Originally Posted by SkinnyPupp (Post 9194810)

Final update during the storm (who knows what the aftermath will be)

10am the gusts and rain have stopped, just in time for me to be able to go out to the roof and clear out the drains. I would have had to go no matter what in the next half hour, or else water would come in through the door down the stairs again. So that positive news improved my mood a bit. It was nice up there actually.

There was a lot of water ingress at the balcony sliding door, but that was to be expected as it's not fully sealed. Lots of towels kept it at bay

Jett just slept away as the 200 KM winds bashed against the doors all night. I moved his bed away from the door in case of catastrophe. He really isn't afraid of weather AT ALL. We call him the Thundercat

This storm feels about the same strength as Mangkhut in 2018, but went past us much faster and stayed further south. There will still be a lot of destruction, but I don't think it will be as landscape altering as that one was. Buildings around me look intact, unlike last time

There's going to be some insane videos coming out, like this from Ocean Park hotel

https://streamable.com/npu6kc

Originally Posted by RabidRat (Post 9194905)

You still doing ok?

Originally Posted by MG1 (Post 9194996)

So, got an email from Electrify America. They were wAndering why I haven’t been using their chargers. I used to go twice a week to shop in Bellingham and go to the casino. I took their survey. Here’s what I posted in the comments section.

Originally Posted by Badhobz (Post 9195089)

im waiting for my airpod pro 1's to break first. damn things wont die.

Originally Posted by Presto (Post 9195149)

Not having kids means you don't need to run a non-profit enterprise so money can go towards anything instead of buying food for kids that always seem to need more.

Originally Posted by roastpuff (Post 9195086)

Got my new Airpods Pro 3 - damn the noise cancelling on these is great. Finally upgrading from my broken Airpods Pro 1s and the difference is huge in terms of sound and ANC and transparency mode.

Originally Posted by Hehe (Post 9195151)

To be absolutely serious though, coming from an Asian background, where passing down your legacy (usually $$$) is something of an expectation, kids actually motivated me to work harder in order to generate more wealth.

Especially when you have multi-kids, where just preserving the family legacy is not enough. Thus, it motivated me to keep going even though if it was just me and my wife, we have gotten our "fuck you" money long ago. Probably not enough to live in absolute luxury, but enough for day-to-day expense without ever working again.

With kids, it just made me to want more. I have actually set my financial goal for the next 10yrs on surpassing my parents networth at some point. Kinda my last crusade/rebel against my parents when they told me and my brother that we need to learn how to work on our own because their wealth would go to charity to help others. So that one day I could tell them, "it's ok. I can do just fine by myself."

Originally Posted by RabidRat (Post 9195218)

Seems like you could simply pull that same line on your kids and just retire on those "charity" funds :D.

Originally Posted by MG1 (Post 9195207)

Sorry for bringing doughnuts back into the fray, but been noticing the old Pizza Hut building on Hastings Street and Alpha? in North Burnaby being renovated. It used to be a Terry Bitch office after Pizza Slut closed down. Now, it's being prepped to become a Vegas Donut. I've seen it around in other areas. Any experience with this place? Good, Bad, Ugly? As in give it five months before they go out of business.

Originally Posted by mikemhg (Post 9195381)

Haven't heard good things about their donuts, cheap quality and ingredients apparently.

Are they open yet? If so I'll pop by and try a few and report back :)

Originally Posted by mikemhg (Post 9195381)

Haven't heard good things about their donuts, cheap quality and ingredients apparently.

Are they open yet? If so I'll pop by and try a few and report back :)

Originally Posted by Manic! (Post 9195410)

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ryK4biOFTA0

I can see the same thing happening with restaurants.

First place: a new pizza spot. I show up around 5 PM. The name literally has slice shop in it, but they had zero slices. They tell me they’re “focused on dinner orders,” but if I want, I can order a whole pizza and wait 45 minutes. Why the fuck call yourself a slice shop if you don’t have slices?

Second place: a new brunch joint. They’re open 8 AM to 2 PM—six fucking hours. I roll in 35 minutes before closing and they say they had a busy day so they’re not serving anyone else. You motherfuckers can’t even serve food for six hours straight?

Third place: a fried chicken spot run by a couple from India that use to rent an apartment from us. Food’s great. Hours are 10 AM to midnight, and on weekends they’re open till 3 AM. Why? Because what the fuck else are they going to do—go home and watch TV? Rent for the building isn’t charged by the hour, and the equipment’s already bought. Staying open makes sense.

People shit on places like Tim Hortons, but at least when you go there you know two things: they’ll be open, and they’ll have food.

Originally Posted by supafamous (Post 9195469)

I'm near the Vegas Donuts on Knight every Saturday so I will take one for the team and trash my body with a couple of their offerings next time and report back.

Re: Lee's - I had a couple on Saturday and, maybe it's nostalgia, but it definitely doesn't seem to be as good as I recall. It's above a Timmy's but below a Duffin's now.

Originally Posted by quasi (Post 9195506)

I stopped going to Tim Hortons years ago and will never visit one again but unless things have changed, one thing you could count on is if you showed up at lunch time they'd already be out of my favorite soup.