Archive for the 'GTA Traffic' Category

TTC Security Theatre

Saturday, August 15th, 2009

Sometimes I find my giggles in plain sight. Today I picked up my subway pass for the month. The Toronto Transit Commission has added some “features” to make the cards more secure. I find the sticker amusing as hell. The TTC had this to say on their website on June 17… From TTC.ca: The Toronto [...]

Good Canada Day Weekend

Tuesday, July 3rd, 2007

Sadly, this is how the weekend started for me.   Thankfully, the Aboriginal Day of Domestic Terrorism Action didn’t mess up traffic too badly. Except for the east bound folks. Now, I fully support the Aboriginal people’s right to protest but, not when it gums up the works for everyone else. If the road blockages [...]

Asshole Blocks The TTC

Saturday, June 30th, 2007

  Let’s play spot the double parked asshole. This woman had illegally parked so that she and her daughter could run into the Second Cup at 1984E Queen Street East to get a coffee. Their ignorance caused this street car to be blocked for at least seven minutes. I timed it. Oh yeah, and the [...]

Whatever Happened To The Courtesy Wave?

Thursday, June 28th, 2007

I moved back to Toronto Canada 6 years ago. At the time I had been living in Washington DC when a group of wackos decided to drop on our heads. Call me a cynic but, I decided that it was time to move back home to Toronto. I remember the day that I said, OK [...]

Dumbass Hits Cop Car

Monday, June 25th, 2007

Over the weekend a “genius” rammed into a Toronto Police Cruiser and then ran for it. Gee I wonder if he remembered that the car is registered in his name? That or it’s stolen. Time will tell. Toronto Police were out with their dogs hunting for a suspect who rammed a police car near Keele [...]

New Ride Card For GTA Commuters

Monday, June 25th, 2007

Now, here is a GOOD idea for a change. Five hundred commuters will begin testing a new integrated fare card this summer that will eventually be expanded to let transit riders seamlessly travel across the Greater Toronto Area and Hamilton. By 2010, the Presto card, which functions much like a debit card, will be used [...]

Ah, Summer Driving Approaches

Monday, June 25th, 2007

Being a commuter in the daily rat race that is Toronto, I love it when summer comes. Why? Simple really. When school lets out in Toronto there is a remarkable drop in the number of people trundling along on the QEW on their way to gawd knows where. That in of itself triggers a question. [...]

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