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Toronto-Age |OT4| Molested by a Burger Priest
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lazybones18
Banned
Goodbye Blue Jays, hope to see you in the postseason next year
Not now man.
Face it Tiger..
Banned
TIll next time, Toronto-gaf
chaobreaker
Member
At least we can say "Well, there's always next year" unironically now.
Small victories.
Small victories.
KnightHart
Member
I'm just glad the Jays didn't go out in some lame shameful way. For once there's actually next year
Back to making fun of the Maple Leafs then.
Back to making fun of the Maple Leafs then.
KnightHart
Member
We need wanted posters of this fucker. Fuck this guy.
This exactly. I've never watched so much baseball (didn't watch a lot, but still). Was cool to see the city into it.
lazybones18
Banned
Feels good to see the city into it all.
I remember 10 years ago or so, people barely acknowledged the Jays. When I mentioned them, people just brushed it off and talked about the Leafs or the NBA (not even specifically Raptors talk lol). Then seeing SkyDome half-full, or even dipping so low in attendance. Those were the times.
added_time
Member
Go ahead and talk about the Jays.
They based those balls.
criesofthepast
Member
Hurts man. This was the year. Chemistry was so good. Felt like destiny. Almost pulled it off. A base hit scores two. You go to game 7 with all the momentum in the world. Then the StroShow.
It was that close to the World Series.
I am leaving this city again most likely for good in 3 months and may never get an opportunity to feel what it was like to live in this city during this run.
Bank tellers, TTC drivers, carpenters, electricians, dishwashers, floor cleaners, lawyers, doctors, fuckin' politicians, CBC employees, principals, people who paint the lines on the fuckin' roads...just everyone saying "Go Jays Go!" as I'd walk away from them.
Every one bleeding blue and white
during these last few months.
I am legit sad.
It was that close to the World Series.
I am leaving this city again most likely for good in 3 months and may never get an opportunity to feel what it was like to live in this city during this run.
Bank tellers, TTC drivers, carpenters, electricians, dishwashers, floor cleaners, lawyers, doctors, fuckin' politicians, CBC employees, principals, people who paint the lines on the fuckin' roads...just everyone saying "Go Jays Go!" as I'd walk away from them.
Every one bleeding blue and white
not THAT blue and white you losers
I am legit sad.
Yes, it can improve, but companies are a lot slower at lowering prices when CAD goes up than they are at raising prices when CAD goes down. Here's a 25 year chart against the USD from fxtop.com:
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Given what happened in the 9th inning, the fact that the Jays couldn't bat in a player on 3rd base with 0 outs is more damaging that a dude Bartmaning a ball.
Who is that guy
The harbinger of doom
crimzonflame
Member
Lets be honest, Jays will be back to fighting for third place in the East next season.
Xaero Gravity
NEXT LEVEL lame™
The city felt so dead on the way to work.
Holy shit. :lol
holy shit is the TTC a shit mess right now
- Multiple line mergers at random times,depending on who directed you.
- No one watching lines to make sure people are cutting lines (which they are).
- Waiting lines going from bus level, down two levels to track level.
- Attendants and police standing around not even trying to control crowds, but standing around just watching the mayhem.
- Not controlling major intersections (St.George and Keele) to ensure buses can go.
- Buses making every single stop in between stations.
- Over packing buses so that people that AREN'T at St.George or Keele are completely out of luck.
- Police blocking all of one side of Bloor for Halloween parades
KnightHart
Member
God damn
after going to hong kong and japan, you just realize how shitty and inconsiderate most of toronto's commuting people are
ttc is half the problem, the people are the other half
HK people are quite considerate. I imagine southern China would have less considerate travelers.
The first thing I noticed when riding the various subway lines in Tokyo was there was no trash all over the place after an evening commute. Really quite clean.
Taking the bus back from the airport and boarding at Lawrence West Station, the TTC car we get on at around 8pm is just covered in Tim's cups and newspapers, among other trash. It was a good reminder.
Taking the bus back from the airport and boarding at Lawrence West Station, the TTC car we get on at around 8pm is just covered in Tim's cups and newspapers, among other trash. It was a good reminder.
Different cultures different values. It's my understanding Japan takes garbage and waste disposal very seriously.
Junior Mint
Member
It's crazy how clean the MTR in Hong Kong is. People over there actually respect their transit system. I'll never understand why people in North America are perfectly fine destroying their own transportation systems by leaving garbage, putting shoes ON seats, and vandalizing/destroying vehicles. Half the buses in Vancouver have taped up seats because people just keep cutting them up... like why?
Oh wow, I've never noticed that place. How does it compare to the ones on Spadina (Pho Hung and the place across the street from it)?
I'll be around too, but I already have lunch plans. I might check it out some other time.
Oh god during rush hour on the skytrains, there are those free newspapers (24h, metro) all over the floor and the Canada line trains develop a weird smell as well.
Junior Mint
Member
I actually find the TTC to be way cleaner than the Skytrain. Granted, I took the skytrain every single day for like 3 years when I worked in downtown Vancouver whereas I take TTC maybe twice a week.
Junior Mint
Member
On another note, went to Miku this weekend.
Thought it was great. Highly recommend the Miku signature ($36) which is a sample of 10 pieces of sushi. Loved all of them. "The Takeover" ($15) was a real nice, light cocktail too. I think the highlight for me was the dessert though. We got the warm matcha chocolate fondant ($14) which was basically a matcha lava cake with jasmine tea ice cream. It was very moist and probably one of the top 5 desserts I've had at a restaurant in Toronto so far. The ice cream actually has a lot of tea taste and IMO way better than the "HK milk tea" gelato at kekou which I thought was pretty meh.
Thought it was great. Highly recommend the Miku signature ($36) which is a sample of 10 pieces of sushi. Loved all of them. "The Takeover" ($15) was a real nice, light cocktail too. I think the highlight for me was the dessert though. We got the warm matcha chocolate fondant ($14) which was basically a matcha lava cake with jasmine tea ice cream. It was very moist and probably one of the top 5 desserts I've had at a restaurant in Toronto so far. The ice cream actually has a lot of tea taste and IMO way better than the "HK milk tea" gelato at kekou which I thought was pretty meh.
I had to take the Canada Line every day for a little while to work in Richmond. Part of the problem I think is all of those free newspapers everywhere. I always took them off the train with me, but I know a lot of people would just stuff them into the side of the seats. One thing I will say though is Vancouver's transit is better than everybody gives it credit for.
I loved that place
would rather go there than Pho Hung.
Most of my friends just tend to go to Train though
Junior Mint
Member
Ah, Canada line isn't so bad. I lived in actual Vancouver so I took the expo line........
I tried train once. Not sure if it was just the dish I got but it wasn't so good.
Oh yeah I took the expo line quite a bit too. Expo doesn't have the weird smell though.
Kuro Madoushi
Unconfirmed Member
Fack! Need to get to this place...