I hope that means also that it will start being very sunny
and that the temperatures will rise up from how low they have been this winter.
I only was able to go out for a walk just once so far this winter because it
has been that freezing as far as I am concerned. I just do not want to take a
chance of getting ill because of the low temperatures. It is just not worth it.
I put on a couple of pounds over the winter. Oh sure, I
understand that this is easily explainable because I did not go out for walks
every day as I do in the warm weather. However, and I really do mean it, I was
very upset for a good part of the last few months because of the increase.
Honestly, I do try not to eat fattening foods or not to eat too much of
anything to watch my weight. Oh sure, I am not perfect but I do try hard to be
careful.
The reason for the weight gain was rather obvious but I just
had a difficult time accepting it. As you may remember, I have been doing a lot
of new exercising over the last few months through a wonderful VON program. To
be direct, that exercising put on "muscular" weight that added on
those "new" pounds. That had happened to me a couple of times before
with other programs that I was doing. I always was upset that my weight was
increased, could not figure out why and then learned that it was my new
"muscles" that put on the extra pounds. That made me feel better that
it was not because of my improper eating, but, nevertheless, caused me some
concerns. In those days, as now, it took me some time to accept the fact that I
was not doing something improperly.
Yes, I should not be silly about all of this, but I am. I am
just trying so hard to watch my weight. What has given me the reason not to be
upset about this is when I spoke to a gentleman who seemed relatively slim but
weighed around 190 pounds! I could not believe how big he was because he
certainly did not look it. His weight gain was like mine, strictly because of
exercising. I have not asked him how much he does, but it certainly has to be a
considerable amount I would expect.
Accordingly, dear reader, if you are exercising, then do not
get upset if you added a few pounds. Be thrilled if you did, because the reason
for that gain is all of the muscular activities that you are carrying on!
Let me do some mental exercising now to help increase my
brain strength to help me out after my illness a few years ago. Here are some
new stories I will deal with today.
WHY A GOVERNMENT
BRIDGE WILL NEVER BE BUILT
HERE
What is happening here has not been on much of a shock to me.
From a logic perspective, it is completely absurd to build a Government bridge
in this area. The cost is now going to be around $10 billion to build one. I am
sure that this bridge would technically go bankrupt very quickly if it was
built privately and not through Government money. There is no way, given the
low traffic volume, that enough money would be paid by the users of the bridge
to pay its costs. Now, taxpayers will have to pay that money.
If you want to read a very interesting article about all of
the delays in building the Government bridge, and why it may never happen, take
a look at this one written by Anne Jarvis in the Windsor Star on October 28,2016.
I will give her credit that it is an excellent article
explaining a lot of the circumstances which have taken place for so many years
between the parties involved in traffic between Windsor
and Detroit.
That article was written in 2016 and not much has happened since that time,
except for the Ambassador Bridge Company starting construction on their 2nd
bridge project!
However, dear reader, there is an explanation that is even
easier to understand notwithstanding what was said in the Jarvis article. Just
take a look at this article that was written on January 19, 2011.
There, did you read this sentence that explains everything
about why the Government bridge was not built before and will not be built now:
"In fact, Ontario
is already studying ways to connect Windsor–Essex to the existing Ambassador
crossing as a contingency."
That is correct. The Government was forced to give in
finally and allow the Ambassador Bridge Company to build their second crossing.
Expect though some negotiations allowing the Government to have a role in the
new crossing that will justify getting rid of some of the provisions that were
inserted in the Ambassador Bridge Company/Government agreement to allow the new
bridge to be built now. That situation was just started publicly recently.
Of course, this is not very unusual. There is a precedent
for this that has been around for many years. Just go and take a look at the various
plans which could have build a new, second bridge in Sarnia some distance away from the existing
one. That never happened. All that happened was just adding another bridge
right beside the existing one.
Isn't that what is really going to happen in our area now!
NEW HOSPITAL PROGRAM
I have to admit that, when I saw this story, my recent past
medical history influenced my mind. I thought that it was quite commendable to
provide information about a person who is a patient.
My only disappointment is that it is not available through
one's computer system but one must have, it seems, a system, probably a telephone,
which can run various "apps."
"Windsor
Regional Hospital
has launched a new app designed to help patients and their family members know
what to expect during their treatments, so they can play a more active role in
their recoveries.
The WRH My Care Journey App includes an easy to follow
timeline and interactive push notification to keep users informed while they
are in the hospital, and after they leave. The app uses photos, videos and easy
to understand language to let patients know…
the new app also has useful information for family members
and loved ones who can now follow along in the journey so they know what to
expect at each step. Whether they are caring for their loved one at their
bedside or live out town, friends and family members can download the app, and
instantly become part of their loved one’s journey." (Liz Thorne,Windsorite.ca, March 2, 2018)
From what I have been able to find, I am not quite sure how
"personal" this information is about a particular person at this time
or whether this material is primarily general based on what operation this
person is experiencing. Hopefully, it
will become more specific about the person's operation and the results of it.
SAME-DAY GROCERY
SERVICE
I saw an interesting story about this service being provided in Windsor by a Company called Instacart. It is a very simple project but still very exciting:
"You will soon be able to order your groceries from the comfort of your home from Zehrs and Real Canadian Superstore and have them delivered straight to their doorsteps in as little as one hour." (Liz Thorne, Windsorite.ca, February 13th, 2018)
The delivery cost to get the service seems unreasonably cheap: $3.99 for an order of $35 or more or no cost after $99 is paid once for an annual fee.
Does this make sense then for you, dear reader, to use this service? If one makes such an order once a week, the cost for delivery is so cheap then why would one even want to go to the store to do shopping? I assume that the person who makes up the order in the store will choose terrific products to send to the customer in order to keep that customer buying through Instacart.
However, here is where the problem may lie for those who phone in for the groceries. The price of the product may well be different depending on where one buys it. One would have to check to see which price is lowest before putting in an order. If it is lower at the RCSS, then one has to be very careful when one buys from Instacart and vice versa.
I expect that the other grocery chains will come up with competitive services. It should be interesting to see what happens then and which grocery company provides the best products at the lowest costs.
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