u/Illustrious-Pop3566

Please vote before or on Oct 17

Just a reminder:

If your vote didn’t matter, there wouldn’t be so many (often paid) edgelords working so hard to tell you voting doesn’t matter.

Civic elections get abysmal turnout.

Under 40%.

That’s under 40% of people deciding who forms the government that has the most influence over your day-to-day life.

How many of those 40% own properties and cars? More than half, I bet.

If you’re a renter, these two weeks are the most powerful week you have, locally.

Vote.

It’s also at the city level — especially school boards — that the right-wing thinks is the most important government to influence.

It’s cities who shape art, culture, education — or the lack of.

Vote.

u/Illustrious-Pop3566 — 9 days ago

▲ 166 r/VictoriaBC

Fall storm to bring heavy rain to parts of Vancouver Island and B.C. coast

Friendly neighbourhood autistic weather nerd here! I warned people about the big rainstorms last winter on here when we had the serious flooding (and got mocked by a bunch of folks beforehand too).

Fall fun is back, kids!

You should be prepared for a bigger rain wallop than is currently being forecasted for Victoria, as it looks like the rain-shadow will fail and we could be in for 24 hours straight of rain, at times VERY heavy.

I don't think it would normally be a big problem — except we have had very little rain since March, the ground is very hard and there will be a lot of run-off instead of ground absorption.

THAT could be a problem on some properties, especially if there's a creek nearby. Also, another heavy rain comes this weekend.

So, just get your seasonal "omigod the rain is coming" prep done tonight, just in case your property is typically vulnerable.

Rain starts tomorrow morning.

I'm looking forward to it.

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u/Illustrious-Pop3566 — 1 month ago