Callaloo Poets ‘open mic’ on Saturday, July 18, 2009 at Mellow Moods
Saturday, July 18, 2009 is the third Saturday of the month and on that evening, the Callaloo Poets invite you to an ‘open mic’ poetry reading themed ‘You and I bring U.N.I.T.Y.’ – a theme inspired by poet, Oren Hodge. The reading starts at 7:00pm at Mellow Moods Café in Road Town, Tortola. All writers are invited to share their inspiration and are kindly asked to arrive at 6:45pm for sign-up. For more information, please email vicallaloo@hotmail.com.
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Friday, March 7, 2008
Driving in the BVI
The old people say "drive for you and the other driver". I say drive for you and the other moron here in the BVI cause guaranteed by the end of the year someone will hit your car. Hopefully everyone will walk away without injury.
Seriously, SOME people here are really BAD drivers:
can't park
can't reverse
can't signal
can't brake
can't stay on their side of the road
can't overtake
BTW, the percentage of bad drivers is the same for male and female. The joke is that everyone wants BIG SUV's but they can't park and can't change the tires. lol lol These SUV's don't even want to drive in mud puddles. I just sit and laugh or pass or just laugh.
There may actually be one vehicle per adult and per child here - it's about 25,000 vehicles to 27,000 people. With no proper bus system, the traffic is horrendous and with the factors listed above - we're not getting anywhere.
The Government employees and officials spend our country's income on BIGGER SUVs which is such a waste. The $50K wasted on an Escalade could be a teacher's salary or a scholarship for a hopeful dentist. Yet they say they are moving forward - making the dealers rich and the school children slower because there is no equipment or qualified teacher to teach them.
The way forward - I would transfer the Escalades and Land Rovers to the Survey Department instead of having 8 men choked up in the 4 door truck. I think the pretty blue sea have the officials blinded somehow but these are just my thoughts.
Seriously, SOME people here are really BAD drivers:
can't park
can't reverse
can't signal
can't brake
can't stay on their side of the road
can't overtake
BTW, the percentage of bad drivers is the same for male and female. The joke is that everyone wants BIG SUV's but they can't park and can't change the tires. lol lol These SUV's don't even want to drive in mud puddles. I just sit and laugh or pass or just laugh.
There may actually be one vehicle per adult and per child here - it's about 25,000 vehicles to 27,000 people. With no proper bus system, the traffic is horrendous and with the factors listed above - we're not getting anywhere.
The Government employees and officials spend our country's income on BIGGER SUVs which is such a waste. The $50K wasted on an Escalade could be a teacher's salary or a scholarship for a hopeful dentist. Yet they say they are moving forward - making the dealers rich and the school children slower because there is no equipment or qualified teacher to teach them.
The way forward - I would transfer the Escalades and Land Rovers to the Survey Department instead of having 8 men choked up in the 4 door truck. I think the pretty blue sea have the officials blinded somehow but these are just my thoughts.
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