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Flannel shirt and station wagon enthusiast. Canadian who likes bicycles, planes, helicopters, motorcycles, modified cars, sailboats, science fiction novels, space, computer games, technology, and the Oxford comma.
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Tall, colourful, protective motorcycle jackets? Yes please! I reached out to their customer service, they said you can request "no flag" at checkout.

Another beautiful wagon, likely to get lifted and clad in gaudy plastic or completely miss the North American market...

"A city's priorities become as clear as the spaces they choose to maintain in the winter." Content done with @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social

Look what they did to my beautiful baby... it's hideous! I guess the Ascent is going away? The American trend of making everything taller, heavier, and less fuel efficient persists, and it sucks. www.caranddriver.com/news/a634345...

Over 85,000 bike lane obstructions have been reported to our database. We expect to roll 100,000 this year.

75% of Americans support a new rule requiring vehicle front-end designs to reduce head injuries in crashes—even if it changes the look of large trucks & SUVs. Among those who drive these trucks & SUVs? 63% still support it. Check out the survey results: advocacy.consumerreports.org/wp-content/u...

As a year-round Edmonton cyclist, I heartily applaud these efforts. Would it have been nice had Edmonton given me studded tires? Yes. Am I glad that they went to someone else instead? Also yes.

Bicycles deliver the freedom that auto ads promise.

I'm sure the law will get applied evenly, including in the wealthy neighbourhoods where kids are pulling wheelies through intersections.

“Everything is broken so lets make it worse” vs “Everything is perfect so let’s fix nothing”

Be the change you want to see in the world! 😅

London, ON, vs Utrecht, NLD.

All the wagons you can still get in the USA www.caranddriver.com/rankings/bes...

"it's like trying to understand a forest by looking in from the outside. One actually needs to go into the forest and find a clearing. However, we can't really stay inside the forest very long—because it's on fire." arstechnica.com/space/2024/1...

If you's gots a problem with Canadian Gooses then you's gots a problem with me! And I suggest you let that one marinate!

Can We Solve Canada's Monopoly Problem? (feat. Vass Bednar & Denise Hearn) | The Goose youtu.be/9VjpA36sxVM

Doug Ford is at it again... youtu.be/KgFCQ7jEZxI?...

A concise summary on why Canada is failing to meet their military obligations. youtu.be/27wWRszlZWU?...

Go to Amazon and search for "thank my driver"

Life pro tip: Havana Club rum in the USA is from Puerto Rico, not Cuba, and it's TERRIBLE!

Between 1997 and 2022, splash pads across the country were linked to at least 60 outbreaks, with the largest sickening over 2,000 water frolickers in one go.