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Nick P

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Dartmouth, NS dad; software engineer; fan of giant robots in many contexts, board games, RPGs. Queer rights are not negotiable. (He/Him)

  1. Wetlands are also a fucking magnet for Man Taming Nature types, particularly anglos. It takes some effort (and financial incentive) but they can be convinced to leave practically any other terrain alone. Show them a marsh and they’re off like a shot to fill it and build a castle.

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  2. Acadians would occasionally flood their dyked lands - “tiding” or “warping” on very high spring tides, allowing a couple of fall tides to bring in 5-10cm of silt on to their lands. Winter, spring weather washed to salt out, and farming continued. This allowed marshes to rise inside the dykes.

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  3. Idk but that’s all queuing for the exit ramp from 118 NB onto Wright; I snapped a shot down at the end so “bike lanes cause congestion” could see how far this backup goes, but that WAS all Burnside traffic.

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  4. Do it.

    Alt: Kermit the frog, a green frog muppet with bulbous eyes, is looking away from the camera. A figure, seemingly Kermit shrouded in a black robe, is confronting him and saying something ominous
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