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Deep freeze in Toronto

January 19, 2008 by Tricia

I’m my last post I was talking about how rude people kept blocking the sidewalk as I tried to walk to my doctors office the other day.

When I got home the running shoes I’d been wearing were caked in mud. Not only did the rude people tick me off because they blocked the sidewalk but they also gave me a clean up job to do!

I’d been wearing my running shoes since it was above zero that day and it felt fairly nice out for a winter day in January.

Now that we’re in a deep freeze again it’s time to pull out my sheepskin boots. I’ve got to stay warm! Tonight it’s going down to -16 Celsius. That’s 3.2 F .. and that’s darn cold!

I think I might pull out my puffy winter coat too. It’s a short coat, like a ski jacket but it’s stuffed full of microfiber and no other coat I’ve owned has been warmer!

You know what grinds my gears? Rude people

January 19, 2008 by Tricia

The other day I was walking down the street to my doctors office. I’m lucky enough to live within walking distance to a few of my doctors.

Unfortunately during the time that I was walking, there were also a number of parents or perhaps nannies/babysitters walking from the nearby school with their young children. Every group of people I passed totally blocked the sidewalk.

Don’t people move over to one side when walking on a street or pathway anymore?

Just to get by these people I had to walk on the grassy boulevard or stop in peoples driveways as a they passed by using the whole sidewalk. As a result my shoes got damp and covered in mud as it was a warm winter day and things were melting.

Come on people. Have some courtesy. I was always taught to move to the side, usually the right, when people are passing. If you’re walking in a group go single file when you pass others.

It’s just the polite thing to do!

Plus, while I may look like a fairly health woman I have a chronic disease that causes me constant pain and I was in a great deal of pain that day. Slowing my walk by having to wait for others to pass by, and walking on uneven ground when people were to rude to allow me to share the sidewalk only caused me more pain.

Rent or buy powered access platforms

January 18, 2008 by Tricia

If you’re in an industry within the UK where you need to occasionally use Access platforms you should take a look at Panther Platform Rentals services.

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Among the many services offered by Panther Platform Rentals are the ability to purchase new and used machines, Platform hire including the services of a platform operator if needed, personal protection equipment, service and maintenance of rented machines and customers machines, damage waiver, theft and loss waiver and IPAF training.

Certainly renting power access equipment when your company needs it will save your business quite a bit of money when you compare the cost of purchasing, storing and maintaining equipment that is only used occasionally.

You might also save money by purchasing used equipment from Panther Platform Rentals. The cost of well maintained used equipment is substantially lower than brand new equipment.

You can contact a representative at Panther Platform Rentals to discuss your companies needs. Their staff is fully trained and will be able to discuss the various powered access platforms and other machinery available.

Can you say Couch Potato?

January 16, 2008 by Tricia

Wordless Wednesday

Midnight watching TV while on the couch with my husband:

A few minutes later – fast asleep:

Our puppy likes to spend some quality time with my husband each evening.

They play some ball and then Midnight will often climb up on the couch with him and chew on her toys while she either sprawls in his lap or lies at his feet.

Notice that she has her favorite squeaky toy and her chew tire beside her? She loves those toys and they’ve held up fairly well to her sharp baby teeth and constant chewing.

There are more cute photos of Midnight on my main blog Tricia’s Musings and also a funny sleeping pose of hers on Odd Planet.

I need to keep my guard up when walking my puppy

January 16, 2008 by Tricia

Yesterday when I was walking our puppy a man crossed the street to come over and pet her.

I had a strange feeling about the man as he approached. He was very short and looked like some of the patients I’ve cared for many times in the ER. I have no proof but I wouldn’t be surprised if he’d just come out of our drug rehab or possibly the psych ward. Remember I live only three blocks from the hospital so there are patients that are currently being treated for a disorder walking around at times as well as those that have been recently discharged.

The man turned out to be nice. He said he really loved Labs and that they always loved him. Judging from my pups reaction what he’d said was true as she greeted him as enthusiastically as she would anyone else.

Still … the whole encounter got me thinking about safety. Walking up to someone with a small or young dog could be a good way to get close to someone when you have bad intentions. I mean, most people that have approached me when I’ve been walking my dog are very friendly and I’m sure they are just dog lovers who want to meet my puppy, but it would be a good way for someone that wanted to mug you or perhaps even steal the dog to get close.

I think I’ll keep my guard up a bit more when I’m walking Midnight – well at least until she’s fully grown and hopefully a bit more protective (or at least might intimidate a would be robber). I know labs aren’t known for being guard dogs but I’d hope someone with bad intentions would think twice before approaching someone with a mature lab.

I walk the puppy at all hours and for the most part I feel very safe walking around. This was the first time that I felt really uncomfortable when we’ve met someone that wanted to pet her. I guess that was a little wake up call.