May Long, Lost, Headlines
Take that, tree!
There are few things as universally sweet as a long weekend.
Just about everybody can get on board, most people are quite happy, and we can all agree that sleeping in on what is normally a work day kicks ass.
Not that we don’t like our jobs, bosses. Or, uh, coming to work, I mean…
Oh, whatever. Long weekends rule.
This one really snuck up on me though. I think I mentioned that before. Probably due to our May taste of winter. It just doesn’t feel like we should be at Victoria Day weekend already.
But I’ll take it. And enjoy it. Oh yes, I’ll enjoy it.
Because it means I can watch the end of Lost, scan the Internet for other people dissecting one of our generation’s great TV shows until the wee hours, and not worry about looking presentable Monday morning.
Now, power through today’s news and get yourself to the three-day weekend already.
from the Edmonton Journal:
Four Edmonton councillors decide what wards to run in (I really wanted to see them fight it out more.)
Alberta to hire as many nursing grads as possible: Zwosdesky (Check out all the Zwos in today’s news! He’s also in CHED, CBC and CTV stories, below.)
Edmonton arena talk is not only cheap, it’s plentiful
Rage against the machine finally gains some traction (I don’t feel so bad pointing out long-broken escalators when I think of all the ink Scott McKeen has dedicated to shutting up those stupid-loud motorcycles. It’s awful to be on a Whyte patio and not be able to hear anyone when those jerks ride by.)
New project looks at Edmonton’s environmental challenges
Alberta oilsands need to be cleaned up: Ignatieff (Not the kind of talk that will win you seat in this part of the country. It sakes sense but it just won’t fly.)
Edmonton’s $40M capital budget includes multicultural centre (Don’t postpone transit smart cards, I think they’re cool.)
Grant MacEwan University approves $218M budget
Tortoises seized at Edmonton airport
from the Edmonton Sun:
Too soon to worry about calls for arena cash: City councillor (Is it ever too soon to worry about funding?)
Checkstops going up around the province (Long weekend, drive safe, etc…)
Low gas prices set for the long weekend (That’s certainly different.)
Man files lawsuit alleging cop violence
Parkour lands in Edmonton (Parkour!)
from Metro Edmonton:
Boost for affordable housing (Edmonton’s got four projects getting cash.)
Singing the praises of city services
Aboriginal film fest, arts expo team up (The Dreamspeakers Film Festival, and Rubaboo Arts Festival, starts June 2.)
from 630CHED/iNews880:
Zwosdesky denies bed closures (He mentions four haven’t been used, but if they are no longer available they are technically being closed.)
Mosquitoes not as bad as Edmontonians might think (It was dry, so that kept mosquito numbers low. Now it’s wet and that could breed the bloodsuckers.)
Alberta ticks carrying Lyme disease (Did anybody ever see the movie Lymelife? I thought it looked alright.)
from CBC Edmonton:
Alberta aims to cut cataract wait-lists (My punny choice would have been “Alberta eyes cuts to cataract wait-lists.)
ATV likely started Alberta wildfire (Oops?)
Edmonton school honours family killed in Via crash
from CTV Edmonton:
Edmonton toddler to get life-changing surgery today (Meanwhile…the family asked Alberta Health Services to pay for the surgery, which is not available in Canada.)
Concern grows over the future of Rexall Place (Can we turn it into some kind of giant waterpark?)
See you after the Lost weekend.
Hey, let’s meet back here Tuesday and talk all about the show like the Lost nerds we are. Because the Internet doesn’t have enough forums for Lost fans.
The fix is in
I took the stairs down because I didn't think it would ever be fixed. What a nice way to start the week!
Another one bites the dust.
That is, another broken item is fixed.
And we will, of course, pretend we had something to do with it.
Yes, after five months (5 of them!) the escalator on the east side of the University LRT station is open again. Man, those frozen pipes must have just obliterated things.
There’s some absolutely, delicious, coincidental timing to this one. I was at a media mixer Friday night and was chatting with a pair of gents from City of Edmonton communications about, among other things, this LRT escalator.
Bam! Monday morning everything is fixed.
Also funny, our table was musing about the fact this could have all been part of secret plans of Active Edmonton and Walkable Edmonton to force people to take the stairs. Those sly so-and-sos and their love of “walking” and “being active.” Give me the moving stairs!
But…it all gets me thinking. Maybe we do like being the ones loudly complaining about broken stuff. Maybe we should follow the lead of those smarter than us and do this kind of thing on a more regular basis.
Of course, it would have to be something that’s been broken for a long time, or that’s been reported and not fixed.
And what are the chances that would continue to happen?
Let us know if this is an idea you’re into.
Escalator Watch Begins (sort of)
This picture is actually from January.
Look, we don’t want to be typecast as the blog that points out stuff that doesn’t seem to get fixed.
(Although others clearly like the idea.)
One day I will take the LRT and not see these awful yellow notices. One day.
But it’s been five months. Five. Months.
And the escalator on the east side of the University LRT Station is still broken.
It made for absolutely jam-packed crushes up the working escalator all school year. At busy points it’s still really annoying.
LRT Station, we want two escalators!
It’s Escalator Watch ’10 – and we’re already at five months…
Do you think the escalator will be fixed by the time the new LRT stations open at Southgate and Century Park. That’s a race to watch!!!
Next time…we may actually ask the ETS what’s up…but we also like just sitting on our high horses and demanding things be in working order…
I peered into the work area months ago. It's still under construction.
