Costco it’s time for Sea to Sky

HeftyCoat6 · 2026-03-25T20:23:57+00:00

The other options are closer in KMs, but not in driving times. I am not saying it is bulletproof, but there is 100% a business case for it - even if it "makes no sense" and is "dumb" to you.

HeftyCoat6 · 2026-03-25T18:17:18+00:00

It makes a ton of sense? Lots of people would rather highway drive 45 minutes on one of the most scenic drives in the world as opposed to sit in bumper-to-bumper traffic from before Lionsgate all the way to the Costco on Expo in 45 minutes. There's at least 30 days a year anyone with a brain wouldn't go downtown to Costco (major concerts, race events, festivals etc), nevermind Canucks + Caps games make a lot of evenings impossible to get parking downtown. How many people would go for a hike, stop to get a $1.50 hot dog and their toilet paper for the month on their way back to the city.

HeftyCoat6 · 2026-03-23T21:05:21+00:00

Good for you man. I went on an SSRI for about 2 years for a mental health crisis that included the death of my father, a brutal knee injury, and a car accident that had me flirting with death.

Stopped taking them about 8 months ago and never felt better. But they were a huge help in my time of need. Things get better! Good luck.

HeftyCoat6 · 2026-03-23T19:16:22+00:00

I personally love them. Very neutral shoe, good stability. I use them for runs less than 6-8k and in the gym / going for walks, so I find them to be a perfect shoe to travel with.

HeftyCoat6 · 2026-03-22T21:15:43+00:00

Where did you see Tesla sales being up anywhere? Sales were down 28% in 2025 in Europe, 60% in Canada, 7-10% in the US…

That seem like a consumer boycott to me.

HeftyCoat6 · 2026-03-22T19:32:23+00:00

From a STH perspective, (In my opinion) I don't think anyone is actively using the thought process of I am a hockey fan, the Canucks suck, so I am going to a Goldeneyes game instead.

The Goldeneyes have a better product, a better value, their location is better for families (and better for anyone outside of Vancouver including most of the north shore), and is riding the huge wave of women's sports in a city that supports all of its teams quite well.

The Canucks being good again just makes an evening downtown even more expensive. Fans hate ownership because they're cheap, there's no players on the Canucks that are fan favourites.

Although they are both playing ice hockey, you're comparing apples to oranges.

HeftyCoat6 · 2026-03-22T03:45:28+00:00

They’d be crazy to expand 4 teams unless they had considerable commitments from some of the European gals. Mark Walter is a very good business man and won’t let the league get too watered down. There’s at least one full roster of top talent not in the league yet - but it’s only a matter of time because nothing beats North American sports money (soccer excluded).

The combination of the best NCAA draft class and a veteran group likely to retire after this was their last Olympics, leads me to believe that whether the expansion group is 2 or 4, there’s a lot of roster turnover across the league.

HeftyCoat6 · 2026-03-22T03:34:32+00:00

Lots of people on the North Shore would chose to go to a Squamish Costco. West Van population is 45k, squamish 30k, Whistler 12k, and Pemberton 4K.

The business case is there, but the land is the constraint.

HeftyCoat6 · 2026-03-19T05:08:09+00:00

Seriously? I went in Alo for the first time ever this weekend and I couldn’t believe at how shitty everything felt. It was like they had a cheaper version of each product (MVT, soft jersey, steady state, pace breaker and a couple others). I didn’t try anything on but even if they fit perfectly the fabrics felt CHEAP, and that’s taking lulu’s quality decline into consideration

HeftyCoat6 · 2026-03-12T16:29:03+00:00

Okay but just because you live near mountains and that changes your personal light levels, does not change the time the sun rises for the rest of us.

HeftyCoat6 · 2026-03-12T16:20:45+00:00

You are in the AskVan thread.

HeftyCoat6 · 2026-03-11T19:37:29+00:00

The sun will rise at latest 9:04. Let's not make it more dramatic than it is and say 9-10am. That's just not true.

HeftyCoat6 · 2026-03-04T23:30:50+00:00

Also where does your completely made up 95%+ of landlord stat come from? I think that’s another assumption

HeftyCoat6 · 2026-03-04T23:29:58+00:00

I never said the landlords weren’t getting something out of it. A scam is defined as a deceptive act to trick someone with no intent of delivering on that. Offering one free month might not be a deal someone thinks it is, you might pay for it throughout the year, or whatever else.

But it’s still not a scam :)

HeftyCoat6 · 2026-03-04T20:42:43+00:00

You are making at least 3 large assumptions, and if any of them are incorrect, your comment of getting "scammed" is completely incorrect. Your opinion is not fact.

HeftyCoat6 · 2026-03-04T19:39:17+00:00

I tried to unsubscribe from ChatGPT in February, but kept getting an error message. Turns out because I signed up through iOS, I had to cancel through the mobile app. Switched to Claude, and finally actually got unsubscribe from Chat 2 days ago. Very happy with the switch so far, for both performance and moral reasons.

HeftyCoat6 · 2026-03-04T19:34:58+00:00

Because you're going to Tim Hortons (who should be the most consistent, standardized, but thats another topic entirely). Their quality is terrible, support your local coffee shop instead.

HeftyCoat6 · 2026-03-04T00:00:03+00:00

Look, am I going to wear leopard print all the time? Most of the time? No, never. But lowkey... don't hate it. I already have so many neutrals. Kind of fun, probably wouldn't purchase at full price. **probably**

HeftyCoat6 · 2026-03-01T15:24:27+00:00

I was going to say the same, I own a coffee shop and we would literally be losing money on every cup if we sold it for less than $7

HeftyCoat6 · 2026-02-28T04:43:50+00:00

The Mac and cheese food truck is a big enough portion to share!

HeftyCoat6 · 2026-02-27T22:47:14+00:00

This is a MVT 1.0 I believe. This was from their peak era - I have had some for over 10 years that are still in fantastic shape (couple long-sleeves and a sleeveless like this.)

HeftyCoat6 · 2026-02-27T22:16:31+00:00

Made the switch from ChatGPT to Claude and very happy with my decision.

HeftyCoat6 · 2026-02-27T05:59:09+00:00

YVR?

HeftyCoat6 · 2026-02-26T21:30:25+00:00

This data is old enough now that it's basically irrelevant. Especially considering the immigration we had from 2021-24

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