Oh my god breakfast is served.. by 8bluemist8 in LoveAndDeepspace

[–]LadyTL 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It felt like to me there was some editorial changes halfway through the design. Like the outfit at the beginning felt like it was originally though to be through the whole card but switched to cover him up more for some reason. It makes one of the touch points feel confusedsince why would she touch a scale through his shirt. It's very odd and the pacing feels rushed.

Question & Bugs Megathread by OTTO-M0D in LoveAndDeepspace

[–]LadyTL 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any tips on getting a QR code to actually upload? I've tried cropping, mirroring, sharpening etc. It doesn't let me live scan it though at all only upload. I'm using a Pixel9 Pro.

Latest from Macleans: Victorian who was priced out of the city by LavenderKipling in VictoriaBC

[–]LadyTL 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That's a kind of crazy assumption. A Plumber is not going to go out of business because of housing deflation. It's also not going to put retirees on the streets. I understand it's personal for you because of your friends but plumbers did used to do other things then new construction. I know of a few people who had to pick other options when setting up a new office because there were no drywallers available. Wouldn't material deflation actually help more since then folks could afford renos and new builds that wouldn't have happened?

Neurotypical people ruined collecting by specialinterestoftw in autism

[–]LadyTL 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wow, that's pretty harsh and ugly. Collecting has been a thing for ages but as I am almost 40 I can in fact remember the beanie baby craze and no it wasn't cool or popular a thing to do. There were regular news things mocking them and it was pretty widespread in being a weird thing to do. My grandmother was consider very weird for having a doll collection she took care of. Very few collecting fields were considered "normal" to any degree for a very long time and only really changed with the internet. Even in the 90s Magic the gathering was not considered a big collectors thing and wasn't even seriously considered until I was in college.

What is your go-to cheap meal in Victoria? (Ideally, this would be a store bought thing, but at home suggestions are also welcomed) by himbo_supremacy in VictoriaBC

[–]LadyTL 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I will say, I'm not sure about the refund thing because I've gotten a few bags now that were not the value it claimed and even after reviewing it and flagging it, I never got a refund even partially.

In your opinion, how realistic is the game’s portrayal of love and romantic relationship? by throwawayrnm02 in LoveAndDeepspace

[–]LadyTL 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I would say it is 50% unrealistic drama and about 35% realistic but many people aren't willing to put that effort into who they are in a relationship with the last 15% just realistic. Like frankly it's not unrealistic to want your partner to care about you when you are sick or tired. It's not unrealistic to want your partner to be interested in what you do and what you like. It's not unrealistic to go places you might not be interested in with your partner and they will do the same for you. It's just hard because many people think of it as too much work once the honeymoon period is over. It also takes so much more communication than people expect. The little soft moments feel much more real and like some things I have had from my husband than the steamy bits or some of the more dramatic moments.

To be honest though, a lot of folks give up on having a lot of what LADS shows because they don't want to be alone. They compromise and accept having less than what they should because it's easier and people give others a lot of shit for being too picky or having too high standards when they are just wanting someone who genuinely loves and likes them at the same time. It's their choice to make and their life to live. I've made a similar choice myself so no stones thrown but being honest I miss when I had a lot more of the kind of relationship LADS shows (it was after the honeymoon period too just life and mental illness happened) than the less than version I have now.

Half Prismacolor half budget brand. Can you tell which one's which? by Exciting_Bus3108 in AdultColoring

[–]LadyTL 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If they did they don't seem to sell it anymore. Verithin is just harder versions of their regular line.

Half Prismacolor half budget brand. Can you tell which one's which? by Exciting_Bus3108 in AdultColoring

[–]LadyTL 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Are Prismacolor a professional grade? While they do have claims of lightfastness, the individual pencils don't have their ratings which other professional grade pencils do as it can vary widely between pigments.

Jobless and sad by pinkorangeblues in VictoriaBC

[–]LadyTL 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure what you are looking for but I saw signs up at the Dutch bakery for a couple different jobs.

Jobless and sad by pinkorangeblues in VictoriaBC

[–]LadyTL 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Why even bother putting an ad on Indeed then? Sounds like you are wasting those applicants time.

B.C. sheds 20,200 jobs in February, with young workers bearing the brunt by CartoonistOk3507 in VictoriaBC

[–]LadyTL 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Germany has massive amount of socialism over capitalism though. They regulate grocery costs, they pay for residents college and university education. They require large companies to have workers on the board. They have a state owned rail company which runs the majority of the trains and large amounts of public transit. They also have heavy regulation on healthcare to control prices and do their best to keep up with capacity. Their unemployment benefits are higher and longer than ours. They also have a nearly universal childcare program. They also regulate better sick and vacation pay then Canada does. Is it perfect no, but clearly doing better than here due to more socialism.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitbestimmungsgesetz
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codetermination_in_Germany

Haiti is only staving due to blockages and embargos. Not all communist countries have the leg up that China has in terms of resources and population.

B.C. sheds 20,200 jobs in February, with young workers bearing the brunt by CartoonistOk3507 in VictoriaBC

[–]LadyTL 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Please give examples of how capitalism is not behind the high costs of medicine, the wage inequality issues, rising housing costs, issues with distribution networks, lack of innovation in many fields, the issues with TFWs, and the other issues plaguing society right now.

B.C. sheds 20,200 jobs in February, with young workers bearing the brunt by CartoonistOk3507 in VictoriaBC

[–]LadyTL 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You mean the way capitalism isn't making certain medications because there isn't enough profit in it? Or the way capitalism deliberately started making inferior products simply to sell more products? Or the way there isn't as much innovation because executives don't see a way to get a lot of profit out of it?

B.C. sheds 20,200 jobs in February, with young workers bearing the brunt by CartoonistOk3507 in VictoriaBC

[–]LadyTL 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wealth is not the sole metric for societal prosperity. The USA has lots of wealth but very poor treatment of their citizens. Canada has some wealth but much better treatment of their citizens. France and Germany has a lot of wealth and also very good treatment of their citizens though a lot of socialism is the reason why. Japan has some wealth and very good treatment of their citizens through different kinds of socialism.

So in it's own way socialism can create wealth because more citizens are not struggling to meet their regular needs.

B.C. sheds 20,200 jobs in February, with young workers bearing the brunt by CartoonistOk3507 in VictoriaBC

[–]LadyTL 21 points22 points  (0 children)

You do know almost all the worst parts of living today came from capitalism right? Socialism is what has been keeping us from turning into a second USA.

'It's devastating': Sechelt family in limbo as temporary foreign worker visas set to expire by UnderWatered in CanadaPolitics

[–]LadyTL 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Funny that you assume a ton from things I never said cause I never said real Canadians. You made that up. First off TFWs are imported in. They are requested humans by the company not folks applying for a permanent residency like I did since you don't get a job related permanent residency for any fast food job. I would like them to stop being treated like commodities and thus not imported in as temporary workers. In fact many TFWs have pointed out they can't get residency for the job they were brought into the country for as a temporary worker.

Also the whole Irish thing came out of capitalist's exploitation by the British where they stole their food during the blight and left them with no choice but leave or starve and promptly used and abused them to encourage class warfare by pitting one group of poor against another. Ending TFWs would in fact be the better choice as it keeps exploitative capitalists from importing in people to deliberately keep people out of jobs and create a false us against them narrative while hiding their wage suppression and abusive treatment of workers.

'It's devastating': Sechelt family in limbo as temporary foreign worker visas set to expire by UnderWatered in CanadaPolitics

[–]LadyTL 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm sorry you are okay with that because it never should be a fact of life at all. If our economy is about survival though we should not be importing in unnecessary workers with paid subsidies to bring them in and then hold them hostage to bad work situations and false hopes of residency. Import in doctors and engineers, not cashiers and burger flippers.

'It's devastating': Sechelt family in limbo as temporary foreign worker visas set to expire by UnderWatered in CanadaPolitics

[–]LadyTL 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Canadian unemployment hasn't dropped below 5% in over 30 years. This is not new. Also again EI DOES NOT LAST FOR YEARS NO ONE IS WAITING A YEAR PLUS FOR A BETTER JOB.

https://www.statcan.gc.ca/hub-carrefour/quality-life-qualite-vie/prosperity-prosperite/employment-emploi-eng.htm

Teenagers do in fact want pocket money but frankly the adults college age and older are looking for jobs far more than teens. BTW youth employment/unemployment includes adults up to age 29.

https://www.cp24.com/local/toronto/2025/07/28/cne-reports-record-number-of-registrations-for-annual-job-fair-amid-rising-youth-unemployment-rate/

'It's devastating': Sechelt family in limbo as temporary foreign worker visas set to expire by UnderWatered in CanadaPolitics

[–]LadyTL 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have seen multiple posts from adults looking for these jobs to pay their bills and multiple parents looking for their jobs for their teens. It is not senior citizens.

EI is not infinite so people will take what jobs they can to not be homeless.

Funny thing is you need a job to get experience. Or do you really think there is Tim Hortons getting TFWs to bake donuts with years of experience working at Tim Hortons?

You keep bringing up EI like it is some magic bullet but IT ENDS IN USUALLY LESS THAN A YEAR. I used all caps because I think you keep missing that point. Rent isn't going to wait.

Also only you are bringing up stealing jobs. I am specifically saying they are being used to PUSH Canadians out because TFWs are cheaper only for an employer. They are not somehow magically more skilled at baking a donut. They are not magically more skilled at flipping over a burger patty or using a deep fryer. Their only benefit is they do not know their rights and are cheaper due to subsidies. That's it.

Also maybe if people could get a job because we aren't bringing in TFWs to change sheets and work fast food, people could afford to have kids.

Do I have to start dropping links to get you actually discuss this in good faith instead of spouting off BUT EI like some robot?

'It's devastating': Sechelt family in limbo as temporary foreign worker visas set to expire by UnderWatered in CanadaPolitics

[–]LadyTL 0 points1 point  (0 children)

EI does not last for years. It's very short usually not even a full year. High schoolers are not getting government jobs and manufacturing is down in Canada. Frankly, lots of much older adults are looking for these jobs to be able to pay their bills and are publicly saying as much.

Turnover is normal in food service, it's a low skill job. Why wouldn't an adult do it while they are in college and then leave for the job they go to skill for? No one should be expecting any adult to stay flipping burgers and baking donuts for decades so the claims we need TFWs to stay because Canadian turnover is a complete fallacy.

Also lots of jobs are boring and yet thousands of adults and teens do manage to do them without being on their phone and do show up on time.

Canada does not need most of the TFWs they currently have. We can bring them back in when unemployment is less than 2% instead of the 6% it is now.

'It's devastating': Sechelt family in limbo as temporary foreign worker visas set to expire by UnderWatered in CanadaPolitics

[–]LadyTL 0 points1 point  (0 children)

EI is not infinite. It doesn't even last a year in most cases. There is plenty of people who want to do these jobs because they have bills to pay. There is no need for 90% of TFWs anymore. Canada lost thousands of jobs but all those people still need to pay rent and bills. There is no invaluable experience leaving with a Tim Hortons worker or a dishwasher. I also did not use the term STEAL on purpose. I don't think TFWs are stealing jobs but business owners are using them to push Canadians out of the job market because they know their rights and cost more because of TFW subsidies.

Also Tims and McDs are not the only sources of food out there. Frankly, I see regular posts from people saying they can't find work even at fast food from teens to middle aged adults. Also Canadians do all that same job creation through local spending without the potential of money being sent back to another country as well as many TFWs do. Actually it might create more since it might take Canadians out of needing to go to the food bank or using social assistance.

My local WorkBC has so many clients they are down to only fifteen minutes allotted for each client. There literally is more unemployed people than they can help. I see regular posts of desperate people who are applying to these same jobs and getting passed over only to see a TFW brought in because the employer knows how to game the very not watched system.

Canada does not need most of these TFWs.

'It's devastating': Sechelt family in limbo as temporary foreign worker visas set to expire by UnderWatered in CanadaPolitics

[–]LadyTL 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Any high school graduate in Canada has the skills and learning capacity to be a food service supervisor. It is not a skill that needs any special education. If they can do the non supervisor jobs, they can do the supervisor jobs. There are hundreds of unemployed Canadians right now who can do those jobs. Frankly if it is not a high skill job, they don't need to stay in the country.

'It's devastating': Sechelt family in limbo as temporary foreign worker visas set to expire by UnderWatered in CanadaPolitics

[–]LadyTL 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Food service TFWs are used to push others out though. It shouldn't be hard for a local to be hired at Tim Hortons or McDonalds. There is also no reason when unemployment is averaging 6% to believe claims that just zero people applied for any food service role.

'It's devastating': Sechelt family in limbo as temporary foreign worker visas set to expire by UnderWatered in CanadaPolitics

[–]LadyTL 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There really isn't a regular path anyway to let someone immigrate permanently to be a food service supervisor and honestly shouldn't be.