[Fuzzy]

Indeed, and they retain a musty smell. Not that TTC seats on the streetcars, or subways are void of stains, or smells either though. I wonder how often they replace the fabric sections of the seats?

I could've sworn they mentioned it in the Karen Stintz/TTC episode of Undercover Boss Canada but I'm too lazy to look it up.

[lunarworks]

The TTC will never get good looking, ergonomic seats.

It's nearly impossible to destroy the TTC seats.

Also, homeless people. If the seats are too comfy, they'll ride back and forth all day. (Or so i heard.)

[EvilMario]

It's nearly impossible to destroy the TTC seats. Also, homeless people. If the seats are too comfy, they'll ride back and forth all day. (Or so i heard.)

Maybe it would be more of a problem, but plenty already setup camp in the back of the streetcars.. or in the wide open space near the backdoors. One common guy on the 501 route usually comes on with a dozen full grocery bags of cans / bottles and sits down right on the floor, taking up all walking space.

[thabiz]

Sun is shining, the weather is sweet
Make you want to move your dancing feet

beautiful day today. Good day for a corona, or six :)

[Fuzzy]

Sun is shining, the weather is sweet Make you want to move your dancing feet beautiful day today. Good day for a corona, or six :)

I just threw up a little in my mouth.

[thabiz]

I just threw up a little in my mouth.

yes they are disgusting.

[BigJonsson]

Went to Wonderland in the morning, 1 hour wait for Leviathan, 10 minute wait for Behemoth and most other rides......got on all the rides I wanted to go on in under 2.5 hours :)

[thabiz]

Ended up going to Glory Hole Doughnuts today. 'gourmet doughnuts' if you will. Overall a pretty so-so experience. Coffee was surprisingly good and the dough in the doughnuts was amazing, but I wasn't wow'ed by any of the toppings.. and the maple doughnut was probably my favourite. It might all be okay if the doughnuts didn't cost $4-8 bucks each.

Seriously 8 dollars? I cant stop laughing. Thats almost as good as the $100 pizza at magic oven.

[EvilMario]

Seriously 8 dollars? I cant stop laughing. Thats almost as good as the $100 pizza at magic oven.

Even $4 for a maple glazed doughnut. It was fun to try, but I'm not exactly going to be frequenting the place. And it's just far enough from Roncesvalles that people won't bother walking up to it.. or even notice it. I give the store six months.

[Kuro Madoushi]

Seriously 8 dollars? I cant stop laughing. Thats almost as good as the $100 pizza at magic oven.

100 dollah pizza!? The fuck?! Are there gold flakes on it or something?!

[thabiz]

Even $4 for a maple glazed doughnut. It was fun to try, but I'm not exactly going to be frequenting the place. And it's just far enough from Roncesvalles that people won't bother walking up to it.. or even notice it. I give the store six months.

at those prices, yeah. Its a doughnut.

[thabiz]

100 dollah pizza!? The fuck?! Are there gold flakes on it or something?!

24K gold flakes.

[Biscuits]

100 dollah pizza!? The fuck?! Are there gold flakes on it or something?!

Haha, I just looked this up and yes, indeed they do.

[Kuro Madoushi]

24K gold flakes.

I was just jok.....

Haha, I just looked this up and yes, indeed they do.

Smh.....

[thabiz]

I was just jok..... Smh.....

Plus tax and tip ;)

[Roto13]

Stupid novelty pizza. :P

[Stet]

Even $4 for a maple glazed doughnut. It was fun to try, but I'm not exactly going to be frequenting the place. And it's just far enough from Roncesvalles that people won't bother walking up to it.. or even notice it. I give the store six months.

$4 apiece is hilarious considering that's exactly what they used to charge when they'd deliver your donuts and make them fresh for you.

What a rip.

[Willectro]

Anyone pay for dental insurance (not through work, out of pocket)? I need some dental work (nothing major/painful, just some fillings) but it is insanely expensive. Any experience? Thanks Toronto-Gaf.

[Quadratic]

Got back from PAX and the terrible options from Pearson drive home how we still don't have a proper TTC mass transit option to the airport. The 192 sucks!

[BladeWorker]

Got back from PAX and the terrible options from Pearson drive home how we still don't have a proper TTC mass transit option to the airport. The 192 sucks!

I prefer the GO bus if I have to transit back and forth. The Union - Pearson link is scheduled for completion prior to the 2015 Games, but I reserve judgement on that one until it's done and usable.

[thabiz]

I should send the weather a fruit basket. Thanks for waiting until Tuesday.

[added_time]

Toronto photo of the day:

[thabiz]

Toronto photo of the day:

Hi neighbor. Yikes.

[explodet]

I should send the weather a fruit basket. Thanks for waiting until Tuesday.

Seriously. Yesterday was absolutely perfect for one final summer outing.

Now I can suffer sunburn peeling in September!

[DoctorWho]

It's so dark outside.

[Roto13]

It's so dark outside.

I love it!

[Kave_Man]

I love it!

I only love it when I'm home. When I'm at work and have to drive/walk in it later I hate it.

Actually my preference is for the hard rain to come down as I'm going to bed. Absolutely love falling asleep to a thunderstorm.

[thabiz]

I love it!

Lets me get some gamin in during the day time. Super long weekends for the win.

[Anony]

'customer injury in the track level' aka suicide in (dundas?)
union to eglinton was closed, then bloor to union was closed
ttc cannot handle any subway shutdown well

the last 2 times it happened, it was faster waiting for the subway to reopen than get out of the station and wait for a shuttle bus

just your shit together ttc

[Divvy]

'customer injury in the track level' aka suicide in (dundas?) union to eglinton was closed, then bloor to union was closed ttc cannot handle any subway shutdown well the last 2 times it happened, it was faster waiting for the subway to reopen than get out of the station and wait for a shuttle bus just your shit together ttc

The exact same thing happened on saturday. I was just about to get off at eglinton to take the shuttle when they announced that it had been resolved. Sucks for the people who left a minute earlier.

[Nerfgun]

I prefer the GO bus if I have to transit back and forth. The Union - Pearson link is scheduled for completion prior to the 2015 Games, but I reserve judgement on that one until it's done and usable.

I was trying to figure out if one could use the new Car2Go service as a cheap airport car. They use nothing but those Smart cars, and you can apparently drop off the car at any green P lot or Car2Go space. Not sure if the airport is an option or not.

[EvilMario]

I was trying to figure out if one could use the new Car2Go service as a cheap airport car. They use nothing but those Smart cars, and you can apparently drop off the car at any green P lot or Car2Go space. Not sure if the airport is an option or not.

It's the one option I wish I had with Zipcar. It's expensive for me if I want to rent one to go visit the inlaws in Mississauga, considering it'll just be sitting there for a few hours as we visit and I'm being charged. Of course, Zipcar has a car in my apartment's parking lot and it's very convenient to use in case of emergencies, or just picking up something from a store. And their customer service has been great.

So many of these quick car rental options now. I doubt I'll ever own a car again.

[thabiz]

It's the one option I wish I had with Zipcar. It's expensive for me if I want to rent one to go visit the inlaws in Mississauga, considering it'll just be sitting there for a few hours as we visit and I'm being charged. Of course, Zipcar has a car in my apartment's parking lot and it's very convenient to use in case of emergencies, or just picking up something from a store. And their customer service has been great. So many of these quick car rental options now. I doubt I'll ever own a car again.

Autoshare is great. Use it all the time.

[EvilMario]

Carded at the LCBO for the first time in over a decade today. I must be looking very young, but I'm not sure I'm feeling very young.

Side note: One of the few times I've ever been carded anywhere was a Wal-Mart in the States. It was for a video game, but I can't remember which one it was. Probably Mortal Kombat on the Gamecube, or something. It was weird and I gave him the Are you for serious look.

[ZZMitch]

Carded at the LCBO for the first time in over a decade today. I must be looking very young, but I'm not sure I'm feeling very young. Side note: One of the few times I've ever been carded anywhere was a Wal-Mart in the States. It was for a video game, but I can't remember which one it was. Probably Mortal Kombat on the Gamecube, or something. It was weird and I gave him the Are you for serious look.

When did you buy it? I worked at Walmart in Maine during the summer twice and I know my coworkers were asked to card almost everyone during certain times of the year (usually busy times around Christmas). Probably because that was when the local police would use their interns (my friend actually does this now heh) to test the store for illegal sales. This was usually for alcohol or cigarrettes though.

[Kuro Madoushi]

Carded at the LCBO for the first time in over a decade today. I must be looking very young, but I'm not sure I'm feeling very young. Side note: One of the few times I've ever been carded anywhere was a Wal-Mart in the States. It was for a video game, but I can't remember which one it was. Probably Mortal Kombat on the Gamecube, or something. It was weird and I gave him the Are you for serious look.

Well, you do look like a smarmy underaged hipster...

I'm kidding :D !

[BladeWorker]

It's the one option I wish I had with Zipcar. It's expensive for me if I want to rent one to go visit the inlaws in Mississauga, considering it'll just be sitting there for a few hours as we visit and I'm being charged. Of course, Zipcar has a car in my apartment's parking lot and it's very convenient to use in case of emergencies, or just picking up something from a store. And their customer service has been great. So many of these quick car rental options now. I doubt I'll ever own a car again.

After hearing so many great things about Zipcar I joined. Went on a road trip. Car was a lemon, tire exploded, and their customer service started out with "is the car drivable?"

Never again. And, for a journey of that distance/time, renting would have been about the same amount.

[EvilMario]

After hearing so many great things about Zipcar I joined. Went on a road trip. Car was a lemon, tire exploded, and their customer service started out with "is the car drivable?" Never again. And, for a journey of that distance/time, renting would have been about the same amount.

Yeah, I would never rent it for any sort of trip over half a day because I would just rent something from Enterprise then for the same cost. We keep the membership mostly for emergencies, or if we have to get somewhere outside the TTC/ GO's range.

Sounds like a terrible experience though. Never had an issue with their customer service. Always pretty good about refunding for gas when a station wouldn't take their card, but never had to deal with a shitty car.

[Steriletom]

My girlfriend and I have our birthday's coming up(4 days apart). She and her friends like to dance and my friends don't(I can't). We like to accommodate everyone and prefer venues that have a good dance floor but also an area where you can just chill and chat. There are a lot of places that fit the above but most of them slowly let more and more people in until it's stupid crowded even in the "quiet zones". The best place we've ever found that fits our needs was Andy's Pool Hall but we don't want to repeat. Any suggestions?

[Divvy]

After hearing so many great things about Zipcar I joined. Went on a road trip. Car was a lemon, tire exploded, and their customer service started out with "is the car drivable?" Never again. And, for a journey of that distance/time, renting would have been about the same amount.

Yeah, I would never rent it for any sort of trip over half a day because I would just rent something from Enterprise then for the same cost. We keep the membership mostly for emergencies, or if we have to get somewhere outside the TTC/ GO's range. Sounds like a terrible experience though. Never had an issue with their customer service. Always pretty good about refunding for gas when a station wouldn't take their card, but never had to deal with a shitty car.

I've had some meh experiences with them (not their fault, the previous drivers might have been dicks) but the customer service has always been great and has always given me credit to use to make up for my issues.

Can't really complain about anything else with the service, there's a mazda 3, a mini cooper and a civic hybrid at my lot and they're all pretty fun to drive.

[added_time]

Toronto photo of the day:



(I guess Mr. Socka really wants credit for this one!)

[Kave_Man]

Carded at the LCBO for the first time in over a decade today. I must be looking very young, but I'm not sure I'm feeling very young. Side note: One of the few times I've ever been carded anywhere was a Wal-Mart in the States. It was for a video game, but I can't remember which one it was. Probably Mortal Kombat on the Gamecube, or something. It was weird and I gave him the Are you for serious look.

When I went to Vegas a week ago I was carded all the time when I used my credit card. Something I wish they'd do more over here.

[EvilMario]

Big day for Toronto. Toronto Mayor Rob Ford will testify in court Wednesday about allegations he violated conflict of interest rules when he spoke and participated in a council vote regarding a financial penalty he was ordered to pay in relation to donations he solicited for his football charity.

[thabiz]

Big day for Toronto. Toronto Mayor Rob Ford will testify in court Wednesday about allegations he violated conflict of interest rules when he spoke and participated in a council vote regarding a financial penalty he was ordered to pay in relation to donations he solicited for his football charity.

Live blog here

http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/city...-interest-case

[Divvy]

What are expecting to come from this trial? The best I'm hoping for is a ban from him running for reelection.

[DoctorWho]

Big day for Toronto. Toronto Mayor Rob Ford will testify in court Wednesday about allegations he violated conflict of interest rules when he spoke and participated in a council vote regarding a financial penalty he was ordered to pay in relation to donations he solicited for his football charity.

Wait? He voted on whether or not he was going to pay his own penalty?

The fuck!?

Edit: Ah, I see he also solicited money using City letterhead. That's an obvious mistake.

[thabiz]

What are expecting to come from this trial? The best I'm hoping for is a ban from him running for reelection.

I'm expecting a slap on the wrist, and the money paid back. This would set a very large precedent, that I don't believe the chief justice is willing to make.

I dont think you can ban someone from running in an election. If you did that, I dont think i would like to live in this country anymore.

[Divvy]

I'm expecting a slap on the wrist, and the money paid back. This would set a very large precedent, that I don't believe the chief justice is willing to make. I dont think you can ban someone from running in an election. If you did that, I dont think i would like to live in this country anymore.

Well one of the possible outcomes discussed previously would be his removal from office and barring him from running in the next election. I don't see any of that happening, but I believe it is legally possible. I agree that he's just going to get a slap on the wrist for this since yes, no one wants to set that precedence.

I'm not even sure what he did merits removal, as much as I dislike him, but on the other hand it's emblematic of his lack of respect for any and all rules. He's usually not punished for all the stupid things he does so this might be the appropriate place to deal with it. Still, keeping my expectations lowered.

[Willectro]

What are expecting to come from this trial? The best I'm hoping for is a ban from him running for reelection.

I realize that it isn't so much the sum of money, but that Ford made this error in judgement and doesn't think he should pay it back. That being said, the amount of money we are going to piss away in this process is crazy.

The tough thing that no one wants to hear is that regardless of who the mayor of Toronto is, property tax needs to go up if anything is going to change. But no one who supports that will ever be voted in, so the vicious cycle will continue.

[Brinbe]

Well one of the possible outcomes discussed previously would be his removal from office and barring him from running in the next election. I don't see any of that happening, but I believe it is legally possible. I agree that he's just going to get a slap on the wrist for this since yes, no one wants to set that precedence. I'm not even sure what he did merits removal, as much as I dislike him, but on the other hand it's emblematic of his lack of respect for any and all rules. He's usually not punished for all the stupid things he does so this might be the appropriate place to deal with it. Still, keeping my expectations lowered.

Succinctly put, Divvy, that's exactly how I feel too. I'm not expecting Ford's removal, though in principle, it'd be warranted. Expecting some minor penalty and admonishment in all likelihood.