Anybody have a clue why the Casual Collective seems to be down at the moment? There’s nothing on the devs’ blog about it…

Update: back up now. Yeah! :-)

Random comment: …and Papa John’s finally opened a store in town. All’s well with the world. :-)

Windsor Star, November 14:

Border delays not likely here for emergency crews

….Ambulances are the emergency vehicles that pass through most frequently, said Chief Ron Smith, spokesman for U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Detroit. Windsor hospitals often send patients in urgent need of surgery that can’t be provided here to Detroit, instead of sending them to London.

“We would like a list of who is on the (vehicle) so we know who is in there. But we are doing everything we can to ensure ensure emergency responders not held up,” he said.

Times Colonist (Victoria), November 17:

U.S. Customs delays ambulance at border

….Rick Laporte, 49 — who twice had been brought back to life with defibrillators — was being rushed across the border when a U.S. border guard ignored protocol at the Detroit portion of the tunnel and forced the ambulance — with siren and lights flashing — to pull over….

Chief Ron Smith of U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Detroit could not be reached yesterday.

Thanks-I-think go to fark.com.