Comments by "Ian Montgomery" (@ianmontgomery7534) on "CBC News" channel.

  1. I live in Victoria Australia and our rule for fire hydrants is "A driver must not stop within 1 metre of a fire hydrant, fire hydrant indicator, or fire plug indicator, unless— (a) the driver is driving a public bus, and the driver stops at a bus stop or in a bus zone and does not leave the bus unattended; or(b) the driver is driving a taxi, and the driver stops in a taxi zone and does not leave the taxi unattended; or(c) the driver is driving a public minibus, and the driver stops in a minibus zone and does not leave the minibus unattended A driver must not stop within 1 metre of a fire hydrant, fire hydrant indicator, or fire plug indicator, unless— (a) the driver is driving a public bus, and the driver stops at a bus stop or in a bus zone and does not leave the bus unattended; or(b) the driver is driving a taxi, and the driver stops in a taxi zone and does not leave the taxi unattended; or(c) the driver is driving a public minibus, and the driver stops in a minibus zone and does not leave the minibus unattended." (Unattended means the driver is more than 3metres away from the vehicle). You have to be a lawyer to drive these days.
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  2. I am surprised the parking rep could keep a straight face when he described the cut out as a walkway. In my country it is called a driveway and has no significance.
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  3. I once got a policeman to book a parking inspector who was parked illegally whilst he was booking a car for parking on Clearway 1 minute in to the restricted time (parking inspectors are not allowed to park illegally either!)
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  4. people don't leave enough room around refrigerators. Sure the drain is a problem but some of these are just not installed correctly. I am in Australia and I have had a Smasung fridge for nearly five years and it hasn't missed a beat.
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  5. I am surprised that Mongolian ancestry doesn't get identified as much as I expected.
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