It would be great to write off the disgusting events in New York and Ferguson as the usual American racist police state in action. But then Halifax police need to go order new sniper rifles and the RCMP need to buy a tank to patrol New Glasgow. For what, buddy cheating on his scratch and win tickets? Maybe we should count ourselves lucky when police officers are in the news for drunk driving and not murdering unarmed black men and women. —Protect and served

Buy Local? LOL. I make $60K a year and can barely afford to buy electricity and water for my 2 BR. Fuck off with buy local - maybe concentrate your efforts on raising the standard of living around here so that people can actually affford to support you as opposed to asking them to rob Peter to pay Paul (I.e. you). —Get your Buy Local Heads out of your Buy Local Ass

I get so tired of people bitching about rent hikes! I am a landlord who has to pay utilities and taxes on my property. If they go up, I have to download costs to my tenants. I know there are unethical landlords, but there are a lot of good ones as well. I suppose we could let all the beautiful Victorian houses fall down around us  so you can pay a low rent, but I and many others are glad they are being saved. If this causes your rent to go up, maybe you could move to a cheaper, less convenient part of town. I think the main bitching should go to the government who doesn't build enough low-cost housing! ‘Nuff said. —Not the enemy!

I am assuming "Tinder" is not your last name; meaning, my husband met you on Tinder and wasn't smart enough to save you under a different name. I just wanted to let you know, you're talking to a married man (I am not confident if you met him in person or not). PS; your new hair cut looks cute. —His wife

To the girl that loves the bass player in the Love section: It must seem wonderful right now but please be careful.  If you already feel like someone is playing you, it is because it is the start of a vicious cycle that will end with you being screamed at and emotionally and verbally abused no matter how much of a wonderful person you are. I know you will probably ignore this and pursue regardless. I hope and pray that you will be ok. —Someone that he used

I am tired of intolerant and ignorant white people in this city who constantly ask me where I am from because I am a visible minority. God dammit, I'm from Halifax! My name may not be Jeff, Shane or some other WASP name, but I am as "Canadian" as you are (whatever that means). Your white-privileged asses need to meet more people of colour or something and stop living in your white bubbles. —Brown and here to stay

I just got engaged. Excited, I showed people my beautiful ring. Everyone else was so happy for me. But when I showed it to you, you say in a snotty tone “Oh, look! Now you're a whole person!” and walked away. Um, how rude?! That is not something you say to someone who is just happy. I'm sorry you're so bitter and sad that you have to belittle someone who is about to be married. Funny how so many single people say this shit. —Future wife

I hate it when it gets warm when I'm at work. Just doesn't taste as good as when its cold. —dartmouthy

This is to the asshole who pulled my clothes out of the dryer just 10 minutes after it finished drying. I was about to go in there the minute it finished to put it on for another 20 minutes because the dryers in this building suck, but I got distracted and needed to take an important call. Only 10 minutes later, I walk in to my damp clothes sitting on the counter and your shit in being dried! So here I am with damp clothes and nowhere to get them completely dry, all of the other dryers were being used. Plus instead of paying just for 20 minutes I now had to pay for a brand new cycle! I wasn't going to take that though. I pulled your ugly fucking rags out and tossed them on the FLOOR and put my shit back in and got em dry with the hot air that YOU paid for. Hope you enjoy rewashing your white trash attire. Next time learn some patience and don't be so quick to toss other people's laundry out! —This tenant don't fuck around

Ok, your art project is done, the swings are not being used anymore. Please take them down. They didn't even work all that well as swings, with the ropes being of uneven length, the swinging was all wobbly, and I did not enjoy them. —Babette