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Columnist @Driving.ca, Motherlode columnist @thespec.com, novel A Face in the Window www.afaceinthewindow.com. I've won some stuff I write about cars, my kids (moved out), my cat (just one), my dead parents (can't argue) and whatever else I feel like.

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Lorraine Sommerfeld -> 🇨🇦 @lorrainesommerfeld.bsky.social · 16h

Motherlode today. Mail all day from people sharing stories. Winner so far? NINE kids, one bathroom.

Let’s talk about bathrooms

I’m about to talk about the good old days. My family of six grew up in a house (where I still live), and we had one bathroom.

www.thespec.com

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Lorraine Sommerfeld -> 🇨🇦 @lorrainesommerfeld.bsky.social · 16h

Linked In proposes I follow Bari Weiss thank you no

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Lorraine Sommerfeld -> 🇨🇦 @lorrainesommerfeld.bsky.social · 1d

Gene Simmons is gross.

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Lorraine Sommerfeld -> 🇨🇦 @lorrainesommerfeld.bsky.social · 1d

Come on now. The RCMP is far busier covering up for Doug Ford.

Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 1d

Mini-Trump wants the "despicable" RCMP to jail Justin Trudeau.
When PP was in government we had:
Fraud king Arthur Porter-jailed
Pm chief of staff Bruce Carson-jailed
Del Maestro-jailed
Nigel Wright-$90,000 secret pay out.
btw, who directed Pierre Poutine?
Putting the con in conservative

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Lorraine Sommerfeld -> 🇨🇦 @lorrainesommerfeld.bsky.social · 1d

So the wrong Kiss guy died.

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Lorraine Sommerfeld -> 🇨🇦 @lorrainesommerfeld.bsky.social · 6d

Not sure which piece it was - surveillance and lack of privacy are perennial topics in this industry. But I'm glad you're reading!

Lorraine Sommerfeld -> 🇨🇦 @lorrainesommerfeld.bsky.social · 10d

In 2024, approximately 1.3 vehicles were manufactured in Canada. Over 530,000 were Toyotas, over 420,000 were Hondas. Stellantis and GM combined? Just over 310,000 or so. None assembled by Ford.

There are definitely warnings sounding. But don't just listen to the loudest - American - ones. 2/2

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Lorraine Sommerfeld -> 🇨🇦 @lorrainesommerfeld.bsky.social · 10d

Re Carney and cutting deals with the U.S.: Be wary of headlines positioning the entire Canadian auto industry as being represented by CVMA - Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers' Association. Strong lobby, but they only represent Stellantis/GM/Ford. 1/2

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Lorraine Sommerfeld -> 🇨🇦 @lorrainesommerfeld.bsky.social · 15d

I set up a GoFundMe (www.gofundme.com/f/sweet-pea-...) for the woman who has been here every night for three weeks with cameras/cages/supplies. A volunteer rescuer, pays for all her own gear. I forwarded her the first $580 and she transferred it immediately to a cat rescue operation. Amazing.

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Lorraine Sommerfeld -> 🇨🇦 @lorrainesommerfeld.bsky.social · 15d

My Sweet Pea has been missing for nearly 3 weeks. South central Burlington. Please keep an eye out for me.
www.thespec.com/life/relatio...

Sweet Pea is missing

If you got a flyer with a picture of my Sweet Pea in your mailbox, please keep it on your fridge for just a little longer.

www.thespec.com

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Lorraine Sommerfeld -> 🇨🇦 @lorrainesommerfeld.bsky.social · 23d

I'm devastated. Just pushed out more flyers.

Lorraine Sommerfeld -> 🇨🇦 @lorrainesommerfeld.bsky.social · 23d

I have a '20 N Line GT - stick! BF can get all his windsurf gear in it, including a board, and another board on the roof.

Lorraine Sommerfeld -> 🇨🇦 @lorrainesommerfeld.bsky.social · 25d

I blocked an asshole. My cat is still missing and I don't have the bandwidth to argue with uniformed - but very certain - morons.

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Lorraine Sommerfeld -> 🇨🇦 @lorrainesommerfeld.bsky.social · 25d

I don't write for car companies. I guess I will stop writing now that an expert has weighed in.

Lorraine Sommerfeld -> 🇨🇦 @lorrainesommerfeld.bsky.social · 25d

Excellent!

Lorraine Sommerfeld -> 🇨🇦 @lorrainesommerfeld.bsky.social · 25d

Occupants of those larger vehicles have never been safer. Those around them have never been in more danger. Speed is the thing that contributes to the worst of the features: hood height, lack of visibility, weight and distracted drivers. Speed. Speed and distraction are huge issues. I'm done now.

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Lorraine Sommerfeld -> 🇨🇦 @lorrainesommerfeld.bsky.social · 25d

and far heavier than previous ones. Sightlines are compromised by that. It's why they need so many cameras and sensors to compromise for what a driver can no longer physically see. Drivers are poorly trained, people are entitled and angry. In N.A., everybody is driving their living room /3

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Lorraine Sommerfeld -> 🇨🇦 @lorrainesommerfeld.bsky.social · 25d

Here I go, arguing with someone on the internet. The current infrastructure was not created for modern vehicles, and definitely not for how many of them there now are. EVs are superheavy and breaking down roads sooner. Go look at the width of older parking spots. Modern vehicles are far larger /2

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Lorraine Sommerfeld -> 🇨🇦 @lorrainesommerfeld.bsky.social · 25d

We think she's been pushed out of our neighbourhood now by an outdoor cat. Trail cams lost her three nights ago. I'm losing my mind.

Lorraine Sommerfeld -> 🇨🇦 @lorrainesommerfeld.bsky.social · 25d

I could link you to all the reasons those systems are still in development (I've tested them), and all the ways heavier, higher cars going faster are deadly (it's my job) but somehow, I think you've already made up your mind. Have a nice day.

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Lorraine Sommerfeld -> 🇨🇦 @lorrainesommerfeld.bsky.social · 25d

Nope. Still looking hard. And they do look alike :)

Lorraine Sommerfeld -> 🇨🇦 @lorrainesommerfeld.bsky.social · 25d

Cars today are much safer...for their occupants. They're more deadly to everyone around them. www.iihs.org/news/detail/...

Vehicle height compounds dangers of speed for pedestrians

New pedestrian injury risk curves calculated by IIHS show that vehicles with taller front ends begin to cause serious injuries at lower speeds.

www.iihs.org

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Lorraine Sommerfeld -> 🇨🇦 @lorrainesommerfeld.bsky.social · 26d

As Ford endorses vandalism, the city twists ever tighter and it's costing us billions.
driving.ca/column/lorra...

Lorraine Explains: Doug Ford's interpretive dance system for laws and traffic woes

Speed cameras free up police to cover higher-level crime, punish only those who choose to speed, and they work

driving.ca

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Lorraine Sommerfeld -> 🇨🇦 @lorrainesommerfeld.bsky.social · 27d

Diplomatic prowess my god I haven't seen this much twisting outside a bag of Rolled Golds.

Lorraine Sommerfeld -> 🇨🇦 @lorrainesommerfeld.bsky.social · 27d

Fuck no. I'll get speared for saying it, but computer-generated music is like AI-generated writing.