Blame The Council Leak On El Nino

Sheeeesh. I am away for a day for a bit of a break and all hell breaks loose over leaks from Council meetings over the border. No I was not forced out of town by the controversy I seem to have created

I just got back so I want to hear what my moles have to say. What I do know already is that it was not Councillor Halberstadt's BLOG that caused the issue. It was MINE on Monday "Betrayal: It's The 2003 Déjà Vu All Over Again" and "Part Two: Mayor's Real Agenda" that got some people upset.

I did find it hilarious frankly that Council Lewenza did not deny what Councillor Halberstadt said but instead got involved with ad hominem attacks and threats of an integrity commissioner.

I'll write more about the border tomorrow

I better be careful what I write....too many poeple at City Hall are reading it and reacting to it it seems!

It seems that I have been given credit by a number of people for being responsible for grass cutting starting finally. This was after I posted a photo of the median near my house showing the dandelions reaching almost as high up as the fire hydrant. [BLOG May 14, 2007 City Of Roses]

I bring this up again because of the QUOTE OF THE MONTH that I read in the Star the other day. It is by the same Councillor that asked why no one listens to Windsor, as if he did not know.

According to Councillor Valentinis, the reason why " Grass cutting at city parks [is] falling short" is

• "with global warming, grass appears to be growing earlier and faster every spring"

Whew, that was a mouth opener. It was not due to lack of funds because of other commitments for funds say for arenas or Tunnel deals or not having enough staff (yes, yes, the "student" excuse was runner-up in the QUOTE contest) but the City's problems were due to "global warming." How can you argue against that.

So I thought I needed to compile a list of "force majeure" excuses for Windsor politicians that they can use when the going gets tough. If you can think of any others, be sure to send them along:

1. The border will be completed by the next time the cicadas come out to sing. It's not our fault that the insects live 17 years underground and emerge to "to hook up once and die."
2. Sure our Economic Development Commission is looking to expand local businesses at a time when they are going bankrupt rather than when they were booming, but it is just like the PR flack who posted the Mayor's statement signalling an "end" to the State of Emergency on the City's website but not the "start" of it.
3. The reason that people cannot read the Canderel or Spitfires agreement is that the explosion in the East end that gave rise to the State of Emergency "sent so much toxic smoke billowing into the air that it blocked out the sun... [The] Thick, pungent smoke turned the daylight black"
4. It's not that the East end arena is delayed, it is just that the Spits want to open earlier
5. While "Spitfires owner Warren Rychel said the [East end arena] site was "perfect," it is rain falling on the parking lot that is the problem
6. The East end arena needs "an emergency generator that would allow it to be used as an evacuation centre" since scientists predict that the 2007 hurricane season will be very active.
7. Pollution problems in Windsor are not caused by trucks but by bovine flatulence since emissions of almost 20 pounds per cow mean that cattle in large numbers can produce more organic compounds than are generated by either cars or trucks or pesticides.
8. It's not that Windsor politicians are slow, they are waiting for the province's water czar to tell them to get the lead out
9. Several members of the University of Windsor Board are investigating what the "unknown force origin" (or UFO) was that raised the issue of moving the Engineering complex downtown.
10. While the new documentary film "Toxic Trespass" about "the health impact caused by thousands of diesel trucks ... plus the huge volumes of industrial pollution produced across the river" is interesting, Michael Moore did not make it so I do not have to see it