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Flag Etiquette

Posted by MrH , 03 July 2009 - 06:30 AM

Does Canada Day Parade in Abbotsford show our patriotic spirit? If a photo could measure and reveal the truth then we need to do more education on flag etiquette. A parade participant, in a photo sent to me from a friend shows, what looks like, a new Canadian holding the Canadian flag upside down. I realize we have an already thin sense of humor and may have reason to display a thread of displeasure about some aspects of our country but a Canada Day parade is hardly the place and time for such. If I were the decision maker on qualifying this individual for citizenship, this photo might well slide out of the file for an explanation.

Have We Had Enough Of the Global/Environment Topic?

Posted by MrH , 17 October 2008 - 10:26 AM

I dare say many have, but it won't go away. We still breath, walk and talk, therefore we need to manage our air, water and food so we can keep on doing it for a while. Part of making the right envionmental choices involve the vehicles we drive. Perhaps only a small part but the last time I went for a jog along the road, my throat felt like it was on fire. From that point on my excercise program stayed home where the stationery bicycle and became friends again.

This year's TruxPo theme highlighted the environment. Trucks and heavy equipment are often blamed for excessive exhaust but after this expo on nothing but trucks showed how the industry is will and almost forced to make changes. Everything from engine modifications to fuel and syntnetic lubricants are part of the efforts fleet owners, original equipment manufactures and lubricant companies rally behind making and keeping our environment from tanking completely.

One in particular, the booth with Amsoil Synthetic Lubricants, operated by Northwest Lubricants and their booth attendants, Zain, George and Rudy, are dedicated to making these superior product options available for the trucking and heavy equipment owners. It doesn't stay with trucks, however. Countless people stopped in at the booth to chat and see what was available for their cars, pick-up, motorcycle, R.V. and boats.