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Toronto-Age |OT3| Going Off the Rails on a Gravy Train
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But you're still going to a GAF meetup!
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DWND always seems to have a ton of winter jackets around http://www.duewest.ca/collections/all but wait for a sale since they often need to get rid of overstock
edit: beaten
edit: beaten
Sounds like me :^)
AlphaTwo00
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Still going to work with short sleeved shirt.
Perfect weather.
Perfect weather.
Lostconfused
Member
First time there I got a smokey cow or something along those lines. Mostly all I could taste was the bacon and cheese, it was very greasy but majority of it was soaked up by the bun. Overall not too bad. Getting a burger and a whole order of fries was too much food though.
Kuro Madoushi
Unconfirmed Member
Double cheeseburger or The Priest.
As Lost mentioned anything with blue cheese has the cheese pretty much takes over the flavour of the burger.
Keep it simple. The Priest is good and depending on the location you are going to the coffee milkshake makes a better side than the fries.
I got the chili cheeseburger. It was good.
Kuro Madoushi
Unconfirmed Member
Lost looks so Asian though...!
Really, the reason for Priest's success in my opinion is that they do the patty extremely well. The other stuff is just fluff, but the patty is made fresh on site, juicy, and very tasty.
People have complained about the price, but you're going to pay more for a better burger. People have complained about the greasiness. THAT PART IS FLAVOUR COUNTRY DAMMIT!
Kuro Madoushi
Unconfirmed Member
CNE Mini Review
Cocoa fried chicken at Coco's Fried Chicken
- doesn't work. Get the regular buttermilk instead. The batter is nice, the chicken is tasty and juicy, the texture had a nice crunch, but these two flavours don't really belong together.
- got 3 pieces with fries for 11 dollars.
Thumbs down
S'more bao from Far East Taco
- a bao is a type of steamed Chinese bun that itself didn't have too much flavour and relies instead on the filling to provide it. The whole thing was a missed opportunity. I think they should've put an actual graham cracker inside to provide a bit of crunchy texture to the softness of the bun. Inside was chocolate hazelnut spread and condensed milk. It was a sticky unfulfilling mess.
- 6 dollars for one
Thumbs down
Butter coffee from Butter Coffee
- tastes like regular shitty coffee but with a slightly buttery aftertaste. Not sugary since I didn't put any extra sugar in. As added extra customer service, when I asked for an extra sleeve because the elementary student pouring out the coffee forgot to give me one, the teenage girl literally threw one at me...
- 6 dollars for a small
Thumbs down
Thanksgiving Waffle from Fran's
- Rosemary and cranberries in the actual waffle itself with turkey, cranberry sauce, and gravy on top. Tastes as good as all that sounds, which isn't very good at all. Rosemary is all you can taste in the waffle and it lost its nice buttery and sweet taste. Gravy is alright along with the cranberry sauce. Turkey is average and dry
- 10 dollars.
Thumbs down
Overall, it's pretty much the same thing as previous CNEs. There seems to be more massage machine stores in the International Centre and that's about it. Best thing I had there was the Clearly Canadian and the water to wash the taste of all that awful food out of mouth. There doesn't seem to be a place inside anymore where they sell tons of PC games, DVDs, and books for cheap. Not sure what else I would want to buy here; I guess the mini bonsai seemed ok and I was tempted.
Edit: stand corrected. There is a DVD/game place here.
Cocoa fried chicken at Coco's Fried Chicken
- doesn't work. Get the regular buttermilk instead. The batter is nice, the chicken is tasty and juicy, the texture had a nice crunch, but these two flavours don't really belong together.
- got 3 pieces with fries for 11 dollars.
Thumbs down
S'more bao from Far East Taco
- a bao is a type of steamed Chinese bun that itself didn't have too much flavour and relies instead on the filling to provide it. The whole thing was a missed opportunity. I think they should've put an actual graham cracker inside to provide a bit of crunchy texture to the softness of the bun. Inside was chocolate hazelnut spread and condensed milk. It was a sticky unfulfilling mess.
- 6 dollars for one
Thumbs down
Butter coffee from Butter Coffee
- tastes like regular shitty coffee but with a slightly buttery aftertaste. Not sugary since I didn't put any extra sugar in. As added extra customer service, when I asked for an extra sleeve because the elementary student pouring out the coffee forgot to give me one, the teenage girl literally threw one at me...
- 6 dollars for a small
Thumbs down
Thanksgiving Waffle from Fran's
- Rosemary and cranberries in the actual waffle itself with turkey, cranberry sauce, and gravy on top. Tastes as good as all that sounds, which isn't very good at all. Rosemary is all you can taste in the waffle and it lost its nice buttery and sweet taste. Gravy is alright along with the cranberry sauce. Turkey is average and dry
- 10 dollars.
Thumbs down
Overall, it's pretty much the same thing as previous CNEs. There seems to be more massage machine stores in the International Centre and that's about it. Best thing I had there was the Clearly Canadian and the water to wash the taste of all that awful food out of mouth. There doesn't seem to be a place inside anymore where they sell tons of PC games, DVDs, and books for cheap. Not sure what else I would want to buy here; I guess the mini bonsai seemed ok and I was tempted.
Edit: stand corrected. There is a DVD/game place here.
Kuro Madoushi
Unconfirmed Member
This shit is so disgusting, I can't even finish the food so instead of HNNNNGHHHH MAH BLOOD SUGAR! It's HNNNGGGHHH MY POOR INNOCENT TASTEBUDS!
I'm pretty sure that the best thing I had was the free samples of dip.
Make sure to take cash. They live in some kind of time warp from 1950 where plastic cards like debit and credit aren't accepted.
Was it just straight up coffee and butter? Was it blended? People were comparing it to "Bulletproof Coffee" but without putting it in a blender for a whirl to make it creamy and frothy it will just separate and turn in to an oily coffee.
The ice cream waffle sandwich across from the DVD/game stand is awesome.
Kuro Madoushi
Unconfirmed Member
Goal was to try as much from that blogto article as possible. I didn't see the pie milkshake though my guess is it would've been shit anyways. There was this cone place that had different types of food in a cone theme. Shepherd's cone and a bacon come looked ok actually.
Coffee plus milk and then add butter as far as I could tell. Nothing was blended and it wasn't frothy. Really, just take what your average Timmy's double double looks like, reduce the sugar and add a butter taste. That was it.
AlphaTwo00
Member
tl;dr: CNE foods according to Kuro Madoushi
Alright ladies and gents, I'm finally making the jump to TekSavvy.
I did some rough pricing out last night, and figured it'll cost me ~260 for modem/shipping, installation, and first month.
Figured I might try and get a modem on Amazon for a bit cheaper base cost and shipping.
Found the same modem for $90, shipping included.
Would you recommend on grabbing it at this price or would there be a better option, do you think?
I don't want to go on Kijiji since I never trust used modems. I've bought used modems before and had to replace them shortly after, so that's the reason why.
I did some rough pricing out last night, and figured it'll cost me ~260 for modem/shipping, installation, and first month.
Code:
Quantity Item Price Subtotal
1 Cable 30 Unlimited 30M/5M Unlimited $74.95 $74.95
1 Cable Service Activation. $65.00 $65.00
1 Technicolor DCM476 $99.00 $99.00
1 Cable Activation Fee Discount -$20.00 -$20.00
1 Hardware Shipping $10.00 $10.00
Subtotal $228.95
ON HST $29.76
Total: $258.71Figured I might try and get a modem on Amazon for a bit cheaper base cost and shipping.
Found the same modem for $90, shipping included.
Would you recommend on grabbing it at this price or would there be a better option, do you think?
I don't want to go on Kijiji since I never trust used modems. I've bought used modems before and had to replace them shortly after, so that's the reason why.
N° 2048
Member
Make sure you ask for discounts if you buy a modem from Teksavvy. I did when I moved and they gave me a good discount
Kuro Madoushi
Unconfirmed Member
FTFYDynasty Warriors PSP according to Kuro Madoushi
I'd just bite the bullet and get the modem from Teksavvy...if you use your own modem, they may hit you with the cable activation fee to make up for it; though of course you can reason with them and see if they will give you a discount; however, I assume it's going to work out the same more or less, so I say for piece of mind, just get it from them.
Lostconfused
Member
EvilMario actually forwarded me to Canada Computers, where the modem is on for $76 and I have an EPP discount there, so it will probably be $65-70. I'll take that versus $110.
You'll probably have to provide them with a MAC address of the modem so it can be registered in the system, which might cause a bit of a delay in getting the service set up.
At least that's what I've been told the last time I tried switching cable ISPs.
Yeah, a TekSavvy CSR actually found me on twitter and let me know the info I need to supply too!
Thanks for the help everyone, I appreciate it!
Kuro Madoushi
Unconfirmed Member
Sweet that is much better.EvilMario actually forwarded me to Canada Computers, where the modem is on for $76 and I have an EPP discount there, so it will probably be $65-70. I'll take that versus $110.
Now you can pass on the savings and buy us all poutine!
PoutineSavvy sponsored by TekSavvy.
Junior Mint
Member
I feel like I'm the only one wearing shorts and a t shirt.
Just like our arteries if we go to Smoke's.
I never wear shorts but I do wear t-shirts all year round.
BigJonsson
Member
I'll wear shorts until it's below 16 degrees
Kuro Madoushi
Unconfirmed Member
But won't come to a meet up....
AlphaTwo00
Member
I made money on that project. It sold well in Japan. Then I got dumped onto a shitshow, and now I don't work there.
Like I care that it's crap!
Kuro Madoushi
Unconfirmed Member
Yes, I know. Reading that article definitely made me glad I didn't choose game dev since it was something I wanted to get into as a kid.
You should still totally do an indie game though...maybe like game dev story but from the dev's perspective. Or a ramen simulator, I dunno...
My friends already did the ramen simulator. err, I mean a Ramen Party!
Kuro Madoushi
Unconfirmed Member
When does this party start and how can I party with Mr. Chashu.
Kuro Madoushi
Unconfirmed Member
I'm really sorry I took so long to upload these...and they didn't turn out that great either. I think was to drunk too like sober
Quadratic with the victory pose
Krae_Man's Box
Dat SWAG!
Kuro Madoushi
Unconfirmed Member
I thought bars gave water for free...?
What's wrong with Coors Light?
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