Television Uber Alles?

Driving down Wilson St. in Downtown Hamilton yesterday, I noticed a very interesting phenomenon. This is a rather hard scrabble part of the city, lots of poverty around. Some of the houses in the area looked like they were about to cave in on themselves, and the exteriors have not been cleaned in years.

Yet perched on top of every single one of the most run-down places in the neighbourhood...a brand new satellite dish!

The lure of the almighty television seems to have completely replaced any sense of public duty to maintain the places in which we live. Who cares about our civic life...we just want to be entertained.

I certainly hope this isn't to be the fate of our area in Burlington once the quick trip to Home Depot in the SUV becomes a lot more difficult as oil supply starts the long decline.

The cost of oil today: just over $63 a barrel as we speak. Things are happening fast.