News and Views

Hey my fellow Chink peoples! How chink are YOU? Found this in the newspaper this morning (Tuesday). Thought it was a really good article to read, Chink or not. I thought I was a CBC before, but I think I'm a banana now..hehe.
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Saturday, August 30, 2003
As this season comes to an end, I must say that I've had quite a summer. There have been many ups and downs, but nonetheless, it was fun. I had lotsa fun making this website (tho it took up calculus reviewing time..), and looking at all these pictures makes every working minute worth it. I hope you all had fun (well, most of us, anyways), and don't forget to pick up your paystubs! :)
Dunno if I'll be back next season..we'll haveta see. To all my co-workers, it's been a fun season. To old staff..too bad Damian wasn't here..lol. To the sups, it's been fun, boss! Soon you're gonna miss signing those time sheets. I don't think I'll ever forget the number $27.29 (2002 staff know what I'm talking about), but I'll definitely remember the crazy stuff that happened here..hehe. I'm probably gonna leave this site up; if I'm back next year I'll update it for that season. But for now, I have..8 more days at Ontario Place.

Good luck to everyone in the future.

-Ali ' 03

Where were YOU on Thursday August 14, 2003 @ 4:11 pm???
My oh my oh my oh my. This day will be etched into our past as BLACKOUT 2003! Just how bad was this day? I don't know cuz I had the day off! But I'm sure it must have been worse than the temporary power outage we had a few weeks ago.


Where was I at that time? In the middle of watching S.W.A.T at John and Richmond! And it cut just as it started to get good too [Mmm mmm Colin Farrell].

How bad was it? CHAOTIC!! I walked out of the theatre at 4:30, and cars and people are lining the streets. At union station I see everyone flooding in. GO trains have few trains to offer. Convenience stores find the perfect chance to rip people off (I bought a 1L bottle of water and 245g of SunChips for $7.50!!).

How bad was it really in terms of everyone?
<--Taken from the Toronto Star, August 16, 2003-->

The great blackout: by-the-numbers
In Toronto:
1773 - Traffic lights went out
158,890 - Street lights went dark
72 - Per cent of residents who have air condition left breathless in 31.2 C heat. Felt like 38 C with humidity
503795 - Regular trasit users disrupted
692 - Subway cars shut down
196 - Street cars stalled
1,468 - TTC buses kept running
33 - GO trains shut down, affecting 163 bus trips
211 - Wading pools closed down
1,500 - Number of calls the fire department responded to overnight
500 - Estimated number of people who spent the night at Pearson Airport
111 - Calls responded to from people trapped in elevators
114 - Looting cases
38 - Major arrests, including robberies and assaults
400 - Patients taken to hospitals overnight
208 - Break-ins overnight, compared to 34 last Thursday
111 - Movie theatres went dark [I was in one of them!!]
100 - Number of Loblaws stores closed
38 - Gun shot calls, compared to 3 last Thursday
35 - Robberies compared to 14 last Thursday
67 - Personal injury accidents, compared to 21 last Thursday

Post Blackout 2003. What have YOU done to conserve energy??
Your response: Uhhh...
That's what I thought..but don't worry! I don't think anyone else is conserving energy either! So do expect rolling blackouts. As for my family..as you can see, I HAVE been on the computer, to update this page, but only for a short time, I swear!! 1
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