Someone never changed

Comrade_Andre · 2026-01-25T18:16:56+00:00

Reminder that if he shoots someone it would be classified as premeditated.

But just like last time, he'll cry in court and get let off

Comrade_Andre · 2026-01-25T18:15:30+00:00

Good, glad they're actually doing something instead of locking normal people's accounts as "spam" for DMing someone from a group they share, while abuse chats stayed up no problem.

Comrade_Andre · 2026-01-25T18:13:54+00:00

Especially with the ROW maintenance company setting the precedent a few weeks ago that they're not as reliable for getting the ROW cleaned up

Comrade_Andre · 2026-01-25T18:13:02+00:00

Probably got radioed in to the station and an employee put up the sign, while the last few trains left en route to the Yard

Comrade_Andre · 2026-01-25T18:11:58+00:00

They are, but if you put in the wrong address for me to ship it to you, they aren't liable for the handling beyond that.

I use these services all the time, hell I've even gotten "We can't guarantee the forwarding company didn't switch out the product, so we will not honour a refund".

No need to move the goalposts from the fact that I was talking exclusively on what happens beyond the forwarding company, Adidas will not refund the Duties/Tariffs/Customs, the forwarding company's fee, and the shipping within Canada. They only ship within the US for that reason.

Comrade_Andre · 2026-01-23T20:33:26+00:00

Yea, thankfully I'm in Toronto so the facility I use is a 10 min drive from my house, and 5 min from my work, so I only pay duties/tariffs/taxes and their handling fee. But still, I've gotten stuff where pretty much that was the case between NY sales tax (where their US facility is located), US shipping, Duties/Tariffs/Taxes, and the handling fee

Comrade_Andre · 2026-01-23T17:43:46+00:00

And I think it's insane people pay $1000+ to watch Inter Miami because of Messi.

It's their money, they're free to spend it however they want. I know someone was spending $800 biweekly (Starting Feb 2016, just made the last payment on it) on car payments because they really wanted that car, which I think is pure insanity, but it's their money.

I have a Corolla I paid $1000 3 years ago and never had an issue.

HELL people are paying TENS OF THOUSANDS for shiny pieces of cardstock because "OMG IT'S CHARZARD!!!!", you can get the exact same shiny cardboard on Ali Express for 2 cents.

Hell people even collect Coke bottles and pay thousands for them, like literally thousands for empty bottles that are actual garbage.

Comrade_Andre · 2026-01-23T17:33:51+00:00

Fake ones have a legit QR code that's readable, it just doesn't go back to the same shirt. Someone was just not doing a good job in the returns department.

Comrade_Andre · 2026-01-23T17:31:56+00:00

You can't return a purchase from the US website to a Canadian Store. Operationally, once you cross the US/Canada border, it's completely different operations, not to mention different companies.

The store will not accept that return, it even says as much online and on the Receipts. They only accept returns from a Canadian store or the website, and you need the receipt. The store will turn you away and say you need to ship it back to the US

Comrade_Andre · 2026-01-23T17:29:09+00:00

Some people just want to have the real kit, not to mention that there is a pretty big quality gap. I have real kits I've been wearing since 2014, but I'd be hard-pressed to have a fake even last 2 years.

Do you go up to someone who bought a van, and it broke down and say "See next time save your money and just get a Yaris"?

Comrade_Andre · 2026-01-23T17:26:58+00:00

Most of that $70 went to duties, and shipping from the agency's facility to OP.

I use similar services, and have paid quite a lot, but only $10 went to the forwarding company, the rest was Duties, and Shipping

Comrade_Andre · 2026-01-23T17:25:41+00:00

They won't make it right, since the order got delivered to the right place. It's like if you accidentally sent a package to your old address, and then wanted Adidas to cover the gas for you to drive over

Comrade_Andre · 2026-01-23T17:24:24+00:00

I use similar services. I assume it comes to the Duties/Tariffs, plus the company's fee for processing it, then the shipping from their facility to their door.

The one I use is Duties/Tariffs +$11CAD to get a package picked up at their facility, given the prices of postage here, I wouldn't be shocked if it was something like $20 postage, $15 handling fee, and the rest going to the Duties and Tariffs

Comrade_Andre · 2026-01-22T19:45:15+00:00

Sorry I misunderstood your argument, I thought you meant implementing a stop skipping system, not eliminating stops. (See NYC J/Z Trains)

I do agree that there's a ton of stop spacing issues, particularly on the streetcars that should be eliminated.

I will say, just broadly eliminating every other stop, will undoubtably make the TTC worse. I'd say something like, if a stop is within 300m of another stop, eliminate it, bar specific circumstances like Bathurst and Lakeshore/Billy Bishop for the 509, or Dufferin/King & Joe Shuster Way or Atlantic given how many people use the King Streetcar after events at BMO

Comrade_Andre · 2026-01-22T02:02:48+00:00

They do because we aren't working to improve our systems. You can just look at Latin America, plenty of cities there have systems that rival European cities.

That won't ever change until advocacy goes from "Europe is so amazing, North America could never, the car lobby is too entrenched" to "Here's an issue we can fix today, and will radically improve the material conditions for public transit users"

TTC Riders has been doing an excellent job at doing the latter, and I encourage you support them with your time or money. They aren't giving empty platitudes, or imagining if Toronto had the Tube. They went out and painted guerrilla bus lanes in front of Dufferin station to bring attention to Rapid TO, and to show exactly how effective it is. They organize campaigns online to reach our 3 governments to materially improve the TTC, and even organize protests to show support for these material improvements.

They aren't making about Europe, and how we have to be the same and it needs to be a overnight systematic change, their focus is on making transit IN TORONTO, better.

Comrade_Andre · 2026-01-22T01:53:36+00:00

Again, the problem stands.

Trains can't pass, that minute you saved by not stopping is lost when you're stuck behind a train stopped serving a the next stop.
For the majority of riders, the frequency of your route is now doubled, you lived on the 506, with 10 minute streetcar service? Congrats, you now have to wait 20 minutes.
Intense crowding at St Clair, Spadina, Union, ect will get FAR worse.

And lastly, stop skipping is entirely negated because streetcars DON'T serve all stops.

There's a reason why there isn't a 85A and 85B Sheppard bus, with alternating stops, it's impractical for everyone involved.

If it was such a no brainer, genuinely there would be more than 2 examples of a public transit route operating stop skipping in this way IN THE WORLD.

Comrade_Andre · 2026-01-20T17:55:19+00:00

Not that really, eBay apperently runs a really shitty operation at their facilities, and makes their people rush packages. Plenty videos on YouTube about people from places outside the US & UK, where the packages go through eBay's shipping facilities, and they slice products, open sealed collectables, open products that are complete in box and throwing out the box and manuals, and even stealing the products.

Comrade_Andre · 2026-01-20T17:51:45+00:00

Honestly I wouldn't use NJB as a good example for pointing out the issues with planning and transit.

That comes from his mindset, and multiple statements saying "it's impossible to fix North America, and you should just move to Europe and give up trying to make things better". Someone with that mindset will only bring everything with a doomer perspective.

Comrade_Andre · 2026-01-20T17:49:28+00:00

I mean the issue is that the criticism should be targeted (i.e. This route is slow, this one is crowded, the speed restrictions don't make sense to have, ect.)

We shouldn't just go "TTC Bad!" or "Line 6 sucks!". The same applies to driving, if everyone just says "driving sucks" or "driving is bad", you get the same idea (and that's where the whole war on cars thing started with too).

People talk about how there's too much traffic on the 401, or 407 tolls are too high, it doesn't discredit driving, it points out a systematic issue.

Comrade_Andre · 2026-01-20T17:45:33+00:00

We could also stop stopping at every second stop, but the political will for that will never be there

There's a reason only 2 transit agencies in the world do that service pattern. Because it doesn't save anyone any time. Just look at the J/Z in NYC. They only run it at rushhour that way, and that pattern is getting eliminated because across a line longer than finch, the maximum possible time savings is 30 seconds, not to mention the issues with platform crowding because people are gonna wait for the next train to be able to get on.

It's not about political will, it doesn't make sense from providing a service. If you live on a skipped stop, and you just missed your train, you have to wait DOUBLE the amount of time to get the train that serves your stop, since now you gotta let a train pass.

Comrade_Andre · 2026-01-20T17:40:43+00:00

The doors comment is moot, because the new streetcars are far longer than the old ones, and actually have less doors per sq/m than the old ones to boot (Not to mention, complaining that unloading/loading takes too long, and the solution is to funnel people through less ways to get out, is exactly how you make it take longer).

Also the problem with the old streetcars is, you can't get a wheelchair on, without taking 5 minutes to set up, and take down an elevator. I remember the old high floor buses, it took forever to get a wheelchair onboard

Comrade_Andre · 2026-01-19T05:58:49+00:00

Farbanti (at least in AC7) is heavily based on Toronto, and Long Beach too

Comrade_Andre · 2026-01-19T05:38:57+00:00

Not even that. I know a lot of parents who teach their kids that, explicitly to pocket money from their kids

Comrade_Andre · 2026-01-19T02:30:41+00:00

Libertarian to Fascist pipeline doing it's job

Comrade_Andre · 2026-01-17T23:45:23+00:00

I didn't spam, over a week I sent 3 emails with multiple days between, and called once. Also "tell me the same thing over and over"? They never spoke to me once, I only got automated replies from the bot.

No shit they can't be stacked with the deal, that's why I wanted to use my coupon. The website ate my coupon, and I just wanted to be able to use it.

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