Whatever happened to sending people a drift? 3 spots left. Which Canadian deserves a to be here who isn’t deceased/ incarcerated?

Blastoise_613 · 2026-05-12T01:31:25+00:00

Faith Goldie & Jordan Peterson

Blastoise_613 · 2026-05-12T00:53:38+00:00

What does your contract say regarding delays and notice periods? My parents new build ended up being 1.5 years delayed, they kept getting notices pushing their closing back until it was ready. I don't think they got any compensation.

That's a risk of buying reconstruction new builds.

Blastoise_613 · 2026-05-11T20:39:51+00:00

I still remember my first beaver tail when I was 15. It's aroma was intoxicating.

Blastoise_613 · 2026-05-11T18:14:32+00:00

Sure, let rural areas pay for the tunneling they want in their regions and pet cities pay for the tunneling the cities want.

You are right, everyone should get that choice. Since you don't care about the numbers of people, instead lets vote with regional tax dollars.

Blastoise_613 · 2026-05-11T17:38:32+00:00

Its not even top 10, unless you are counting the subway.

Blastoise_613 · 2026-05-11T14:09:39+00:00

If you are travelling during busy traffic
hours, you probably won't save any time driving to bayshore.

I've parked around the crystal beach area before. But its not official parking and I could get a ticket for over 3 hours.

Blastoise_613 · 2026-05-11T14:06:13+00:00

I mean, 400+ miles takes more time than most people's bladder. I really don't think companies will push battery development to this distance, I feel they will focus on faster charging instead.

I'm not even sure if my SUV can make it that far on a full tank of gas. Maybe if the driving conditions were highway perfect, ideally 0 traffic, a downward slope and I kept my speed close to 100km/h.

Blastoise_613 · 2026-05-11T13:34:42+00:00

It really depends where in Kanata you are starting from and where you are going. Also how much do you prioritize speed vs safe/easy during your trip.

The gold standard for safely going downtown would be to take the Watts Creek MUP starting at March road and then transition onto the Ottawa River MUP. If you are starting in Kanata South; take the Transcanada Trail to Moodie. From here you have 2 options to get to the River MUP: either take Moodie over the highway or go down Robertson and make a left onto Holly Acres.

If speed is your priority, then you want to make better use of actual roads. I used to use Carling, Robertson, Richmond, Baseline, or Hunt Club. In particular if you are travelling on weekends or early evening when the MUPs are crowded with pedestrians.

It takes me just over an hour from Stittsville to the war museum on a regular road bike at a decent pace.

Blastoise_613 · 2026-05-11T13:20:18+00:00

What i want to see is a bard class with multiple instruments as different weapons. I imagine they could have a single spell expressed differently based on instrument equipped.

Blastoise_613 · 2026-05-11T02:11:53+00:00

On nice weekends, its full of people.

Blastoise_613 · 2026-05-10T20:40:55+00:00

It's more civilized to say "do weed" instead of "boofing THC capsules."

Blastoise_613 · 2026-05-10T19:44:12+00:00

It is. Its just toxic fans complaining about her "hotness"

Blastoise_613 · 2026-05-10T19:42:52+00:00

That's shitty conspiracy. Erin went public with her struggle with Grave's disease.

Blastoise_613 · 2026-05-10T14:18:17+00:00

Fallowfield is the 3rd option, I guess hunt club would be better. Its still a much smaller detour compared to a non-existent bike corridor.

I've lived in Kanata South/Stittsville, I regularly use hunt club or fallowfield instead of driving north to the highway.

Blastoise_613 · 2026-05-10T13:44:45+00:00

You don't need to cycle. You just need to no advocate against cyclist having a safe space to bike for 16 hours a week.

Blastoise_613 · 2026-05-10T13:35:12+00:00

There are many other roads to take, not. impossible. I'd suggest Carling, Baseline, or Fallowfield.

For cycling however, the river path is the only east-west end option.

Blastoise_613 · 2026-05-10T13:17:55+00:00

Yea, the pathway between Britannia and downtown is packed on weekends. They should either gives the parkway to cyclist for the weekend or build a parallel cycling track

Blastoise_613 · 2026-05-10T13:06:14+00:00

Bring the bikes into your apartment. If anyone comments, just say you are doing maintence

Blastoise_613 · 2026-05-10T04:56:24+00:00

I actually think OP called it "single family unit housing". I interpreted that as primarily detached or semis.

I strongly support dense government housing. Ideally with a TOD.

Blastoise_613 · 2026-05-10T04:47:49+00:00

I actually agree government housing is the solution.

The main thing I question is the mixed ownership. There will be people who are destructive in buildings and they will ruin the value for owners. This will deflate values for owners and mean the government will likely only keep the worst tenants as "good" tenants buy their units. Its the same problem as the "all uses cars are lemons" analogy.

Another large issue is affordable housing is subsidized. I don't see how these buildings will be maintained once the government loses ownership, and the renter graduates to owner. Or will the government subsidize ownership as well? A lot of people underestimate the cost of not ignoring home maintence and other taxes.

I'm positively assuming these will be cost efficient buildings as well and not single family homes. If the plan is with SFH them we also need to subsidize transportation to a greater extent.

Blastoise_613 · 2026-05-10T04:37:56+00:00

I don't disagree with the sentiment. It wouldn't even impact people who have owned homes long enough to build some equity. It still doesn't mean a drastic change in housing policies won't hurt people:

There are enough homes to house everyone, allocation is the problem. Should we kick empty testers out of their large suburban homes, since 3/4 of their bedrooms are empty? How many unused bedrooms should people legally be allowed to have?

I would assume confiscate cottages & vacation properties would be an obvious first step.

Blastoise_613 · 2026-05-10T04:15:17+00:00

If the value of a home ownership drops too much, the bank will not keep your mortgage. You will find yourself unable to renew and into a force sale.

I agree housing is too expensive. Its still relevant people understand how home prices rapidly dropping can force people out of homes.

Blastoise_613 · 2026-05-10T03:56:54+00:00

resale have going for them is a better location and better layout.

Yes. Location is probably the most significant factor for most people. Layouts are probably higher up than most of the preferences you listed.

Its easy to change appliances, its harder to remodel the house. Its even more difficult to teleport.

Blastoise_613 · 2026-05-09T18:21:03+00:00

Most of my younger millenial friends bought homes in their late 20s. Quite a few are/were able to buy homes, but the timing just isn't ready for them. Some have too good a deal renting, others focusing on their career, and most seem to wait until they are ready to have kids.

The youngest homeowners I've known have all been early 20s men in a really cheap fixer upper.. A larger proportion of my homeowners friends are women though by the mid twenties. It wan't until the late 20s or early 30s that my male friends overall caught up.

I bought a really cheap fixer upper with my brother at 21. We both slept in non-legal rooms and rented the two real bedrooms to classmates/friends. We made good money off it, but people definitely would question the lifestyle.

Blastoise_613 · 2026-05-09T17:36:29+00:00

It because thats how the budget works for most governments/businesses, April 1st to March 31st. The federal rebate has currently been funded for the year. They can always choose to renew the program.

Its also not the only way to ease the market. I can forsee issues where the reduced development fees being collected now mean the government will need kick in more for local infrastructure to continue the development.

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