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Toronto-Age |OT2|
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Yeah, it's in poor taste, but it's nothing new from NOW. There are so many unflattering pictures of Ford to pick from, but they must use something that'll be controversial, of course.
Cousin is an agent. Those condos originally were much cheaper but I didn't want to buy something that's not built yet. At this point some of the units are being re-sold for more. This was like a month ago though, I've given up on that bathurst/dupont once knew.
They thinned him out...
My body is ready. My wallet may not be but I don't care.
The only real problem about buying a pre-built condo is that they can force you "move in" before the entire building is finished. My cousin bought one across the street from the old Tip Top building a few years ago. One of the standard clauses was that once a certain percentage of the building was ready for residents you were forced to start paying "rent". You have to give post-dated cheques for 6 months and they'll not cash in the last ones if they finish before the 6 months is up. The problem is that this "rent" doesn't go towards your mortgage. My cousin ended up paying more than $6K over four months until they were able to finally transfer the condo into his name and then he started to pay his mortgage. He told me he was glad when that was over because his mortgage payments were a couple of hundred dollars cheaper than the "rent".
Zanzibar.
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You just haven't met that special horse yet.
thx guys. turns out its that time of the month, so the evening wont end as early or in the way we'd planned on
on the upside, getting drunk at the bar is now on the table! i'll go google those places.
Yup, I have several coworkers who got bit by that scam. Move in date comes around and they have to pay fees, can't even live in it, and everything is all wrong (rooms, size, colors, even floor)! They had rich parents to bail them out though.
thx guys. turns out its that time of the month, so the evening wont end as early or in the way we'd planned on
on the upside, getting drunk at the bar is now on the table! i'll go google those places.
Look what we've done, roto. I almost feel bad. Almost
If it wasn't that time of the month, joking aside - taking a girl to a strip club *can* be hot as hell. Depends on their attitude towards strip clubs haha.
*puts 5 in her mouth, pushes her on stage* woohoo!
BigJonsson
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Eaton's >>>> Sears
lunarworks
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Eatons couldn't survive in a Walmart world.
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Boo malls boo
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Wow that is a surprising result considering the Celtics really spanked the Raptors last time they played. Glad you had a good time.
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Alright, so where is the GAF meetup happening?
We should all bring printouts of our avatars/usernames too lol
We should all bring printouts of our avatars/usernames too lol
Kuro Madoushi
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I've seen enough of EM to last me a lifetime!
criesofthepast
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Congrats! Only one test away from not having to deal with the scammers at Drive Test Ontario! Go for your G as soon as you are eligible. Don't wait like I did till a few months before my license expired. Adds more pressure. I know everyone says this when they fail but graduated licensing is a scam. I failed my G2 once and my G once. It's sad when people drive an hour to Guelph or some other small town because they have a higher chance to pass. That's when you know something is wrong with our system. I did mine in Brampton and apparently it has the highest rate of fail in the province. My sister failed in Brampton as she's honestly the worst driver ever se doesn't deserve to have her license and then she went to orangeville and passed. System is fucked and they only care about making money. Too many shitty drivers on our roads. Glad I take the bus.
Why don't we work on setting a date for the TO-GAF meet up first before we get into specifics?
How about the weekend of 02 March? We could do either the Friday or the Saturday. We'll plan what and where when we've got specifics down.
It also gives me time to buff up on my Rob Ford research so I can pile onto the gravy train when the discussion eventually veers off the gravy rails.
How about the weekend of 02 March? We could do either the Friday or the Saturday. We'll plan what and where when we've got specifics down.
It also gives me time to buff up on my Rob Ford research so I can pile onto the gravy train when the discussion eventually veers off the gravy rails.
Now I just want poutine. SEE WHAT YOU'VE DONE?
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I can't do the first half of March because I'll be in New York/Massechusetts with my wife visiting her family. I'm kinda scared of meeting people from the internet anyways but I guess I could try to shake that if it is on a different weekend.
Happy Saturday to you all! Here is the Toronto photo of the day:
Happy Saturday to you all! Here is the Toronto photo of the day:
Neighborhood growth map for 2006 vs 2011. Can filter for population density as well and works for a number of cities.
http://www.globalnews.ca/pages/topicNew.aspx?id=6442571714
http://www.globalnews.ca/pages/topicNew.aspx?id=6442571714
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Wow! I can't believe over 7000 people live in such a tiny area where I am that is mostly houses. I guess because most of them are split into 4 or 5 rental units.
Interesting. A slight tick down where I am, but still probably among the most dense in Toronto/Canada.
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Ah, neat. You live in St Jamestown!
Here is an article about the last holdout house from the creation of the neighborhood printed in 1971:
Ah, neat. You live in St Jamestown!
Here is an article about the last holdout house from the creation of the neighborhood printed in 1971:
What the hell were they thinking when they designed those buildings - so ugly.
lunarworks
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It was Toronto attempt at a "project", before we discovered "projects" turn to shit.
Anyway, 30 years from now they're gonna look at all those generic glass condos down by the lake and wonder the same thing.
Awesome! Not sure if it's the same one, but there's definitely still one left in-front of my apt.Ah, neat. You live in St Jamestown!
Here is an article about the last holdout house from the creation of the neighborhood printed in 1971:
And these apts are definitely ugly, no question, but they've done great job renovating my place during the past few years and I have no problem with it.
Also, please don't call my home, "shit", thanks. I hate that attitude whenever I read it on here or other forums.
Awesome! Not sure if it's the same one, but there's definitely still one left in-front of my apt.
And these apts are definitely ugly, no question, but they've done great job renovating my place during the past few years and I have no problem with it.
Also, please don't call my home, "shit", thanks. I hate that attitude whenever I read it on here or other forums.
There are a few of these kinds of homes still on Glen Rd. south of Sherbourne, but they're almost all bought-out now and a condo building is planned for that block. Shame.
Yeah, the Raptors controlled the whole game pretty much. The Celtics didn't have the lead once.
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The only real big masterplan down there was CityPlace and I think if the city was able to go back in time, they wouldn't have sold such a huge parcel of land to one developer. Oh well. I don't think it'll be the disaster many are predicting but I think not nearly enough thought went into making it feel like an actual neighborhood with a predictable street grid, shops etc...
BigJonsson
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Its ok in there, kind of small, I went once a few years ago, took forever to get service at the bar
The upper level has tables, lower level has dancing
I have some friends that kept going there every week, they seemed to like it for the most part......
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Since we are on the topic of St Jamestown, here is a photo of a fire that broke out in one of the apartment buildings back in 2010:
Fourteen people were injured but no one died. The cause of the fire was a cigarette thrown from a balcony.
Fourteen people were injured but no one died. The cause of the fire was a cigarette thrown from a balcony.
I've been there a lot.
1. Cheap drinks ALL the time.
2. Service isn't bad.
3. Crowd is pretty young on average, think 25 or less
4. Fairly small place, some seating but get there early to get it. It's a 'bar-bar' in the main area, and a small dance floor off the bar.
I enjoy it. It's consistently fun, I can drink a lot without breaking the bank, it's conveniently downtown and it's fairly casual.
Generally recommended.
Since we are on the topic of St Jamestown, here is a photo of a fire that broke out in one of the apartment buildings back in 2010:
Fourteen people were injured but no one died. The cause of the fire was a cigarette thrown from a balcony.
Yeah, I remember walking home and seeing it, since it's a block and a half from my place. Apparently the guy on the balcony the cigarette landed on was a hoarder of newspapers. Careless smokers are awful in general, though. There was a (contained) fire in our building from the same cause.
I've had people from downstairs knock on my door and ask if I'm a smoker because they constantly have cigarette butts landing on their terrace. So rude.
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Whenever someone says Bar244 I think of Bistro 422. The latter serves mixed drinks in pitchers.
Why not instead of burying street cars, we bury cars? Pull a Big Dig, and bury the Gardiner. It completely cuts off the waterfront from the downtown. Property values on both sides would soar, tax revenues would increase.
Burying a transit line wouldn't really change the streetscape, but getting rid of a giant overhanging highway?
Burying a transit line wouldn't really change the streetscape, but getting rid of a giant overhanging highway?