People get so freaked out when they think the government is watching but everyone broadcasts their lives on social media anyway. Trust me even if you're not directly doing it your friends are doing it for you. But the minute it comes up that the government has surveillance programs in place which is fucking obvious to anyone with a brain then its the end of the world. I'm happier knowing that someone cares and pays attention then knowing some loser doesn't have all the privacy they want. You want a safe and secure continent then this is the price we pay. If you don't like then fucking move!!! Seriously, what do you have to hide? Nothing? Then what is the problem? No wait I get it, only THEY should be watched, not YOU. YOU have rights that should be protected, but if something terrible happened then you'd have no rights, yes? —Have fun on FB hypocrites!

1. a class 1 driver's licence for a lonely trucker job
2. a pair of steel toed boots for some tedious low-paid factory work
3. some janitorial experience
4. a desire to go to Alberta

That is a summary of the qualifications you'll need before even thinking of applying for any kind of job in Halifax. Maybe you can add "good strong back" to that list for this winter, for those of you who feel like breaking your back making a pitiful $12/hr shovelling snow at any given time. On top of it all, the internet job classifieds are saturated with low-life scammers. There are more people looking for work than there are jobs available, and yes it's true, it is often only about who you know. I think I'm breaking up with you, Halifax. —lotstooffer

It is time to put the history of the Seaport Farmers' Market in the past. I don't give a fig who did what. What I do care about is having a daily source for local food and a place where I can shop that is filled with local family businesses. Don't penalize the vendors at the Seaport Farmers' Market just because you are ticked at the prior management or even the current management. If you don't buy from the local family vendors at the Seaport Market regularly, there will be no Halifax Farmers' Market ( or centralized location for small local, businesses) because the vendors will not be able to pay their rent. I am fairly certain that many of the Coast readers shop at supermarkets more than once a week..and if each person did some of that shopping during the week at the Farmer's Market, it would make a world of difference to the current daily vendors at the Farmers' Market and the ability of the Market to attract new vendors during the week. The existing daily vendors work hard to bring good local food to Halifax and they deserve our financial support. If they go and/or the existing vendors on the weekend market don't make enough to support themselves throughout the week and quit coming, what is the HPA going to do with the space? The HPA mandate with respect to real estate is "to achieve the highest and best use of each piece of property" . An empty Farmers' Market most days of the week is certainly not the highest and best use. So, all you localvores, quit complaining and put your money where your mouth is. —Put your money where your mouth is

I moved to Canada from England 2 years ago and became a proud Haligonian. I loved it here and thought the people of the city were so nice. Until this weekend. Some ARSEHOLE took my wallet and Halifax Moosehead's T-Shirt on Saturday night. They ain't worth anything in money but it was all really important to me. Restore my faith in Halifax please. —LostLauren

So after a major fuck up on the part of my employer during the first blizzard and forcing all their employees to work and then risk their lives getting home. My employer actually closed on Wednesday. I thought hey, they learned something, great! Only to get to work a day later and find a memo outlining the new storm policy followed by an long paragraph about the staff's "bad attitude" during the first blizzard. You can't just suck it up and admit that you fucked up without finding something to blame on your staff can you? You can't police people's thoughts. So much respect lost for the higher-ups. —snow covered

There's a certain show on the taxpayer funded channel (CBC) that has the number 22 in the title, why is this shit still on the air? At conception it was funny, now it's a flop house for the talent challenged. Wit, humour, cutting edge should feature in a show that I'm fucking well subsidising, instead, I get the same bunch of CBC Luvvies who will milk this until they either die from cirrhosis or, hopefully, NETFLIX kills this crap channel. —A Hilter, in Argentina

What kind of coward laughs at a perfect stranger from a moving vehicle for no apparent reason? You do, assbag!

P.S: I love yoga pants too! —Laughter Made For Aggravating Outing

How odd that you "lay me off" after I file a complaint with the labour board about your attempt to scam $15,000 from the government.The good news is I spoke with 2 auditors for over an hour who now have my testimony and many incriminating emails between you and your partner in crime. You better get in shape. Some cell mates have serious romantic needs. —Wipsi The Wabbit

My child does not shit randomly everywhere making you spend hundreds of hours of your life cleaning my child's shit off your carpet, your shoes, your car, your child's clothing; fucking everything and everywhere. My child does not have sharp teeth which injure or maim people and destroy fucking everything in the house, nor does my child run up to smaller children and shove those teeth in their terrified face while I say "Oh it's ok he loves kids!" My child does not jump up on you and destroy your brand new coat and I do not lamely say "oh sweetie get down" and do absolutely nothing while my child continues to jump up with his claws decimating your investment. My child does not get so excited with every new visitor to the house that he runs up to each one and fucking urinates on their shoes, nor would I think it's cute that my child licks your face or shoves his nose in your crotch or whines/growls at you. If my child behaved like your fucking smelly dog, I'd get daily professional help immediately. —Don't get me started on cat shit - Halifax

So my GF sees this thing on the internet called "Autofellatio". I said "auto - what?" She says " Auto fellatio... I would like to see you give it a try." and continues to explain the method and mechanics of it me. So... being the good sport I am... I curl myself up into a ball and try to suck my dick. I almost get the tip of my tongue to the head (with her cheering me on gleefully) and I hear a "crack" and my back gives out. I end up in the ER and the Dr. says I slipped a disc. He asks me "how did you do this?" I say "Uh... I slipped on the ice". —In Pain