I Will Not Get Upset at Stupid People. I Will Practise Avoidance

Unfortunately, there is no vaccine for stupidity.

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My wife and I live across the road from the waterfront walk in West Vancouver, on the North Shore of Vancouver in beautiful British Columbia, Canada. A thoughtful council has provided the West Vancouver sea walk with many park benches as rest spots along its length. These little oases give strollers the opportunity to rest their legs and meditate on the great scenic eye candy that Vancouver provides. As well as the beautiful Vancouver mountains, snow-tipped in winter, there is English Bay with many sailboats and shipping coming and going, Stanly Park, (Vancouver’s answer to Central Park NY), Vancouver Island just across the Georgia Straight, snow-covered Mount Baker in Washington State to the south and the Univerity of BC across the water, itself almost a small city. Somedays, the sea is as calm as the local pond, and other days big rollers crash against the seawall sending up spray that soaks the unwary.

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The bird watching is awesome. There are a variety of birds that feed along the tide line and due to the latitude Vancouver is located on, we are blessed with a…