A couple of weeks ago, I saw a tweet that said that as of August 16, people could no longer buy Go Transit tickets at the ticket booth at the bus terminal. Now, you had to pay the driver in cash or Presto card. I thought that maybe the most sensible thing to do would …
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Public Transit By Uber Seems To Be Going Alright
Last year, the town of Innisfil decided to partner with Uber instead of spending piles of money to build its own transit system from scratch. I said then that it was an interesting idea and that I was pulling for it to work out. So how is it working out? Pretty well, it appears. Innisfil, …
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I, For One, Cannot Wait To Get The Day Started! Oh, And Where In The World Is Dave Hannah?
September 28th, 2019 Update: I’m not sure how long he’s been there or how permanent he is, but I just heard Dave Hannah on 99.5 KFUN in Kitchener. Carin Texted me from a cab saying she heard somebody that sounded like him on the radio, so I tuned in and sure enough, there he was. …
I Was On The News Talking About Fake Service Dogs
I didn’t realize it when I woke up yesterday, but I was going to be on the news by the end of the day. Don’t worry, it wasn’t for something scary or stupid. I guess an old friend from school ended up talking to a reporter about the problem of disservice dogs and how businesses …
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You Can Now Borrow Musical Instruments From The Kitchener Library. There’s A Be Quiet Joke In There Somewhere
I don’t use it much, but I have to say that the library here in Kitchener is doing a pretty good job of trying to stay relevant and useful in an age where all the world’s collected wisdom can be found just by asking Siri a question. Their latest idea? Lending out musical instruments. Guitars, …
I Found A Good Yoga Class
So, I’ve mentioned a few times in passing that I’ve tried yoga and liked it. It’s been a long time since I’ve done it. I’ve wanted to, but I’m not going to lie, I was nervous about the initial introduction where the instructor potentially freaks out and says she can’t teach me and I’ll take …
Help Kate And Andrea Get A Tandem Mountain Bike
So I joined a book club. I need to write a whole post about that, but the reason I mention it is someone else in the book club wants to do a triathlon. Go her. I take my hat off to anyone who can do all of that. But, she’s been at this for a …
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Follow Your Arrow To Jail
I figure I might as well ruin two songs with this case. Remember the story about the guy getting shot with an arrow? Well, a few days ago, Eric Amaral pleaded guilty, and is going away for a long time. When they charged him with the murder, there was a small part of me that …
GM Just Launched A Car Sharing Service In Kitchener Waterloo
I won’t be using this on a regular basis myself since the world still hasn’t come around to the idea of giving driver’s licenses to blind people, but I can absolutely imagine giving it a go when we have far away visitors who can drive but don’t have a car or can’t bring it with …
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Charles Street Terminal Is Changing A Bit On September 5th. Here’s How, In Text Form For The Blind Kids
Earlier this morning, Grand River Transit tweeted out a link to some changes they’re making to the bus terminal on Charles Street in downtown Kitchener. Unfortunately the link went to this PDF, which is great for most people, but not so great for blind folks like me, Carin or any of the others that float …
