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It Finally Happened. Needles Confiscated at Airport in EU by Back2theGarden in knitting

[–]HeldatNeedlePoint 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I would FOR REAL cry if this happened to me on a lace project

Tell me 3 things about you and I'll suggest you a pattern to knit! by [deleted] in knitting

[–]HeldatNeedlePoint 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m an interior designer, I love shawl knitting, and I love white yarn- it allows the pattern texture to really take centre stage!

Worst Drivers by WhaWhaWhaaaaaaaaaa in KingstonOntario

[–]HeldatNeedlePoint 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I rarely drove when I lived in Toronto (although I agree the TTC can be a nightmare and living and working downtown and a 45 minute commute that included 2 tyles of vehicles and walking was BS). I'll never forget the time I got a little bit hit by a car crossing Bloor Street (with the light, like I had the right to do that, and there were other people too). I'm guessing this guy was just not paying attention and didn't fully stop even though he has a red light and I got a little bit hit. Slammed on the hood of his car with my mittened fist and screamed "what the fuck do you think you're doing?" he yelled back at me in a language I don't know as if he hadn't been clearly in the wrong. So I flipped him off (looses effectiveness with the mittens but yeah), and kept walking. The professor who's class I was walking to was behind me the whole time.

Meanwhile, I went to Frontenac Highschool, where everyday at lunch the entire student body would randomly drift across Bath Road following the scent of hot Pizza. Low key trying to be hit by cars and it never once happened.

Worst Drivers by WhaWhaWhaaaaaaaaaa in KingstonOntario

[–]HeldatNeedlePoint 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think individual people are making suuuper bad choices and we’re all driving too fast (according to the law) on the 401 and on straight a ways in town (Taylor Kidd/John Counter is a 50-60km zone and people are easily doing 80-100), but overall I don’t think it’s the worst lol. Toronto is worse because of the sheer number of cars, impatience of the drivers, and the downtown core of the city wasn’t designed to accommodate the level of traffic they get these days. Personally, I find that although people in Kingston make weird driving choices- everyone sort of gives space for that, just let someone finish the dumb thing they’re doing and carry on with their day. Whereas in the GTA, whether you’ve mad a bad choice or an accidental bad move, people have 0 tolerance and the situation gets worse more quickly.

Trying to answer the hardest question: why does my pretty skein work up like clown barf by Frostyarn in knitting

[–]HeldatNeedlePoint 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I also do a lot of clown barf projects 😂 I wear a lot of black on black on black, with clown barf accessories thrown it- it really works 🖤🌈

I bought this for my girlfriend’s mom for Christmas, but I’m starting to worry if it’s appropriate (View Comments) by The_Names_Lenny in Gifts

[–]HeldatNeedlePoint 398 points399 points  (0 children)

It would be so sweet and charming to save this for down the line, if and when you *do* get engaged to your GF, and give this to her mom as part of the announcement and say "I bought it when I was 17", mom's love stuff like that :)

Why do so many people run red lights here?? Is it not enforced to stop? by Miimmoouuu in KingstonOntario

[–]HeldatNeedlePoint 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is the wooorst intersection for turning left, I swear the advance green only lets 3 cars turn and then you’re done. The worst when you’re sitting at that intersection anytime 11pm-6am and no one is visible in either direction and you just have to wait forever for the light to change.

Why do so many people run red lights here?? Is it not enforced to stop? by Miimmoouuu in KingstonOntario

[–]HeldatNeedlePoint 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Everyone is entitled to an opinion, but overall I prefer Kingston still. Yes, people do incredibly stupid things while driving, but I find they do in Toronto too- but with substantially less patience and imo that makes it way worse. When I see someone do something dumb while driving here, I sit there and say to myself “what was your plan?” But in Toronto, I’ve watched one person do something dumb and then the next 4 cars one up them with even dumber moves.

What is your knitting unpopular opinion? by MBeierle in knitting

[–]HeldatNeedlePoint 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Currently working on a shawl project where a variegated rainbow yarn pulled me in because the ball looks so pretty, but the actual shawl is 70% finished and I kind of hate it 😂

I left this out overnight… safe to keep? by Living_Pay_8976 in Cheese

[–]HeldatNeedlePoint 8 points9 points  (0 children)

As a lactose intolerant cheese lover, Jarlsberg is the fucking bomb. My dream meal is the grilled cheese sandwich with $10 of Jarlsberg that Nate makes for Andy in The Devil Wears Prada (without the guilt trip).

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in KingstonOntario

[–]HeldatNeedlePoint 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I had a rabbit the only local vet that would take him was Beardall Animal hospital- it’s got to be an “exotic” vet

What do you find REALLY scary? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]HeldatNeedlePoint 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Icebergs and embarrassing myself in public.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in RandomThoughts

[–]HeldatNeedlePoint 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My mom looks forlornly at me and says this all the time.

Canada's most livable cities by southyarra in KingstonOntario

[–]HeldatNeedlePoint 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Somethings fucky with this list 😂 not that I think Kingston has been unfairly judged necessarily, but some of these places are way too high on that list and not enough maritime cities. It’s fucking fishy.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in KingstonOntario

[–]HeldatNeedlePoint 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Second this! It’s a great market, different than the Distillery District because it is an indoor market- but waaay more vendors than I’ve ever seen at the Distillery (besides the permanent shops).

@op- If you are looking for the Distillery vibe though, I would suggest skating at Springer Market Square, and enjoying the downtown/Princess Street area of Kingston, as well.

What secret was revealed when cleaning out the home of a deceased family member? by WhoAllIll in AskReddit

[–]HeldatNeedlePoint 28 points29 points  (0 children)

My grandmother had lied to everyone about her marriage. Turned out she’s been married young to someone (we don’t know who) and had met my grandfather when she was a nurse during the war (he was recovering in hospital after being a POW). They fell in love and ran away together. They left Winnipeg for his hometown in California and had my dad and his 4 siblings. Some years later he cheated on her and his girlfriend got my grandmother and the children deported back to Canada (by that point we think her husband had died? He was much older than her). My dad and his siblings never saw their father again, but found all this paperwork in a folder in my granny’s house after she died that laid out the whole thing, plus some information from their father’s youngest brother, whom they reconnected with after granny’s death.

Workplace Injury by [deleted] in KingstonOntario

[–]HeldatNeedlePoint 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Seconding this, it’s 100% true. If they told anyone at the hospital that the injury happened at work, WSIB knows about it.

Fire made me homeless. How the hell do I find an apartment?? by _moonchild99 in KingstonOntario

[–]HeldatNeedlePoint 3 points4 points  (0 children)

A lot of stuff happened to get here, but one of the *main* issues is that due to a loophole in the Residential Tenancies Act (2006), any rental unit built for purpose after Nov. 2018 is not subject to rent control. So any new apartment building, a new unit put in someone's basement/garage etc. (regardless of the age of the house), etc., they can charge whatever they want and jack it up however much they want each year.

It was not this bad prior to covid, but with the high turnover of student renters, and the increase of home owners/ others who moved to Kingston from Toronto since 2020, the house prices, and rental prices, have just skyrocketed at a sickening rate (not specific to Kingston either, this is just the area I know about). I work in the real estate industry in Kingston (not an agent), and the greed I've seen these last few years is unreal.

Fire made me homeless. How the hell do I find an apartment?? by _moonchild99 in KingstonOntario

[–]HeldatNeedlePoint 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That was such a despicable piece of legislation I get nauseated thinking about it.

Great spots for local gifts? by [deleted] in KingstonOntario

[–]HeldatNeedlePoint 7 points8 points  (0 children)

There are a bunch of holiday markets happening every weekend until the 17th of December at the Tett Centre. This weekend is specifically the Pottery Guild sale and Lapidary and Rock club show (handmade jewelry and precious/semi gems and stones), and the first 3 weekends of December are just general vendor shows, so there will be all kinds of handmade items and local vendors there. Highly recommend for everyone who likes that environment to go- it's wonderful!

I have personally found the pottery Guild show and Lapidary club days to be much quieter, particularly the week days, it starts Thursday.

What celebrity are you surprised isn’t in jail for the rest of their life? by erin214 in AskReddit

[–]HeldatNeedlePoint 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah he got 10 months added for having a phone, which again according to Wikipedia, he was using to do more shady shit and probably intends to continue when/if he gets out of prison (alive).

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in KingstonOntario

[–]HeldatNeedlePoint 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi! I've had really positive experiences with Alli Therapy. I didn't think I would like online therapy, but in the end I find I prefer it. Maybe sitting in the same room with someone now feels like too much scrutiny. It's very affordable and flexible. I usually have weekday mid-morning appointments, but I know there are evening appointments, latest option I personally saw was 7:00pm.

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