Telegraph Time
July 21, 2011
This week something very odd happened to me: I got flattened by a cold! I haven’t had a full-on cold in about 6 years, so that’s why this is odd. I had to take some days off work, so I only have one piece appearing in the Telegraph this week. I might have one more today or tomorrow depending on how I feel and if the subject’s availability works.
So, after my nasty neighbour experience, I felt it apt to write an editorial about the police presence in Rossland. Well, some fucking idiot took issue with my issues and made a nasty, condescending comment. I responded, more politely than I wanted to.
You can read all the fun here.
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Wandering Coyote 
I “loved” the fact that the very condescending commenter asked you why you were so condescending!
When I was very young we lived in the mountains west of Boulder Colorado. The closest community had a town cop, Jimmy, but he was not authorized to do anything outside the “city” limits of that tiny community. If we had a real emergency, we called the County Sheriff’s Department in Boulder. If they started out that second, it would be 45 minutes before they would arrive at our door, because they had to drive up Boulder Canyon and out Hwy 11 then turn on Hwy 72 in order to get to our place. If what you need is a police officer, having to wait that long is NOT a good thing, so I totally see where you are coming from in the article. And I felt sincerely that your article was well written. I also felt that you were not overstating the problems you had faced, and described the situation well.
Well written in the first instance, and well handled with the commenter. Idiot. I didn’t feel you were being alarmist or fearful at all. You made a point and illustrated it.