I've read some very silly articles in my time but this one takes the cake!! Did you all know that Canada is facing a shortage of butlers??? These are excerpts from a Globe and Mail article that N flung at me during brunch yesterday:

• The worldwide butler shortage is a serious problem. It sounds silly, but it is,' says Charles MacPherson, former butler to the Eaton family who now runs a placement service in Toronto."
• Salary for a novice butler may start at about $50,000; more seasoned butlers can command $150,000 or more in Canada, and far more in New York or London.

Personally, I'm glad N and I decided to rent it up rather than buy a million dollar condo. No butler would have been a deal breaker. Sarcasm heavily implied.

Read on here.