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Chris Erb: 3rd Aug 2006 - 04:09 GMT

Great article! You've made excellent use of different places around the city to tie a theme together. I really enjoy these types of posts.

On a side note, everytime you post, it always creeps me out a little. I'm used to seeing pictures of everywhere but Fredericton on the front page. It's strange and fun to bring up Citynoise and see something on the front page that is two blocks from my house. I'm glad that you've found this site!

Marlo: 3rd Aug 2006 - 04:20 GMT

Yes, I imagine it is a bit odd... you having been the only contributor to the Fredericton section until now. And Fredericton IS so small it's hard not to recognize a place.

EvilGentleman: 3rd Aug 2006 - 04:47 GMT

Can I redeem my coupons and winning bottle caps at the redemption centre?

Marlo: 3rd Aug 2006 - 04:55 GMT

I've never been, myself, though from the outsider's perspective it seems to be strictly bottles.
Lots of crashing and smashing going on, with a line up of cars Saturday and Sunday, drivers eager to be redeemed of nights they can't remember. Or so I sometimes imagine.

EvilGentleman: 3rd Aug 2006 - 05:03 GMT

(Snorts) I thought it looked a little seedy for a born-again Christian church. Nice find, it misled me pretty well.

EvilGentleman: 3rd Aug 2006 - 05:37 GMT

Halifax, Vancouver, Ottawa, Calgary, Winnipeg...
Cleveland, Detroit, Boston, St. Louis, Washington DC, Miami, Phoenix, Las Vegas...
Even Tokyo!
Fredericton has passed them all! So many posts for such a small city. Amazing...

EvilGentleman: 3rd Aug 2006 - 08:37 GMT

By the way, if either of you two could get some shots by the courthouse of either Gregory Allan Despres or any of the security and media surrounding him, that would prove to be quite interesting.

For those of you who are unfamiliar with the name of Gregory Allan Despres, he is the man who murdered an elderly couple in Minto, NB, and then was allowed to enter the United States by US Customs despite having a blood-stained chainsaw and hatchet, as well as a homemade sword and brass knuckles, all of which were confiscated. The Department of Homeland Security must have had a shit fit over this one. I could just imagine what would happen if they caught a real terrorist. "Sir, we cannot let you enter the United States unless you forfeit your bombs. Thank you. Have a nice day."

Part of the story can be found at www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/07/22/despres050722.html

jack: 3rd Aug 2006 - 12:28 GMT

EG that guy despres is truly evil. you should drop the evil and just be the gentleman!

Marlo: 3rd Aug 2006 - 13:07 GMT

How do you explain a bloodied chainsaw to border crossing authorities? "I was trying to open my catsup package and needed something sharp."
That is very disturbing... I do recall hearing something about it on the CBC radio, but didn't pay much attention at the time.
The border authorities at Calais and St. Stephen's are either entirely too trusting/stupid, afraid, or unsure of their human, if not legal, responsibilities.

Chris Erb: 3rd Aug 2006 - 14:12 GMT

Did they bring him back to Fredericton? I thought he was being tried in the States.

I finish my job this week so I'll have 2 weeks off and still be in Fredericton. If I hear anything, I'll go down to the courthouse and try to get pictures of the media frenzy.

EvilGentleman: 3rd Aug 2006 - 14:36 GMT

Yeah, he's in Fredericton. This is a current CBC News article: www.cbc.ca/canada/new-brunswick/story/2006/08/02/despres-nb.html

Thanks for the suggestion, jack. But I try so hard to be honest and modest, and Gentleman sounds so egotistical, and what about my bad days? Best to leave things as is and keep my bases covered.