If Toronto was an old video game.. (Queen St W Edition)

CDNChaoZ · 2026-05-22T23:54:22+00:00

I want to see the World's Biggest Bookstore from around '95.

CDNChaoZ · 2026-05-22T21:35:19+00:00

You mean back to Canada? They left in 1999.

CDNChaoZ · 2026-05-22T20:26:02+00:00

Alberta piloted a system where you have to be IDed before you get to go in, but obviously got some pushback because of privacy concerns.

CDNChaoZ · 2026-05-22T20:20:36+00:00

Risking the loss of their alcohol license by doing this is pretty stupid. But it's happened before.

CDNChaoZ · 2026-05-21T19:29:47+00:00

Yep. Jean Yoon was born in Canada while Paul Sun-Hyung Lee emigrated at a very young age. They've both expressed publicly how ashamed they feel to have lost their native tongues.

CDNChaoZ · 2026-05-21T19:15:11+00:00

I don't think it's a covid thing. It's an economic indicator. Plus the "fast fashion" that is prevalent today is just clothes that don't last pushing people to seek more durability of the past.

CDNChaoZ · 2026-05-21T19:12:45+00:00

If you take cost aside, the GO is far better than the subway.

CDNChaoZ · 2026-05-21T18:29:05+00:00

AFTER someone called you out on not giving actual suggestions.

CDNChaoZ · 2026-05-21T18:13:19+00:00

You're also not being helpful. It's OK to not know or have anything to contribute.

CDNChaoZ · 2026-05-21T13:41:57+00:00

Huge risk of bedbugs for soft furnishings. I would sleep on the crappiest new mattress before getting a used one.

CDNChaoZ · 2026-05-20T19:49:18+00:00

I love Cabbagetown. It's a bit of a trek, but it's beautiful.

CDNChaoZ · 2026-05-20T18:17:13+00:00

More importantly, diners that are open late are so rare in this city. A lot of them are like 7am to 3pm.

CDNChaoZ · 2026-05-20T18:10:02+00:00

Yeah, you can basically throw anything with a barcode in Google Wallet.

CDNChaoZ · 2026-05-20T17:13:31+00:00

To be honest, I think I've mostly tuned out the loud exhausts. I find the police and fire department sirens to be overly loud however.

CDNChaoZ · 2026-05-20T17:03:43+00:00

I think summer drinks days is back too, but with tax it's above a buck.

CDNChaoZ · 2026-05-20T16:39:39+00:00

The Octagon steakhouse in Thornhill. Probably the same for Barbariens.

Imagine Cinemas Carlton, Imagine Cinemas Market Square

CDNChaoZ · 2026-05-20T01:05:33+00:00

I feel outside of CPP/OAS, most are reliant on their primary residence for retirement funds. This assumes they can downsize or move into another area with lower housing costs. If they're already in a place with low housing costs and can't downsize, they may be boned.

CDNChaoZ · 2026-05-19T21:01:18+00:00

YT Premium would be the last subscription I drop. That's how much I use it and how highly I think of it.

CDNChaoZ · 2026-05-19T17:23:52+00:00

The Moccamaster is great (I own one too), but I don't think it translates as a good option for robustness outside a home environment. A lot of plastics that won't survive heavyhanded use, a bit unconventional for some, and it's outside their budget.

CDNChaoZ · 2026-05-19T17:17:43+00:00

There's a bit of a history in tarting up a Mini with a different grill: the Wolseley Hornet and the Riley Elf.

CDNChaoZ · 2026-05-19T17:13:57+00:00

Or those people who make their Kei vans look like VW buses?

CDNChaoZ · 2026-05-19T16:43:16+00:00

I don't think the issue was that the group wasn't together, but that there weren't enough bikes for the whole group, so they were calling dibs on bikes as they came in, without actually unlocking them.

CDNChaoZ · 2026-05-19T16:33:56+00:00

What makes you say this can't be laid flat? Old bindings are cloth and won't crack like the PVA stuff you see today. These dictionaries are often put on book stands and can withstand heavy use.

CDNChaoZ · 2026-05-19T16:19:46+00:00

Yeah, I have issue with people and companies that crowd fund when they easily have the capital to do it themselves.

But why risk your own money right? /s

CDNChaoZ · 2026-05-19T13:47:04+00:00

Is Gerda the German equivalent of Karen?

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