A Bottleneck Sans Bottles
I'm glad I was just passing by Richmond instead of trying to get into it like the rest of these people.
Cambie Street: Prime Vancouver Streetscape View
When you're relegated to street level, approaching downtown Vancouver via Cambie Street yields some impressive city views.
Pao!
Upon exiting a local grocery store, I was impressed to see this Nissan Pao in the parking lot. Very few of this retro-styled model were sold back in 1989, and the mild West Coast weather has helped preserve it alongside owner(s) that have obviously cared for it over the years. A peek inside the rain-soaked windows below shows that this one was automatic, not the more sought after manual transmission, albeit it was still completely intriguing. There was something dangling from the rearview mirror, and a bag of higher-end Nutro cat food on the passenger seat. Must be a female driver... who likes cats:
Lions Gate Bridge Human Experiment
This is the Lions Gate Bridge, connecting Vancouver City to the North Shore. It was early one damp Sunday morning, but the rain didn't keep the police away. Notice the patrol cars positioned on either side of the bridge entrance. Then notice how drivers apply their brake lights the moment they realize there's cops parked there. I think it's a natural human reaction to step on the brake when you see a police car, just like having to close your eyes when you sneeze, or getting frustrated by not being able to lick the tip of your own elbow. Some things just aren't humanly possible.
Jeep Offroad Capabilities
The tow truck driver who transported this guy's vehicle to the local repair shop in Langley said you'd never believe it, but guess how the front tire ended up like that? He drove over a pothole. Any pothole that can snap a wheel and the front suspension is no pothole. That's more like an abyss in the road, and most of us don't have The Dukes of Hazzard's General Lee to jump such road hazards.
Hockey, We Salute Thee
No two things speak more to Canadiana than: 1) our national flag and 2) a hockey stick used as the flag pole. The only Canadian must-have missing is a touque.
Refueling the Catering Truck
I'm not sure why this strikes me as funny, but it's an owner replenishing the stocks of her catering truck at the local grocery store. In a way it's ironic. And I love irony. I guess she has to get her food from somewhere, but seeing this behind-the-scenes takes away some of the cachet of the service.
Playboy Minivan
The title for this photo is an oxymoron. Like "jumbo shrimp" and "plastic silverware", I was perplexed to see a "playboy minivan". There was a broken Playbog mug sitting on this back bumper with not a soul around. I couldn't make heads nor tails out of it. Browse this list of oxymora for more senseless sensibility.
A Honda S2000 IS Practical
During my last move I relied on my little pod of an S2000 as my moving van. Whoever thinks a 2-seater is impractical should have seen what I squirreled away in this thing. I transported: 2 suitcases full of personal effects, a full size sleeping foam, pots and pans, a knapsack, coffee maker, towels, winter jacket, double size inflatable airbed, blanket, pillows, laptop computer... everything that I'd need to live out of my car in comfort and style. And I could still see out of my rearview and side mirrors. Good thing I didn't have a passenger.
Bridge to the New Year
A New Year is not complete without revellers. The three beavers living under this boardwalk saw lots of sketchy revelling action on New Year's Eve by way of patrons returning home from the local pub.
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