Tonight Leah and I ventured into the city to check out The Toronto Criterium – a timed bike-race around a short course (approximately 1km) in the heart of St. Lawrence Market. Judging by the crowd this is sure to become an annual event! The cyclists were really ripping – cruising at speeds of 45km/h for [...]
Archive for May, 2008
I splurged and bought a new toy – a Garmin Edge 705. I’d been reading reviews online about it for weeks and was very hesitant in making the purchase. Users had complained that it didn’t live up to the hype, nor was it really worth the price. Furthermore it was complicated to get set-up and [...]
Kanye West, TFC, Six Straight, Traffic Chaos
Published by May 22nd, 2008 in 2008, Chris, Complaints, Funny and Toronto FC. 1 CommentLast night TFC defeated DC United to run our unbeaten streak to 6 games. Also at The Ex, the Toronto Marlies defeated the Chicago Wolves to continue their playoff run. And just across the street Rihanna and Kanye were performing at The Molson Amphitheatre. Now as exciting as it is to have all of these [...]
2 Transports, 5 Cars, 1 Motorcycle and 0 Police
Published by May 19th, 2008 in 2008, Chris and Complaints. 0 CommentsOn a weekend touted as being heavily patrolled by the police – looking for speeders, racers, dangerous drivers, etc, etc, we saw plenty of people breaking a wide variety of laws, but didn’t see a single police vehicle at any point outside of the City of Toronto.
In theory if you travel at a speed just [...]
BIG IDEA: Reward Cyclists For Riding Instead Of Driving
Published by May 14th, 2008 in Chris and Leah. 0 CommentsWith all the talk of rising gas prices, and the suggestion that the government should cut taxes on gas to help consumers I think it’s time that people pull their heads out of their asses and realize that cutting the tax on gas will not reduce the price at the pump. Cut the tax and [...]
If you are running late, don’t stop and get coffee. Especially if the event you are already late for requires your attendance in order to proceed. And there are a number of other people already there waiting for your arrival.
I can’t understand how many of the women (yes, it’s only the women who do this) [...]
