Dear Neighbor,
Yesterday was a beautiful day, I think you will agree. I decided to take a short walk from my house on Hamilton Street to Dana Park, which I have been coming to almost daily since 1989, the year my son was born. As I often do, I brought my camera, sat on a bench for about 10 minutes, did one lap around the park and headed home.
I had barely gotten across the street when three police cars pulled up: I was told to stop, and swiftly surrounded by six policemen. I was “detained” there for approximately 20 minutes and questioned; another officer returned to the park to find out why you had called them.
My suspected crime, apparently, was having a camera in a public park, and allegedly taking pictures of children. As it turned out, I had taken no pictures that day. But I...
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Dear Marcus,
Car parking policy â the Cardigan experience
I thought I would follow up the media interest in the case of Cardigan where, due to vandalism of parking machines in local car parks, it was reported that many of the shops in Cardiganâs town centre benefited from the temporary availability of free parking.
I thought it might be helpful, given your review of off-street parking policy, for me to make three points. Forgive me if you have already taken these points into account in your review;
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You will recall that the BPA and the Association of Town and City Management undertook a major piece of research to assess the impact of parking on the high street. In âRethink! Parking on the high streetâ we concluded that there is some evidence of car park prices being too...
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Dear Sir or Madam:
Given the recent media coverage on In-Car Cameras (ICCs), often referred to as “Dash Cams,” I want to clarify some of the misinformation that was conveyed in relation to the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP).
In 2004, the OPP installed approximately 80 cameras in front-line police vehicles as part of a pilot project. The vehicles were deployed in the Greater Toronto Area, Ottawa and Kenora. The focus of the pilot was aimed at increasing the safety of our officers and the public, and the video could provide additional evidence with respect to criminal and Highway Traffic Act (HTA) investigations and prosecutions.
The pilot study ran for three years, ending in 2007. After the pilot was concluded and the evaluations were completed, the decision was made not to proceed...
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Dear Bully in the Car Park,
Normally your kind of behaviour wouldn’t bother me – seriously, I’m not the type of person to dwell on it, or let it spark a reaction. I certainly wouldn’t normally stoop to your level and flip you off while hurling abuse, it’s just not my style and I’m ashamed to admit that I let you get to me just enough to spark me off and illicit that response. You’re just another asshole and you didn’t deserve it from me, but, like all good bloggers, I’m going to write an open letter and tell you why it happened.
I saw you a few times as I was walking around the supermarket with my kids and Mum, I heard you too, cursing at your child and putting your partner down. I’ll admit, I couldn’t help but think you were a creep and you hadn’t done anything to me at that point, I...
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Dear Car Bros,
The short version of this letter is:
Stop being an unrelenting dick.
But I’ve told some of you that to your faces, and you haven’t stopped, so it’s time for the long version, which is this:
I’ve had a pretty automotive week. It began with my fiery car video with Jalopnik going up on Youtube. And ended just now with a local cars...
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Dear Competitor/Rally Car Owner/Rally Car Builder
You are probably aware by now that the subject of technical regulations was discussed at length at the October Rally Panel meeting. The outcome of that meeting was a consensus to make, in principle, Group 3 Club Rally Cars eligible for the WARC Outright and 2WD Championships but not Clubman. The future of 2WD Challenge has not yet been finalised.
However, it was also stated that implementation of any such radical change ought rightfully be subject to several pending matters; not the least the AIMSS Review, several other enquiries and high level discussions at an FIA and CAMS National level; all on the subject of rally safety.
AIMSS (Australian Institute for Motor Sport Safety) have been review Rally Safety for well over 12...
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It's time to say goodbye. The car that has stuck with you all throughout your High School and college years has now been traded in for something new. But it's not easy to part ways. This car has stuck with you through it all.
It was there for you when you got into your first accident. We know, we know- it wasn't your fault. But it still happened and your car took the brunt of it. But it's okay because you were able to fix your car by taking it to The Auto Shop. The repairs cost you about 500 dollars, but it was the best 500 dollars well spent. You car was back in action.
Your car was with you through your first couple of dates. It was completely reliable, it brought you and your date to the movies, a restaurant, mini golfing, ice skating, you name it. Although you were always...
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My four year old daughter recently passed away and we decided to donate her organs. This is for those families.
Even in just four short years, I have several memories with my daughter that I know I will never forget. I can still remember the feeling of joy I felt when I seen her for the first time. I can remember how immediate and unquestionable that love was. I can remember how her father was scared to hold her because he thought he might break her.
I can remember how excited she would be over eating her favorite meal and the way her face would light up when she would open a present. I can remember the way she would dance around the house singing her favorite songs and the her constant insistence on not wearing pants.
My daughter truly was my best friend and if soul mates actually...
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Dear Cassidy,
I understand and I'm concerned as your trans elder that you're upset about the Hateraid that has come your way from the transphobically ignorant since your history making homecoming queen win Friday night.
I'm also concerned that you're feeling you can't live up to the pressure of being a role model for our community.
You don't have to. All that you are responsible for right now is focusing on getting your education, enjoying your senior year of high school and being the best Cassidy you can be because that puts you in the best possible position to live up to the amazing potential we trans elders see for your life.
And to quote Eleanor Roosevelt, no one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
So bump the haters. They're mad because you not only won...
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Dear Sarah
We at FastCompany.com are fans of innovation. And you, Sarah, are the most innovationist of them all. Not only with your maverickian stance on language, but the fact that you are bidding to be the first female in U.S. history to be both presidentialator and Innovatista.
Case in point, your kids' names: Trig, Bristol, Pup, Skisledge and Hambone (copy editor: please check spelling on those last two). If that isn't innovation, I am a banana, albeit a left-handed one. Sure, we can attribute the clever names to your Bachelorette of Arts in Communications (with minor in Journalingo), but the real source of brilliance is your fertile imagina.
In fact, the closer we examine your life (via Wikipedia entry), the more we realise just how much you and Shakespeare have in common....
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