[bcrdukes]

You need to get laid badly...

:heckno:

[6793026]

i feel it's all bull shit anyway, no one on here with the naked eye can tell the diff.
hell, even with a lens most of us wouldn't know wtf we looking at.

is it big an shiny? ok cool

such a scam industry to brain wash women to brain wash men

it's not what logic we can provide, it's if your wife / gf can accept it or not.

My wife came to me looking for a travel ring.. sure.. aliexpress 2 carat $8 bucks. so she wears it on vacation. You won't even be able to pull that off as a engagement ring despite no one can tell the diff unless they look carefully.

[spoon.ek9]

None of them can ever logically argue against the fact that "real" diamonds 100% involve human suffering in order to be obtained. But as usual, society/the market has influenced them too much to care.

[6793026]

Went to Lansdowne today for a few things. Paid a quick visit to Cotti Coffee to see what they have available. It's a 20% off of drinks for their grand opening but their staff are slow as fuck and you can tell none of them are hustling to get orders out the door quickly. There was a pretty big group of customers all waiting and complaining while workers were just going along at casual speed. Kind of pissed me off lol. I was short on time so I didn't bother ordering anything.

Before that, I paid a visit to Vegas Vacations. I was hoping to take a photo in front of the store as a joke but to my surprise their doors were open. Just by chance, there was a customer there and you could tell he was upset. He kicked the glass door, yelled at some lady working there. Walked in, kicked the desk, yelled some more. Later on, sat down and continued yelling. Sign on the door indicates they are only open to deal with existing customers. Man, I do not envy anyone who works at that shit show right now :pokerface:


https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/it-was-a-scam-customers-speak-out-as-bc-travel-agencys-licence-cancelled/

there was a CTV new 3 mins video.

I have been a loyal client with Las Vegas vacation for solid 10+ years. Finny has been great. Now it's a younger girl took over, i'm assuming that's her daughter?

She said she is owned by 'owners" that's the same line I use when I pitch to clients fully knowing i'm the only owner.

Long story short, i can't comment on the new / license suspension, but I can say
a) I've used her and it was free to pick seats at an airline... (they make like $20 bucks on a ticket) (2005-201X)
b) I did book a trip to vegas and they got me credit etc and picked a decent hotel for me which I would not have noticed. (2014)
c) NOW---- the time she SCREWED ME OVER...
I booked a long trip YVR, stop over in HKG then to NZ. that ticket was $k and she got me a deal to be in prem economy.

24 hours before check in, I couldn't check in, i'm like wtf, i got an actual ticket print out. SO i called Finny and I had to be super nice to her cause if she Fs me over, and cancels, my entire plan is doomed.

I think what she did was booked the entire ticket again. I don't know what happened, but I got on the flight and 30 days later, took a flight back.

To date after 6+ years later, I still have a pending charge on my credit card that's on dispute but never collected. wtf is right.


That's finny in the balaneceigagiagag toque
https://www.ctvnews.ca/resizer/v2/VA457MCMMNF5DDVCGIQAUWGA2M.jpeg?auth=ec6b0207885f3 f590bac0532399348cbaf658733f5f137bcf418dcf816ca232 e&width=1440&height=810

[MG1]

Welcome back, where have you been?

Never left. Just lurk.

RS is not what it used to be, but still check it out for the shits and giggles.

[whitev70r]

^ and once in a while, post pretty good deals in the frugal thread.

[Eff-1]

My wife isn't a jewellery person at all. She rarely wears it, and the stuff she has isn't expensive at all. Just a few sentimental items passed down through the family.

But when it came to her ring, that was a really big deal to her. And honestly, it made me feel good to get her something that's rare, one of a kind, etc.

Don't get me wrong, we're not talking a crazy expensive ring. It's like 0.92 carat or something. And we made sure to get a Canadian diamond.

So yeah, call it a victim of marketing, but I'm ok with it.

As for my wedding band, it's a cheap tungsten one. They tried to sell me on gold this an gold that and I was like no way, what a waste of money :fuckthatshit:

[Manic!]

https://www.cp24.com/local/toronto/2026/01/23/alleged-drug-lord-ryan-wedding-arrested-report/

Canadian former Olympic snowboarder-turned alleged drug kingpin Ryan Wedding is now in police custody, according to multiple reports.

Wedding, who’s accused of running a multi-billion dollar drug empire, was listed on the FBI’s 10 most wanted fugitives list and was reportedly being protected by the notorious Sinaloa Cartel in Mexico prior to his arrest.

The FBI first publicly identified Wedding as a suspect in a sweeping indictment released in October of 2024. At the time, authorities in the United States charged that Wedding was the mastermind behind a drug-trafficking empire that was shipping narcotics from Colombia, through Mexico, and into the U.S. and Canada. Nine other Canadians were also named in the indictment.

[unit]

lol he was just posting on instagram this week for the first time since he went into hiding

[GLOW]

My wife isn't a jewellery person at all. She rarely wears it, and the stuff she has isn't expensive at all. Just a few sentimental items passed down through the family.

But when it came to her ring, that was a really big deal to her. And honestly, it made me feel good to get her something that's rare, one of a kind, etc.

Don't get me wrong, we're not talking a crazy expensive ring. It's like 0.92 carat or something. And we made sure to get a Canadian diamond.

So yeah, call it a victim of marketing, but I'm ok with it.

As for my wedding band, it's a cheap tungsten one. They tried to sell me on gold this an gold that and I was like no way, what a waste of money :fuckthatshit:

same. we were ignorant of 'quality' and went with a name brand location to give her piece of mind. i didn't like the idea of it, but hey, it's more for her than for me, and she was being very reasonable, smaller diamond to suit the size of her hand which is small. similar to band, small custom made band i swear was like $100 (again, small hand so thin band).

me, i think i got a $20 stainless steel band off ebay :lol
i didn't go with tungsten b/c i heard those really hard metals are hard to break if you're ever in an accident and would always fear losing a finger :lol

probably stems to a foreman explaining why guys on site wore silicone wedding bands was due to risk of degloving, and then googled some pics to explain to me what that was :ohgodwhy:

[GLOW]

it's not what logic we can provide, it's if your wife / gf can accept it or not.

My wife came to me looking for a travel ring.. sure.. aliexpress 2 carat $8 bucks. so she wears it on vacation. You won't even be able to pull that off as a engagement ring despite no one can tell the diff unless they look carefully.

funny you mention travel ring, i had a coworker do the same, i asked why, she said so she doesn't get grief at customs. i think flying back from HK one time they tried to force her to pay duties on her engagement ring that she didn't buy there and just travelled with it. took a lot of arguing and probably providing some proof but she was let through.

[bcrdukes]

lol he was just posting on instagram this week for the first time since he went into hiding

I would be curious if that lead to his arrest. :ahwow:

[GLOW]

I would be curious if that lead to his arrest. :ahwow:

would serve him right by doing something so mainstream as to use social media :moderatorban:

[Mikoyan]

funny you mention travel ring, i had a coworker do the same, i asked why, she said so she doesn't get grief at customs. i think flying back from HK one time they tried to force her to pay duties on her engagement ring that she didn't buy there and just travelled with it. took a lot of arguing and probably providing some proof but she was let through.

I've had that experience too, waiting to pick up checked luggage at the carousel. Roving CBSA officers around. We had just come back from HK too. Wife got the Q's about where we bought the engagement ring, wedding band. I got grilled on my wedding band (Costco), and watch. It didn't get as far as the more formal grilling.

Part of it too is they're looking at how you answer the questions as well. If you hesitate, or the answers don't mesh, they might take a bigger interest in you.

CBSA would definitely look at flights from specific destinations to target. You know theres specific ethnicities that are more likely to under declare stuff.

[winson604]

Not a CBSA officer and putting aside what some ethnicities tend to do more than others is it really a common thing for people to travel abroad and be buying engagement rings and or wedding bands? Like does it not seem normal that if a couple has been married for years already had these items bought many moons ago and they simply just wear it all the time travelling or not? Anyway just curious as these stories are common which is one of the reasons why my wife never ever travels with any jewelry or even her more expensive handbags but of course the main reason being she doesn't want to damage it or get it jacked while on a trip.

[supafamous]

Soooooo....anyone watching Heated Rivalry?

[spoon.ek9]

^ I've been seeing rumblings about it on social media but haven't watched it myself




In other news, the new 24/7 dim sum joint in Richmond is now open (soft opening). Currently 9am-9pm, 12 dishes available, $4.99/item. Might go check this out when I have time. I'm sure there's plenty of nurses who will visit after their night shifts lol. Also, all the drunk ass people who don't want No.9 will likely give this place a try once it's actually 24/7.

[Mikoyan]

Not a CBSA officer and putting aside what some ethnicities tend to do more than others is it really a common thing for people to travel abroad and be buying engagement rings and or wedding bands? Like does it not seem normal that if a couple has been married for years already had these items bought many moons ago and they simply just wear it all the time travelling or not? Anyway just curious as these stories are common which is one of the reasons why my wife never ever travels with any jewelry or even her more expensive handbags but of course the main reason being she doesn't want to damage it or get it jacked while on a trip.

People smuggle almost anything, but jewellery bought or gifted is a big thing. Save on taxes as well I suppose.

CBSA will look for high value items like camera lenses, watches etc. You can always preregister your items with them via the BSF407, Identification of Articles for Temporary Exportation form, and prove it's an item you had before you travel. A couple of video/photographers I know have done that wth their gear.

If you're travelling with a 3 watch roll, might be a good idea to register them. I travel with a Seiko 5 GMT auto and G-shocks, so I've never bothered.

[donk.]

Take a photo of your expensive shit before you leave on vacation, im sure women have about 3000 selfies in their camera roll with their engagement rings

Officer says pay duty, show him time stamp, case closed

I travel with expensive camera gear, never been asked. When in doubt throw some dirt on it, and its no longer new. (Coming back from usa day trip with "nothing to declare")

[6793026]

funny you mention travel ring, i had a coworker do the same, i asked why, she said so she doesn't get grief at customs. i think flying back from HK one time they tried to force her to pay duties on her engagement ring that she didn't buy there and just travelled with it. took a lot of arguing and probably providing some proof but she was let through.

F that.. if that is the case.. i'll just show it on aliexpress. if not.. just throw the ring in the trash... so stupid.

Did that once before. Mom and dad got their Rolex seized. We had to provide proof. Took a while (1990), but we got back with no tax. If they did take a CZ ring... PERFECT.. just leave it with the guard ... F that BS.

I have to say, if it's an engagement ring that you bought somewhere else... then yeah.. you gotta pay duties...
Just cause it's engagement ring, you still gotta pay taxes.

[Eff-1]

Indians often bring gold back and forth between Canada and India. Gold is a sentimental thing in Indian families. So if you're going to India for a wedding, or coming back from India after getting married, more often than not they'll be looking for any gold jewellery that was acquired during the trip, and then expect you to pay duty on it.

[winson604]

People smuggle almost anything, but jewellery bought or gifted is a big thing. Save on taxes as well I suppose.

CBSA will look for high value items like camera lenses, watches etc. You can always preregister your items with them via the BSF407, Identification of Articles for Temporary Exportation form, and prove it's an item you had before you travel. A couple of video/photographers I know have done that wth their gear.

If you're travelling with a 3 watch roll, might be a good idea to register them. I travel with a Seiko 5 GMT auto and G-shocks, so I've never bothered.

Definitely can understand some of the high value items i.e. camera lenses and gifted jewelry. I guess I was just narrowing down specifically wedding bands and engagement rings like officer how many freaking engagement rings do you think one person would get but I suppose the answer is how ever many the wife wants.

[Mikoyan]

Definitely can understand some of the high value items i.e. camera lenses and gifted jewelry. I guess I was just narrowing down specifically wedding bands and engagement rings like officer how many freaking engagement rings do you think one person would get but I suppose the answer is how ever many the wife wants.

The CBSA agent that day was definitely targeting jewelry and watches that day. She was cruising the area while we waited for luggage. Watched her point at several wrists and fingers as she was questioning people. Was eyeballing anyone with bling.

[spoon.ek9]

Anyone happen to know a place that does custom orthotics AND does direct billing? Preferably in Richmond but would consider nearby cities

[Badhobz]

^this is you !!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Cgi8WqjU1U

[spoon.ek9]

As long as my back don't hurt idgaf lol

[HonestTea]

Anyone happen to know a place that does custom orthotics AND does direct billing? Preferably in Richmond but would consider nearby cities

I don't need orthotics but wouldn't mind claiming it if anyone has a hookup iykyk LOL

[bcrdukes]

Use your benefits or lose it!

[whitev70r]

The one that I hear on the radio a lot is the one Ray Ferraro promotes ... Kintec. They have locations almost everywhere. Don't know whether they bill direct, you can call and ask?

[RevYouUp]

there’s an outbreak affecting dogs in downtown, I believe 4 dogs have passed already

[donk.]

Anyone happen to know a place that does custom orthotics AND does direct billing? Preferably in Richmond but would consider nearby cities

Try Kintec

[spoon.ek9]

Long before I met my Chiropractor, I went to Kintec. They were nice but the product was shit. I don't know about now but they used to make you step in a block of foam to get a measurement for your feet. My Chiropractor has an electronic pad that you walk across that provides much better data for making corrections to your feet. I would be hesitant to go back to Kintec if they haven't updated their practices.

[Badhobz]

there’s an outbreak affecting dogs in downtown, I believe 4 dogs have passed already

What?!?!? More info!!!! Doggies are precious

[Mikoyan]

What?!?!? More info!!!! Doggies are precious

4 dogs dead after viral outbreak in Downtown Eastside https://share.google/PyLoaFNhskgbmqzl9

Four dogs are confirmed to have died after an outbreak of canine parvovirus in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside (DTES), the BC SPCA says.

The virus is highly contagious and is often deadly in unvaccinated dogs, the group says.
“A building manager in the area reached out to the BC SPCA’s Animal Helpline with concerns about a number of sick animals in their building,” said BC SPCA veterinarian Dr. Kyla Townsend.

In response, and to stop the spread of the disease, Townsend and other volunteers set up an “emergency clinic”, vaccinating 92 dogs.

“As soon as it was confirmed that we were dealing with a possible canine parvovirus outbreak, BC SPCA Vancouver Animal Hospital teams jumped right into planning a free vaccination clinic so vulnerable dogs and puppies could be protected from the virus.”

The vaccinations were administered on Thursday in Oppenheimer Park.

The BC SPCA is recommending pet owners to monitor their animals for the signs of parvovirus, which include lethargy, loss of appetite, severe, often bloody, diarrhea, vomiting, abdominal pain and bloating, fever or low body temperature.

“Anyone whose dog or puppy is showing these symptoms should seek veterinary help right away. Early treatment for parvovirus is critical for recovery,” Townsend said.

[donk.]

Long before I met my Chiropractor, I went to Kintec. They were nice but the product was shit. I don't know about now but they used to make you step in a block of foam to get a measurement for your feet. My Chiropractor has an electronic pad that you walk across that provides much better data for making corrections to your feet. I would be hesitant to go back to Kintec if they haven't updated their practices.

Whats wrong with a foam block? It literally creates a profile of your foot

The flat pad can see how high your arches are?

[winson604]

I had corns under the left and right side of each foot for years like for as long as I can remember. Didn't matter what shoe or shoe size. I guess normal dude behavior I chose just to endure it. It wasn't like terrible, the corns were not nasty or huge but it was always there. Generally, it was painless to walk but if I landed off center and onto the corn it did hurt.

Fast forward to 2024 I encountered left glute pain and thought it would just go away because maybe I tweaked it at the gym, it didn't. Days became weeks, weeks became months and finally I went for massages, physio and nothing worked. Ended up at a chiro who used to work for the Canucks and first thing he noticed was it looked like I was flat footed although it may have no relation to my injury (it didn't). I ended up after dealing with the glute issue getting orthotics with him using the foam block method. Man, freaking life changing I don't know why my dumbass never got on this years ago despite always having benefits for it. Unfortunately, no direct billing and getting it approved was a pain in the ass, my provider doesn't even cover them if you're over the age of 18 or something but luckily my wife's plan did cover most of it with a doctors note.

Sorry for the long story, I guess what I'm saying is if you have coverage, get this shit done.

[unit]

this morning i had to take an uber to work and it was a chevy equinox ev. the regen braking is so strong i got motion sickness sitting in the backseat. never had that before in any other ev, but maybe the driver was also shit and just didnt know how to modulate the gas pedal. i felt sick after just a few mins then had to endure it for the next 15m.
:Puke::Puke:

[Badhobz]

Should have cancelled the ride and give him zero stars.

[yray]

thats what I did to the Persian engineer who decided to make a left on to knight street from 62nd ave during morning rush hour even though I told him the uber guidance is retarded and I don't want to be t boned that morning

[unit]

Should have cancelled the ride and give him zero stars.

apparently you can turn it down in the settings but he probably had it on high to get as much range as possible... terrible experience for the passengers tho

[roastpuff]

You can drive around high regen jerkiness with modulating the throttle pedal but most people go on off with the throttle so yeah...

[Traum]

If the guy knew how to drive (and maximize / preserve momentum), having the least amount of regen braking and managing vehicle speed yourself would actually get you the most range. But then the driver would have to know how to drive...

[Hakkaboy]

thats what I did to the Persian engineer who decided to make a left on to knight street from 62nd ave during morning rush hour even though I told him the uber guidance is retarded and I don't want to be t boned that morning

I hate all those ppl that turn left on Knight!!!

*small streets

[unit]

oh man, remember when knight didnt even have any left turn lanes? i used to live on knight/23 and came home from richmond every day over the knight st bridge... was a nightmare, especially the 49th ave intersection.

[Mikoyan]

I see drivers trying to turn left onto 63rd Ave from Knight Northbound during rush hour all the time. Pretty sure the drivers are just following the GPS thoughtlessly. The city really should restrict left turns on Knight during Rush hours.

[whitev70r]

^ yah, so simple to fix on those side numbered streets from Knight. Put up a sign, no left turns between 7:00-10:00 am or 3:00-7:00 pm.

[bcrdukes]

Maybe they should just toll everyone who takes Knight Street :troll:

[RabidRat]

I see drivers trying to turn left onto 63rd Ave from Knight Northbound during rush hour all the time. Pretty sure the drivers are just following the GPS thoughtlessly. The city really should restrict left turns on Knight during Rush hours.

It'd be cool if municipalities could integrate traffic control with the Google/Apple navigation back-end.

Imagine if emergency services had to get into an area, and everybody's GPS navigation automatically steered them around it. The majority would follow the instructions, no questions asked. No big deal if a couple of people ignore it.

[Traum]

I dunno why anyone living in Metro Vancouver would ever believe Google Maps that turning left on 60-something at Knight is a good idea. You honestly don't even need to have a bad previous experience there -- when you are there during the busy hours, you would instantly know you've fxxked up! (I would have turn right and look for an alternative route to loop back down Knight instead of trying to make the impossible left turn.) And yet so many people still do it everyday... FailFish

[EvoFire]

I dunno why anyone living in Metro Vancouver would ever believe Google Maps that turning left on 60-something at Knight is a good idea. You honestly don't even need to have a bad previous experience there -- when you are there during the busy hours, you would instantly know you've fxxked up! (I would have turn right and look for an alternative route to loop back down Knight instead of trying to make the impossible left turn.) And yet so many people still do it everyday... FailFish

The same ppl who would drive into a lake because navigation told them to. I'm with Hobz saying most ppl shouldn't be allowed to vote.

[Mikoyan]

Maybe they should just toll everyone who takes Knight Street :troll:

Toll all the Richmond bridges to keep the shit clai drivers from leaving Richmond.

[bcrdukes]

Should be, or should not be? :suspicious:

[bcrdukes]

Toll all the Richmond bridges to keep the shit clai drivers from leaving Richmond.

How is supafamous going to get his pregnant clai fix? :lawl:

[Mikoyan]

How is supafamous going to get his pregnant clai fix? :lawl:

He'd have to drive in and out repeatedly.

[EvoFire]

Should be, or should not be? :suspicious:

Should not be, can't type cause I'm brain dead

[bobbinka]

exit Knight and turn left onto Marine Drive, then take the next right to go up to 63 or whatever.... :fulloffuck:

[PiuYi]

Anyone been to Empire in Abbotsford?

I used to go to the Pick n Pull in Calgary and it was great but doesn't seem like there's as many scrap yards in Vancouver

[MG1]

Just got back from No Frills in Burnaby. Grand Opening today. Location on Hastings Street across from the infamous Vegas Donuts and the McDonald's. It's about fucking time they opened up a No Frills in my neighbourhood............. well, close enough. Now I don't have to drive to the ends of the earth for my fix of No Name shit, gulolololol.

It's a pretty big store with underground parking.



Got me a dozen Swanson's Meat Pies $1.00 each. Poor man's food.


It was a nice grand opening. Positive was no indigenous bless this land we are renting from you, bullshit speech and the annoying bang on the drum all day, Lion Dance only lasted long enough to start annoying everybody. I was the first person to get a piece of cake. Like the time they opened up the first Costco, there were more employees than customers.

[unit]

its such an old guy thing to go to a grocery store on the grand opening lol

[MG1]

its such an old guy thing to go to a grocery store on the grand opening lol

yup.............. I'm the best at it.


One day, you'll get it.


god bless


The best one I've been to was the Jysk Coquitlam grand opening. I was first in line. Got $250.00 gift card. Most recent was the SunGiven one in Burnaby. Got $50.00 gift card.

[Traum]

I dunno why, but I never found No Frills to be cheap though. Of course, I have only ever been to the Fraser Street store, and that one only seems to cater to the immediate community where it is located -- so higher prices for the convenience and selection.

[mikemhg]

its such an old guy thing to go to a grocery store on the grand opening lol

And to buy $1 Swanson chicken potpies to boot. Peak old man activities :lol

[unit]

I dunno why, but I never found No Frills to be cheap though. Of course, I have only ever been to the Fraser Street store, and that one only seems to cater to the immediate community where it is located -- so higher prices for the convenience and selection.

no frills is priced exactly like superstore these days, and superstore produce other than a select few of the sale items is superexpensive.

[supafamous]

no frills is priced exactly like superstore these days, and superstore produce other than a select few of the sale items is superexpensive.

Yeah, I think the current urban concept is really just a stripped down Superstore for areas where they can't put a Superstore. In the past No Frills really was NO FRILLS but the concept has changed since it launched in Ontario in the last 70s (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Frills_(grocery_store))

[Traum]

no frills is priced exactly like superstore these days, and superstore produce other than a select few of the sale items is superexpensive.
I'd say it is priced higher than Superstore, unless it is their weekly promotional / discounted items.

[yray]

its like thrifty foods

cheaper the name, more expensive it is

"dollarama" :troll:

I've seen people rack up $100 at dollarama

[GLOW]

how do you know my wife? :okay:

[spoon.ek9]

I find Save On and Safeway to be more expensive than Superstore. Costco beats them all on most things of course. Also, I don't know who the hell buys things at Shoppers but their prices are absolutely ludicrous.

[sonick]

Sunwood Save On has new food deals

$6 daily deals and also dine in happy hour 3pm to 6pm daily lol

Also the smash burger is back down to $11.99 (went up to $13.99 at some point previously)

Pics:

https://i.imgur.com/qpjQz0A_d.jpeg?maxwidth=520&shape=thumb&fidelity=high
https://i.imgur.com/UTGfuYB.jpeg
https://i.imgur.com/kVXInJj.jpeg

[6793026]

no frills is priced exactly like superstore these days, and superstore produce other than a select few of the sale items is superexpensive.

only thing i go are for no name chips, pasta and some house brands but that's about it.

[supafamous]

https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/livestory/catherine-ohara-dead-9.7068523

Catherine O'Hara dead at 71. She was a hottie granny. I'll be in my bunk

[MG1]

Bar none Save-on-Foods has amazing deals. Only if you have their app and a More Rewards card.You have to go to "My Offers" and load the week's offers.

Last week, I purchased two loaves of Baked in Store French Bread, two Uncle Ben's Original Bistro Express pouches (the ones you just microwave), and two cans of Bush's Baked Beans for $3.50 or so.

This week's offers are okay. 1KG of Mitchell's Heritage Bacon for $9.99. Not bad.

As for No Frills, I find the Hastings and Clarke Drive location has some amazing in-store, not advertised, offers. Nobody shops regular prices. You guys are such noobs. Hell, even the most expensive places like Safeway and Shoppers Drug Mart have amazing deals once in a while.

[spoon.ek9]

Maybe I'm the old man then because I refuse to add apps for grocery stores lol. I hate having so many damn apps for every single thing.

If I can't get a discount with the physical membership card, I don't care what the deal is :lol

[whitev70r]

^ Klarna says hello, you can keep all your reward cards in your phone, no need to use app. Scene, Save-On, PC Optimum, T&T, IKEA, Canadian Tire, etc.

[spoon.ek9]

I have cards and key chain mini-cards lol. Way faster than opening an app each time ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[Mikoyan]

I use Google wallet for all that.

[whitev70r]

your keychain must weigh 5 lbs?

[bcrdukes]

Guangdong hoarder!

[Great68]

So is no one else excited for our return to orbiting the moon after 60 years?

I almost thought I'd never see this in MY lifetime.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sMoXNq2n9_Y&pp=ygUJYXJ0ZW1pcyAy2AaWBA%3D%3D

Plus a Canadian is going.

Launching next week!

I dunno, maybe noone cares but I'm freaking stoked about this!

[CivicBlues]

Yeah I'm pretty interested too, it's almost criminal how under-reported it is in the mainstream media. I just hope it goes all according to plan and their heat shield holds up. The World really needs a win right now, but I'm afraid it'll just be ignored for the most part and drowned out by some stupid Trump antic like announcing he'll militarize Jupiter or something.

[mikemhg]

I'm actually quite shocked how underreported this is.

From my last interest in the subject, it had sounded like a landing on the moon was quite some time away, at minimum sometime in the 2030s.

The fact that now we're looking to land by 2028 is impressive.

[whitev70r]

So is no one else excited for our return to orbiting the moon after 60 years?


Return? When did humanity first go to the moon? :lol

So as I understand it, they are really practicing & testing for the lunar landing in the near future, 2028 or whenever. But I'm thinking, they landed a few times in the 60's, 70's ... and we have more tech, more computational power, more data, more research etc. Why would they need so much 'practice' for the landing ... I guess we don't want another Apollo 13 moment. Too many things can go wrong on a mission like this ??!!

[Badhobz]

Isn’t this just an orbital flight ?! Like big whoop call me when they set up a colony. I wanna fuck in low G

[whitev70r]

It is ... a slingshot around the dark (or far) side of the moon (Pink Floyd).

[JSALES]

Looking for any witnesses or someone with dash cam footage of car accident today Sunday February 1, 2026 on Tyne street and East 49th Avenue around 1 pm. It just so happens my dash cam wasn't working.

I had a green light heading south on Tyne street and the other driver claimed she was already in the intersection heading west from East 49th avenue

Thank you

https://ibb.co/H0Fj5Yb

[Razor Ramon HG]

Hope you were in the Toyota. That Subaru hit the pole hard.

[SSM_DC5]

I hope no one was hurt! Do we get to play the guessing game for cost to repair???:fuckyea:

[JSALES]

Hope you were in the Toyota. That Subaru hit the pole hard.

Thanks, I was in the Toyota.

I hope no one was hurt! Do we get to play the guessing game for cost to repair???:fuckyea:

Not sure how much it’ll be to cost to repair. What do you guys think?

https://ibb.co/99xfVHtd

[68style]

Did your airbag go off?

[JSALES]

Did your airbag go off?

No airbags deployed

[GLOW]

hope you're not hurt. if it was an hour earlier and a few blocks west i may have been able to help. hopefully you get it sorted.

[68style]

Isn’t this just an orbital flight ?! Like big whoop call me when they set up a colony. I wanna fuck in low G

You should work on fucking in 1G first!

[winson604]

Thanks, I was in the Toyota.



Not sure how much it’ll be to cost to repair. What do you guys think?

https://ibb.co/99xfVHtd

Hard to say with ICBC, my neighbor got into an accident about a year ago, from an eye test looks to be roughly the same amount of damage. It was a 1 year old CX9 and the estimated cost of repair was somewhere in around 10k ish and they simply wrote it off saying total loss lol.

[Badhobz]

You should work on fucking in 1G first!

you motherfucker! :mad: BibleThump:pokerface:

[bcrdukes]

:gay:

[EvoFire]

I have a hunch if your car is the Forester, it's gonna get written off. It's worth 20k right now? You probably have at least 10k worth of repairs.

[pastarocket]

FYI:

https://www.vancouverconventioncentre.com/events/cauldron-lighting-ceremony

Join us to celebrate global athleticism as we ignite the spirit of the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 at a special cauldron lighting ceremony!

Friday, February 6, 2026
3:45PM
Jack Poole Plaza

In partnership with Fortis BC, we will be lighting the iconic cauldron following a short program where you will hear from guests and celebrate the legacy of the Games.

[PeanutButter]

Guys, you aren't going to believe this shit..

So I get scam calls every so often, but one i've gotten lately is from Ledger. They had a major data breach awhile back so my information is out there.

It's always a british person calling saying my device is compromised and I need to send them information, other times they ask me for the secret seed phrase, whatever.
I always like to talk to these guys to try and figure out how they would potentially scam me.. I'm just curious like that.

Anyway, a few minutes into the call, I just straight up say, "Hey man, just curious, how many people fall for this scam".

No word of a lie, this guy goes, "Duddddde, people are stupid (And laughs)". He was using a voice spoofer and he immediately cut it. He sounded like some black guy from the states.

I ask him, how many people actually fall for it though, is it like 10%. He says, honestly, some days it's none, but some days it's everyone.

I then ask him, how much can you make. he said, "ahaha some days it's $500k". I say, no fucking way, no way, he says, "Seriously, i'm being 100, why would I need to lie to you".

I talked to him for a few more minutes, he's been doing it for two years, he found using the british accent is better because people feel more comfrotable with it, then I say, You know, I would think people with a ledger should be more savvy about this type of stuff, and he says, "It's all human psychology though, if you think you're in danger and about to lose everything you can do some pretty stupid shit".

Then he goes, "Aiite man I'll leave you be, have a good day"

I couldn't fucking believe what he told me. Absolutely fucking wild he can make $500k from scamming people in one day. Absolutely crazy. No wonder people scam people. If the pay day is that big... Sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeesh

[whitev70r]

I mean he can get $500K for the company he works with .. he's not making $500K in one day. But wild how he broke out of his character. If the call was recorded, I think he probably got his arse fired.

But honestly, these guys are vermin and the lowest of the lows when it comes to crime. They often target gullible, non techy seniors, cause a LOT of damage for family. These guys should be hung upside down and water board tortured.

[Badhobz]

So you went from getting personal info from old ladies to now telescammers ?!?

The fuck ?!?

If I ever meet you in real life I’ll probably tell you my banking password in a few minutes

[GLOW]

that's peanuts compared to scamming via daycares and learing centers Kappa :troll: :nyan: :pokerface: :ilied:

[PeanutButter]

I mean he can get $500K for the company he works with .. he's not making $500K in one day. But wild how he broke out of his character. If the call was recorded, I think he probably got his arse fired.

But honestly, these guys are vermin and the lowest of the lows when it comes to crime. They often target gullible, non techy seniors, cause a LOT of damage for family. These guys should be hung upside down and water board tortured.

Oh you think he's working at a call center? I just figured he was like an independent contractor lol. Damn, I should have asked him. Next call I get i'm going to ask for sure

[PeanutButter]

So you went from getting personal info from old ladies to now telescammers ?!?

The fuck ?!?

If I ever meet you in real life I’ll probably tell you my banking password in a few minutes

If I didn't have a conscience i'd be on a yacht somewhere right now

[RabidRat]

Oh you think he's working at a call center? I just figured he was like an independent contractor lol. Damn, I should have asked him. Next call I get i'm going to ask for sure

Call him back!

[J.C]

Looking for any witnesses or someone with dash cam footage of car accident today Sunday February 1, 2026 on Tyne street and East 49th Avenue around 1 pm. It just so happens my dash cam wasn't working.

I had a green light heading south on Tyne street and the other driver claimed she was already in the intersection heading west from East 49th avenue

Thank you

https://ibb.co/H0Fj5Yb

Dam what a small world. I was probably a minute too late.. I drove by and it looked like it had just happened. Hope you're good and can find some witnesses.

I've had a similar situation happen in the past with my beater, so now every car I have has a dash cam, even if it's a shit box for scenarios like this.

Looks like it'll be a write-off.

[JSALES]

Dam what a small world. I was probably a minute too late.. I drove by and it looked like it had just happened. Hope you're good and can find some witnesses.

I've had a similar situation happen in the past with my beater, so now every car I have has a dash cam, even if it's a shit box for scenarios like this.

Looks like it'll be a write-off.

Thanks, I’m doing okay. Thankfully I found a witness who had dashcam footage of the entire thing. ICBC also said the other party is taking 100% responsibility

[SSM_DC5]

Thanks, I’m doing okay. Thankfully I found a witness who had dashcam footage of the entire thing. ICBC also said the other party is taking 100% responsibility

Excellent news on the dashcam footage! Now can you enable us to play our game while we follow along your journey with icbc.
https://www.revscene.net/forums/717988-lets-play-guess-repair-cost.html

[Badhobz]

Poor Corolla !!!!

[bcrdukes]

Watch out, folks!

Accused in London, Ont. bomb-making scheme face new charges of manufacturing firearms (https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/western-university-hazardous-chemicals-firearms-charges-9.7070910)

What are a bunch of Chinese kids building bombs for?

[Razor Ramon HG]

Not sure how much it’ll be to cost to repair. What do you guys think? https://ibb.co/99xfVHtd

I had a door completely replaced on my Mazda and it was just under $3000, but my paint was also metallic so it required a bit more labour.

Door, fender, mirrors will need replacing. Bumper looks ok for the most part (some surface damage, clips detached presumably from fender damage). This assumes only cosmetic repairs needed. Not sure if that part of the frame is fixable above the wheel.

I imagine around $6000-6500 if done out of pocket, but through ICBC it's more likely that it'll get written off for what looks like an older Corolla.

[Badhobz]

its a ratrolla... so probably 4k if you take it to a ching chong place.

Dime a dozen parts, mostly not OEM parts or used parts. 2 coat paint (1 primer, 1 color) It'll be cheap.

[bcrdukes]

Not to mention, there are probably a tonne of spare parts sitting within the province's wreckers so ICBC can just pull a part and swap it out. My bet is this Corolla will live on.

[Eff-1]

If you're interested in the space launch, this CBC interview with the Canadian astronaut going on the trip is really, really good.

He talks about what kind of training they go through.

And talks about having to prepare for the possiblity he doesn't come back alive, and how he prepares his family for that possibility too. Oof.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6p5rhKm8ps

[mikemhg]

Welp launch delayed by a month.

[6793026]

Watch out, folks!

Accused in London, Ont. bomb-making scheme face new charges of manufacturing firearms (https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/western-university-hazardous-chemicals-firearms-charges-9.7070910)

What are a bunch of Chinese kids building bombs for?

my wife saw this and jaw dropped. Yes it's asian and then until their pics were released... we were like... "i told ya it's the geeks that we gotta watch out for LOL"
https://i.cbc.ca/ais/5ddac20b-58ad-4a00-a3ff-5104640c8987,1770140592186/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C136%2C2048%2C1 400%29%3B

https://i.cbc.ca/ais/ccb750fb-bf78-4cd2-beb6-788b1b0a831c,1770073692078/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C232%2C960%2C67 1%29%3B this is just hilarious - they are holding on "rockets"

Carrying a concealed weapon.
Careless use of a firearm.
Possessing a loaded regulated firearm.
Resisting arrest.
Breaking and entering with intent.
Occupying a motor vehicle with a firearm.
Possessing an explosive substance.
Storing a restricted weapon in a careless manner.
Possessing a prohibited firearm.
Possessing a loaded firearm at the residence.
Manufacturing a prohibited firearm.

Unlawful possession of explosives, including several precursor substances and finished high explosives.
Storing a restricted weapon in a careless manner.
Possessing a prohibited firearm.
Possessing a loaded firearm at the residence.
Manufacturing a prohibited firearm.

Breaking and entering with intent.
Occupying a motor vehicle with a firearm.
Possessing an explosive substance.
Storing a restricted weapon in a careless manner.
Possessing a prohibited firearm.
Possessing a loaded firearm at the residence.
Manufacturing a prohibited firearm.

[RabidRat]

I guess it's possible they were working on scale model rockets for some kind of engineering capstone project (relatively unsupervised), and unfortunately it'd be a lot of overlap with what you'd make bombs out of.

I hope that wasn't the case because it'd be really sad to be going through criminal proceedings for something well-intended. I'd blame the school for not checking in more often to make sure nobody's doing stupid shit.

Back in school we had people working on a project to do data communication through mains power. Technically fine, but totally stupid to fk around with. That was quickly shut down lol.

[pastarocket]

-speaking of teens, I just read about the stabbing on Monday, February 2nd after a high school basketball game.

One teen got a big stab in his arm. -rushed to hospital for surgery. Another teen was injured by another teen using a bike lock.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/vancouver-police-school-stabbing-9.7073068

Killarney beat Eric Hamber at Hamber high school 97-95 in triple OT.

Apparently, the game had playoff implications.

VPD are going to put police officers at playoff basketball games in high school?

An 18-year-old was stabbed in the arm following a heated high school basketball game in Vancouver on Monday night, according to police.

"During one of those fights, an 18-year-old boy was stabbed, sustained serious injuries to his arm," he told a news conference.

"He was taken to hospital, I believe. My understanding is he underwent a surgery or significant medical treatment at hospital and is recovering."

Addison said that a suspect hasn't yet been arrested in the case, and they're aware of at least one other victim who was likely hit with a bike lock.

"It would be premature to say how many people may be responsible for crimes that occurred during a fight like that," he said.

Police are asking anyone with more information on the case to call them, and submit any video they have of the fight via their website.

Addison said there was understandably a lot of concern from Vancouver parents, and said police will assign extra school liaison officers to both schools for the rest of the week.

Vancouver police say they were called out just before 9:10 p.m. PT to Eric Hamber Secondary School, after a game between Hamber and Killarney Secondary.

Police spokesperson Sgt. Steve Addison said there were a number of fights that broke out between spectators at the important game, which had playoff implications for both teams.

[yray]

^ https://www.facebook.com/watch?v=1424023586120776

LOL some kids mom holding down his kid to not fight

[bcrdukes]

I guess it's possible they were working on scale model rockets for some kind of engineering capstone project (relatively unsupervised), and unfortunately it'd be a lot of overlap with what you'd make bombs out of.

I hope that wasn't the case because it'd be really sad to be going through criminal proceedings for something well-intended. I'd blame the school for not checking in more often to make sure nobody's doing stupid shit.

Back in school we had people working on a project to do data communication through mains power. Technically fine, but totally stupid to fk around with. That was quickly shut down lol.

Aww man, why you gotta be like that? It's more fun to assume they are CCP spies and plotting a terrorist attack so there's some level of bone-headed debate on RS about the Conservatives and anti-Chinese sentiment!

Joking aside, as I recently got my research ethics approved by the university, I've been doing on-site data collection at my host organization for my capstone project. And as you said, it's mostly unsupervised. If I end up on the news and in jail, trust that my research was well intended for the benefit of Canadian small business development and economic prosperity for Canada, irrespective of political parties (Pay your taxes, bitches!) :alone:

[Traum]

Whoa damn... that looks pretty messy... Reminded me of the Cobra Kai group fight in what... the season 2 finale episode?

If I were a kid there, I think I'd most likely be curious to stand around and watch the fight as well LOL~

[bcrdukes]

What a bunch of wimps. This was table stakes at Van Tech. :troll:

I wish I made this up but back in the day, a parent showed up to pick up one of our classmates and just so happened to get into a scrap with another kid. The parent egged their kid on to beat the other kid up and to "finish him" (not kidding). VPD showed up. Unsure if the parent was charged or not.

[RabidRat]

Aww man, why you gotta be like that? It's more fun to assume they are CCP spies and plotting a terrorist attack so there's some level of bone-headed debate on RS about the Conservatives and anti-Chinese sentiment!

Joking aside, as I recently got my research ethics approved by the university, I've been doing on-site data collection at my host organization for my capstone project. And as you said, it's mostly unsupervised. If I end up on the news and in jail, trust that my research was well intended for the benefit of Canadian small business development and economic prosperity for Canada, irrespective of political parties (Pay your taxes, bitches!) :alone:

CCP spy identified!! I see you and President Xi are back on good terms.

[bcrdukes]

Umm... :inoutugh:

[pastarocket]

What is with some high school students this week???

First the stabbing on Monday night after a high school basketball game at Eric Hamber.

Next, we have multiple schools in Coquitlam under lock down. Somebody called schools to make threats.


https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/02/04/multiple-schools-coquitlam-hold-and-secure-phoned-threats/

The Coquitlam RCMP has put multiple schools in Coquitlam on hold-and-secure after those schools received alleged phoned-in threats on Wednesday afternoon.

Police say the measures are being put in place out of an abundance of caution to keep students, staff, and teachers safe.

Officers responded to the threats shortly after 12:25 p.m. and remain on scene.

“A hold-and-secure involves keeping students in their classrooms to allow staff and, in this case, the RCMP, ensure the school is safe,” assistant director Ken Hoff of School District No. 43 (Coquitlam) said in a written statement.

The district says that local businesses in the area also received similar threats.

[BIC_BAWS]

Typical Killarney activities. It was like that all the time 15 years ago anyway, wouldn't have been newsworthy then lol.

10 years ago or smt McMath had a threat posted onto their WiFi networks LOL. All the access points were renamed to anti-semantic / other racist violent threats.

https://globalnews.ca/news/3489671/rcmp-investigating-series-of-threats-to-richmond-high-school/

[EvoFire]

Somehow Killarney is always involved. Always been the case.

[punkwax]

Kill arney

[Mikoyan]

I wish I made this up but back in the day, a parent showed up to pick up one of our classmates and just so happened to get into a scrap with another kid. The parent egged their kid on to beat the other kid up and to "finish him" (not kidding). VPD showed up. Unsure if the parent was charged or not.

3rd parties egging people on are the real catalysts.
That's pretty much how my kid almost ended up in a scrap with a 2nd kid.
2nd kid was hassling my kids friend, and mine told him to stop. 2nd kid gets his back up and postures. 3rd kid starts egging them on and says, "you should punch <kid 2>." 2nd kid heard "punch <kid 2>" and starts swinging. My kid is in Tae Kwon Do, so he just blocks both punches before I can close the 20 feet and separate them.

Long story short, no one got in serious trouble. Kid 2 has some cognitive challenges, and thought he was going to get punched so he preempted. My kid didn't want to fight, and was defending his friend and just blocked punches. 3rd kid got a stern talking to for causing the fight. 3rd kid is now at a different school, but not for this, but kid was a shit disturber.

My kid ended up with a playground rep for "defending his friend, beating up the other kid" for a short while.

Also, there were half a dozen parents within 20 feet that didn't even notice until I had grabbed both kids (K2 and mine) and hauled them off to the office.

It was a fun start to a grade 4 morning.

[bcrdukes]

Why do I have a feeling Mikoyan’s kid is going to punch Badhobz in the crotch someday? :lol

[Gumby]

Wow fighting like that in grade 4? :lol

[dark0821]

oh i got called in for my son in grade 4 involved in a fight... (I was still the dealership life then)

My wife was furious... but as a dad... we only care if our kid won...

I went to my son before seeing the principal and was like "so... did you win? did you F*** up the other kid?"

My son is like "no day, I got shit on, the other kid is grade 7"

my jaw dropped "WTF were you thinking you are grade 4, why would you go after someone in Grade 7?"

"Dad, my friend told me to back him up... so I backed him up"

"i am like.. true that bro... if your buddy needs back up... you fucking back him up, i am proud of you"

Then we go see principle, and all kids involved with parents get shit on by the principal... lololol The grade 7 did have the big kid advantage, but it was like 7 X grade 4 kids tried to jump him... lololol

[bcrdukes]

Badhobz = Grade 7 bully

@Mikoyan - Don't bring your kids to the next Stock and Noob Meet (Details to come!) :D

[Mikoyan]

Wow fighting like that in grade 4? :lol

Yeah, I saw the inital rougher than normal play, so I kept an eye on them. When they started circling up, and when the other kid dropped his bag.... "Oh $%^&, Fights On!"

[Badhobz]

bring your kids .. i love kids ...

[Gumby]

Morale of the story: send your kids to a self defense/martial arts school! It’s important that they stress the defense part - don’t be a cocky shit going around picking fights, but be able to defend yourself or your friends if the shit goes down.

[yray]

fucking kids speed running through childhood now

we just play tag in grade 4 and laugh at whos kissing on the tree

[Mikoyan]

A couple of kids in Kindergarten had parents that let them watch Squid Game Back when it first came out. =/

[red kryptonite]

Morale of the story: send your kids to a self defense/martial arts school! ItÂ’s important that they stress the defense part - donÂ’t be a cocky shit going around picking fights, but be able to defend yourself or your friends if the shit goes down.

strike first, strike hard, no mercy!
https://i.pinimg.com/736x/ba/f3/f0/baf3f0b66088e26593deef0672f18655.jpg

[bcrdukes]

A couple of kids in Kindergarten had parents that let them watch Squid Game Back when it first came out. =/

Has there been any profound impact on their kids behaviour? :lol

[Badhobz]

This is a great way to get out of babysitting. I did tell my brother in law if i baby sat, his boy might go flying through a window head first.
https://i.redd.it/2i90vnbngz8f1.jpeg

[bcrdukes]

Please make your annual donation to the BC Children's Hospital. (https://fundraise.bcchf.ca/fundraisers/stockandnoobmeet/stock---noob-meet---june-2026) :fuckthatshit:

[Badhobz]

yeah cuz i sent half of them there.

The trolling will continue until morale improves.

[GLOW]

Then we go see principle, and all kids involved with parents get shit on by the principal... lololol The grade 7 did have the big kid advantage, but it was like 7 X grade 4 kids tried to jump him... lololol

7 v 1, tell me they're asian without telling me they're asian :troll: :ilied: :lol LUL

while i don't support violence, good on your kid for trying to help his friend.

[GLOW]

luckily my parents were and are poor as fuck

i read that as "my parents were poor and fuck" and i'm like well duh, that's why you're here :drunk:LULPogChamp:nyan:

[spoon.ek9]

fun facts:

1. had multiple bomb threats phoned into my high school while there (all 5 years)
2. one year there were so many, the principal threatened to have us make up the lost time by cutting into summer break (threats magically stopped after that)
3. I had multiple fights/fist fights through grade school, stood my ground each time

[Razor Ramon HG]

https://www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/article/toronto-police-officers-arrested-in-plot-to-murder-ontario-corrections-officer/

Seven current Toronto police officers and one retired member have been named as suspects in a complex conspiracy that allegedly involved the attempted murder of a senior Ontario corrections officer.

At least 19 additional suspects have also been charged following the seven-month investigation, dubbed Project South, which police say uncovered and ultimately thwarted the deadly attack at a home in York Region.

Man, this is insane.

[Manic!]

So these 3 idiots in north van had tied up a guy in his house for 3 days beating him up trying tonget money from him. Swat showed ups and they tried to run. Swat got them all.


https://imgur.com/a/fat-idiots-rmSPDWT


Now these 3 idiot shot at a house is surrey. Aomthing happened to the range rover they where in so they called a ride share. Cops pulled over the ride share and they where arrested. Here is where it gets funny. The range rover was owned by one of the shooters and had custom plates with the guys last name. Not the smartest.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/3-arrests-surrey-bc-extortion-shooting-9.7070072


Glad to see the RCMP cracking down on these idiots.

[Gumby]

Assuming the last name was something common like Singh, that doesn’t really narrow down the list of suspects! :lol

[RabidRat]

Now these 3 idiot shot at a house is surrey. Aomthing happened to the range rover they where in so they called a ride share. Cops pulled over the ride share and they where arrested. Here is where it gets funny. The range rover was owned by one of the shooters and had custom plates with the guys last name. Not the smartest.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/3-arrests-surrey-bc-extortion-shooting-9.7070072


Glad to see the RCMP cracking down on these idiots.

The stupidest part of this was selecting a range rover for a getaway car. Should've picked a Toyota.

Paging yray to defend Land Rover honor.

[yray]

don't know why singhs love RRS

but RRS ain't a land rover

[bcrdukes]

Legit question: What's the difference between a Land Rover and a Range Rover?

[Great68]

Saw this funny pic today, I think we can all picture a guy like this in his vette lol:

https://i.imgur.com/5J4BH29.png

[EvoFire]

Legit question: What's the difference between a Land Rover and a Range Rover?

In my uneducated opinion, the difference between a Toyota and Lexus, but the bits underneath are all unreliable.

[yray]

Legit question: What's the difference between a Land Rover and a Range Rover?

land rover = body on frame and solid axle, cars that can be fixed with a socket and wrench set

or times before bmw?? LOL

[supafamous]

Legit question: What's the difference between a Land Rover and a Range Rover?

Land Rover is the brand and Range Rover is a product line, specifically their top of the line product though that has been diluted a bit with the RR Sport, the RR Velar and the RR Evoque so it's more of their luxury line while the Defender and Discovery are intended to be more accessible and more off road friendly.

[spoon.ek9]

Saw this funny pic today, I think we can all picture a guy like this in his vette lol:

https://i.imgur.com/5J4BH29.png

Looks like Jay Leno to me

[Manic!]

How is elon going to compete with this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNorxwlZlFk

Hyundai owns them now and is going to deploy them this year in there US factories.

[Badhobz]

when can i start replacing my joints with robit stuff? seems indestructible!

[spoon.ek9]

fucked up case if you hadn't heard about it already

https://www.richmond-news.com/world-news/colorado-funeral-home-owner-who-abused-nearly-200-corpses-gets-40-years-decried-as-a-monster-11849841

[underscore]

Who wrote that article? There's random chunks missing everywhere.

[bcrdukes]

Jason00S2000 wrote it

[spoon.ek9]

this is why he left guys :QQ:




jk he was banned :awwyeah:

[6793026]

fucked up case if you hadn't heard about it already

https://www.richmond-news.com/world-news/colorado-funeral-home-owner-who-abused-nearly-200-corpses-gets-40-years-decried-as-a-monster-11849841

this is just bad.

cheated the government out of nearly $900,000 in pandemic-era small business aid.

And yes to what underscore says... whoever wrote it suck balls cause i can't keep reading it thru with all these short sentences... heck with these young journalists.

[underscore]

They aren't even just short, they're missing words.

During the years they were stashing bodies, the Hallfords , according to court documents.

The Hallfords what? There's got to be half a sentence missing there.

[donk.]

this is why he left guys :QQ:




jk he was banned :awwyeah:

Just banned off the threads, his ghost is still messaging some of us

Did you know covid was a hoax? :troll:

[unit]

he's more active than ever on the RS chat

[BIC_BAWS]

Ngl tho, AI is pretty cool. I'm curious what he's working on that's not AI slop. AI slop is so.. last year lol.

Been working on a project with one of my past business partners. It's insane, what would normally take weeks of iterations to push updates is only taking minutes now, maybe even seconds.

Everyone's scared of AI, but I'm excited to see how I can scale my businesses with it.

[spoon.ek9]

Just banned off the threads, his ghost is still messaging some of us

Did you know covid was a hoax? :troll:

he's more active than ever on the RS chat

He seriously doesn't have anyone better to tell this story to than us, complete strangers online who couldn't give two shits about his conspiracy theories. And he's doing it on what's essentially a private forum with a handful of members left.

[donk.]

Ngl tho, AI is pretty cool. I'm curious what he's working on that's not AI slop. AI slop is so.. last year lol.

Been working on a project with one of my past business partners. It's insane, what would normally take weeks of iterations to push updates is only taking minutes now, maybe even seconds.

Everyone's scared of AI, but I'm excited to see how I can scale my businesses with it.

Ai is going to take out your business

Once humanoid robots are a thing, all of us will be doomed, unless you have the money to retire.

[bcrdukes]

He seriously doesn't have anyone better to tell this story to than us, complete strangers online who couldn't give two shits about his conspiracy theories. And he's doing it on what's essentially a private forum with a handful of members left.

I've actually been confused by his posts in the chat. I can't tell if he's copy and pasting the same content, or writing (generating?) variations of it.

[spoon.ek9]

seems like he has links to all sorts of posts on twitter ready to go all the time lol. making that clipboard work overtime!

[68style]

In all the years RS has existed, I've never gone on the RS chat before.

[SkinnyPupp]

Yeah I assumed his mental health would degrade even further after being quarantined to the fight club. He needs to find a better outlet for it now. There is one (https://x.com/) that is entirely built around insane people spreading that kind of info, so he should just go there and stay there.

[spoon.ek9]

You may need to keep an eye on him because he's already been throwing around racist insults and comments

[Hehe]

In all the years RS has existed, I've never gone on the RS chat before.

Wait, there's a chat?

[sonick]

Wait, there's a chat?

NO THERE ISN'T

[MG1]

We doin alright.

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskTheWorld/s/MHghBOuyOB

These things mean little, but we’re okay.

[N.V.M.]

Cuba and Venezuela are gone!

[68style]

Cuba and Venezuela are gone!

You weren't kidding, lines just fade into darkness lol

[dark0821]

We doin alright.

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskTheWorld/s/MHghBOuyOB

These things mean little, but we’re okay.

whao China is low... damn.. really thats how fucked China is in the world view?

And then there is me who went back to Shanghai and loved it... lol

[Badhobz]

i woudlnt trust this bullshit ranking. who ranked it? who got to vote? All Western white people? Yeah, no shit, China and other non-white nations are low.

[bcrdukes]

I think whitev70r authored it :troll:

[CivicBlues]

i woudlnt trust this bullshit ranking. who ranked it? who got to vote? All Western white people? Yeah, no shit, China and other non-white nations are low.

Except for Japan. Internet is full of weebs.

Typical reddit conversation:

*shows a pic of a random street in Japan* - :drool:

"no wait that looks like Korea" - :blushsmile:

"actually pic is from China" - :mad:

[bobbinka]

Tbf, it says reputation, which would be based on the sampled population's perception of them, not factually whether XYZ is good.

I don't think it's surprising that many people around the globe don't think kindly of them regardless of how technologically advanced they are or how great life is in the big cities. Communism, oppression, state and media control, censorship, Taiwan, Hong Kong, bullying neighbors in East China Sea and blocking water supply to South East Asian countries.

[bcrdukes]

Interesting how the US is ranked along the countries it has active beef with. :D

[donk.]

50% or more of americans support a pedophile

Im surprised US didnt go lower than a snakes asshole on that list

[winson604]

Tbf, it says reputation, which would be based on the sampled population's perception of them, not factually whether XYZ is good.

I don't think it's surprising that many people around the globe don't think kindly of them regardless of how technologically advanced they are or how great life is in the big cities. Communism, oppression, state and media control, censorship, Taiwan, Hong Kong, bullying neighbors in East China Sea and blocking water supply to South East Asian countries.

Also Chinese, specifically Mainland Chinese tourists have for years been not well liked so a ton of the reputation probably comes from this. There aren't a ton of places in this world like Vancouver where if you asked what do I think of Chinese people do they have the knowledge and experience to think about it simply beyond Mainlanders, there's Hong Kongers, locally born in our case CBC's just to name a few.

I know IG and comment sections are far from reliable but anytime I come across Chinese Tourists not being in Japan posts the claims are the Japanese are absolutely loving it and the comment sections are 95% hate and racists towards Chinese. Plus the Chinese in a ton of media outlets regardless if you believe or not has always just been painted as shit anyway.

[noclue]

Speaking of that chart and hong kong, it seems democracy died pretty quickly after the protests and a bunch of arrests. Did the population just accept the status quo or will there be another mass exodus to vancouver in 2047?

[BIC_BAWS]

There already has been a mass exodus between 2020-2024. I went to the HK Museum of History (and Science, next building) in August. They had a whole exhibition on the protests with the view point of it destroying HK's economy, the chaos, and China #1. Here's some pics. They mark silencing the public as a "glorious moment of pride in history" - "Promulgation & Implementation of Hong Kong National Security Law" followed by "National Security Education Day of the HKSAR"

Images below
https://i.imgur.com/bTNi94S.png https://i.imgur.com/0fPF2GH.png
https://i.imgur.com/MC3jhvW.png https://i.imgur.com/ANIgog8.png
https://i.imgur.com/dI7YreJ.png https://i.imgur.com/lDT6caq.png
https://i.imgur.com/yvkwjxI.png https://i.imgur.com/4abFTjR.png

Some video links here:

https://imgur.com/qDlQzOL
https://imgur.com/83zmJph
https://imgur.com/xslV8RW

[EvoFire]

People took covid very seriously in HK due to previous experience with SARS, so the movement died during covid. The gov't underhandedly took advantage of the situation and made it harder and harder to protest, and some of the very high profile cases and crackdowns just at the end I think broke the will.

If you are in Richmond or Metrotown, you can see A LOT of recent immigrants from HK. They dress different, they talk different. I'm not sure how many of those are true immigrants or just non residents moving back. We know a few friends who had moved to HK for work who had moved back.

The typical choice it seems is to move to US/Canada as the No1 choice. Next is Australia/NZ, then Singapore, then Taiwan/Japan. For those who have parents with BNO, they have the option to move to the UK. It's not talked about much in the news, though you do see inklings of population decline in HK. The biggest signal is the RE crash. Prices are down at least 20% across the board. It's still expensive AF, but the crash has been noticeable as people sell and leave. It leaves a massive gap in the HK economy as people who have the ability to leave are the ones that made money and drove the economy. The trickle down of that income to the lower classes are noticable as the service economy has taken a hit.

[bcrdukes]

This is perhaps anecdotal but there seems to be a resurgence in HK cafes in Toronto and in Los Angeles. These cafes are pushing hard to maintain their cultural identify with all kinds of nostalgic lap sap and staff speak Cantonese.

[Badhobz]

You Guangdong bastards are all alike !

[bcrdukes]

Death to Shanghai.

[bcrdukes]

jk i love you badhobz

#NoHomo

[EvoFire]

It's the same here in Vancouver, there's been an overall decline of HK cafes in Vancouver in the last 15 years as the mix of Chinese people skewed towards more mainlanders. The spread has come back towards HK though. The drive has been strongly in food courts though and less sit down restaurants.

[bcrdukes]

When I think of Vancouver, what comes to mind is the number of hot pot restaurants. I don't understand what the big deal is.

[Badhobz]

YOU DARE DISS HOTS POTS!?!! ME THROW MA-LA TANG in your face!

[whitev70r]

Explosive growth of Bigway hotpot!

[Mikoyan]

Seeing an increase in canto heard around town the last year or so. A lot more of the young parents we see at school are HKers.

Also, the last few times I was at T&T, hearing DLLM,SPK loudly thrown around casually has increased.

[bcrdukes]

DNLM!

[Tapioca]

It's the same here in Vancouver, there's been an overall decline of HK cafes in Vancouver in the last 15 years as the mix of Chinese people skewed towards more mainlanders. The spread has come back towards HK though. The drive has been strongly in food courts though and less sit down restaurants.

The HK cafe/food stall is really the only cultural thing that's going to survive. No one speaks Canto outside of HK and the household and Mandarin is the lingua-franca here if you're Chinese presenting. I look nothing like a typical Chinese expat and people at food stalls greet me in Mandarin.

People are going crazy for a Cha-Don opening in Coquitlam, for example.

[bcrdukes]

RIP Cantonese :alone:

[Badhobz]

its not that hard.

If i can adopt your stupid ass language, im sure these retarded kids can learn a few sentences and carry on the culture. Even if we have to beat it into them.

[bcrdukes]

I think they've been brainwashed to all speak Mandarin and learn SIMPLIFIED Chinese. :Puke:

[Badhobz]

yarrr yarr yarrr ni haaorrrr marrrrr

fuck that shit, why so many R's ?!??! im not retarded.

[MG1]

When I die and there is a heaven and if I actually get to go there, I think this would be the first thing I would like to see and hear.

A goddess playing the harp, ijbol.

https://www.reddit.com/r/justgalsbeingchicks/s/PWEYQE07R1

The legs………… nuff said.

[EvoFire]

The HK cafe/food stall is really the only cultural thing that's going to survive. No one speaks Canto outside of HK and the household and Mandarin is the lingua-franca here if you're Chinese presenting. I look nothing like a typical Chinese expat and people at food stalls greet me in Mandarin.

People are going crazy for a Cha-Don opening in Coquitlam, for example.

I heard cha don in Coquitlam is a bit meh. But doesn't help there isn't a good alternative so it's been busy.

I don't agree that mandarin is going to take over. I'm seeing a lot of canto speakers here and the amount of HKers around the world outside of HK probably number in the millions. Sure not quite the billion mainlanders there are but not all of the billion mainlanders speak mandarin either. There's also a sizable Shanghainese community around the world as outside of Canto/Mando, Shanghainese is probably the most common spoken dialect from my experience.

When I die and there is a heaven and if I actually get to go there, I think this would be the first thing I would like to see and hear.

A goddess playing the harp, ijbol.

https://www.reddit.com/r/justgalsbeingchicks/s/PWEYQE07R1

The legs………… nuff said.

We hired a harpist for our wedding, probably the best $250 we could have spent for the wedding.

[bcrdukes]

When I die and there is a heaven and if I actually get to go there, I think this would be the first thing I would like to see and hear.

A goddess playing the harp, ijbol.

https://www.reddit.com/r/justgalsbeingchicks/s/PWEYQE07R1

The legs………… nuff said.

I will play the trumpet for you.

[bcrdukes]

Has anyone noticed Badhobz's user title?

[donk.]

Do i look like i can read chinese?

[Badhobz]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tv2hokKpY3E

[yray]

you can change the title now?

15 years ago, I was too jew to pay to the title fee.... :lol

[Badhobz]

not sure, i just noticed that i could..... i dont even know when i had this feature enabled.

[RabidRat]

This is perhaps anecdotal but there seems to be a resurgence in HK cafes in Toronto and in Los Angeles. These cafes are pushing hard to maintain their cultural identify with all kinds of nostalgic lap sap and staff speak Cantonese.

I thought it was my imagination. I've been hearing a lot more cantonese speaking just randomly going to Costco and restaurants and whatever. I don't remember it being to that extent when I lived in Toronto last, a decade ago.

That definitely makes sense that there'd be some level of exodus of HKers in recent years.

[Traum]

Anecdotally, the most noticable resurgance of seeing Hong Kongers and hearing more Cantonese being spoken around the city started at around 2021 - 2022 for me at the start of the school year. I noticed it when I was dropping off and picking up my kid from school -- it was just the language being spoken by the parents, and my kid's school have also had to re-juggle their classes somewhat because of the increased student population.

Timeline-wise, recall that the massive anti-extradition (to China) protests took place between 2019 - 2020, with the heavy crack down taking place in mid (?) 2020. Since Hong Kong have always had a large Canadian expat population living there, many of them returned, esp those with young children.

As far as Cantonese' survivability overseas / outside of Hong Kong, I really don't know what to make of it. I consider myself a 1st gen immigrant to Canada since I came when I was relatively young (at elementary school age). My kid is totally fluent in (oral) Cantonese despite being born here bcos that's what we speak at home, but among my Cantonese-related friends, apparently that Cantonese fluency is a rarity among the children.

On the other hand, based purely on observation, it seems to me that regardless of whether they are born here or not, kids of Mainland Chinese descent are almost always fluent in both English and Mandarin. I have no doubt that this is likely due to the Mandarin-speaking parents poorer mastery of English, which forces these kids to speak, or at least use, Mandarin when interacting with their older family members.

I thoroughly resent the fact that the Communist Chinese gov continues to brainwash its citizens into believing that usage of any non-Mandarin Chinese languages and dialect is uncivilized, and it is extremely disappointing to see so many (Mainland Chinese) people buying into this stupid narrative to deliberately and systematically kill off other Chinese languages.

[bcrdukes]

There's a level of elitism among those types. If you don't speak Mandarin, you are just Guangdong trash.

[EvoFire]

Anecdotally, the most noticable resurgance of seeing Hong Kongers and hearing more Cantonese being spoken around the city started at around 2021 - 2022 for me at the start of the school year. I noticed it when I was dropping off and picking up my kid from school -- it was just the language being spoken by the parents, and my kid's school have also had to re-juggle their classes somewhat because of the increased student population.

Timeline-wise, recall that the massive anti-extradition (to China) protests took place between 2019 - 2020, with the heavy crack down taking place in mid (?) 2020. Since Hong Kong have always had a large Canadian expat population living there, many of them returned, esp those with young children.

As far as Cantonese' survivability overseas / outside of Hong Kong, I really don't know what to make of it. I consider myself a 1st gen immigrant to Canada since I came when I was relatively young (at elementary school age). My kid is totally fluent in (oral) Cantonese despite being born here bcos that's what we speak at home, but among my Cantonese-related friends, apparently that Cantonese fluency is a rarity among the children.

On the other hand, based purely on observation, it seems to me that regardless of whether they are born here or not, kids of Mainland Chinese descent are almost always fluent in both English and Mandarin. I have no doubt that this is likely due to the Mandarin-speaking parents poorer mastery of English, which forces these kids to speak, or at least use, Mandarin when interacting with their older family members.

I thoroughly resent the fact that the Communist Chinese gov continues to brainwash its citizens into believing that usage of any non-Mandarin Chinese languages and dialect is uncivilized, and it is extremely disappointing to see so many (Mainland Chinese) people buying into this stupid narrative to deliberately and systematically kill off other Chinese languages.

Your catchment is more likely to have new immigrants though due to the condos falling into it. Oppy hasn't changed much, and Champlain Heights is mostly the townhomes and coops around it.

[yray]

I think its just too expensive and tiring to run a restaurant from 7am to 1am.

[spoon.ek9]

Seeing an increase in canto heard around town the last year or so. A lot more of the young parents we see at school are HKers.

Also, the last few times I was at T&T, hearing DLLM,SPK loudly thrown around casually has increased.

You sure that wasn't just Hobz grocery shopping? He's easy to spot in a crowd



yarrr yarr yarrr ni haaorrrr marrrrr

fuck that shit, why so many R's ?!??! im not retarded.

My Mandarin teacher was like this.... anything that ended with the letter A was instantly ERRR

CanadERRRR

LucinDERRRR

So annoying :facepalm:


I'm fram ChinERRR

[Badhobz]

When Chinese new year rolls around my swearing increases exponentially. Got so bad today that my wife lost it on me and left the Aberdeen flower market cuz I kept calling people say chun

Diu ah mo…. le mai le gor fa gao mut lun yeh ? Say hoi la !

[red kryptonite]

Has anyone noticed Badhobz's user title?
should change it to 屎忽龍 instead

[EvoFire]

That's the wrong word for hole, unless you trying to go for the fried crab effect again.

[red kryptonite]

yes yes the fried crab effect

[yray]

say chun



next time say 6 7 and 7 tou

[Badhobz]

7 head !!! Ahh yes. More Cantonese swearing cuz thats the only thing I pick up on.

[spoon.ek9]

That's how I started learning Canto in Richmond lol. All the bad shit first!

[Gumby]

Same here, I'm going in Nov. and I'll use the money saved on the visa for a bunch of Luckin Coffee's

Yay, it’s official!

China’s Foreign Ministry says Canadians will no longer be required to get visas for 30-days stays, starting Tuesday until at least the end of this year.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/article/beijing-drops-visa-requirement-for-canadian-tourists-business-visitors-to-china/

[CivicBlues]

Yay, it’s official!



https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/article/beijing-drops-visa-requirement-for-canadian-tourists-business-visitors-to-china/

It's kinda nuts how fast attitudes towards China travel has changed.

5 years ago if you wanted to go people would be like: "LOLZ Have Fun with Chyna Virus chump!"

Then you couldn't visit for like 3 years.

Even last year when I was asking around about the Visa application process I was getting responses on here like "Why would you go?" "You couldn't pay me to visit there"

Now it's like "omg that's amazing I'm at a very Chinese time in my life #Hotpot #BYD #DJI"

[spoon.ek9]

Personally, I still have no desire to visit lol. Would rather go to Japan, thanks.

[CivicBlues]

I've been to Japan 3 times. It's like too sterile for me man. It's Asia with training wheels - nothing can go wrong everything is prepackaged and perfect for family consumption. China's big cities and major attractions are starting to look like that unfortunately.

Once Asians start to visit a place en masse it's done.

[Badhobz]

Personally, I still have no desire to visit lol. Would rather go to Japan, thanks.

fuck those nips. literally... go fuck them all in the ass. :accepted:

[EvoFire]

Well there goes $400 down the drain. At least I don't have to worry about denied boarding now.

On a side note, one could probably have seen this one coming. A lot of travel YTers suddenly all went to China the last few months. I'm guessing China tourism has been flagging and they are trying to boost it. Tourism in an economic sense is an export good, some of the bad will China has collected with their aggressive expansionist policies probably detered a lot of in Asia travelers and they need to fill in the gap.

[spoon.ek9]

I've been to Japan 3 times. It's like too sterile for me man. It's Asia with training wheels - nothing can go wrong everything is prepackaged and perfect for family consumption. China's big cities and major attractions are starting to look like that unfortunately.

Once Asians start to visit a place en masse it's done.

I've only been twice and feel like there's still a million things for me to see and do there!




fuck those nips. literally... go fuck them all in the ass. :accepted:


If I were single and one of them was attractive and willing... :considered:

[supafamous]

I've been to Japan 3 times. It's like too sterile for me man. It's Asia with training wheels - nothing can go wrong everything is prepackaged and perfect for family consumption. China's big cities and major attractions are starting to look like that unfortunately.

Once Asians start to visit a place en masse it's done.

For me that's a part of the appeal - I don't want complications or things to go wrong and I don't want language to be too big a barrier especially as I'm travelling with a kid nowadays.

I'll save the more adventurous stuff till she's a teen or when she's out of the house.

On a tangent, I was saying to my wife that now that I'm 50 that it's likely I'll have about 20 years left of healthy living left where big vacations are feasible which probably means only 20-30 trips left (at the top end). That's not a lot of trips when I think of places I want to visit/re-visit:

Japan (3-4 times)
Europe (5-6 times)
South America (1-2 times)
Australia/NZ (2-3 times)
SE Asia/Polynesian (2-3 times)

That doesn't include my bucket list stuff like going to an F1 race or LeMans or seeing other big sporting events

[yray]

50yearballa

[SSM_DC5]

Life is short. YOLO! I'm jealous of you people who get to retire early.

[donk.]

only 20-30 trips left (at the top end). That's not a lot of trips when I think of places I want to visit/re-visit:



Considering over 80% of the global population has never been on a plane, the above statement is funny to read

[EvoFire]

My son has a friend in school who's from Japan. We had a playdate and asked the parents if they ever would have grandparents visit. The dad said, his mom doesn't even have her passport, never got one and has no interest leaving Japan ever.

[mikemhg]

For me that's a part of the appeal - I don't want complications or things to go wrong and I don't want language to be too big a barrier especially as I'm travelling with a kid nowadays.

I'll save the more adventurous stuff till she's a teen or when she's out of the house.

On a tangent, I was saying to my wife that now that I'm 50 that it's likely I'll have about 20 years left of healthy living left where big vacations are feasible which probably means only 20-30 trips left (at the top end). That's not a lot of trips when I think of places I want to visit/re-visit:

Japan (3-4 times)
Europe (5-6 times)
South America (1-2 times)
Australia/NZ (2-3 times)
SE Asia/Polynesian (2-3 times)

That doesn't include my bucket list stuff like going to an F1 race or LeMans or seeing other big sporting events

Your own mortality really starts coming into perspective by the time you hit 40 and 50.

You begin to count the summers left, the trips and vacations that you can still enjoy from a physical aspect, it's quite eye opening, and a little jarring, isn't it?

[CivicBlues]

Even more reason now to do challenging trips while you're young and 50 is still young! Japan will always be Japan, Europe will always be Europe. These places will stagnate as time goes on and become museum pieces. This is going to happen with most of East Asia and the West.

[SkinnyPupp]

For me that's a part of the appeal - I don't want complications or things to go wrong and I don't want language to be too big a barrier especially as I'm travelling with a kid nowadays.

I'll save the more adventurous stuff till she's a teen or when she's out of the house.

On a tangent, I was saying to my wife that now that I'm 50 that it's likely I'll have about 20 years left of healthy living left where big vacations are feasible which probably means only 20-30 trips left (at the top end). That's not a lot of trips when I think of places I want to visit/re-visit:

Japan (3-4 times)
Europe (5-6 times)
South America (1-2 times)
Australia/NZ (2-3 times)
SE Asia/Polynesian (2-3 times)

That doesn't include my bucket list stuff like going to an F1 race or LeMans or seeing other big sporting events
You listed like 17 once in a lifetime trips for most people

I don't know if that perspective helps with your feelings of mortality or not, but it stood out to me

[EvoFire]

You listed like 17 once in a lifetime trips for most people

I don't know if that perspective helps with your feelings of mortality or not, but it stood out to me

Are they once in a lifetime though?

We've been to Japan 3 times already, going a 4th time in a few weeks. We are heading to Shanghai after that, 3rd time for me, but first time bringing the kids.

I've been to Europe twice, wife has been 3 times. Our last Europe trip imo WAS a once in a lifetime trip, doing a euro delivery with my M3. Been trying to do it again but it's a little hard with 2 kids.

We went to Australia for our honeymoon. It's pretty high on our list of places to revisit as it's safe imo to bring kids. I'm not as comfortable going say Vietnam with two young kids.

[twitchyzero]

? vietnam is hella safe now

[CivicBlues]

Yeah no one in RS Ballerville is doing once in a lifetime trips hah how plebeian!

[EvoFire]

? vietnam is hella safe now

I've never been, if it's just the two of us fuck yeah we'd go. With two young kids I'd er on the side of caution. I'd have no problems going to Thailand or Malaysia though. I think I'd be much more comfortable if I've been and know what to expect.

[donk.]

? vietnam is hella safe now

Its still a dump

[twitchyzero]

https://travel.gc.ca/destinations/vietnam

"exercise caution due to petty crime"

so, probably safer than dt vancouver then?

popped our vietnam cherry last year during Tet
saigon hanoi hoian/da nang were all good

[SkinnyPupp]

Are they once in a lifetime though?

We've been to Japan 3 times already, going a 4th time in a few weeks. We are heading to Shanghai after that, 3rd time for me, but first time bringing the kids.

I've been to Europe twice, wife has been 3 times. Our last Europe trip imo WAS a once in a lifetime trip, doing a euro delivery with my M3. Been trying to do it again but it's a little hard with 2 kids.

We went to Australia for our honeymoon. It's pretty high on our list of places to revisit as it's safe imo to bring kids. I'm not as comfortable going say Vietnam with two young kids.
I think the average Canadian couldn't afford to take 17 trips on the other side of the world over a decade, while obviously the average Revscener could

[EvoFire]

Traveling within North America honestly isn't all that cheaper unless you are talking about driving to Kelowna for a few days, and even then you are looking to spend a few grand between accommodations, food, and misc entrance and stuff. We don't have a ShenZhen to do cheap entertainment.

[Traum]

Unfortunately, this is arguably the weakest aspect of living a Canadian west coast life -- we don't have anywhere close or cheap that is easily within driving distance, so cheap travel is kind of out of the picture. Especially with the increased tensions with the US, road trips to the south have also become unfashionable and potentially troublesome.

With bcdukes and kryptonite being in Toronto, I'm sure they can relate -- there are literally tons of travel destinations that is within a 6-hours driving limit. Here, we have Victoria, Whistler, Kelowna / Okanaga, and Seattle. FailFish