Hello,

Just passing on an important piece of information that all Windsorites should be aware of. There is a man, approximately 50 years old, about 5'7", 180 lbs, grey hair, who hangs out at the back of the Howard Avenue Walk-In clinic soliciting people for a ride and/ or money for a cab. He says he lives in Woodslee and his buddy dropped him off at the clinic but he forgot his wallet in his car so he has no way to get home. He will ask you for a ride, and there is no telling what he is capable of. DO NOT FALL FOR THIS. HE IS A LYING, SCUMBAG CROOK. DO NOT GIVE HIM ANY MONEY. The pharmacy workers in the walk-in clinic are all aware of him, and some customers have been duped out of their hard-earned money as well, myself included. I thought everyone should be made aware of this and to avoid him as necessary.

Thank you.

I received a call Friday night from what sounded like a young man (maybe 16?) who claimed to have my missing cat. He wanted to know how much the reward was, and after offering him a tidy sum, I asked for his address so I could see the cat and confirm it was mine. He refused, stating that I would have to e-transfer him the money first, and he would then have someone else drop off the cat. When I insisted on viewing the cat before payment, his reward demand doubled in price. When I still insisted on a viewing, he threatened to harm, and then escalted to kill my cat if I didn't e-transfer the reward. I knew he did not actually have my cat (refused even to text a photo because his "phone was broken" and the call ended shortly after I told him how sad it was that he would threaten to kill a cat in order to scare someone into sending him an undeserved reward. I posted the story as a warning to others on a missing pets website, and soon discovered four others who had been targeted by this guy. All of us had Kijiji adds for our missing animals. So, to those of you in the same boat, beware bogus claims of found pets from a young extortionist. And to the heartless young man targeting grieving owners of missing pets, I think the saddest part of the whole thing is how low you have fallen at such a young age. If this is what you choose for your character now, I shudder to think of the trajectory your life will take in the future. You have been spotted!

Today, I was at Factory Direct with my friend looking for a specific item. When we walked in the store, it didn't seem like there was any staff. We walked back to the electronics counter, only to wait around for what seemed like 10 minutes. I went to the front counter and asked if someone could be sent to electronics to help us. I was told VERY RUDELY by the girl behind the counter "we don't have a way to page people, if no one is back there, they are busy"! The other employees in the store all had the same "I don't care" attitide! This is not the first time I have been treated this way at Factory Direct. As a result of their poor customer service and bad attitudes, they have lost a customer!!

Just want to point out that as Windsorites we are so proud to support our local stations ... but when we need them for on the spot coverage, they seem to disappoint... ex: Last night's storm coverage was broadcasted with warnings, sightings and to the minute updates with Channel 7 news from Detroit, our local stations wait until actual news time slots to report any warnings or watches, we are not worried about the seven day forecast, we want to know why the sky is black right now!!! I think I may just start watching Channel 7 from now on!!

In this age of accessibility, equity, inclusion, tolerance, acceptance and accountability, I wonder what prevents Transit Windsor from adhering to any of these principles. Having a monopoly on public transit does not bestow upon any company or its employees the right to blatantly and intentionally treat an individual in an inexcusably appalling manner.

Last Saturday (May 10) I took my mother to Tecumseh Mall. She is a senior citizen and a stroke survivor who has mobility issues and must walk very slowly and carefully with a quad cane. When we go out, I always get her in and out of the car at curbside, having to get out of my car to help her with the door and her cane. She was waiting for me at the ramp outside the food court and the ramp is between two lengthy bus bays for Transit Windsor. There were no buses as I rounded the corner from the parking lot to get my mother at the ramp. As I hopped out of my car and jogged around to the passenger side, a bus entered the parking lot and the driver emitted two (or perhaps three) long and sudden blasts on the horn startling me and almost causing my mother to lose her balance and fall over. There are at least two other lanes that were EMPTY that the bus could have used to go around my car and access the second bus bay. Upon hearing the horn, I did a visual check on my mother, told her to go back up on the sidewalk and I jogged back around my car to pull a u-turn which permitted the bus to enter the bay without having to venture around my car. I then pulled back in front of the ramp and got my mother into the car, which takes about one or two minutes. All the while, the bus remained sitting in the bay and was still sitting there when we left.

I called Transit Windsor at approximately 5:30 p.m. that evening and left a voicemail indicating that I wanted to lodge a complaint about one of their drivers. I clearly stated my name and phone number, said that I wanted to give them the opportunity to remedy my complaint and that I expected a return call as soon as possible. I recognized that since it was the weekend, they might not get to my voicemail until Monday, so I said that if I did not hear from them by end of day Monday, I would write a Letter to the Editor of The Windsor Star. It is now 7:16 p.m. Monday, May 12 and I have not heard from them, suggesting to me that Transit Windsor has no desire to maintain a strong public image, nor does it want to be accountable for actions of its drivers.

What are my issues with this? First, although the area IS marked as a bus stop, I was BETWEEN the bus bays where I have seen taxis innumerable times and nary do bus drivers lay on their horns at taxis. Second, the two long blasts of the horn could have caused my mother to fall since her balance is precarious; a simple short tap or toot of the horn would have sufficed and I would not be penning this letter. Third, my remedy was going to be that Transit Windsor supervisors have a chat with the driver in question and send a letter of apology signed by him/ her to my mother, but they have failed to even inquire about my complaint. Fourth, the bus was NOT behind schedule, since the bus sat in the bay for at least several minutes after pulling in. Fifth, it was obvious what I was doing since there was an older woman with a cane waiting at the ramp and since the driver saw me jog around my car towards her.

I do not know if this driver was just having a bad day, is impatient by nature, regularly suffers from road rage, does not care for older people, does not like his/ her mother or has it out for those with disabilities, but I CAN tell you that this driver deliberately treated my mother in a disrespectful and offensive manner which is absolutely inexcusable! She has only been disabled for 15 months now and is very sensitive to the many intentional and unintentional slights that others often subject those with disabilities to. Each of these impolite acts has a negative impact on her sense of worth and thus on her well-being as a whole; to witness a company as visible as Transit Windsor perpetuate such reprehensible behavior is utterly shocking and disheartening. Shame on you, Transit Windsor!

Even though it's the middle of the day, you should be turning on your car's lights while driving in inclement weather, such as the heavy rainfall Windsor has been experiencing today. It is often hard to see cars ahead of you when they don't have their lights on. Drive safe and make sure you are seen!

Today I went to Walmart with my husband around 830 and stayed in the car. I watched this man wearing shades a hat and a denim jacket walk around the parking lot telling people a story about how he locked his keys in his van and he mentioned he tried calling his wife and she's not answering her phone and how he doesn't have CAA and would appreciate any change towards his tow truck fee. At first I thought, this poor guy! However that quickly changed once I seen him say the same story to 5 different families, while he went from 1 side of the parking lot to the other. I thought okay maybe this guy has a drug addiction. as my husband walked up the the car I thought he was for sure going to ask him and I would stop him, but he didn't instead he got into a blue sunfire that was parked behind my car. Just thought I would share it with everyone..

I spend a fair bit of time at Malden Park riding my bike, walking or running...I enjoy the peace it affords. Now I don't know when it became fashionable to not only drive your vehicles around the pedestrian/ bike paths but test out your Baja skills up the hill but I saw no less than three separate occurrences today...maybe its time to get a clue morons!!!