Chris Price

Father of two, husband of one, cooking, cycling, programming, disc golf, rock climbing, basketball, craft beer: no such thing as bad weather.

[Chris Price @PriceyTO]

See you in another two years, Tweeps. I'll complain through initial channels, too; nothing will change. When @ParkingTPS @TrafficServices @TPSOperations decide parking on the sidewalk is necessary compared to four seconds of additional effort, they're just gonna do it.

[Chris Price @PriceyTO]

Tweeting for the first time in 2 years because: Why does .@TPSOperations feel entitled to park on the sidewalk? There's parking on Connolly, and Laughton, right behind him, a few feet away.

[Chris Price @PriceyTO]

I don't want to defund the police, entirely. Just don't park on the goddamn sidewalk and then lie to the face of citizens who politely question your entitled behaviour.

[Chris Price @PriceyTO]

There is absolutely, positively no reason all of these officers couldn't have parked without blocking the sidewalk. But they're entitled and dishonest, so they park wherever they feel entitled to, for non-emergency calls, for as long as they please, for no reason whatsoever.

[Chris Price @PriceyTO]

When asked, the SUPERVISOR - not just a rank and file cop - said that he "needed" to park there to "investigate a traffic incident." The investigation consisted of chatting with one or two other cops, also parked on the sidewalk, for between 30-75 minutes per cop.

[Chris Price @PriceyTO]

This tweet is for you, anonymous reader, as discussed. Be safe. Be well. Pray for nice weather.

[Chris Price @PriceyTO]

@eviltrout So much! There might be/is some mysterious element of seasonal/cyclical variation happening. But even just discussing trends or data from different places gets one labelled a "COVidiot" or a "doomer." Anyway lots today on the variance, ie: https://t.co/06kA8q0utv

[Michael Mina @michaelmina_lab]

Short thread:

Cases are starting to plummet quickly.

This isn’t from vaccines (yet).

Possible we may be starting see a combination of seasonality on our side and likely seeing herd effects kick in.

1/x

[Chris Price @PriceyTO]

The essential first step to using the self-checkout is muting it. Pressing the "volume" button almost always shuts it up immediately, transforming the experience from "literal torture" to "somewhat tolerable".

[Chris Price @PriceyTO]

@robyndoolittle Whoah, .@angie_rasmussen herself! Do you have any specific comment on this "one second" guidance, Dr. Rasmussen?

Nothing on the Simcoe Muskoka health unit's web pages contain this language, either.

[Chris Price @PriceyTO]

@robyndoolittle That seems... Unlikely.

https://t.co/rRHnNNftmR

[Dr. Angela Rasmussen @angie_rasmussen]

So a lot of concern about this report in the @globeandmail that people are getting infected with B.1.1.7 in the course of a few minutes. This might be a good time to clarify some things about transmission in real life and the definition of "close contact" for contact tracing.

[Chris Price @PriceyTO]

@JOpolsky It is known that this is preposterous.

[Chris Price @PriceyTO]

@DoronJGold Taking my children into stores. Fun for them and 1000x easier to accomplish errands.

[Caroline Alphonso @calphonso]

“As we move forward, a fundamental right of children is the right to an education, and an in-person education. This shouldn’t be compromised.” A group of doctors across Canada say schools should remain open. https://t.co/eB9J900rjI

[André Picard @picardonhealth]

1 in 4 #COVID19 cases found through contact tracing in Peel were those went to work sick. Lack of #PaidSickDays is hurting vulnerable workers, by @iPreetBrar @carolinajimenez https://t.co/grJaD5oU3Q via @torontostar @bramptoncovid @DecentWorkHlth #onpoli #sdoh

[Chris Price @PriceyTO]

@LaurenPelley TPH and TDSB are still obsessed with surface transmission, though.

Sigh.

[Chris Price @PriceyTO]

@chorkins Game recognize game.

Also, old recognize old.

I mostly empathize with the latter.

[DeMar DeRozan @DeMar_DeRozan]

Congrats to my brotha Freddy V! Kyle old ass couldn’t do it. Glad you did champ! Been telling you!

[Chris Price @PriceyTO]

Fred VanVleet is going supernova for those of you interested in sportsing.

[Josh Lewenberg @JLew1050]

11-12 3P, 14-17 FG, and with 46 points VanVleet is also coming for DeRozan's franchise scoring record (52).

[Chris Price @PriceyTO]

@JLew1050 Big Oubre Energy.

[Chris Price @PriceyTO]

@DanSternTweets My only hope for keeping all the pieces of all the puzzles we have is to never let the children do them, touch them, or get anywhere near them.

To be clear these are puzzles for said children.