rants

It’s been a while since we’ve posted a rant of the day (is Ottawa getting happier)? But here’s a must-read rant from Andrea at a peek inside the fishbowl, about bikes and bells . If one cyclist passes another cyclist or any other person engaged in any activity on the bike path (i. ...

I enjoyed - and agree with - this blog post from David Scrimshaw about those hole-filled ziplock grape bags . “It used to be you’d pull a plastic bag off the roller and bag your own grapes,” writes David. “Now they’re bagged for you. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/water_water_everywhere.jpg) ** Saw this recently on Neil Hedley’s blog : ** ** To our customers: Screw You ** …Here’s the thing: At some point, somebody in a position of power at the store said to someone else, “You know that water cooler we’ve got in the staff room? ...

I enjoyed this rant from the Incidental Cyclist about winter . Although it’s written about winter cycling, I think it applies to everyone in Ottawa who bikes, walks, buses, or otherwise moves around outside. A sample: _ That's it, winter, you're cut off, adios, BUHbye now, don't let the door hit you on the ass on the way out. ...

Here is an excellent and reasoned rant about bad Queensway behaviour from Gordon Dewis. ** See also: ** Ottawa Driving Guide

I enjoyed this post from Rose Simpson on her blog The $10 Life . An excerpt: Only in Ottawa would commuters blame the government for bad weather. Yesterday, there was a light smattering of snow on the highway, and there were dozens of crashes, and hundreds of irate motorists who took up to three hours to get to work. ...

Every year, Ottawa blogger Dani Donders writes about a certain reindeer name on her blog. It’s a cherished Ottawa holiday tradition. Make sure you read this year’s rant . ** ** ** Related: ** Ottawa Blogs Guide

I haven’t published a rant of the day post in a while but this one from Mike Kate at The Incidental Cyclist is definitely worth reading. Somebody stole the headlights from her bike the other night: Seriously, what the hell? ...

Last week, David Reevely posted this on his Greater Ottawa blog: I can't help but wonder what we'd have been like if somebody tried to introduce curbside garbage pickup for the first time in 2010. “You want me to what? ...

For the past couple of weeks, Ottawa’s been talking about the Gloucester Soccer Association’s mercy rule – that no team can be up more than 5 goals above the opposing team. I enjoyed XUP’s take on the controversy last week. ...