Those concerned about the possible repercussions of Hurricane Irene may wish to reassure themselves by looking at the Weather Channel forecasts for the next few days. You do this by clicking on the temperature in the weather bar above. The forecasts appear to be quite pleasant with a little rain but also much sunshine.

Residents who want to drive out of their neighborhood and shoppers waiting to cross, will be aware at how long it takes to get across Bayview at the intersection of Manor/Fleming. Our summer Saturday check revealed a fleeting 15 second green for Bayyview crossers before the green turned to amber. The long (60 second) wait causes many Bayview pedestrians to make a run for it on the red. Down at Millwood, it’s slightly better but not quite in keeping with a Saturday, nor with the traffic on Millwood. The Millwood crossers get 30 seconds, but wait 60 seconds. We’re going to take a wild guess and say these things are automated and it seems reasonable that the Saturday and Sunday cycle should be closer in seconds to 45/45 at both corners. What do you think?

The chat around the shops is that Pharma Plus is running television ads which give Shoppers Drug Mart the needle about cosmetic merchandising. The gist of the PP spots is that if you want a drugstore that cares more about your health than your appearance come to the Rexall Pharma Plus. The grumbling among many customers has been that Shoppers manipulates them into the cosmetic department. But, it must be said it’s handy to grab a jar of salsa or a frozen meal at Shoppers.

In this digital age, You Tube knows all and this is a very good brief edit of lightning hitting the CN tower. There are other videos but this is the best. Hope you survived that thunder crasher okay. There do not appear to be any reports of serious damage around South Bayview land.

The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation has predicted that house prices will remain stable this year. The CMHC says there will not be a correction in price this year, and that prices will continue to rise. Canadian Real Estate.

The legendary powerhouse who created and sold the Apple computer and all the dazzling array of subsequent products is resigning immediately from the presidency of the firm. Story at Rehak/Stuebing: Mostly Media