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Appalbarry
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Writer, Nova Scotia, France, Vancouver. and now Cambridge UK, Barry’s writing is focused on how people live, and how the environment around them influences their choices.
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Blog at : https://www.threesquirrels.ca/
I'm in Cambridge. 2 months in I'm still not sure how the various bus services co-exist, or if I'm getting the best deal. There has to be a better way to manage transport than the kind of mess most places seem to have these days.
I just pay with a bank card, or Uber when the bus doesn't arrive.
November 14, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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BlueSky is a bad site used by good people. That describes most social media sites. But BlueSky is egregiously unethical. Any of you can be disappeared for baseless reasons. I've been on social media for 17 years and never been suspended. BlueSky is the first place to do so – over Johnny Cash lyrics.
November 14, 2025 at 1:51 PM
True story: The District of North Vancouver argues against plowing sidewalks because it would be unfair to tax-paying property owners who don't have sidewalks in front of their homes.
November 14, 2025 at 1:50 PM
When I see stories like this, I always wonder what the actual numbers are for either # of evaders or fare revenue lost.
I suspect that there are at least a hundred other illegal activities - even parking tickets - that would merit more attention than goofs jumping turnstiles.
November 14, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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Water privatization has been a public policy disaster in Britain that has accumulated billions in liability, made a handful of connected Conservatives wealthier in line with the liability and fouled waterways and beaches with human shit. Of course Doug Ford likes it. #onpoli #FordFailedOntario
November 14, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Here's a vote for electric public transportation.
November 14, 2025 at 11:37 AM
a)? Surely? b) sounds like "Easier to move to compost."
November 14, 2025 at 11:24 AM
I'm thinking back to the days when secretaries (and yes, I was briefly, and poorly, one) took notes in shorthand, then typed the actual letter for the boss.
No guessing which of the two was usually more literate or grammatical.
Or could type.
November 13, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Knowledge Universe Education L.P. ("KUE," and, together with its subsidiaries, the "Company") is a
Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership.
References NS law.
November 13, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Worth noting that this doesn't just affect "foreigners". If you're UK born and raised, but have been out of the country for three years, you also get clobbered with "International" Fees.
November 13, 2025 at 10:43 AM