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[Badhobz]

Originally Posted by SSM_DC5

It's not safe anymore, sell it to me after the dealer fixes it.

You lousy Guangdong hoarder !!!!

[spoon.ek9]

that's peak incompetence to forget to put bolts back on a caliper.... whoever the tech was needs to be fired asap. how could you NOT realize there's two bolts sitting in your work area that used to be on a car unless you're horribly disorganized?

[donk.]

When its 2:55pm and your shift ends at 3pm, those two bolts are tomorrows problem

[westopher]

The thing is, doing a brake job is only 2 bolts. They forgot to do 100% of the bolts.

[mikemhg]

Originally Posted by Dragon-88

32oz Hydroflask or Swell bottles with custom engraving
High quality toques
portable fan
timbuk2 laptop backpacks

My company has provided all sorts of swag over the years ive been with them. The list above is what I see most of our employees use love the most.

All the cheaper swag items usually just get donated to other family members, regifted or get trashed. If the items are quite cheap the users just dont enjoy/appreciate it as much.

I concur with the 32oz Hydroflask.

Easily one of the best bang for your buck purchases you can make, and you'll actually use it daily, unlike a lot of that other junk.

[bcrdukes]

Any of you guys been to Miami recently? Pros? Cons? Areas to avoid? Must visits and must eats? Thanks.

[Badhobz]

If you don’t like spics or beaners dont go.

[bcrdukes]

I love LA?

[noclue]

Everglades national park to see gators on a fanboat
Drive to key west
Cubano sandwich
Big booty latinas

[Hondaracer]

Originally Posted by bcrdukes

Any of you guys been to Miami recently? Pros? Cons? Areas to avoid? Must visits and must eats? Thanks.

Not sure if they’ve changed this since but literally -everywhere- had automatic gratuity without saying so.

It was 20% on top of the bill and THEN they prompted you to tip, it was insane.

[bcrdukes]

Originally Posted by Hondaracer

Not sure if they’ve changed this since but literally -everywhere- had automatic gratuity without saying so.

It was 20% on top of the bill and THEN they prompted you to tip, it was insane.

Wow, how recent ago was this? Brutal.

[Hondaracer]

Trying to think if this was before Covid or not.. gotta look at my pictures I feel like it was after

[Manic!]

Originally Posted by 6793026

Corporate Swags - what you got?

I gotta plan for Xmas and allocate budget and plan for events. What you all got that's good swags (that you would use)
1) Yeti mugs very 2024/ 2025
2) cpu headset hangers
3) blankets
4) arcteryx jackets were nice but of course they are like 350 bucks...
5) portable massage guns
6) cell phone, ipod + i watch chargers were a nice touch.

Custom laser cut maps. Made locally in Nanaimo. You could have the map tailored to each employee.

[Mikoyan]

Originally Posted by Hondaracer

Not sure if they’ve changed this since but literally -everywhere- had automatic gratuity without saying so.

It was 20% on top of the bill and THEN they prompted you to tip, it was insane.

Plus resort fee. Some random streetfront restaurants are attached to hotel property, so you get hit with that too. Restaurant was on the same block as some hotel. Auto grat was still there when I was in Miami in April.
We did check with our servers if that was going to them or the business.

There was one place we went to that it didn't.

[donk.]

Originally Posted by bcrdukes

Must visits and must eats?

Im not one to go for "a sandwich" but id go back here

https://maps.app.goo.gl/seEop1LYEWhDSTu17?g_st=ac

[CivicBlues]

Man what's with all the US travel? I thought we were all giving the middle finger to the Big Bad Orange

I might have to go to SoCal next month...for work I should delete this

[Mikoyan]

Originally Posted by CivicBlues

Man what's with all the US travel? I thought we were all giving the middle finger to the Big Bad Orange

I might have to go to SoCal next month...for work I should delete this

National conference. I was chatting with the organizers behind the scenes, and they would have been out a couple million if they cancelled. A few participants elected not to go, but the majority did.

[underscore]

On a more local travel note, can anyone suggest a basic lunch restaurant at least somewhat between Metrotown and Science World that is decent for young kids (ie pasta, pizza, etc). Bonus points if you know if they have egg-free pasta. White Spot is no good, Boston Pizza is a maybe, Spaghetti Factory is a little further than I want to go.

I know chains suck but I'm going for convenience over quality here.

Also on a side note I've been to Isami Sushi before but if there's an even better place for Japanese takeout within a block of Metrotown lmk.

[sonick]

Originally Posted by bcrdukes

Any of you guys been to Miami recently? Pros? Cons? Areas to avoid? Must visits and must eats? Thanks.

This was like 10 yrs ago but I loved Miami so many good times, but so it was my late 20s.

Cubano sandwich for sure u gotta have as much as you can
Cuban coffee
Go down Calle Ocho Cuban district
Joe's stone crab is a classic but $$$
Get a 2 for 1 giant cocktail off one of the bars on Miami beach

[6793026]

not sure how good it is not but I've been to Sushi Oyama and thought it was ok.

[bcrdukes]

Originally Posted by sonick

This was like 10 yrs ago but I loved Miami so many good times, but so it was my late 20s.

Cubano sandwich for sure u gotta have as much as you can
Cuban coffee
Go down Calle Ocho Cuban district
Joe's stone crab is a classic but $$$
Get a 2 for 1 giant cocktail off one of the bars on Miami beach

I just came back from Cuba a few weeks ago and I have been traumatized by their interpretation of a Cuban sandwich and I will very likely never have a Cuban coffee ever again.

Thanks for the suggestions!

[bcrdukes]

Originally Posted by CivicBlues

Man what's with all the US travel? I thought we were all giving the middle finger to the Big Bad Orange

I might have to go to SoCal next month...for work I should delete this

Originally Posted by Mikoyan

National conference. I was chatting with the organizers behind the scenes, and they would have been out a couple million if they cancelled. A few participants elected not to go, but the majority did.

I have a prospective host organization who is based in Miami for my research project. If things materialize, I may need to do some site visits. My preference is NOT to go if I can avoid it because US CBP, ICE, CIA, FBI, Secret Service etc. absolutely dislike academic-related travel the most.

[Badhobz]

if you've already been to cuba, then miami is basically like if you gave all the cubans money.

Basically a whole city of pitbull (the rapper not the dog) doing mR worldwide thangs.... mang....

you a realz mang mang! big cojones ! huge! mang !

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/pc-9KH45-2Y

[supafamous]

Originally Posted by underscore

On a more local travel note, can anyone suggest a basic lunch restaurant at least somewhat between Metrotown and Science World that is decent for young kids (ie pasta, pizza, etc). Bonus points if you know if they have egg-free pasta. White Spot is no good, Boston Pizza is a maybe, Spaghetti Factory is a little further than I want to go.

I know chains suck but I'm going for convenience over quality here.

I like to take my kid to Bells and Whistles at Fraser/17th for lunch - kids meals are $9-11 (https://www.bellsandwhistlesyvr.ca/f...ood#kids-meals) and there's a few arcade games (skee ball, pop a shot, pac-man) that you can play as well. Service can be a bit slow even though it's never busy for lunch but I like their burgers for myself.

Originally Posted by underscore

Also on a side note I've been to Isami Sushi before but if there's an even better place for Japanese takeout within a block of Metrotown lmk.

I like Hon Sushi which is next to Old Orchard Mall but I like it more because it's cheap and it also offers Korean fried chicken than the fact that it's good (it's good enough though). There's a tiny little sushi place in Old Orchard as well - Haku Sushi - that's better but the menu is smaller and they're so small that they can be really slow if they're busy.

[bcrdukes]

Originally Posted by Badhobz

if you've already been to cuba, then miami is basically like if you gave all the cubans money.

I'll need to find a new host organization.