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Lawrence.
Oooo what's that one called? I'm trying to fill in as many panels as possible between annoying my friends who have tables.
I went and checked out the scene yesterday. Impressive acrobatics the car did.
The panel is on Sunday at the Pilot on Cumberland St. Sunday @12pm
Kuro Madoushi
Unconfirmed Member
Biff
Member
I feel for Andy Byford.
Dude is killing himself restructuring a publicly funded, unionized behemoth of incompetence. I don't think he gets nearly enough credit for what he's accomplished.
It took 90 years for the TTC to swell into the mess it currently is... I'm legit impressed with what he's done in such a short amount of time. He has made a real difference over the past five years. I have seen a notable improvement in service.
Off the top of my head:
- Way better, more consistent rush hour service
- King St streetcar nightmare is lightyears better than what it was before
- Way faster response times to unplanned outages... Either getting the issue cleared or having sufficient shuttle buses redirected.
- Early morning Sunday service (THANK. GOD.)
- Presto, while still a disaster, is actually functional
- The new street cars are awesome (yeah, he didn't place the order, but at least he made sure Bombardier delivered them to standard)
- Much better communication between vehicle operators and passengers
- Much better communication for planned maintenance
IMO even at $350k/year he's the only TTC employee who is underpaid. lol.
Dude is killing himself restructuring a publicly funded, unionized behemoth of incompetence. I don't think he gets nearly enough credit for what he's accomplished.
It took 90 years for the TTC to swell into the mess it currently is... I'm legit impressed with what he's done in such a short amount of time. He has made a real difference over the past five years. I have seen a notable improvement in service.
Off the top of my head:
- Way better, more consistent rush hour service
- King St streetcar nightmare is lightyears better than what it was before
- Way faster response times to unplanned outages... Either getting the issue cleared or having sufficient shuttle buses redirected.
- Early morning Sunday service (THANK. GOD.)
- Presto, while still a disaster, is actually functional
- The new street cars are awesome (yeah, he didn't place the order, but at least he made sure Bombardier delivered them to standard)
- Much better communication between vehicle operators and passengers
- Much better communication for planned maintenance
IMO even at $350k/year he's the only TTC employee who is underpaid. lol.
Mastermind Vade
Banned
Are there any good clothing stores in K-town? And what places do you guys recommend for hats(eg. Snapbacks)?
It's transitioning to Sheppard West.
Some of the subway cars will show it with the new name and I've ever heard the lady say it once or twice on the intercom.
Signs are phase 2 of that 800k
Much like the Skydome, it'll always be Downsview to me.
Kuro Madoushi
Unconfirmed Member
Rogers? Bell? Telus?
There are always exceptions, and those three are always the exception
Kuro Madoushi
Unconfirmed Member
So I named those three companies and now I'm getting ads for them...speak of the Devil...
And now I mentioned Devil and I got an ad for a lawyer...located in a Walmart omg...
And now I mentioned Devil and I got an ad for a lawyer...located in a Walmart omg...
Just don't mention Purola...
BigJonsson
Member
There is a bear on the lam in Scarborough!
If it was at L'am then it would be awesome.
If it came down to them vs AT&T, Verizon, or whatever, I'd still support them.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Silly question, but if I buy tickets directly at the ACC box office, can I avoid the Ticketmaster service fee?
chaobreaker
Member
Ontario plans big boost to minimum wage, update of labour laws: Cohn
For real, of OLP goes through with this, I might just vote for them next year.
For real, of OLP goes through with this, I might just vote for them next year.
Kuro Madoushi
Unconfirmed Member
If a foreign Telecom came and offered competitive prices without collision, I'd switch.
As it is, I refuse to go for Bell or Rogers internet. It's just too bad the third parties still use their fucking lines. I even stayed with Teksavvy when they were a few dollars more expensive. Well, Teksavvy reduced fees for everyone and gave a bunch unlimited - did fucking Rogers do that?
Don't think I've really seen a great deal there but ymmv.
.Detective.
Member
Not really. I check it out every once in a while because I don't live too far from the location itself, but the prices are nothing special.
I've been contemplating this, even though I've only voted Liberal once in my life during McGuinty's first leadership win in 2003, and never since at any level. I just can't stand the idea of Patrick Brown coming in. Wynne might be garbage, but at least the things she's tossing out for election number bumps seem to be substantive in the long run if they stick around
If a foreign telecom came in, they'd see what a nice racket the big three have and ask to join in.
Speaking of the big three, Telus just acquired the company i work for. Why do big things always happen on my day off?
Sadly, this is the more accurate outcome.
Kuro Madoushi
Unconfirmed Member
Well, that's why I mentioned collusion. 😂
Hope you're not affected adversely.
Zombie James
Banned
It's not even June and we're already starting with this unbearable shit. Here's to four months of misery. At least this year there's Twin Peaks.
I dont really know much. I mean, my supervisor called me this morning, which is unusual, but he also said im not losing my job.
I'm happy so far though i've worked for one of the banks, now one of the telcos. If i work for the postal service, i think id complete the trifecta of most hated canadian companies.
Kuro Madoushi
Unconfirmed Member
Its not nearly as bad as previous years. Im enjoying the temps.
.Detective.
Member
Kuro confirming he will be storing up excess fat reserves prior to his winter sleep until the spring.
ArcticDonkey
Member
Trying trade my copy of Nier for FF XV on Kijiji and dealing with some serious clowns. Arranged to meet a dude at a subway station. I show up and he texts me "Sorry, just woke up from a nap".
He still wants to meet tomorrow but I'm half tempted to tell him to go ahead and not show up myself.
Sorry needed to vent. Anyway thank God for the warrrrmmm.
He still wants to meet tomorrow but I'm half tempted to tell him to go ahead and not show up myself.
Sorry needed to vent. Anyway thank God for the warrrrmmm.
Which Nier?
ArcticDonkey
Member
Automata. Great game.
Kuro Madoushi
Unconfirmed Member
Yergoddamrite
Lololol. If it doesn't work out trade with me then.
Flooding at Toronto Islands delays Centreville opening. It and the rest of the public parks/beaches may not open until well into July.
ArcticDonkey
Member
Thanks for the offer. Someone else PM'd me and thanks as well.
The dude offered to literally come straight to my house tomorrow. If he falls through again, which I'm thinking he will, I'll take one of you up on it.
I don't remember who it was that was trying to learn coding, but during my job search, I am also trying to pick back up some coding and I came across this today:
https://www.khanacademy.org/computing/computer-science/algorithms/quick-sort/p/challenge-implement-partition
This seems to be one of many different tutorials and they have integrated coding exercises that give you real-time feedback. I have no idea what language this is, but in coding probably the more important thing is to develop the logic and thinking behind it.
https://www.khanacademy.org/computing/computer-science/algorithms/quick-sort/p/challenge-implement-partition
This seems to be one of many different tutorials and they have integrated coding exercises that give you real-time feedback. I have no idea what language this is, but in coding probably the more important thing is to develop the logic and thinking behind it.
.Detective.
Member
Did you agree to this? Not sure if giving out your personal address is wise.
Always meet on neutral ground. In plain view of others.
Just some facts I learned from the espionage genre of media/novels.
lol