To the drivers who have verbally and physically abused a west-end senior because she is too slow in crossing the intersection: what kind of fucking heartless monsters are you? That could be your mother, grandmother, sister, wife or loved one so how the fuck would you feel if someone threw a drink cup at her as she struggled to cross a street? Would you even care? –I've Walked In Her Shoes

Some of you are rude, crude & stuck somewhere in 1974. Stop with the sense of entitlement already. Pass the fucking torch & get over yourselves. Treating millennials like shit only shows that your generation was as fucking stunned as all the previous ones. You don't like change?! Tough titty said the kitty. –A Boomer Who Hates My...My...Generation. No Wonder We Have Kardashians

Stop throwing your random unwanted groceries in every aisle of the store. At the very least, put the items where they won't have to be thrown out due to spoilage or give it to the cashier and it will be returned to the right spot. This is such a waste of food, and I am beginning to think most of you are lazy bodies. Try harder to be better people! –Be A Better You!

You don't win any hearts because you have no clue how to treat a woman in a relationship. Here's an idea: be genuinely respectful, caring and eliminate untruths. –D.J.

Seriously... can you take your loud parties, your instruments, your curtain-less window sex, your cigarette butts, your trash ridden porch and pack it all on your hula hoop and move out of my quiet family neighborhood already? –Fed-up neighbour!!

When I said I was sore from sitting down all day at my shitty office job and need a massage, why did you think that was a clever way of telling you I want a massage from you? If I said my car needs a tune up, would you go outside and lift the hood? Keep those creepy vibes to yourself. –Desk Jocky with a Bad Back

You might consider getting into screaming matches with each other every other day a sign that your relationship is unhealthy. You might also consider that slamming doors to punctuate your emotions is childish and disruptive to other tenants. If you insist in staying in a relationship that obviously makes you both miserable, please refrain from having outbursts between the hours of 11pm and 6am. –Sincerely, Your Tired & Frustrated Neighbour

Here's a summary of my bus ride downtown yesterday, a beautiful clear day with no snow delays.

I checked the schedule, #1 is on a 10-minute schedule, departing Mumford at 1:30, so arriving at my stop at about 1:36. I arrived at 1:33 and called GoTime (or whatever it's called now) to confirm the bus time. Next bus will be there in 11 minutes. Hmm, that's at 1:44, not 1:36. At 1:45, no bus, called again. Next bus in 7 minutes, followed by another in 12 minutes. So, my bus will now arrive at 1:52, okay. 1:52, no bus, oh, but finally here it comes at 1:56. As the schedule says, the #1 is on 10-minute service. What happened to the 1:36? The 1:46?

On the way home, made the call, next bus will arrive in 9 minutes. It arrived in 3, matching neither GoTime, nor the online schedule.

So, Halifax Transit managers, if you're wondering why ridership is lower than you'd like, maybe you should try to imaging the daily frustration of trying to get somewhere on time each day, using the service you provide. It isn't easy. –Often Late in Halifax

On a city bus in this season of joy and giving, I noticed the hands of a 20-something white guy, neatly dressed sporting a trimmed brown beard, sitting beside his girlfriend. Tattooed across the knuckles of his right hand was the word WHITE and tattooed on his left knuckles was PRIDE. I was too scared to say anything to him. –East Coast professor

Okay enough already with the labour problems. Each week seems to bring a new low. Today it was a story in the paper about some firefighters dressed as Santa Claus not being able to give out presents.

Here's what should be done:

1) Everybody gets an increase of three-quarters of a percent each year of the contract for 4 years.
2) All unions adopt the long service award formula used by the teachers
3) The teachers pay towards their retirement health benefits in a phased in way with 3% paid the first year and increasing by 3% each year until they're the same as other public sector workers.

I'm hoping that this doesn't go on much longer. If they can't decide soon, then please send it to an arbitrator so that this can be resolved in a timely manner. Things are so toxic I'm not very optimistic that the groups themselves are going to be able to settle this. –The “Okay enough already” guy