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Originally Posted by fastcarsfreedom
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Flambasterdas
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self-righteous indignation for perceived wrongs
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knee-jerk confrontational style
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They realy do seem to have a chip on their shoulder
How silly of me to think that there was an anti-Flamborough sentiment in this thread--I really don't know what I was thinking.
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Fastcars - please don't insult my intelligence
Are you serious? How did I insult your intelligence? I am railing against people who use their passion as an excuse to make unfounded claims merely to support their own viewpoints. This interchange construction is in no way being built to "service" big box retail--that is a baseless and irresponsible claim.
Lastly, for the final time, BOTH Hwy 6 and Hwy 5 are provincially significant on their current alignments through Clappison's Corner--otherwise one, or both, would've been downloaded to the municipality. While Highway 6 carries the bulk of the traffic through this intersection, Highway 5 also carries non-local traffic through the area--one of the reasons the Peters Corners to Clappison's Corners section was not downloaded in 1998. The entire stretch from 401 to 403 was colloquially known as the "killer highway" back when I was a kid--a name it earned over the years, owing to the numerous fatal accidents--anything that reduces the interaction of traffic travelling in different directions on Highway 6 is a good thing. Fair to say, this isn't merely about 'serving' sprawl--but also saving lives.
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In all fairness, FCF, I'm finding you a bit touchy and too easily offended in this instance. Flamborough is, largely, knee-jerk in its (yes, general) reactions. Let's not quote out of context here: the poster merely (yes, generally) compared Flamborough to the other burbs and noted that Flamborough is a bit over the top in its reactions. I'd have to agree with this point and hardly find it offensive to Flamborough any more than I would find it offensive for them to call Hamiltonians a great many things.
Of course, there's going to be some, as you say, anti-Flam sentiment, just as, no doubt, there is some anti-Hammer sentiment coming the other way. So what? This board is largely populated by urbanists of various stripes.