I am sitting at my desk, and I notice I have done 8 President’s Reports! Each time I thanked the same people and rambled on about who knows what. Today there is no inspiration! What am I going to write? Our events are reported in this issue so no point in going over them. Our coming events are also recorded.

Of course, I could mention the members we have lost but that is reported also, and it upsets me to think of that subject. I am really going to miss them, especially Roy.

Four weeks ago, I did trade by Merc EQA (All electric vehicle) and basically got the same thing but a Hybrid. Only has about 15% of the range in electric mode but I do not miss the inconvenience of having to charge at the public stations. First time I have not purchased a black car for my own use in over 20 years. The dealer kept on asking “are you sure you don’t want black?” Feels a lot slower than the all electric but in fact the 0-100kl is actually 2½ seconds faster!

Perhaps I could tell a joke. I did see a picture this week of a group of First Nation people standing on the shore in the Eighteenth century looking at an approaching sailing ship with the caption which read “At last! Someone to blame”

One more. Do you remember General Norman Schwarzkopf? He was asked in an interview if he thought there was room for forgiveness toward the people who have harboured and abetted the terrorists who perpetrated the 911 attacks on America. His answer was “I believe that forgiving them is God’s function, our job is to arrange the meeting”

Finally, I was standing on the bathroom scales the other day holding in my stomach when my wife told me that it wasn’t going to help. I said it does because it was the only way to see the numbers between my feet on the scales.

I did have another one about three ducks walking into a bar, but I have been told it is not appropriate, so I will end here. Maybe by the time my next report is due I will have thought of something meaningful to say.

See you at our next meeting and event,

President

Brian Rainey