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Vancouver-Age |OT| 125 Years
- Thread starter Firestorm
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beat
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I thought Uniqlo was already gonna take a floor in Nordstroms, right across the street from that Chapters.
And there's an update to the Chapters story anyways:
... I could see the Sport Chek space being the new Chapters.
Lone_Prodigy
Member
Apparently Sport Chek will move in, and their Pacific Centre location will be closed to make way for the Holt Renfrew expansion.
Yeah no EB downtown sucks, and Staples doesn't sell games anymore.
Yeah no EB downtown sucks, and Staples doesn't sell games anymore.
BlueBadger
Banned
I know a bunch of people who are going to Dallas Smith at the Commodore on Valentine's. I didn't get tickets tho, so.. I'm not really sure what to do LOL!
I'll probably just eat a bunch of horrible food with my other single friends
distantmantra
Member
I'm still mad about the Book Off going out of business.
drunkendonuts
Member
things are good over here in kitsilano, been working overtime every day this week, but that just means next paycheck will be nice.
J
Jotamide
Unconfirmed Member
Nothing very exciting over here. I almost went for a run at Stanley Park but I noped last minute. Went for a swim instead.
There's an instalment of Rapp Battlez at the Fox on Valentines.
It's probably one of the best comedy shows in the city.
It sells out every time.
The Last Emperor
Member
RAINNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
Lone_Prodigy
Member
Leafs and Canucks play Saturday March 14 at 7:00pm. Meetup?
BlueBadger
Banned
Government: There are too many people paying taxes in this town. Raise the PST from 7% to 7.5%, or we're going to fuck the roads. (Note: There's no guarantee that we can fix the roads with just 0.5%, but there is a guarantee that the roads are going to be fucked if you don't give it to us.)
Citizens: Isn't "road maintenance" one of your basic jobs? What happened to the rest of the 7%? What about the gas tax? Or the dozen other hidden taxes that have been claimed to be used for roads?
Government: Listen, government corruption is an issue for another day. Do you want your roads or not?
Me: Fuck the roads.
I'm still salty because my local bus stop used to have a warm, dry, wooden bench/shelter, and Translink ripped it out and tossed it in the dump, replacing it with "modern" aluminum and plexiglass, which is uncomfortable to sit on and offers no shelter from the wind and rain and cold (it tries, but it fails spectacularly), and Translink went millions overbudget installing them and demanded that taxpayers pay for the difference, and their justification for it was "But we had some money left in our budget at the end of the year. We had to spend it on something, otherwise we'd have to give it back. How were we to know that we'd run overbudget and need to demand even more money?"
beat
Member
They went overbudget? I thought JCDecaux or Viacom ponied up for those things.
IIRC, they went overbudget. Those advertising panels were a retrofit, added later. I doubt the advertising money would have paid for Translink's mistake (because that mistake was history), it probably just added to Translink's bloat for next year.
Lone_Prodigy
Member
Skating at Robson Square (free if you have your own skates).
The Last Emperor
Member
I know someone who is in the process of getting funding for a new venture and is looking for talented people.
Pm me if you or anyone you know is interested in joining a start-up animation studio
Pm me if you or anyone you know is interested in joining a start-up animation studio
Odd question, but anyone know of any clothing or book donation bins down in the west end?
The White Spot on Georgia close to Denman used to have both, but a few weeks ago I went to drop some books and only the clothing bin was left. A week after that, I went to drop off some old clothes, and the clothing bin was gone too.
Google seems to be pointing me to bins that don't exist...
The White Spot on Georgia close to Denman used to have both, but a few weeks ago I went to drop some books and only the clothing bin was left. A week after that, I went to drop off some old clothes, and the clothing bin was gone too.
Google seems to be pointing me to bins that don't exist...
Try Denman and Pendrell St.
https://www.google.ca/maps/@49.2881...ata=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1se-Q1K_NsMOqoBQFJVk6Dlg!2e0
I don't think it take books. Maybe the public library down the street does.
Went by there, turns out there is a clothing bin as well as a book bin, so I am covered.
Thanks!
distantmantra
Member
Driving up tomorrow from Seattle for a day trip. Brunch at Alibi Room, hit a couple breweries in town, take my daughter to Stanley Park to ride her bike and then Four Winds Brewing in Delta before coming home.
WrenchNinja
Member
Sounds like a busy weekend. Have fun!
Lone_Prodigy
Member
This is next week. Supposed to be nice out.
Game's at 4:00
Lone_Prodigy
Member
Yeah you're right the game's at 4 to accommodate the Easterners.
We made it happen last year, and even bish showed up.
Probably need a thread about it though.
We made it happen last year, and even bish showed up.
Probably need a thread about it though.
I've got a Pokemans tournament that day but if people are hanging around after the game for drinks and whatnot I might be able to join.
Speaking of which, if anyone is interested in getting involved with Pokemon card or video game tournaments: http://pokemonbc.com/events/
Speaking of which, if anyone is interested in getting involved with Pokemon card or video game tournaments: http://pokemonbc.com/events/
Wolf Dawgz
Member
That's my birthday. I'm already doing stuff with friends.
Subpar Spatula
Banned
A Leaf's game?
Couldn't pay me all the riches in Nigeria cheer on that.
Couldn't pay me all the riches in Nigeria cheer on that.
WrenchNinja
Member
Can you just be a viewer?
Could probably find his apartment using pics from the Gaming Setup thread
Do it
Do it
Drugs
No no no, you cheer for the Leafs to fail spectacularly
WrenchNinja
Member
You don't need to cheer. They'll fail anyway.
Yes but not sure if we'll have streams/monitor set up at all of them!
Could probably find his apartment using pics from the Gaming Setup thread
Do it
Do it
Drugs
No no no, you cheer for the Leafs to fail spectacularly
I know where his apartment building is. Last time his excuse was that he lived too far away, while he ACTUALLY lived like a 5/10min walk away :lol
HEY! One of our own is trying to get on the radio. You may have met him at the only GAF-meetup that ever happened here! Help him because he probably won't post it himself! https://www.facebook.com/events/337247436485390/
The Last Emperor
Member
Please tell me yall aren't dumb enough to vote no on the referendum
WrenchNinja
Member
So I just got my internet bill and it's like 70 bucks (Shaw). I bought in during a $30 a month promo and that apparently ended and there was a price hike or something.
Any cheaper alternatives? It's way too much. And I thought Rogers was bad.
Any cheaper alternatives? It's way too much. And I thought Rogers was bad.
Telus. Who will also give you a promo. Their promos last long enough for you to be eligible for the new customer pricing on the competitor.
Vancouver GAFers, let's talk about the upcoming transit vote. I feel rather strongly about a hopeful yes win. It seems clear to me that our population has increased at a much faster rate than our transit can handle. We need more money in public transit like any other big cities in the world. How else are we going to move people to public transit if it is not funded properly ? Broadway line all the way to UBC would be a good start. Personally, I'd like to take this even further. We should use existing railroad to start a brand new WCE line that goes south from Vancouver to Surrey, Langley and then Abbotsford (4 or 5 stations). Then have good park & ride around those central stations. The urbanites are already using public transit and other means of non-car transportation. The only way to reduce it further should be to target the suburban areas that obviously have to come to downtown to work. The current buses and skytrains have served well in its targeted regions, but traveling from those further areas still take way too long with a combination of public transit usage that discourages people living there from using it. WCE-style transit will hopefully fix that. Anyways, just my two cents...
NotTheGuyYouKill
Member
I'm dumb enough to not vote no.
I think most people support increased public transit, but people really don't trust Translink.
They fired their overpaid CEO to try and win back public trust, and hired an overpaid Interim CEO to replace him, but then they hired back their old CEO as an "adviser" to the Interim CEO, at his former pay rate. That's what we get when we complain, problems just get doubled. Oh and, they're going to hire their REAL new CEO after the referendum, after the heat dies down. They'd be legendary trolls if they hired their old CEO back after a referendum win.
They hired Jimmy Pattison to oversee their spending, because Vancouverites think highly of our local celebrity businessman's ability with money, but he can't look at all of Translink's books, just the new 0.5%. And if by some fluke he sees something he doesn't like in the second set of books which have been exclusively tailored for his eyes... he can go fuck himself? He's being hired for his name, and to "see", not "do".
Translink's severe unpopularity is likely to kill this referendum, so it's pretty obvious that they should shelve the idea of this new tax and work on serious reforms to turn Translink into an entity that can be trusted with money before asking again. Unfortunately, that probably just means they'll double their advertising budget and hire a new PR firm.
They fired their overpaid CEO to try and win back public trust, and hired an overpaid Interim CEO to replace him, but then they hired back their old CEO as an "adviser" to the Interim CEO, at his former pay rate. That's what we get when we complain, problems just get doubled. Oh and, they're going to hire their REAL new CEO after the referendum, after the heat dies down. They'd be legendary trolls if they hired their old CEO back after a referendum win.
They hired Jimmy Pattison to oversee their spending, because Vancouverites think highly of our local celebrity businessman's ability with money, but he can't look at all of Translink's books, just the new 0.5%. And if by some fluke he sees something he doesn't like in the second set of books which have been exclusively tailored for his eyes... he can go fuck himself? He's being hired for his name, and to "see", not "do".
Translink's severe unpopularity is likely to kill this referendum, so it's pretty obvious that they should shelve the idea of this new tax and work on serious reforms to turn Translink into an entity that can be trusted with money before asking again. Unfortunately, that probably just means they'll double their advertising budget and hire a new PR firm.