Toronto Beach Bum
I took my puppy for a run on the boardwalk along Lake Ontario this evening, and as I look down the horizon, I see the silhouette of a crashed bicycle with a human body lying on the ground. As I get closer, I notice it’s a bum. The bicycle was still on the boardwalk; the ...
Hwy 401 Drive-by Murder
Early Sunday morning, a 21 year old was murdered in cold blood while driving along the 401 in the latest drive by shooting. Although police are revealing very little detail about the motive, it appears that the killer knew whom he was targeting. Many of the murders that have plagued Toronto in the last few ...
How to effectively make a cyclist soil his shorts
1. Firstly, park your car in the right lane on Queen Street West2. Peer through the driver’s side mirror3. Wait until subject is within 10 meters of the automobile4. Take your left hand and begin pulling the door handle to open your door5. Take your right hand and secure a firm grip on the door6. ...
Toronto Hostage Standoff
This morning at 8:10AM, a gunman had shot a woman in the head across the street from my work. He then took a woman hostage and held a sawed off shot gun to her head. A police sniper working for the Emergency Task Force (ETF), which is basically the equivalent to the SWAT team in ...
Filming of Cinderella Man
As I was leaving work this evening, I was fortunate enough to walk by the filming of the upcoming movie “Cinderella Man”, starring Russell Crowe and Rene Zellweger. They were filming 1 block North of my work in downtown Toronto. It was quite an interesting scene to watch them film this scene. They have the ...
Cycling in the TDot
I had originally thought that the great city of Toronto was mainly commercial, city sights and sounds, public transportation, pollution, etc. Coming from a smaller town, being used to the quiet outdoors, and the vast selection of bicycle trails, I failed to realize that Toronto has a hidden gem in its existence. Unbeknownst to me, ...
Street car drivers
Why is it that every time there is an unnecessary, repetitive honking of a street car horn, I look up to see a female Street car driver?