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  • Lessons of the Lions Gate

    Lessons of the Lions Gate

    I am Unapologetic for my respect and admiration of Juan O Savin. In my opinion, he’s as close to “Christ wisdom” as any person I have ever heard speak. Very articulate, mostly optimistic and despite the sad topics, his temperament is extraordinary. A character hardened by a life, none of us could imagine. This Lion’s got lessons, from a fight for survival, since the 1970’s.

    I am Unapologetic to the people from whom I’ve had to disassociate because of their Trump derangement syndrome (TDS). If anyone still prefers Joe Biden over Trump at this point in time, they need professional psychological help. And, if anyone thinks, that Joe Biden won the 2020 Presidential election legitimately, they’re either wilfully ignorant, or complicit.

    I endorse Donald Trump and wholeheartedly believe he’s the best/last chance for freedom, humanity has. The one man who has what it takes to defeat the Deep State.

    My favourite expression Juanito (107) says, is that the “wheels of Justice grind slowly but they grind fine”. Add to that, a quote by DJT that; “we (USA) are a nation of laws”. Therefore; let the wheels of Justice Roll! Now I’m paraphrasing, let the wheels grind and do their work… and I believe that is exactly what’s happening at this time. Truth and Justice will prevail but allot more fine grinding must happen, before big names get under those wheels of Justice. Be patient. 

    Parable of the Pacific

    Everyday, I ride the seawall 10 kilometres around Stanley Park, along the Pacific Ocean underneath the Lions Gate Bridge in Vancouver. My favourite place is the lighthouse underneath Lions Gate Bridge. The bridge was built by the Guinness Brewing Company. They charged a toll for decades to get their money back. It’s a prototype for the Golden Gate Bridge, same foundry built both bridges.

    Lions Gate Bridge from Cypress Viewpoint Winter Night

    Lions Gate Bridge is a prototype of the Golden Gate Bridge 

    The builders chose the narrowest point, hence it’s called “The Narrows” And at that very point. On a really lucky day, when just the perfect circumstances come together, I’ll come around underneath the bridge to the Narrows, where all the harbor seals live because of what happens there when the tide comes in. And on those real rare occasions you can clearly see the tide line.

    On that point where the little lighthouse is perched, the cliffs go 600 feet deep into the water. As the tide rushes in the water gets compressed against that wall of the cliff. The harbor seals, live in the tide-pool on the inside of the inlet for good reason, it’s like a veritable seafood buffet on a conveyor belt. At the right time of day or night they just wait and the seafood comes to them, while they lounge in a calm pool, under the lions gate bridge. It’s magical to watch and learn the lessons of the sea.

    Sailors know about the tide line, it’s the actual Mark in the water where the incoming ocean is fighting against the smaller forces of the fresh water, that’s pouring into the sea from the melting glaciers of British Columbia. At this time of year the snow is melting fast as the sun is blasting it, every river is gushing and bursting, waterfalls are gushing. There’s water rushing in from every stream and river, into the lake to push against the sea but it’s up against the mighty Pacific Ocean. Despite all the energy of the fresh water, feebly trying to inch its way forward but the sea, as we know, is much too big and strong. The Pacific can’t be held back.

    For the Deep State and Liberal/Democrat organizations, the tide changed months ago and now we’re nearing high-tide. When Nancy Pelosi was replaced as Speaker of the House and Elon Musk bought Twitter the tide turned and it started going against the criminals that stole the 2020 election, and those who hi-jacked the media, weaponized the government and those who perpetrated these false flag crimes and all of the false narratives. All the many minions Hillary Clinton and her clique had recruited over the decades long plan to topple America… they all had to start swimming against the incoming tide of truth.

    One lesson you learn watching the tide, which I observe everyday, is that around the higher Tides, it’s very difficult to notice that water is still coming in, nothing appears to be changing, however the surface water is what is moving faster and faster and it has massive power in it’s current do to it’s size. I’ve watched swimmers who underestimate the surface current that happens on the high tide, they have to swim twice as fast to travel half as far.

    We can assume that after several months of Investigation, in the Senate hearings, legal proceedings and in the dialog of social media exposure of whistleblower lions after whistleblower after whistleblower implicating so many people. New evidence to implicate the people surrounding, so many crimes, as the wheels of justice grind forwards. For those caught on the wrong side of the current, in the wrong place, it’s got to be exhausting. Many, many defendants are now swimming against that tide and it’s a losing battle as witnessed by the Lions Gate.

    So, now what’s caught-up in that tide line, of this parable, is all sorts of floating debris, some big logs and little sticks caught in the flow, all moving towards the rocky shore to end the sea journey. Then eventually here’s what happens, and again it takes the right circumstances but it goes like this… Every few years, when the moon is full and during the season of the King Tide, what can and occasionally does happen is, the weather will conspire to push in all of those logs and stumps from the edge of the ocean tide, into a big accumulation. All it takes is a one big storm, when you have the combination of elements, it gets washed-up all at once.

    When the next big proverbial shit-storm comes, what will happen, is it’ll put these enormous tree trunks bigger than a dump truck onto the beach. Therefore, I think what we’re going to see in this Parable is government agencies and corporate news media that are going to find themselves completely exposed. High and dry on the beach, like massive tree trunks beached by a storm. In the light of day, after the storm, we can examine the evidence to see the roots and witness everything clinging to the stump

    In one prolonged series of powerful natural events, everyone alive is going to know that the Storm of Truth has shipwrecked the Deep State. No one from the ship of fools is getting out of this wreck, anyone involved in the deception, including the fake pandemic, which was used to cause mail-in voting, is going to know they’re beached and busted, heading for Guantanamo Bay to be processed.

    After the King Tide Storm it’s going to be smooth sailing however, after it’s all over the beaches will be piled high with debris of all sorts but the waters are safe to sail again. Yes, it’s going to be a lot of work cleaning up the mess because there was so much floating. So let the waves begin! Brace for the storm, Bring it on, we can handle it and it has to happen, to make the seas safe again for navigation. Lions, make it so!

  • Lions Gate Bridge under Construction

    Lions Gate Bridge under Construction

    Vancouver Lions Gate Bridge sunset reflection in a tide pool, 2002

    The Lions Gate Bridge, opened in 1938 and officially known as the First Narrows Bridge, is a suspension bridge that crosses the first narrows of Burrard Inlet and connects the City of Vancouver, British Columbia, to the North Shore municipalities of the District of North Vancouver, the City of North Vancouver, and West Vancouver. The term “Lions Gate” refers to the Lions, a pair of mountain peaks north of Vancouver. Northbound traffic on the bridge heads in their general direction. A pair of cast concrete lions, designed by sculptor Charles Marega, were placed on either side of the south approach to the bridge in January 1939.

    Lions Gate Bridge at Sunset, 2013

    The total length of the bridge including the north viaduct is 1,823 metres (5,981 ft). The length including approach spans is 1,517.3 metres (4,978 ft), the main span alone is 473 metres (1,552 ft), the tower height is 111 metres (364 ft), and it has a ship’s clearance of 61 metres (200 ft). Prospect Point in Stanley Park offered a good high south end to the bridge, but the low flat delta land to the north required construction of the extensive North Viaduct.

    History

    In 1890, land speculator George Grant Mackay wrote in the local paper that he foresaw a bridge over the first narrows. The decision on whether to build the bridge was put to the electorate of Vancouver in 1927, but the first plebiscite was defeated and the idea was put to rest for the time being.

    Lions Gate Bridge from Downtown Vancouver

    Alfred James Towle Taylor, an engineer with a land interest in the construction of the bridge, worked to overcome local opposition to its construction. Taylor was able to convince the Guinness family (of the Irish stout fame) to invest in the land on the north shore of Burrard Inlet. They purchased 1,902 hectares (4,700 acres) of West Vancouver mountainside through a syndicate called British Pacific Properties Ltd.

    Lions Gate Bridge and North Vancouver from Prospect Point in Stanley Park

    On December 13, 1933, a second plebiscite was held, passing with 70 percent in favour. After considerable further negotiations with the federal government, approval was finally granted, with the requirement that Vancouver materials and workmen be used as much as possible to provide employment during the Great Depression. The 1933 bylaw authorizing construction included a provision mandating that “no Asiatic person shall be employed in or upon any part of the undertaking or other works”.

    Lions Gate Bridge under construction, 1938

    The bridge was designed by the Montreal firm Monsarrat and Pratley, which was later responsible for the Angus L. Macdonald Bridge in Halifax, Nova Scotia, using a similar design. Other companies involved in the construction of the bridge included Swan Wooster Engineering, Parsons Brinckerhoff Quade & Douglas, Rowan Williams Davies & Irwin Inc., Canron Western Constructors, Dominion Bridge Company, American Bridge Company.

    Construction began on March 31, 1937. After one and a half years and a cost of CA$5,873,837.17, the bridge opened to traffic on November 14, 1938. On May 29, 1939, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth presided over the official opening during a royal visit to Canada. A toll of 25 cents was charged for each car or horse and carriage; five cents was charged for pedestrians or bicycles.

    On January 20, 1955, the Guinness family sold the bridge to the province of British Columbia for $5,873,837.17 – the cost of the original construction. The newly constructed bridge differed from the current configuration of the bridge as it originally had only two lanes. Yet, as had been foreseen, West Vancouver’s population boomed as a result of the new connection. Thus, to accommodate the increased population, the lanes were divided into three with the middle lane acting as a passing lane. Eventually overhead lane control signals were installed, enabling traffic in the centre lane to be directed in either direction, and facilitating emergency vehicle access by closing off the centre lane.

    Lions Gate Bridge from Stanley Park, 2013

    Another difference with the original configuration was that in an effort to recover the expenditure it cost to build the bridge, the Guinness family had toll booths installed. The toll remained on the bridge until April 1, 1963. Changes were made shortly after, as the tolls were removed and overhead lane controls were added.

    In 1975, the deteriorating original concrete deck of the North Viaduct was replaced with a lighter, wider, and stronger steel orthotropic deck with wider lanes. This was carried out in sections using a series of short closures of the bridge; each time, one old section was lowered from the bridge and its replacement was put into place.

    In 1986 the Guinness family, as a gift to Vancouver, purchased decorative lights that make it a distinctive nighttime landmark. In July 2009, the bridge’s lighting system was updated with new LED lights to replace its system of 100-watt mercury vapour bulbs. The switch to LEDs was expected to reduce power consumption on the bridge by 90 per cent and save the provincial government about $30,000 a year in energy and maintenance costs.

    From 2000 to 2001, the replacement of the entire suspended structure of the original suspension bridge was undertaken without interruption of peak-hour traffic – the first time an entire suspended structure of a major suspension bridge was replaced while in daily use. As with the 1975 replacement work, this was facilitated by a series of separate nighttime and weekend closures to replace one section at a time. The old suspended section was lowered to a barge, and the new lighter and wider orthotropic deck section raised into place and connected. The new deck was designed with the two pedestrian walkways cantilevered to the outside of the suspension cables and the three road lanes widened from 3 to 3.6 metres (10 to 12 ft) each. As a result of the 2001 replacement, the 63-year-old “suspension bridge, not designed for durability, was given a new lease of life”.