Bow-wow-wow

I was in St. John's for work this week, and stopped in at the Candy Bouquet. (Actually, stopping in at the Candy Bouquet was part of the job -- it's a long story.)

I can now report that if you are ever in St. John's and want candy, there is probably no person nicer than Jackie Rice of the Candy Bouquet to help you find what you want -- or what you didn't even know you wanted. And she manages to say "Have a sweet day" in a way that's genuinely sweet, and doesn't make you cringe.

Ways I am glad my tax dollars are being spent

(This post has been updated.)

Via Rail spent years fighting to not make its trains accessible to people in wheelchairs.

Because adapting the trains would be too expensive.

Via lost. Now they've spent oodles on the fight and they still have to do the right thing and make the trains accessible.

Note to people in wheelchairs: I'm glad you won, but let me tell you, you haven't been missing much until now. The train is uncomfortable, more expensive, and slower than flying. Yep, it really does have everything going for it.

And those Renaissance cars? They're the worst.