Thank you for the reminder!

Musquodoboit

So for me, there is never any point to do the short, local trip, even outside the commute, by bus. It is done in the car, on bike, or by foot. And I LOVE transit. Until the dearth of frequent neighbourhood transit is solved in medium cities, people will drive.

For context: I can bike from my door to my office in 45-55 minutes on my e-bike. It takes me longer to travel an extra 5 km by bus than to e-cycle the whole trip. And I am slow and disabled!

Getting to the transit hub from my house, a 9-minute drive in rush hour traffic, adds 60 minutes to my commute if I try to do the whole thing by bus. The local loop bus comes so infrequently it is essentially impossible to use it for short trips or connecting to the hub.

Mine is a great example. I live in a suburb of Victoria, BC. I work at the local university and traverse the whole city, basically, to commute to work. I do 80% of that trip by bus when not cycling. The problem is the first 20%.

Missing my point…

Horst Wessel.

This is not some kumbaya “go high” shit. It’s me telling you when I’ve had a gun pointed at me—literally, not figuratively—it wasn’t the time to posture. Fascism’s guns are at the ready. Think before you spout off. Winning the struggle against fascism is what matters.