Still barely worth it for a daily commute just for the convenience factor but it's really getting close. Plus you don't get that 13% until May of next year.
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Toronto-Age |OT4| Molested by a Burger Priest
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Still barely worth it for a daily commute just for the convenience factor but it's really getting close. Plus you don't get that 13% until May of next year.
Toronto-GAF,
Request from the States: I had a friend from my last job send me an e-mail last week letting me know that his position is being eliminated at the end of July. He's worked in consumer electronics and CPG doing statistical modeling/business analytics. If anyone knows of any job opportunities in the metro area, please send me a PM.
Thanks!
Request from the States: I had a friend from my last job send me an e-mail last week letting me know that his position is being eliminated at the end of July. He's worked in consumer electronics and CPG doing statistical modeling/business analytics. If anyone knows of any job opportunities in the metro area, please send me a PM.
Thanks!
Agreed. The TTC need to be about 1000 times more flexible when it comes to the metropass. At a minimum they need to consider a commuter metropass (mon-fri), but also having temporary passes (3 days, for example) like Montreal is long overdue.
What a swell bunch of guys. I take a cab like, twice per decade, but next time I need to, I guess I'll try UberX.
Junior Mint
Member
I've actually completely stopped taking cabs since I got the Uber app. Took about 6-8 rides so far and they've all been good experiences.
True say. I've met zero inappropriate drivers using UberX, whereas I have met several (too many to count) cab drivers who were dicks over the last few years.
I'm all about team orange so I approve.
Junior Mint
Member
Yeah, I've gotten asshole cab drivers who look like they're pissed off when I ask for change back on a $20 bill for a $17 ride. I've gotten some who tried to rip me off and tell me it's $25 from Guvernment to Bay/College. I'll avoid cabs for the rest of my life if I can.
The only thing Uber needs is a talkative/non-talkative driver button.
I'm worried about cabbies more than I'm worried about cab companies. UberX tends to favour people who can afford to drive in their spare time, but a lot of cab drivers are immigrants trying to make ends meet while they save to bring their family over.
UberX has always felt kind of gross from a perspective of edging out foreign workers.
UberX has always felt kind of gross from a perspective of edging out foreign workers.
That's amazing, as is the game. Finally something I want to play on the Wii U!
I have never had an uber driver not know where the destination is. Cab drivers, on average, are lost outside the downtown and even then often select the most expensive route.
I meant to link to this video of it the other day but I never got around to it.
I'm sure we've all had shitty experiences with Toronto cab drivers (and cab drivers everywhere, for that matter) but Uber is really shady and unregulated. Refusing service to people for reasons that would be illegal for real cabs, like disabilities. Insisting that their drivers don't need any kind of certification or training or to follow specific rules because they're not technically cabs.
You'll just have to stick to the TTC, who isn't run by evil assholes at all.
Right -- and this is kind of what the debate is about. The whole #Uber4TO hashtag campaign is awfully disingenuous, because banning Uber isn't about banning it because it's new, it's about banning it because they refuse to abide by the same laws as cab drivers.
If UberX drivers had to be licensed with the city, the cab drivers wouldn't be protesting.
Or alternatively if regulations were eased on cabbies. But that makes people uncomfortable too which shows that the regulations on taxis are there for a a reason.
For some reason I always manage to get super inappropriate cab drivers. Either they're racist, or make inappropriate comments about all of the "hot girls" that live in my area.
ProfessorMoran
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House was at 17 this morning, would have been cooker had I not crawled under my enclosed porch and insulated the entire thing.
Kuro Madoushi
Unconfirmed Member
You could change the meet up! D:
You got the touch...! YOU GOT DA POWAAAAAAAAAAH!
I think I'm game for a KFC MonHun meet up on the 12th.
It was the top response on the black bear thread on Reddit. /r/Toronto confirmed terrible.
Kuro Madoushi
Unconfirmed Member
Upvote.
SuperSonic1305
Member
If only this weather could last all year instead of yucky unbearable heat.
Meanwhile, people were probably waiting on cabs elsewhere to find smaller amounts of them and probably just got an Uber driver.
anyone have a place they normally sell their games?
Normally I got to Iceman on Queen+Bathurst/Kensington.
Stopped by GameMania today and they have quite a selection too
Have some LEs and regular games I might sell just to get rid of them, since i either don't play them anymore or they don't interest me enough to play them over the newer backlog of games
Normally I got to Iceman on Queen+Bathurst/Kensington.
Stopped by GameMania today and they have quite a selection too
Have some LEs and regular games I might sell just to get rid of them, since i either don't play them anymore or they don't interest me enough to play them over the newer backlog of games
Junior Mint
Member
Just wanted to give this a shot before I post on kijiji:
Anyone happen to want or need a place downtown for 2 months? I'm subletting my place for 2 months since it'll be unused from end of June to end of August. It's on Bay St. right by U of T.
Anyone happen to want or need a place downtown for 2 months? I'm subletting my place for 2 months since it'll be unused from end of June to end of August. It's on Bay St. right by U of T.
Yeah, there were less complaints about the 19th, so we've switched it. We're still doing a smaller meetup for the 12th, mostly to play Monster Hunter. But if you, or anyone wants to meet us during that (you don't need Monster Hunter), let me know. We'll probably still be around Bathurst / Bloor, but you can confirm with Quad.
I'll be there for the *real* meetup. My condolences to Kuro.
I might mock you nerds playing MonHun and spill a beer over Kuro's head.
If it's Coors, it would probably get his hair cleaner than Toronto tap water.
TorontoGAF, not only do we have meetups before the meetups, we have meetups for the meetups.
Kuro Madoushi
Unconfirmed Member
The pre-meet-up-meet-up!
Brit-GAF ain't got nothin on us!
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I wish I'd saved the stylin gif from kave...
Kuro Madoushi
Unconfirmed Member
I shall have KFC and a Coors in your honour on the 12th..! :')