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Anthony Floyd

@anthonyfloyd.ca

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💬 He/him 🏠 Dad to two, @gwenfloyd.bsky.social's +1 🚲 Safe cycling advocate 📷 Photography 🎲 Board games ✈ Composites 👨‍💻 Software dev (Python, Fortran) 🎓 PhD 🍁 Vancouver BC 🌐 https://www.anthonyfloyd.ca 🐘 @anthonyfloyd.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy

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Anthony Floyd @anthonyfloyd.ca · 7h

Haha. I even looked at the precip map this morning just before it left and it showed a string of showers and heavier rain moving across Vancouver.

Not a drop on my subsequent 35 min ride.

Anthony Floyd @anthonyfloyd.ca · 9h

Isn't that essentially what's happened? ABC wouldn't run a referendum just before the election, would they? They could run it as another question on the municipal ballot, though.

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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 15h

Vancouver's TransLink is a rare success story in North American transit, with ridership almost matching pre-Covid levels. It might be the only big 🇺🇸/🇨🇦 agency that has *expanded* total bus service since 2019.

I spoke w/CEO Kevin Quinn about lessons from TransLink's rapid recovery. 🧵

The Secret to Vancouver’s Public Transit Ridership Recovery

The Canadian city’s transit agency, TransLink, bounced back from Covid even as other North American systems have struggled. Its leader explains why riders returned.

www.bloomberg.com

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Anthony Floyd @anthonyfloyd.ca · 14h

Yay!

Anthony Floyd @anthonyfloyd.ca · 14h

Dear #bikeyvr, I wore my rain gear this morning so you didn't have to. You're welcome. 😒

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Anthony Floyd @anthonyfloyd.ca · 1d

Chillincook. Huh. That's new to me!

Anthony Floyd @anthonyfloyd.ca · 1d

a man in a suit and tie is smiling and making a face .

ALT: a man in a suit and tie is smiling and making a face .

media.tenor.com

Anthony Floyd @anthonyfloyd.ca · 1d

Chezzetcook. Come-from-aways never get the "n" sound.

(Alas, I suspect having been on the West Coast now as long as I have, I might soon qualify as a CFA)

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 1d

What’s the word where you’re from that, when pronounced exactly as it looks, identifies a tourist immediately?

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陳潔平 Kelly @yllekc.bsky.social · 1d

BC residents: If you still have your booking link from last year, try and book your flu and COVID shots now. (Last year they didn’t send me a link until October 28!)

I kept getting an ‘error – time no longer available' message, but reopening the booking site did the trick.

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Anthony Floyd @anthonyfloyd.ca · 1d

Congratulations!

Anthony Floyd @anthonyfloyd.ca · 1d

It wasn't the erection of the sign, it was paying a third party to erect a sign on his lawn (which wasn't really his lawn, it was outside his fence/gate and questionable which side of the property line it was actually one). If he had printed it himself, he wouldn't have such a big fine. 😐

Anthony Floyd @anthonyfloyd.ca · 1d

Yeah, it's not the right page.

This is the one: www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/...

E-bike requirements

E-bikes, or motor-assisted cycles, must meet certain requirements to be legal and allowed for use on public roads in B.C.

www2.gov.bc.ca

Anthony Floyd @anthonyfloyd.ca · 1d

The way that ebike was being driven through downtown (filtering, speeding (> 32 km/h)) was in no way legal.

Anthony Floyd @anthonyfloyd.ca · 1d

There was some terrifying "bike riding" in that video.

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Anthony Floyd @anthonyfloyd.ca · 1d

I know where you might be able to find some good shoes, as well as someone who could tell you the most appropriate style for your activities.

Wait.

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Anthony Floyd @anthonyfloyd.ca · 2d

😂

Anthony Floyd @anthonyfloyd.ca · 2d

Ah yes. The horn itself is S-shaped and mounted to handlebars. The bell of the horn is the bottom end of the S. That would likely put the ear-splitting sound somewhere near the ears of your littles. 😬

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Anthony Floyd @anthonyfloyd.ca · 2d

I highly recommend an AirZound. Easy to use, easy to mount, damn loud.

www.mec.ca/en/product/5...

Samui Air Zound II Cycling Horn | MEC

Samui Air Zound II Cycling Horn: Make your presence known above the noise of traffic. A 120-decibel blast lets even the most inattentive driver know you’re right there.

www.mec.ca

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Anthony Floyd @anthonyfloyd.ca · 2d

"Traffic safety is a shared responsibility"

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Anthony Floyd @anthonyfloyd.ca · 2d

Sigh. Podcast. Not "podcase". Podcast.

One day I'll be able to edit my hastily-typed typo-ridden posts but today is not that day.

Anthony Floyd @anthonyfloyd.ca · 2d

Is he ...
* thinking about the fall of the Roman Empire?
* auditioning for a Baz Luhrmann reboot of Indiana Jones?
* about to drop a podcase on emotional redemption and oat milk?
* mentally drafting a post that says 'Capitalism is exhausting'?

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Cameron Maltby @cameronmaltby.bsky.social · 2d

The full moon made this mornings commute pretty special. Then light riding through Stanley Park was amazing and the views riding across Lions Gate and Burred bridges were pretty spectacular. You don't get that experience in a car.

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Anthony Floyd @anthonyfloyd.ca · 2d

Had to stop on my ride to work and capture this morning's sunrise. What a beautiful place we live. #sunrise #vancouver #bikeyvr #VanierPark

The waters of English Bay in Vancouver. There are a handful of boats and ships at anchor. There are tree-covered mountains receding into the background. The clouds in the sky are lit from underneath and are very orange with the light of the rising sun.

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Anthony Floyd @anthonyfloyd.ca · 2d

Indeed, several people who are familiar with my feelings on the topic have gleefully pointed this out to me. That's probably the reason this McSweeney's is making the rounds again.

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Anthony Floyd @anthonyfloyd.ca · 3d

Hotel Zed!

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