A New Low

Ok, the Strand's Editor AKA Uniblogger has done it again.

After a cowardly and pathetic retributional maiming of an innocent car, which timing was a little to suspect to be entirely unrelated to the Bay Beach discussions, the owner of the car went public with her suspicions and informed the media.

The story came out, and this Bowers woman decided to jump on her snappy little laptop and go after the paper, the shop owner, and the media in general. She even went so far as to intimate that the damage was probably caused by the woman's OWN CHILDREN. I responded to this posting, with the below remarks, but since there is no way in hell I'll be posted on her blog, I'll have to do it on mine.

I wrote:

Just out of curiosity, you do realise that a: you sound like a complete
tool. b: Mia's kids are all grown, hard working individuals and unlike
you, contribuiting members of society and c: it wasn't just covered in
our little town. It was covered by CH news, and one of your anti people
was more than happy to be interviewed and jump on this horrible
situation for his side's own gains.

This incident happened just after the council meeting ended, and was
quite obviously targeted since the people in question live nowhere near
the store or the main strip. The timing is a little too suspect to be
completely unrelated. And speaking of unrelated, the giant adirondac
chair being graffitti'd had nothing to do with pro-molinaros...it was
quite obviously tagged by teenagers...probably american tourists like
the jackholes who tried to burn down my house.

Grow the fuck up, you useless waste of skin.

Oh, and since this won't be posted on your waste of electrons, I will
be posting it on my blog and on the Stranded where all such wonderful
retorts to your psychopathic drivel are placed.
Have a nice day.



So that's what I wrote. As I said, the gloves are off (thank you SB) and I don't have to be nice anymore. She wants ugly, I'll hold up the mirror.

The Strand Blog and it's One Sided Comments

My Wife was disgusted with the sewage that comes out of this woman's mouth online, and sent a comment in to the Strand woman. Since the woman vets anything that comes on her site, with no surprise it was not printed. I therefore allow you to read the post here in all it's glory.

As I know that this post will be deleted, I have no problem once again telling you that I think that you need to get a life.

You are aware are you not that this is not a real news forum. You have been heard, you don't want a 12 story building in the beach. What you do not realize that it is not about you, the American Summer residents, or the aging population of the beach that will not be here in the next 10 -20 years. What matters is a vital community for those of us that have children here in Crystal beach and Fort Erie and would like there to be a vibrant and clean future for our families. It seems that you will make any disparaging remarks that you can to sway the public into thinking that what you are spewing is not the lies and half-truths that they really are. I have noticed that you targeted the neighbors of the council to try and make it look that your lowly FOCB membership of about 40 maybe 50 people was much larger than it is. When I, doing my own due diligence asked some people why it was they had those signs on their lawns it was very interesting to hear the imaginative responses that I heard. None of which were actual issues that are concerns with this project.

I don't like that there is going to be a 12 story condo on the waterfront. That said, I would rather a 12 story condo than our forest land cut down for single family dwellings. I would also rather see that 12 story building than a stupid splash pad . Why on God's green earth would anyone go to the beach...a large natural splash pad to hang out at a concrete one or a park where our kids can hang out and get into trouble. I have seen nothing but a first class beautiful compromise for the problem facing crystal beach. what would you like it to look like to fit into our community? A run down dilapidated crappy cottage? That would make it blend in just perfectly.

I find it interesting that you find it easy to spout your venomous remarks here on the internet where it is easy to hide.. I don't recall seeing you get the nerve to speak for yourself. After watching the council meeting in it's entirety, your reporting on the meeting was less than accurate. The interrogation and debating, not clarification from Ms. Noyes made it clear to me that as a long term council member she has no respect for the office. The obvious campaigning that she was doing did not win any votes from anybody that I have spoken to that watched her theatrics. the only bonus is that we may be finally rid of her in the town... She is very self serving and those of you that think that she is actually in this debate because that is what she thinks is good for the village of Crystal beach and The Town of Fort Erie you are greatly mistaken.. she has consistently on any issue came out to support those who have whined the loudest or longest. A true Politician. Perhaps if you do not want the hypothetical future council to not "give" the condo owners the beach.. which will never happen by the way, you should be on council yourself instead of sitting here behind your computer.

Perhaps you can let us know about the good things going on in Crystal Beach or Condemn that cowards that didn't like what Mia had to say and let her know by vandalizing her car. now talk about childish..

I am a friend of crystal beach, maybe the FOCB needs to learn what that means.

New Direction - Crystal Beach Development Project

Ok. I can't take much more of this being a nice guy and letting the negative people say whatever they want without calling them on the carpet.

I'm going to re-post some of the relevant portions of the latest bits in The Strand...a left wing rag of lies masquerading as a legitimate news source.

A few members of what is often called
Vershoenerung Committee spoke in favour of the Molinaro Project, one even praising
Ward 5 Councillor: "Thank God, for Martha Lockwood as our councillor." (Of course the
mayor let that remark stand as well as Jim Thibert's insult of Ann Marie when she asked
him a question.) This despite a firm list of dos and don'ts supplied with the agenda and a
reiteration of those rules before the meeting began. The treatment of the presenters was
very one-sided, highlighted with the laughable deliberate ignoring of two speakers, Tom
Lewis and John Papdakis until the very end. As expected, neither were able to make their
point as they were interrupted by the mayor and Ward 4 Councillor Tim Whitfield and told
they were "off-topic" before two words were out of their mouths. Too bad there was a
sparse audience to see democracy in action.

Ok. I'm not sure what a Vershoenerung Committee is, but I'm sure it's insulting and probably racist. Second, Jim Thibert WAS slapped down for his commentary by the Mayor when he got out of line. Third, he left the two biggest shmucks for last since he wanted to let the "normal" people get their say, before these two Politicians got their chance to orate. One attacked the council directly and showed an amazing lack of respect for the Town Council. The second turned the podium so he could play to the audience and the camera better, as he will be running in this election. They ranged all over the map, bringing in topics that ranged the entire town, using this very volatile issue to get in some early electioneering. Pathetic and rather slimy.

As was often the case, both Martha and Martin did not
even look at, or appear to be listening to the presenters who were opposed to the rezoning.
Martha was seen making faces when certain points were made, despite the very polite
behaviour of the audience.

First off, I've seen the copious amount of notes Councilor Lockwood was making. Hence the not staring blankly at the presenters. And looks of disgust, admiration or flat disbelief is part of being human. Unless you want councilors made of stone, that's what happens.

None of this was lost on the many who came to this meeting hoping to hear both sides and
see what those in opposition had to say. Instead, the mayor, in a feeble gesture to explain
away the many yellow sign on his own street, said that he went around and talked to his
neighbours and told them the truth, and the signs came down. Sorry, mayor, that is a lie.
The people who canvassed your neighbourhood did not tell lies, not did many of the signs
come down. They were still there a couple of weeks later when I took pictures of them all
over the neighbourhood. It surely must have been embarrassing for you to know that your
neighbours are opposed to the Molinaro Plan and frankly, are very disappointed in your
over-all performance as mayor.

Well, since I was canvassed as well, and I know the truth behind the lies being spread by the FOCB, I can honestly say I was told outright lies and that scare tactics were being used. If I didn't know the truth about what is being planned, I'd be putting a sign on my lawn too. "They're giving away the beach!" or "They will close it to the public and no one will be able to use it" are my favourites.

Time will tell on all of this, but we will not be surprised when Ron Palmer, the consultant
hired by the town for over $30K comes back with a recommendation to approve the
rezoning, despite a;; the evidence and sentiment to the contrary.

This is just outrageous. They have condemned a man who is doing his job, and has a reputation as being fair and impartial before he's even done the work. If you want to call him a paid gun AFTER his report has come out, that's your business. (It's also slander, but there you go.) But to assume he's going to come down on the side of the Molinaro's before he's even had a chance to look is frigging ignorant. And I'd like to see the evidence.

This will get nastier before it gets better. But since this is the internet, I can be as disagreeable as I want.

And I'm not going to let them get away with this anymore, if I can help it.