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Toronto-Age |OT3| Going Off the Rails on a Gravy Train

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Someone threw a drink at Rob Ford at the Taste of Little Italy event.
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http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2013/06/15/rob_ford_assault_woman_arrested_for_allegedly_throwing_drink_at_mayor.html
 
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shadowkat said:
I haven't heard anything else. I checked my email (because the guy said there was probably going to be an email sent out with the new location) and nothing. To be honest, he didn't seem to know what was going on.
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Sigh. That's really disappointing. The Nintendo reps at the Downsview Best Buy event weren't even aware this was happening. Seems like the sentiment is going around. Did you atleast get the, uh... sticker?
 
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I'm meeting a friend after work near Bay and Queen. Anyone recommend a coffee shop or quiet place near by that we can have a conversation? I'm not really familiar with the area around city hall.
 
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Just a reminder to you guys that Ruth's Chris' gift card deal has begun today:

$48 per $75 card, and there is a $5.75 s&h fee per order (not per card).

Purchase here: http://www.ruthschris.ca/shopping/index.php?route=common/home&location=2

evanmisha said:
Sigh. That's really disappointing. The Nintendo reps at the Downsview Best Buy event weren't even aware this was happening. Seems like the sentiment is going around. Did you atleast get the, uh... sticker?
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hahah, it was such a mess yesterday. I showed up at STC with a buddy and there were like 30-40 Animal Crossers hanging out near the food court, haplessly searching for the Nintendo rep, to no avail. We continued with our business, but eventually most of them left. I stayed, though. At around 2:30, the Nintendo guy showed up and told us what happened. They moved the meeting place to a nearby park. He invited us to join them there, but we'd had enough, so we just took our stickers and left. :p

It was fun though, and I met some people. Might go to the park next weekend.
 
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Quadratic said:
I'm meeting a friend after work near Bay and Queen. Anyone recommend a coffee shop or quiet place near by that we can have a conversation? I'm not really familiar with the area around city hall.
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There's a Starbucks right there on the corner and a Timmys not far, so y'all could either stay there or buy some drinks and sit somewhere around Nathan Phillips, it's usually quiet enough around there to talk.
 
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Brinbe said:
There's a Starbucks right there on the corner and a Timmys not far, so y'all could either stay there or buy some drinks and sit somewhere around Nathan Phillips, it's usually quiet enough around there to talk.
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Thanks. Just wondering since it's in the financial/ city hall area that the Starbucks there has early closing hours.
 
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Roto13 + added_time = Toronto Crossing

(this photo was taken a couple minutes before my wife reset the router and disconnected us.. lol)



Kuro Madoushi said:
Though I did stick my cousin with a 1000 dollar bill from Jacob's Steakhouse :D (relevance? none)
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Did you post a photo of that steak you had back then? Or am I remembering something else?
 
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evanmisha said:
Sigh. That's really disappointing. The Nintendo reps at the Downsview Best Buy event weren't even aware this was happening. Seems like the sentiment is going around. Did you atleast get the, uh... sticker?
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Nope. By the time I found them they were gone. lol
 
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Weather looks great in Toronto from what I can tell on the forecast.

Currently dying from the heat in another country.
 
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Quadratic

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I'm currently in the process of buying a condo in Toronto. Kind of stressed right now. I just met with my realtor today and he seems to be a stand up guy actually outlining his fiduciary duties. It's a large step going into home ownership and I'm nervous.

I have a modest down payment and a hard ceiling I don't want to cross and become "house poor".

Anyone been through the real estate game in the GTA recently and can share their experience? I've been a born and raised "east ender" Possibly moving west of Dufferin is both an exciting and scary proposition.
 
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Ugh, I started only briefly looking into what it would take for me to get a condo - I'd need at least another $10K for the down payment and become house poor to get something even decently sized.
 
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Soooo, I went shopping at Square One yesterday evening. As I parked, there was a guy who, just prior to getting into his car with his girlfriend, took out his iPhone and took pictures of the big "Square One" sign at the entrance to the mall, and then did a panorama of shots of the surrounding condo towers like this was his tourist destination.........so wrong.
 
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Boogie said:
Soooo, I went shopping at Square One yesterday evening. As I parked, there was a guy who, just prior to getting into his car with his girlfriend, took out his iPhone and took pictures of the big "Square One" sign at the entrance to the mall, and then did a panorama of shots of the surrounding condo towers like this was his tourist destination.........so wrong.
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You should've arrested him for being a moron.
 
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BladeWorker

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Boogie said:
Need more crazy Rob Ford news to sustain us.
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In a "nobody outcrazies Ophelia" moment, the mayor of Montreal got himself arrested on various forms of corruption-related charges. Kinda steals Rob Ford's thunder.

Also, with the sunshine, I was out on patios eating delicious food. Sorry, TO Gaf, computers just don't mix with patio weather.

As for taking pictures of condos, I'd say I'm surprised, but really...once summer comes around there are too many "you're not from around here, are you?!?" moments to count in the GTA.
 
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BladeWorker said:
In a "nobody outcrazies Ophelia" moment, the mayor of Montreal got himself arrested on various forms of corruption-related charges. Kinda steals Rob Ford's thunder.
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See, the thing is, while the Montreal mayor getting arrested may be more serious, it suffers from the expectations game: over the past year and a half, people expect stories of Quebec municipal corruption. Although big news, nobody is surprised to hear that a Quebec mayor was arrested for corruption-related charges.

Whereas any news with the Fords, whatever the gravity of the situation, you know it's going to be some crazy shit.
 
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Boogie said:
Whereas any news with the Fords, whatever the gravity of the situation, you know it's going to be some crazy shit.
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I'd venture that the craziest part of the Rob Ford story is this: Every effed-up thing Rob Ford has done would be near career-ending for just about any other major politican in Canada. And yet, he and his supporters just get to brush it all off as a media conspiracy against him.
 
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Good news everyone! I found a place and I'm moving out from home!

New place is about a 10-15 minute walk to Yonge & Eglinton
Currently live east of Oshawa

Move in date is beginning of August

TO Gaf meet ups are now well within my reach!
 
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