-=> Quoting Michael Loo to Jim Weller <=-

 ML> in Lilli's area / it is / a monopolistic venture.

 JW> in Canada, the CRTC has the power to regulate monopolies fairly
 JW> effectively, especially when it comes to rates.

 ML> See, Lilli's is on the outskirts of an unincorporated
 ML> CDP and thus outside the purview of government smaller
 ML> than the county level.

That would explain her loose or non-existent zoning but cable and
internet oversight is a federal not a local responsibility. Your
equivalent to the CRTC Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommun-
ications Commission) is the FCC.

 ML> She finally got rid of her cable
 ML> TV, but they tried to get rid of her Internet (for her
 ML> that would be a disaster), having the lock on that, too.

I had no problem at all dropping cable TV while retaining cable
internet.

 ML> So the new franchisee with starry dollar signs in his
 ML> eyes

The new franchisee is pretty savvy. They own 384 restaurants in
Canada and the UK. The British group bought out an Ontario company
which had 120 KFC stores there and hired some top Canadian McDonald's
people to run the operation for them here in this country. My
dealings were with an ex-McDonald's chap who was the western Canada
real estate and business development guy and recently I met two of
the heavy hitters from the UK, Shehzad and Bernie. 

http://www.soulfoodsgroup.com/who-we-are/
 
 ML> There are a considerable number of Hispano-Americans,
 ML> most no doubt productive ones

I have found over the decades that the newest immigrants off the
boat are the hardest workers no matter where they're from. The
second generation is better educated and more fluent in English or
French than their parents and get higher paying jobs and the third
generation are just like the rest of us entitled and lazy slobs.

 ML> flavor to the mix, the climate being an initial hurdle
 ML> of course.

We have lots of Caribbean, African, Filipino and recently Australian
immigrants here and almost all of them have adapted and survived.

 ML> Angry Orchard

I had to Google that. Cool name for hard cider.



Cheers

Jim


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