AyJay 68

@ayjay68.bsky.social

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🇨🇦 & 🇬🇧. Ottawa ON. ☕🏊🚴🏃🍰 he/him Systems Engineer | Risk Manager | Project Manager (but that's what I do not who I am). Semper curiosus. ayjay68.gander.social

A short video of a section of trail that has been washed out. A stream of water is shown running along it.
Image shows an Aeropress Go and metal mug resting on a large rock. In the background is a Brompton bicycle stood with the rear wheel folded under. The sky is blue with a few clouds.
The image shows a green Brompton folding bicycle leaning against the railing of a bridge over the Rideau Canal. The view extends along the Rideau Canal in Ottawa to buildings in the distance. It is a gorgeous sunny day!
An image showing a large commercial vehicle parked partly on the sidewalk. The picture is centred on pointed metal spikes that appear to be attached to the truck's right front wheel. They are protruding further than the rest of the truck's side.
An image of a four lane roadway adjacent to a grassy bank that has a footpath worn into it by people avoiding the flooded Ottawa River Pathway below. The extent to which the grass is worn in only a week or so is an indication of the amount of non-motor vehicle traffic that uses the pathway.
An image of a metal gate on the Ottawa River MUP at the entrance to the Chef William Commanda bridge. The gate is swung back against the side of the path.
An image of a section of a bicycle wheel. It has a black rim with an orange tubeless valve attached. The spoke nipples either side are a matching orange, whilst the rest are silver.
Image shows an outdoor scene of an Aeropress coffee maker on a large rock with a metal mug. In the background is a Brompton bicycle resting on its folded rear wheel. The sky is blue, the sun is shining.
A Venn diagram showing the relationship between low taxes, stable services, and low density.
A copy of the book Life After Cars sits on top of a copy of the magazine Calling in Sick on a hotel desk. A closed laptop with stickers on it is on the desk beside them.
Am image of the Kichi Zibi Mikan looking west. The road surface is completely clear but the multi-use pathway running beside it is covered by snow and ice, much of which has been thrown off of the adjacent road.
A white SUV is parked completely across a pedestrian crossing at an intersection. The light is white for pedestrians to cross.
The image is Venn diagram with overlapping circles that shows it is impossible to have stable services, low density and low taxes. I don't think the Mayor has seen it.
A picture of a Burley bicycle trailer (attached to a very dusty bicycle) with a packaged sink and vanity unit strapped on it. The additional faucet box is beside the trailer.
A rider's eye view looking down at a racing green Brompton C Line while riding a stone dust path.
Image of a phone lock screen showing the head tube of a Ribble CGR 725 splattered with a little mid. Wonderful.
A series of 3 road signs, foremost "no bikes or pedestrians", behind that "single file" and then "share the road". Taken at the intersection of Moodie Drive and Corkstown Road.
Image shows a group of volunteers planting saplings in an area just to the east of the reopened Westboro pavilion.
Image shows a racing green Brompton folding bicycle leaning against a landscaped flower bed
Image shows a fenced off hole and construction at the intersection of Moodie Drive and Corkstown Road with a hand written sign saying "STOP BEFORE CROSSING LIVE TRAFFIC"
The image shows the flooded underpass from the Ottawa River path under the KZM which has been closed due to flooding. Basic barriers have been placed across the path. There is no signage.
A metal structure, believed to be a bike rack, placed outside of an office building.
A screenshot of an email from TD Place detailing how a drive through collection service will work for RedBlacks season ticket holders to collect their 'reward' for renewing.
A shot along Carling Ave in Ottawa showing a construction site with a closed sidewalk. There is no detour and nowhere to cross the four lanes of traffic.
The view from Belvedere Champlain
A Lego Bionicle figure modified with a Canada flag and Elbows Up!
A Venn diagram of Low Taxes, Low Density, and Stable Services, showing that you can only have 2 of the 3 and with requirements for service cuts, more density, or higher taxes.
Image shows Ottawa street. The left hand side shows a clear lane for the Tim Horton's drive-through. To the right is a clear road to Gloucester Mall. In the centre is the sidewalk completely covered in ice and snow. No attempt has been made to clear it.
A weather advisory statement that includes Recommended Actions that appear to speak only to drivers.
A Venn diagram showing the relationship between low density, low taxes and stable services and the fact that it is impossible to have them all.
Image shows a brand new sign warning of a narrowing of the street laying bent and flat in the snow. A tire track is visible in the snow from the vehicle that hit it.
An image of a pedestrian push-button for an intersection crossing. It is completely covered by a hard snow bank.
A picture of the Forth Rail Bridge in Scotland
Picture of a metal structure believed to be a bike rack. It is positioned outside an office building entrance.