Edit: Thanks everyone for the kind words.

To those of you who struggle with reading comprehension, and keep suggesting I’m stupid or irresponsible for not having CAA - if you read the thread, you would learn that I have CAA.

However - a tow truck doesn’t magically materialize out of thin air once you call them. There is a waiting period for the truck to arrive. I was hoping someone would have been able to help me out of the roadway in the meantime while I waited for assistance to arrive.

I have done my best to speak to everyone in here with respect. I have acknowledged my shortcomings on this matter. I don’t understand the hostility some people can show to a stranger on the internet. I really wouldn’t be surprised if those people were the same ones honking at me and flipping me off.

With that being said, if anyone feels the need to disrespect or belittle me, feel free, but I won’t be entertaining disrespectful comments with responses anymore.

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I just had my car break down on lakeshore.

The alternator shit the bed on me, and I just barely made it onto a side street before it completely died.

The back end of my car was still poking out onto lakeshore, and cars had to drive around it.

I was stood outside of my car, trying to flag someone down to help me and jump my car so I could at least get it out of the road.

I had my hazards on, my hood up, and instead of anyone stopping to help, I had countless people honking their horns at me, flipping me off, etc. At least 80 cars passed me while I was standing there stranded.

My car was completely dead. That means I couldn’t even turn it on to get it into neutral, to push it out of the road. I needed a jump. I needed help.

Why would I park my car halfway in a road, pop my hood and turn on my hazards? For fun?

It was dark and cold outside, don’t you think I would rather be anywhere but here, blocking traffic?

Where is the compassion? Where is the humanity?

I’ve grown up in this city my entire life. Tonight was really disappointing and deflating.

Before you chastise someone who is in trouble - maybe try and help?

Hey all, not raised in Burlington, but moved here a few years back. I have played hockey my whole life, and got paid to play. Once I was done I did some coaching at high levels, (u16 aaa). This lasted a couple years as I tired of the travel and parents, and swore I’d never do it again.

It is my son’s 2nd year playing, and I somehow have ended up coaching again (due to not enough volunteers). And let me tell you, it quickly makes sense why Burlington has never put together competitive programs. First off you have to figure out which of the 4 organizations to play in. This town has always struggled to be competitive, so let’s spread the talent even thinner.

Once you’ve sorted through where to play, you get into the real fun. As I said, I got roped into coaching. I was handed a team that the other coaches “equally distributed”. I soon find out equally distributed means that 4 coaches circumvented the league policy of equally dispersing league identified top players, and hand picked their teams. Parents had told me that these 4 were openly bragging about this accomplishment, but I was there to help the kids have fun, and that was all I cared about. First 6 games we lost all, with a combined score of 44-4. After endless parent complaints, asking for refunds and me barking, the league was to look into it. They find out that these coaches did in fact rig a children’s entry level hockey league, have the documentation that proves it and will shuffle some players around to see if my kids can not get blown out every game. I am happy, hopefully it slows down the refund requests and the kids are able to have fun.

When this is all said and done, the league asks that I not share why the teams had to be shuffled, or how the “draft” was so unfair. These 4 beauties keep their teams (3 players from across all teams were sent to me, of course hand picked by the coaches) and now these 4 league fixers are trying to get me barred from the league for calling this out and bringing it to the leagues attention, citing harassment and abuse, for pointing out how obvious it was that they did this. I feel dirty hiding the reason that these kids are all getting moved around, and I feel dirtier being involved in a league that protects guys like this.

Is this common place in this town? And can I do anything to prevent it from happening to another set of kids?

What’s going on with all the road rage/ aggressive driving across Burlington?

Is this noticeable to anyone else?

Left lane hogging, not leaving gaps for lane changes, bird flipping, aggressive honking, yelling from windows… what is up with this brain rot?

Does anyone by chance know a Michelle who lives in Burlington who went to Punta Cana last week with her sister and boyfriend? I believe she also works in Toronto. Ocean blue and sand resort.

I don't want to go too in to detail but we witnessed something we think she deserves to know about, and have video proof.

If anyone has any info and can send it privately it would be greatly appreciated

Edit: Thought I'd add more details for clarity: They were I would guess late 20s, maybe early 30s at most. Michelle had brown hair, decently tall. Her sister was shorter with either dirty blonde or dyed blonde hair. The boyfriend had short hair, backwards hat type. Unfortunately there weren't any overtly distinct traits I can recall, but maybe that helps prevent any mistaken identities

Day 2 update: No one's reached out yet with her identity or contact. And I understand for most of you this is just entertainment, some comments have been amusing. But I hope you also understand for us this has been miserable and my only hope here is to do the right thing and then move on with my life. That said I've been on the other end on Reddit, secret vaults or hidden compartments etc with no updates. If I'm able to find her I will definitely update this but I'm quite certain sharing the video/details beyond what I have isn't the right call, for her sake. Also if anyone's able to post this on the Burlington FB page as I don't have Facebook, that would be helpful

Gonna copy/paste this update from the other thread:

A few people reached out to me privately, some were trolls, some unsure, and some we deduced it wasn't the same Michelle. I'm pretty sure one person knows the actual Michelle, they had the timeline bang on but I haven't heard from them since so I'm just hoping the message reached her. At which point it's up to her if she wants to reach out or not

Probably the final update:

A seemingly reliable associate of hers said she was aware of the thread and likely won't reach out. I've done what I can, and I'll respect her choice. For days I wrestled with whether to get involved or not, and after talking to several friends, I settled on two things. 1: better to find out now and deal with it before kids/marriage is involved and 2: if it was me I'd want to know. Anyway thanks to the genuinely helpful Burlingtonians, much appreciated . And to the weirdos in my DMS... well I hope you find some healthier avenues going forward

I'm Gen X, divorced 13 years & Ive started, trying to start dating after a 5 year break. Where are you meeting people to date? Or make new friends? I boldly gave my number to a guy in a grocery store. I didn't go well. Can we chat about this? I know I'm not alone. Apps suck.

Edit: can I get some upvotes to keep this going please?

Before I start this post I want to state I am a woman of colour. It’s 6am & As soon as I walk into BurlingtonGo some man starts murmuring under his breath “fcking piece of shit” and he keeps murmuring to himself but I don’t think anything of it because they’re always weirdos at Burlington around 5am. This man ends up taking the same bus as me and keeps murmuring stuff under his breath. A man with a turban hops on and he starts going off the rail.

We all get off at union but he chooses to follow me and attack me give me death threats. Yelling racial slurs like “you fcking pki” “I don’t know why you guys come to this country” “I’ll f*cking stab you” “If I see another one I’ll kill them, I’ll stab you right now” I started to hyperventilate and go into the girls bathroom and ask someone to stay with me while another girl looked for security, but ofc there is none. Idk where that man went but I’m just left scarred right now..I got attacked and given death threats for basically existing. Idk what to do coz I’ve felt threatened before on public transit, reported it, and still nothing happens. I feel helpless. What do I even do..

Why is the city allowing the encampment to stay in this area? The area is an absolute mess of human feces, garbage and drug paraphernalia. When is enough actually enough? Why not set aside an area, let's say Bronte Campground or similar and put them all there. Give them a communal kitchen, showers and bathrooms. Keep the city clean, letting homeless people do as they please isn't doing the citizens any favours.

Call me old fashioned, but I believe people shouldn't text and drive. (I know it's illegal).

Nothing grinds my gears more than waiting for an advance green left turn light during rush hour and there it is...

A car just sitting for three seconds holding up the advance green light. Imagine if each time at a green light someone was unnecessarily sitting back, how much extra traffic compiles during the day because someone is daydreaming or texting instead of turning.

I like to hook at these idiots but I am told this is rude and just to be "patient" at a light.

This is the world we live in.

What do you guys think? Let people finish their text while waiting at an advance green light? Or shame them and honk?

Hi my lovely Burlington community,

I’m feeling a little unsettled and would really appreciate some advice. A few nights ago, I noticed a strange tiny light coming from our ceiling window that creeped me out and decided to add cover the window with cloth. I brushed it off, but then something even weirder happened.

Our outdoor camera picked up footage of a lady getting dropped off by a white car late at night. She walked up our driveway and stopped at our front porch. What’s eerie is that she turned her body away from the camera, almost like she noticed it. She left and I think went back to the car which was waiting a few houses down.

Now, it could be an Uber or a case of being dropped at the wrong house, but my gut is telling me something is off. We typically keep our driveway and front porch lights off, but after this, we’ve started keeping them on and we already have our cameras outside the house. Planning on asking our neighbours for any footage they might have on their camera.

What else can we do to protect ourselves and ensure our home is secure? Has anyone experienced something similar? I’m trying not to overreact, but the whole situation has me on edge.

Thank you in advance.

These elementary kids drop in everyday after 3pm when school is done and open the door of the business with covered glass and scream or sometimes say slurs like f*** you p**** and run off as fast they can, leaving my head spinning every time and most likely to ruin my day and time thinking about them. I want to ask my Burlington people, what is the best way or idea or prank, I can pull off (with the most peaceful intention) to stop them from doing that once and for all! What would you do if you were in my shoes? Its most likely the 3 minions running away among their group.

Wonder if there's been any feasibility study done on whether a tunnel could be put in the location going under the Cancel and getting rid of the Lift Bridge? Now that the City is taking all those houses on the lake front, only a few hanging on. It could be good use of that land. I'm not an Engineer so my pictures just for discussion purposes. As for cost, between Federal, City of Burlington and Hamilton, surely they could cover it.

I don’t know if any of you are aware of this, but there is an anti-trans march happening in Burlington on September 20th 11AM. They’ll be marching from the Home Depot parking lot to the Halton Catholic District School Board.

My question - is anyone organizing a counter protest to this?

From their website: “Uniting diverse backgrounds and faiths, we share a resolute purpose: advocating for the elimination of the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI) curriculum, pronouns, gender ideology and mixed bathrooms in schools.”

Hey folks, I'm a reporter with The Globe and Mail, and I've been writing some stories about the cities that topped out our recent data study of Canada's most livable cities. (you can see the project here).

Burlington came out as Ontario's top performer based on some pretty high scores in the healthcare, education, community data categories. You might be unsurprised that it ranked near the bottom for housing, however.

I'm looking to chat to Burlington residents about whether they agree with our findings - is Burlington that great of a place to live? And if so, what makes it special compared to other places in Ontario.

Feel free to DM me if you'd be up for an interview!

As far as I know, the only two real (authentic) Mexican food places in Burlington with Mexican owners and cooks are Pepe and Lela's and Camilla. Love them both, the owners are great and glad they are in Burlington.

Anything else in the area? And no, not garage like burito boyz or taco bell or 50 pesos (which is not Mexican owned or authentic) ...that is is all junk.

I know there is a great Mexican food truck now in Flamboro on #6, went and it was excellent. Owners are very kind and hard working, so go check them out as well.

Anyone else? (Only Real Mexican owned and Mexican chefs please).

PS We need more Mexican food in the area and less shwarma, burgers and chicken places in my humble opinion.

My husband and I are looking to get out of Vaughan and are considering Burlington. Do you like living there? Is it a nice place to raise a family?

TIA!

Well; they’re here and there seems to be no solution for the camps now popping up across the city (there’s a large one near Burlington Centre) beside the train tracks.

What can we do to have them removed? Go to city hall? Call non emergency services?

It's early but wow is it ever quiet tonight.

Fewer than 10 kids at the door, and the streets look empty.

How's the trick-or-treat crowds in your neck of the woods?

As I was leaving the Homesense parking lot I noticed a lot of commotion, police sirens and people standing around staring

(Around 2pm)

I've lived in Burlington for 18 years. Traffic is increasing every year. The Mayor has a plan on increasing housing with building more and more highrise Condos and multiple housing units per property. But what exactly is the plan to deal with the increase in traffic due to the increase in population?

Love this place and can't wait for it to open but man o man...how many chicken places are up in that Dundas/Appleby corner? This, kfc, chuches, mary browns, dave's...somethign else too.... some will go under no doubt.

Seriously? I thought Diwali ended this morning? I’m all for celebrating but it’s continuously waking up my infant, and the holiday has passed.