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WHY ‘BABY JESSICA’
NEEDED A SMARTPHONE
BY JACK BLACKBERRY
HE DIDN’T SPEND 58 HOURS TRAPPED
IN A TEXAS WELL, BUT HIS UNFORTUNATE
ALBEIT BRIEF SEALING IN AN OTTAWA LOO
LAST WEEK HAS TRANSFORMED PORT
HAWKESBURY’S V. OWN GREG
MACEACHERN INTO PARLIAMENT HILL’S
ANSWER TO “BABY JESSICA” MCCLURE.
“OK, no kidding, but I’m trapped in the washroom
outside 200 West Block,” exclaimed the
former Bindy Stronach spokesman via Twitter
last week, “Help.”
I’m told Summa Strategies communica-
LIFESTYLES OF THE RICH & CLUTTERED
BY NICK KNACKS
IF YOU’RE WONDERING WHY A RECENT
AUCTION AD IN THE CHRONICLE HERALD
WAS TRUMPETING THE SALE OF ITEMS
tions consultant Greg, who’s worked in the
provincial Liberal caucus office, at Halifax
City Hall, and as then-Transport Minister
Clifford Huskilson’s executive assistant, was
attending the Cattleman’s Reception in the
West Block Ballroom when nature called.
“Wish I had a beer,” came a follow-up tweet,
informing Greg’s 550-plus Twitter followers
that a commissionaire had apparently been
contacted and was en route to save the day,
while a fellow “hostage” — a colourful, old elbow-tipping
gent who it seems was responsible
for shutting the bathroom’s knobless barrier
— continued to “beat on the door.”
Sprung from the can a short time later, Greg
BELONGING TO THE N.S. DEPT. OF
COMMUNITY SERVICES, YOU’RE NOT
ALONE.
Both the March 11 and March 18 editions
SPOTS OF BOTHER AT
THE PURDY’S PARKADE
It took some digging, but I’ve finally managed
to attach a name to that pretty red
Nissan I far too often see taking up TWO
spots at the Purdy’s Wharf Parkade
(Tweets of the Week, Frank 580).
Seems the owner of said vehicle — N.S.
licence plate EDY 102 — is Danette Pottle
of Dartmouth.
Danette used to live on Green Village
Lane, but now dosses down in a $360,500assessed
abode on Freshwater Trail — off
Baker Drive — which she co-owns with
Christopher Cruikshank (Who he? — ed.).
Surely this couldn’t be the be the same
talented and fragrant Danette Pottle, the Regional
Sales Manager for Growthworks’
Atlantic Venture Fund? Or could it? GASP!
Does Frank know? Phone: (902) 420-1668
Greg MacEachern
via his @gmacofglebe Twitter account, exclaimed
to one and all that he was, “Free at
last. But scarred.”
He subsequently tweeted to CBC political
hack Rosemary Barton, informing her that
“Twitter saved my life.”
Did someone say “Movie of the Week”?
of the Herald carried the advert, proclaiming
that an auction under the Warehouseman’s
Lien Act would take place March 28 at 11
Pettipas Drive in Dartmouth. Although the
blurb gives the names of the few dozen individuals
whose stuff would be sold — including
cab driver and would-be real estate developer
Ali Roushani — there were no details
on what sort of items would be up for
grabs. The last name appearing on the list is
the Dept. of Community Services.
“It’s not actually our property,” explains government
spokesthingy Lucas Wide. He says
the department agreed to pay a months’ storage
fees on behalf of a client who was going
through a “period of transition.” It would appear
the client ran out of time.
Under the Act, the owner of a storage facility
has the right to confiscate a customer’s
items and sell them at public auction if they
fall too far behind in their rent.
In a related story, I see some items belonging
to beloved local sports personality Alex J.
Walling were also advertised for sale, this
time in an auction at the U-Haul Self Storage
place in Burnside on March 20. I unfortunately
wasn’t able to catch up with the man
himself before Frankland Press Time, so I’m
left to speculate what goodies ol’ Alex J. might
have left to rot.
Some old snow tires, maybe? A few dozen
of those blasted red paper boxes left over from
his days as a student newspaper peddler?
The possibilities, if you care enough to
speculate, are endless.
Does Frank Know?
atlanticfrank@eastlink.ca
APRIL 13, 2010 ATLANTIC CANADA FRANK 13