Following on from Edmonton - the Good, a few not-so-good things about Edmonton.
- too much traffic, too many traffic lights, and way too many potholes and roadways in bad repair (infrastructure spending bad... but see, low taxes!)
- ridiculously slow speed limits, and too many traffic cops; I thought there was a crime problem here, isn't there a better use for them? I know taxes are evil here, but there has to be a better source of revenue than traffic tickets.
- user fees, user fees, user fees, thank goodness everything is privatized so that means lower taxes
Ok, enough said on that theme. Some other things:
- the weather; this would be "ugly" rather than "bad" if I didn't work from home and hence not have to go out if I don't want to
- needing to register with pharmacies to get over the counter anything.. tylenol-1, iron supplements, needles... can anyone explain this to me?
- spending freezes and service cuts in health care
- with some notable exceptions (certain areas like Glenora, the downtown factories redeveloped into lofts, etc), low appreciation for architecture and heritage
- "adult interdependent relationships".... eww, we couldn't say common-law spouse now, could we?
- groceries that are way more expensive than in Ontario
- the City Center Airport; this would be ugly except that there seems to be a more sincere push to finally close it and redevelop the land into something useful (still objected to by a small number of vocal and well-funded out-of-town business people), and that with night curfews and only small planes using it, it's not that loud at all (and the condo we're in now is right under the flight path, fairly close by)
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