Raeside, Adrian

"Back in my day, we'd have to wait up to three months to get medical treatment." "Yep, those were definitely the good days."
"It's a crisis!...We've been in the dark for ages, stumbling about, cut off from the outside world, everything's down, nothing works...." "That's awful! How long have you been like this, two hours?...Three hours?...." "Four years."
["APEC protesters; Pepper spray; Andy Scott"]
The Quebec Liberals make a last-ditch attempt to attract voters: JEAN CHAREST Speaks Tonight 7 pm
How multinationals can lose millions of dollars -"A combination of shipping delays from our Italian supplier, inaccurate sales projections from the west coast division and carrying charges on inventory." "Oops."
The annual Christmas toy ratings: Keep out of reach of small children. Keep out of reach of small children. Keep out of reach of Glen Clark.
How Russian cosmonauts prepare for a space mission...
"Do you have a reservation?"
"You have no idea what it's like...Trying to carry on normal operations with something so ancient and unreliable. You spend all your time in a state of perpetual crisis." "Wanna bet?"
The earth, Wart
"I was on an Atlantic convoy that was torpedoed by a German U-boat..." "Atlantic convoy? Whatsat?" "I was shot twice in the leg at Dieppe..." "Dieppe? Where's that?" "Half my platoon were killed in [...]
"The B.C. Ministry of Economic Development?...Sure, keep going until you pass the second closed pulp mill, left at the closed sawmill, right at the long line outside the welfare office..."
Your fall mushroom identification chart: A guide to things that thrive in dark places... Shaggy Mane, Chicken of the Woods, Fairy Ring, Football Fan, Meadow Mushroom
If the hashish that was seized on the fishing boat off Vancouver Island made it onto Canadian streets... "Yeccch! This tastes like halibut!!"
"The province is filling up with closed mills! What is the B.C. govt. going to do about it?"
"OK chaps...On this exercise you'll go out on your own and have to survive with no money, limited food and crude shelter." "And this will prepare us for operations behind enemy lines?" "No, this will prepare you for living on armed forces pay."
"It would appear 'road rage' is more than just a passing social phenomenon..."
"I want you to get up there and spray those pests that could destroy the Island's economy!"
"...So after twenty years working at Revenue Canada, I thought this would be a natural fit."
"Whaat?!...Again?"
Unpleasant sounds at the Swartz Bay ferry terminal: Ferry leaving the terminal. Fire drill. Vessel in the way. Sunshine breakfast.
"...Pepper spray? I put pepper on my steak...Better than a baseball bat...Water cannon...Quebec's got all it's going to get..." "Yep, Tourette's syndrome."
UNPLEASANTVILLE -"Gee whiz Mister Clark, we're up to our ears in debt, we're waiting months for medical treatment, the economy is in tatters and I'm about to be laid off!" "Relax, its all just a right-wing media plot."
"Hi, I'm thinking of relocating my business to British Columbia. Who should I talk to first?" "Your psychiatrist."
"O.K....You can come out now...The Serbs have gone!"