My neighbourhood has been taken over by Zombies--young adults and teens mostly. They lurch and shuffle along the streets mostly unaware of the doings of the living. Their eyes are glazed over and unfocused. When spoken to, one gets the impression that there is a great distance between where they are at and where you are standing. Their blurry, mumbled responses are vague and often senseless, and their movements slow and weighty.

Yet, they can be dangerous. Bouts of rage and frenzy can overtake them. Unreasonable fits of screaming, crying and violence can suddenly erupt. They can hurt you, but more often, they hurt themselves.

The zombistic state is not caused by a virus or a curse, as myth would have it. As well, the state of being a zombie is reversible. Since the state is caused by the ingestion of easy-to-access, prescription pills, recovery is virtually guaranteed--if they are not killed while in the zombie state.

But, there is a problem. The fear and anxiety caused by life's challenges that led the person to become a zombie in the first place are still intact. The pill only masked the emotions, it did not cure them, and its side-affects (suicidal thoughts, irrationality, rage, etc.) have now compounded the problem . So, how does one convince a zombie to feel the very pain (and more) that originally caused it to embrace the state of the living dead? As well, how does one deter an overwhelmed human from seeking escape into the zombie state in the first place?

It's come to this. Now not only do we have to endure "tagging", and ragged posters advertising any and every band, political, social & dance group, it now appears that we now have to endure TSE listed companies companies joining the cue.

This company and it's stickers have been defacing waste receptacles in the Dal and Quinpool road area.

I've find a blog on the subject. They told him they would be removed. They haven't. - http://communityherald.ca/read/80/37640

Please check out corporate website and witness their ethics claim to be squeaky clean. I guess I'm behind the times and defacing public property is now fair game.

I'm soooo sad you're leaving town. Hmmm... what will I miss the most? I'll definitely miss your sense of class--remember the time you took me out for dinner for my birthday and the bill came to $40 over the FREE DINNER you won from work and you complained about having to spend the extra money? Moreover, maybe what I'll miss the most is your undeniable sensitivity and caring. Remember just last week you cried and cried, saying that I was going to be the most difficult person to say good-bye to and I was the only person that you even needed to see before you left? Remember what happened a few days later? Gosh, it was so sweet--you informed me that you did not have time to see me for the last four days before you left town. When I asked you about that (quite nicely, I might add) you became quite vicious and accused me of acting like a child...

Anyway, my love, all the best of luck to you on your travels.

It is time that a certain transit system woke up and realized that it is servicing a big city now and needs to grow with the times.

Specifically speaking: the ferry NEEDS to run longer than 11:45pm to actually accomodate people who don't have a parental curfew i.e. adults, who want to return home later than 11:45 without the hassle and expense of grabbing a cab.

Some main bus routes should be available during the wee hours too. Other cities seem to have after midnight transit successfully figured out. Time for our antiquated transit system to rethink it's mandate.

Well summer is winding down, and so is the heat. Now I know the common complaint is about people who complain about the heat. But my complaint today is about those who are complaining about the complainers. I can pretty much guarantee that in another month or two (if not already) you will be complaining about the cold. What makes you so privilidged that you get to complain about the cold but nobody is allowed to complain about the heat. Some people are more comfortable with cooler weather and some more comfortable with warmer weather. Now don't get me wrong, everybody has the right to complain... but it's unfair to hold somebody accountable for their preference to colder weather. So until you stop complaining about weather... SHUT UP ABOUT PEOPLE WHO DON'T LIKE OBSCENE HEAT!!!

To the Manager of a certain coffee establishment who reamed my husband out after a casual exchange of customer/wait staff banter. You accused him of being totally negative and wished that just once he would say something positive. Are you freaking KIDDING me??? I think you need a hearing aid. Or a conversation filter. Or some SOCIAL SKILLS! My husband is the most positive person on the planet. Negativity is not his thing. Trust me, I know. I don't know what crawled up your ass that day, or why you picked my eternally happy husband to whip with your misery, but boy, did you blow it. You just lost a regular, positive, paying customer for your over priced coffee.You are rude. You obviously missed the class on customer relations during Coffee 101. Take your Prozac, honey.

I love the hipocrisy of the public transit system in this city. Not only do most of the busses, idling for fifteen minutes or more, have "Don't idle" ads on them, as other people have said.

But, the main complaint here is that it's 2.25 (Old news, I know), to ride the bus. Which doesn't sound that expensive until you consider the huge amount of people that actually take it. And how often they do. Until you consider the fact that it is cheaper to buy a bus pass, for 70 dollars a month and, get ready for it SIXTY-FOUR if you're a student. (Big savings there, all you university goers. I know you're not starving or anything).

Cheaper. Yeah, to buy a 70 dollar bus pass a month. That's nearly 1000 dollars a year not including tax. I don't know many people who can easily afford that.

Bus tickets aren't much better. (In fact, they might be worse). Almost 40 dollars for a sheet of 20. For anyone that has to bus out, and then home, that's good for about 10 days. Less if you have to take more than one bus, and your transfer doesn't stretch for that amount of time. Calculate that one.

What is the point of making the public transport system so inaccessible to the public? Not only that, but they still don't have a bus from Bedford to Beechville, Lakeside, Timberlea. Considering the huge amount of people that take that bus... something's wrong there. Try making it to work in one place, or the other on time everyday when you have to take (generally) three busses. Now try to get to work on that, and be on time, every day.

Rednecks , ruralites and city folk have much in common . We have a right to protest, bitch, complain, free speach, live anywhere, anytime . And we all live on land stolen from the aboriginals . The fact that ruralites have lived on their land for generations means nothing . You are not special or privileged . Many city folk are moving to the country ; bringing new ideas, evolving. Get use to it ! Or maybe give the land back .

I walk by... er i should say I walk through your stupid bubbles every day on my to work... then again on lunch and on my way home.... you know what I dont like bubbles. I dont like the idea of some mystery bubble solution getting all over me and my clothes... save your bubbles for special events or the weekends and stop harassing me!!!

A few rules for all of you when at a fast food restaraunt.

1) We are people too. This does not give you the right to treat us as anything less. fast food is one of the hardest jobs around, and if you think you can do better than us, I challenge you to get a fast food job and try it.

2) Do not stand at the counter and pick apart your sandwiches and then throw them at us while screaming about how we made them wrong. Politely ask, or sit at the tables provided and then come back to the counter. If you're nice, chances are we'll be a little more willing to do what needs to be done to please you.

3) The toilets are provided for urine/feces. These items do not go all over the walls, the toilet tank, the sink or anywhhere else. This just goes to show how really disrespectful and immature you are and makes us hate you even more

4) If you're asked to stop swearing, this does not mean say something like "Oh fuck, I'm sorry." and shoot an all knowing grin at us. We are a family restaraunt and we -can- refund your money and kick you out. We reserve the right to refuse service for -any- reason

5) If you come across a transperson such as myself working, do not treat them like dirt. Most of you are fine, but there are a few people who feel like it's their job to treat anyone who's different like garbage. We are only trying to earn a living like yourself, and we damn well break our backs to do a good job. Being transgendered is not a crime, and in alot of cases, the store managers will back up their employees.

6) Swearing and cursing will not make the lines go faster, and may result in your asking to leave the premises

7) Remember to say please and thank you. It lets us know our hard work is appreciated and often brightens an otherwise crappy day

8) Understand some of us may be having a bad day and even though we dont mean to make it seem like you're bugging us, sometimes it slips out. Please do not point this out or complain to the managers. This just makes us want to hunt you down.

Thank you for your time.