#WritingFromIsolationWard
Before:
Kevin was born on the mossy hills of Scotland and lived for a while in West Lothian before the mores of pre-Thatcher and REALLY pre-Oasis Great Britain sent his family across the ocean to North America. They moved here and there and Kevin did the same when he was old enough. Now he lives in London with his family and a Dog.
Kevin Wardrop is an amateur writer, amateur photographer and professional pain in the ass. He has worked in the PC support business for most of his adult life and has been accustomed to simply answering technical questions as a matter of fiat, it was his career choice after all. Now he herds cats and puppies for a living as well as babysitting the web enterprises at the heart of western industry.
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New blog post: Eeww Eeeww Eeewww He Wanted Heads in Boxes! http://tinyurl.com/5rvxdh
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I didn’t get a picture; but someone left a pile of burning boxes and so on along Wellington north of Comish. Crazy
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Grrrr… I was hoping for a happy Hallowe’en today. I know there are still a bunch of hours in the day; but it’s not starting well.
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New blog post: Why Welfare is Good http://tinyurl.com/6yff3l
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BTW “Dead Set” Is REALLY Scary. Good Job Beeb!
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@almightygod Satan’s Birthday is the same day as Earth’s B-Day, unless the Bible is incorrect. Given earth is a Libra, you must be mistaken
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Q: “What ever happened to that secular golden virtue called tolerance?” A: Tolerance doesn’t mean I can’t poke fun at the ridiculous.
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@happyguy I misread ads as “aids” and wondered where you were going with that. I’m torn, I certainly advertise my blog on the twit….
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OH, I forgot this last night; Technology that is in operation now is not “The Future” it’s “State of the Art”, the “Future” hasn’t happened.
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@RevNathan Stupid Sexy Worthers.
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@happyguy Per Tweet?
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@happyguy I think you could make that by working one hour as a consultant (probably more) so no, pointless sell-outism then.
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I Should write the next part to “Lights out”
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This Ping Pong is making me thirsty
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I’m gonna stand out and say I like the new facebook… nyah.
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@Ultramegakungfu Speaking of luck, any word on when the surgery is coming down?
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Is it okay for me to think of @maddow as a “Chirpy Gay Liberal” if I think that it is both flattering and completely positive?
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OKay CBC, no more Wine talk, you’ve stretched it out SO FARRRRR
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@Ultramegakungfu Ya know, cuts.
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@RevNathan The Shadow king will be jealous
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In the battle of @chairboy vs @RevNathan I declare @RevNathan the winrar! I am not impressed with the tapiness of the Alien Queen.
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Happy Hallowe’en is here! W00T!
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New blog post: Die Snow, DIE! http://tinyurl.com/5z3cmy
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There were 25 Events on October 31st
It Benefits the country to keep the poor fed and clothed to keep them from falling further down the line and either dying or turning to violent crime.
Why is that a hard concept for you to understand? The lazy or the unwilling don’t look at what some people think is tough love and say “I’ll straighten up and go to DeVry and get a good paying job” they say “I’ll rob someone who can’t fight back” or “I’ll just give up”
It’s not a difficult sociological concept, Welfare (and the associated programs) may have it’s share of able bodied folks who could be working and are just gaming the system, but that’s the price we pay to avoid the creation of a massive underclass that would eat society from below.
It’s OUR society, not YOUR society, you may not like sharing the world with the poor and unmotivated, but they are still there and you can either keep them penned up in social housing and ensconced in the labyrinthine coils of the Bureaucracy or they can be on their own, hungry and motivated.
Welfare, it’s what keeps “The Poor” from becoming “The Hungry”
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I hope that the Sprngfld office is left untouched http://tinyurl.com/6dr5bv
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No More Daily digests from “Lifestream” until the the code deals with longer “days” better… my several hundred entry “day” killed it…
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It’s amusing that it’s still “teh nortons” – “Frankly Nortons is a pain!”
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Last night Jen said “You Broke RP” to me when I stopped calling E “Igor” while putting on a Dracula voice, she was serious, Jen has lost it.
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@almightygod Why am I soft in the middle when the rest of my life is so hard?
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Oh Man, being so NOT busy makes my kinda busy seem like totally swamped…
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Okay, now I am busy…
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I yelled at a Senior Citizen of Indeterminate sex for wearing a short kilt in the snow “It’s ferr tae culd t’be werring’ that kilt!”
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@shelisrael Internal GOP polls have an even race, as they have statistical allowances for lying. Obama still has a ways to go to to win.
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Greatest sound on earth, lots of snow melting!
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There were 41 Events on October 30th
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Snow BAAAADD
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The snow pulled down trees and power lines all over the place, it is like a soggy paper hurricane swept through London.
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@phronk Gandharvas (from London) for the win, love that song, love the video.
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Oh yeah, Re: House last night. FINALLY. I’m not a ‘shipper, but why tease so long and not do something about it?
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I took some pictures of the damage around town, I’m confident that there will be more before I get home.
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@RevNathan Last year it didn’t get cold here until October 31st, and the next week it was back to shorts again, this weather has been bad.
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Waiting for a Laptop Build Process… then a couple hours of software installs.
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I may have caused my own service call this morning.
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New blog post: Oh, The horrifying things I have done… http://tinyurl.com/6mjoqs
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@almightygod Next time, Snorks!
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Troubleshooting a DEC Vt420 terminal – Amber Terminal FTL
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Stupid Communications Settings… I curse you. Also, that big Tree is still down across Richmond.
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@RevNathan I like the Fan Photos too… LoL
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Looks like Fun http://tinyurl.com/yvfkry and I have the hardware…. LoL
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Before the internet, all these people could do is run the room holding their noses and making “ACK-ACK!” noises. |
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New blog post: Damn You SNOW!!!! I HATE YOOOOOOOU! http://tinyurl.com/68r8hr
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@wolfsbayne the wonderful part of twitter is I can choose to block folks like you,
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New blog post: The Hits Keep on Coming http://tinyurl.com/5zlptr
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There were 76 Events on October 29th
A Letter to the Editor
Published by NiteMayr on November 1, 2008Dear Editor:
I am a homecare worker, delivering home health and home support services in Kincardine and area for The Red Cross. I’m writing to inform the community of our current situation.
Ontario homecare workers work hard and deliver quality service. With low wages, no pension and no benefits, our employment conditions are well below the standards set for colleagues working in facilities and hospitals.
Providing homecare requires that I must travel between clients. Many homecare workers, like myself, spend as much time on the road getting to clients as we do actually providing care to them. Currently this time spent on the road travelling between clients is unpaid, but is demanded of us. It’s actually part of our job description to travel, but we don’t get paid for this time on the road. This means some workers are out for 8-10 hours a day but only getting paid for 4-6 hours of work.
I ask you, is that fair?
We do get some compensation for mileage, but at a meager 32 cents per kilometer. With today’s gas prices it often results in the worker cutting into their weekly pay just to fill the tank. We maintain our vehicles out of our own pockets and fill our tanks to get to those people who need our care.
I know the homecare system can be improved. Compensation for all of our work, including travel time, is very important. Fair wages, mileage compensation and work protections for homecare workers – like all other workers – is the place to start.
I love the work I do and know I’m a professional delivering the kind of care that’s essential to the health of patients I meet each week.
But at the present working conditions, a lot of the current homecare workers will not be able to continue providing care to these family members, friends and neighbours, because they can no longer afford to get there.
I ask if delivery people were only paid while they were actually handing over their items and not while on the road in between deliveries, do you think we would have many deliveries being done?
We home care workers deliver a service also and are asking that we are treated fairly and paid for the work we do.
At a time when the healthcare sector is relying heavily on our services for seniors, discharged hospital patients and others requiring care and support, homecare workers are being pushed to their limits and are being pressured by poor working conditions and low wages to leave the profession.
Change must occur!
I encourage you to contact our local MP/MPP and make them aware of this situation.
Kerry Wardrop
PSW/CSW
Kincardine
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