Verbal Fluidity

So do many of you have issues with your Dodge vehicles?  I bet it doesn't top my friend's issue. Recently he took his Dodge Calibre into a local Dodge dealer for a routine Safety Inspection and oil change.  The car is 7 years old, and has less than 70,000 KM.  Within a few hours they contacted him, and advised that his front and rear cross members were rusted out completely.  This is an amazing thing, since they are metal, and should not rust out in 7 years.  The car is a 2007.  There are cars 20+ years old on the road that do not have rusted crossmembers .  This is an obvious defect.  Well it seems the Crossmember is not the only defect.  The level of customer service for Dodge/Chrysler is also defective. Here is a pic of the crossmember So the crossmember is defective.  The Dodge dealer quoted a price to fix it, and also cited that any collateral damage as part of replacing the crosssmember would be his to pay, not...

Hello my true believing readers, and welcome to another episode of ....  That is so Dumb!  Ok, I take part of that back, the desire is true, and the heart was there, but I don't think it was entirely thought through.  Let me explain.  Coun . Linda Mosher said it’s time for the municipality to adopt an anti-bullying bylaw so police can issue tickets.  Issue tickets for bullying?  While I think her heart is in the right place, I don't see how this would ever be a productive measure.  Bullying is a broad scope anyway, and this proposed fine will open it up even more.  How do you prove it? Unless the Officer directly sees it, the "bullying" is open to interpretation.  Who's to say that two kids would lie together to get a fine for some kid they just don't like?   Maybe they could lump it in with other bylaws that rarely get enforced, like helmets for skateboarders and cyclists.  Because we know how well these a...