On November 11th we honour the veterans who gave
their lives and those that have served in the armed forces. That is as it
should be. What is the saying…”Those that forget the past are doomed to repeat
it.” No one wants to fight another war. Well, the previous government did, but
I suspect that was because war is really good for the economy.
We have boxes on the counters of small businesses, the
lottery booths, coffee shops and numerous other places where you can drop a
quarter, loonie, toonie or a bill of any denomination that you see fit to give.
The money goes to help vets in need of food or special assistance. The
government doesn’t do enough to help them, so help falls to an organization of
their peers and charity. That is the way of the world.
In the recent past few years there has been an alarming
trend of people stealing those little cardboard boxes. I don’t know what kind
of low life scumbag would feel that he is somehow entitled to those few coins
meant for the vets. I guess it takes all kinds. I don’t know if that is the
reason or if the counter in my local Tim Horton’s is too small for the box, but
there just isn’t one this year. That is pretty sad too.
Louise and I made an online donation for Remembrance Day at http://skbvideography.com/poppyfund/
. This way we can make the donation and no one can run off with the funds.
Hopefully, the money will get where it is needed. I may still drop in a coin or
two if I see one of the boxes, but if I don’t…
One other thing I want to talk about. I keep getting these
well meaning facebook posts that urge me to not decorate for Christmas before
November 13th, as it is somehow disrespectful to our veterans. What?
How does one link to the other? I am pretty sure that up until I saw these
posts I would never have put the two together at all. They are not mutually
exclusive!
I live in a fairly cold climate and after mid October there
are too few nice days that one can hang Christmas decorations without the risk
of losing a finger or two to frostbite. If a nice day comes along, I am putting
up those decorations. I won’t ask a veteran to help me, but if one volunteers
then I will gladly accept the help. I’ll even buy him a coffee if he or she
wants one.
I suspect that the people who post these messages are the
same ones that are sick of the holiday music on the first day they hear it.
They begrudge the whole season and in their small minded way they hope to slow
Christmas down by a week or two. I have a suggestion for these people. If there
is Christmas music in the stores, wear headphones! If you don’t like the idea
of decorations before mid November, then don’t put any up. If you don’t like
the holiday season, man up and don’t celebrate, you hypocrite! Mind your own
business! If you don’t like to see my Christmas posts on facebook; un-friend
me. I haven’t blocked you because I figure it takes all kinds of people to make
this world spin and for the most part you aren’t a total asshole.
Well except for …you know who you are…asshole!
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