This coming Monday, May 25, is Memorial Day, often known as the unofficial first day of summer and National BBQ Day. But let's remember what it really is--a day to honor all of the men and women of our armed forces who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country. And that of course includes all of those who died serving our country before they were legally old enough to drink. Let us all take a moment of silence to honor them.
As for Candy Lightner, the ageist turncoat founder of MADD who had the chutzpah and hubris to go on national TV in 2008 and publicly insult our troops, may her name and memory be forever blotted out.
And as always, arrive alive, don't drink and drive. It's just not worth it, period. And it's very simple to prevent. If you plan to drive, don't drink, and if you plan to drink, don't drive. It's not rocket science.
Also, please remember that the COVID-19 pandemic, though largely waning in most of the USA, is still not over yet. So avoid any sort of gatherings of more than 10 people, and be sure to keep your distance whenever possible. Don't overcrowd beaches or anywhere else. And while masks are clearly not perfect by any stretch of the imagination, please continue to wear them in any public place where it is practical to do so, especially on public transit, grocery and retail stores, or anywhere else that maintaining least six feet of distance is difficult or impossible. And even in locations that have reopened, despite what anyone says, this is still NOT the time to go to bars, clubs, or any similarly crowded indoor venues. Hopefully by Fourth of July it will be relatively safe to do so at least in most areas, but that is only if people don't screw this up in the meantime.
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Very much agreed. On another note, Prince Edward Island, a province of Canada, has raised the smoking/vaping age to 21. That law came into effect this March after the bill was passed in November. It is such a shame that this oppressive concept is spreading to Canada. Hopefully, the law will be repealed and the smoking/vaping age lowered to 19 again soon.
ReplyDeleteWow I did not know that about PEI. Shame on them!
DeleteAnd Quebec also raised the age for cannabis from 18 to 21. All other provinces are 19 except Alberta, which fortunately is still 18.
DeleteI think that 19 is a reasonable minimum age for smoking Cannabis but 21 as we know, is too high for a minimum age for Cannabis. I am surprised that Quebec raised the smoking age for Cannabis to 21. This is a province that is known for reasonable views of alcoholic beverages and Cannabis.
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