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@AM730Traffic #CityofNewWest New "recycling" program? A city recycling truck shedding its load along the #TransCanada East Bound through Coquitlam was just one of the many interesting things I observed in traffic today. But this high-speed "paper trail" is just one of the some of the stuff I hear about on the traffic station. Regularly making obstacles for the Greater Vancouver commute: Washers, dryers, iron boards, dead raccoons Pretty much like the things you'd find in a local laundromat. Driving in Vancouver. A thrill a minute. (Don't tell your friends in other parts of the world that we have these troubles in paradise.) via Facebook

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Lots of reasons being floated for "fluctuating" (aka rising) gas prices. Secrets of the oil tricksters revealed: It's all done by oil company psychologists who raise the prices suddenly and dramatically then lower them by one cent per litre to make us think we're getting a break. Then they make us bark like dogs and baaaa like sheep while we pump our gas. via Facebook

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I just heard a radio weather forecast that sounded so poetic. "We could get brushed by a morning shower..." It's either poetry or something that was composed in the bathroom early i n the morning over a tube of toothpaste. via Facebook

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#JustinTrudeau, get ready for the deafening roar of power scooters and a few old folks on Harleys descending on Parliament Hill. Maybe my hearing is failing along with my eyesight but when I listened to the swearing in of cabinet minsters on CBC Radio today I didn't hear a minister responsible for seniors, pensions or power scooters being sworn in. #RagingGrannies where are you? via Facebook

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In an equality measure, #JustinTrudeau has revealed that he will be alternating between date and time answers to media questions: "Because it's 2015" and "Because it's 3:15." When asked for specifics, he replied, "It's November 4, 2015 at 3:15 pm." via Facebook

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#OverBumperStickered #Vancouver. Is there any parent in #SurreyBC who is NOT a "Proud Parent of a Lord Tweedsmuir Honour Roll Student"? via Facebook

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#JustinTrudeau 60 per cent of Canadians claim to be related to Justin Trudeau. This is up 30 percent from 3 months ago. via Facebook

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#OverBumperStickered in Greater #Vancouver. Is there anyone who is NOT a "Proud Parent of a Lord Tweedsmuir Honour Roll Student"? via Facebook

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New federal regulations will require a 30% "truth content" for Canadian news outlets. It will be a stretch to fill the gap. The current truth content is about 10%. Newspapers and broadcast media are scratching their heads about how to accomodate the new rules. The current method of writing a catchy headline for newspaper, or clever wordplay for broadcast media and then creating a story to fit it will likely have to be scrapped. The new rules do not apply to social media. via Facebook

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New dream job: Mainland Chinese "homemaker." An estimated 70% of detached #Vancouver west side sold homes are bought by Mainland China buyers. That's the not-so-startling news on the radio today. The surprise? "Homemakers" and "students" (with no income in Canada) make up a large portion of the group snapping up the multi-million-- and often paying cash. via Facebook