u/MasterJcMoss

I was walking my shih-tzu yesterday up a hill, in my neighbourhood (Westsyde), when a young girl (early teens??) was walking hers (twice as big, I couldn't say what breed) down the hill, in the opposite direction, on the other side of the street. The dog saw mine and made the decision to attack. The young owner didn't have enough strength to hang on, lost control, and I had to wrestle her dog to the ground before it finally stopped snapping at mine. I got lucky. It wasn't able to get a good grip on her. No blood. The young girl was very teary and apologetic. I then gave it back to her and proceeded on my way. When I got home, I looked my dog over (she was OK, amazingly) and decided to take a pic of the cuts and scrapes on my legs (I wasn't bitten) in case I needed some kind of evidence of the incident.

I'm not sure where to proceed from here and wouldn't mind hearing suggestions. My mother tells me that she's talked to the owner in the recent past and that he knew that he had a problem dog on his hands. Part of me just wanted to let it go - that the owner, after hearing this story from his daughter, will now have some VERY hard decisions to make about his dog - but obviously I'm struggling to do that. To say that the family allowed the daughter to walk the dog on her own(!!) pisses me off to say the least. Thoughts??

Did you get your flyer today??

The mailer that Frank Caputo sent out to every household, asking them to sign?? I have to say, I'm a little shocked Frankly (pun intended). This guy is doing something that directly relates to his riding?!? I quite literally thought he only cared about federal matters (passing 'Bailey's Law' (Bill C-225). But yeah, I'll sign it. And it's sad that the matter has come to this. But what do I know? I'm not an armchair quarterback/gov't bean counter like half the people in these comment sections.

Who ought to run for mayor and councillors in the next General Local Election, Saturday, October 17th, but don't want to?? Aren't planning to and could, perhaps, use a little encouragement?? A push?? (And yes, I appreciate how everyone should rally behind a single mayoral candidate to ensure RHJ's ousting.)

Politics attracts the people least worthy of the positions, like moths to a flame, and we all suffer for it. Conversely, those who would be good at the job too often avoid it like the plague. Because, in fairness, who enjoys having their name dragged through the mud??

Thoughts?? Personally, I'd like to see Nick from High Octane Comics and Collectibles run for councillor.

Just how well do you know the rules of the road??

So for reasons I couldn’t tell you, I recently got the very wrong impression that I would need to take a knowledge test before renewing my driver’s license. So I downloaded ICBC’s Practice Knowledge Test app to my phone and was surprised by it. I found that my knowledge of signs, signals and the rules of the road wasn’t as good as I would’ve thought. So I’m recommending to anyone reading this that they do the same. 200 multiple choice questions, with graphics, that you can cycle through, testing yourself. It’s free and something actually worth doing on your phone. 🙂👍 (And no, I DO NOT work for the corporation.)