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Raccoon in the sky
@seebo429.bsky.social
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Halifax's raccoon bike mayor
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bikehfxlobby.bsky.social
#hfxws lovely Heritage Day afternoon out there and the COLT felt as busy as a summer weekend!
Everything from the north end to the COLT was in good shape, except for the CN bridge, which has thick, uneven ice that’s dangerous for anyone walking or rolling. I added my travel bucket of salt fwiw.
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A narrow sidewalk with guard rail on one side and disgusting snow on the other side. The sidewalk is mostly covered in an absolute mess of thick, uneven ice. The wide two lanes of road next to it are completely clear.
February 16, 2026 at 7:14 PM
seebo429.bsky.social
My SIL keeps saying "monobob uniboob"
February 16, 2026 at 7:18 PM
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cgeroux.bsky.social
We are up against this right now in #bikehfx
bromptonymous.ca Bromptonymous 🇨🇦 @bromptonymous.ca · 1d
Defeating car culture is the only way to rescue government budgets everywhere.
katjadiehl.bsky.social Katja Diehl @katjadiehl.bsky.social · 1d
We’ve all trained ourselves to see car infrastructure as “normal” — and therefore its costs as invisible. Roads aren’t expensive, they’re just there. Parking spaces aren’t subsidies, they’re just “necessary”.

But a bus that runs on demand?
That’s

“spending taxpayer money”.
February 15, 2026 at 6:38 PM
seebo429.bsky.social
Did the French team iron their Joy Division shirts?
French goalie in white jersey. The jersey says France in red then has 7 horizontal blue lines
February 16, 2026 at 1:29 AM
seebo429.bsky.social
I can't explain it but these gloves are bologna.
Pink gloves with blue and red patterns on it
February 15, 2026 at 11:37 PM
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saltyfog.ca
Saturday morning photo stroll yesterday... First one of the year that I'm in love with. The south end of Granville Street with the Maritime Centre looming in the background.

📷 #photography #halisky
A pale golden brown brick building is lit at a sharp angle by early sunlight. It is small in the frame next to a dark grey building next to it. The much taller Maritime Centre sits darker in the background, looming over the other buildings
February 15, 2026 at 3:40 PM
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captswiggy.bsky.social
Hey #halisky.

Has anyone created a base letter to send to city council over the new proposed cuts to services?

Got the base of what I want to say written, but I’d like to add more general points that affect all.

stg suggest I use a chatbot/AI service you will be blocked.
February 15, 2026 at 4:53 PM
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dreyesceron.bsky.social
At 9:18, 3rd period of the Finland-Switzerland women's ice hockey QF game, the ice crew came to clean the ice during a pause

What follows is the funniest use of the slo-mo alternate angle tech I've seen them use during these Olympics of one of the crew members falling
February 15, 2026 at 12:14 AM
seebo429.bsky.social
You're the man cool guy. See you at the beach.
February 14, 2026 at 9:21 PM
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dartmouthderek.bsky.social
It takes a lot of courage to write and share an obituary this honest, in the hopes it is of help to others. My heart goes out to Erica and everyone who knew her.

www.eastcoastmemorial.ca/obituaries/E...
Obituary information for Erica Joy Axent Hilton
View Erica Joy Axent Hilton's obituary, contribute to their memorial, see their funeral service details, and more.
www.eastcoastmemorial.ca
February 14, 2026 at 4:35 PM
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mattzilla85.bsky.social
February 14, 2026 at 1:45 AM
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terriclarke.bsky.social
“So, it is not the cycling infrastructure that is expensive, it is the unwillingness to reallocate travel lanes or parking spaces to micromobility traffic (or delay motor vehicle traffic in the case of the Macdonald bridge) that is the challenge.”
February 14, 2026 at 12:34 AM
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coolbikeart1.bsky.social
Let's just admire this massive wicker basket for a while
Possibly a magazine cover or catalog cover featuring a photo of a woman in a sporty, short green outfit preparing to mount a front-loader cargo bike with a massive wicker basket filled with flowers. She's on a muddy beach. Some info found on the photo says it's from 1974.
February 13, 2026 at 9:51 PM
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covell.ca
If we had 150 people in town killed or seriously injured every year by any means other than cars, there would be almost unlimited resources put into solving the problem.
terriclarke.bsky.social Terri @terriclarke.bsky.social · 3d
Laura White “It’s roughly 150 people in fatal or serious injury collisions in HRM in 2024. How does that compare to all the resources we’re putting into other types of violence?”

I wanted an answer to this one!
February 13, 2026 at 9:37 PM
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olliebikes.bsky.social
LOL this is too much
terriclarke.bsky.social Terri @terriclarke.bsky.social · 3d
Oh, but which bad behaviours is she referring to? Drunk driving? Speeding? Running stop signs? Drivers glued to their phones?

Nah. The first two she lists are “people not wearing bike helmets, and using scooter on sidewalks”. Aggressive driving comes in third.
February 13, 2026 at 9:27 PM
seebo429.bsky.social
Happy Friday afternoon before a long weekend everybody!
#NSPoli
Premier Tim Houston's campaign co-chair among newest Nova Scotia judges | CBC News
One of the co-chairs of the last two Progressive Conservative election campaigns is now one of Nova Scotia’s newest judges.
www.cbc.ca
February 13, 2026 at 8:33 PM
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sbchisholm.bsky.social
RIP Donham Diverter. Not sure if it was done intentionally but the center of the diverter is now clear for cars. And yes of course they're taking advantage.
Donham Diverter, the center cleared of snow but stripped of its flex posts.
February 13, 2026 at 2:16 AM
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nickidoyle.bsky.social
This is the same as pay cut for absolutely no reason.
timbousquet.bsky.social Tim Bousquet @timbousquet.bsky.social · 3d
According to the NSGEU, the Houston government is ending all remote work for provincial employees effective April 20:
Dear member, The union has been made aware that the government has terminated all remote work arrangements, effective April 20th. This means all flexible work arrangements will come to an end and people will have to report to a central office, with the many of those located in the downtown core of Halifax. This comes at a time when the government is facing a $1.4-billion deficit, which the Premier has already stated that government will be the first to feel the pain. It’s clear now that what he meant is that civil servants will be the first to feel this pain as they will now incur extra travel time and gas costs - especially for those members living in rural areas - not to mention parking and other travel-related expenses. Parking and traffic in the downtown core is already at a crisis level and this will only increase that chaos, and for what savings? The government has offered no evidence or statistics to suggest this will make for a more effective or efficient workplace. This has all the markings of a premier trying to look tough to his corporate friends while punishing hard working civil servants. Many of these same civil servants were called heroes for doing their work remotely during the pandemic, while ensuring services and programming continued uninterrupted. Now because of the choices this government has made to sink the province into the largest deficit in history the Premier is desperate to posture and spin his way into looking like he is doing something. Any member impacted should reach out to the NSGEU Resource Centre at 902-424-4063 or toll free at 1-877-556-7438. The union understands the negative impact this will have on thousands of members and their families and we are ready to stand up against this government and advocate on your behalf against this arbitrary and disruptive decision.
February 13, 2026 at 4:38 PM
seebo429.bsky.social
Let's say half of these people are in HRM, and half of those are in the urban core... That's as many people as there are parking spots at the VG (which is already overflowing even after Houston paved Citadel Hill)
February 13, 2026 at 5:33 PM
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mcnutt.bsky.social
Not saying I fully believe this, but if the PC government were actively trying to make Halifax traffic worse to achieve some kind of larger structural policy objective... it would make a hell of a lot more sense than whatever explanation we have right now on how these moves fit together logically.
timbousquet.bsky.social Tim Bousquet @timbousquet.bsky.social · 3d
According to the NSGEU, the Houston government is ending all remote work for provincial employees effective April 20:
Dear member, The union has been made aware that the government has terminated all remote work arrangements, effective April 20th. This means all flexible work arrangements will come to an end and people will have to report to a central office, with the many of those located in the downtown core of Halifax. This comes at a time when the government is facing a $1.4-billion deficit, which the Premier has already stated that government will be the first to feel the pain. It’s clear now that what he meant is that civil servants will be the first to feel this pain as they will now incur extra travel time and gas costs - especially for those members living in rural areas - not to mention parking and other travel-related expenses. Parking and traffic in the downtown core is already at a crisis level and this will only increase that chaos, and for what savings? The government has offered no evidence or statistics to suggest this will make for a more effective or efficient workplace. This has all the markings of a premier trying to look tough to his corporate friends while punishing hard working civil servants. Many of these same civil servants were called heroes for doing their work remotely during the pandemic, while ensuring services and programming continued uninterrupted. Now because of the choices this government has made to sink the province into the largest deficit in history the Premier is desperate to posture and spin his way into looking like he is doing something. Any member impacted should reach out to the NSGEU Resource Centre at 902-424-4063 or toll free at 1-877-556-7438. The union understands the negative impact this will have on thousands of members and their families and we are ready to stand up against this government and advocate on your behalf against this arbitrary and disruptive decision.
February 13, 2026 at 4:36 PM
seebo429.bsky.social
"Hey, hey, hey! Are you folks but I'm telling you, this is the car for you."
Far side comic with a car salesman trying to sell a regular sized $1600 car to a couple that are cat sized and looking at a $5 car.
February 13, 2026 at 4:00 PM
seebo429.bsky.social
Problem: We have too many cars in town.

Solution: How can we fit more cars in town?

I feel like this is very much the conversation around here for the past year.
February 13, 2026 at 3:52 PM
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kwilsonhfx.bsky.social
Bunch of do-gooders cleared the sidewalks, bike lanes, and storm drains along Almon Street.
Sidewalk and bike lane cleared of snow. Sidewalk and bike lane cleared of snow
February 13, 2026 at 2:49 AM
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bikehfxlobby.bsky.social
The downgraded Windpool connector is working about as badly as expected.
#BikeHfx might want to avoid.

Video: View from a cyclist’s perspective of using a narrow, poorly designed path that is badly connected to the street and hasn’t been adequately cleared of snow.
February 12, 2026 at 11:56 PM