The latest pharmacare pamphlet (in white and blue) has a letter attached advising they are including a yellow pamphlet. Is this meant to be a cruel joke for seniors with failing eyesight? —Always Hopeful

Dating is hard. There is no doubt about that. Online dating can be brutal, especially out here. I moved to this city seven months ago from out west and am a single woman. I have been amazed at the lack of etiquette, the rudeness, the boorishness, the plague of ghosting and the lack of decency. Of course this can be common in many places when we can hide behind our screens and create any sort of persona we wish to create. Yet remember, and this is for women who are online dating as well, there is a person on the other side who you are communicating with. Feelings and vulnerabilities can be present. Don't make silly false promises and standing someone up after keenly at first wishing to meet is awful. No matter how beautiful or ugly or thin or large or dull or interesting or short or tall, whatever the excuse is, let the person know if you decide to change your mind. Going to a place and waiting, as I have, in a pub for instance and not even getting a text to say you can't make it(or don't want to) and ignoring the query for the no show is rude and cowardly. I'm not the only one this has happened to. Don't be a ghosting looser. And quit it with the sexual comments. It's tacky. Love is out there and don't wreck for those who wish to seek it. —A.Nowak, the disgruntled singleton

I was trying to remain positive about the shitty experience I had with [HOLE IN THE GROUND BAR]. I used to love this bar but I won't be going back again. After dealing with an unprofessional booking promoter who double booked the show and was unable to answer a facebook message or email for 9 days (looking at you [SHITTY BOOKING GUY]), we show up to a venue that divides its bar and treats you like shit the entire night.

I talked to a manager and things seemed to go alright. This of course was after [SHITTY BOOKING GUY] came to another show we were playing treated the band like goons and then ran inside to beg the promoter to send people his way (basically he cant seem to do the minimum in his job). I came to meet the manager.

She seemed smart and apologetic of the experience had by everyone. She seemed to take into account how the venue and [SHITTY SOUND GUY] fucked up. Even admitting that very few people knew that [SHITTY SOUND GUY] was leaving people to do his job despite trying to sell himself as a sound guy (by the by [SHITTY SOUND GUY] left before sound check).

The bar decided to throw out all this progress made and tell the day manager it was not her place to talk about it. The bar then extorted more money from me and threatened to ban me. I told them put the money aside that I would like to meet with the managers and owners. Weeks later I met with two managers who used this meeting to sneer down at me for a negative post on facebook that I didn't write, say they did nothing wrong, and trash on other bands that have been here for longer than my band has existed [MANAGER] specifically said "oh well [A SWEET AS BAND] doesn't play here anymore because he doesn't draw a crowd"). Then the manager berated me for wearing "only a vest and no shirt, so unprofessional".

[SHITTY BAR] has done nothing but double talked about "We hold a standard of sound for our shows and are building our reputation on it" yet saying in the same breath "oh we are not a show venue".

I from here on out will not be spending any more of my hard earned money at bars like this. I have played in a few different bars with my band thats been together for less than a year and we have never had such a shady, shitty experience.

—Bands that had a shit experience

B** about personal safety. I am having a great time downtown Dartmouth in various restaurants and bars. I'm nervous because I live on the peninsula, and worried that I will get beat up if I let that out. Just mentioning it gets a bad reaction, like mentioning 'Toronto" on the peninsula. Is it still ok for me to go to these Dartmouth places? I really like them, but just scared of the people if I tell them I live 'on the other side'. Why can't we just get along? —halivisitor

maaaawwww... poor fella! This is how HRM unions feels every time negotiations take place. How's it feel, without a reach around Sir! —How's Karma treatin ya?

Everyone sees you walk to down the street everyday. They don't know where you are going, or how you got there. Your heart beats in pace with the sidewalk as you clench your hands and wonder what you are in for next. Through the careful art of make up and concealer with a bright smile and sense of humour - you have managed to keep it hidden. No one would be the wiser - You have a chronic illness. It has a grip on your life like no other. One moment you are happy, care free and then like a dark cloud it grips you. You want to fight back but you are paralyzed, saddened and consumed. You spend your days fighting with all you have to get better, to go to numerous appointments, tests and more. You face so much judgement. Some people think you are lazy, faking it, seeking attention or just don't want to work. Trust me, you would rather be in an office somewhere then sitting in a hospital room. The thing is, you aren't bald, and lack the typical signs of a sick person. Your days fluctuate between good and bad. You feel unlovable and worthless some days. Is it all too much? too much hassle? having to cancel plans or vacations. Limitations... fear of what could happen if you forget your medication at home. Life would be easier if he was with someone who wasn't always coping, having work problems, needing countless medications and bathroom stops. Maybe they would have more fun. Sure this sounds like a pity party for one. However the discrimination against people who have many "invisible" chronic illnesses is very real in Halifax. Remember just because you don't see something, doesn't mean it isn't there. —Breathing not so easier

Have I been on vacation? walked a lot in the cold? Endless other questions as to why I am a tomato face. I'd like to answer yes, Great vacation but.. I don't walk into your place of work and comment on your looks. hey, you're pretty bald.... etc. Ughh Rosacea is real and isolating as hell —SMega

To the baristas, you guys are seriously the worst in the city. I have never had a single drink made by you people that did not taste like absolute undrinkable shit. Seriously, if there was a give-no-fucks olympics you would win, so congratulations I suppose. —Dalhousie Goer

It actually drive me WILD when we’re about to arrive at a terminal (example: Lacewood, Bridge, Mumford, et cetera) and someone pulls the cord. THEY HAVE TO STOP! You don't need to pull the cord. ALSO, when people play music on the bus through their phone, or even speakers. Sorry, no one wants to hear your gangster rap. Next time I'm on the bus I'm going to come right back at them with some S Club 7 or some Biebs! If you're reading this and you're the type of person who does this...YOU'VE BEEN FAIR WARNED! —Aggravated Bus Rider

Dear Some Guy on my Facebook: As a woman, I found your Women's Day “equality” post extremely offensive. This is a day where we should be sensitive to the kinds of things we write publicly, since women are killed every day by gender violence, caused by the sexism that is still well and alive in your post. When you start off your post on “equality” about how you’re “not really sure” why we “even need a Women's Day,” I am here to inform you that in fact, YOU are the reason we “even need a Women's Day.”

It is guys like you, who take March 8 as an opportunity to get up on their Facebook podiums and start preaching about equality to gain likes and ego-boosting kudos from friends and family, who also do not understand sexism BEYOND the vague notion they have of it and clearly do not give any thought to the entire rest of the year. You probably didn’t spend an ounce of time learning about sexism today, but still thoroughly enjoyed the praise you received from your sexist post. Your obvious lack of awareness about your own internalized sexism is why, instead of taking the time you took to write your post, you should have just went to the library and picked up a feminist or women's issues book for March 8. That would really help us a lot.

Your attempt to “smooth things over with a joke” at the end of your post is another testimony to why we “even need a Women's Day.” Quoting your outro: “...And yes. Your ass looks more then fine. #womensday.” Quick lesson on sexism: it’s not just the fact that you are objectifying us into single body parts, or even the fact that you assumed we wanted or needed your approval on how our body looks, or that you even assumed that you would be the one to give that approval, or that you even assumed by having what YOU deem as a “nice ass” would make us feel “empowered.”

Sexism pervades women’s every day lives and it becomes harder to notice when we are not educated, and therefore, it becomes impossible to stop. Fuck, fuck the Facebook likes. Fuck what people think about you. Go educate yourself. —Signed, a Pissed-Off Feminist and Regular Girl Who’s Just Tired of This Shit