[Dr.Guru of Peru]

I don't think those streets meet man.

:lol

I guess he could mean between Main and Jarvis...but thats one huge fucking area.

[Roto13]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who hates this heat. Sometimes I feel like I'm the weird one when you're doing 20kph on the highway and the radio personalities keep talking about how "fantastic" and "perfect" this weather is. They're fucking crazy, along with everyone on CP24 and CityTV. CBC gets it: OPPRESSIVE.

I hate people who love heat like this. Like they'd be happiest if the earth was just swallowed by the sun.

[ZZMitch]

I am in Toronto right now visiting UofT!

Damn that mall at the Eaton Center is huge. I have never seen anything like it!

It was also really hot.

[Kave_Man]

Good lord this heat man. I don't care that I'll complain if it's too cold or too hot but jeez! I play a lot of baseball in the summer and today having to go from 1:30pm until 7 out in that sun in full baseball gear is not fun.

I'm pretty sure I went through at least 5-7 bottles of gatorade/water in that time.

[Sober]

I hate people who love heat like this. Like they'd be happiest if the earth was just swallowed by the sun.

Winter can't come soon enough. Wish I had vacation at this time of the year just to get out of this. Saw the thermometer hit 40C up here in Markham this afternoon, HOW IS IT POSSIBLE.

[Nerfgun]

yup, sleepin' in the basement again.

[Kraftwerk]

Utopia

So after hearing how 'amazing" this place is from a bunch of people, me and 2 other friends decided to check it out.

-Beer took 15 minutes

-Completely forgot about my whiskey sour order

-Didn't remember that we wanted, messed my salad up.

-Friend asked for well-done, got a medium-rare/rare instead.

-The waiter said, and I swear to God I quote " Oh tehee sometimes I get forgetful" Then went away.

I know it's busy, but come on. I am a VERY patient person, but the service and food was very sloppy.

This one cute Asian girl was busting her ass out serving people while the 2 other one were in constant slow-mode.

Ruined our whole night. Will not recommend this to anyone.

[Roto13]

I am in Toronto right now visiting UofT! Damn that mall at the Eaton Center is huge. I have never seen anything like it! It was also really hot.

Metrotown kind of ruined the Eaton Center for me. :P

[ZZMitch]

Metrotown kind of ruined the Eaton Center for me. :P

What the hell, 450 shops?!

And I thought the mall in my home town was big...

[SuperSonic1305]

I was working outdoors today :(

Fuck the heat. Give me a -30 blizzard any day of the week.

[Draff]

Grroan,
With all of this heat, I would have thought that my work place would be more lenient with the dress code

[lunarworks]

I am in Toronto right now visiting UofT! Damn that mall at the Eaton Center is huge. I have never seen anything like it! It was also really hot.

The Eaton Centre is huge? You've never seen anything like it? Where are you from? It's a pretty standard sized "big city mall".

[RS4-]

Weather is trash, it needs to be a maximum if 15 degrees with a light breeze.

I'd be fine with 5.

[Arthrus]

Today was an awful day to start my training for a marathon. An hour and a half in, I had been baked to a crisp by the sun and stopped sweating. I had to stop for the day, take a cold shower, and drink a few liters of water.

[ZZMitch]

The Eaton Centre is huge? You've never seen anything like it? Where are you from? It's a pretty standard sized "big city mall".

I live in Maine, our biggest city has 65,000 people.

[srst]

Eaton Centre is the third largest mall in Canada. Other malls in GTA and surrounding isn't that great, except Yorkdale.

[Fuzzy]

I didn't leave home today at all. I just soaked up the AC. :)

[Helmholtz]

My AC decided to break yesterday :(

I didn't leave home today at all. I just soaked up the AC. :)

So jealous

[Sober]

I didn't leave home today at all. I just soaked up the AC. :)

Being unemployed finally has its benefits, I just stay home with the AC on :)

[Stet]

Utopia So after hearing how 'amazing" this place is from a bunch of people, me and 2 other friends decided to check it out. -Beer took 15 minutes -Completely forgot about my whiskey sour order -Didn't remember that we wanted, messed my salad up. -Friend asked for well-done, got a medium-rare/rare instead. -The waiter said, and I swear to God I quote " Oh tehee sometimes I get forgetful" Then went away. I know it's busy, but come on. I am a VERY patient person, but the service and food was very sloppy. This one cute Asian girl was busting her ass out serving people while the 2 other one were in constant slow-mode. Ruined our whole night. Will not recommend this to anyone.

Utopia doesn't deserve the line-up out the door they always have in the summer. Certain restaurants (Guu, Black Hoof) can pull off the "no reservations" policy and it's totally worth it. Utopia, on the other hand, is a glorified burger joint. No thank you.

[Fuzzy]

Being unemployed finally has its benefits, I just stay home with the AC on :)

I'm not looking forward to working tomorrow. :(

[Zombie James]

I'm not looking forward to working tomorrow. :(

I'm not looking forward to spending nearly two hours on the 401 and 404 in a car with wonky AC.

[lunarworks]

I'm not looking forward to spending nearly two hours on the 401 and 404 in a car with wonky AC.

I just returned our vacation rental car, which had wonderful A/C.

This evening I'm driving the work car, which has NO A/C.

On the 401.

All the way from Dixie to Kennedy.

FML.

[Roto13]

My AC decided to break yesterday :(

I feel so bad for you. I really do. I've been thanking god every day (and especially ever night) for the fact that I have a working air conditioner in my apartment. It's not the greatest air conditioner ever, but it keeps me cool and comfortable and that's all I can ask for. I'd be in pretty bad shape if it decided to die on my now.

[DoctorWho]

I'm always concerned about using the AC due to high electricity bills.

[Kave_Man]

I didn't leave home today at all. I just soaked up the AC. :)

I took this week off work. Go me!

[Divvy]

What's the average wait time for the Black Hoof for a weekday dinner? Want to go this thursday, but it'll be deathly hot outside if we have to wait too long.

[somesayyea]

Toronto's economy is in top spot among the country's major cities in CIBC World Markets' latest Canadian Metropolitan Economic Activity Index rankings.

http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/a.../18/c5856.html

CIBC Metropolitan Economic Activity Index (2011 Q1)

Rank CMA 3Q Moving Average

1. Toronto 25.04
2. Kitchener 19.02
3. Winnipeg 18.00
4. Regina 17.71
5. Montréal 17.21
6. Québec City 16.60
7. Vancouver 14.50
8. Halifax 14.13
9. Ottawa 13.96
10. Hamilton 11.26
11. Edmonton 11.16
12. Trois-Rivières 9.97
13. Sudbury 9.86
14. St. John's 8.90
15. Calgary 8.03
16. London 7.01
17. Victoria 6.07
18. St. Catharines-Niagara 4.58
19. Saskatoon 2.78
20. Kingston 1.47
21. Windsor 1.43
22. Sherbrooke 0.49
23. Saint John -0.12
24. Thunder Bay -0.82
25. Saguenay -2.65

Average of 25 CMAs 9.42

[Firestorm]

Being unemployed finally has its benefits, I just stay home with the AC on :)

Workweek has benefits for me. Work has AC. Home does not.

Metrotown kind of ruined the Eaton Center for me. :P

I used to work at the Sears in Metrotown. It would take me 10 mins to get to work from entering the mall from the Skytrain entrance x.x

[added_time]

You know, I really don't like hot weather or extremely cold weather.. however, I still really like Summer and Winter.
I try not to complain too much about any season even though I prefer spring and fall. I guess I would just hate to lose any season even though I like some more than others.

I couldn't imagine playing Animal Crossing and seeing snow fall and know that I live somewhere that never happens.

I guess I'm saying that even though Toronto's climate has a bad reputation because of its extremes, it suits my preferences just fine.

[-Pyromaniac-]

Really hot and humid weather, especially like in Toronto can be a fucking bitch, but if I had to choose between Winter and this you best believe I'm taking the heat.

[Buba Big Guns]

Been living in Toronto for 3 months now (lived here a long time ago when I just moved to Canada but that doesnt count). Its a nice city with lots of stuff to do but the traffic can go fuck off. Doesnt help that the TTC is a pile of shit. Also the parking police are douches. And everything costs too much.

But the traffic really makes me wish my internship was finally over. Otherwise I really like the city.

[-Pyromaniac-]

Yeah living in downtown Toronto is a hassle, IMO. I live in the GTA, gladly not downtown.

[Zombie James]

Really hot and humid weather, especially like in Toronto can be a fucking bitch, but if I had to choose between Winter and this you best believe I'm taking the heat.

I'll take winter any day. At least then I'll be able to sleep and not wake up in small pool of sweat.

[Brinbe]

Yeah living in downtown Toronto is a hassle, IMO. I live in the GTA, gladly not downtown.

Man, I have the totally opposite opinion. Don't think I'd be able to cope anywhere else but down here. I'm at Bloor/Sherbourne now, for reference-sake. But I grew up on Queen St W/across from Trinity Park, and have lived in Parkdale for a few years.

[-Pyromaniac-]

I'll take winter any day. At least then I'll be able to sleep and not wake up in small pool of sweat.

step up your air conditioning game!

Man, I have the totally opposite opinion. Don't think I'd be able to cope anywhere else but down here. I'm at Bloor/Sherbourne now, for reference-sake. But I grew up on Queen St W/across from Trinity Park, and have lived in Parkdale for a few years.

to each his own I guess, I think downtown is great, just wouldn't want to live there, but no doubt in my mind there are tons that love living there and can't imagine life anywhere else.

[Lostconfused]

I'll take winter any day. At least then I'll be able to sleep and not wake up in small pool of sweat.

I haven't been getting any sleep for the past week. It's a nightmare really.

[-Pyromaniac-]

I'm so cold in my bedroom I throw on a sweater pretty often in the Summer when I'm in here. Guess my condo's AC is spoiling me.

[dudeworld]

a good solution to beating the heat is to just sleep in your basement, if you have one. It's amazing how cold they stay despite extremely high temperatures.

[Zombie James]

step up your air conditioning game!

It doesn't reach my room all that well. I might as well just sleep in my basement but the last time I slept on my couch it killed my neck for two days.

[Roto13]

I like living downtown because I can just walk everywhere. Screw the TTC and driving.

[Rafa=FedKilla]

Man, I have the totally opposite opinion. Don't think I'd be able to cope anywhere else but down here. I'm at Bloor/Sherbourne now, for reference-sake. But I grew up on Queen St W/across from Trinity Park, and have lived in Parkdale for a few years.

Yeah living on Degrassi street with all these kids running around with their problems really ruins the neighborhood for me.

[ConvenientBox]

a good solution to beating the heat is to just sleep in your basement, if you have one. It's amazing how cold they stay despite extremely high temperatures.

I have my office in the basement, Cool dry and so awesome in the summer.

[Rinoa]

Some anime-related Toronto things...

http://www.facebook.com/AnimeXtreme.ca
AnimeXtreme now has a facebook page where sales and such will be posted

http://www.atomiclollipop.ca/
Atomic Lollipop is a new convention on July 30-31 at the Sheraton Toronto Hotel & Conference Centre

http://www.tfcon.ca/
Transformers Con is July 30th - 31st at Delta Meadowvale Resort and Conference Centre

http://www.fanexpocanada.com/
Fan Expo is now 4 days long on August 25-28 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre

[-Pyromaniac-]

Some decent guests gonna be at the fan expo this time around. Why won't comicon come here :(

[added_time]

I like living downtown because I can just walk everywhere. Screw the TTC and driving.

Same here. I walk for pretty much all my day to day stuff and just hop on the subway for things that are too far. It's a great life!
I couldn't say the same when I lived in the suburbs and had to drive for even the most meaningless outing (like going to the bank, grocery shopping etc...).
I feel so free (and healthy) now!

[Firestorm]

I'm probably gonna go to Fan Expo and it'll also be my last weekend in Ontario. Anyone wanna do a meetup? :)

[DoctorWho]

Toronto's economy is in top spot among the country's major cities in CIBC World Markets' latest Canadian Metropolitan Economic Activity Index rankings. http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/a.../18/c5856.html CIBC Metropolitan Economic Activity Index (2011 Q1) Rank CMA 3Q Moving Average 1. Toronto 25.04 2. Kitchener 19.02 3. Winnipeg 18.00 4. Regina 17.71 5. Montréal 17.21 6. Québec City 16.60 7. Vancouver 14.50 8. Halifax 14.13 9. Ottawa 13.96 10. Hamilton 11.26 11. Edmonton 11.16 12. Trois-Rivières 9.97 13. Sudbury 9.86 14. St. John's 8.90 15. Calgary 8.03 16. London 7.01 17. Victoria 6.07 18. St. Catharines-Niagara 4.58 19. Saskatoon 2.78 20. Kingston 1.47 21. Windsor 1.43 22. Sherbrooke 0.49 23. Saint John -0.12 24. Thunder Bay -0.82 25. Saguenay -2.65 Average of 25 CMAs 9.42

Rob Ford is going to take credit.

[Divvy]

What's the average wait time for the Black Hoof for a weekday dinner? Want to go this thursday, but it'll be deathly hot outside if we have to wait too long.

Anyone?

[Quick]

I'm probably gonna go to Fan Expo and it'll also be my last weekend in Ontario. Anyone wanna do a meetup? :)

Nice. I'm going as well, but I'm still deciding whether to go for all 4 days or just a couple.