Some people get an extra dose of the “non-thinking gene” when they are born.
My sympathies go to the relatives of the lady in this story that I read in the Toronto Sun.
Witnesses reported that the woman went around the crossing arms at a level crossing and just walked into the side of a moving express [...]
Do you remember the old rotary dial phones?
At one point in my not too distant past (less than 4 years ago) I was still using one. It still worked and saved me a little cash on a new push button variety.
One day, a friend of my son (then 17) was over and had to phone [...]
Very interesting series of articles in the Globe and Mail newspaper about the 911 system in Canada. I no longer feel as safe as I did.
Examples
In over 90% of the United States, the 911 centres can use cell tower triangulation techniques (that you see in TV shows and movies regularly) to locate a cell phone. [...]
A while back my “almost” son-in-law (2 weeks to go!) showed me that I have voice memo capability on my cell phone.
Neat!
I recorded 5 memos today. I even remembered to listen to them when I got home!
