how can this be a democracy if you can't pee on the weekend?

I caught a news story about the G20 protesters, and saw one of them wailing "We were handcuffed in a cell for 20 hours! This is supposed to be a democracy, man!" Uh yeah....because you're OUT now...if it really were the fascist dictatorship you claim it to be, you'd be in jail indefinitely with no trial. Duh. Do they teach any recent history in Ontario schools anymore?

On a nice long sunday bike ride, during one of the few days lately when it hasn't been pouring, I was faced again with the dilemma of where one can pee on a weekend. Once out of lachine, a girl's options are limited. Stewart hall is my favorite spot, but everything closes early on Sundays in the summer or never even opens. Recently, it was announced that huge investments are going to be made to upgrade parks in Montreal but I wonder about the boroughs. You stop at a park, figuring you can use the chalet. Wrong. It's locked. No water fountains either. Where do the kids go to the toilet? I remember the crummy chalet in Houde park where there was almost never any toilet paper. But at least it was open.

Another one of my fave rest stops, a veterans hangout in St Anne de Bellevue near Senneville was closed and the park is being renovated. I have no idea if this was just temporary or if they have moved. It was after 5 when I headed home so I was screwed until Lachine. Stewart Hall was closed. The Dorval Arena had closed. I had stopped there in April and a very nice man who was working a hockey tournament said I could use the facilities. A girl on a bike must rely on the kindness of strangers. Is this a democracy, man, when you have to hold it in on a Sunday?