Nova Scotia weather can be said to be unpredictable, but, guess what Halifax – this ‘storm’ that we got – you know, that white stuff on the ground mixed with rain and cold temperatures – that was predicted!! So why does it seem like nobody was prepared for it?
It’s super hard and frustrating when you have to rely on certain things that are incredibly unreliable. Like, Metro Transit for example. I… was prepared for this weather, dear busses, why weren’t you? I left early to catch a ride on you and stood outside in the frigid cold waiting, assuming you were either going to be late, or early, as you generally are even when the weather isn’t a factor. That was stupid of me – because I waited for you for almost an hour, and there were other people that were waiting for you longer than I was. AND, while we were waiting, not one, not two, but THREE ‘out of services’ busses drove by us – awesome, not. It certainly doesn’t make you feel all warm and fuzzy when you basically get stood up for something that you’re paying for. The only thing it made me feel was COLD. Very, very cold!
This is exactly why 8/10 times I go to, or leave work, I walk, 40 minutes each way. I couldn’t do that today though, because it seems like you weren’t the only ones unprepared, the city of Halifax must not check the weather network, or maybe they didn’t buy any shares in salt, because you think the roads were bad? The sidewalks were 10 times worse. We pedestrians didn’t have a snowplough going down our walking path. What we had was something only the people heading to the oval were prepared for, in other words, a sheet of ice!! I’d rather be late for work than break a hip or sprain an ankle. And, that is exactly what I was, super late for work. —Monday sucks
This article appears in Dec 12-18, 2013.
The various buses I take to work were actually all running pretty much on time, the sidewalks however in Halifax and Dartmouth and Burnside were a disgrace, and appeared some of the side streets were a mess too.
I was prepared. I guess your bitch really isn’t about EVERYONE – maybe just the city, correct?
And given it was a storm, maybe your expectations are a little too high?
And maybe your anxiety about being late for work borders on your poor performance and your employer being intolerant of your lack of work ethic?
You were lucky smile&wave! I saw multiple busses too, but they were all going in the opposite direction.
I think I had the right expectations, Zwarte Miete(y). As I said- I figured it would either be late, or early – Maybe next time I’ll go ahead and assume it wont show up.
The only person who cared I was late for work was myself. It’s frustrating, not anxiety causing.
No snow plow until 10:20 this morning the road I live on then resembled a very bumpy curling rink surface …. The old #2 was ice/slush covered the the dual wear patches in each lane. The only buses we have (school buses) were cancelled
Situation normal for out here , I have no complaints
I have to agree, this is Canada, it snows, so why the fuck are some people surprised when this happens. They either don’t have their vehicles prepared or they drive SUVs thinking they are impervious to road conditions and then shocked because their piss poor driving gets them stuck in a ditch somewhere. The road clearing was abysmal with ice and snow stuck all over the place including the bridges which have dedicated snow clearing equipment. There is absolutely no excuse for the road clearing considering the taxes and bridge fares we pay.
i think we have multiple personality disorder, every year it’s like, what’s all this then. tho, the road clearing was shitty
And to top it all off, we’re likely dangerously close to our budget limit for snow removal this year. They had to cut it back due to councillor raises and the renovations to the new mayor’s office.
It seemed to have warmed up, slightly on my way home from this afternoon and the ice was softening up a bit. Much easier to walk on.
As for this morning… Well, I got to sleep in 🙂
The sidewalks are bad. Doesn’t even look like the city bothered to salt the side walks or roads in some parts.
Most buses run a route, if the route is jammed with slow moving traffic, then expect the buses to run off schedule.
If there was ice on the side walk, get some ice treads for your winter boots, and a backpack for your hush puppies. You can find the ice cleats at dollarama.
“I… was prepared for this weather, dear busses, why weren’t you?”
Maybe because you’re actually not the only person riding buses? And a number of slow moving, unprepared, disabled etc people can slow things down?
And maybe because sudden weather related problems (accidents for example) can arise in a moment and can slow otherwise prepared traffic?
And op, clearly you’re just not paying attention in the summer. A shitload of out of service buses meander by in the summer too. If your powers of observation weren’t contingent on the temperature, you would have noticed this. You only think there are more now because you’re freezing and a minute feels like an hour.
Bad weather slows everything down. If you want a perfectly efficient city regardless of outside conditions, move to a city with a subway system. You are expecting perfection out of a complex system because you’re cold. Unrealistic, i’d say.
Anybody else just hear a farting sound when they try to read a post by RWS?
Better than getting a brain freeze reading MM’s crap, and less painful.
The sidewalks are a disaster, unacceptable in a place that calls itself a city. I fell at the corner of Falkland St & Gottingen – rotator cuff injury. missed a day of work and have to go to physio. To which HRM employee do I send the bill?
The sidewalks are homeowners responsibility for the most part. Fuck 80% of the homeowners on Beech, Kline and Elm streets!
the sidewalks on our street are pretty good, they were mostly cleared by the residents. little plow went by afterwards. tiny street tho, no one comes down it. parking lots were clear, go figure
That’s because you’re attempting to think, Bro Tim. Montreal Man’s excellent posts are meant to be food for thought and not ‘food goes in here’: http://download.lardlad.com/framegrabs/1F0…
Get ready for today’s fun on the roads….slip slip sliding away.
I drove my daughter to work this morning, from Timberlea to Bayers, the roads were fine, the only hold ups were some wanker who still thinks all seasons are just peachy.
The sidewalks out here are kept fairly clear, I’ll be glad when they finally finish the last stretch linking them all up.
The new neighbours across the street must be rich fucks, there are 5 of them with vehicles and a driveway that only accommodates 2 cars, I’ve called and had them ticketed twice for parking in the street.
It aint related, but it concerns beer
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: runsWith Scissors (12/16, 8:44PM);
Your pseudonym rang a bell. By any chance does it refer to Augusten Burroughs’ “Running with Scissors” (2002)? Unfortunately, I cannot recall a thing about it. I note that it was book #38 I read in 2006 – I read a total of 76 books and/or scholarly journals that year, by no means out of the ordinary for my regular annual consumption. Another reason that I cannot recall a thing about it might be that it was, unlike my regular fare, a bit of fluff. Write back soon.
: Bro Tim (9:29PM)
Dim Bro, you mustn’t tax your brain unnecessarily. Your comment to the effect that your brain was (a) frozen yet (b) you still experienced pain indicates serious neurological disturbance. You must not attempt to answer this as it will only result in further pain.
: Ultimate Warrior Society (9:37PM)
Thank you for your prompt reply to Dim Bro. Indeed, my “excellent posts” are indeed intended to be “food for thought” as you pointed out. An excellent comment on my excellent posts. Thanks again.
A pleasure as always.
Cheerio!
Ultimate Warrior Society (9:37PM)
Who poked the bear?!
Out of service buses, got to love them. An empty bus is a happy bus.
Yours truly
well …. uws has the art of toadying down pat. nice one!
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: Good dog Molly (12/18, 4:36PM)
Well no, Good dog, uws was not “toadying” as you seem to suppose but rather he was being sarcastic about my “excellent posts” being “food for thought.” More to the point, I knew he was being sarcastic and responded in a po-faced fashion, i.e., taking him literally at his word. I find that this is always an enjoyable way to reply to sarcastic posts like this since it turns the poster’s comments against himself.
In this particular case there was the added bonus of congratulating uws on stuffing Dim Bro Tim back down into his box where he belongs.
A pleasure as always.
Cheerio!
what kind of churl wouldn’t appreciate your postings mm?
(and i can say that because as you and i well know, i do not suck up)
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: Good dog Molly (12/20, 12:43PM)
As you say Good dog, only a churl or a buffoon would not appreciate my posts. And I know that you do not “suck up”. However, it does leave wondering just how you would show your deep feelings of appreciation. You might have some suggestions.
A pleasure as always,
Cheerio!
mm, only a churlish fustilarian would try to extort something other than ‘why, you are most welcome’ from an intellectual appreciation.
(glances around to see if anyone might be tucking his naughty bits back in )
……. so, you weren’t operating a motor vehicle that day?
……. so, shut the fuck up?
The Captain risked his life that day, taking the ship to sea. There was many accidents, close calls, and near death experiences for sure.
“I… was prepared for this weather, dear buses, why weren’t you?” – You put on a damn jacket, idiot, you didn’t take a 1/4 ton of metal speeding into disastrously unsafe road conditions… now get the fuck out of here before I jam this gold star into your eyeball.
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: Good dog Molly (12/20,4:27PM)
Good dog, whatever can you mean? And a “fustilarian”? Serious charges indeed! Of course, my intentions were purely Platonic, as always.
By the way, check out my new avatar. I’m more or less posting new avatars to correspond to my new Facebook postings which, fortunately, are inaccessible to the rabble on Bitch.
A pleasure as always.
Cheerio!