Saturday, 30 August 2014

A Sense of Scale

Avid readers will recognize that Ebola has been a thread on this blog.
From the early days , in W Africa , when the outbreak was first recognized , something like 10 dead , we have the reality of the present.
WHO has put in place a contingency plan for 20 000 affected patients. Not predicting that number but planning ' if '.
W/ a mortality of 60 - 70 % the magnitude of this event rises into the realm of catastrophe

Weather : dreary again. Temperature will climb to 80 + w/ the added humidity ( of T.O.  )

The day's biggie is a lunch for the visiting cousin ( New Mex ) and girlfriend significant other - they bought a house , a month ago.
She is from Portland Ore. and says ' pop ' for soft drink , not soda.
One of the earth shattering things we talked about , yesterday afternoon.
Just catching up w/ relatives.

On leaving the lawyers , we went to wait for my cousin to call back , we we're both downtown , our side did the usual and stopped at a pub.
This action is our fall back position , we don't know any better.
I examined the taps and found ' Innis and Gunn ' on offer. I/G is aged in oak , dunno , it tastes great.
Then in a moment of utter ..... something , we ordered poutine as a snack.
Poutine ??? ......   french fries layered w/ cheese curds and slathered in gravy. GG , what we're you doing , dunno
VG , BTW 
The call came , " we're at home and never went downtown "
Thus we jumped on the 'Red Rocket ' and went home.
Later , I drove over to where they we're staying , thus , the talk.

The lawyer's worked out great , EZ PZ as the kids say. In a week , we go and sign.
The lawyer is a boyhood friend and the wives know each other.
The upshot , 15 minutes lawyering and 1 hr catching up .... trips etc.
However , its been that way for the 30 years , that he's been a lawyer. Oh , the rates are very good as well... we get the family rate

We shall see said the Zen Master

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