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evelyn

@HFX

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Life in the Port city ~ She/her ~ A settler in Mi’kma’ki territory. Follows and RTs ≠ Support

Halifax, Nova Scotia
Joined February 2009
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4 years
The non-Native fishers have lost the right to have a place at the table right now. First Nations groups should not be expected to work with terrorists.
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2 years
So sorry sir, you’re right. I didn’t realize I wanted to pay $12 for butter, that was wrong of me and I know that now.
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11 months
Whoever runs this account deserves all the accolades today. In the absence of on site live local news this is vital info!
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Halifax Fire News
11 months
Tantallon: fourth alarm transmitted.
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1 year
Dartmouth’s hottest club.
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4 months
THIS IS MY MOM. Holy shit. I don’t know what to do with myself.
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2 years
She’s gone. It was beautiful and peaceful and exactly perfect. She let me know without a doubt that it was time, tomorrow would have been too late. I’ll miss her forever.
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4 years
Halifax votes to keep Whitman in storage until a committee decides what to do with him.
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4 months
They need a new house SO BADLY. This is life changing.
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4 months
THIS IS MY MOM. Holy shit. I don’t know what to do with myself.
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11 months
Constant sirens in Dartmouth. Maybe I’m being dramatic but personally I think we all need to just go home (those who can) and keep the roads free.
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6 months
I’m confused why people think the heat pump is a bad idea because you won’t have heat if the power goes out. My oil furnace needs power to run? I am cold when the power goes out anyway?? Am I taking crazy pills??!
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11 months
You know, I’m actually surprised it took three days before someone said to watch out for Gail Benoit stealing pets in the evacuation zone.
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3 years
I’m not sure council or politicians or whoever realize how many of us in Nova Scotia are one life situation change from losing a roof over our heads.
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11 months
Al Gore was right. This IS inconvenient.
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1 year
Listen, we’re all trying to do our best.
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8 months
I can’t believe the hurricane decided to go to Moncton.
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2 years
Saying the hardest goodbye tomorrow.
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1 year
I had to say goodbye to my handsome old man this afternoon. He was ready even if I wasn’t. Hanky, 2006-2023.
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11 months
Okay new rule. No checking the missing pets group during work hours.
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4 months
One last sunbeam. Stevie August 15 2006 - January 6, 2024
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2 years
My feed today is mass murder, war and systemic cruelty to the unhoused. Does anyone even remember what joy feels like?
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3 years
Frankly if you DONT have boudoir photos, I’m not voting for you.
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7 months
I call this painting: Thank god I worked from home today.
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2 years
They’re about to cross the MacKay and are not planning on paying the toll. That’ll show em.
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8 months
I mean, what’s there to say.
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11 months
This was apparently taken near St Croix this afternoon!
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1 year
How callous do you have to be to shun the idea of giving people who make $1400 a month working with vulnerable children a raise?
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8 months
Guys what if the humidity doesn’t go away after the storm?? WHAT THEN??!?
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11 months
How anyone manages to live in California I’ll never know. One week into this and I’m about ready to move onto a houseboat.
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10 months
Where can I get my Nova Scotia WTF sticker
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@HFX
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2 years
If traffic gets stalled long enough maybe we can get them declared an historical property and tear it down.
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11 months
If you go into the woods today, you’re in for a big surprise…
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1 year
Can confirm they’ve connected with a lovely family!
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1 year
It’s a big ask but someone out there might have space for this person!
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4 months
MY MOM DID
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5 months
Alright. Who won all the firefighter money?
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4 months
The Woodlawn Facebook group has descended into chaos. Someone set off fireworks at the duck pond and a few allegedly died, now everyone is accusing each other of being Karen’s. Who is the Kareniest of them all!!!
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2 years
“They’re not doing anything about the protestors.” I think they forgot they’re protestors.
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9 months
Do you think the Acadians would mind coming to Halifax to build us a dyke system?
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11 months
Take a break from watching the province burn down and buy a ticket to support the people trying to stomp out the flames!
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6 months
Bad news from the vet today. Unfortunately Stevie is down to her last days.
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@HFX
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2 years
Uh oh @onthewedgepizza , are you serving antifa pie now??
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1 year
If I went to my new job and said I was going to fix ONE thing and fix it SO good but instead made it way worse and maybe inadvertently contributed to some deaths, I believe I would be fired.
@loosenedspirit
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This isn't okay @TimHoustonNS .
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2 years
They’re giving up on getting to Pier 21 because of the road blocks. They’re calling 911 because counter protestors are standing in the street.
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2 years
Update: someone paid $100 for everyone (toll is $1.25 now). But they’re still making everyone pay. Lolol.
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2 years
Is it just a headache or am I about to have 10 days off?
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4 months
My grandparents are escaping the harsh maritime winter by living in Jackson, Tennessee for 3 months where it is currently -17 with a snowfall warning.
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6 months
Saying goodbye to three senior pets in 18 months is not the greatest experience but that’s what I signed on for. My kitties each made it to 17 and Mya was almost 13. I’m satisfied that I did the best I could in giving them good lives.
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2 years
Okay, alright so the couple viewing the house across the street just looked at MY house and laughed! “Lol that’s so 1970s”. YEAH that’s why I BOUGHT IT. I also paid less than $200k for it so suck it.
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4 months
Just casually checking Facebook to see who won. Hey… I know a Barbara Armstrong. I even know a Barbara Armstrong from Upper Rawdon. WAIT A MINUTE.
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9 months
Canadians deserve government transparency. The people deserve to know if Trudeau was waitlisted for Taylor’s concerts.
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2 years
You know what? The fruit flies win. It’s your house now, flies.
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5 months
I won lunch at Moxies for me and 11 coworkers today with the @Q104Halifax . I told everyone we have to try and be normal but I don’t think that’s going to pan out.
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2 years
They have been thwarted because no one knows how to get around downtown. Welcome to the club, bud.
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3 years
Can’t we just paint the shelters a la Maude Lewis for tourist season and call the residents gatekeepers of Maritime culture?
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2 years
Rapid test negative who wants to make out
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@HFX
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10 months
Did y’all see the email we just got from City Wide? Very interesting!! And I appreciate their honesty.
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@HFX
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9 months
I’m just a girl, standing in front of a city council, simply BEGGING for public transit options.
@HfxMda
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9 months
(Gas) Interrupter clause in effect tonight for diesel. #hfxtraffic Up 7.5 cents
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5 months
I might have nursed her out of kidney failure?? She’s doing great?? Eating like a champ! It’s probably a temporary reprieve but I thought we were a day or two from the end.
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6 months
Bad news from the vet today. Unfortunately Stevie is down to her last days.
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2 months
I also just got the PP robocall for that Dr Suess ass campaign he’s running. I will not vote for you in a boat, I will not vote for you in a moat. I do not like Pierre-I-aire. I do not like his derrière.
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2 years
She’s been the best girl, my first dog. I adopted her 4.5 years ago when she was 8. The first night she stayed with me we sat on the couch and I asked her to promise not to eat me lol. Thankfully she kept that promise.
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2 years
It’s almost as if organized protest takes more forethought and planning than just showing up somewhere. But don’t tell them that.
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2 months
Is it normal for Canadian politicians to hold campaign rallies when there is currently no campaign?
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5 months
Is it gauche to ask people what they pay for car and house insurance because I think I’m getting royally effed by Intact
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10 months
The climate broke before I even had a chance to spend my first climate rebate.
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4 years
It’s amazing to me that in clips of Hurricane Laura coming out of Louisiana they still have power, but here we lose power when the fog is a little extra seasoned.
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4 months
@LCThornton MY MOM JUST WON A MILLION DOLLARS
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2 years
I had to drive to Bedford last week and it almost broke me financially. I’m not sure how these convoyers do it.
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2 years
Oh nevermind they gave in. Freedom isn’t free.
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3 months
Reminder, blocking the “Bell Let’s Talk” hashtag is an excellent choice for your mental health.
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2 years
If they were sheep they’d at least be better at staying together as a convoy.
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3 years
2020 did a lot of damage but it didn’t get Betty White.
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2 years
Don’t ask me why I’m doing this, but Pat King is live right now begging god to protect him from getting arrested.
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2 years
Just chillin in Burnside on my lunch break in front of a completely empty, warm office building. That will be completely empty and warm during the upcoming bad weather. Cool.
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2 years
I don’t even have to shovel 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼
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4 years
Did the coronavirus write this?
@TheHillTimes
The Hill Times
4 years
. @powerstim : The Atlantic bubble needs to burst
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3 years
Uh is there another Nova Scotia I don’t know about?
@StephenWentzell
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3 years
Tim Houston’s opening statement on CTV roundtable: “Nova Scotians don’t like to complain.” He uses the term ‘hire’ rather than ‘elect’ in his call to voters.
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1 year
And how do you get all these Nova Scotian kids out of poverty? You give their moms a raise.
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3 months
I miss my Mormon neighbours who had a snowblower. You really need at least one neighbour who has a sacred duty to help spinsters.
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2 years
“I don’t feel like that crazy conspiracy theorist on Facebook no more.” Correct, now you’re in public.
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2 years
I don’t know man, I have a “real” job and still can’t make ends meet it’s almost like money is made up and hard work doesn’t matter
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1 year
@kingsbookstore Penguin tried but it did NOT go well.
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1 year
A beautiful sunset to mark the day I brought him home again.
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11 months
Gertieeeeeeee!!!! 😭
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11 months
Anyone been following the pet group? They just got Gertie the wiener dog!
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1 year
What if I went to meet a dog this weekend? What if her name was SQUISHY??!?
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1 year
Personally I love how Nova Scotia treats a snow day like a last minute stat day.
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2 years
I guess we’re going to do loops of Bayers Lake now, an area historically known for its ease of travel.
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11 months
For the record… imho Gail Benoit is 99% maritime lore at this point. She’s not grinching lost pets from Tantallon.
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1 year
I’m speechless.
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1 year
It’s the easiest slam dunk home run around. What happens when you give people who make $1400 a month a raise? They buy groceries.
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10 months
If your support programs are only available during the typical workday (looking at you food banks and community health teams), then your support programs are not accessible.
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3 months
How do you just piss off the entirety of Cape Breton Island? All you have to say is, “help is on the way, dear!” And you’re good to go.
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4 years
I’m not an organizer by any means, but I wonder if a gathering of some kind at Province House similar to what happened for BLM in the spring would be something we could do to show support/pressure politicians for Sipekne'katik?
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2 years
I was working away in my home office and heard some weird sounds. I thought it was the cats. Reader: IT WAS NOT THE CATS.
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2 years
You know things are going great at work when getting COVID would actually be a relief.
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3 years
It would be silly to sell my house and buy a church right?
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4 months
I’m at the new health centre in Bayer’s Lake for blood work and it’s pretty nice! Feels like an airport.
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2 years
Please clap.
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10 months
I have some regrets.
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10 months
I just want Dartmouth to get a little bit of storm, can we just have a lil bit of it??
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1 year
Grammie Downie’s grocery bill from the Middleton Co-op in 1965. 4lbs of butter for $1.18.
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2 years
Church House is for sale!! I can’t find their Instagram, I’m so curious why they decided to sell. I love this property. Check out this listing
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10 months
If they wanted me to renew my health card in a reasonable timeframe they wouldn’t make me do it by carrier pigeon.
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2 years
Just had to get after the neighbour kids for trying to climb up on my roof? I mean, I was prepared for get off my lawn but get off my roof is new.
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