HUGS: To street sweepers, tree trimmers and hydro workers for cleaning up after the storm!
HUGS: To the City of Nelson workers on the great clean up at the park. You wouldn’t even know the mess Mother Nature made.
HUGS: To the drivers who pass me on my bicycle without blowing your horn or flipping me the bird. Thanks for your patience!
HUGS: Big tree hugs to the trail crews that following the big storm very quickly cleared the big trees that littered the bike trail from the cemetery to the Rails to Trails path.
SLUGS: To the slugger who orders bikes to ride on the sidewalk. Not only is it illegal, it can be dangerous for pedestrians (and cyclists too). To avoid close calls, s l o w d o w n.
SLUGS: To the man who frequently brushes his dog and leaves clumps of fur at a picnic table on the dog walk. Please pick up that unsightly mess. The garbage can is right there!
SLUGS: To those (especially retirees who can do it anytime) doing yard work with loud machines on weekend mornings — especially Sundays! Can we not have at least ONE day of peace?
SLUGS: To the family with a sad looking, limping and very unkempt dog who is in a fenced-in area with so much clutter the poor thing hardly has room to move around. Very sad — shame on you.
HUGS: A great big hug to the person who turned my wallet in to the customer service desk at a local supermarket. It’s people like you who make Nelson such a great place to live. Thank you so much.
SLUGS: To the slug who believes cyclists should ride on the sidewalk while crossing the orange bridge. Riding on the sidewalk is illegal. Sidewalks are for pedestrians. Cyclists and cars share the road. Try waiting for a safe time to pass and it won’t be so scary.
HUGS: Sad hugs going to the man who ran over our cat last week. Thank you for stopping, and telling us. We know it wasn’t your fault, and greatly appreciate you telling us, rather than just leaving her there. It actually helped our daughter’s grief, to know that you cared enough to stop. We are sorry for the pain it caused you, too.
SLUGS: To all the bridge designers who failed to consider cyclists and pedestrians. Taghum (one sidewalk with terrible access points); Dam Inn (no room at all; death awaits!); Slocan River on Hwy 3A (narrow, 12” for cyclists). With vehicles blasting past at more than 80 km/h, narrow bridges are a danger to cyclists and other motorists as well. Let’s see some proactive changes before something terrible happens!!
HUGS: To the young person working at the local video store who helped me pick the perfect movie for Father’s Day. I asked for a funny, light-hearted movie similar to Waking Ned Devine and she immediately suggested a brilliant, sweet and funny Canadian movie called The Grand Seduction. Everybody in the family loved it… the adults, the younger one and the preteen. From this experience I was able to realize the value of a local video store over an online service.
