > > > "Gov'ts Uncooperative - Residents Take Matter Into Own Hands" > > >Might even embarrass the provincial and federal gov'ts a bit. > > >Then again, who knows, everyone involved might get arrested for > >"vandalism" ;) > > >db > > I heard an interview this morning where an official stated > that they're willing to supply the paint but they just don't > have the resources to go and physically paint the thing. > > Being such a tourist attraction and important draw to the region and province > folks should stop waiting for Ottawa to send a bloody crew of painters for > cripes sake. I mean how bloody helpless are they. All that tourist money > attracted to that tiny spit of land and the locals who benefit the most can't > manage to keep their picture postcard setting minimally up kept. > > Punk maybe some of the folks on the public payroll (ie. EI or other social benefits) could put in a few hours....
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