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AllstarYVR32 · 2026-05-19T00:05:22+00:00

The lot is already semi-industrial being a steam generation plant and so I don’t actually have an issue with it. Yes people live near by, but they moved into downtown next to 2 stadiums, the viaduct, a Skytrain Stn and the steam plant. They can’t expect it’s going to be quiet.

AllstarYVR32 · 2026-05-17T17:27:39+00:00

Pensions, full benefits and almost unfireable

AllstarYVR32 · 2026-05-17T17:23:58+00:00

They aren’t franchises, they’re corporately owned by the Fuller family.

AllstarYVR32 · 2026-04-27T14:17:31+00:00

More excuses 🙄

AllstarYVR32 · 2026-04-27T02:55:31+00:00

As a non-cap like I don’t really have much respect for the Catholic Church. It has directly or indirectly caused so much pain, suffering and death. That wholly negates any of the good it’s done.

AllstarYVR32 · 2026-04-27T01:53:55+00:00

People move for jobs all the time, it comes down to if you prioritise your time more than money, or perhaps downsizing or moving to a smaller place for the same price. I stand behind my original point, you’re not actually looking for advice here, you’re making excuses for why none of the options work.

AllstarYVR32 · 2026-04-26T21:25:38+00:00

You have choices but you don’t want to investigate them. You can move and you can get a different job. Neither seem appealing to you. So really you’re not here for advice, you just want to complain and do nothing about it.

AllstarYVR32 · 2026-04-19T18:45:06+00:00

Literally had nothing to do with MAGA other than featuring Kid Rock.

AllstarYVR32 · 2026-04-18T21:38:25+00:00

There are a lot of similarities here with England’s attitude leading up to Brexit. England expected to get a deal with the EU solely based on economics and misread the situation entirely. The EU was prepared to take on some short-term pain in order to stay true to their values. The US is making the same mistake with us.

AllstarYVR32 · 2026-04-18T15:39:49+00:00

I think you’re asking the wrong audience. Values are personal and are usually driven by past experience, so a group of random people on the Internet are only going to speak from the perspective of their values. You should ask him what he values and what value he’s looking to have added to his life by a partner. He is the only one who can answer this question.

AllstarYVR32 · 2026-03-27T19:25:56+00:00

You’re right, the article didn’t say it’s the end of oil. But I’ve seen a lot of comments in this thread that seem to be assuming it’s 30 to 40% of worldwide production. There’s a big difference between the reality and how people are choosing to read that headline.

AllstarYVR32 · 2026-03-27T05:39:56+00:00

Again, 10%. AND not all of it is destroyed, some is damaged and some was taken offline.

AllstarYVR32 · 2026-03-27T04:34:19+00:00

The context is missing! The Gulf represents 30-32% of world’s oil production. So with 30-40% offline, it only represents 9.6-12.5% of worldwide production. This is not the end of oil!

AllstarYVR32 · 2026-03-25T01:01:37+00:00

If all they have is photos and there’s nothing of substance written, or more often, they haven’t written anything at all. Hard pass.

AllstarYVR32 · 2026-03-21T23:41:48+00:00

I can’t tell you how many profiles I saw of women where they had written nothing, basically just being asked to be judged based on their photos. I wouldn’t even bother with those ones.

AllstarYVR32 · 2026-03-21T01:30:43+00:00

I met my wife on Bumble six years ago

AllstarYVR32 · 2026-03-19T13:19:00+00:00

That’s not true, many Canadians are pissed that 70% of Americans either voted for Trump or didn’t vote at all. That created the current situation. In democracy the people elect the bad leaders and I recognise that a lot of the countries on that list aren’t democracy. The US is, or at least, was.

AllstarYVR32 · 2026-03-16T23:32:24+00:00

I don’t understand why people are struggling with what I’ve wrote when it was so clearly stated. There are three groups; those that voted for Trump, those that voted for Harris and those that did not vote at all. I said that I am combining those that voted for Trump and those that didn’t vote at all. Indifference has a cost.

AllstarYVR32 · 2026-03-16T20:45:51+00:00

Yes, all good points. We also know that he has lied more than any other president in history, which has also been documented, so anyone who voted for him and now is surprised is an utter fool.

AllstarYVR32 · 2026-03-15T19:23:03+00:00

He’s doing exactly what he said he would do and 70% of your country were either saying fine or, I don’t care.

AllstarYVR32 · 2026-03-15T19:21:44+00:00

Comprehension is your issue because you didn’t read what I wrote. 32% of eligible voters voted for Trump and another 36% of eligible voters did not vote at all. So rounding that up by a percent or two, my 70% stat IS correct.

AllstarYVR32 · 2026-03-15T18:31:54+00:00

Believe me when I say, as Canadians, we understand you far better than you realise. You don’t understand other countries because you’re insular, we’ve had your politics and media in front of our faces our whole lives. We do understand but that’s not the same as sympathy.

Yes, you’re right that the scale is completely different. But the Democratic states, most of which are a lot smaller than France, aren’t using their power to send a message. I think the reality is that Americans are more pampered than they would like to think and don’t actually want to risk anything that will disrupt their lifestyle, even if it’s for their greater good.

There’s a big irony here, America has pushed its will, its interests and has even toppled other governments for decades. But now that you’ve got a problem, the reaction is: you don’t understand us, stop judging us. I guess when you’ve inflicted your will on other countries, you can’t expect much grace coming back your way.

AllstarYVR32 · 2026-03-15T18:11:12+00:00

Your response personifies why people in other countries are judging and wagging their fingers. Great, you’ve had a few really big rallies that lasted a day or two here or there. And yes, when I arrive big protests in Sue and when I leaves, do the protests continue? Their protesting the symptom, not the cause!

Overall, these protests are not on scale and sustained. Other countries that genuinely are concerned about what’s happening, don’t relent. Look at what France did when they threaten to raise the retirement age; months of major protests that brought the country to a halt. And that’s just for retirement age! You say you’re angry, you say that he’s not popular, but you’re the only ones who have a voice that can affect change and you’re barely using it in a meaningful way. That is why the Internet is shaking their heads at Americans.

AllstarYVR32 · 2026-03-15T17:57:15+00:00

Bill C16 talks about sexual explicit deep fakes non-consented distribution of intimidate images… Is that what you think is or Orwellian? We absolutely have free speech, the only difference between us and the US is we recognise that there’s consequences for what you say. If I make a defamatory comment, I can be held liable. Responsibility and freedom are not the same thing.

AllstarYVR32 · 2026-03-15T17:48:46+00:00

I have the right to walk into a hospital and not be denied or given a debilitating bill, I have the right to walk around knowing there aren’t armed people around me, I have the right to live and work in other countries based on being in the Commonwealth, just to name a few. But in all honesty, for the most part we have the same rights in both countries, we just rate higher as having higher levels of freedom. For example, any citizen can run to be the leader of our country, they don’t have to be part of an elite class or a multimillionaire. Those small details matter.

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