One of the funniest things I ever saw in Toronto was when the sidewalk snowplow driver almost ran over a pedestrian. She was standing on the sidewalk, clearly expecting him to stop, or move, or go around her. But hey, he is a *snowplow* and he had work to do, so he powered through. She jumped out of the way into a snowbank at the last minute. I was driving by so it was OK to laugh.
Another great thing J and I saw were the municipal trash cans being powerwashed, in a rainstorm, around midnight. They are great trash cans. Toronto is a very clean city. Please imagine, for a moment, city workers in D.C. or N.Y.C. powerwashing trash cans at any time. I'll wait. Now add on the image of them doing it in the dark, and in the rain. Delightful.
Yes, they actually warn you at each intersection that you may get a ticket if you run that light. Lovely!
This storm chaser car had hurricanes on the passenger side for all of the storms it had chased: Katrina, Ike, etc. It also had a sticker that said, "Honk if anything falls off."
I took Spanish, but I'm pretty sure "chez" is French. On the Taco Bell* taco sauce. Because everything has to be in both languages.
This is my favorite. Everyone should commute by unicycle.
*Note: Taco Bell does not have a full menu here so I only went there once. However, we did find decent Mexican food in St. Catherine's. I'm still looking for a more local version, though, besides my kitchen. And there are no poblano peppers to be found in the city so far, though I did find cactus. I don't need cactus, though, so it doesn't help me much.
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