Greg B.
Greg B.
@gregbeau.bsky.social
Halifax kid, now an old guy in Dartmouth. Long-suffering Mets fan. Servant of Lucy the cat. Retired NS civil servant and NSLC exec.
I wrote this 6 years ago but it still seems to be applicable given new water restrictions in Dartmouth and recent revelations about fluoridation systems being down with no notice to the public. Something seems very wrong at Halifax Water. gregbeau.wordpress.com/2018/10/11/i...
Is Halifax Water All Wet?
For the second time in three years, Dartmouth residents served by Halifax Water have faced autumn water restrictions on its use. Drinking water is like any other utility service – you …
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November 28, 2024 at 2:00 AM
So glad I got an emergency alert (in Dartmouth), scaring me out of my skin as usual, for a missing person in Sydney. JFC, get your act together.
November 22, 2024 at 3:00 PM
Spent parts of the last 3 (!) days trying to set up online access to my Walmart Canada Mastercard acct so I could pay my bill. Reqd 3 calls to agents, 4 authentication codes, and umpteen login attempts. All b/c the phone they had on file no longer exists. Their online system is just awful.
November 20, 2024 at 8:04 PM
Even someone as fashion-challenged as me can tell this isn’t a great look, Ryan Clark. Maybe he’s shooting for a guest spot in a sci-fi series.
November 18, 2024 at 11:58 PM
Newbie question: how do I eliminate that GD up arrow icon that obscures the bottom of my feed on the desktop version? Who thought putting it there was a good idea? Searched, cannot find the solution.
November 14, 2024 at 1:33 PM
Re-exploring this place and finally found some familiar names for good or ill, so hi there! Apparently one of my 4 "how do you use this place?" posts triggered someone to block me already so that's nice. But it needs more cat pics, so here's Miss Lucy to say hello. #HRM
November 14, 2024 at 12:55 PM
Why does this app appear on an iPad like you are looking through a mail slot? Is there a fix I’m missing?
November 14, 2024 at 3:51 AM
Unpopular opinion: the last season of Ted Lasso was a real mess. And a big miss.
September 8, 2023 at 2:58 AM
Keith Hernandez forgot his logo ed shirt in his hotel room so one of the booth staff made him this emergency version to wear until the proper one could be retrieved. Looks like a SCTV scene. I find this funnier than I should.
August 20, 2023 at 12:25 AM
I’m here but can’t find many familiar friends. Where are the Hali-folks?
August 5, 2023 at 2:09 AM