Rainy day musings

Is it the end of the world, or is Al Gore wrong? Gore claims global warming will be the end of civilization. Although the weather has run hot and cold for years, he's on the job. The link to the story is here.

Another interesting story, seems when a local Porno shop was set to open and prayer didn't work, someone devised a "weapon of mass destruction" to slow them down. For more on this story go here.

Will Chicago be the first major city to go wireless? It might if the mayor gets his way. For more on this go here.

Now some local thoughts. If the red light and speed camera's are bringing in so much dough but causing more accidents, as some claim, is it a worthwhile trade? Once tourist get home from vacation and recieve the tickets, will they return?

With all the uproar over off-duty police and liability, my solution would be a simple one. Since they are basically sub-contracting their services, why can't they just get bonded and insured as part of the package. If they don't have any problems the insurance would stay reasonable, and the trouble makers would be weeded out by the high cost of coverage.

Lastly, the concrete retaining wall on East River Drive. I think if you pour a cement wall, and stain it to look like stone, you have a cement retaining wall. I thought the real stone wall that was there looked better when kept up.