Two years ago this month I moved to Kerrobert to be closer to my family, I had no idea what I was getting into.
Most of the people here are strange to the point of utter likableness. There is no welcoming attitude. Just an air of what can I get from you. It is completely odd that they request a service from you you give it and they forget they ever asked. We started up a business and 90% of our work is from out of town.
Lets talk about the town office and the tireless work they do. For starters they hiked our water rate up higher than anywhere else I have ever lived. It is to pay for an upgrade that should have been done, easy thirty - fourty years ago. No you cant drink the water most days it is a light brown color with plenty of sedimite in it. A smell eminates from it as well. It corrodes all of your appliances as well as the hot water tank within one to four years. I have so far lost a dishwasher, a RO filter systm all my new sinks, tub, faucets have been ruined and I am sapossed to pay seventy dollars a month for water I dont drink or cook with. Never mind the $ 200.00 I pay for bottled water a month. Next lets talk streets and boulivards and sidewalks. Apparently my sidewalk (where at least ten elderly people walk daily) has been ripped apart for five years, in the winter there is no way I can clear the sidewalk, it ices so bad in the winter the old people have to walk on the road. Can you believe that. The roads are so bad I have had to have three alignments this past two years. All though the driveways around town hall have been maintained. Crazy the taxes are outrageous why is this town so wretched. Also the dilapidated buildings and abandoned houses are allowed to rot and nothing is done.
Next, the townies. What a classy bunch, I cannot bring the kids to the hockey games because there is a drinking section and there are four classy broads screaming names and swears that even this potty mouth feels uncomfortable repeating. Never mind going out for a beer after the game, the town is full of testosterone and geared for a fight. We got attacked there, I had to pop a guy in the face with a beer bottle to defend myself. Try calling the cops, they have to get dressed then show up. They are useless anyway, they are unreliable too, I made a complaint over someone shooting a shot gun and they were positive that it was fireworks, uhh I know the difference.Wow what a place. I think the whole policing of this place sucks, hey here is an idea, how about doing some traffic stops and stop all the assholes from driving mach9 along the main road. Also the townies like using their yards as storage for shit that should really be taken to the dump or the wrecker.
I HATE KERROBERT SK.
The grocer is a interesting guy, most of his fresh produce is junk, milk costs almost $7.00 anywhere, and the meat is substandard.
The one restaurant is is compiled of pre-cooked food and is outrageously priced for a dirty side of the highway dive. One of the cooks actually touches your food with hands where she has bitten her nails down to the cuticle ewwwww! She also coughs and never washes her hands, I refuse to eat there. The owner is a real piece of work too, she swears and curses and has emotional meltdowns that the whole place can hear, classy. I heard her compare herself to Gordan Ramsey from Hells Kitchen LMFAO. The pizza joint bakes frozen pizzas and chicken strips....WTF you call that a restaurant? The other place has been bought by some asians, well I just wont support that either. The other asian restaurant, well the food tastes great but I always get the shits after, so no more of that. The other asian place has VLT junkies and that is all you hear while trying to enjoy the food that is overpriced but tasty.
However there has been a few great things here, Gail from the Redi Mart is a rock star, Dave from Kerrobert Service has been a god send, Old Pete is just one of the best people that I have ever met. Michelle from the liquor store is a prize, the hardware store is a cluttered mess but full of all sorts of things and they have helped us when we run out of some stock items. I really like the dude from K&E waterworks (he must love us we help keep him in business). The hair salon is pretty great too, you just have to be prepared to sit with a cople of the town bitches, Jody is a rock star, I have yet to have her cut my hair, she is just to high strung for me to let her cut my hair though, not saying she does bad work but I am afraid she will be going off on something and make a mistake lol!I have met some really great people but the majority have been douchbags. I am looking forward to waving my one finger salute when I leave.
As for health care, Dr.Wentzel is as cold as a frickin Popsicle. His bedside manner is atrocious, and I am going to go for a yearly exam with him. No I would rather have Hitler be my doctor. What an asshole. You actually have to plan your illness two weeks in advance. A close friend of mine had a miscarriage I accompanied her, he actually asked her if she was really pregnant. Who does that??? The hospital is full of bitchy townies who think that they are better than you, really it isn't hard to become a nurse, fuck off. Go wipe some old guys ass, that is the extent of your job, if something was serious they go to Kindersley or Saskatoon. Nice!
Lets just say I have a few opinions to share on my way out, and I believe my exit will be talked about for some time. Welcome to bitch time.
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This is my home town. Do not go trashing people and a town you don't know the history of. Every place inhabited by humans has a good and bad side to it. Oh, just FYI; if you plan on trashing people and places in the future than be sure to use correct grammar and spelling. Otherwise. you just make yourself look like an uneducated fool.
ReplyDeleteWell i suppose everyone is entitled to there own opinion, that being said i am also entitled to think that your sad, hurtful attempt at attacking our home town only stems from your own miserable experience and doesn't reflect on the rest of us as a whole. It should occur to you and everyone else who has an outlook on things in this manner that the problem may lay with the way you treat people. I have personally know a lot of people from Kerrobert and i have been given the impression that you seem to get exactly what you give. Act like an asshole, yeah someones gonna get pissed off and want to start fights. Yet, put alot of time and dedication into the town or become some sort of positive force on the town and people REMEMBER and always have good things to say about you.
ReplyDeleteNow, take a good hard look at how you are treating the people of this town....
Any idea why things have been so tough?
Well said, Cameron!
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ReplyDelete*Facepalm* Posted Nov 27, 2009
Besides the unnecessary disdain towards the citizens and businesses of Kerrobert, this article is filled with nothing but grammar errors and indignant negativity. It is too bad you had such a poor experience living in Kerrobert for the short while that you did. I suppose we all have the freedom of expression, which gives me the right to tell you that I strongly disagree with almost everything you had said, excluding the praise you washed over a few of Kerrobert's citizens (a praise I imagine that most of them do not feel honored to have, coming from you and this article).
ReplyDeleteThe thing that irks me the most about this article is your boorish audacity to call out a nurse's job. Do you truly believe that the extent of their work is to "wipe an old guy's ass"? That's sad. But even if that is the case, what are you going to do when you are old and do not have the strength to wipe your own damn ass? Are you going to mock and snicker at the nurses who have to do it for you? Unfortunately, you probably will continue to be this type of person unless you change your attitude, and for your own health and happiness, I hope you do.
P.S. I worked at the Kerrobert Pizza for two years and not once did I ever bite into cold pizza. I have seen how they cook their food, and unless you arrived to pick up your order hours later than you were supposed to, there is no way it could have been "frozen". Nice try, though.
So what are the positives things about Kerrobert? And what are you doing as a business owner to make it better?
ReplyDeleteI live near Kerrobert and have considered Kerrobert to be where I am from for the last 28 years. The last couple of years I have been hearing a lot of very negative things about Kerrobert. I was at a conference in Regina this fall and when someone asked me where I was from and I told them Kerrobert they said, “Kerrobert! I went through that town this summer. What a dive!” Other comments I have gotten are: “What a dust hole.” “Now that’s the ugliest town I have ever been to.” “Scary yeeks. Wouldn’t want to be in that town at night.” “Why would you live in Kerrobert?” One guy even offered me his condolences when I gave him my address. Now why would they do that? Why would these people feel so compelled to insult my town? While I would never do this can I really blame them? Sadly, quit often these days on my way to town to get groceries and other things, I have driven right past Kerrobert and went to Kindersley because I just didn’t want to drive on those awful roads and streets. (And yes it has been very dusty and ugly.) Driving by or through Kerrobert these days doesn’t seem very pleasant or appealing. So I’m not mad or upset I’m just disappointed. How did our town get this bad? When reading your blog I found myself agreeing with you. I agree that the cost for utilities and taxes are very high. I agree with your comments about the water and the neglected upgrades. It’s true what you said about the sidewalks, streets and roads. Which are also very unsafe. It’s true about the old buildings and houses and the garbage in yards. Your comment about the hockey games and bar, true. You’re correct about the police service. I have seen the gunshot holes in the signage just outside town. Fireworks do not cause gunshot holes. I agree about the driving habits in town. Everyone in town has complained about the groceries for years. I worked at the grocery store 30 years ago and have heard these same complaints about the produce and high prices still today. Your comments about the restaurants, food handling, the quality, quantity and the cost all true. I have also had my food coughed on and once the waitress’s boob was in my food because she was carrying several plates against her body. Yuck! Although I have not shared your experiences with Dr. Wentzel, some of the nurses can be very rude. Some not all. I agree about the lack of health care services in rural towns (having to plan your illness). I thank you for sharing your comments. I feel that Kerrobert is improving and will once again be that welcoming, quaint little town I once knew. I wish you luck and hope one day you and others will be able to come through Kerrobert and comment, “Kerrobert is a nice place I can see why you want to live there.”
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