#Parking in #Regina, part 3...

I submitted a "service request" about paying for #parking meters downtown, because they're going "app-only", and I have no mobile phone.

I got a #contemptuous email telling me I'd said I was "not comfortable with technology". Fuck you, I'm a software engineer of nearly 3 decades. I responded to say a) I didn't say I wasn't comfortable with tech, and b) it was insulting.

So I got a second reply today, including this fantastic line:

> We apologize for the stress caused to you due to the transition of paying
> for the parking #meters.

Somebody at City Hall is feeling awfully passive-aggressive.

Then, today, I got a phone call. This person tried to convince me that this isn't a problem for me, and tried to offer "solutions" which I had already explained were not applicable in my original request:

1. Park off-street in a private lot. No: it's more expensive, I have no income, and the nearest ones are multiple blocks away from where I need to go. Not practical for someone with #mobility issues, and there are lots of us out here.

2. Buy a special "park for free at meters" pass. Cost: $1040 plus taxes. This is a giant "up yours" suggestion.

3. JK, there are no other solutions.

So I said, "Is it the city's official position that I'm #screwed and can't park downtown to receive medical treatments?" and she said yes.

I'm fucking tired of #bureaucrats making decisions without caring how it affects #residents.

#YQR #SK #fauxpology #CityHall

Massa Meters: Hoezoo Zwaar?

Hallo daar, jonge wetenschappers! Ik ben Pieper, de kleine maar stoere muis, en vandaag gaan we samen op avontuur in de wondere wereld van de massa! 🧗‍♂️✨

🔬 Wat is Massa? 🤔
Massa is een beetje z...

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#HOEZOO #MASSA #METERS #ZWAAR
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Meet Meters met de Liniaal!

Hallo daar, jonge wetenschappers! 🐭⚡ Ik ben Pieper, jullie kleine maar stoere muis en vandaag gaan we samen de wondere wereld van het meten ontdekken! 🌍✨

Wat is een Liniaal? 📏
Een liniaal is een...

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#LINIAAL #MEET #MET #METERS

@wisegreyowl

Imagine what multi-purpose and useful plants they would be if they could grow up to 45 meters.

They could be all types: ammeters, speedometers, voltmeters, pedometers, odometers, tachometers, anemometers, barometers, thermometers, or even gasometers.

A metrological bounty at harvest-tide.

#metric #bamboo #dadjokes #metrology #meters #EnglishLanguage