[pastarocket]

-sad to see another restaurant closing down.

One of my favorites. Martini's is closing permanently as of December 22nd.

https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/food-and-drink/vancouver-restaurant-closure-martinis-italian-broadway-6217853

A 52 year old family owned business is shutting down for good. FeelsBadMan

[radeonboy]

Has anyone ever come across a situation where you order something from Amazon and to find the package doesn't have the original factory shrink wrap and the product is missing inside?

For context, I ordered a pair of the Microsoft Surface Earbuds on Amazon.com during Cyber Monday while I was in the US. The shipment arrives, I open it up to find that the original shrink wrap was not present and the entire case and earbuds were missing.

I filed this to Amazon and went through the questions and got a return authorization with no option for them to replace it other than a refund. Curious to see how this panned out for those of you who has dealt with this before. Thanks in advance.

Was it shipped and sold by Amazon, and was it an open box and/or was the Amazon packaging tampered?

It's can be dicey if the item is sold by a 3rd party seller but fulfilled by Amazon. The worst I've seen so far is the seller packing a thank you note inside a box with by a promise that the actual item will be fulfilled soon. It was kind of sketchy but the seller followed through in the end.

[Fafine]

Has anyone ever come across a situation where you order something from Amazon and to find the package doesn't have the original factory shrink wrap and the product is missing inside?

For context, I ordered a pair of the Microsoft Surface Earbuds on Amazon.com during Cyber Monday while I was in the US. The shipment arrives, I open it up to find that the original shrink wrap was not present and the entire case and earbuds were missing.

I filed this to Amazon and went through the questions and got a return authorization with no option for them to replace it other than a refund. Curious to see how this panned out for those of you who has dealt with this before. Thanks in advance.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/amazon-returns-1.6669601 at least you got a refund

[bcrdukes]

Was it shipped and sold by Amazon, and was it an open box and/or was the Amazon packaging tampered?

It's can be dicey if the item is sold by a 3rd party seller but fulfilled by Amazon. The worst I've seen so far is the seller packing a thank you note inside a box with by a promise that the actual item will be fulfilled soon. It was kind of sketchy but the seller followed through in the end.

It was shipped and sold by Amazon and it was not an open box item. The Amazon packaging was not tampered with. I ordered a Microsoft Surface Duo which was perfectly intact with the factory shrink wrap and everything. It was just the Surface Earbuds that was tampered with.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/amazon-returns-1.6669601 at least you got a refund

I think it's too early to say whether I will get a refund or not. I've dropped off the return to UPS and has yet been received by Amazon. That is a crappy situation regardless.

[yray]

It was shipped and sold by Amazon and it was not an open box item. The Amazon packaging was not tampered with. I ordered a Microsoft Surface Duo which was perfectly intact with the factory shrink wrap and everything. It was just the Surface Earbuds that was tampered with.


I think it's too early to say whether I will get a refund or not. I've dropped off the return to UPS and has yet been received by Amazon. That is a crappy situation regardless.

the buds are shit

i have them :troll:

[bcrdukes]

the buds are shit

i have them :troll:

Wait, what?

I know a few people who have them and they really like them and audio quality/comfort has been A+ for them hence why I decided to order a pair.

[yray]

its the ear mold

it either works or it doesn't

they made it for white people ears so us asians its hit or miss

my left ear is bigger than my right so I can't seem to get a good fit

[murd0c]

wait... White people have different ear holes compared to Asians? Interesting, I was unaware of those. I mean how different can ear holes be LOL

[bcrdukes]

Thanks, yray. That helps.

I've had issues with different brands of earbuds. The folks I know who have it and like it are, purely by chance, are white. LOL!

[CivicBlues]

wait... White people have different ear holes compared to Asians? Interesting, I was unaware of those. I mean how different can ear holes be LOL

Sunglasses too! People's faces are just built differently. But when the default mold is a generic white guy/girl then all other ethnicities are left with misfitting clothes accessories

[radeonboy]

Sunglasses too! People's faces are just built differently. But when the default mold is a generic white guy/girl then all other ethnicities are left with misfitting clothes accessories

Glasses as well. I was shopping for Ray Bans with fixed nose bridges and was told they make a version with a larger nose bridge for the Asian market because statistically, their noses are smaller.

[MG1]

Wrong thread. EDIT: Right thread............ just took too long to send reply, gulolol.

Has anyone ever come across a situation where you order something from Amazon and to find the package doesn't have the original factory shrink wrap and the product is missing inside?

I suspect carriers and drivers are going in and grabbing the contents.

While on the subject of Amazon, I ordered a Lisle Battery Carrier. Three attempts before I finally got one. Starts off in Richmond, then shows up in Ontario then Alberta to drop off the face of the planet. I called them and they kept sending one and crediting my account. A month after I received a replacement, the original "returned" and missing one shows up, but not really. They don't have the time to investigate.

BTW, the Lisle battery carrier is awesome. I was trying to get a battery out of a Smart Car. Almost impossible to get out, even with the built in handle. This thing makes it so easy to do. Too bad it showed up a few days late. Busted knuckles, scrapes and scars, and a whole lot of cussing, I did manage to get the darn thing out. I had my doubts about the thing, but it really makes carrying batteries around simple. I have batteries in my trailers for audio systems and whatnot. Need to drag them out for maintenance and replacing. So much easier. Made in USA.

https://www.lislecorp.com/specialty-tools/battery-carrier

[unit]

wait... White people have different ear holes compared to Asians? Interesting, I was unaware of those. I mean how different can ear holes be LOL

we have 2 holes instead of the usual 1. its nice it's like having stereo sound in each ear.

[GLOW]

wait... White people have different ear holes compared to Asians? Interesting, I was unaware of those. I mean how different can ear holes be LOL

not all holes the same :ifyouknow:

on a serious note, i prefer the half in-ear style vs the ones with the rubber tips that go all in, they fit better.

[winson604]

It was shipped and sold by Amazon and it was not an open box item. The Amazon packaging was not tampered with. I ordered a Microsoft Surface Duo which was perfectly intact with the factory shrink wrap and everything. It was just the Surface Earbuds that was tampered with.


I think it's too early to say whether I will get a refund or not. I've dropped off the return to UPS and has yet been received by Amazon. That is a crappy situation regardless.

Never un my hundreds of purchases though I've never bought an open box item. My neighbour did however buy a smart lock via their open box section and the same thing happened, empty box but they were good to offer à refund + à discount.

[Badhobz]

Found some weird shit on etsy. What an interesting site

https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/1251707083/pika-middlefinger-peeking-peek-peekabo?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=Umaru&ref=sr_gallery-2-18&pro=1&organic_search_click=1

https://i.etsystatic.com/36101646/r/il/85b148/3992509873/il_794xN.3992509873_gsam.jpg

[MG1]

Thanks, yray. That helps.

I've had issues with different brands of earbuds. The folks I know who have it and like it are, purely by chance, are white. LOL!

https://headphonebar.com/products/campfire-audio-solstice

You could be white, yellow, black, alien........... molded to fit you is best.


People spend thousands on coffee makers, this is nothing compared to that realm.

[donk.]

The reason people can't buy a condo in Vancouver is because they buy a thousand dollar coffee maker :troll:

[bcrdukes]

Never un my hundreds of purchases though I've never bought an open box item. My neighbour did however buy a smart lock via their open box section and the same thing happened, empty box but they were good to offer à refund + à discount.

The item I purchased is not an open box item. It was supposed to be brand new, in box, with the factory shrink wrap intact. When I opened up the Amazon box, I found the item I ordered was already opened.

[StylinRed]

Has anyone ever come across a situation where you order something from Amazon and to find the package doesn't have the original factory shrink wrap and the product is missing inside?

For context, I ordered a pair of the Microsoft Surface Earbuds on Amazon.com during Cyber Monday while I was in the US. The shipment arrives, I open it up to find that the original shrink wrap was not present and the entire case and earbuds were missing.

I filed this to Amazon and went through the questions and got a return authorization with no option for them to replace it other than a refund. Curious to see how this panned out for those of you who has dealt with this before. Thanks in advance.

Yes I've had that happen with a motherboard

I've also read that happening with other ppl on Amazon, sounds like they had a string of customer/employee thefts, this was during the beginning of the year or last year

I've also had clearly returned items sent to me as new.

Amazon is pretty liberal with returns though especially if you're a frequent/longterm customer

[StylinRed]

Wait, what?

I know a few people who have them and they really like them and audio quality/comfort has been A+ for them hence why I decided to order a pair.

Go with Sonys WF's even the first gen ones are godly (tho 1st r chunky)

[MG1]

So, had this weather station sitting in the living room, waiting to be put up. I got sick of looking at it, so installed it today. Relying on weather forecast is pretty unreliable. Even when the weather is reported to be whatever, whatever, it never is accurate for all locations in your municipality. I mean Burnaby is pretty large.

A few weeks ago, I had damage to the balcony/patio due to high winds. Even during the high winds, it was reported as 35 kmph with wind gusts up to 50. Bullshit, it was at least 65 outside with gusts in the 70's to 80's. If I had known it was going to be that windy, I would have battened down the hatches and rolled up the shades on the sides of the patio.

This weather station reports, in real time, the wind, the temperature, and the humidity remotely. I can see the info on my phone.

https://www.leevalley.com/en-ca/shop/garden/weather-measurement/weather-stations/110533-wi-fi-weather-station-with-wind?item=KD352&utm_source=free_google_shopping&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=shopping_feed&gclid=EAIaIQobChMItKum0O_y-wIVCQ2tBh1oiQ2GEAQYASABEgLVLvD_BwE

Now that I know how these things work, I should have bought the more complicated/expensive models (wind direction, rain gauge, barometric, etc.). I can add or upgrade sensors at any time, so I guess the initial cost was good to get me into it.

https://www.lacrossetechnology.com/collections

There are way better systems out there made by other manufacturers, but for the average home owner, this is good enough. And the price point is good.

[MG1]

not all holes the same :ifyouknow:

on a serious note, i prefer the half in-ear style vs the ones with the rubber tips that go all in, they fit better.

Damn........... I needed some earbuds in a pinch, so I got me a cheap pair from Shoppers Drug Mart. I think I'm a black man............. at least a Jamaican, mun.

House of Marley - under $20.00.

They fit better than my AirPod Pro 2, AirPod 3rd gen, and the original AirPods.


Anyway, carry on carrying on.

[N.V.M.]

who's good at this. I see a piece of camera equipment at KEH(web purchase) and it's listed there at $1000 US. I think they are physically located in Georgia state, if that matters.

what's this $1000 going to grow to once its at my door? obviously I know there's the dollar conversion, but after that it gets grey to me. taxes on both sides? duties, import fees? holy hell no idea.

[MG1]

If you ship to Blaine and bring it across yourself, you'd save the brokerage fees and courier cost. Declare it yourself and pay all duties and taxes. If the item is made in Mexico or the US, it's duty free. You just pay normal PST/GST taxes. If the company charges you state tax, then you have to pay for that, as well. Every state is different. There are shipping methods that include all fees. Costs more, but less hassles and will save you from doing all the extras. Have the company send you import/export papers. Yeah, it depends on the item. Whatever you do, don't say it is for a business. Personal use. I'm just spewing stuff out. Just to give you a broad idea as to what to expect. I kind of recall camera equipment as being not so bad as far as duties.............

I've purchased stuff from B&H Photo. Those guys are good. They know a lot about sending stuff to Canada for the least amount of money. I believe they have an agreement with some of the well known courier services. Quicker/cheaper ways of getting equipment into the hands of Canadians.

[N.V.M.]

it's used, I can not pick stores. KEH has what I need.

btw, B&H is awesome. they take care of you, I use them often.

[SSM_DC5]

Expect to pay taxes and duties, if it doesn't happen, then bonus for you. Depending on the carrier, you may get hit with ridiculously expensive brokerage fees by companies like purolator, FedEx, UPS. Not sure if USPS/Canada post charge brokerage fees.

[MG1]

If you can, go with USPS/Canada Post. You just have to pay duties and taxes. No brokerage fees. Most companies avoid Postal Services.

[N.V.M.]

I get I have to pay that. but I'm trying to figure out what I will pay when it gets to my door. that's why I threw out an easy number, $1000.

duties, no idea what they are? taxes, just BC taxes? US taxes too? you guys make it sound easy yet I can not even begin guess how much that total is.

[N.V.M.]

repost, edit

[SkunkWorks]

If you're buying stateside and it's getting delivered by anyone but USPS, self-clear it.

CBSA office is just on Miller Rd.

[N.V.M.]

forget it everyone. thanks.

[MG1]

you mean, nvm.............

[underscore]

Companies like UPS just spin a wheel and pick a random number for their fees. I've had them want $120 for a $500 helmet and $90 for $60 worth of car parts.

[CivicBlues]

Heh I'm headed to Atlanta next month maybe I can pick it up for ya?






....for a small 10% finders fee :D

[Razor Ramon HG]

I get I have to pay that. but I'm trying to figure out what I will pay when it gets to my door. that's why I threw out an easy number, $1000.

duties, no idea what they are? taxes, just BC taxes? US taxes too? you guys make it sound easy yet I can not even begin guess how much that total is.

I know you said forget about it, but I figured I'd provide some useful information for next time.

A good rule of thumb from my experience is to expect at a bare minimum, a 12% tax. You can then throw in your item into the CBSA calculator below to confirm.

https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/travel-voyage/dte-acl/est-cal-eng.html

I'm not sure how accurate the duties section is. I've brought back some automotive stuff three times in the past year that were made in non-CUSMA countries via the Point Roberts crossing and I never got charged duties and only taxes. The website says I should've been charged a 8.5% duties fee.

If buying anything internationally, always go for USPS/CanadaPost as there are no bullshit brokerage fees on top like UPS. If a website allows you to prepay for duties/taxes like B&H and Amazon Intl, then it wouldn't matter too much what the shipping option is.

[Badhobz]

https://www.pornhubapparel.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Pornhub-XXXMas-Classic-Sweater-768x768.jpg

just in time for xmas!
https://www.pornhubapparel.com/product/pornhub-classic-holiday-sweater/

[bcrdukes]

I can imagine you wearing that...just not in a very liberal area lol

[Manic!]

Dave Chappelle did a show in Sanfran and brought Elon Musk onto the stage. It did not go well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_6r7atpW_U

[westopher]

Chapelle is such a fuckin dickriding loser for the anti woke crowd now. He’s all butthurt because his trans jokes aren’t funny so now he needs to be an edgelord to blame the audience for himself not being funny anymore.

[Manic!]

The video of Musk being booed was originally posted on Twitter but the account was deleted. I wander why?

https://twitter.com/CleoPat48937885/status/1602214514232938497

https://twitter. com/CleoPat48937885/status/1602214514232938497

[CivicBlues]

LOL a ton of ex-Twitter employees in the audience I bet

[SkinnyPupp]

Chapelle is such a fuckin dickriding loser for the anti woke crowd now. He’s all butthurt because his trans jokes aren’t funny so now he needs to be an edgelord to blame the audience for himself not being funny anymore.
He used to be pretty funny too.. Probably around the same time Joe Rogan was still having interesting guests. And then they started hanging out with each other and Elon lol

[Euro7r]

My uncle is 60 years old now, has about $100K in RRSP. He retired, so $0 reported income. So if he withdrew $30,000 a year, which means $15,000 is taxable income (capital gains)? I don't have knowledge of taxes for investment income, but trying to get some knowledge of the basics what tax implications on the withdrawals. Like he doesn't want to withdraw money and get dinged heavily with taxes (ideally zero to minimal taxes).

[whitev70r]

$30K per year on a $100K RRSP nest egg? Does he plan to live for 3.5 yrs?

I'm no financial planner but not sure if that's good financial planning. Maybe take out $5000 per yr just as top up to CPP, OAS, company pension? Prob 0 or close to 0 taxes on that small amount of withdrawal.

[SSM_DC5]

I think someone on here did the math before in regards to emptying out RRSP and collecting old age pension. 100k doesn't seem like much and emptying out RRSP might be a viable option.

[Badhobz]

also if he takes out 30k a year, im sure it'll impact his OAS/GIS amount.

[mikemhg]

Chapelle is such a fuckin dickriding loser for the anti woke crowd now. He’s all butthurt because his trans jokes aren’t funny so now he needs to be an edgelord to blame the audience for himself not being funny anymore.

I still love Chapelle and think he's hilarious, but damn, it's so disheartening when you peak behind the curtain to really get to see how these people are.

Chapelle was always touted as the guy who walked away from his show and a big fat contract based on principle, now we see he's just the same type of clout-chasing social climber like any IG Influencer.

It's gross to watch.

It's also odd watching a nerd like Elon try so hard to be a part of this whole LA edge-lord comedy scene, dude wants to be in that celebrity world so badly. It's bizarre because this man is running a bunch of different companies, you'd think that would take precedence in his life.

[ssjGoku69]

My uncle is 60 years old now, has about $100K in RRSP. He retired, so $0 reported income. So if he withdrew $30,000 a year, which means $15,000 is taxable income (capital gains)? I don't have knowledge of taxes for investment income, but trying to get some knowledge of the basics what tax implications on the withdrawals. Like he doesn't want to withdraw money and get dinged heavily with taxes (ideally zero to minimal taxes).

Withdrawals from an RRSP plan normally have taxes withheld for taxes. His bank person would know enough to advise him to withdraw in smaller amounts (under $5k per withdrawal) to reduce the percentage of taxes withheld. But if he doesn't have much reported income, then they should mostly get refunded when your uncle files his next tax return.

He would get issued a T4RSP from that withdrawal and would get taxed on the full amount. No 50% capital gain since it's held in a tax sheltered account.

Your uncle would probably do best to minimize his taxable income to around ~$20k per year if he wants to get the maximum GIS.

[inv4zn]

So I was up at Fort St. John last week for work, and for disclosure, I'm Korean - and probably was the only Asian person I saw there lol.

Anyway, went into a restaurant by myself for dinner, ordered a Calamari and some Pasta dish.

Calamari comes out first, and I get a pair of chopsticks but no other cutlery. So I'm like ok, maybe this is just what they do here. Then the pasta comes out, and again no cutlery. So I ask the waitress for a fork and spoon (politely), and she goes "oh yeah, I'll get you some".

I shrugged it off, ate, tipped, and left - but did something nefarious happen there? lol

[Badhobz]

^RACISM! FUCK THOSE BASTARDS!!!!!!!!

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71oWqjFMARL.jpg

[bcrdukes]

Oh man, Fort St. John. What a funny place.

I went there for work once and the same thing happened to me. Went to the airport and the staff there stopped me at the security check point and wasn't interested in the 23 devices I had in my bag. Oh no. They were more curious about my, and I quote them verbatim, "Oriental heritage." lol

This was over 10 year ago

[CivicBlues]

LOL I always chuckle when people tell you to "move to a cheaper cost of living place like a small town!" when you complain about the cost of living.

Sure maybe if you're white or white passing.

This is why....this is why we pay. :pokerface:

[StylinRed]

So I was up at Fort St. John last week for work, and for disclosure, I'm Korean - and probably was the only Asian person I saw there lol.

Anyway, went into a restaurant by myself for dinner, ordered a Calamari and some Pasta dish.

Calamari comes out first, and I get a pair of chopsticks but no other cutlery. So I'm like ok, maybe this is just what they do here. Then the pasta comes out, and again no cutlery. So I ask the waitress for a fork and spoon (politely), and she goes "oh yeah, I'll get you some".

I shrugged it off, ate, tipped, and left - but did something nefarious happen there? lol

Lmao they were probably trying to be nice? But :lol :lol :lol

[inv4zn]

Lmao they were probably trying to be nice? But :lol :lol :lol

I mean, probably lol - she wasn't rude or anything.

I remember an Asian coworker worked on some mining camp, and the camp 'chef', made some terrible Chicken Fried Rice, trying to be nice....coworker said it was the worst thing he ever ate, haha

[bcrdukes]

I recall staying at the Holiday Inn when I was there and upon checking in, the lady behind the counter asked me if I needed directions to the Chinese restaurant. I was like :pokerface: And yes, she was trying to be nice about it but it came off as sort of a WTF moment for me. I think back to my trip there and all I can do is chuckle.

[StylinRed]

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-63978323


Elonjet twitter account (kid that was tracking elons private jet) has been banned

[MG1]

Oh man, Fort St. John. What a funny place.

I went there for work once and the same thing happened to me. Went to the airport and the staff there stopped me at the security check point and wasn't interested in the 23 devices I had in my bag. Oh no. They were more curious about my, and I quote them verbatim, "Oriental heritage." lol

This was over 10 year ago

I would have replied with, “Excuse me, the word Oriental is used for rugs and things. Asians is used when referring to people.”

At least she didn’t say, “Oh, you must be the new cook over at the camp.”

[Hondaracer]

Take the tip and head back to the orient

[bcrdukes]

Does it count that I was flying back in to Richmond? :troll:

[Hondaracer]

Lol

[whitev70r]

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-63978323

Elonjet twitter account (kid that was tracking elons private jet) has been banned

Welp, that's one way to stop the guy, buy Twitter for $44B. Musk 1 - Little guy 0.

[MarkyMark]

After Elon said he wasn't going to ban it because of free speech even though "it's a security risk". In the end it turns out Elon is just another big pussy with too much money.

What good are billionaires again? Trickle down economics or something?

[SkinnyPupp]

So I was up at Fort St. John last week for work, and for disclosure, I'm Korean - and probably was the only Asian person I saw there lol.

Anyway, went into a restaurant by myself for dinner, ordered a Calamari and some Pasta dish.

Calamari comes out first, and I get a pair of chopsticks but no other cutlery. So I'm like ok, maybe this is just what they do here. Then the pasta comes out, and again no cutlery. So I ask the waitress for a fork and spoon (politely), and she goes "oh yeah, I'll get you some".

I shrugged it off, ate, tipped, and left - but did something nefarious happen there? lol
LOL I've experienced that in the other direction on a few occasions.. Order roast goose, comes with a fork lol

That being said I can't tell you if they were being racist assholes to you or not. In my case they were being presumptuous in a "racist" way, but actually just overaccommodating.

Sounds like they were being dicks. In my case, other people who look like me have probably asked for a fork. In your case, would anyone actually request chopsticks to eat calamari? WutFace

[inv4zn]

LOL I've experienced that in the other direction on a few occasions.. Order roast goose, comes with a fork lol

That being said I can't tell you if they were being racist assholes to you or not. In my case they were being presumptuous in a "racist" way, but actually just overaccommodating.

Sounds like they were being dicks. In my case, other people who look like me have probably asked for a fork. In your case, would anyone actually request chopsticks to eat calamari? WutFace

I ate calamari with chopsticks for the first time in my life, and tbh, it was probably better lol. :drunk:

[mikemhg]

I wouldn't take it personal.

I get asked all the time when I go for breakfast if I want hot sauce with my eggs :lol

They know them blacks like their hot sauce.

[MG1]

I wouldn't take it personal.

I get asked all the time when I go for breakfast if I want hot sauce with my eggs :lol

They know them blacks like their hot sauce.

WAIT!!!

You're not white?

WAIT!!!

You're not Asian?

Wait!!!

You're not brown?

jk............ knew that, but just had to. It's an RS thing. Everyone at one time, thought dukes was a woman. People thought I was white. Glow............ nobody knew what he was, lol. yray............. nuff said.

[bcrdukes]

:hotbaby:

[westopher]

I wouldn't take it personal.

I get asked all the time when I go for breakfast if I want hot sauce with my eggs :lol

They know them blacks like their hot sauce.
Meanwhile they are telling us whites “you know thatssssss spicccccyyyyyy riggghttt?”
Everyone’s gonna get stereotyped a bit. As long as the intention isn’t to be a piece of shit its worth cutting people some slack. I say that as a straight, average height, average weight, blond, blue eyed white guy with enough money to afford to survive though so maybe I’m not the best to give advice on that lol.

[yray]

:awwyeah:

they probably got fobs working there in the lumber camps

we worry about supposedly china popo stations in a villager gambling den while state own Chinese companies are mining and cutting up our natural resources

[punkwax]

It may have been experience talking.. the server had probably been asked for chopsticks before by Asians who she knew weren’t locals/regulars and perhaps thought it might be a nice touch? Probably should have asked though.. but you’re in Ft St John so that thoughtful level of service may simply not exist :lol

I’m a white guy and prefer using chopsticks for my calamari. I’ll go out of my way to ask for them when I order it.. Asian utensils for a greek dish makes perfect sense to me! BrokeBack

The pasta on the other hand.. if it was spaghetti that might raise an eyebrow. Penne, fusilli, sure. Anything you can pick at, why not? I like myself some chopsticks.

That said, pho noodles are lengthy and I’d never dip a fork in that delicious broth.

Interesting topic to discuss indeed.

[punkwax]

Meanwhile they are telling us whites “you know thatssssss spicccccyyyyyy riggghttt?”
Everyone’s gonna get stereotyped a bit. As long as the intention isn’t to be a piece of shit its worth cutting people some slack. I say that as a straight, average height, average weight, blond, blue eyed white guy with enough money to afford to survive though so maybe I’m not the best to give advice on that lol.

Oh man. Our favourite local Chinese restaurant down at crescent beach is called Fong’s and they have a bunch of spicy options on the menu. Whenever we ask them to kick it up a notch, they’re hesitant to do so and it’s never quite spicy enough but still delicious. I’ve always thought they didn’t want to overdo it and risk a bad review but it remains as our go to. Still an awesome place though and I do highly recommend checking them out if anyone is in the area. Since covid hit they’ve shut down the seating area and only offer pickup or delivery as an FYI so grab a spot on the beach and enjoy.

We also have a local Thai restaurant where we’ll order Som Tum and they offer 5 different spice levels on the menu. After crushing level 5 we learned they also have “Thai spicy” which is off menu. The last time we ordered it our server said the kitchen staff were in tears while preparing it and they were thoroughly impressed when we finished.

Since then I’ve found a local grocer to grab our own green papaya and we test our limits by making it at home. No joke I have serranos, habaneros and birds eye/Thai chilies in my fridge at all times. Have some ghosts in there as well at the moment SeemsGood

[MG1]

What's worse is an Asian who doesn't use chopsticks properly. I'm left-handed. That is like a holy sin amongst asians. Not only that. I don't hold them correctly. I get strange, almost hostile, looks from other asians in a restaurant. Having said that, I'm really good at using the chopsticks. I mentioned this in another thread. At the church picnics, they would hold contests that involved moving soy beans from one bowl to another. I always won. Beat out those old ladies who thought a lefty was a devil's child. I showed those old bitties. My mom stopped the teachers at the school from punishing me for being left-handed. And...... I never held the writing instruments properly, either. My penmanship wasn't great, but hey, we use technology............... okay, one more. I hunt and peck on the keyboard. Hee hee.......

[punkwax]

https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2015/08/12/7ef6210b-ff9c-4c4b-aa94-e992644192ec/thumbnail/640x426/ec174d85dff4d2896ea8a96c734d5f9d/flanders-leftorium.jpg

The shirt can’t be wrong!

[donk.]

I get strange, almost hostile, looks from other asians in a restaurant.

You should see my POV when I walk into a Chinese white wall restaurant as a tall white guy

Its like a life experience

[MG1]

That's how it was when I lived in Walnut Grove. Asian in white suburbia........... plus, I wasn't christian. This was way before Koreans moved into Langley/Walnut Grove.

[Badhobz]

Since most Asian’s are racist as fuck, im sure it’s not easy being a white guy/gal in an Asian restaurant. When I take my work peeps out to dim sum, most of servers automatically bring out the forks / ice waters and have this very patronizing tone.

The look on the servers face when all these ghost faces are able to eat fried rice, in a bowl, with chopsticks is great. Kinda sad that this happens in 2022…I don’t get that wack ass look when I go to the keg and start using their barbaric fork and knife combo. Heathens!!!

[whitev70r]

I generally have a simple practice to go by ... chopsticks with bowls, fork/knives with plates. It is difficult to use chopsticks with plates. Part of the chopstick experience is the slurping out of the bowl.

[EvoFire]

Since most Asian’s are racist as fuck, im sure it’s not easy being a white guy/gal in an Asian restaurant. When I take my work peeps out to dim sum, most of servers automatically bring out the forks / ice waters and have this very patronizing tone.

The look on the servers face when all these ghost faces are able to eat fried rice, in a bowl, with chopsticks is great. Kinda sad that this happens in 2022…I don’t get that wack ass look when I go to the keg and start using their barbaric fork and knife combo. Heathens!!!

What restaurant did you go to? I thought most of Vancouver knows pretty damn well that all white ppl in town can do chopsticks lol.

We had to ASK for a fork cause our French colleague legit can't use chopsticks cause she's a FOB. The servers assumed everyone can chopstick.

[inv4zn]

Keep in mind there are tiers of chopsticks.

Koreans generally use thin, metal chopsticks at home, and those are monumentally harder than wooden ones.

I took colleagues out to a Korean restaurant once, 2 of them asked for wooden takeout chopsticks and one went straight to a fork, lol.

[Hondaracer]

Honestly these days even as a white person when I see someone who doesn’t know how to handle chopsticks at least workable, I feel like they’re probably a hillbilly or the very least some picky eater rube :haha:

[Badhobz]

What restaurant did you go to? I thought most of Vancouver knows pretty damn well that all white ppl in town can do chopsticks lol.

We had to ASK for a fork cause our French colleague legit can't use chopsticks cause she's a FOB. The servers assumed everyone can chopstick.

downtown kirin... they just assume. FeelsBadMan

[Badhobz]

im thinking about buying a fancy camera for xmas.

For a guy who doesnt know jack shit about cameras or how to use one, what is a good starting point? costco used to sell DSLR packages but not anymore. It seems theres lot of these "mirrorless" cameras popping up everywhere and the Sony Alpha line looks pretty good.

For a complete dumbshit who wants to take some photos of his ratrolla and dogs, what is a good camera to get? i dont feel like blowing 10k on camera equipment either. if it can take pictures better than my iphone XR / 13 mini, id be pretty pleased.

[SSM_DC5]

Pics that you're going to view on your phone, just stick to cellphone pics. No point in going to dslr if you're not looking to make posters of your shots.

[radeonboy]

I think you're better off with your cellphone camera for photos - the fancy cameras usually require a bit of post-processing to get the look that you want (lightroom / photoshop).

As a stopgap, maybe try an iPhone camera app with manual controls like Halide / ProCam? It'll be much cheaper than buying equipment and you might squeeze out better quality than the default iPhone app. And perhaps a polarizing filter to cut down on glare.

[bcrdukes]

I agree with the guys recommending using a cell phone and using software to edit your photos.

I used to travel with a dSLR and my micro 4:3 Olympus but it just ended up taking too much space plus adding the opportunity of being robbed on travels. When and where I want to take more serious photos, I'll bring out the camera but since COVID, I barely touched it and it's just collecting dust. I would go further and say that the process of transferring files, editing them, uploading somewhere, storage, etc. takes up a lot of time, which is not something I personally have the patience for anymore.

If you want to just play around, then go for it. Otherwise, for travels etc. most modern phones like an iPhone XR or iPhone 13/14 will do the job.

[mikemhg]

What's worse is an Asian who doesn't use chopsticks properly. I'm left-handed. That is like a holy sin amongst asians. Not only that. I don't hold them correctly. I get strange, almost hostile, looks from other asians in a restaurant. Having said that, I'm really good at using the chopsticks. I mentioned this in another thread. At the church picnics, they would hold contests that involved moving soy beans from one bowl to another. I always won. Beat out those old ladies who thought a lefty was a devil's child. I showed those old bitties. My mom stopped the teachers at the school from punishing me for being left-handed. And...... I never held the writing instruments properly, either. My penmanship wasn't great, but hey, we use technology............... okay, one more. I hunt and peck on the keyboard. Hee hee.......

Lefthanded too and definitely janky with the chopsticks.

I've gotten better over time, but the stress the waives over me when eating at a spot that only serves you with chopsticks, with a table of Asians is palpable.

I don't have the nerve to ask for a fork :lol

[mikemhg]

im thinking about buying a fancy camera for xmas.

For a guy who doesnt know jack shit about cameras or how to use one, what is a good starting point? costco used to sell DSLR packages but not anymore. It seems theres lot of these "mirrorless" cameras popping up everywhere and the Sony Alpha line looks pretty good.

For a complete dumbshit who wants to take some photos of his ratrolla and dogs, what is a good camera to get? i dont feel like blowing 10k on camera equipment either. if it can take pictures better than my iphone XR / 13 mini, id be pretty pleased.

Waste of money, you'll leave it in the hotel/Airbnb most of your trips, and won't bother to take it out with you locally.

Listen to these guys, stick to your iPhone.

[whitev70r]

For you non-Asian folks ... a hack

https://cdn.thewirecutter.com/wp-content/media/2020/10/chopsticks-lowres-9145.jpg?auto=webp&quality=60&width=570&dpr=2

[roastpuff]

On the other hand - a super compact mirrorless like the Fuji X-T series is kinda fun, and takes great pictures out of the camera (JPEG) and minimal post-processing. The Fuji cameras I find gives a certain "look" approximating their film (not that I ever shot film lmao).

The retro look is also a fun thing for travel/walking around town, and it looks very unassuming as well.

[MG1]

Waste of money, you'll leave it in the hotel/Airbnb most of your trips, and won't bother to take it out with you locally.

Listen to these guys, stick to your iPhone.

Let him get into it. He has a shitload of money. So much that he has no idea what to do with it all. Let him support the economy. He needs to get into coffee makers and collecting watches. Wait………………. Nvm. He has an iPhone XR, like me, gulolol.

[Razor Ramon HG]

RAWs come out shit unless you edit them. If you have no experience using things like Lightroom on your desktop, just take pictures on your phone with Apple ProRaw enabled and then edit them afterwards with Afterlight, Snapseed, etc. It's pretty retard free and you'll get the best quality.

If you plan on making prints, taking for example my iPhone 12 Pro that is 12MP, it'll be around 250DPI~ for a 12x16 print. If you need to upscale for larger prints, I've had extremely good experiences using software like Topaz Gigapixel. If printing smaller, then not really a concern.

[bcrdukes]

Let him get into it. He has a shitload of money. So much that he has no idea what to do with it all. Let him support the economy. He needs to get into coffee makers and collecting watches. Wait………………. Nvm. He has an iPhone XR, like me, gulolol.

Just one of his watches are the equivalent of one person's average salary in Vancouver lol

Edit: The market value of one of his watches EXCEED one person's average salary in Vancouver

[SSM_DC5]

RS income is 250k+, we don't need to consider what the average Vancouverite gets.

[StylinRed]

I barely ever use my Sony a7r2 anymore, even during my trip the past couple months I've taken like 10pics with it if even, it's just too cumbersome if I'm out with family/friends, I'd rather just use my phone, sure there were times with my phone that I wish I had my camera with me but /shrug

If you're solo travelling though a camera will be great since you don't have to deal with anyone/thing

[Hondaracer]

I had a DSLR and actively did a shit load of research learned a tonne about all the settings etc. watched so many tutorial videos, bought more and more gear

And in those 4-5 years of ownership I probably took 10 photos that made me say wow.. there’s so much shit to fiddle around with to get those top tier photos and then the post-editing transferring them to a computer etc. it just became a burden

Then you take photos like these with iPhone 13 Pro Max which is the size of your wallet and wonder why you’d ever even consider carrying around such a burden lol

https://i.imgur.com/a24vBg9.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/9hPPTXA.jpg

[Badhobz]

i wanted to buy a DSLR for a long long time but I'm just not that skilled in taking photos. I always wanted it to be a hobby, but im really lousy at it. Plus you gents are right, its bulky, annoying to carry around, and 99% of the time it'll just collect dust in the house. The only few times ill want to use it, i probably wont have it readily available.

I have an old S90 Canon sitting around, not DSLR but one of the better compact cameras that has manual control. Ill try messing around with that first.

I bought the iphone14 pro on launch day this year and after shooting a couple in raw, it didn't turn out very good (especially at night, when its not able to run at full 48mb and limited to 12mb). Still needed a ton of processing on the back end to make half decent results. I ended up returning the phone after 10 days.

[whitev70r]

Yah and those digital SLR's pic files end up being so damn big. Cumbersome. On your phone, 2 buttons and you can post them on IG or send them.

[underscore]

For you non-Asian folks ... a hack

https://cdn.thewirecutter.com/wp-content/media/2020/10/chopsticks-lowres-9145.jpg?auto=webp&quality=60&width=570&dpr=2

You can whip up something similar with an elastic band + folding up the paper they're wrapped in. I do it for my oldest all the time.

[GS8]

https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/long-lines-form-translink-new-compass-mini-trains

Selling for $6 refundable deposit.

Already seeing resell listings for $80. I'm not surprised. Same people selling empty TimBeibs boxes for the same price.

[Razor Ramon HG]

I bought the iphone14 pro on launch day this year and after shooting a couple in raw, it didn't turn out very good (especially at night, when its not able to run at full 48mb and limited to 12mb). Still needed a ton of processing on the back end to make half decent results. I ended up returning the phone after 10 days.

For the night time issue, that's a physical limitation of the camera's sensor size. It'll always suffer more in low light vs. a DSLR because there is less light hitting the camera.

The reason iPhone shoots night mode at 12MP is because it does what is called pixel binning. It takes four pixels and combines it into one to present a cleaner looking image with less noise.

Most images taken at night will generally need more post-processing to bring it up to snuff. But without seeing your night pictures, I imagine that depending on the lighting available that even DSLRs might have issues without a proper setup. I've taken some pretty good shots at night with my old iPhone X - and that was before all the "neural network" and night mode settings were made available.

I guess what I'm trying to say is that a better camera will help, but it won't necessarily solve your issues.

[roastpuff]

Somehow I find it easier to frame a picture when taking it using a viewfinder rather than a phone screen. All the newer DSLRs are wifi-enabled too, so you can kind of transfer photos to your phone almost immediately.

The bigger DSLRs are for sure more annoying - but I've been shooting/messing around with the Fuji X-T series and the Canon RP and with the right lens (pancakes, primes) they are fairly unobtrusive and discreet.

[Razor Ramon HG]

The bigger DSLRs are for sure more annoying - but I've been shooting/messing around with the Fuji X-T series and the Canon RP and with the right lens (pancakes, primes) they are fairly unobtrusive and discreet.

Man, I loved my Fuji X-E1 with the 27mm pancake. It was a great low-profile setup, despite the autofocus and EVF being ass, lol.

[MG1]

Just one of his watches are the equivalent of one person's average salary in Vancouver lol

Edit: The market value of one of his watches EXCEED one person's average salary in Vancouver

Figured as much......... tongue in cheek comment. It's like drag racing........ there's always someone faster.

He does need a hobby, amiright?

Purpose in life.


Anywy....................

[Badhobz]

RS is my hobby! what a giant time sink this place is hahah

[N.V.M.]

I have a Canon R5. highly recommend, although I'd like an R3 to play with.

[bcrdukes]

Has anyone ever come across a situation where you order something from Amazon and to find the package doesn't have the original factory shrink wrap and the product is missing inside?

For context, I ordered a pair of the Microsoft Surface Earbuds on Amazon.com during Cyber Monday while I was in the US. The shipment arrives, I open it up to find that the original shrink wrap was not present and the entire case and earbuds were missing.

I filed this to Amazon and went through the questions and got a return authorization with no option for them to replace it other than a refund. Curious to see how this panned out for those of you who has dealt with this before. Thanks in advance.

Update: Amazon gave me a full refund for the return.

Also, went back a few pages and noticed Bahobz has a Van Cleef & Arpels Alhambra necklace for his dog. Jesus Christ. :lol

[Badhobz]

https://www.reactiongifs.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/nervously_sipping_coffee_spaceballs.gif
dont rob ma dog! :heckno:

[MG1]

Was watching CSI: Vegas. Man, the new series is just odd. Stories themselves are okay, but the cast............. I just can't get into it.

Anyway, what caught my eye was when they were talking about a species of bird. Got me thinking about some of the cool names they have for groups of animals.

https://arapahoelibraries.org/blogs/post/names-for-groups-of-animals/

Parliament of Owls. Is that to say MLA's and MP's are smart? LMFAO. More like a "Colony" of Weasles.

[Badhobz]

How can you stand watching TV ? Doesn’t the commercials and interruptions drive you insane ? I can’t even watch normal tv anymore. YouTube and Netflix have ruined me forever.

I keep watching shit like this. I don’t even know why but it’s interesting to me
https://youtu.be/yAJb3Uq6X6k

[MG1]

Years later, the Arrow was touted to be the greatest Canadian contribution to aviation..........

Anyway, I watch television for the commercials.

To each their own, I guess.

[MG1]

Damnit........... stuck on level 151 of Royal Match. I got this far without buying anything. So close, so many times. I wish I never downloaded this game. I'm hell bent on getting this level done. What's life without a challenge? It's almost as much a trap as RS, gulolol.

I need help.

[SSM_DC5]

everyone hates everyone else.

Even my chihuahua is a fucking racist. She hates all black dogs regardless of breed. The darker color the more she gets upset. This is probably due to a traumatic experience she has when she was 1 years old and a black lab chased her in the dog park. That or she’s been watching too many TVB shows with my wife and developed into a pompous cunt.

https://i.postimg.cc/g0wRX7j6/B03738-BC-67-EC-4-BF7-83-E6-518-B58-C45-B52.jpg

Bumping this to save RS the trouble of going back 5+ pages.

[Euro7r]

Telus mobility run by bunch of clowns. Half a year ago, I ported over to Fido because Telus started increasing my phone plan cost. Before I ported, I spoke with their loyalty department to see if they can offer a better rate. Telus said no, and told me to leave as they couldn't offer me anything. So I left to Fido and Telus winback called me a week later begging me to come back. At that time they tried to convince to come back, but wouldn't beat what Fido was offering me at the time, so I said I pass. This week, Telus mobility called me many times while I'm at work, so I finally got a chance to answer in the evening. Stupid idiot tried offering me a phone plan that is more than what I'm paying at Fido. Why would I want to come back to Telus when I'm having to pay more, makes no frigging sense. Always that we got a special limited time offer just for you bullshit, but the offer itself is shit lol.

[Hondaracer]

I think people are getting really choked with that 1.5% processing fee and they are in panic mode

That and a potential strike on the horizon

[MarkyMark]

I'm most likely ditching Telus by Boxing Day. Their loyalty department is a joke. I don't know if they legit have no power or what but by the time I port over to another carrier I'm not coming back for some bullshit where they try to match what I already have.

[inv4zn]

I'm most likely ditching Telus by Boxing Day. Their loyalty department is a joke. I don't know if they legit have no power or what but by the time I port over to another carrier I'm not coming back for some bullshit where they try to match what I already have.

Their loyalty has indeed gone far far down from what they used to be able to do.

That said, if you're persistent and lucky, you can still get good deals. And loyalty does still have the 'power' to extend existing discounts.

This is my Telus bill, internet + tv for $55/mo:
https://i.ibb.co/m9D9HBm/telus.jpg

[MarkyMark]

Their loyalty has indeed gone far far down from what they used to be able to do.

That said, if you're persistent and lucky, you can still get good deals. And loyalty does still have the 'power' to extend existing discounts.


Yeah I browse redflagdeals every so often to see what people are getting but man it sounds like such a fucking grind/luck of the draw to get the best deals through retentions. If I have to call more than once because one agent says it's not possible when it clearly is I'm usually out and I'll go to another provider for a few years.

[Hondaracer]

There’s no money in retentions. They have to pad the stats for the business

Signing somone up for 4 services with home phone and security even if they never use those services, for the same cost of retaining you as a customer with 2 of those services looks way worse on paper. So there’s never deals to be bad for loyal customers as they are smart enough not to sign up for useless shit they will never use

[Razor Ramon HG]

I switched off of Shaw using some Telus reseller on Facebook last year.

Ended up being $87 a month + taxes for two years after $500 in credits.

PureFibre Gigabit and Optik TV with three theme packs and four multiculture theme packs.

If you have someone else at your house you can sign up a new account under (spouse, parent, etc), you can always reach out to a few reps to see what they can offer, cancel your service, and resign under that person.

[mikemhg]

Telus mobility run by bunch of clowns. Half a year ago, I ported over to Fido because Telus started increasing my phone plan cost. Before I ported, I spoke with their loyalty department to see if they can offer a better rate. Telus said no, and told me to leave as they couldn't offer me anything. So I left to Fido and Telus winback called me a week later begging me to come back. At that time they tried to convince to come back, but wouldn't beat what Fido was offering me at the time, so I said I pass. This week, Telus mobility called me many times while I'm at work, so I finally got a chance to answer in the evening. Stupid idiot tried offering me a phone plan that is more than what I'm paying at Fido. Why would I want to come back to Telus when I'm having to pay more, makes no frigging sense. Always that we got a special limited time offer just for you bullshit, but the offer itself is shit lol.

Filipino accent: "Hello man-sir, this is Arnel from Telus mobile, we want to offer you a special discount for your services, do you have time to chat"

*click*

[HonestTea]

How are the lines at passport offices looking? Can I just renew my passport via mail or do I need to lineup in person at 7 AM?

Need to renew passport by May 2023.

[SkinnyPupp]

If you were wondering why Henry Cavill is no longer allowed to be Superman or Geralt the Witcher, it's because he turned into a toxic capital G Gamer LOL. I guess it's not funny to have one more scumbag in the world who was a decent person before.. But man it's crazy to see people get turned like this, from VIDEO GAMES.

So now he has his own production of Warhammer shows and a movie.. Can't wait to see what a trainwreck those will be

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FkJg7OUUUAAYILf.jpg

[underscore]

Tl;dr I sent mine in May, it took too long, come Sept I drove down to the Vancouver office just after it opened, walked in, filed papers, told to come back at 3:45, had a passport. There was no line or wait or anything.

Online it said the Surrey office had a 5hr wait. It updates a couple times a day so you can get a bit of a feel for how busy they've been ahead of time if you check. They'll only do it quick like that if you have proof of travel in the next couple days though.

[MarkyMark]

I heard he wanted to the show to be more faithful to the books/games and showrunner didn't feel the same way. Who knows what really happened but this person's take on it sounds very one sided and I'm sure there's more to it.

As for being 'not allowed' to play Superman anymore, James Gunn is basically rebuilding the DC Universe from scratch and is writing a script for a younger Superman movie so it's not a role that's made for him.

[Badhobz]

i hope he was addicted to playing the witcher, while working as a witcher.

[SkinnyPupp]

I heard he wanted to the show to be more faithful to the books/games and showrunner didn't feel the same way. Who knows what really happened but this person's take on it sounds very one sided and I'm sure there's more to it.

As for being 'not allowed' to play Superman anymore, James Gunn is basically rebuilding the DC Universe from scratch and is writing a script for a younger Superman movie so it's not a role that's made for him.
Right it's just one side of the story, but I thought it was interesting to share. Saying that he left the show because it's not faithful to the Video Games, and to be Superman full time (when he was on a a per appearance deal) is obviously also one sided... He's made comments about women that he's had to apologize for, so it wouldn't be totally out of character.

Obviously the Superman rerereboot wasn't planned when they had him shooting cameos for Black Adam and Flash. So now he lost two big roles in a row, but he's getting a chance at redemption with his Warhammer stuff

[underscore]

I heard he wanted to the show to be more faithful to the books/games and showrunner didn't feel the same way. Who knows what really happened but this person's take on it sounds very one sided and I'm sure there's more to it.

It does read as very one sided, especially when there were lots of reports that he's a fan of the source content and wanted to stay true to it while the showrunners heavily disliked it and wanted to change everything. Which is naturally going to cause lots of conflict.

I'm definitely not going to start hating on someone because of a tweet of a partial screenshot of a podcast of an interview with an unnamed person.

[mikemhg]

I agree it's definitely one-sided there.

I love The Witcher and the showrunner turned the show into another girl-boss travesty. The last season barely had Geralt even in it. No, I don't want to watch a full season of Yennifer running around with no powers.

I sound redpill but something has to be said about these female directors coming in and wrecking established characters, it's a problem in multiple franchises.

[bobbinka]

Maybe while they're at it, they can also re-cast Yennifer and Triss. You know what, just reboot the damn thing.

[StylinRed]

Right it's just one side of the story, but I thought it was interesting to share. Saying that he left the show because it's not faithful to the Video Games, and to be Superman full time (when he was on a a per appearance deal) is obviously also one sided... He's made comments about women that he's had to apologize for, so it wouldn't be totally out of character.

Obviously the Superman rerereboot wasn't planned when they had him shooting cameos for Black Adam and Flash. So now he lost two big roles in a row, but he's getting a chance at redemption with his Warhammer stuff

Warner Bros had a recent change in leadership and the new guys wanna make a younger superman

Also iirc when Cavill was complaining about the writing of the show, the director basically said "fine you do it" so he directed an episode that was praised? At least that's what I hear ppl saying

[SkinnyPupp]

Warner Bros had a recent change in leadership and the new guys wanna make a younger superman

Also iirc when Cavill was complaining about the writing of the show, the director basically said "fine you do it" so he directed an episode that was praised? At least that's what I hear ppl saying
Praised by Elon Musk fanboys and capital G Gamers? Kappa

[StylinRed]

lmao I dunno I read it off of an article on the verge :lol

[GLOW]

i had to google what a capital g gamer is :lol i feel old

[SkinnyPupp]

i had to google what a capital g gamer is :lol i feel old
Did it bring you to gamer gate? If you really want to see what's going on, and why certain people seem to like all the same things (Elon, Jordan Peterson, Trump, video Games, etc) check that out!

[bcrdukes]

i had to google what a capital g gamer is :lol i feel old

I don't game so I had to legitimately Google what this term meant. :concentrate:

[GLOW]

Did it bring you to gamer gate? If you really want to see what's going on, and why certain people seem to like all the same things (Elon, Jordan Peterson, Trump, video Games, etc) check that out!

no 1st thing that came up was urban dictionary definition

now i had to google that to make sure it was what i recall it was, i thought it was a reporter overhearing banter at a convention of a team of devs (one of which was also female) and posted it online, but wiki seems document it as a deep rooted harassment thing involving doxing and threats, etc

[ImportPsycho]

I knew about Children's med shortage but I didn't know there is adult cold/flu med shortage... I went to Walmart and Shoppers Drug, both were completely out of stock...
Not even store brands... This Shoppers Drug filled up empty shelve with different products... which means they know they are not getting new shipment anytime soon...
wtf....

[Euro7r]

^ I ran into exact same thing yesterday. Went to nearest shoppers and save on foods near my place, not a lick of Tylenol cold medication. Good thing I still had some advil lying around at home to help with my fever.

[inv4zn]

I knew about Children's med shortage but I didn't know there is adult cold/flu med shortage... I went to Walmart and Shoppers Drug, both were completely out of stock...
Not even store brands... This Shoppers Drug filled up empty shelve with different products... which means they know they are not getting new shipment anytime soon...
wtf....

Half the people I know are sick.

Costco had full stock of dayquil/nyquil about 4 days ago, so try there.

Pill form cold meds are also sporadically available, just need to roam around. Try the lesser known pharmacies like Rexall, and sometimes the bigger gas stations have them too.

[mikemhg]

This year is brutal for colds and flus.

The talk is that since we've pivoted off masks everyone hasn't been able to build up their immunity to the cold bugs running around this year, thus allowing the bug to spread itself easier, creating some pretty nasty respiratory issues this season.

I can attest to that, I never get colds and I've gotten two in the span of a month here, very bizarre.

They're saying at VGH this year has been the worst they've seen in while for cold/flus.

[lilaznviper]

if you go to shoppers, you can ask the pharmasist for the drug. sometimes they have it in the back to prevent people from hoarding them.

[SkinnyPupp]

This year is brutal for colds and flus.

The talk is that since we've pivoted off masks everyone hasn't been able to build up their immunity to the cold bugs running around this year, thus allowing the bug to spread itself easier, creating some pretty nasty respiratory issues this season.

I can attest to that, I never get colds and I've gotten two in the span of a month here, very bizarre.

They're saying at VGH this year has been the worst they've seen in while for cold/flus.
I wonder if it's because so many people have had covid in the past, and it fucks with their ability to recover?

Anecdotally, my wife's sister who lives with us came home fom Korea with a really bad cold. We were all ready to get it, but somehow none of us got it. She's still barely over it after like 2 weeks! She's had covid before (again, traveling lol), but we haven't

[Hondaracer]

I’m sure it’s moreso everyone wearing masks full time for 2 years and never being exposed to germs and viruses.

[pastarocket]

Damn, this is really cold weather in the state of Wyoming. Bomb cyclone hits a large part of the U.S.

-from CNN:

Casper, Wyoming

(Mountain time)

In less than 18 hours, from 7:40 a.m. Wednesday to 1:35 a.m. Thursday, the temperature dropped 70 degrees.

7:40 a.m. Wednesday: 28 degrees.

8 a.m. Wednesday: 3 degrees.

Casper dropped 25 degrees in just 20 minutes Wednesday.

1:35 a.m. Thursday: minus 42 degrees

6:00 a.m. Thursday: minus 35 degrees with a wind chill of minus 76 degrees.

Minus 76 Fahrenheit is Minus 60 C.

[punkwax]

This year is brutal for colds and flus.

The talk is that since we've pivoted off masks everyone hasn't been able to build up their immunity to the cold bugs running around this year, thus allowing the bug to spread itself easier, creating some pretty nasty respiratory issues this season.

I can attest to that, I never get colds and I've gotten two in the span of a month here, very bizarre.

They're saying at VGH this year has been the worst they've seen in while for cold/flus.

I wonder if it's because so many people have had covid in the past, and it fucks with their ability to recover?

Anecdotally, my wife's sister who lives with us came home fom Korea with a really bad cold. We were all ready to get it, but somehow none of us got it. She's still barely over it after like 2 weeks! She's had covid before (again, traveling lol), but we haven't

I’m sure it’s moreso everyone wearing masks full time for 2 years and never being exposed to germs and viruses.

Apparently it could be due to COVID’s impact on T-cells.

https://globalnews.ca/news/9282612/covid-immune-systems-what-we-know/

T-cells are a type of white blood cell that protect the body from infection.

[Euro7r]

This year I haven't been wearing a mask much, pretty loosely at times. Maybe once every 10 times I'd put it on. Long and behold, merry Christmas, caught fucking Covid. Been sick since Wednesday, today feeling the brute of it, throat is super fucking sore that I don't even want to talk. All the symptoms of a cold/flu, but feels like I got hit by a train zapping all my energy.

[bcrdukes]

Any tax accountants on RS?

Can I claim/submit a donation to a non-Canadian/US-based charitable organization against my tax return and be eligible for some kind of refund? Edit: Donation is made in US dollars. Can one convert the claim/submission to Canadian dollars?

Can provide more context if required. Thanks in advance!

[whitev70r]

not a tax accountant ... but agency that you are donating to has to have a Canadian address/office.

... tax accountants correct me if I'm wrong.

[bcrdukes]

Thanks for that.

Charitable organization does not have a Canadian address or office as it is US-based. I haven't made the donation yet as I am trying to get as much information as possible before I move forward (or not!) with the donation.

[whitev70r]

^ only exception or provision is if you make US income, then you can and get tax relief by donating to US charity. I assumed yours was a simple situation and that wasn't the case.

[bcrdukes]

Unfortunately, no. No US income in this situation.

Backstory/context to this is I am looking to enroll into a course that is offered by a US charitable organization and the only way to do this is to make a donation in return for membership which then allows enrollment/access to their educational programs.

Given that we have only a few more days before the end of 2022, I'm looking to see how to maximize this opportunity (if at all possible) to claim the donation against my tax return for 2022. So far it doesn't seem feasible which is okay.

[Qmx323]

https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/forms-publications/publications/p113/p113-gifts-income-tax.html#P99_6372

See if this helps

[bcrdukes]

Ah, perfect. Thanks for this.

Based on the link and the information shared, it appears my donation (if you will) does not qualify as it is a US-based charitable organization with no ties to Canada or an address in Canada, nor do I earn US-based income.

For anyone curious, the charity in question is the Horological Society of New York. They offer educational classes on watchmaking at a highly subsidized rate for members. Members get priority access to their classes throughout the year and often have traveling courses offered by their partners. This is purely a hobby of mine and nothing more.

Their membership (aka donation) tiers start at $100 USD, $500 USD, and $1000, each coming with their own range of benefits and goodies. My intention was to donate as much as I could to take advantage of any tax refunds in 2022 while having the ability to register for their classes, and reap any benefit of goodies they offer.

[ssjGoku69]

Since unused donation credits gets carried forward, you can buy some dividend paying U.S. stocks so you can apply that U.S. donation credit in a future tax return.

[Hondaracer]

So when my car was stowed under its cover looks like someone either put somthing on it or shoveled snow off it and put a few njce gouges in the paint..

https://i.imgur.com/oanuWlZ.jpg

What’s the best way to take care of this? Can I just buy touch up paint or do I have to seal that with a clear etc. ?

Don’t really care about the gouges that much I just don’t want it to peal and rust

[Badhobz]

touch up paint from the dealer, then you gotta sand it down, then touch it up again, then sand it down, then touch it AGAIN.

:QQ:

Fuck whoever gouged your car. Bastards.

[AzNightmare]

So when my car was stowed under its cover looks like someone either put somthing on it or shoveled snow off it and put a few njce gouges in the paint..



What’s the best way to take care of this? Can I just buy touch up paint or do I have to seal that with a clear etc. ?

Don’t really care about the gouges that much I just don’t want it to peal and rust

If you don't care about the perfect finish, just clean the metal area with rubbing alcohol and then put touch up paint on it. As long as bare metal isn't exposed, it won't rust. I personally never use the clear coat.

[Razor Ramon HG]

Larry from AMMO NYC did a video, albeit for small chips. He recommended mixing touch up paint with clear coat and doing it that way.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xi3xmeO6C4

[TOS'd]

Anyone deal with tenant insurance before?

Tenant's shower is leaking into unit below in a condo. Unit below is owned by an individual who noticed water damage on ceiling and walls. Owner of unit above is contacted to cover expenses to fix leak and damage to lower unit. Strata said they won't get involved because it is between the two units to sort it out.

Reason for leak is unknown but likely seeping to unit below via shower base (possibly via old/cracked caulking or grout). Part of the damaged ceiling of the unit below was cut out (has to be cut out anyways to get repaired) and looking in the ceiling cavity to see if the cause was a pipe leak, but the source of the water was not located (after multiple attempts of running water and waiting over the course of a few days). Who covers the cost if going through insurance and whos insurance is it (the owner of the unit above or the tenant of the unit above)?

[Mikoyan]

Likely to be the owner, unless there's proof the tenant was negligent.

[donk.]

Tell upstairs tenant to file a claim. Noone knows if he flooded the shitter, or spilled a bucket of water in the bathroom.

People love to deny when it comes to money coming out of their own pocket

From my personal experience of dealing with dozens of leak calls

Ps. If there is an additional floor above, the leak may very well have came from higher up. /Flooded shitter / etc

[SSM_DC5]

Likely to be the owner, unless there's proof the tenant was negligent.

Couldn't one perceive that the tenant was indeed negligent since testing was done and the source of the leak couldn't be found; therefore, the tenant was negligent in whatever they were doing to cause water to reach the lower unit. Potential negligent acts could be those mentioned by donk

[Gerbs]

If strata doesn't get involved, what happens when upstairs tenant ghosts because they think it's common pipe related? Fix first then bill later?

[GLOW]

there's at least one shitty dog owner (no pun intended) that doesn't pick up after their dog shits on the grass in front of my house.

given all the snow & rain it's not going to dry out so i can pick it up, and it's a doozy of a soggy shit.

is there a product, or do i just pour vinegar or something to get rid of it?

i'm not going to pick up mush as it's gross, at the same time i don't want to pour something toxic that would hurt any animals

[Badhobz]

i think it would just turn into compost and ultimately be beneficial to your yard. I know my backyard is full of doggie pee (i pickup the pooh) and its healthier than ever :badpokerface:

[Hondaracer]

https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2022/12/29/vancouver-turo-car-share-safety/

Guy rents a mini van off turo to take 8 people to whistler and concern only arises as his friend notices every warning light on the dash on? Lol

[68style]

Turo sucks balls, hate that company. Rented from them quite a few times in LA and it's gotten so misleading just like AirBnB has (saying you have the "entire place" when you don't, etc.)

Last time in April this year, the car provider told me they can't pick up from LAX anymore like before (this is true) but they told me the car was a free bus ride away from the airport... it was NOT... I had to take a cab for like $25 to an empty industrial park with a technical college in it and I could see the car in the parking lot but couldn't find the renter... didn't want to activate my data because it would burn a day... but eventually had to and she was messaging me wondering where I was and had decided to go eat dinner with her boyfriend because she couldn't get a hold of me.

Well no shit I was late, my flight was delayed and I couldn't get to the place where the car was by bus like she claimed unless I dragged my suitcases 1.5 miles.

At least she was a super hot russian girl who could have been a professional model though... and she felt bad when I returned the car and drove me to the terminal for my departing flight. She told me her and her bf lease like 15 cars now and rent them on Turo and pay the college to park them in their empty parking lot and operate out of there. So shady.

[Hondaracer]

What are the final prices like when renting from turo?

The above story def sounds like a buddy guy write off specialist just rebuilding cars and renting them out lol

[N.V.M.]

so I went from Telus 20gig/month $85 to Koodo 20gig/month $45.

good enough.

[68style]

What are the final prices like when renting from turo?

The above story def sounds like a buddy guy write off specialist just rebuilding cars and renting them out lol

The only reason I did Turo in LA this time was because rental companies wanted $750 for a fuckin Yaris and I got a 2017 Accord fro $400 plus some taxes etc

It varies a lot based on whether they pick you up or you get their diff levels of insurance or not.

[Great68]

https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2022/12/29/vancouver-turo-car-share-safety/

Guy rents a mini van off turo to take 8 people to whistler and concern only arises as his friend notices every warning light on the dash on? Lol

I hate articles that leave out details. Like so did this guy make it to Whistler with the car in the end? Like I believe that the car ran like shit, but if it still got you to where you needed to go, fishing for "compensation" is a bit rich.

The big car rental places are no different with shit like this. I once rented a car from Enterprise and after driving a bit had smoke pouring out of the hood. Found out they forgot to put the oil cap back on, the engine bay was drenched in oil. I took it right back, and they put me in a new car but later had the audacity of charging me for gas used. Disputing that was a pretty fun and heated conversation.

[bcrdukes]

Took the words out of my mouth. The guy was seeking compensation. Compensation for what? Emotional damage? Reading thar article made my blood boil.

[68style]

I’d want compensation too if I was car stupid and cheap and had or listen to a wife and family bitch at me the whole time how I endangered them etc lolol

[sonick]

I like how he pretends to know what he's talking about by "something wrong with the spark plugs"

[Hondaracer]

A caravan jammed with 8 people and all their shit suffering performance issues? Bizare!

[sonick]

Lol insane.

Washed out MMA fighter, now Maga/mysogonist social media influencer Andrew Tate sent a tweet to Greta Thunberg bragging about his cars.

Greta responds and absolutely destroys him on twitter:

https://twitter.com/GretaThunberg/status/1608056944501178368

He posts a weak response video (basically 'i know you are but what am I'), which turns out provides evidence of his presence in Romania, where he was wanted for sex trafficking.

https://twitter.com/Cobratate/status/1608212791009374208

Authorities proceed to raid his home and arrest him based on evidence from his response video

https://twitter.com/theserfstv/status/1608542176480481280

[Traum]

LOL~ I didn't know Greta was this savage! Good for her!

(and Tate obviously took too many blows in his head LOL~)

[underscore]

I thought he went to Romania to dodge sex trafficking charges? Either way fucking LOL.

[Mikoyan]

^ Romanian cops noticed the Pizza boxes were from a local chain, so that's what tipped them off Tate was in country.



The big car rental places are no different with shit like this. I once rented a car from Enterprise and after driving a bit had smoke pouring out of the hood. Found out they forgot to put the oil cap back on, the engine bay was drenched in oil. I took it right back, and they put me in a new car but later had the audacity of charging me for gas used. Disputing that was a pretty fun and heated conversation.

Like any customer service related story, it always runs through the whole range from terrible to great. It's always interesting to hear what everyone goes through.

I found 3 loose rounds of 9mm ammo in the centre console of the rental we had in Florida. Enterprise comp'd us 5 days rental and upgraded the car to a full size premium with full nav/sat radio, from our economy rental at no charge without me asking. No gun in the car. I did a thorough search after I found the ammo, as the wife was freaking out. She's not a fan of firearms.

[Manic!]

MMA fighter Jake Shields. What a loser.

https://i.redd.it/a87a7swbsv8a1.jpg

[Great68]

What a bunch of fucking pigs

[donk.]

Hopefully tate is finally sent to prison for life, for also running a pyramid scheme

[donk.]

there's at least one shitty dog owner (no pun intended) that doesn't pick up after their dog shits on the grass in front of my house.

given all the snow & rain it's not going to dry out so i can pick it up, and it's a doozy of a soggy shit.

is there a product, or do i just pour vinegar or something to get rid of it?

i'm not going to pick up mush as it's gross, at the same time i don't want to pour something toxic that would hurt any animals

Install camera > record > find poop owner > find poop owners car > proceed to smear poop on inside of car handle on a regular basis

[donk.]

If strata doesn't get involved, what happens when upstairs tenant ghosts because they think it's common pipe related? Fix first then bill later?

Nothing the lower owner can do.

I went down this rabbit hole when the methhead upstairs owners water damaged my unit 4 times, denying it every time. Even tho they re siliconed their tub twice as per stratas demand.

There no proof it's "negligent" or some shit.

Anyways, I called my insurer, it would be a xxx$ deductable + a claim history on my end. Ended up covering up the ceiling myself, as I was redoing the washroom anyways.

[Gumby]

What a bunch of fucking pigs
The sad thing is that there are many people that support this kind of behaviour...

[StylinRed]

https://www.twitter.com/GeorgeTakei/status/1608588826813038592

Got such a laugh from this had to share

[SkinnyPupp]

Satire no longer exists, and soon we won't even need stories at all anymore. Bad guys getting their comeuppance due to their own sheer stupidity is one of the best storytelling devices of all, and we no longer need that.

[SkinnyPupp]

I bet I know which RS members are fans of this guy

[Badhobz]

i hate those dudes, but i really dont like that tiny hippie bitch either... too preachy (says this while climate change is grossly impacting our way of life).

:alone:

[bcrdukes]

lol! :lol

need I remind you:

Flooding !!!!! (https://www.revscene.net/forums/717647-flooding.html)

Edit: I will admit - I didn't know who/what Andrew Tate was up until two weeks ago. This happened purely by chance because I was talking to a colleague and we were discussing potential work-related travel plans to Romania and he joked, "What's there other than Andrew Tate?"

[GLOW]

don't private jets get tracked? he flew to the UK to be on piers morgan's show, and if he flew back and landed in romania, wouldn't the gov know it? seems like the pizza box idea via twitter is just the internet trolling, i feel like we have to give the romanian gov a bit more credit than that :lol

[underscore]

potential work-related travel plans to Romania and he joked, "What's there other than Andrew Tate?"

the greatest driving road in the world

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/5544268536_73725d5123_c.jpg

[GLOW]

wow, all you need is some initial D music and all set
any gutters on the side? :lol

[Gerbs]

Nothing the lower owner can do.

I went down this rabbit hole when the methhead upstairs owners water damaged my unit 4 times, denying it every time. Even tho they re siliconed their tub twice as per stratas demand.

There no proof it's "negligent" or some shit.

Anyways, I called my insurer, it would be a xxx$ deductable + a claim history on my end. Ended up covering up the ceiling myself, as I was redoing the washroom anyways.

How much is the coverage? I guess it's never "negligent" since you can't step into the unit and inspect lol.

[Manic!]

don't private jets get tracked? he flew to the UK to be on piers morgan's show, and if he flew back and landed in romania, wouldn't the gov know it? seems like the pizza box idea via twitter is just the internet trolling, i feel like we have to give the romanian gov a bit more credit than that :lol

He may rent but I don't think he owns a private plane.

[donk.]

How much is the coverage? I guess it's never "negligent" since you can't step into the unit and inspect lol.

I think yearly was 600$ish

Funny enough strata asked me to go into his unit and see if it's coming from him.
Sure enough after knocking on his door and telling him that, he meth'd out and lost it on me

[Manic!]

Just booked a Maserati Levante via Turo for a LA trip. $600 for 5 days. The host I rented from is called LA Auto Spot and they have over 140 cars in LA. They had good revies on Reddit. They have a parking garage about 10 min from the airport. LAX will not allow Turo hosts to bring cars to the airport so we will have to Uber it to the Garage.

LA Auto Spot also have locations in 2 other cities including Houston. Turo has gone from peole just renting out an extra car they have to companies renting cars via Turo.

[radeonboy]

^very curious to know your experience with them. I was close to booking their CT4-V Blackwing last month but eventually chickened out.

[mikemhg]

Any of my friends that are fans of Andrew Tate all have the same through line -- Generally unhappy with life, financially unstable, lack of women and/or solid girlfriends/relationships.

These guys tend to not be successful whatsoever with getting women so they blame "woke" culture and feminism as a result of that. No fuck head, it's because you're a loser and lack the charisma to talk your way out of a wet paper bag. As for finances, you're not broke or lacking a good job because women are in the employment market, it's because you suck.

Fuck Andrew Tate and these loser fucking incel dudes that subscribe to these grifter assholes.

The irony of the whole thing is that many of these people are QAnon folks, I thought they cared about "groomers" and sex trafficking? I guess it's only important if the person has Clinton or Biden in their last name? :lol

[westopher]

If the guy would have just stayed in his lane duping fucking losers out of $49 to convince them it's the worlds fault they don't get to fuck he could still be out there just cruising in his bugattis lol. Like all the incel pied pipers they start to believe their own manipulative bullshit and lash out.

[AzNightmare]

I have no idea who tf is Andrew Tate...
But been hearing this name a lot recently.

[CivicBlues]

Same here, never heard of the guy until he was arrested. Was he supposed to be some uber shithead? They seem like a dime a dozen these days...so hard to keep track of them all.

[Traum]

I got a seriously good chuckle out of this LOL~

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FlJYsxUXoAAB0DT.jpg

To bad the actual record in Wikipedia already got wiped.

[Badhobz]

Is anyone else’s shaw cable modem experiencing connectivity issues this morning ?

[SSM_DC5]

My Shaw is normal.

[Hondaracer]

What in the fuck…

Usually when I go to Canucks games I always park in the same lot at Beatty and pender. 10 years ago it used to be $15 on game days, last year it was $22 or $25 or somthing

Went to the game tonight.. $33 fucking dollars till 6am, $55 for 24 hours

Fucj you impark you gross fucks.. it’s now 100% cheaper for me to Uber to and from the game than park there.

[MG1]

Was listening to Nat and Drew on Move this morning. They were chuckling about Celine Dion not being on the Rolling Stones' 200 All Time Greatest Singers List. LOL, Celine screams, not sing. That's what a music educator friend of mine once said. I replied with, "At least it's controlled screaming," gulolol.

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-singers-all-time-1234642307/stevie-wonder-24-1234643204/


https://www.cbsnews.com/news/celine-dion-not-on-rolling-stone-list-200-greatest-singers-fans-outraged/


Clam down, Celine bootlickers..................... I'm kind of choked Shania Twain didn't make the cut (And yes, I will lick Shania Twain's boots any day, hee hee). Then again, who gives two schmucks about the list. I agree with most of the choices.

[N.V.M.]

i just read the list. its crazy stupid. its like they're trolling you to get mad at their choices.

[MG1]

Artists I've never heard of and some I genuinely always wanted to know more about. I just get Siri to play some of their music on the Home Pod Mini. Totally designed to get you interested or pissed off, gulolol................

I just wish they had a simple list of names. Is Anne Murray on that list?


It's like the greatest places to live list.......... grain of salt, indeed.


So much music, so little time.


BTW, RIP, Fred White (Earth, Wind, and Fire).

[StylinRed]

I started at 200 and see rosalia at number 200 and I knew right away this list was just complete bs :lol

I like some of her music, but she's not even top 200 Spanish singers let alone all time


Edit: this list can go to hell :lol

[Bouncing Bettys]

Legacy media has been reduced to generating clicks by producing a list intended to rile people up. Par for the course.

[Great68]

Man, seeing everyone take their decorations and lights down so quickly after christmas day makes me wonder if they really understand the carol "12 days of christmas"

[donk.]

I wonder what percentage of RS is Christian

[MG1]

god bless................

[Manic!]

I think the Rolling Stones list is pretty solid. Glad to see a bunch of international artists like
Lata Mangeshkar at 84. With a list like this you can't make everyone happy.

[SkinnyPupp]

Man, seeing everyone take their decorations and lights down so quickly after christmas day makes me wonder if they really understand the carol "12 days of christmas"
January 6 is a new holiday now! :fullofwin:

[rb]

What in the fuck…

Usually when I go to Canucks games I always park in the same lot at Beatty and pender. 10 years ago it used to be $15 on game days, last year it was $22 or $25 or somthing

Went to the game tonight.. $33 fucking dollars till 6am, $55 for 24 hours

Fucj you impark you gross fucks.. it’s now 100% cheaper for me to Uber to and from the game than park there.

I'm not a fan of impark either but its the land owner that sets the prices. Parking management services like Impark and Diamond may suggest prices and program the meters but the owner of the lot ultimately has the final say on pricing

[Badhobz]

I think Impark and other places like WestPark aren’t enforcing parking anymore like they used to. My downtown building used to have this troll that comes by and hands out tickets. Since I’m too lazy to put up the tag on my Camry, he would occasionally give me a ticket and then I just email them with my tenant code and force them to waive it.

Ever since the pandemic that dude is nowhere to be seen. I think they aren’t hiring those positions anymore or basically downgraded them so much they only a few select lots have enforcement. I’m always curious as to how many people would even pay those tickets as even if it goes to collections people wouldn’t pay.

[CivicBlues]

^I thought most private parking lots are patrolled by guys in cars that have licence plate readers now. They just drive in and out of lots and scan the plates and then hand out tickets if there are any discrepencies.

They can be in and out literally in seconds

[68style]

Why do I feel like this was badhobz as a kid?

https://www.instagram.com/reel/ClxAQNOgMka/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

[Euro7r]

I think Impark and other places like WestPark aren’t enforcing parking anymore like they used to. My downtown building used to have this troll that comes by and hands out tickets. Since I’m too lazy to put up the tag on my Camry, he would occasionally give me a ticket and then I just email them with my tenant code and force them to waive it.

Ever since the pandemic that dude is nowhere to be seen. I think they aren’t hiring those positions anymore or basically downgraded them so much they only a few select lots have enforcement. I’m always curious as to how many people would even pay those tickets as even if it goes to collections people wouldn’t pay.

It's typically the hot spots with the most traffic they will target. Like they ain't gonna really spend time patrolling a small lot with a few cars as it's not lucrative for the patroller. Eg. Can go to downtown Costco lot, can make a killing with tickets in one go LOL.

It's cheaper to change your plates than pay these tickets.

[bcrdukes]

Wait a minute. Don't you work at Impark? :suspicious:

[68style]

Does anyone here know how to use photoshop well enough to adjust the wheel well arch of a car? I think it's a super easy job I'm just all thumbs at it. PM me if you're able to help me out :)

[AzNightmare]

FWIW, my work uses Indigo parking.

I started at this current job about 2 months ago and while the receptionist gave me the approval to use the parking lot. I realized I never actually gave her my plates yet.

I've been parking at the lot everyday for work just to see if I'm going to get a ticket. (I know I'll get reimbursed anyway if it happens)). But so far... no tickets yet.

:suspicious:


Also last month, I paid at Impark, and they still gave me a ticket. I was able to dispute it easily, but I guess the system has technical glitches?

[Badhobz]

Why do I feel like this was badhobz as a kid?

https://www.instagram.com/reel/ClxAQNOgMka/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

WHO TOLD YOU!?!?!?!
https://i.postimg.cc/ZqcGCKk6/IMG-7363.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/NjvSDrB1/32.png

[mikemhg]

I think Impark and other places like WestPark aren’t enforcing parking anymore like they used to. My downtown building used to have this troll that comes by and hands out tickets. Since I’m too lazy to put up the tag on my Camry, he would occasionally give me a ticket and then I just email them with my tenant code and force them to waive it.

Ever since the pandemic that dude is nowhere to be seen. I think they aren’t hiring those positions anymore or basically downgraded them so much they only a few select lots have enforcement. I’m always curious as to how many people would even pay those tickets as even if it goes to collections people wouldn’t pay.

I think you're right, I notice WAY less enforcement going on in many of the lots downtown and in Burnaby nowadays.

Wouldn't be surprised if it's a lack of employee supply.

[AzNightmare]

I think you're right, I notice WAY less enforcement going on in many of the lots downtown and in Burnaby nowadays.

Wouldn't be surprised if it's a lack of employee supply.

Where did they go? or were there massive layoffs?

[Hondaracer]

I’m sure it’s like YVR short staffing and everywhere else. No one wants to work a shitty job where you get verbally/physically abused over $20 an hour

[StylinRed]

Where did they go? or were there massive layoffs?

Layoffs probably especially since so many ppl r working from home they're handing out less tickets

[GLOW]

don't they just drive around in a little hatchback with 360 cameras running plates and spitting out tickets?

[unit]

question for you electricians or home reno guys

i have 3 small appliances i want to put in the same place. my coffee grinder, espresso machine, and kettle.

grinder is only 260w, espresso machine 1000w, and kettle 1500w.
i won't be using them at the same time, but just wondering how to best plug these in that would not cause any problems?

to add complexity to it, i want to put the espresso machine on a wifi plug.

so i'd probably put the kettle into one receptacle on its own, then consider maybe putting a 3 plug multi plug into the other receptacle and plugging both the wifi plug and the grinder into that.

will i die? y/n

[Eff-1]

If it's the big parkade at Beatty and Pender, that's Easypark. The land and building is owned by city of vancouver, so they set the price and enforce the tickets.

The parking companies have lost so much revenue from having no big events for a year or more, plus way less daytime office workers, they are probably attempting to make up the difference now by charging a lot more during evening events in order to stay solvent.

Almost 20 years ago I worked in RE and we owned and leased a building and gave one f the parking lot contracts to Impark.

A few days later some guy from Impark shows up and gives the execs a VIP card that allowed them to park at any Impark lot in North America for free. There were lots of exemptions attached to that card I am sure, but this day I am still jealous they got those.

[Razor Ramon HG]

question for you electricians or home reno guys

i have 3 small appliances i want to put in the same place. my coffee grinder, espresso machine, and kettle.

grinder is only 260w, espresso machine 1000w, and kettle 1500w.
i won't be using them at the same time, but just wondering how to best plug these in that would not cause any problems?

to add complexity to it, i want to put the espresso machine on a wifi plug.

so i'd probably put the kettle into one receptacle on its own, then consider maybe putting a 3 plug multi plug into the other receptacle and plugging both the wifi plug and the grinder into that.

will i die? y/n

Not an electrician. I'm assuming standard two plug outlet?

I'd probably put the kettle on it's own plug, then get an outlet multi-tap adapter and plug the other two into that.

[68style]

A few days later some guy from Impark shows up and gives the execs a VIP card that allowed them to park at any Impark lot in North America for free. There were lots of exemptions attached to that card I am sure, but this day I am still jealous they got those.



Wow that's some kind of privilege!

Imagine that in a place like, say, New York... I remember trying to park in Manhattan in 2003 and drove into a parkade... was wondeirng why all the cars were Aston Martins and German cars etc... read a sign and it said it was $25usd/hr back THEN

Thank goodness for the 5 minute grace period to gtfo of there... Can't imagine what it is now...........

[unit]

Not an electrician. I'm assuming standard two plug outlet?

I'd probably put the kettle on it's own plug, then get an outlet multi-tap adapter and plug the other two into that.

yeah some of these higher wattage items say not to plug them into extensions and that sort of thing, so i just wasnt sure how i felt about plugging it into a wifi plug then into a multi plug, then the wall. it will be used while im still in bed so i dont want to die in my sleep.

[Hondaracer]

Kitchen counter plugs should be on their own circuit so a grinder and espresso on 1 and the kettle on another should be fine

As long as they aren’t all going at the exact same time should be fine even on the same outlet I’d think

[bcrdukes]

You can plug in your appliances no problem - I did that at the old condo. Just don't run all three of them at once. Be mindful of other appliances like toaster oven or microwave running concurrently as well.

[Great68]

yeah some of these higher wattage items say not to plug them into extensions and that sort of thing, so i just wasnt sure how i felt about plugging it into a wifi plug then into a multi plug, then the wall. it will be used while im still in bed so i dont want to die in my sleep.

Make sure the Wifi plug is rated for the current draw/wattage.

I bought some wifi plugs a while back and found out the hard way they were only rated for 900w. I used one on my space heater in the greenhouse, and it turns out they were internally fused for 900w. The fuse was not serviceable, and so the thing was basically trash.

Make sure your multi-tap power cord is at least 14awg or better.

I have my 970W toaster, 1500W kettle and 1075W drip coffee machine on a short 3 plug 14awg power bar. (My kitchen receptacle is 20A). They're never all on at the same time either so it's never been an issue. Even when I have run the toaster and kettle at the same time, the toaster isn't on long enough to cook the power bar or trip the breaker.

[Hondaracer]

If it's the big parkade at Beatty and Pender, that's Easypark. The land and building is owned by city of vancouver, so they set the price and enforce the tickets.

The parking companies have lost so much revenue from having no big events for a year or more, plus way less daytime office workers, they are probably attempting to make up the difference now by charging a lot more during evening events in order to stay solvent.

Almost 20 years ago I worked in RE and we owned and leased a building and gave one f the parking lot contracts to Impark.

A few days later some guy from Impark shows up and gives the execs a VIP card that allowed them to park at any Impark lot in North America for free. There were lots of exemptions attached to that card I am sure, but this day I am still jealous they got those.

Ahh yea you’re right EasyPark. Their apps look the same

[Great68]

So, I've seen these latest news reports about the shitty conditions at the SRO's. They always show this pictures of the gross washroom conditions like this:

https://globalnews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/VAncouver-SRO.jpg?quality=85&strip=all

And pointing at the landlords like it's their fault it's that way.

Like I understand if plumbing's not working that should be the landlord's responsibility to fix, but if toilets, sinks and bathtubs looking like biohazard zones seem to be the result of junkies not cleaning after themselves and caring for their living area.

Or is it the landlord's responsibility to clean the washrooms for them?

[Hondaracer]

Yea that’s how I felt when I saw the news story today.

The guy who lived there giving the interview was walking down the halls and every utility door is double padlocked, the electrical panel had a huge pad lock on it, there’s garbage on the floor in the hallway, and then he goes to the bathroom where the tank of the Toilet had obviously been smashed/stolen, bags of garbage in the bathroom etc.

You guys with free downtown accommodations need a bathroom attendant now?

[donk.]

yeah some of these higher wattage items say not to plug them into extensions and that sort of thing, so i just wasnt sure how i felt about plugging it into a wifi plug then into a multi plug, then the wall. it will be used while im still in bed so i dont want to die in my sleep.

You will be fine.

Extensions are not recommended because people buy the dollar store ones with thin wires. Thin wires + "high" amp pull + long extension = possible fire.

We do ghetto shit at work that's way under code, but that's for like temporary tool power, never had a fire. Think 300ft of 14/2 and a 15A tool lol....

So, I've seen these latest news reports about the shitty conditions at the SRO's. They always show this pictures of the gross washroom conditions like this:

https://globalnews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/VAncouver-SRO.jpg?quality=85&strip=all

And pointing at the landlords like it's their fault it's that way.

Like I understand if plumbing's not working that should be the landlord's responsibility to fix, but if toilets, sinks and bathtubs looking like biohazard zones seem to be the result of junkies not cleaning after themselves and caring for their living area.

Or is it the landlord's responsibility to clean the washrooms for them?

News outlets pumping out garbage, because they know 75% of the population will sob and feel bad to get clicks and views

I do repairs in the meth unions, including snaking the shitters and or sewer mains

95% of the issues, are dirty panties, needles and who knows what dumped down the drain.
Stolen "components" for their "gadgets" is very common, toilet mechanics, valve handles, mirrors, literally anything they can rip off.
You should see the kind of art they draw on the walls..... Racism, sexism, kkk stuff, bestiality, I got pics on my phone but that's for internal group chats only lol

If you took that photo, and renod the bathroom to a decent condition, it would be "destroyed" within 48hrs

This applies for many common washrooms, with that being said, some areas are worse and some are actually in great condition

Then there's the topic of in suite washrooms..... Again, it's dependant on who is living there. Some are kept clean, and some are...... Well.... Absolutely disgusting, I'm talking fruit flies, mold, pile of expired food, walls are yellow from smoking? shower used a a recycler for beer cans, literally anything you can think of

This is not a landlord issue, it's a user issue

Icing on the cherry is that some of these SROs are in False Creek / Mt Pleasant area, you can't even tell it's an SRO from driving by

I feel for the people that got unlucky, disabled, or time and place did not work out for them. They are truly trying to move up in life and this is their stepping stone.
But for the other half smoking meth, breaking into cars, multi ambulance call outs for the same person in 8hrs, and draining society, I could care less

/Rant

[whitev70r]

Modular housing is not bad. What I think this illustrates is that some of the individuals who live in tents don't have the capacity/etiquette/life skills to live independently even if you give them decent housing.

[unit]

You will be fine.

Extensions are not recommended because people buy the dollar store ones with thin wires. Thin wires + "high" amp pull + long extension = possible fire.

We do ghetto shit at work that's way under code, but that's for like temporary tool power, never had a fire. Think 300ft of 14/2 and a 15A tool lol....



oh yeah i would just be using something like this with no extension.

https://www.realcanadiansuperstore.ca/multi-plug-outlet-extender-with-3-electrical-outle/p/SP360503

[Great68]

That should work fine, my only issue with those things is when you plug in 3 heavy power cords the only thing supporting it all is the tension of the wall receptacle on the splitter's plug prongs, and they can get a little loosey goosey which can lead to bad/arcing connection (especially if the wall receptacle is a little worn out).

I like these ones a little better because they screw into the receptacle and are way more secure:

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/715M+rE7C9L._AC_SX679_.jpg

https://www.amazon.ca/GE-54946-6-Grounded-Outlet-Adapter/dp/B000R0G390/ref=sr_1_5?crid=6N5HLRF858ZX&keywords=ge%2Boutlet%2Bsplitter&qid=1673021477&sprefix=ge%2Boutlet%2Bsplitter%2Caps%2C127&sr=8-5&th=1

[unit]

if i put all 3 appliances into that then would it work so the top 3 are connected to the top receptacle and the bottom 3 on the bottom one? since like honda said, kitchen plugs are usually on separate circuits, would the kettle on one row and the smartplug and grinder on the other row be the way to do it?

[Hondaracer]

*each separate outlet should be on a separate circuit, so like the one double wall plug is on its own, not the top/bottom of the same outlet

That’s also presuming it’s up to that standard

[Great68]

IF your receptacles are in fact wired for split-circuit, then yes that's correct.

The electrical code changed in 2018 and it's now more common that kitchen counter receptacles are fed from a single 20A circuit (You can tell this if your receptacle is a T-slot style)

Either way you'll be fine.

[Great68]

*each separate outlet should be on a separate circuit, so like the one double wall plug is on its own, not the top/bottom of the same outlet

That’s also presuming it’s up to that standard

Per code you can have up to two kitchen outlets on one 20A Single pole breaker, or one 15A 2-pole breaker (Split circuit)