WTF ???

So I'm trying to figure out how to put my feelings into words ... Angry, frustrated, sad ... so this post might be all over the place.

As most Torontonians, I spent the better part of yesterday afternoon glued to my television watching the events unfold in downtown Toronto, my jaw on the floor for most of it.  I could not believe what I was watching. Looting. Vandalism. Violence. Cars on fire ... Hospitals and malls on lockdown.  Transit systems shut down. Thousands of police in riot gear ...  What the hell was going on?!? Was this REALLY happening in Toronto??

Photo Credit: Saul Porto, Reuters

It looked like a scene out of a war zone that, to be perfectly honest, scared the shit out of me.

Considering all the disturbing images I was seeing, nothing was more startling then what Mayor David Miller said during his numerous television appearances. He was stressing that the city is safe and to go about your regular day. Go out and enjoy the Jazz Festval events, the various soccer celebrations, and spend time with friends and family.

Huh? Excuse me?  Are we seeing the same things unfold, or are you in another dimension?  Had I gone about my "regular day" yesterday I would have been trapped in The Eaton Centre with no way to get home.  Mayor Miller: YOU take a look at the pictures from yesterday and tell me if YOU would feel safe going about your regular day yesterday, even if it was in a totally separate part of the city.  Would you want your children out and about last night?  How 'bout your wife?  Would you feel confident that you would be able to get home on the TTC?  Would you feel comfortable knowing that 4 of the city's major hospitals were on lockdown?  And what about today -- will you be out with your family "enjoying what our city has to offer?"

Now what I'm watching on CP24 is a huge police raid on the U of T campus.  A number of arrests have been made in connection with the violence yesterday and many bags of evidence have been collected. So tell me this: will this violent behaviour disappear when the G20 is over?  If this raid is happening at a major university campus, how can the Mayor say that the events that took place yesterday were caused by "outside sources?"  How can I feel confident that I can run errands downtown this week?

I know that everyone has a right to protest, and I would be the last one to disagree with that.  But what's NOT acceptable is the level of violent behaviour that took place yesterday. There were families peacefully protesting yesterday that were suddenly in this mob of violence.  Children people!!!! THINK before you ACT!!!

I'm from a small town where you don't see police in riot gear, cars ablaze, and "gas deterrents" being fired into crowds of people. I don't know about the rest of you, but this Torontonian will need some time before she feels comfortable again. I was already speculative of the safety in our city, and the events yesterday certainly didn't help.

Get On The GO ... Or is it Get it ON on the GO?

GO Transit has always been a reliable means of transportation. It gets me to and from "the cottage" on weekends quite nicely, beit the train or the bus. Comfy. Fast. Cheap.

Well it appears that GO has decided to charge its passengers by the hour ... or at least that's what happened to one couple last night. For the latter part of my trip GO transit became HOE transit. Yes ladies and gents, this lassie witnessed what could only be described as "bus booty." Out of the corner of my eye I'm pretty sure I saw thrusting ... or some other kind of body movement that would mimic that motion. Since I'm fairly certain there is no confusing the motion let's just call it what it is: SEX.

While I'm by no means a prude, and definitely believe that sex is supposed to be fun, there is a time and a place for everything. Public restroom? sure! Park bench? Why not! Sex on a bus with upholstered seats? How sanitary is THAT? Other people have to sit there later! It's not like someone can run a Lysol wipe over it, or wait for it to rain and wash the evidence away. Your mess is there for all the tots, twentysomethings, and other unfortunate souls to sit on.

Despite my best efforts to capture the adventure my attempts failed -- the lighting was too poor for the iPhone to capture anything. Since this is now the second time I've seen something to this nature, I'm sure there will be a third. When that happens let's hope for better lighting!!