Here are my thoughts for the day-
If the rumour goes that 'woman drivers are bad drivers' (and lets just break this down for a second)- bad drivers meaning being reckless, unaware and causing accidents- then why is it that male drivers have higher insurance rates? Insurance rates that are high indicate a high risk group or individual. Male drivers between the ages of 16-25 have the highest insurance rates of any other group. So does that mean *gasp* that the rumour is misguided? Or are young drivers (teens) an entirely different phenomenon all together?
Or from a different angle- what about elderly drivers? They are a high risk group right? So is an elderly woman driver worse off then an elderly male driver? The stats wouldn't support this. Men lose it sooner then women- more prone to Alzheimer's and sight problems AND they die sooner... But maybe elderly women just drive MORE because of the shopping. We all know the grannies love to shop and maybe this skewers the stats.
And Asian drivers? They have a brutal driving reputation. It could be that the immigrants are used to driving on the other side of the road. Sorta like the British... So would the elderly female Asian driver be the absolute worst possible driver? Then how come I have never seen one on the show 'Canada's worst Driver'? Maybe they have heard the rumours too and so they are more cautious because of it. Whatever.
So Stuart and I have finally taken the dive and signed a lease. We wanted to be well educated on the housing Market in North York and so we did alot of research...we must have seen 30 or more properties and the final verdict? We were more confused by the end of it than if we had just nabbed the first place we saw.
So Stuart and I have finally taken the dive and signed a lease. We wanted to be well educated on the housing Market in North York and so we did alot of research...we must have seen 30 or more properties and the final verdict? We were more confused by the end of it than if we had just nabbed the first place we saw.Note to those of you who are looking for a new home- keep it under ten and choose amongst them. The more you see, the more options you see you could have and then your expectations go up and then you can't find a single property with everything you are looking for. Believe me. In the end, we settled. We saw so many beautiful basement apartments that were big, all inclusive, but then they didn't have great access to the TTC and then we saw alot of small places with a subway on the doorstep and not enough living place. AND THEN we saw a few apartments that were expensive but would be our own place and not living under some random. So the compromise? We got the apartment that is expensive- a little too small- with moderate access to TTC and makes our travel time about half an hour a piece.
Already we have a bit of 'buyer's remorse' (even though we're renting) thinking we should have gone with this place or that for one reason or another. But whats done is done. Now comes the issue of moving in. Not quite old enough to rent a moving truck and in an awkward enough place that no one is available to help move us. The solution? One piece of furniture at a time. Every day after work, I will pack up my little Grand Am and drive back to my new home. Tedious, but efficient.
Whether this move will be the best for us is yet to be seen. Needless to say, there is a Claus in our lease that we can walk for $500.00. Hopefully we don't need it.
My birthday is coming up fast and i can't help but feel the best years are behind me and I have entered into the era of bills, rent and insurance payments. My sister is getting married next summer and I have the extra pressure of getting into 'picture posing' shape for it. I never want to get married. Weddings seem too stressful to plan and too expensive for one day. I was never the dreamy little girl that pictured myself in a big puffy sleeved wedding gown and my barbies never got married. They were promiscuous and had many partners and popped out babies right left and centre. We never knew who the father was (one of the three kens) and so the community raised the babies.
Last thought for the day-
Why are we still born with light eyes? The sun has been around since our species have been around and light eyes just don't make sense. Sun refracts around the periphery of light eyes and hurts. We have to squint and wear sunglasses and even then, our eyes sting in the sun. We should all be born with dark skin and shit-brown eyes.
