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Explaining to people the differences I have with the manner in which Abbotsford City Hall runs and behaves can be time consuming since the list of behaviours and actions that demonstrate City Hall\u2019s mastery of mishandling the city\u2019s business, finances, service delivery, citizen\u2019s interests etc is mind numbingly long and wordy.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>So I always keep an eye out for some way to illustrate, in a short and snappy manner, that Abbotsford City Hall sees a completely different reality from that its citizens live in and just how devoid of common sense Abbotsford City Hall is.<\/p>\n

When I came across the city sign in the picture I knew I had found that concise piece of evidence. I did wonder if perhaps City Hall\u2019s cognitive difficulties arise from mind altering substances rather than problems with the oxygen levels within city hall.<\/p>\n

This sign, posted on a signpost carefully set in a big cement footing in Mill Lake Park, bears irrefutable testimony to the twisted, confused reality Abbotsford City Hall sees and inhabits. The sign\u2019s existence providing the viewer clear evidence of the absence of common sense.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>It also leaves the viewer tp ponder the question: Ice? What Ice??<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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Explaining to people the differences I have with the manner in which Abbotsford City Hall runs and behaves can be time consuming since the list of behaviours and actions that demonstrate City Hall\u2019s mastery of mishandling the city\u2019s business, finances, service delivery, citizen\u2019s interests etc is mind numbingly long and wordy. So I always keep an eye out for some way to illustrate, in a short and snappy manner, that Abbotsford City Hall sees a completely different reality from that its citizens live in and just how devoid of common sense Abbotsford City Hall is. When I came across the city sign in the picture I knew I had found that concise piece of evidence. I did wonder if perhaps City Hall\u2019s cognitive difficulties arise from mind altering substances rather than problems with the oxygen levels within city hall. This sign, posted on a signpost carefully set in a big cement footing in Mill Lake Park, bears irrefutable testimony to the twisted, confused reality Abbotsford City Hall sees and inhabits. The sign\u2019s existence providing the viewer clear evidence of the absence of common sense. It also leaves the viewer tp ponder the question: Ice? What Ice??<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-185","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-municipal"],"yoast_head":"\nA Picture is worth a thousand words. - James W. 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