Dog On A Root

- jim Young “Try to be like the turtle - at ease in your own shell.” Bill Copeland This is one lucky turtle. As I rounded a corner on Highway 522 toward Farley’s Corners I spotted this turtle crossing the road in my lane. She was too close to stop at the speed I was driving. To an outside observer, it would appear as if I took no evasive action. I knew if I swerved to the right, my left wheels would have crushed her. And likewise, if I swerved to the left, my right wheels would have crushed her. Instead I adjusted my steering only slightly in the hopes that I could drive right over top of the turtle and avoid hitting her with any of my wheels.  It was a successful manoeuvre.  I slowed, stopped and turned back with the intent of helping this turtle safely across the road. As I neared the turtle who was now almost at the center line, a truck came up behind me and I could see it was preparing to pass. I worried that the driver was concentrating on my vehicle to make a safe pass...

 

 

 

- j im Young “They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.” - Joni Mitchell I don’t have much use for Uber Drivers. While that may sound like a derogatory statement, the truth is I really just don’t have much use for them in the literal sense. I live in a remote area in Northern Ontario and I doubt there are very many, if any Uber Drivers around. Of course I’d have to download the app to be certain, but I’m not anxious to clutter my cell phone with apps that I won’t likely use anyway. Why buy a colour TV when television stations only broadcast in black and white? Oh! And there’s one other small critical detail I forgot to mention. Where I live, my cell phone service is sketchy and unreliable at best. I still rely heavily on our landline. But I will soon be attending an event that will require me to stay in Barrie and travel 16 km out of the city. There will be drinking involved so I will need to find alternate transportation. Now, I would think that any Taxi Service would jump at the...