[donk.]

I have a conspiracy theory

hehe does not actually own a bbq

[Badhobz]

Why would he ? His parent’s servants do all those menial tasks for him. He just has to eat and worry about social injustices

[Hehe]

I have a conspiracy theory

hehe does not actually own a bbq

I am deeply offended by this statement.

I grew up in South America. BBQ is a sacred thing and runs in my blood. So much so that my sweat smells like BBQ and I eat fries with chimichurri.

[Badhobz]

Well you better come to da meat then !!!!! We need to discuss how to make that chummy churri sauce and on what kind of steak you’re suppose to throw it on (flank steak ?!?)

[GLOW]

i didn't have coffee yet, i swear i misread that as ball sweat :lol :lawl:


i'll show myself out now...

[mikemhg]

What the hell are you even talking about?

His dad told him that while he was counting his stacks of pesos.

[Hehe]

His dad told him that while he was counting his stacks of pesos.

Bejamins, we don't deal with no stinking pesos. :fuckthatshit:

Anyway... here at home we take BBQ seriously. It's as much as a passion and the symbol of love in the family.

This is my main setup. Also have a komodo grill for smoker/pizza and another small box grill dedicated for Chinese brochette.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53731125544_a78ca27a7d_b.jpg

[jing]

Pool/BBQ party at Hehe's mansion

[Gumby]

Damn, I think Hehe's backyard is the size of my entire lot...

[SSM_DC5]

Outdoor fans?!? This is in Vancouver?! We're more of an outdoor heater type of place.

[Manic!]

Sema truck from Alberta. Owner ran out of money. Ended up stealing it for the insurance money.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wwtbeGN0GE

[Badhobz]

But it’s goooollllddddddd !!!! Excellent.

That grill looks brand new hehe. Did you take the picture when you first got that grill ?

It looks like a huge pain in the ass to clean given the size of it.

[underscore]

That stupid truck kept popping up on ig, buddy just constantly whined about how it's not legal to drive that hideous piece of shit on the road in Canada. Stealing his own truck sounds like exactly the kind of brain dead thing I'd expect lol.

edit: wait, that's a different gold piece of shit from Alberta. How many are there?

[Badhobz]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCRU6J9ueXU

Hilarious

[Badhobz]

https://www.iphoneincanada.ca/2024/05/20/apple-extra-trade-in-credit-iphone-15/

Looks like crapple stonks are hurting. They offering more trade in credits now
https://i.postimg.cc/SQnqtmmx/IMG-8292.png

[68style]

My SE is to the point I have to sometimes charge it 3x a day and completely beat to shit... but I refuse to buy a phone more than once every 3-4 years lol I guess it's due. $270 credit maybe worth it

[Traum]

Damn... those trade in prices are pretty generous from Apple...

If I were to trade in my 3 yrs old Pixel phone to get the latest one, it'd only be worth $125... At that price point, I might as well just keep it as a spare / backup phone...

[68style]

I've read a lot of people use their old phones as like a pet monitor or baby monitor haha sounds kinda fun on the pet monitor side of things. I think there's an app that basically transforms the phone into a pet camera.

[GLOW]

My SE is to the point I have to sometimes charge it 3x a day and completely beat to shit... but I refuse to buy a phone more than once every 3-4 years lol I guess it's due. $270 credit maybe worth it

had an SE as a work phone, and have to say it was absolute garbo battery. the iphone 6s i had before that had waaaaaay better battery performance.

i feel like with SE they really skimped out on stuff as much as possible to have a low cost option

[donk.]

I've read a lot of people use their old phones as like a pet monitor or baby monitor haha sounds kinda fun on the pet monitor side of things. I think there's an app that basically transforms the phone into a pet camera.

Dont know if i posted it on here, but on topic of pet monitors......use with caution lol

My buddy was smashing this chick for a while, anyways one time he was at her place in the basement. Her parents were out on vacation or something.

They get it on, he leaves, thinks nothing of it

A few days later she tells him that her dad put a dog monitoring camera in the basement (or maybe it was a teddybear camera, i forget)

Dad got the joy of watching my buddy pork his daughter KEKW

I forget if my buddy was allowed back at her place or not lol

The best, or worst... part was that this chick was a FREAK, can only imagine what was recorded

[westopher]

My buddy was smashing this chick for a while, anyways one time he was at her place in the basement. Her parents were out on vacation or something.


https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/proxy/lfyrrcN0inrlkO6DnfQrSY8FxQoDDwGhD0d_yoN631dwlUedoV IfHYg-_XWkLKEhZxV0nzs1dAJK8r5dVLirxXFN5xoqCKq6Ko-QHchNPoBnoM5fFuLoOKTQdCm7rMhpe4hdsJKu6VlFozozowIFH QosDXBblrg

[Eff-1]

does anyone know why if spotify is connected to my bluetooth headphones via my desktop it sounds tinny and staticky, but sounds perfect if connected to my spotify app on my iphone?

iphone 13, older windows surface laptop, bose NC700

??

[roastpuff]

It's the BT stack on the laptop - most laptop BT stacks are not meant for high fidelity audio and more for peripherals like mice or keyboards. Phone BT stacks are meant to be used for headphones, so they have better codec support for higher fidelity audio streams.

[unit]

my iphone xs is still pretty solid... only reason i wouldnt mind switching to a new one is because i think magsafe is pretty cool and i prefer usbc... other than that i kinda wanna see how many more years i can get out of it. its almost 6 years old now and still doesn't lag at all.

[Badhobz]

I bought my old man a new iPad Air 13 inch model. He does some bs graphic design with his procreate app / Apple Pencil and calls it art.

Whatever floats his boat I guess.

Anyways, so I got this new iPad for him and it’s not even compatible with his Apple Pencil gen 1 or gen 2. They forced me to go buy this Apple Pencil pro for another 190 dollars.

[Gumby]

The best, or worst... part was that this chick was a FREAK, can only imagine what was recorded
Why do I get the feeling she knew all along the hidden camera was there...

[RabidRat]

Anyways, so I got this new iPad for him and it’s not even compatible with his Apple Pencil gen 1 or gen 2. They forced me to go buy this Apple Pencil pro for another 190 dollars.

Man fuck you crapple you piece of shit

:lol

but barrel roll!!

[Hondaracer]

Check out this post by Diplo at the greatful dead show at Sphere

Fuck this looks absolutely incredible

https://www.instagram.com/p/C7EV-u-Lk2N/?igsh=empzNDMxYjkwMzVy

[PeanutButter]

The dumb thing about the sphere is that they have literal seats that can't see the entire sphere inside... it's wild they would design it like that. If you go, make sure you get an unobstructed seat.

[Hondaracer]

There are very few I’d say after being there, we paid top dollar for the best seats possible and when I looked around, the seats you could get for $80 USD instead of $200 didn’t seem like that big of a difference

It may change if you were to go to a concert like that though where it seems like your seating position may come into play a little more given the perspective, but I think anywhere would still be incredible. It’s so all-encompassing that unless you actively have a balcony in your line of sight I think it would be fine

[tegra7]

One dead and at least 71 injured after severe turbulence hits Singapore Airlines flight
https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/05/21/world/singapore-airlines-turbulence-bangkok

[whitev70r]

Scumbag cybercriminals!

https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2024/05/21/london-drugs-employee-data-ransom/

https://twitter.com/BrettCallow/status/1792998214490054937

[N.V.M.]

Scumbag cybercriminals!

https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2024/05/21/london-drugs-employee-data-ransom/

https://twitter.com/BrettCallow/status/1792998214490054937

are they just threatening to release employees info? I wouldn't pay either.

[ImportPsycho]

I went to LD yesterday, first time since the incident.
Store was dead quiet ..
Almost everything on the selves had "manager specials tag"
felt kinda sad...

[Gumby]

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/05/21/world/singapore-airlines-turbulence-bangkok
That's why I always keep my seatbelt on...

[noclue]

Scumbag cybercriminals!

https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2024/05/21/london-drugs-employee-data-ransom/

https://twitter.com/BrettCallow/status/1792998214490054937

Cryptocurrency gotta be the worst tech invention of the 2000's. Sure it's great for speculation but the amount of crime it facilitates is up there.

[Gerbs]

I went to LD yesterday, first time since the incident.
Store was dead quiet ..
Almost everything on the selves had "manager specials tag"
felt kinda sad...

I speculate when they're probably going out of business. There's almost no sales in those stores. Nothing desirable either with the rise of amazon for offering same shitty goods at the same price.

[sonick]

It would be sad and I would be terribly disappointed if London Drugs goes out of business because of this.

[radeonboy]

I speculate when they're probably going out of business. There's almost no sales in those stores. Nothing desirable either with the rise of amazon for offering same shitty goods at the same price.

I think it depends on the location - their Ironwood sees pretty steady traffic. I hope they don't go under completely, but I can see them closing a few locations to recover from this incident.

[CivicBlues]

I was in LD downtown Robson, traffic and everything looked fine to me :shrugs:

[MG1]

I guess I'll go LD tonight to get more of those British, Tim Tams.............. tee hee.

The last time I was at LD (Guilford location), I came across a Shania Twain Greatest Hits Vinyl LP. One of the better pressings. Not a coloured one, but black with two songs (Ka-Ching and Giddy Up) that are not on the other versions. Pressed in the Czech Republic. Priced at $59.99, it was a little step, but not outrageous. I quickly checked on-line and there was a Canadian On-line store that had it for $49.99. Got the price match. Damn!!

Love the no nonsense, LD price match policy.

[MG1]

I'm sure westopher can agree being a kitchen guy. You should always run your burners at high not only before cooking, but post-cooking to clear all that crap on the grills/burners.

I'll usually run the grill high heat for 5 minutes (top down) after everything is cooked and off the grill to ensure it's totally clean.

I do this, plus use a spray bottle and spray grill with water. Like a steam cleaning, lol. Wooden scraper to get the now moist gunk off and then use pumice thing to get it nearly spotless. I then saturate paper towels with water via spray bottle and use the same pumice thing to wipe off any left over pumice. Being wet, the paper towel doesn't catch on fire, lol

Works for me.

[sonick]

Damn they released the London Drugs data

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/hackers-london-drugs-data-1.7213141

[supafamous]

So guys who own older Porsches (say worth less than $40k) what's the ownership experience like especially compared to a newer Porsche?

I've got an opportunity to get my almost F U money out now but I'm inclined to only take a little bit out and let the rest ride for a few more years. The reality is that I don't really have the time right now to enjoy a new Porsche and I've also seen how painful luxury car taxes are so I think I'd just rather buy used anyways. My wife is also pretty incredulous that I would consider spending $180k on a car

So my thinking now is to just take $25-60k out, buy an older Porsche for the next few years and let the F U money grow bigger to the point where wifey doesn't care what I do with our money.

So what's like a 2006 Boxster like (like this one: https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/988428509533799?ref=category_feed&referral_code=undefined&referral_story_type=listing&tracking=%7B%22qid%22%3A%22-1945555585119920138%22%2C%22mf_story_key%22%3A%227 522025664555039%22%2C%22commerce_rank_obj%22%3A%22 %7B%5C%22target_id%5C%22%3A7522025664555039%2C%5C% 22target_type%5C%22%3A0%2C%5C%22primary_position%5 C%22%3A18%2C%5C%22ranking_signature%5C%22%3A726552 9711267782277%2C%5C%22commerce_channel%5C%22%3A504 %2C%5C%22value%5C%22%3A5.1755214819925e-5%2C%5C%22candidate_retrieval_source_map%5C%22%3A% 7B%5C%227522025664555039%5C%22%3A111%7D%7D%22%7D) or something a bit newer like an early base model 981?

[Traum]

Personally, I would not recommend the first gen Boxsters (986) unless you specifically have a thing for them. They are really quite old now, and while their engines are more reliable than the 987 engines, they will require a lot of TLC and upkeep.

Between the 987 and 981, I'd say the biggest differences are:

- driving feel
- drivetrain reliability
- looks
- age (of vehicle)

This may sound a little cliche, but the 987 feels more raw and direct, while the 981 feels more capable and solid. I'm sure this is both a function of vehicle age as well as engineering.

As far as reliability is concerned, 987.1 cars (2006 - 2008) are supposedly prone to engine bore scoring in addition to the overblown IMS worries. The engine bore scoring issue seems to be a matter of when, not a matter of if. But how the car has been driven and cared for will determine how soon it'll develop.

I'll leave this here for you to assess for yourself how serious the issue is. After all, these guys are the real experts on the subject, and everything I can write would just be 2nd hand info.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7idZe6qAtg

A friend with a 987.2 tells me that his maintenance services at Weissach typically costs at least $1k, and goes up from there if more work is needed. On the other hand, I have another 987.1 friend who does all the servicing on his car. AFAIK, starting with the 981 generation, DIY maintenance becomes a little more tricky, and there are certain things that specifically require a Porsche-specific (OBD2) computer to help you do the job.

[bcrdukes]

TL;DR: Buy the best one you can find in your local market. You have a lot of options given your budget.

Long version:

It boils down to "it depends." Do you wrench on your own cars? Do you prefer taking it to the dealer or an independent shop to take care of it for you? Or a combination of both?

I've owned two Porsches, previously a 996 C2, and now a 986.1 Boxster S. I can do basic maintenance and stuff and they are easy to work on, and lots of parts available, both factory, original parts, and aftermarket. Porsche is awesome for supporting their cars for a very long time. Both my cars have been trouble free. They will all have their weird quirks, but nothing that should leave you stranded, unlike an Alfa Romeo. :D

For $25k - $60K, you have some options, but ultimately, you need to ask yourself, what are you hoping to achieve out of the car? You can have a lot of fun in a base model Boxster, or a 987 Boxster like in your example. Buy the best model you can buy, but more importantly, when it comes to Porsches, buy the seller, and buy a car with a stack full of maintenance logs.

A lot of people give me a huge WTF look when I say this, but when I had my 996, it was hard to enjoy in the city. You're stopping every block in traffic and you're never really getting out of second or third gear.

Shop around and find a good example. If it's a short term commitment, find one that you can re-sell. $180K is a lot to throw towards a car, but if you have the means to do it, go for it. They are fun cars, and even more fun on the track. (Remember - only track a car you can afford to lose in a crash.)

I'm on the hunt for my third Porsche (not trying to flex or anything.) But I'm looking to get into a more competitive class with my local PCA club, and eventually get my race license to participate in club racing. My 986 Boxster is dual duty for track and street. I would like a 996 again, or a 997, but the prices are getting close to one another these days, but of course, there are a variety of factors that play into the prices. 997.2 prices are still demanding a pretty penny, and going back to my rule, it's a car I can't afford, or don't want to lose in a crash. Hard for me to boot around town in a 997 to get groceries and whatnot. It'd be a pretty boring drive and likely any wrong move will result in jail time or whatever.

Edit: IMS and Bore scoring - I'm not a big subscriber of these two items. My 996 was ok. And so was my 986. Bore scoring - most cars will have them, so it's a matter of when, like Traum said. I'd happily buy a 997.1 with bore scoring within limits, but that's just me, so buyer beware. Also, as Traum mentioned, newer cars will require that stupid PIWIS computer to work on. They are not cheap to come by, so you need to take it to a shop.

Edit 2: A lot of guys I go to the track with have over 180,000km on their 987 and 997 original engines, and all are original Canadian cars. Is there bore scoring? Yes, but these guys are wringing their engines to red line and over revving it like crazy. So far, so good. But take that with a grain of salt.

I was close to getting a Panamera as I had a really good experience with one a while back, and still really enjoy them, but insurance is a bitch, and they are total money pits. Porsches are the worst. Be prepared to be poor. Hope that helps. :D

[PeanutButter]

Does anyone here practice jiu jitsu?

I just heard a Dana White interview saying that a 16 year old girl who's competent in jiu jitsu could choke you the f*ck out and you wouldn't stand a chance.

Is that really the case? Like against a 30 year old man who is in decent shape, is that possible?

[bcrdukes]

My cousin is entering a competition next week. I'll let you know how it goes. :D

[EvoFire]

After taking a 991.2 C4S out on a long-ish test drive, I am not terribly sure a Porsche or a 911 is in my future. The car makes 340hp and I never lacked power, but it was so composed that I echo what dukes said about it being a boring drive.

What exactly are you trying to achieve with the car?

If you want a track car, a more recent BMW M car or Zupra, or dare I say Mustang Dark Horse might give you better bang for your buck.
If you want a visceral, alive, an event every time you take it out kind of experience, something from the 90's might tickle your fancy more.
If you are looking for noise, get a V8.

The Porsche argument is a hard one. I know I just made a bunch of points against it, but deep inside I want to try owning one. If that's your case right now, then go find one based on Duke's points and make it happen.

I was told that the C4S might just be too civilized for me, and my entry really needs to be GTS and up. But like you, at 150k+, is it really worth it? The one thing with the C4S is, it reminds me of my F80 M3. The F80 M3 is tip top of what BMW could achieve for that generation, which Porsche meets with their basic car, so there's always that consideration that the Porsche chassis is just that much more competent.

[winson604]

No shock here but Messi isn't playing this weekend let alone even bother traveling to Vancouver with the team. 2 of the other stars as well. My sons disappointed and honestly not even because of Messi because he was fully prepared this would happen but that the other 2 guys aren't coming that was his oh wells at least I can still see them consolation prize. Thankfully, we weren't dumb enough to gamble on the secondary market for tickets and we'll still have some good father son time.

[headhunt3r]

Does anyone here practice jiu jitsu?

I just heard a Dana White interview saying that a 16 year old girl who's competent in jiu jitsu could choke you the f*ck out and you wouldn't stand a chance.

Is that really the case? Like against a 30 year old man who is in decent shape, is that possible?

Depends. What ruleset? What's competent, and how well rounded is the girl? What's the weight difference? Does the male have any training? Somebody with zero combat sport training but in decent athletic shape against a girl that's competent will probably get choked out if they're using bjj rules. If the girl only pulls guard, doesn't have good wrestling or takedowns, and hasn't trained any striking might lose against a fit male with some amount of combat sport training in an MMA match.

[Razor Ramon HG]

No shock here but Messi isn't playing this weekend let alone even bother traveling to Vancouver with the team. 2 of the other stars as well. My sons disappointed and honestly not even because of Messi because he was fully prepared this would happen but that the other 2 guys aren't coming that was his oh wells at least I can still see them consolation prize. Thankfully, we weren't dumb enough to gamble on the secondary market for tickets and we'll still have some good father son time.

You can still see Jordi Alba play, maybe :badpokerface:

[Badhobz]

Go buy a black wing or a z06. The new 911s are no longer the death traps of old and thus lost what makes them so great. At least nothing special until you pay 300k for a lousy GT3 beetle.

That and the 4s versions are wayyy too tame.

[SSM_DC5]

Does anyone here practice jiu jitsu?

I just heard a Dana White interview saying that a 16 year old girl who's competent in jiu jitsu could choke you the f*ck out and you wouldn't stand a chance.

Is that really the case? Like against a 30 year old man who is in decent shape, is that possible?
Please go to your nearest bjj gym, approach a coach and request to challenge a 16 year old girl in a choking contest, ensure they aren't a white belt. Also request for permission to record it, then post results here.

[jing]

https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/takedown-with-chris-hansen/images/3/32/HansenMeme.jpg

[GLOW]

if he's referring to 16yo, dana white is probably referring to helena crevar, she's like a one in generation prodigy and tourny champ. she was taking on black belts and stuff

[SkunkWorks]

So guys who own older Porsches (say worth less than $40k) what's the ownership experience like especially compared to a newer Porsche?

I've got an opportunity to get my almost F U money out now but I'm inclined to only take a little bit out and let the rest ride for a few more years. The reality is that I don't really have the time right now to enjoy a new Porsche and I've also seen how painful luxury car taxes are so I think I'd just rather buy used anyways. My wife is also pretty incredulous that I would consider spending $180k on a car

So my thinking now is to just take $25-60k out, buy an older Porsche for the next few years and let the F U money grow bigger to the point where wifey doesn't care what I do with our money.

So what's like a 2006 Boxster like (like this one: https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/988428509533799?ref=category_feed&referral_code=undefined&referral_story_type=listing&tracking=%7B%22qid%22%3A%22-1945555585119920138%22%2C%22mf_story_key%22%3A%227 522025664555039%22%2C%22commerce_rank_obj%22%3A%22 %7B%5C%22target_id%5C%22%3A7522025664555039%2C%5C% 22target_type%5C%22%3A0%2C%5C%22primary_position%5 C%22%3A18%2C%5C%22ranking_signature%5C%22%3A726552 9711267782277%2C%5C%22commerce_channel%5C%22%3A504 %2C%5C%22value%5C%22%3A5.1755214819925e-5%2C%5C%22candidate_retrieval_source_map%5C%22%3A% 7B%5C%227522025664555039%5C%22%3A111%7D%7D%22%7D) or something a bit newer like an early base model 981?

If you can stretch the budget a tad, get a 997.2 C2S. Or 987.2 Cayman S if not.

Both have the traditional porsche charm, but with the modernity that you can still bag on and enjoy daily without worry.

Delaying for another few years only to buy a vacuum powered 992.2 whatever for 200k+ makes no sense to me. Life's short and the depreciation hit of that would easily cover a few 987s in the meantime.

[Hondaracer]

“Fuck you money”

“2006 Boxster”

No no no no

[PeanutButter]

The interview was about what sports you should put your children into and Dana said BJJ is the only sport that will have a life long impact for children. Especially for girls as this will help protect them against men growing up.

Then he said any 16 year old girl who is competent in BJJ would be able to defend herself against a man.

To me this means that in a street fight a 16 year old girl would be able to choke out a grown man and get away.

I know in BJJ weight and strength are usually trumped by technique, but i'm having a hard time thinking a 16 y.o girl could take on a grown man in the street. Maybe if she's a black belt in BJJ, but I have no experience with BJJ at all, so i'm curious. Maybe Dana was just being hyperbolic?

[EvoFire]

I don't think he means that she'll be able to choke a man out, but given a chance where she's not completely knocked out or hurt on the encounter, she'll be a stickler enough that the assaulting side may find it not worthwhile.

It's a good defense against crimes of opportunity. If it's targeted though it will probably be a lot harder.

[Hondaracer]

Dana and Joe Rogan always on some bullshit about “winning a street fight”

Ok I pick up a chair and smash your head in from behind, crazy, you lost the street fight

[headhunt3r]

Eh, the original question was a sport for life long impact, not about street fights. I don't think BJJ is a bad answer.

A lot of grown men w/ fragile egos are going to overthink his comment.

[Gumby]

Any reputable martial arts instructor would tell you that standing your ground to fight is your last option.

[PeanutButter]

I just talked to a co-worker. He said his wife got runner up at provincials in highschool for wrestling.

He said that he's wrestled her before and she can totally take him to the ground. He said she would hook his leg and throw him to the ground. She doesn't know any BJJ, but he said it's not easy to wrestle with her. He did say he can out muscle her on the ground, but he thinks if she knew submissions he would be out of luck.

[Hondaracer]

Not like a fight is anything you’d ever want to actively engage in, but in highschool there were a couple groups that always had beef, and specifically with one or two guys

One of the guys in question was a boxer, I’m sure totally amateur nothing even competitive but he definitely knew how to fight. Watched this guy beat the shit out of guys twice his size with some basic fighting experience.

Definitely an asset either way, and especially for women unfortunately these days

[Manic!]

I think this 16 year old would be able to defend herself vs an average man.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/KjWOynY6M30


Skill as way more important then size and strength.

This video is a classic. A 150 pound bbj black belt ver a 250 pound body builder who had the title of mr Utah.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kL3VzjcptBI

[headhunt3r]

While skill is important, size and strength matter enough that all the serious BJJ competitors are all roided up to the gills. Helena is a Danaher prodigy and definitely not your average 16 year old BJJ girl.

[Razor Ramon HG]

This Helena girl looks jacked enough to probably beat the shit out of most of the 16 years in my high school (myself included)

The double ponytail also throws me off because she looks so masculine otherwise, lol

[bcrdukes]

Has anyone used Walmart's curbside pickup service recently?

I'm visiting tomorrow and have an order to pick up. I thought I could just walk in to pick it up, but apparently I have to park my car in a designated pick up zone? Could anyone confirm their recent experience? Thanks.

[unit]

i think that's how it works, you park in the spot, you call or use the app to say you're here and which stall you're in, and someone brings it to your car. it's been a while since i've used it but that's how it works.

[bcrdukes]

Thank you! I had a few people tell me it was a royal pain in the ass and takes forever, but could not verify how recent their experience was.

[sonick]

Thank you! I had a few people tell me it was a royal pain in the ass and takes forever, but could not verify how recent their experience was.

Not curbside but i did instore pickup for an online order awhile back and it was indeed a pain in the ass and took forever.

[Badhobz]

Has anyone used Walmart's curbside pickup service recently?

I'm visiting tomorrow and have an order to pick up. I thought I could just walk in to pick it up, but apparently I have to park my car in a designated pick up zone? Could anyone confirm their recent experience? Thanks.

What’s a Walmart ?

[EvoFire]

What’s a Walmart ?

Where you buy Costco things at half sizes and half quality with half the service and 2000% crazy :badpokerface:

[Badhobz]

I just talked to a co-worker. He said his wife got runner up at provincials in highschool for wrestling.

He said that he's wrestled her before and she can totally take him to the ground. He said she would hook his leg and throw him to the ground. She doesn't know any BJJ, but he said it's not easy to wrestle with her. He did say he can out muscle her on the ground, but he thinks if she knew submissions he would be out of luck.

Ohhh kinky shit. :hotbaby:

[PeanutButter]

^LOL..

Don't act like there's a Whole Foods in Richmond.

What are the fancy super markets in Richmond anyway?

My buddy who makes $250k a year goes to that Walmart every week because it's close to his house.

Then again, $250k to Badhobz is his chequing account balance..

[Badhobz]

It’s called t&t. Which stands for titties and taffy.

Real Chinese go there and buy their hot food in a bucket for 6 bucks a kg.

Mixing sweet and sour pork with garlic chicken ? Why the hell not. Throw some ma pou tofu in there too and go home to cook your own rice because savings.

[yray]

richmond walmart is actually good for chinese stuff

[HonestTea]

Has anyone used Walmart's curbside pickup service recently?

I'm visiting tomorrow and have an order to pick up. I thought I could just walk in to pick it up, but apparently I have to park my car in a designated pick up zone? Could anyone confirm their recent experience? Thanks.

Funny enough, I just used it today. Pretty fast, park in one of the stalls, call the number and let them know your order # and stall # and they came out with your full order within a few minutes.

Would use again/10

[GLOW]

This Helena girl looks jacked enough to probably beat the shit out of most of the 16 years in my high school (myself included)

The double ponytail also throws me off because she looks so masculine otherwise, lol

she's taking on adults so forget 16 yo's :lol

any martial art is good, but i think bjj would make you humble b/c you basically get smashed and just try to survive b/c of all the rolling at lower beginner levels.

in terms of weight/age etc, i think rener had a decent explanation of belts in bjj

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ho3eOeApANs

[supafamous]

For $25k - $60K, you have some options, but ultimately, you need to ask yourself, what are you hoping to achieve out of the car? You can have a lot of fun in a base model Boxster, or a 987 Boxster like in your example. Buy the best model you can buy, but more importantly, when it comes to Porsches, buy the seller, and buy a car with a stack full of maintenance logs.

What exactly are you trying to achieve with the car?

I want a fun, nice weekend car that the wife or the kid can enjoy and which I can get away on my own for drives into the interior, the island or down the coast. Ideally, it's a drop top but I'd be down with a 911 coupe since that means I can take the whole family (wife and daughter are both petite). I can see myself trying my hand at AutoX but if I'm going tracking I'd either take it pretty easy or just buy myself a Miata/BRZ for that purpose.

I also prefer my sports cars fairly liveable so I don't mind the GT-ness of a 911 and I want my wife to feel comfortable riding along for a long trip (she did not like my NB Miata but could take a nice nap in a 992)

The Porsche argument is a hard one. I know I just made a bunch of points against it, but deep inside I want to try owning one. If that's your case right now, then go find one based on Duke's points and make it happen.

I think it's time for me to try out a few different cars like a Supra, an M2 (used, the new one is hideous) etc. I love the precision, lightness and build quality of a Porsche - I'm not sure the alternatives will speak to me the same way. When I drove a Lotus Emira I found it to be a bit of a flat experience and most people love it.

If you can stretch the budget a tad, get a 997.2 C2S. Or 987.2 Cayman S if not.

Both have the traditional porsche charm, but with the modernity that you can still bag on and enjoy daily without worry.

If I really wanted to (and the right car came along) I can stretch the budget quite a bit - just a matter of how much rope I want to ask the wife for. Mercedes Vancouver has a Boxster GTS that's almost EXACTLY what I've put a deposit down and it'd be $45k cheaper than I had planned to spend (https://www.mercedes-benz-vancouver.ca/en/used-inventory/porsche/718-boxster/2022-porsche-718-boxster-id32987201).

Or something like the 991T I shared in good buys: https://www.autotrader.ca/a/porsche/911/candiac/quebec/19_12820485_/?showcpo=ShowCpo&ncse=no&orup=9_38_38&pc=V5H%202N7&sprx=-1&modalXS=1

Thanks all for the advice, got some thinking and test driving to do.

[bcrdukes]

The more modern Porsche will be comfortable for long drives, and what I would expect to be liveable. But don't expect it to handle like it's prepped for an IMSA race. These cars are way more car than most of us can handle on the street.

If you are looking to do the long drives and be able to enjoy it with the family, I'd say a PDK is more desirable. PDK itself makes the car liveable and you just get to enjoy the car. Rowing through gears on the 10 Freeway in NorCal and SoCal is not fun.

I think you'll really enjoy a more modern Boxster or Cayman, but the drawback as you already know, is it's a 2-seater. The price point is not bad, but you can't fit your family in there.

I'm in town tomorrow. Come take a look at my rat rod Boxster before it heads back east. :)

Having said all that, I'm looking forward to a RS Porsche photo shoot soon. :troll:

[Traum]

If I really wanted to (and the right car came along) I can stretch the budget quite a bit - just a matter of how much rope I want to ask the wife for. Mercedes Vancouver has a Boxster GTS that's almost EXACTLY what I've put a deposit down and it'd be $45k cheaper than I had planned to spend (https://www.mercedes-benz-vancouver.ca/en/used-inventory/porsche/718-boxster/2022-porsche-718-boxster-id32987201).

Oh damn... that Boxster GTS looks good!

With this particular one, since it is still under the original factory warranty, I think there is a good chance you can get Porsche Vancouver (which is right next door, and also under the Dilawri umbrella) to certify it so that you can purchase a 2 or 3 yrs Porsche extended warranty on it.

Just want to mention this as a possibility LOL~

[supafamous]

If you are looking to do the long drives and be able to enjoy it with the family, I'd say a PDK is more desirable. PDK itself makes the car liveable and you just get to enjoy the car. Rowing through gears on the 10 Freeway in NorCal and SoCal is not fun.

I think you'll really enjoy a more modern Boxster or Cayman, but the drawback as you already know, is it's a 2-seater. The price point is not bad, but you can't fit your family in there.

I'm in town tomorrow. Come take a look at my rat rod Boxster before it heads back east. :)

Having said all that, I'm looking forward to a RS Porsche photo shoot soon. :troll:

I think a manual is a must-have - the PDK is incredible and is the first autobox that makes me consider giving up a manual but I still enjoy rowing my own even when it's in shitty rush hour traffic.

As for Boxster vs 911 - I love the mid-engine dynamics of the Boxster over the 911 but the practicality of the 911 is pretty great in my use case. I've told the wife that there are going to be trips where it's daddy/daughter and no mom if it's the Boxster I get and she's just going to have to live with that.

As for seeing your car - that'll have to wait, still at Disneyland.

[bcrdukes]

Damn, so I just landed at YVR and got the email my Walmart order was cancelled. :suspicious:

[mikemhg]

Does anyone here practice jiu jitsu?

I just heard a Dana White interview saying that a 16 year old girl who's competent in jiu jitsu could choke you the f*ck out and you wouldn't stand a chance.

Is that really the case? Like against a 30 year old man who is in decent shape, is that possible?

That's not necessarily true at all.

I boxed for 4 years, and have a bunch of friends in BJJ, some run schools here in Vancouver.

If you were talking a street fight, you'd never want to utilize guard, you'll get lifted and dropped on your head on concrete, or kicked in the face by whoever else is involved, you never want to be on the ground.

An athletic guy would likely be able to overpower a 16 year old in a standard fight, if that girl goes flying, picked up or dropped onto something, it's game over.

I think the overall thought process is that BJJ for girls is excellent in an environment of someone attempting sexual assault, not to be morbid. You try that with someone trained in BJJ, and you'll either be choked out or screaming with a broken arm in no time.

So I'd agree with that assessment from that perspective, but in a "street fight", no.

[EvoFire]

I want a fun, nice weekend car that the wife or the kid can enjoy and which I can get away on my own for drives into the interior, the island or down the coast. Ideally, it's a drop top but I'd be down with a 911 coupe since that means I can take the whole family (wife and daughter are both petite). I can see myself trying my hand at AutoX but if I'm going tracking I'd either take it pretty easy or just buy myself a Miata/BRZ for that purpose.

I also prefer my sports cars fairly liveable so I don't mind the GT-ness of a 911 and I want my wife to feel comfortable riding along for a long trip (she did not like my NB Miata but could take a nice nap in a 992)



I think it's time for me to try out a few different cars like a Supra, an M2 (used, the new one is hideous) etc. I love the precision, lightness and build quality of a Porsche - I'm not sure the alternatives will speak to me the same way. When I drove a Lotus Emira I found it to be a bit of a flat experience and most people love it.



If I really wanted to (and the right car came along) I can stretch the budget quite a bit - just a matter of how much rope I want to ask the wife for. Mercedes Vancouver has a Boxster GTS that's almost EXACTLY what I've put a deposit down and it'd be $45k cheaper than I had planned to spend (https://www.mercedes-benz-vancouver.ca/en/used-inventory/porsche/718-boxster/2022-porsche-718-boxster-id32987201).

Or something like the 991T I shared in good buys: https://www.autotrader.ca/a/porsche/911/candiac/quebec/19_12820485_/?showcpo=ShowCpo&ncse=no&orup=9_38_38&pc=V5H%202N7&sprx=-1&modalXS=1

Thanks all for the advice, got some thinking and test driving to do.

If you come to the noob meet, and if I can make it out, we can go for a drive in my M3. Keep in mind my car is not entirely stock. I've put about 10k worth of stuff on it, but no power mods.

You sound like you need a 4 seater minimum. Also depending on how old your daughter is, the 911 may only work for a limited time for the whole family anyways.

[PeanutButter]

^This makes the most sense to me.

I was always told that most fights end up on the ground, but now that you mention it, you don't want to be on the ground. I can see someone stomping your head if you're rolling around.

[Badhobz]

Yeah you come to stock and noon meaaaatttt !!!!

[bcrdukes]

Is someone challenging PeanutButter to a street fight? :suspicious:

[Razor Ramon HG]

Can't wait to watch it on PPV

[GLOW]

Can't wait to watch it on PPV

won't it be on tiktok or someone yelling out WoRLd StAr!!!!!

[Razor Ramon HG]

won't it be on tiktok or someone yelling out WoRLd StAr!!!!!

https://support.shaw.ca/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/2592i6E8C6B7C28A579EE/image-size/medium/is-moderation-mode/true?v=v2&px=400

We're too old for that

:concentrate:

[MarkyMark]

Is someone challenging PeanutButter to a street fight? :suspicious:

Apparently a 16 year old girl and judging by all the questions he's not completely sure of himself

[Badhobz]

FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT!!! GET DAT TINY BITCH !!!!

[PeanutButter]

We had a dad's night out yesterday at the Victor inside the Parq Casino. Pretty nice spot if you guys have never been. Food was good, service was good, and the courtyard outside is super nice, BC place was in the background lit up. I would say it's a premium spot for a date if you don't mind paying. And my goodness the amount of top tier talent (ie. ladies) that were there was impressive. Though, they looked like the type of women who would only talk to Badhobz and Hehe (chequing account balance being over $250k lol).

One of the guys had a plug at Enso night club (aka Harbour aka Gossip aka Plush) for the MYA concert, so we made our way over there after. It was a pretty decent concert. A lot of moms and people 30+ y.o but it was a good time. I was surprised.

[Manic!]

This popped up on my feed.

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

[MG1]

I was at the Nespresso Boutique where I saw these interesting looking glasses/cup/bowl. They were for Affogato. In Italian, affogato means drowned.............. kind of like doused. In Japanese doused is bukkake.

If you're in the North Burnaby area, cum on over and I'll make you guys some bukkake, I mean, affogato. This should be in coffee thread, but it's too hoity toity, gulolol. Plus, the only ice cream I can afford is the $2.99 2-Litre ice cream from Walmart. If you want, you could bring your own thick, heavy cream.

[fliptuner]

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C7bv2USsnDf/?igsh=MTlqcDNvcnphNXk2cw==

Garage find NSX

[Gerbs]

I think this 16 year old would be able to defend herself vs an average man.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/KjWOynY6M30


Skill as way more important then size and strength.

This video is a classic. A 150 pound bbj black belt ver a 250 pound body builder who had the title of mr Utah.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kL3VzjcptBI

The average man is pretty weak and easy to move around. 80% of population is probably 5'6 to 5'10 150 - 200lbs and unfit

Probably can't do > 1 pull up and < 30 pushups

[EvoFire]

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C7bv2USsnDf/?igsh=MTlqcDNvcnphNXk2cw==

Garage find NSX

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFdMWVAnD1g

There's a YT video for that.

[Badhobz]

Wowowowowowo. This dude is one nutty ass hoarder. Who can put that thing away with only 2002 KMs on it for 22 years.

[Razor Ramon HG]

I've seen so many clickbait videos of "long forgotten vehicles" that get a deep clean, but Larry is in this video..

[Badhobz]

https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/food-and-drink/family-run-vietnames-banh-mi-shop-ba-le-doubling-locations-vancouver-richmond-bc-8864911

Ba le opening in Richmond finally !!!!!!!

[bcrdukes]

Make sure you eat the pate out of the banh mi.

[Badhobz]

https://www.businessinsider.com/mexico-city-water-crisis-day-zero-drought-rain-2024-5

Mexico City could run out of water in a month unless it rains

jesus, better start human sacrificing a la aztecs again.

[unit]

i was in mexico city recently and the aztecs played a soccer game where you hit the ball with your hips not your feet or hands. dunno how that's possible to keep the ball up, but anyway the winning teams would get sacrificed. i cant imagine anyone got very good at that game.

[CivicBlues]

The Winning team? Don't you mean the LOSING team? Otherwise every game would end in a draw lol.

Anyways, the "ball game" is subject to much speculation as there wasn't any written record of the rules, so the whole sacrifice thing might have only been for captured soldiers, etc.

From my visit to Chichen Itza, it was explained that the ball was made of solid rubber and had to be bounced into this tiny hole:
https://cdn.britannica.com/83/136783-050-BAA0C329/ring-goal-ball-court-Mexico-Chichen-Itza.jpg

These guys were metal.

[Badhobz]

Yeah I went as well. We rented a car and drove from tulum. Quite a fun trip.

[xxxrsxxx]

Costco has a 2 pack of Mothers car cleaner for $16, is this any good?
https://cocowest.ca/item/1382275

[mikemhg]

https://www.businessinsider.com/mexico-city-water-crisis-day-zero-drought-rain-2024-5

Mexico City could run out of water in a month unless it rains

jesus, better start human sacrificing a la aztecs again.

We arrive there for a week tomorrow, will report in :lol

[unit]

The Winning team? Don't you mean the LOSING team? Otherwise every game would end in a draw lol.

Anyways, the "ball game" is subject to much speculation as there wasn't any written record of the rules, so the whole sacrifice thing might have only been for captured soldiers, etc.

From my visit to Chichen Itza, it was explained that the ball was made of solid rubber and had to be bounced into this tiny hole:
https://cdn.britannica.com/83/136783-050-BAA0C329/ring-goal-ball-court-Mexico-Chichen-Itza.jpg

These guys were metal.

we were actually told it was the winning team lol. maybe it was poor engrish

[PeanutButter]

I just imagined Mexican citizens flocking to the US border for help because of water and the US just gunning them all down, not letting them in.

[Badhobz]

Costco has a 2 pack of Mothers car cleaner for $16, is this any good?
https://cocowest.ca/item/1382275

The price is good for sure. I think it makes things "shinny" though. I dont want my dash shinny

[Razor Ramon HG]

I have multiple spray bottles of ONR diluted to various degrees and it's been great. Very versatile product.

I use it as an interior detailer, quick detailer, glass cleaner, clay lube, etc.

Only thing I use that's separate is Meguiar's Ultimate Leather Detailer for the seats.

[supafamous]

I have multiple spray bottles of ONR diluted to various degrees and it's been great. Very versatile product.

I use it as an interior detailer, quick detailer, glass cleaner, clay lube, etc.

Only thing I use that's separate is Meguiar's Ultimate Leather Detailer for the seats.

I also do this - ONR is the Frank's Red Hot Sauce of the car cleaning world, that shit goes on everything (works great inside the house too). Pair it with CarPro PERL diluted to whatever ratio you need and you're all set for everything except the paintwork.

[Badhobz]

You fags better bring your cars to the meat so I can inspect the quality of your detailing.

[SSM_DC5]

You fags better bring your cars to the meat so I can inspect the quality of your detailing.

I bring some bird poo for you to clean ok?:smug:

[Badhobz]

No need. Richmond always provides Pooh in abundance. If you’re not smelling Iona waste treatment plant , then you’re smelling manics blueberry fields.

[Badhobz]

https://youtube.com/shorts/k2v80tF-wMs?si=8l-ZAWDwGf-18y2I

Hey I found the Brazilian jujitsu for peanutty

[bcrdukes]

That is gold! :lol

[pastarocket]

Ooh. Get your popcorn or Cheetos ready!!!

CNN reports that a 12 person jury (7 men, 5 women) reached a verdict in the Trump hush money trial.

Jury needs to fill out forms before announcing the verdict, for each 34 counts of felony of falsifying business documents.

A verdict will be announced within an hour. Thirty minutes needed to fill out the forms.

[68style]

Oh snap... guilty on 34 counts

Will he go to jail? Prolly not lol

[pastarocket]

Oh snap... guilty on 34 counts

Will he go to jail? Prolly not lol

Trump is a convicted felon.

I think that any chance of winning an appeal are zero.

He's cooked. The prosecutors got a conviction. Unanimous decision from the 12 person jury.

Get a jumpsuit ready for Cheeto! hahahah.

[bcrdukes]

At best, he'll get house arrest at one of his resorts? :ahwow:

[pastarocket]

July 11th is the court date of sentencing for Trump.

[CivicBlues]

Still not disqualified from running for President. :awwyeah::joy:

[SkinnyPupp]

As mentioned in the Trump thread, these are class 3 felonies which rarely if ever lead to prison time, especially for a first time offender

He's still a convicted felon, and they're still going to nominate him. Because... Honestly I don't know why. I give up trying to understand.

[68style]

The fact you can run for president with any sort of criminal record whatsoever is absolutely WILD to me.

I mean, you basically can't get a job without begging in the USA with one... but you can run the entire country and control the world's largest and most sophisticated military hahahaha... you can't make this shit up.

[N.V.M.]

is he allowed in Canada though.

[westopher]

"It says here you had 1 gram of weed in your car 20 years ago. After your 12 year jail sentence I'm afraid you just aren't trustworthy enough to work at this KFC.
Have you considered raping someone then running for president instead?"

[Hondaracer]

I was curious to see if you can even work at McDonald’s if you have a single felony a search yielded that most “corporately owned” locations will not hire felons lol…

Can’t flip a junior chicken but you can be president

[westopher]

Lol I literally thought my KFC reference was hyperbolic but I guess not.

[bcrdukes]

Trump vs. Badhobz @ KFC

[Badhobz]

My hands are bigger than his. Fuck you trump and your CHInnnnaaahhhhhh fucking hypocrisy

[PeanutButter]

If you're Republican does it even matter who's running? Wouldn't they vote Republican regardless?

[Traum]

If you're Republican does it even matter who's running? Wouldn't they vote Republican regardless?
Biden has been actively courting the moderate Republicans to vote for him, and if they won't, he is at least still hoping they would hold out from coming out to vote for Trump.

[westopher]

If you're Republican does it even matter who's running? Wouldn't they vote Republican regardless?
As much as a huge portion of republican voters are complete morons, there are people who are normal that vote republican based on their tax bracket, their desire for a less regulated economy, etc that aren't complete morons.
As much as tribalism has taken over the dumbest people in the country, there are still plenty of people that don't buy into that political mindset.

[whitev70r]

^ yah, perfectly legit to have different political views and respectful differences but it's the far-right crazies of the Tea Party/Republicans, followers of Galumph, that are so nauseating to deal with. Same can be said of the far left cray crays.

[mikemhg]

The fact you can run for president with any sort of criminal record whatsoever is absolutely WILD to me.

I mean, you basically can't get a job without begging in the USA with one... but you can run the entire country and control the world's largest and most sophisticated military hahahaha... you can't make this shit up.

What's even more wild is that convicted felons are prohibited from joining the military, completely.

Yet a convicted felon are theoretically run and be the boss of the very same institution.

Make that make sense.

[MarkyMark]

Hey if you can convince half or more of the country to vote for you as a convicted felon then who's to say what's right or wrong lol

[68style]

Yah to a certain extent that's all on the dumbass population at that point... guy shouldn't even get a sniff but here we are.

I'm surprised it's not in the constitution though, maybe the great forefathers saw a need for a felon to run the country at some point lol

[Hondaracer]

Willy Pickton dies after the attack in Jail

Death too good for the guy unfortunately. Never really got the idea that the death penalty was somehow worse than living in a box for decades

[PeanutButter]

I think it depends on the jail. I've heard stories that some jails are super chill, guys cook their own food, play games, etc. It's not as bad as one would think.

Death is definitely the easiest way out I would suspect.

Whatever costs the tax payers less, i'm for that (edit; this sounds pretty insensitive reading it out loud)

[Hondaracer]

Some people deserve to sit in a box alone for the rest of their lives. That’s infinitely worse than the release of death is imo. Some of the worst criminals where their death sentences were fast tracked like Timothy Mcveigh etc. obviously got off incredibly easy in just dieing as opposed to rotting away forever.

But I guess in the states with a large religious population, people probably perceive death as the worse fate.

Honestly if I was gonna go rot in jail for 15+ years, I’d probably just kill my self anyways lol

[CivicBlues]

What's even more wild is that convicted felons are prohibited from joining the military, completely.

Yet a convicted felon are theoretically run and be the boss of the very same institution.

Make that make sense.

Greatest most advanced economy in the world, but relies on a sanctified 250 year old document full of holes and missing contingencies galore for all it's laws regarding it's highest office.

[68style]

Sounds like religion

[CivicBlues]

Correctamundo and basically half of said country wants to go back to using a 2000-year old book instead for it's laws.

[SkinnyPupp]

As much as a huge portion of republican voters are complete morons, there are people who are normal that vote republican based on their tax bracket, their desire for a less regulated economy, etc that aren't complete morons.
As much as tribalism has taken over the dumbest people in the country, there are still plenty of people that don't buy into that political mindset.
Yes but these non morons are the ones nominating him over other Republicans to run for president.

[68style]

They don't really have a choice, the Republican (or Democratic for that matter) nominee is determined by their own party through the primary process... so the voters have almost no say in it. Trump being the Republican candidate is based on him having the large amount of support from the Republican party itself.

This map is pretty informative:
https://kz.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/90/2022/12/electionsprocess-kids-1140x684-1-1024x614.webp

[MarkyMark]

I'm curious to know what percentage of voters can actually be swayed these days and switch teams, it has to be a fairly small number in the states. At best you're hoping the oppositions choice is so shitty that those people just decide not to vote at all.

[SkinnyPupp]

I'm curious to know what percentage of voters can actually be swayed these days and switch teams, it has to be a fairly small number in the states. At best you're hoping the oppositions choice is so shitty that those people just decide not to vote at all.
People can be swayed. I used to vote Right (I would say I was "fiscally conservative, socially liberal" which is bullshit but I was too young and dumb to realize it). That was before the right became complete self satire though. After 2016 things just went off the rails, and if you're willing to stick to that side now? You're right, I don't think many people will be like me and consider things at a higher level than "me and my team".

It became acceptable to outwardly hate groups of people after 2016, and that drives a LOT of voting power. That's what they're counting on now, not just the non-idiots who are looking out for their own self interests at the expense of others. Hate gives them even more power.

[PeanutButter]

I'm curious to know what percentage of voters can actually be swayed these days and switch teams, it has to be a fairly small number in the states. At best you're hoping the oppositions choice is so shitty that those people just decide not to vote at all.

To me, these are the possible switches.

NDP <-> Liberal <-> Conservative

It's pretty rare to go from NDP <-> Conservative or vice versa, ideologically they're too far apart.

The only time NDP can go to Conservative is if you're young/college and you're NDP then you because older and make more money, you tend to become more conservative, in my experience anyway.

This literally happened with an old friend I had dinner with. He was a staunch socialist in college and voted NDP through college, now he's a successful lawyer and he's literally volunteering with the new BC conservative party, lol.. I found that hilarious.

[Badhobz]

https://i.postimg.cc/fb44Dp8n/1.jpg

I found this funny. DUI LAWYERS ARE THE BEST LAWYERS

avoid high DUI COSTS

[unit]

To me, these are the possible switches.

NDP <-> Liberal <-> Conservative

It's pretty rare to go from NDP <-> Conservative or vice versa, ideologically they're too far apart.

The only time NDP can go to Conservative is if you're young/college and you're NDP then you because older and make more money, you tend to become more conservative, in my experience anyway.

This literally happened with an old friend I had dinner with. He was a staunch socialist in college and voted NDP through college, now he's a successful lawyer and he's literally volunteering with the new BC conservative party, lol.. I found that hilarious.

imo i think anyone can go from ndp to conservative very easily. if you hate the liberals you might vote conservative just to force a change of gov and not split the left vote. it doesnt happen very often but i think in next years election it will happen a lot. tons of people were obama voters and then voted for trump, and that idealogical spread is even further than what we have here with the libs and cons.

[Manic!]

Our local con candidate.

Gwen O'Mahony is a Canadian politician, who represented Chilliwack-Hope in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from April 2012 until April 2013 as a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party, and is now a member of the Conservative Party of British Columbia.

She is a turf and looks like covid did a number on her. I think she is also an opportunist. People who support the NDP are not going to vote con to get rid of JT. Things like abortion and LGBTQ+ rights matter to them.

[unit]

people are really struggling out there right now and they are unhappy with the status quo. regardless of their personal beliefs, people will vote for change. just watch.. conservatives are about to win by an absolute landslide victory.

[Hondaracer]

How long can your average person suffer and see the feds continuously fund shit thay has absolutely no impact on their lives.

At some point you.. wait for it… have to provide for Canadians?

The cons probably won’t either but the libs haven’t even feigned interest in helping your struggling Canadian.

When abortion and other stupid issues that should be non-issues rise to the surface, you can blame the liberals for not giving two fucks thay families can’t even afford to put food on the table yet they went on a multi-year campaign of virtue signaling on a global scale instead of helping people simply get by.

Who cares about -any- other issue when you can’t even afford food or shelter.

[Gumby]

https://i.postimg.cc/fb44Dp8n/1.jpg

I found this funny. DUI LAWYERS ARE THE BEST LAWYERS

avoid high DUI COSTS
I thought it said:

DIU LAWYERS ARE THE BEST LAWYERS

avoid high DIU COSTS

[punkwax]

Any recommendations for window tinting in the Burnaby area? My bro is looking to get his kids cars done. What’s the approximate cost per window these days?

[SSM_DC5]

i bought the motormaster oil filter adapter for toyota's and had the same problem. It would get stuck on the damn oil filter and make it next to impossible to take off without bashing it with a hammer.

Im trying this new product when i do the oil next time. Hopefully it'll work better

https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00XTAGHU0?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details

Have you used your new filter wrench yet? Better than your old one? does it get stuck?

[Badhobz]

It does not !!!! Super easy. Much more grip/torque vs the crappy tire one.

It slides in and out sooooo goood

[SSM_DC5]

It does not !!!! Super easy. Much more grip/torque vs the crappy tire one.

It slides in and out sooooo goood

Was it $50 as advertised or some extra fees for crossing the border.

[Badhobz]

50 bucks, no additional fees.

Worth every penny. I threw that old canadian tire in the dump already. The right tool for the job is super important.

[Manic!]

,.......

[Klondike]

It slides in and out sooooo goood

:ifyouknow:

I'm so thankful VW uses a cartridge style filter on top of the engine. I use a fluid extractor from princess auto.

Couple pumps, then let suction do the work.

Everything is accessible from the top. I never have to get down on my knees or back.

[Badhobz]

I like crawling underneath the car. I get a chance to take a look if there are any leaks , cracked bushings , and issues that needs addressing. Also I always change the washer on the 14mm drain plug (unlike the stinking dealership) so I just get a good warm and fuzzy that the job is done right.

Although the wife says I look like a real hobo working on my own cars. What can ya do? Shaddup spy balloon !

[SSM_DC5]

Car is mint and needs nothing if you don't go down there and check FeelsGoodMan

[Badhobz]

When I work on her RX I always check carefully. See if she hit anything, snagged anything, if a small child is somehow trapped underneath. You know the usual Asian woman driver checks that everyone needs to do.

[MG1]

Channel surfing before the Blue Jays game.......... came across this movie titled, "Pixels." Thinking to my self....... what fucking retarded, make-believe world would have a buffoon as the President of the United States of Amurica.............. wait.


Martha Stewart, ftmfw!

[supafamous]

Finally! After 4.5 years my dash cam captured something useful!

Watch the white Mazda 3 making a left turn. It was so obvious that they were gonna hit the dude.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MEyDyQp8Z6i_5IiHrxrsv_LLpU3eQnFV/view

[CivicBlues]

Finally! After 4.5 years my dash cam captured something useful!

Watch the white Mazda 3 making a left turn. It was so obvious that they were gonna hit the dude.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MEyDyQp8Z6i_5IiHrxrsv_LLpU3eQnFV/view

Damn that chick(?) barely flinched before she went on her merry way, if that were me I'd be cussing out that driver at the very least.

[Traum]

Everything about the incident just screams WTF...

- how blind and oblivious the white Mz3 driver is
- how oblivious to the surroundings the pedestrian is
- how the pedestrian barely flinched and went on her way afterwards

As a driver, I hate #2 in the list above. But in the city, literally tons of people behave exactly in that manner when they cross intersections, and I just couldn't understand why.

[supafamous]

Damn that chick(?) barely flinched before she went on her merry way, if that were me I'd be cussing out that driver at the very least.

Yeah it was a white chick (driver) - she was completely oblivious to what was happening and the dude looked mentally ill or was on drugs. He was a Japanese guy wearing either a blonde wig or a blonde wreath and had the look of someone who was focused on something other than the people around him. He didn't have the right of way to cross and also blocked the Mercedes who had the green light as well

[N.V.M.]

dude? lmao. talk about gender bendering.

[Badhobz]

Wowowoooowoow gender bender. He just needs a pink tutu.

Also…. Epic ! This is distilled Metrotown excellence. All you need to complete the picture would be a bunch of Palestinian protestors and a guy randomly stabbing people.

[bcrdukes]

Was there an anime convention? :suspicious:

[GS8]

Wow that pedestrian has some set of balls!

[68style]

Was there an anime convention? :suspicious:

Don't act like that's not why you're here

[bcrdukes]

:inoutugh:

[GLOW]

Finally! After 4.5 years my dash cam captured something useful!

Watch the white Mazda 3 making a left turn. It was so obvious that they were gonna hit the dude.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MEyDyQp8Z6i_5IiHrxrsv_LLpU3eQnFV/view

they're both playing chicken seeing who will stop and give way first

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZSoJDUD_bU

[CivicBlues]

Wowowoooowoow gender bender. He just needs a pink tutu.


Perhaps that guy/girl was dressed as Bender from Futurama at the anime convention?

https://i.seadn.io/gae/cMun0n6G31X6hvmwtLAwSiYG2RqS2R84t-2NS5b1PGVgY8OyHS--TeLGGu76n9vI3SnAVcieci6uzmwUkjNT8ziM3FbJrpsoTdg0NA ?auto=format&dpr=1&w=1000





...In b4 being cancelled.

[PeanutButter]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22tVWwmTie8

Yoooooooooooo did you guys see that Eminem dropped a new track this weekend, soon to be a new album?

Slim Shady is back =D

Premise is that Shady from 2002 found a portal to 2024 current day and is confused AF about what's going on with culture right now. So he's just talking shit about how soft culture is today. It's an ode to Without Me.

I think the music video is awesome. If you're a fan, I think you'll like it. "It Bops" as the new kids would say.

[Badhobz]

bops? as in kidz bop?
https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR8l5f-AM4UvJBlV8_Xw4lXVcEi5JD2oDlozA&s

[StylinRed]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22tVWwmTie8

Yoooooooooooo did you guys see that Eminem dropped a new track this weekend, soon to be a new album?

Slim Shady is back =D

Premise is that Shady from 2002 found a portal to 2024 current day and is confused AF about what's going on with culture right now. So he's just talking shit about how soft culture is today. It's an ode to Without Me.

I think the music video is awesome. If you're a fan, I think you'll like it. "It Bops" as the new kids would say.


It's good

Also just an FYI kids call slutty girls bops today, it's not used for good music anymore :lol

[supafamous]

https://www.burnabynow.com/highlights/driver-writes-off-porsche-on-cypress-bowl-road-west-vancouver-police-say-8980651

Owner (probably a male) writes off his 2019 911 Turbo on Cypress

[donk.]

Cypress road is a great place to bed brakes pre-track

[westopher]

https://www.burnabynow.com/highlights/driver-writes-off-porsche-on-cypress-bowl-road-west-vancouver-police-say-8980651

Owner (probably a male) writes off his 2019 911 Turbo on Cypress
Pretty sure he was on the way to cars and covfefe.

[headhunt3r]

Rip...2 dead at area 27

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/fatal-sports-car-crash-1.7227723

[6793026]

Water filtration.

Not a fan of RO since you need a tank and it does take a while.
https://canadianchoicehs.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Water-Filtration-in-Toronto-min.jpg
simple one with carbon filter and then buy filters for easy replacement...

anyone have any suggestions?

[mikemhg]

Rip...2 dead at area 27

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/fatal-sports-car-crash-1.7227723

This must've been the Ferrari event?

[68style]

It was a dealership sponsored event... Ford and Bannister? I think?

Was a Mitsubishi from what I have read, experienced driver... 12 years fully licensed / sanctioned racing despite being quite young... 31yo I think?

Someone on one of the racing chats mentioned that he'd been having some mechanical troubles with the car during the event.

[PeanutButter]

Water filtration.

Not a fan of RO since you need a tank and it does take a while.
https://canadianchoicehs.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Water-Filtration-in-Toronto-min.jpg
simple one with carbon filter and then buy filters for easy replacement...

anyone have any suggestions?

We use Waterdrop from amazon. It's only one stage though. It comes out fast and it's an easy install. I've been meaning to get a three stage one, as it's supposed to be better?

Amazon Link (https://www.amazon.ca/Waterdrop-Gallons-Counter-Filtration-Chlorine/dp/B083NR5DVY/ref=sr_1_6?crid=16BH7ZU5LZ94M&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.LpnHjaB6T3aW6yVdehKLhyQunYu5koOED LVoylZVBSaGpKX0g01KaHw_zKZgbFtpxkFU-YjZXn92mxZXN2zC_JdgLeG1bl0pcRWgFeGf4bN3HyfkFdIEfdz 4dbPGwvM3X3pSibe8ycodNT3u4o8DO-sdv9RS6PaAz8scvJ5gYXtasiAe_V6e5RzpRMoRCTEPgdN3mlND 4MRotjtX3sloT-N1dm6J8SWaIOeyuqKjONxDW3m5X0w4hi7T6bjavUS2DLuCq_Xu dtkpTqe7RwYBLpth3_LUgE0_ZtFB4DGHLjI.t_-8-StZhNOojx1DWI41K0gAcZvx89wnSSBxUcQFH9E&dib_tag=se&keywords=waterdrop+filter+water&qid=1717782693&sprefix=waterdropfilter+water%2Caps%2C122&sr=8-6)

[bcrdukes]

I have a Kinetico unit at my place. I have the RO system in my main kitchen and we have their KUBE unit in our home office kitchenette.

The RO system is a bit intrusive as it needs space to hold the tanks, but I never found it slow. The system refills itself efficiently, and you'd have to use a hell of a lot of water for it to be "slow."

The KUBE is more simple. You have two cartridges and it doesn't take up a lot of space and runs on demand. It isn't an RO system, but does filter certain things like chlorine etc. but it wont' correct any hard water situations. We've been happy with the KUBE since we move to Toronto 7 years ago.

[68style]

Why do you need to do this in BC?

Tap water is great here.

[unit]

my gf likes alkaline water which is basically just a pitcher of water with some sort of sachet in there that increases the ph. idk why... not do i care. i just drink from the tap even if her water pitcher is just sitting there next to it.

[Hondaracer]

Why do you need to do this in BC?

Tap water is great here.

There’s nothing to filter out of our water.

The tap water in my 100 year old home (albeit portions of my water lines have been replaced) tested almost perfect PH for the 15ppm I was getting directly
Out of the tap.

15ppm for tap water is basically unheard of. I doubt that filter setup can even filter out whatever is remaining

[spoon.ek9]

All I do is boil my water like a true asian lol. Tap is fine but I do find that my boiled water tastes better.

[bcrdukes]

Growing up in Vancouver, I've heard comments from "Oh the water here is gross" to "I won't even give my dog tap water." Vancouver water is excellent in comparison to where I am now. The water is hard, it definitely tastes awful, and it leaves hard water deposits in your appliances. You guys have it good in Vancouver.

[68style]

Yah that's another thing to be sad about moving to Calgary... hard water... lots of houses I see for sale have central water softening systems in them.

[6793026]

We use Waterdrop from amazon. It's only one stage though. It comes out fast and it's an easy install. I've been meaning to get a three stage one, as it's supposed to be better?

Amazon Link (https://www.amazon.ca/Waterdrop-Gallons-Counter-Filtration-Chlorine/dp/B083NR5DVY/ref=sr_1_6?crid=16BH7ZU5LZ94M&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.LpnHjaB6T3aW6yVdehKLhyQunYu5koOED LVoylZVBSaGpKX0g01KaHw_zKZgbFtpxkFU-YjZXn92mxZXN2zC_JdgLeG1bl0pcRWgFeGf4bN3HyfkFdIEfdz 4dbPGwvM3X3pSibe8ycodNT3u4o8DO-sdv9RS6PaAz8scvJ5gYXtasiAe_V6e5RzpRMoRCTEPgdN3mlND 4MRotjtX3sloT-N1dm6J8SWaIOeyuqKjONxDW3m5X0w4hi7T6bjavUS2DLuCq_Xu dtkpTqe7RwYBLpth3_LUgE0_ZtFB4DGHLjI.t_-8-StZhNOojx1DWI41K0gAcZvx89wnSSBxUcQFH9E&dib_tag=se&keywords=waterdrop+filter+water&qid=1717782693&sprefix=waterdropfilter+water%2Caps%2C122&sr=8-6)

I came from the water industry, but yes, one stage is great as long as it's not super fine micron it should never get clogged. 1or 2 is fine, I do want to ensure the fine stage is a Carbon Filter = removed all the taste.

RO - is pure and clean but it takes time and pressure to push it thru the membrane + reservior.

Chinese places sells it at 900 + 100 for 2 filters + install... but i can't see a difference when you order any amazon online.

[6793026]

Yah that's another thing to be sad about moving to Calgary... hard water... lots of houses I see for sale have central water softening systems in them.

i still remember taking a shower in calgary and man, the soap just doesn't latter at all.

I'm in Toronto and the water does taste different. Lived in Van for 30 years and never had issues with water. it's 99% of the time it's the ladies that want "better" tasting water.

freaking Brita is fineeee.

[bcrdukes]

Try Zero Water filter. I find it removes EVERYTHING. For shits and giggles, we bought it in HK and tested it at the hotel. Water came out super pure. Beats Brita any day.

[spoon.ek9]

Yah that's another thing to be sad about moving to Calgary... hard water... lots of houses I see for sale have central water softening systems in them.

I grew up with this shit lol. Almost forgot about it's existence.

[GS8]

https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2024/06/07/ibrahim-ali-sentenced-life/

FUCK YEAH

One of the most sickening cases I've heard. Not just the case itself but its 'judicial process'.

[Razor Ramon HG]

https://x.com/KWalkerCitytv/status/1799159228369915999

Talking about unfair, lmao. Hope he gets raped in jail.

[Traum]

The guy is only 35 (years old) now. 25 yrs with no chance of parole means he'll only be 60 by then, and 60 yrs old isn't even that old.

So if he doesn't get fxxked up in jail one way or another, that still seems young enough to get off on parole somehow, and he'd still be fully capable of doing some more damage.

I have no sympathy for Robert Pickton when he got stabbed in jail and died from his injuries. I would feel exactly the same way if this Ibrahim Ali dude sees a similar fate.

(But none of this punishment would bring the poor girl back... :( )

[Hakkaboy]

https://x.com/KWalkerCitytv/status/1799159228369915999

Talking about unfair, lmao. Hope he gets raped in jail.

Is really claiming that he had a random spontaneous consensual sex with a 13 year old somewhere else on the exact same day she somehow ended up dead at the park?

Wow, such bad luck for him....not.

[whitev70r]

Would it be bad of me to hope he gets the 'Picktoned' in jail ... ?

[ImportPsycho]

Didn't his lawyer tried to have the case thrown out on technicality because he's DNA was collected without consent or some other bullshit?


Would it be bad of me to hope he gets the 'Picktoned' in jail ... ?

that's too quick and easy.
I'd like him to get "picktoned" up his ass everyday

[unit]

its embarrassing that this case took so long to go to trial and come to an end.

[CivicBlues]

The guy is only 35 (years old) now. 25 yrs with no chance of parole means he'll only be 60 by then, and 60 yrs old isn't even that old.

So if he doesn't get fxxked up in jail one way or another, that still seems young enough to get off on parole somehow, and he'd still be fully capable of doing some more damage.

I have no sympathy for Robert Pickton when he got stabbed in jail and died from his injuries. I would feel exactly the same way if this Ibrahim Ali dude sees a similar fate.

(But none of this punishment would bring the poor girl back... :( )

25 years without parole doesn't mean he gets guaranteed parole. Just means he gets a hearing in 25 years. Plus in he's a Syrian National and (should) get deported.

Anyways a quarter century is a long time. 25 years ago we probably wouldn't have even let him in to the country but here we are. Speculating is pointless.

[TypeRNammer]

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/06/06/us/youtuber-alex-choi-charged-firework-lamborghini-helicopter

This is wild, YouTuber Alex Choi could go to prison for 10 years for this stunt with a helicopter and a Lamborghini

[PeanutButter]

25 years without parole doesn't mean he gets guaranteed parole. Just means he gets a hearing in 25 years. Plus in he's a Syrian National and (should) get deported.

Anyways a quarter century is a long time. 25 years ago we probably wouldn't have even let him in to the country but here we are. Speculating is pointless.

How does deportation work? Does he serve time in jail first then gets deported?

[Gumby]

By charging Alex Choi with this felony, he just became even more famous...

[CivicBlues]

How does deportation work? Does he serve time in jail first then gets deported?

Yes but not sure how it works with life sentences/parole

[Razor Ramon HG]

People holding Canadian PR that commit a crime that is considered serious criminality will be deported after serving their time.

Serious criminality is when:
A) the crime has a possible sentence of ten or more years
B) their jail sentence is longer than six months

Latest example is the guy that caused the Humboldt Broncos crash back in 2018.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/truck-driver-responsible-for-deadly-humboldt-broncos-bus-crash-in-court-on-friday-for-deportation-hearing-1.7213657

[SkinnyPupp]

Maybe refugees are special cases where they're treated like Canadian citizens if they commit a serious crime? Regular non citizens get deported

Pretty sure a 25 year prison sentence is worse than deporting him, where he'd just eventually go somewhere else as a refugee to rape more kids

[CivicBlues]

Yeah I never get the whole thing with conservatives/racists calling for every non-citizen criminal to be "deported!" It's like, so send him back to his home country so he can be let off scot free? Doesn't make any sense.

[Razor Ramon HG]

I don't think they get special privileges. The board that looked over the deportation of the truck driver above is called the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada.

"I can't consider humanitarian and compassionate factors," Trent Cook from the immigration division of the board, who oversaw the hearing, told Sidhu.

"My sole role today is to make a finding on whether the minister has established the facts that support their allegation that you're inadmissible for serious criminality.

https://ccrweb.ca/sites/ccrweb.ca/files/criminality-practical-resource.pdf

A permanent resident loses their permanent residence status and faces deportation from Canada if they become inadmissible on grounds of serious criminality.

Depending on the circumstances, even people who came to Canada as refugees may be deported.

[SkinnyPupp]

I don't think they get special privileges. The board that looked over the deportation of the truck driver above is called the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada.



https://ccrweb.ca/sites/ccrweb.ca/files/criminality-practical-resource.pdf
Sidhu was not a Canadian Citizen though. That's why he got deported

[Razor Ramon HG]

Sidhu was not a Canadian Citizen though. That's why he got deported

Yup, but Ibrahim isn't Canadian either.

At most he has PR through his refugee status. He came in 2017 and was arrested in 2018.

There is no way they would've approved his citizenship application if he had the balls to do that during the investigation and trials.

[SkinnyPupp]

Yup, but Ibrahim isn't Canadian either.

At most he has PR through his refugee status. He came in 2017 and was arrested in 2018.

There is no way they would've approved his citizenship application if he had the balls to do that during the investigation and trials.
Yeah that's why I'm wondering if it's different for refugees. You can't really deport someone if the entire reason you allowed them in is to get away from where you'd be deporting them to. So you take them under your law.

Other non citizens would be under a standard where they can just be booted out if they commit crimes

I don't know if that's true, but it would make sense to me

[Razor Ramon HG]

Yeah that's why I'm wondering if it's different for refugees. You can't really deport someone if the entire reason you allowed them in is to get away from where you'd be deporting them to. So you take them under your law.

Other non citizens would be under a standard where they can just be booted out if they commit crimes

I don't know if that's true, but it would make sense to me

Hmm, I was thinking the opposite. You're a refugee, but still a guest. You should be on better behavior since you've basically been given a second chance in life.

Doing a search, it does seem that refugees in the past have been allowed to stay, but it depends on how much risk they pose to Canadians vs. how much risk they face if they were to return back home.

https://calgaryherald.com/news/crime/kenyan-refugee-facing-deportation-after-serving-a-41-month-sentence-for-a-violent-crime-spree

Kenyan facing deportation after serving 41 months. Faced 36 charges of various violent crimes. Meth addict to boot.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/dany-villanueva-deportation-1.3467005

Honduran faced deportation after armed robbery charge although he had previous run-ins with the law. Was acquitted of his armed robbery charge because police acted out of procedure. Was allowed to stay afterwards.

After learning all this, I imagine Ibrahim will probably be allowed to stay in Canada after doing his time unless Syria becomes a much safer place in 2050.

[hud 91gt]

Float plane down in the harbour. Watching the action while waiting for the ferry. Apparently may have hit a boat while taxiing??

[Hondaracer]

There’s video of it fuck the boat is an idiot but when you’re the plane.. you better be sure

I wonder if the plane couldn’t see the boat when he turned because they are usually sitting at quite an angle at take off

[whitev70r]

https://twitter.com/robrichardson00/status/1799555530467483937

[Badhobz]

Wowowow ! Boat 1, plane 0

[StylinRed]

So who's at fault

[Badhobz]

technically the boat has the right of way. It goes by what method of transportation was invented first

FAA rules

(a) General. Each person operating an aircraft on the water shall, insofar as possible, keep clear
of all vessels and avoid impeding their navigation, and shall give way to any vessel or other
aircraft that is given the right-of-way by any rule of this section.

=======

Funny enough if a train vs plane situation, the plane would have to yield to the train too. The only thing the plane doesn't have to yield to is cars

I wonder if a dude with a row boat vs that motorboat vs that plane. Then the row boat guy can sue everyone else as technically they are supposed to yield

[supafamous]

technically the boat has the right of way. It goes by what method of transportation was invented first

FAA rules

(a) General. Each person operating an aircraft on the water shall, insofar as possible, keep clear
of all vessels and avoid impeding their navigation, and shall give way to any vessel or other
aircraft that is given the right-of-way by any rule of this section.

=======

Funny enough if a train vs plane situation, the plane would have to yield to the train too. The only thing the plane doesn't have to yield to is cars

I wonder if a dude with a row boat vs that motorboat vs that plane. Then the row boat guy can sue everyone else as technically they are supposed to yield

Seems there's some debate on this - as you said, technically the rule is the the boat has the right of way but not just by the book but whoever is on the starboard side has the right of way and the plane is considered a boat while it's taking off.

OTOH, I've heard that the area is considered restricted space that the boat isn't allowed to enter into and therefore the boat is in error. (Some has said this only applies when the plane is landing).

As well, there's also a rule/guideline that the vessel that is more capable of moving out of the way is responsible for doing so (eg. can't expect an oil tanker to move out of the way b/c they move so slowly).

In either case there's no way the pilot of the plane could have seen that boat - the plane is pitched up during takeoff and the sightlines means you're blind to whatever is in front of you.

That boat pilot is a huge idiot even if they are not deemed at fault.

[whitev70r]

That would be my nightmare .. passenger on a small float plane and it goes nose first into the water ... do passengers even wear life jackets or is it one of those, 'In case of emergency, your life jacket is under your seat ...' situations. I mean how many seconds would you have to reach for it, put it on, and pull the inflate string?

[supafamous]

That would be my nightmare .. passenger on a small float plane and it goes nose first into the water ... do passengers even wear life jackets or is it one of those, 'In case of emergency, your life jacket is under your seat ...' situations. I mean how many seconds would you have to reach for it, put it on, and pull the inflate string?

Passengers don't wear life jackets - they're under the very small seats if you need them. Having flown float planes quite a bit it would have been really scary and probably a bit chaotic in the cramped cabin when they all went down - the pontoons were knocked off the plane so I would expect water to enter the cabin fairly quickly. You'd definitely would not have the same amount of time that you would on a commercial airliner to get to safety.

[bobbinka]

ATC also at fault

[hud 91gt]

Try wearing a life jacket in an enclosed capsule in the water, and trying to get out the exit. Never mind if the exit is a few feet under water. Most people would likely inflate them before they get out. Lol!

ATC is going to have no control over pleasurecraft traffic. Rather just the aircraft flying in.

Who’s right in the situation? I have no idea, I think it may be a bit murky. Either way the boater is an idiot.

[Great68]

OTOH, I've heard that the area is considered restricted space that the boat isn't allowed to enter into and therefore the boat is in error. (Some has said this only applies when the plane is landing).



The issue I have with this argument is that there's no markings on any Transport Canada Maine charts that state this, not are there any markers or buoys out on the water that indicate this. The idea that it's forbidden for boats to be in this area also kind of falls apart when there's a gas dock that would be impossible to access without traveling through this zone.

[Gumby]

That would be my nightmare .. passenger on a small float plane and it goes nose first into the water ... do passengers even wear life jackets or is it one of those, 'In case of emergency, your life jacket is under your seat ...' situations. I mean how many seconds would you have to reach for it, put it on, and pull the inflate string?
Do not inflate your life jacket until you’re clear of the plane. Otherwise you’ll go down with the plane.

[Hondaracer]

The issue I have with this argument is that there's no markings on any Transport Canada Maine charts that state this, not are there any markers or buoys out on the water that indicate this. The idea that it's forbidden for boats to be in this area also kind of falls apart when there's a gas dock that would be impossible to access without traveling through this zone.

It’s funny because I was actually thinking about this the other day right before this crash happened.

I’ve taken harbour air as well as smaller float planes from the south terminal, and I was thinking that it was weird in coal harbour there isn’t like a bouyed runway that boats stay out of for landings and take offs

[westopher]

ATC also at fault

Aren't float planes just visually self controlled by the pilots? That's why they don't fly in heavy cloud I thought.

[bobbinka]

Aren't float planes just visually self controlled by the pilots? That's why they don't fly in heavy cloud I thought.

Vancouver Harbour Air Control Tower

Built in 1973 it remains the highest air traffic control tower in the world, in the city with one of the world's highest levels of seaplane activity.

In 2009 the tower handled 54,741 aircraft movements, the 32nd busiest control tower in Canada. It is also the 8th busiest airport in BC and the busiest water aerodrome in Canada.

Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IR5WEXsB6PI

from reddit:


There is indeed a restricted area in Coal Harbour ("Area Alpha") for seaplanes, but the restriction in question is that it is the only area in the BurrardInlet/EnglishBay/FalseCreek area in which seaplanes are allowed to land.

Although the boater may indeed be a moron, from a right-of-way standpoint, an airplane on floats in the water is to be treated exactly like any other powerboat.

And the onus is upon any power vessel maneuvering around or passing another vessel to avoid collisions.

Part of the shit side of being a float pilot is waiting endlessly to avoid oblivious boats that wander into your takeoff area - because they have every right to be there.

Just listen in to the harbour area air traffic control on a busy summer day and hear the quiet exasperation in the voices of the pilots as they are repeatedly warned by the tower about boat after boat after boat that gets in their way.

Sadly, in this case - there is a greater chance that the pilot and possibly Harbour ATC will get in more trouble than the boat operator.


It sounds like they do need to be cleared for takeoff. And if ATC is monitoring activity for takeoff, they should also be able to warn if a boat is suddenly entering the take off path. Not saying that would've saved anybody, but there's a chance.

I think all parties played a part here, but officially who gets blamed? who knows?

[hud 91gt]

Aren't float planes just visually self controlled by the pilots? That's why they don't fly in heavy cloud I thought.

An air traffic controller will give verbal (and in this day and age, CPDLC aka texts messages to those A/C which are equipped, along with ATC agencies that are equipped) direction to try and maintain efficiency within their airspace. In an IFR environment (instrument, aka clouds) a controller needs to give a certain amount of clearance between aircraft. If the aircraft is operating under visual rules, it’s the aircraft’s responsibility to keep visual separation from other traffic, but the controller will still direct. The separation required is much less for VFR aircraft, as the pilots are taking more responsibility.

Coal harbour is busy so they have a controller. They will direct aircraft left right up down to line them all up so they have adequate space between take offs and landings.

I never flew floats, my intuition is they may give some awareness to boats around but that’s about it. It’s a big area to land, the plane will pick a spot and go for it. I could be wrong but….


… but back to your comment. It all depends on the airspace the plane is in. A VFR airplane is self controlled in an uncontrolled environment, most of the lower mainland is controlled no matter the rules you’re operating under. In the high north a VFR airplane can do whatever they want.

[Hondaracer]

Every flight I’ve ever flown on float planes, from the large harbour air planes to 6 seaters has had the GPS way points you follow to your destination. Not sure how much that effects your visual flying if any or if that is considered a controlled environment because you are flying a set itinerary?

Float plane landings in smaller planes are super cool, hand pumping the hydraulics to adjust the flaps etc.

[hud 91gt]

Set way points are used in controlled (well all environments) VFR environments for point of reference. It use to be “Fly over UBC, join a long final” or something along those lines. UBC is a big place and for people not familiar not easy to navigate. GPS waypoints anyone can use, and are more specific.

It’s been 20 years since I’ve flown VFR in this part of the world. I’m so out to lunch with the rules I wouldn’t dare go fly in a little plane. Last time I flew VFR was 2008 in Nunavut, where you make up your own rules. Lol.

[GLOW]

did either vessel sink?
seems like the plane nose dived in to the water, freaky

news said 2 people were seriously injured.

[N.V.M.]

when Revscene shuts down what will the eleven of us do?

[supafamous]

did either vessel sink?
seems like the plane nose dived in to the water, freaky

news said 2 people were seriously injured.

Serious injuries but not life threatening - both were from the boat. All passengers on the plane were fine.

[noclue]

Serious injuries but not life threatening - both were from the boat. All passengers on the plane were fine.

Serious injuries is a light way to describe it when it looks like they got hit by a propeller spinning at the speed of sound. Makes you wonder how clueless the boaters are cause seaplanes are loud AF.

[bcrdukes]

Are Apple AirPod Gen 2 any good? (Not the pro version.). I never owned any so I have nothing to compare with. Thanks in advance.

Edit: I've decided not to pursue them but still curious to read about peoples experiences with them. Thanks.

[68style]

I've never owned any Airpod, always a non-starter for me they make my ears hurt so bad no matter what gen I try.

But other than that I think they're really good, everyone I know uses/loves them.

[radeonboy]

I bought the Pros earlier this year and wondered why I never got them sooner - it's much better than the various Samsung Buds I used over the years. The Buds were cheaper each (bought them when they went on sale), but people on the other end always had trouble hearing me.