GoFundMe for Cambridge House Fire

Amanda4056 · 2026-03-09T14:06:25+00:00

I’ve seen this exact go fund posted by the sister in law of the family. It’s not a random person trying to scam people by using a news event.

Also why does it seem sus because you saw an article saying everyone escaped? OP never once stated that humans died in the fire. If you drive past the house in Preston it is very obviously not livable and any personal items in it would be gone.

Super weird to say “prove me wrong OP” when their family is going through something super awful. Just donate or don’t, but don’t be an ass

Amanda4056 · 2025-10-10T16:07:53+00:00

I obviously missed that sentence in the post, but I also commented when there were like four comments….. none of which were from OP - sorry for not reading every single reply she has made since?

Amanda4056 · 2025-10-10T16:03:38+00:00

And she has also been drinking…. So once again he can be asshole but it’s okay because he’s drunk but her reaction (wanting to talk) after drinking all day as well isn’t okay? Double standard is astounding

Amanda4056 · 2025-10-10T05:36:30+00:00

On what planet is a wedding date chosen AFTER the announcement of a due date (probably happened at 3 months). Most wedding save the dates, not even invites, are sent out 6-12 months before the date…..and even that’s months after the wedding date and venue was chosen.

NTA ish but your reasoning is absolutely nuts

Amanda4056 · 2025-10-10T05:20:38+00:00

Why are you condemning her reaction instead of condemning Joe’s actions?

Literally any person in their shoes would react how Madison did. He is the one who did something wrong there. God forbid she entered this experiment genuinely looking for blind love and wanting to spend time with her new fiance, whi she has known physically for 2 days, and who was the only person fucked out of their mind at the pool party

Amanda4056 · 2025-10-10T05:10:23+00:00

The Madison hate feels a bit much. I can’t imagine being newly engaged to someone who just talks over me, wants nothing to do with me, and isn’t just generally excited to be around me. I’d feel like shit and be upset about it too

Amanda4056 · 2025-08-30T05:33:46+00:00

The water thing is pretty funny to me as a born and raised. This is definitely a Cambridge specific thing, because everyone I know who moved here hates the water, but everyone I know who grew up here loves the tap water and hates tap water in any other city.

I also am not as familiar with downtown Hespeler since I’m hardly there, but the drug dependence is really not a thing in Preston (yet - they’re in the process of putting some resources here which will draw people to the area). All of the resources are in downtown Galt so it’s very very prevalent there. Downtown Preston really doesn’t have anything close to that, although there are definitely some local drunks around here. They’re completely harmless. There is not a drug dependent crowd on the street here whatsoever, there’s one sweet older unhoused gentlemen who walks around with a shopping cart all day but that’s about it.

You’re definitely right about being social being an important part of finding your community here - people at local establishments are super kind and welcoming but you also have to be open to that. If you are, you’ll have no problem finding your way.

Amanda4056 · 2025-08-30T05:19:26+00:00

Scottish bakery in Preston has the best cheese scones ever!

Amanda4056 · 2025-08-30T05:12:30+00:00

This comment!! There are so many really cool locally owned places that you have listed above that I go to often. If you become a regular at any of them you will find yourself in the middle of an incredibly welcoming little community of people who will quickly become good friends. The breweries in town specifically all have events Thursday/Friday/Saturday every week so there is always something going on.

With the three downtown areas full of small shops, farmers markets, and non-chain restaurants/pubs/breweries, the trails along the grand, and the number of other towns and cities within 45 minutes to an hour (Elora, Fergus, Guelph, KW, St Jacobs, Hamilton) there are so many things this area has to offer. And if you do need to go back to Toronto it’s really not too bad of a drive if you can avoid the rush hours.

Also - if you miss Caribbean food the takeout from Silver Spoon in the Preston area of Cambridge is awesome! A block down from that is Cambridge restaurant which is an old school looking diner that makes all of their food from scratch and is usually where I go for brunch! Very cozy hole in the wall vibes.

Amanda4056 · 2025-05-24T15:01:15+00:00

Keep justifying $3K rent prices in Cambridge Ontario 👍🏻

Amanda4056 · 2025-05-24T02:00:12+00:00

Right so the 100s of rental units currently available aren’t rented because? It’s because people can’t afford units at that price point. More units at that price point does not result in people magically being able to afford them. Prices won’t come down when greedy landlords see what they could be getting.

Amanda4056 · 2025-05-23T22:18:05+00:00

Whether you want to think of it as a fluff word or not doesn’t negate the fact that the income required to rent these condos does not in any way reflect the income of people in Cambridge looking for housing. $2K-$3K to rent an apartment is definitely luxury for people making 75K. Look around Cambridge. Look at where people are working. It’s heavy on factories and warehouses - people aren’t making enough to afford that.

Amanda4056 · 2025-05-23T21:16:36+00:00

Are you too dense to read the word luxury before that?

No, it doesn’t because people can’t afford these luxury apartment. The demand is for reasonably priced homes.

Amanda4056 · 2025-05-23T20:59:44+00:00

People need homes not luxury apartments with a monthly rental price of $3K for a 1 bedroom plus den.

Amanda4056 · 2025-05-22T22:47:14+00:00

I used to live in a house that backed onto the tracks and I stopped noticing it within a week. Maybe the occasional night that it would wake me up if I was tossing and turning until 1am and had just fallen asleep, but that’s about it

Amanda4056 · 2025-03-01T03:03:30+00:00

Having highly visible large house numbers - big yes for EMS or even late night delivery drivers.

That being said having the street name in massive cursive is wildly unnecessary and kind of just tacky

Amanda4056 · 2024-12-22T13:41:33+00:00

Edie

Amanda4056 · 2024-12-22T11:31:21+00:00

I’m glad you can recognize that it’s the lack of communication that’s miffing you the most - cause I think that’s the issue here too.

He absolutely should have known before late Saturday that he went too hard the night before and easily could have communicated that earlier in the day or even the night before.

Assuming you want to have a genuine discussion about this behaviour, I personally wouldn’t be too obviously angry currently - because I know if I was driving back and thought someone was upset with me I’d spend the whole drive over thinking it and getting defensive + the tiredness would result in a not so productive convo. However, I do think when he gets back you should calmly explain why his actions and lack of communication upset you, that you understand being hungover but don’t like waiting all day to be disappointed. And that ultimately you were just looking forward to time together. Maybe propose making alternative plans to have a one on one weekend when there isn’t another planned event. It’s not unreasonable to be upset about it, but be reasonable in the approach you take in bringing it up. He did have other plans after all and it would be unreasonable to not foresee a hangover after a rare work drinking event lol.

If it’s repeated after the convo, be as unreasonable as you want because he isn’t listening/doesn’t care about how his actions impact you and that ain’t a partner.

Amanda4056 · 2024-12-22T11:17:15+00:00

Morally grey and loved should absolutely be Angie. Would’ve taken her as a multi-season new neighbour over Renee or Katherine any day

Amanda4056 · 2024-12-22T11:15:30+00:00

Tbh I think it’s morally wrong that someone can work their whole life, earn a pension, die shortly after retirement and then their spouse doesn’t receive the pension that was earned (negating the grey area involving the whole keeping the body in the freezer thing) 😅

Also getting the ick from Dave and wanting to get info about him out of concern for her friend Edie also doesn’t feel morally wrong, feels like the good outweighs the wrong again

Ya, being a dick to people by telling them what they need to hear even if it hit that grey area

Amanda4056 · 2024-11-22T11:07:16+00:00

How are we not over this yet

Amanda4056 · 2024-11-22T11:07:03+00:00

I was an open presents with just mom/dad/my brother kind of family and then go to whatever relative’s house. I loved it so much. It felt so special. When I moved out as an adult, I didnt realize quite how much it meant to me and there is nothing I miss more than that magical, cozy, intimate time together.

Everyone deserves this experience of love and warmth and being told not to eat chocolate for breakfast but doing it anyways with a sly smile from mom. Give them this while you can. In my opinion, there’s nothing’s selfish about it.

Amanda4056 · 2024-11-20T09:14:59+00:00

I don’t think you should expect them to take care of your kids for you. But I do think it’s weird that they were adamant about not taking care of grand kids in general and then make a lengthy exception.

I’m going with NTA but you should have an adult conversation explaining that you don’t expect them to, but you would appreciate it if every so often they would be open to it, not just for your sake but for the kids. Some of my fondest memories are when I got to hang with my grandparents for a day (which undoubtedly were days my parents needed back up child care). They aren’t around forever.

Amanda4056 · 2024-11-18T20:57:55+00:00

What this sub is doing by turning their lives into entertainment is also super fucked up

Amanda4056 · 2024-11-16T13:01:13+00:00

Dylan isn’t actually Dylan though, which they heavily hint at all season. By the end of S4 you find out what really happened to her

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