For the birds
To the parks board, who are sanitizing Jericho Beach of blackberry bushes: that area is a prime nesting area for the resident birds, not to mentiona hiding area for bunnies.How can you be sostupid to do this in the spring? The noise from the machinery is enough to scare awaynesting birds. I have noticed fewer and fewer birds in the area because of all the dogs, so now maybe all the birds will go away to make room for more fancy beach and manicured lawns for this world-class city. You should be ashamed to say you have anything to do with parks.
Anonymous, via email
A rave and a rant
I agree the 麻豆传媒映画police department should create and hand out missing persons posters (). I would volunteer in a heartbeat to stand on a corner for hours to help. It wont bring back all the missing people, but it may help the families to know that they and their loved ones are not forgotten. But to the NIMBY family get over it! The Sun Run is only just the beginning of many events on and around English Bay from now until the end of September. If you don`t like the noise, then you should move elsewhere. All of the events in and around 麻豆传媒映画bring in a lot of tourists which translates into a lot of tourist $$$$$$.
Geckogirl, via email
A rant for a rant
This letter is for Alicia (Right back at you, ) who felt compelled to tell someone who was clearing an intersection to not procreate. She complains that the car two ahead of the offending vehicle was already turning on an amber which means, dear Alicia, that you are indeed in the wrong as YOU would have been in the crosswalk long after the red hand was up. What you dont understand, dear, is that cars must clear an intersection as fast as safely possible but if you are crossing at the wrong time in a roadway and illegally then it is you who were in the wrong. Yet again a pedestrian who thinks the green light is her instruction and not the walk signal. Sorry, hon, but if you spar with a two ton vehicle you lose.
Also, Mr. Anonymous, you are incorrect in your driving instructions (Left on red, right?, .) One can turn left on a red from a one-way ONLY onto another one way. Unlike the Smithe and Thurlow example you gave. That is a one way turning onto a two way roadway.A definite no-no.
Guy, via email
Homes for the homeless
They say charity begins at home, so can billionaire Jimmy Pattison please build millions of homeless shelters, called home, for the homeless?
Anonymous, via Rantline
Whos in charge?
How crazy is it that Translinkis allowed to crank up prices (and its directors own remuneration packages) without any accountability whatsoever to us poor suckers who have no choice but to fund the system in the first place? And I read on that even the mayors cant do anything about it? I mean, WTF? Thats as stupid as setting up a public transit system where riders can please themselves as to whether they pay or not. Oh, hang on a minute...
Roger, via email
Moaning about Marpole
I am looking for an apartment to rent. Everywhere I see signs out,but when I call the number no one calls me back. When I do reach a building manager they are rude and dont care if they rent it or not. I have seen for rent signs in front of buildings for months, yet hardly anyonecalls back when I leave a number. Do you folks ever take your signs down when you have nothing to rent? I have lived in Marpole for about six months in a crappy building,with a rude and uncaring building manager and a dumpster-divingcleaning person.(I take my garbage elsewhere often to maintain privacy.) This little area is so pretty, why are people so awful here? Maybe the coming development to the area will bring some nicer people with it, so bulldoze away developers.
Anonymous, via email
Why do women allow it?
As far as we have progressed toward female equality, there is one small step which I would have thought would be addressed by now, and that is the degradation of women in night clubs. Its not enough that women allow night club management to place a low value on themselves (no lineups! free cover! yeah! go women!) but that the women serve as the content for night clubs, without which few males would go to, never mind spend money on significant quantities of booze in hopes of acquiring the courage to approach a lovely lady considerably out of his league. No, this is not the rant of a lonely male unable to score, but rather a man whos been there, past that age, lucky to be married but still sad that women have so little respect for themselves. I guess this goes for the guys too. After all, they are the ones from whom the pimps I mean clubs profit!
Anonymous, via email
Spreading herpes
To the waiters and waitresses of Vancouver: stop touching the rim of my glass when you refill my water. You are spreading the herpes virus from my cold sore to every other patron in the restaurant and if you touch your face afterwards, youll infect yourself too.
Anonymous, via Rantline
Its 4/20 every day
4/20. Big deal. This is Canada. We get stoned any time we feel like it.
Anonymous, via Rantline
Advice for psychos
I like a good party and like to know people are having a good party. I dont like those who come down on those of us who are having a few friends over and enjoying ourselves. But I do have a problem with people who are on their balconies late at night in the West End hooting and hollering across the city. If you want a captive audience, why dont you just tie up people and hide them in your basement like a normal psycho.
Anonymous, via Rantline
Sanctified entrapment
The Ontario Supreme Court has okayed prostitution behind closed doors under the pretext theyll be safer. Thats crap. Where do we suffer the most domestic violence? Is it out on the streets? No. Its behind closed doors. And the cops believe that whatever goes on behind closed doors is between two consenting adults. However, when the female or child is entrapped by a lack of government funding, that Supreme Court judge is sanctifying entrapment. Its worse when its government doing it to women and children.
Anonymous, via Rantline
