A pedestrian fights back
This may come as a news flash, but there are a lot of pedestrians in the West End.In dark and low light I attach lights to my body as a pedestrian, yet I still almost get hit at least once a week. So, in the interest of keeping me (and other pedestrians) alive, and you out of jail (even if you are a self involved little prick, youre likely going to feel like shit when you finally succeed in killing someone with your car):
stop signs mean stop; they dont mean slow down a little bit, or drive right through (same goes for red lights)
swerve abouts (they just dont seem big enough to be called round abouts) often contain pedestrians so, driving through like a bat out of hell is a bad plan (Ive lost count of the number of times Ive had to stop in the middle of the road to avoid being run over
get the eff off your cellphone. What part of illegal is hard to understand?
I am about ready to arm myself with a big fat black felt-tip marker you get close enough to me for me to reach your car, wait for the big black mark...
PJH
Smile, Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»loves you
Incivility andrudenessappear to be the overwhelming norm these days. Bad behaviour seems to be rewarded.Is itrealityTV and/or 21st century technology that drives people tothe lowest form of behaviour? Cant we all just put a smile on our face and make the best of each day. Please!
Anonymous
UBC students impress visitor
I am a volunteer at Tourism Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»and I get to speak to visitors from all over the world. I would like to pass on a rave from a visitor from Chicago. He was waiting and boarding a bus at UBC and was amazed. The students lined up for the bus in an orderly manner, no pushing or shoving. Every student thanked the driver as they got off. Thanks UBC students for giving a visitor a great impression of young people,UBC, Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»and Canada.
Kim
Enough ranting!
This rant is for all the ranters out there in a city
that has so much going for it, why must so many people concentrate on the negative? You dont have to be a Pollyanna to know that we are very lucky to be living in such a beautiful city that offers so many cultural, epicurean and entertainment opportunities. But you do have to open your eyes to all the positive things that are happening here.
Anonymous
Hey Bus Drivers
I know yielding is the law, but cutting drivers off is dangerous. Yielding should work both ways stop being so aggressive. It borders on road rage!
Anonymous
Keep your wine snobbery to yourself
Almost everytime I do a wine-tasting event, theres always some kind of smart ass who will ask a question that is completely irrelevant to the wine he or she is drinking. Listen up if you want to show off, dont do it at an agents table. Because most likely he or she will know slightly more about wine than you do. So just drink the wine and enjoy it.
Anonymous
