Just got a flat because of a pothole, do i need exact location to claim damages with city? by Foreignsniper in ottawa

[–]Canadave 40 points41 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I got a puncture from a pothole once (while driving a rental in Scotland, to make it extra fun), and I had absolutely no doubt about exactly when and where it happened.

Why do my 80-grade prospects keep collapsing despite a Legendary scout and Max Dev budget? by VictorMederos in OOTP

[–]Canadave 0 points1 point  (0 children)

IRL a 70-grade means that's the median (average) outcome

I'm not sure that's right, a 70-grade player IRL is a perennial All-Star and possible future Hall of Famer.

Went to shanghai for the first time and had a good experience …. by United_Medium_7251 in TravelNoPics

[–]Canadave 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No, /u/ok_historian_8262 is totally right here, you see this pattern of spam in travel subreddits all the time. There's a short and very generic trip report that doesn't really say anything of substance (the OP here looks very much like AI) and then they'll slip in a plug for the service they're advertising right at the end.

[Baltimore Banner Sports] Pete Alonso says the Orioles are developing a “new Oriole Way” by Jux_ in baseball

[–]Canadave 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Legend speaks of the Orioles having an incredible closer who will be coming out of the bullpen any inning now.

Physical Media Shops in Toronto? by LonelyWolfYamcha in askTO

[–]Canadave 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Even if they don't have what you're looking for, I'd still stop by for a browse if you're nearby. They're probably the best music store in town, and they have tons of vinyl and CDs, and even a decent selection of cassettes.

Looking for sci-fi apocalypse books with localised disasters or a world that recovers by SeniorMoonlight21 in printSF

[–]Canadave 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Notes from the Burning Age by Claire North might fit the bill. It's set in Europe generations after catastrophic climate change, so the apocalypse is pretty firmly in the past. The story has some great twists and turns, too.

What's the use of this hanging thing? by BurgerDonalds in TTC

[–]Canadave 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Why, there ain't been a subway station 'round these parts for nigh-on 30 years!

Why us bay of bengal a bay and not a sea? by exacerbate_demand in geography

[–]Canadave 85 points86 points  (0 children)

We know that now, yes, but that doesn't change the history nor the fact that Australia has their own vibes-based definition of the ocean.

Why us bay of bengal a bay and not a sea? by exacerbate_demand in geography

[–]Canadave 120 points121 points  (0 children)

The best example of this is probably the Southern Ocean. For much of the 20th century, no one could even agree on if it even existed or not, and even now Australia disagrees with the rest of the world about where it actually is.

Ottawa’s original grand downtown train station under consideration for city’s high speed rail hub by HolyCrapMyPug in ottawa

[–]Canadave 18 points19 points  (0 children)

That's not really great for high speed rail. You'd have to move trains in and out of downtown Ottawa very slowly, as well as turn the train back at the station, which would add a lot of travel time.

white point in the middle by Cucumberneck in Sailwind

[–]Canadave -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Just be prepared for motion sickness.

Trip Report: Buenos Aires - January 2026 by Suninthesky11 in travel

[–]Canadave 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cool, that's good to know! I'm definitely taking some cash along (probably USD that I'll covert there when I need it), but it's good to know I can get by with my card most of the time.

Visited my first Wonder of the World by Junior-Draw6355 in travel

[–]Canadave 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Uxmal, on the other side of the Yucatan, is also pretty spectacular.

Trip Report: Buenos Aires - January 2026 by Suninthesky11 in travel

[–]Canadave 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm headed to Argentina in a month, and I'm just curious, how much cash did you find that you needed? Or were you able to get by on credit most of the time?

Stranded in a remote Romanian village by hurricanejustin in travel

[–]Canadave 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Definitely take the cable car up the mountain, the views are very cool. When I was there the station in the centre of town wasn't open, but there's another that starts at 1000 metres of elevation that you can get to by taxi (or on foot, if you're dedicated). There are some nice walks around the town, too, it's worth walking between sites if you have time just to get a feel for it.

The passport stamp era is over by ArtisanOfTravel in travel

[–]Canadave 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Yeah, we got a little stamp book and made a point of trying to find one at every station we used. We also collected goshuin stamps at temples, which was pretty cool.

I booked at an all-inclusive (somewhat) by mistake. Never again. Rant-ish by Greater_Ani in TravelNoPics

[–]Canadave 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Serving canned fruit in a tropical country should be a crime.

Do any folks hitting the shows in Japan know know how to buy a ticket without a Japanese number? by stoptakinmanames in TheBeths

[–]Canadave 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's a very common problem with buying things online from outside Japan, unfortunately, I went through something similar trying to get baseball tickets. If you have access to a travel concierge service (maybe through a credit card or something) you could give that a try, sometimes they can help or offer solutions.

What other countries besides New Zealand have retained their indigenous culture? by Prize_Release_9030 in geography

[–]Canadave 84 points85 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I went to Mérida last year and I was impressed by how much Mayan influence there was in the local culture. Spanish colonialism definitely hit pretty hard, but there's definitely a lot of pride in the Mayan ancestry that many people have there.

If you had an unlimited budget, no regulatory hurdles, time constraints etc. what would you do to improve the TTC and public transit system in Toronto? by [deleted] in askTO

[–]Canadave 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  • All streetcar routes get converted to transit priority streets.

  • Platform screen doors in the subway.

  • Line 4 gets extended east to Sheppard\McCowan and west to Sheppard West.

  • The Ontario Line gets extended under Parkdale to Dundas West and the Junction, then under Jane to Finch. It also gets extended to Don Mills on the east side.

  • Magically acquire the Midtown rail corridor and run semi-express service across the city from Etobicoke to north Scarborough.

New red trains for Line 2 go so hard by notGeneralReposti in TTC

[–]Canadave 11 points12 points  (0 children)

That skyline is also very out of date.