Bill in Victoria

I live in Victoria. Its a great city but to me its in a decline. Twenty years ago traffic was moderate and today it is horrible. Developers are raping as much land as they can and at the moment there are 11,400 houses and condo units being built. Figure one car per unit and see how bad traffic will be. The mayor of Victoria is on a bike lane binge and is cutting out entire lanes of roadway to install the paths. My neighbourhood had a 3 lane road going downtown and now its a one lane road. Not uncommon to see 25 or 30 cars in a single lane at a traffic light. There is not much in the way of car shows here. I think I went to 5 last year out of perhaps 7. As we are on an island we need the ferry to go anywhere. The fare is about $120 return for a car and 2 passengers. Trips to the swap meet at Monroe require an overnight stay. But honestly I would rather be here than any other place. As to shipping items to the Orient I can't say what it costs. After my wife passed away 2 years ago I had to sell her 1936 Steinway Grand piano. I don't play and to have it sit idle was wrong. It went to China. Picked up at my home, crated in the driveway and I presume put in a container. The buyers have sent me a photo of it in their house in Zanghou.