We talk about majority rule and all the good things that it brought , but they are mostly material things, which seem to be all that matters nowadays.However I long for the good old days, when , if a murder occurred,we talked about it for weeks on end. I have to add that my late father used to require our assistance , he was a welder and blacksmith, in making 'bars' as we called them at the time. You see at that time, 'bars' were installed around windows and wrought iron doors were made for places like "Vickies" and "Ceddys", the former a house of prostitution and the latter a gambling house, for the sole purpose of keeping the police out. Burglar bars came later.
I understand why he is supported by Birdie. My daughter came home from one of his classes saying that he must have been a diehard PLP . In the class he taught political science in The Bahamas for the years 1967-1992 and after 2002 as he deemed the Ingraham Administration foolishness,calling 1992-2002," The Yap Yap Years".
@Well_mudda,you have plenty company with that insight. I tell all who would listen ,that in twenty years,when Bahamians travel to the U.S., Canada ,etc, with surnames like,Ferguson, Thompson,Johnson,Rolle,Russell etc, residents of those countries would be surprised at our nationality ,because they would say that Bahamian names do not sound like that.
On the issue of the future of conch in the Bahamas, when i was a youngster many, many,moons ago, my late father was a blacksmith,who made and sold conch hooks to The Iron Mongery,a store that was located downtown Bay Street.Fishermen came to buy these hooks, to which a pole approximately twenty feet in length was attached.With those poles they would 'hook' a boatload of conch,never having to go into the water,as some of them could hardly swim. They got all the conch that their 40' sailboat could carry at a maximum water depth of twenty feet.
Every person whom i have seen parked in a space clearly designated for handicap persons, whom i have known personally, all have a similar trait,they have all been described as being selfish by acquaintances.It may deter some of them if an additional sign were posted indicating a fine of $500 for being illegally parked there.
I do not understand why Mr. Roberts was doing this . Doesn't he know that he is a white man? Who does he think he is, Frankie Wilson or Bradley Roberts?
pablojay says...
Just a brief reminder, God works through people, you know , or should know.
On 'Having my student debts paid off was like winning the lottery'
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pablojay says...
We talk about majority rule and all the good things that it brought , but they are mostly material things, which seem to be all that matters nowadays.However I long for the good old days, when , if a murder occurred,we talked about it for weeks on end. I have to add that my
late father used to require our assistance , he was a welder and blacksmith, in making 'bars'
as we called them at the time. You see at that time, 'bars' were installed around windows and wrought iron doors were made for places like "Vickies" and "Ceddys", the former a house of prostitution and the latter a gambling house, for the sole purpose of keeping the
police out. Burglar bars came later.
On Man gunned to death in Fox Hill
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pablojay says...
I understand why he is supported by Birdie. My daughter came home from one of his classes
saying that he must have been a diehard PLP . In the class he taught political science in The
Bahamas for the years 1967-1992 and after 2002 as he deemed the Ingraham Administration
foolishness,calling 1992-2002," The Yap Yap Years".
On Felix to sue over university sacking
Posted 17 January 2019, 7:38 p.m. Suggest removal
pablojay says...
Thanks Tal,if he were here he would surely appreciate the comments.I do so on his behalf.
On Conch may be wiped out in 10-15 years
Posted 13 January 2019, 2:29 p.m. Suggest removal
pablojay says...
@Well_mudda,you have plenty company with that insight. I tell all who would listen ,that in
twenty years,when Bahamians travel to the U.S., Canada ,etc, with surnames like,Ferguson,
Thompson,Johnson,Rolle,Russell etc, residents of those countries would be surprised at our
nationality ,because they would say that Bahamian names do not sound like that.
On the issue of the future of conch in the Bahamas, when i was a youngster many, many,moons
ago, my late father was a blacksmith,who made and sold conch hooks to The Iron Mongery,a
store that was located downtown Bay Street.Fishermen came to buy these hooks, to which a pole approximately twenty feet in length was attached.With those poles they would 'hook' a boatload of conch,never having to go into the water,as some of them could hardly swim.
They got all the conch that their 40' sailboat could carry at a maximum water depth of twenty
feet.
On Conch may be wiped out in 10-15 years
Posted 11 January 2019, 8:24 p.m. Suggest removal
pablojay says...
Spot on Joe !
On CULTURE CLASH: How we dress isn't the problem, bullying attitudes to belittle women is
Posted 20 December 2018, 10:03 a.m. Suggest removal
pablojay says...
One and the same Terry
On Bahamas 'misses chance' on canadian pot shortage
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pablojay says...
Every person whom i have seen parked in a space clearly designated for handicap persons,
whom i have known personally, all have a similar trait,they have all been described as being
selfish by acquaintances.It may deter some of them if an additional sign were posted indicating
a fine of $500 for being illegally parked there.
On A COMIC'S VIEW: Stop stealing parking spaces for handicapped
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pablojay says...
Since it is a rhyme, i will do mine.
I'm a poet , who doesn't know it.
Brother, what you said is true,
but only 'til 1972.
On Paying tribute to the man from East Street
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pablojay says...
I do not understand why Mr. Roberts was doing this . Doesn't he know that he is a white man?
Who does he think he is, Frankie Wilson or Bradley Roberts?
On Super Value ends staff ‘sex’ benefit
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