to the asshole with the pit bull at the ball game last weekend: i don't want to hear how it's never done anything (yet). there were small children running around. there were other people with small dogs on leashes, why wasn't yours? to the asshole in the stands who shouted out "look out for the black people on your way out," you fat bastard. my niece is black and i am native. up yours. —it's a fucking pit bull

To the lady driving the silver car out of the Ashburn golf club on Wednesday May 4 at about 7:30PM. I'm the cyclist on the Chain of Lakes trail that you stopped for. I didn't go, we both got annoyed, and I called out to you that you had the right of way, but I guess you didn't hear me. I finally rode up to your car, smiling and waving in an attempt to not seem threatening, and tried to talk to you, but you weren't having it. So, on the outside chance that you might see this, I want to explain to you what happened there. See, I had a yield sign, and you had no sign. That means I stop and you go. I get that you were trying to be nice, and I appreciate it. But when some drivers yield the right of way to vehicles that don't legally have it, that leads to confusion which leads to accidents. So, on behalf of all responsible cyclists, please, just follow the rules. —Cyclist in Yellow

Obviously, we can all agree that we like cute little homes more than car dealerships, and petitioning to change zoning to reflect that is perfectly reasonable. But Steele Honda doesn't deserve to be BOYCOTTED for the mere act of purchasing property, you cause-du-jour dunces. Steele employs 100 people and wants to expand. Aren't you the same sorry bunch complaining that there aren't enough jobs to go around? —Not Everything Good Is Pretty, Folks

I recently read a story by some person in a Toronto newspaper who likes to come down on a group who has put up a billboard. This billboard was nothing but the fucking reality of what is going on in this one sided Society. It seems to have gotten their bloomers so twisted up so tight that it was stopping the blood flow to the brain of this poor person who I cannot mention although this person could put their name in dark print and try to sell the bullshit fucking garabage drooling out of their mouth and cannot accept the truth about certain discrimination. The fact is the billboard tells the facts get your fucking head out of the sand or that other dark place. It's so nice you are allowed to blurt out your say with you distorted percentages and cry when that is the way most get away with their actions. You sure you do not want to slam the door on your own face and blame someone else. How you fuckers get away with this is beyond belief. You sound like an offender of some of this shit yourself but the quilt being brought into the open BOTHERS you. Look how you get to bitch in a newspaper wheras another party would be shut down by those who could drown us in croc tears alone. Suck it up buttercup we are humans too. —Strawdog

The fire in For Mac was certainly a tragedy and I'm still in shock as I write this. I've donated 20 dollars to the red cross and I know thats not a lot but it's all I could spare for now. Thought occurred to me while donating the money, though, if the roles were reversed how much would we hear about how the East Coast is full of welfare bums looking for a handout and that AB would never ask for such things...and how many more of these catastrophes before people stop rationalizing them as a long series of one-offs and see them for what they are... —:(

I'm so sick of guys on dating sites who never reply or only send you a "hey" as a first message. Sorry but why are you even on here? you clearly aren't putting any effort into this, so why should I? I see we have quite a few interests, maybe talk about some of those? I'm tried of writing you a long introduction message when all you can say is "hey"! —Damn men! I should be looking for a lady instead..

depression, is no friend. i have to fight everday not to jump off a bridge anyone else been here there and how to get pass it? —sigh

Attended a wedding at a downtown Hfx restaurant, and was appalled when they cut us off at 11 pm while the rest of the patrons continued to drink. This was due to the contract with the restaurant, who was guaranteed a minimum amount regardless if the party spent that much or not! They didn't even announce last call! —Shame on you

Not sure how much of a bitch this is. I think it may be a valid complaint. The other day, I had the great idea that I should start bicycling to spring garden road from lower sackville. An idea that would take about 1 hour and 20 minutes each way, so maybe I could use the bike racks on the buses to travel one way each day. Guess what? The bike racks are not installed on any halifax bound buses from out of town locations. But there are buses inside halifax that have bike racks. —wtf!?!?!?!

My (male) roommate and I recently started watching Mad Med on Netflix. After the first couple of episodes he made a comment to the effect of "Holy shit, that must be an awesome place to work". I also think it might be cool to work in advertising but I got the impression that he was talking about something else all together (the way the women are treated). After following up with his comment he admitted that he wanted to work somewhere where he could drink in his office and, yes, have free range over the female employees. Disgusting! After he said this I got a bit angry and he tried to back-peddle, like men often do when you call them out on their bullshit, and attempted to justify this by saying that it was just a show and that his comment was "no big deal". When I pointed out that women are still very much treated this way by men in the workplace he "called bullshit" and refused to accept the fact that women are viewed as sexual objects in the workplace and elsewhere. It's been four days since this disagreement and I still can't look at him. Men, you have no fucking right to tell a woman what here experiences are or have been and certainly no right to "call bullshit" on someone for stating the facts, whether you agree with them or not. Try shutting up and listening for once! —Looking to live elsewhere