Friday, October 24, 2008
Gabriola as a cul-de-sac.
The first question I have for those who support a bridge is – why did you move here? Did it somehow escape your notice that Gabriola is an island? Did you somehow forget that you had to take a ferry to get here?
If you wanted all the inconveniences of urban living, like high crime rates, heavy traffic, heavy taxes, crowding and incessant noise, then why didn’t you just stay where you were? Why would you possibly move to an Island where you had few of these inconveniences? If you want all these inconveniences again why not move to an urban center and leave those of us who don’t want your inconveniences alone in our little community? What compels you to foist on the rest of us all these things you moved here to escape?
Some of you think that a bridge will bring piped water and sewage treatment and other amenities of urban living. Does it somehow escape your notice that this island is primarily rock so that attempting to bring you piped water and sewage lines would require continual blasting for years and that in order to pay for it your taxes would have to increase at least 10 or 20 fold? Are you really willing to pay that price to have all the in-conveniences that you moved here to get away from?
I don’t think that the bridge supporters have really thought their position all the way through. They seem to think they can have their cake and eat it too. With the supposed convenience of a bridge come all these inconveniences. The scenic un-crowded nature of Gabriola will disappear completely and we will become just like any other Nanaimo suburb. If you have to have all these in-conveniences then why don’t you just move? That would be the sensible thing to do.
The majority of people who moved here did so because it is an island. We did so with our eyes open and our minds working. We did so to get away from the urban banality. We did so because an island is cut off from the mainland. We did so because the water surrounding us engenders a different mentality than urbanites. It is a more creative and spontaneous and peaceful way of life. Why should we go along with your stupid desire to turn the island into a suburb?
Yes, I did say that bridge supporters are essentially too stupid to appreciate what they have and what they would lose. They are also stupid in thinking that the rest of us will go along with your insanity. Yes I said insanity because if you are so delusional that you think you can have all the conveniences without the inconviences then you obviously have some kind of cognitive disorder of such a magnitude that it at least approximates insanity. Let’s call a spade a spade. I for one am tired of hearing the incessant prattle of bridge supporters and I am tired of being nice to you morons. I think the majority of the island are tired of you as well so don’t expect us to be nice and attentive to you when you spew your stupidity at us. I for one will no longer be nice. If you aim your insane prattle at me then I will suggest that you check into the nearest psychiatric center for a really long stay. If you are one of the bridge supporters that is just plain stupid then maybe you should check into a group home for the developmentally challenged. In either case, just go away.
Yes, I am aware that we live in an approximate democracy and you have the right to speak your mind, likewise, the rest of us have the right to refuse to listen to you.
If you wanted all the inconveniences of urban living, like high crime rates, heavy traffic, heavy taxes, crowding and incessant noise, then why didn’t you just stay where you were? Why would you possibly move to an Island where you had few of these inconveniences? If you want all these inconveniences again why not move to an urban center and leave those of us who don’t want your inconveniences alone in our little community? What compels you to foist on the rest of us all these things you moved here to escape?
Some of you think that a bridge will bring piped water and sewage treatment and other amenities of urban living. Does it somehow escape your notice that this island is primarily rock so that attempting to bring you piped water and sewage lines would require continual blasting for years and that in order to pay for it your taxes would have to increase at least 10 or 20 fold? Are you really willing to pay that price to have all the in-conveniences that you moved here to get away from?
I don’t think that the bridge supporters have really thought their position all the way through. They seem to think they can have their cake and eat it too. With the supposed convenience of a bridge come all these inconveniences. The scenic un-crowded nature of Gabriola will disappear completely and we will become just like any other Nanaimo suburb. If you have to have all these in-conveniences then why don’t you just move? That would be the sensible thing to do.
The majority of people who moved here did so because it is an island. We did so with our eyes open and our minds working. We did so to get away from the urban banality. We did so because an island is cut off from the mainland. We did so because the water surrounding us engenders a different mentality than urbanites. It is a more creative and spontaneous and peaceful way of life. Why should we go along with your stupid desire to turn the island into a suburb?
Yes, I did say that bridge supporters are essentially too stupid to appreciate what they have and what they would lose. They are also stupid in thinking that the rest of us will go along with your insanity. Yes I said insanity because if you are so delusional that you think you can have all the conveniences without the inconviences then you obviously have some kind of cognitive disorder of such a magnitude that it at least approximates insanity. Let’s call a spade a spade. I for one am tired of hearing the incessant prattle of bridge supporters and I am tired of being nice to you morons. I think the majority of the island are tired of you as well so don’t expect us to be nice and attentive to you when you spew your stupidity at us. I for one will no longer be nice. If you aim your insane prattle at me then I will suggest that you check into the nearest psychiatric center for a really long stay. If you are one of the bridge supporters that is just plain stupid then maybe you should check into a group home for the developmentally challenged. In either case, just go away.
Yes, I am aware that we live in an approximate democracy and you have the right to speak your mind, likewise, the rest of us have the right to refuse to listen to you.
