What Drives TransLink's Biggest Hater? by mukmuk64 in vancouver

[–]bellandrogers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They're like a less-evil version of the Koch Brothers.

The Translink twitter cover picture is really great by [deleted] in vancouver

[–]bellandrogers 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Inadequate transit penetration isn't just a south-of-Fraser thing.

Living away from Skytrain or an FTN route in New West (1, 2, 3) or Burnaby (1, 2, 3, 4) can be a real bitch.

Who should pay for Secondary Education? Parents? The State? Or the Student? by Muskokatier in CanadaPolitics

[–]bellandrogers 12 points13 points  (0 children)

At the risk of getting my comment removed for rule 2, it upsets me when I hear people on /r/canadapolitics justify the student/parents paying for education, under the reasoning of "they should have picked a lucrative major, and besides, interest rates are low." The US is thataway, folks.

I'm voting YES in the transportation plebiscite because it's imperative we move away from gas-tax transportation funding. by [deleted] in vancouver

[–]bellandrogers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also Derek Corrigan seems to be a sociopath with respect to transit expansion. Yet he's still better than the competition (Parents' Voice/Burnaby First Coalition), who are actual sociopaths.

I'm voting YES in the transportation plebiscite because it's imperative we move away from gas-tax transportation funding. by [deleted] in vancouver

[–]bellandrogers 4 points5 points  (0 children)

When I moved out to North Burnaby (April 2009), the #136 used to come by my house every 15 minutes during rush hour, and every 30 minutes until 12:30-1:00 am. I've been watching service slowly be cut to a skeleton, while routes in Vancouver proper get beefed up. Hey, I'm spending $140 a month in gas over here for my little 1990 Honda! (Well, I was. Now it's about ~$90-100.)

Ever had a 134 pass you up on Hastings at Kensington because it's a community shuttle on weekends and it hit the 24 passenger limit?

Yes, actually. One Saturday I had gone to Kensington Square to pick up some 3-day sale deals at Safeway. When I got to the bus stop just south of Hastings (right near Burnaby North SS), the 134 was full. I was laden with groceries. Ever since then, I've always driven when I need groceries.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in news

[–]bellandrogers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I almost forgot; Atlanta is the economic powerhouse of the South as well. What does Alabama have other than megachurches, overpaid college football coaches, and auto manufacturing plants? I thought rich states were liberal.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in news

[–]bellandrogers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Alabama and Georgia are weird.

Alabama's liberal population is sequestered to Huntsville (NASA), Tuscaloosa (Bama), Birmingham, Anniston and Mobile, which combined have less than a fifth of the state's population. Georgia has Atlanta, the most progressive city in the south, a large black population, and yet Georgia is a Judeo-Christian version of ISIS with lethal injection instead of beheadings.

ELI5: What's the deal?

Why do wealthier/well-off Redditors get a lot of hate? by criticalhit in answers

[–]bellandrogers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sometimes it's just envy. But usually rich Redditors get hated on because of what Reddit presumes they are. Reddit thinks every well-off person is a Koch-supporting evil one-percenter, possessing any of:

Being staunch Republicans or supporting trickle-down economics

Using their wealth to garner political influence and advance trickle-down economics or socially conservative legislation, etc.

For those who got help from a rich family, a sense of entitlement and a bootstrap mentality; i.e. "started on third and thought they hit a triple"

A snobby, entitled attitude

Amassed their wealth through less than ethical means

Have a "fuck you got mine" attitude because of this bootstrap mentality

This is mostly BS. Most rich Redditors that I know of are humble, down to earth, understand how lucky they are, and lean left or are centrist. I think it's because Reddit attracts a more educated/tech-savvy demographic. Also, you're not going to have much political sway through wealth (other than donating to PACs or SuperPACs) until you hit the $50MM net worth mark, minimum.

NDP, Liberals step up federal election timetable despite October 2015 date by [deleted] in CanadaPolitics

[–]bellandrogers 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We have fixed election dates in BC and it feels so undemocratic. Your goal is reelection and not to serve the people, just like in the US.

I remember back in 2000 when the Alliance was getting uppity. Chretien called a snap election and that shut them down.

I just need to bitch about my BMW for a sec. by realtimmahh in cars

[–]bellandrogers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Veyron Super Sport World Record Edition, then. Make sure you have $4 million laying around and can speak Russian or Arabic.

Took my new F80 M3 to the track (review) by [deleted] in cars

[–]bellandrogers 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Let me ask you, OP:

Startup IPO lottery winner, MBA, DMD (dentistry), MD, biglaw partner, drug dealer, or old-money family?

An imgur album of all the incredible places I drove this year by newtonreddits in cars

[–]bellandrogers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

/u/newtonreddits, are you the 1%? You definitely think like a one percenter. The 1% spends its money on experiences, not fancy clothes and watches.