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Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Rainy Days.
One thing some people need to learn is that when it's raining, you just can't drive like the roads are still dry. I know you like to drive fast, but sometimes you just have to suck it up. It's no wonder that whenever it's raining hard we're getting called to car accidents resulting from hydroplaning. Seriously, you can never know when your car will start to slide and when it does you're just along for the ride. There's no stopping it.
The other day it rained for a couple of hours and we were sent to a car that had slid into the trees off of the highway. As we were approaching the accident, we passed a car in the opposite lane that had also hydroplaned into the guardrail, then into the median barrier. It was torn to pieces on both ends, but the passengers were fine. If this guy hadn't been on a kind of overpass where there were barriers on either side he could easily have ended up in the oncoming lanes, or rolling across the ditch into the trees. The driver even told me he had just installed "Hydroplane Resistant" tires. The other driver was also fine, he had slid and spun off the road but luckily there were no trees in his path. I want to get into "seatbelt importance" at another time, but these folks were all wearing their seatbelts, and escaped injury because of it.
Yet as we drove back to base along the highway after checking everyone out, there were cars flying past us doing at least 130km\h. These were drivers who had just passed these mangled cars on the highway, but it didn't sink in. If there's one thing I've learned in this job it's that when I get called to a car accident on the highway, where speeds are always high, I expect the worst. And I've seen the worst-case scenario. Trust me, you don't want to go out like that. Please, just cool it until the roads clear up. Oh, and seatbelts.
Sincerely,
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The other day it rained for a couple of hours and we were sent to a car that had slid into the trees off of the highway. As we were approaching the accident, we passed a car in the opposite lane that had also hydroplaned into the guardrail, then into the median barrier. It was torn to pieces on both ends, but the passengers were fine. If this guy hadn't been on a kind of overpass where there were barriers on either side he could easily have ended up in the oncoming lanes, or rolling across the ditch into the trees. The driver even told me he had just installed "Hydroplane Resistant" tires. The other driver was also fine, he had slid and spun off the road but luckily there were no trees in his path. I want to get into "seatbelt importance" at another time, but these folks were all wearing their seatbelts, and escaped injury because of it.
Yet as we drove back to base along the highway after checking everyone out, there were cars flying past us doing at least 130km\h. These were drivers who had just passed these mangled cars on the highway, but it didn't sink in. If there's one thing I've learned in this job it's that when I get called to a car accident on the highway, where speeds are always high, I expect the worst. And I've seen the worst-case scenario. Trust me, you don't want to go out like that. Please, just cool it until the roads clear up. Oh, and seatbelts.
Sincerely,
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Monday, May 10, 2010
Today In History.
I'm a day late, but on May 9, 1962, The Beatles secured their first recording contract! In honour of this, here's a track from their failed(!) audition for Decca records in early 1962, led by George Harrison(who was 18 at the time). George Martin and EMI were a little more impressed, signed the band, and Decca records would be infamous for rejecting The Beatles.
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"Epic Troll".
Apparently this guy somehow manages to get booked on local TV news shows as a "Yo-Yo master", and then proceeds to make a fool out of himself, not to mention the news anchors who think he's for real. He's brilliant.
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Saturday, May 8, 2010
Friday, May 7, 2010
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Sounds Good.
"This photo was taken by photographer Jack Bradley and depicts the exact moment this boy, Harold Whittles, hears for the very first time ever. The doctor treating him has just placed an earpiece in his left ear. Date unknown."
The look in his eyes is priceless! That's something that can't be faked. Brilliant photo.
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Wednesday, March 24, 2010
POV.
Love stuff like this. It reminds me of the BBC sitcom "Peep Show", filmed entirely in first-person. Check it out if you've never seen it, it's one of the best shows on TV.
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Friday, March 12, 2010
Almost Time.
Early candidate for "the summer album":
Broken Bells are Danger Mouse (musical half of Gnarls Barkley, Gorillaz, The Grey Album...) and James Mercer (singer for The Shins). I mean, do you need to know anything else? You can stream the album here.
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Broken Bells are Danger Mouse (musical half of Gnarls Barkley, Gorillaz, The Grey Album...) and James Mercer (singer for The Shins). I mean, do you need to know anything else? You can stream the album here.
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Thursday, January 28, 2010
Thursday, January 21, 2010
These Days.
I keep this site in my browser's favourites, often clicking on it when I'm bored, probably expecting to see something new. Like someone else may have taken over for me. Lately I've been neglecting it worse than ever. I have all kinds of stories I'd love to tell, and to be honest I prefer telling them in person, but this is a little more accessible I guess.
I just can't seem to justify spending the time on this lately. This isn't a goodbye, I love it here and I'll write more eventually. But my girlfriend, my friends and I are all so busy that when I do get time off I just feel like I'd be wasting it here on the computer. No offense. The only reason I'm here right now is because everyone is gone.
This is just an update to keep any readers in the loop, and so that in the future when I start writing again the gap between posts doesn't seem too big...
'til then.
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I just can't seem to justify spending the time on this lately. This isn't a goodbye, I love it here and I'll write more eventually. But my girlfriend, my friends and I are all so busy that when I do get time off I just feel like I'd be wasting it here on the computer. No offense. The only reason I'm here right now is because everyone is gone.
This is just an update to keep any readers in the loop, and so that in the future when I start writing again the gap between posts doesn't seem too big...
'til then.
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