Yeah so I haven’t been updating this blog as much as I would have liked. It’s not that I don’t have any fussing to do, I have tons. So I’m making a promise to you – I’ll update this again so stay tuned for more fusses!
Archive for the ‘Rants’ Category
Don’t Just Talk the Walk
Posted: November 17, 2011 by gusf in RantsTags: Elections, Vancouver, vanexln
Vancouverites, and most of the lower mainland, is going through a civic election. What I’ve learned from my 10 years living here in Vancouver is that its residence here have strong political opinions. We are quick to put our fists up when we disagree with how the government is running our city, yet when it [...]
I’ll never understand fireworks and Halloween. This just doesn’t make sense to me and here are my reasons why. It’s fall, which means dead leaves which can easily go up in flames Why can’t you buy fireworks during Canada Day in this province? You need a license to buy them People set them off downtown [...]
Christmas In October?
Posted: October 10, 2011 by gusf in RantsTags: Christmas, Christmas Store, Early Christmas, The Bay
As most of us Canadians finish with our Thanksgiving turkey and get ready for Halloween, it still shocks me that department stores and other merchants start showcasing their Christmas items for the season. This past weekend while walking through The Bay, I was a little put off that they started to put out their Christmas [...]
I’m not a daily commuter. I’m lucky enough to work within walking distance to my office, but there are times when I’m running late and need to take the bus to work. Being so close to downtown it’s not surprising to have a filed bus and having to cram in. What I think is interesting [...]
The Coffee Lingo
Posted: September 13, 2011 by gusf in RantsTags: coffee, Coffee shops, Ordering coffee
I’m more of a tea person than coffee, but since I usually get my teas at a coffee shop it’s always fun hearing their lingo. It seems that more and more each coffee houses out there are trying to out due their competitors by creating their own language that we have to follow to get [...]
Ok, I just don’t get it. I’m sure all of us has experienced this somewhere; you are at a grocery store and you have gotten all you need and it’s now time to pay for your goods and continue on with your day so you line up at a checkout and wait your turn. But [...]
Early Morning Wake-ups
Posted: September 10, 2011 by gusf in RantsTags: construction, mornings, wakeups
I love my weekends. I love being able to just slowing get my day started and sleep in as I don’t get to do this often. Alas that is not this weekend. I don’t know what it is, but the city likes to wake people up, whether they like it or not. We have construction [...]
So it begins. Today while I was at work listening to one of my co-workers ranting about some topic I had suggested he should start a ranting blog. When I gave him what it should be called (I won’t say it for their protection, ) another co-worker stated “Gus Fusses” and that named stuck in [...]