Re: [ReacTor] "Bad Books", and the Readers That Love Them

In article <96f63j1g1clhp6nn1vr6b80men3ddo829d@4ax.com>,
The Horny Goat  <lcraver@home.ca> wrote:

On Tue, 30 Apr 2024 14:48:51 -0500, Lynn McGuire
<lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:
>

You have it backwards. I lived in Minnesota for 37 years, and know that
0 C is defined as the temperature at which water temporarily goes into
its liquid state.

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My Minnesota engineer programmer agrees with you.

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And having gone through 4 Winnipeg winters are amazed water ever goes
non-solid...especially in downtown Winnipeg where the arctic winds
blow through the towers of the downtown...

Waterloo Region's transit system gives every sign of being designed
by people who don't ever plan on using it. One glaring example is
the bus stop at King and Victoria, which is a narrow island between
the ION tracks and King Street. The buildings around the intersection
focus wind down past the bus stop and because the island is so narrow,
the pathetic shelter is completely ineffective. Rain is unpleasant,
snow is also bad (1) but neither is as awful as freezing rain.

That was the stop where I had to fend off some guy trying to strangle
me. It posed an interesting tactical challenge, as I didn't want to
be forced back onto the tracks and I didn't want to push the guy into
heavy King Street traffic [2]. Happily, it turned out I am much better at
blocking than he was at grabbing.

The way the crowd came to my assistance after he ran off was very
heartening.

1: Especially last year, when the private contracter just didn't
bother to remove the icy bank blocking the access end of the island.

2: I had somewhere to be and at the least there would have been
paperwork. Before anyone asks, I couldn't hit him with my cane
without risking charges, as he was unarmed.
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