Only 11°C outside now, going down to 7C overnight and a high of 20C tomorrow. The house is a bit cool heading to bed. I suspect I'll want to run the furnace tomorrow morning to take the chill off for breakfast.
I'm glad the temps are staying low as we head into June. Makes enjoying the outdoors much nicer if we're not into the hot stuff.
Just as the far right extremists are the biggest threat to safety in #Canada, the #Conservative party is the biggest threat to safety in #Ottawa. The NDP and the Libs are claiming trouble getting people to run because of the safety issues faced by those on Parliment Hill, caused by the Conservative Party and #Pollievre spreading extremist hatred
Gunna have to make multiple reminders a day on my phone cuz this fucking sucksssss. I have friends with Lyme’s disease and it’s like another form of long #covid#ontario#ottawa#onpoli#publichealth
Kids don’t need inspiration. They need space. They need fucking adults to care for a few minutes about something other than their goddamn travel times #ottawa#ottbike#biketooter
Hey #ottawa OC Transpo announced this morning that you can now pay for #publictransit with an Interac Debit Card. This is in addition to being able to pay with a credit card or mobile pay on any bus or LRT station #ontario#onpoli
My rain gauge, a PALE (Plastic Accumulator of Liquid Evidence) shows we've had about 40 mm of rain so far today in #Ottawa. One storm is yet to arrive but should shortly.
Apparently I’ll be getting the wondrous $7.85 from this LifeLabs “settlement”… I’m giddy that I’ll be able to buy a round trip pass on OC Transpo with this 🙃 curious what else I can buy with $7.86. Maybe we all pool our big earnings off of stolen data for purchasing power? #onpoli#cdnpoli#ottawa
#Ottawa folks, if you are getting paving done, avoid Black Tar.
Paving is not rocket science, and I'm sure it works out for a lot of customers. But if you have the misfortune to get one of their incompetent crews, you will get:
• 1/4” of asphalt instead of the contracted 2.5”
• A driveway that starts falling apart (see previous point) in less than a year
• The company suggesting it’s your fault for driving on the surface too early (we didn’t), or spilling oil/gasoline (from my electric car?)
• The company management offering superficial treatment (cheap for them) instead of the needed replacement or refund (not cheap, so they ignore the suggestion completely)
• Endless bromides regarding their (non-existent) high ideals regarding customer service
Please don't reply with suggestions for further action. Assume we've pursued them.
Just don't give these jerks your money.
It’s the kids birthday this week, it’s almost June and we’re all sick again. The kid’s had the “cough at night that doesn’t go away” for weeks and my throat and lungs hurt as they haven’t in a long time. Tests are negative for days and fuck I hate kindergarten sometimes. We haven’t changed a lot of our behaviors but the amount of kids hacking away at his school the past few weeks is sad frankly #ottawa#kids#covid
It makes sense that Ford would call an election because there is no opposition, voter turnout out would probably be the same as last time, the PCs have been using our $$$ non-stop the past few months to highlight their successes and because if PP wins, well there is historical precedent that shows the province would dump his provincial affiliation to the federal #ontario#ottawa#onpoli#cdnpolihttps://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/alcohol-sales-convenience-stores-ontario-1.7213546
I love watching, making photos and cheering people on while racing. I don’t really know what is going on with my body/nervous system that has gotten worse in the past few years but I couldn’t fathom doing this anymore. In 2012, I did the Mt St Louis Tough Mudder, 17 kms, 9 times bottom to top of that fucking mountain with all the obstacles and I was probably 315 lbs. Bodies are amazing and frustrating #ottawa#ottwalk#ottawaraceweekend