BOUQUET To Troy and Brian, firemen at the downtown firehall, who took the time to set up and install our child’s car seat for our grandson arriving from California.
BEEF To the group of seven who have caused this council to be the worst this city has experienced. The city will be lucky to survive to the next election.
BOUQUET To the paramedics who have to cut down overgrown blackberry vines and rose bushes to get to the person they have to help because the adult children are too lazy to clean up around the sidewalk, stairs and yard.
BEEF Northwest Bay and Claudet roads have a lot of reckless drivers, even passing on double solid lines. Police would make a killing on tickets.
BOUQUET To our neighbours Al and Stu for not only sharing their firewood but delivering it and stacking it too. Your kindness and thoughtfulness is greatly appreciated.
BEEF To the person driving up the Trans-Canada Highway in the truck with no tailgate and a loose dog in the back. Do you not care about the dog or the motorists behind who would be traumatized if it had slipped out into traffic?
BOUQUET To Yvonne on first floor, all the nurses in palliative care, the Hospice volunteers and Dr. Kathryn King for the care they provided our grandmother during her passing.
BEEF To the disgruntled mayor wannabes on council and staff collaborators. End your petty vendetta against an elected official and do your jobs. Your unprofessional public antics are demeaning to our fair city.
BOUQUET To the customer in Big O Tires who visited with my golden retriever when I was getting my truck tires changed. It takes a community to raise a dog.
BEEF To the road maintenance in Nanaimo. Campbell River is the salmon capital and Nanaimo is the pothole capital.
BOUQUET To Marc at Iotech for his always cheerful nature, honesty and patience in service of our computer system. The world needs more people like you.
BEEF To the neighbour who used his weed eater right at dinner time on Easter Sunday. The kitchen was hot due to the cooking of the turkey and we opened the patio doors to cool down, but your noisy gas-powered machine interrupted our enjoyment of the delicious holiday meal.
BOUQUET To Donna at Shear Heaven in the Bowen Road Salvation Army Thrift Store. She’s done my hair in a gazillion styles and lengths for many years, is reasonably priced and does a great job in record time.
BEEF To animal control. I phoned, very distraught as I lost my dog, to see if someone turned her in, then I get an officer at my door telling me I have two days to get a dog licence. Not concerned at all if my dog was still missing or perhaps dead.
BOUQUET To Brad at Subway at Port Place shopping centre for making a sandwich just like the pictures on the menu and being the most enthusiastic, polite submaker we’ve ever come across.
BEEF To Nanaimo’s vast population of litter bugs. I just watched someone unroll their car window and throw trash into the street. Do you not have any pride in where you live or care about the health of the planet?
BOUQUET To Ray and his lovely, sister, Yen, who own and operate The Saigon Kitchen. Everyone who works there is so happy. What wonderful food, friends and fun.
BEEF To whoever stole my antique flower cart out of my yard. Nothing like kicking someone when they are down.
BOUQUET To Pro West lawn care for making a boy’s day. My son’s basketball rolled out in the road and was accidentally hit. About 20 minutes later, the fellow from Pro West was at our door with a new basketball for him.
BEEF To rude people. You can’t expect to be snarky for no reason, ask me for a favour and then expect me to fulfill it. The world doesn’t work like that. At least, it shouldn’t.
BOUQUET To Rob at Vans Garage on Townsite Road. I found out why so many of your customers take the time and effort to write you a bouquet. Thank you for your honest work.
BEEF To the city for not moving on the expanding tent city under the Pearson Bridge on the waterfront walkway.
BOUQUET To Derrick at Budget Glass. The service was prompt, pleasant, professional and affordable. Would highly recommend.
BEEF Never purchase a motorhome or anything without having it checked by a reputable company. My brother-in-law was told the motorhome had only been leaking two weeks – try nearly three years. No recourse he can take, but to the couple who sold it, shame on you.
BOUQUET To Bob at the Benjamin Moore paint store for his expert advice. My house looks great; his help appreciated.
BEEF To those who speed up Metral Drive, especially the one in the white truck going more than 100 km/h late morning on Good Friday.
BOUQUET To Code Brew at Millstone for delicious homemade food and Starbucks coffee. Even better is that profits help support health care on the mid-Island.
BEEF To city councillors. Although I’d be frustrated too if I failed to bring the people of Nanaimo conference business, a conference centre hotel, a luxury waterfront hotel, a multiplex, a foot passenger ferry and a modicum of decorum in council chambers.
BOUQUET To the wonderful young employee at Terminal Esso who rescued me when I locked my keys in my car.
BEEF To the traffic lights at the Townsite and Terminal intersection. The lights going east and west take their sweet time changing, even when there is no traffic going north and south. This needs to be addressed and is extremely annoying, to say the least.
BEEF To bicycle saddle manufacturers who make their saddles too hard, too soft, too wide, too narrow, too long or too short, but never just quite right except for the extremely rare well-made ones that are always way too expensive.
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