Go Alex Scott!

October 14, 206

Dear Sir,

Dr. Brown has quit and is running for party leader. Let him go. He has always been dangerous. Let us take our experience with Belco and rest assured that we now may have a ?brown out? but no ?power cut? like the deceiver he his along with the ousters of Ms Smith. Go Alex ?. and Paula ?.. before you try and run ? fix the Postal Service ? it has never been worse.

Honour Sergey Preminin

October 8, 2006

Dear Sir,

Re: Sergey Preminin. In response to an article in Friday, October 6, 2006 edition of The Royal Gazette, viz.: ?The day Bermuda escaped becoming a Chernobyl? Firstly, I was immediately drawn to the headline, thus interested curiosity encouraged me to peruse the article in its entirety. I am captivated by this article ? Why can?t articles like this appear on the front page of your daily? Further, this article in particular should have run as the lead front page story ? this is news and educational at that. One doesn?t need to be in the classroom to be educated.

It goes without saying, that Yes! Yes! Yes! I definitely and wholeheartedly throw my support to the notion that Seaman Preminin must be commemorated in Bermuda. This article held my interest before I even read the invitation at the end soliciting feedback as to Seaman Preminin?s bravery acknowledgement.

P.s. Here?s a little trivia: I used the word ?must? instead of ?should? as indicated in your question, because I am often reminded of a comment that was made in the movie Amistad, and somehow this never left me. I hope you saw the movie, thus you will understand the value of the comment, which was very strategically conveyed in the movie. Even though I am forced to explain this bit of trivia via the black/slave avenue, the comment is valid to me, no matter what ethnic group originated its, shall I say ?guideline?: I paraphrase as follows:

When a young black man who had been educated in America made contact with the captured slave and was utilised as a translator; the white attorney who was trying to help the slaves; and in a crucial point in the movie when the white attorney had the ultimate opportunity to make everything right with the situation; the whole quandary went awry, causing the slave to become extremely angry. However, in his (the white attorney?s) attempt to explain to the slave (who he had befriended) why things went wrong, he (the Attorney) said: ?I?m sorry, it?s all my fault, I ?SHOULD? have said/or done...

The Translator then explained to the attorney that the word ?should? is not a part of the native African dialogue. Consequently, when the translator tried to explain to the slave the attorney?s error, it was impossible for the slave to understand the word. Translation of the slave?s comment was: ?A man either says something or doesn?t/ or he does something or he doesn?t ? there is no ?should? or should have?.?

What about overtaking?

October 19, 2006

Dear Sir,

I noted in Thursday October 19th edition of The Royal Gazette that police will launch a traffic blitz, paying attention to, amongst other things, ?third laning? on motorbikes. It has been my understanding that overtaking a vehicle on a motorbike is legal, providing the overtaking vehicle does not surpass the traffic speed limit of 35 kph, and it is done by passing on the right (I have been told that passing on the left is illegal, and incurs a $1,000 fine). If this is not the case, perhaps a police spokesperson, or one of your reporters, could clarify what exactly the law is, what the police are looking to charge people in overtaking vehicles with (i.e speeding? reckless driving?), and how much they are looking to fine offenders?

Rethink speed crackdown

October 19, 2006

Dear Sir,

I would like to know who the brain is behind the idea to strictly enforce the 35 kph limit particularly in light of the fact that we now sell more 125cc bikes and cars in excess of two litres than ever. How do you rationalise allowing more powerful vehicles on the road and then reducing the speed limit? I cannot remember how long the ?de facto? speed limit in Bermuda has been 50 kph but it seems to me that it would make a lot more sense to simply enforce it? Is this an attempt to raise revenues? Is not the relationship between the police and public bad enough? I am hoping that someone in the police department will read this letter and rethink the idea. But then, anyone stupid enough to make such a suggestion probably can?t read.