Rob Hailman

@rjhelms.bsky.social

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Community radio administrator, layabout, and at least 3 kinds of nerd in Peterborough, ON. I am angry about cities. he/him robhailman.com

A teenage humanoid bagel sweating with clenched fists, gritted teeth, and closed eyes says "I feel like my heart's gonna shit! Eeerrr!!!"
A Google Maps screenshot of St Clements Ave in Toronto. On the left, there is a sidewalk which ends abruptly. There are two fire hydrants, one on either side of where the sidewalk ends. Similarly, two manholes are visible on the street on either side of that line.
An article in the Peterborough Examiner, with the headline “Man dies after vehicle crashes into building”.
George St N in Peterborough, near the intersection with Dublin. The road is clear while the sidewalk is under about a foot of snow.
A screenshot from SimTown, showing a man wearing a green shirt and tie, with short hair and a mustache. Text boxes read: When I'm happy I say: "Bitches love my mustache." When I'm sad I say: "This time I'm really gonna do it."
A Simpsons screengrab - Ned Flanders is sitting up in bed, while fireworks go off outside the window. The caption reads "Ooh, January 1. Better get going on those taxes, Neddy."
A doctored screenshot from Star Trek: the Next Generation, showing Riker and Picard both face-palming with the caption "Double Facepalm"
A row of chairs n the Ontario Legislative Assembly, showing thick padding on the seats and roller bases.
A 1970s Fisher Price turtle toy, with a neon orange top hat.
A screen grab from the Simpsons episode “Homer Goes to College”. The dean is seated at his desk, listening to his telephone. A caption reads “Hello, Mayor Leal. You’re a stupid-head!”
Sean, 8 hours ago: Who needs culture funding when Peterborough gets so much drama for free?
The text "I've lost control of my life" above an image of Stu from Rugrats making chocolate pudding on a blue background
The City of Peterborough “water-bacon” logo, with the normal slogan replaced by “Peterborough: the cruelty is the point”
A sandwich board reading: Carbon Arc Cinema The Players: 5:30pm Director attending! Ishtar: 8:30pm $8 at the door
guess I'll die
guess I'll die
A photograph of an Apple //e computer, with monochrome green Apple Monitor /// and two Apple Disk ][ floppy drives.
The vote on Bierk & Riel's notice of motion to create an emergency winter shelter, showing the motion defeated 4-7 Lachica, Bierk, Crowley, Riel for. Vassiladis, Haacke, Beamer, Leal, Baldwin, Parnell, Duguay against.
13. Unless exempted through Section 9, the City will issue to each Property Owner a itemized utility bill which will include the Stormwater Management Fee the water rate, and the waste water rate (the “Utility Bill”). 14. The City shall send the Utility Bill to the Property’s municipal address, unless the Property Owner has, in writing to the Commissioner of Finance and Corporate Support Services, directed the City to send the bill to another address, in which case it shall be sent to that address. The Property Owner’s direction will continue until revoked in writing by the Property Owner.
a panel from the webcomic Pictures for Sad Children. A fortune teller sits at a crystal ball and says "television and the internet will be replaced by one thing, worse than both"
ASCII art in red and yellow, reading "rjhelms welcomes you to a generic MUD"
The Advent of Code calendar for 2024, showing each day completed with two stars.
A screenshot of a newspaper article, reading: In the 2025 draft budget, Peterborough’s operating budget sits at $411 million (an increase from $357 million in 2024), while Kingston’s 2024 operating budget sits at $477 million — not the $265 million in operating Smith cited for both cities in the legislature on Nov. 18. Asked to explain this, Smith said he arrived at the $265-million figure by subtracting both city’s capital expenditures from their respective operating budgets. “I wanted to focus simply on what it costs to operate the city, not what it costs to expand and maintain some of the other infrastructure, but simply the operating cost itself,” Smith said.
A captioned screengrab from the Simpsons. A man is lying in bed with a woman standing over him, they have been arguing. A child standing in the doorway shouts "Why don't you both shut up?!"
A Simspons screen grab, with Apu yelling "I can't believe you don't shut up" at Ned Flanders