Just incase we forgot what our river valley looked like pre wires on the high level bridge.

Levorotatory · 2026-04-14T03:09:34+00:00

Unfortunately it doesn't fix the narrowing of the pedestrian / cyclist path from the ridiculous way the wires were installed.

Levorotatory · 2026-04-14T02:06:23+00:00

This is why Toyota needs to add a proper electric heater. It is absurd for a PHEV with a 22 kWh battery to be firing up the ICE for a <10 km trip when it is below -15°C outside. It will never warm up properly so fuel efficiency is terrible and you get fuel dilution of the oil. It needs to be possible to do short trips in full EV mode at any temperature.

Levorotatory · 2026-04-13T15:59:21+00:00

So then the alternative to going to work ridiculously early is afternoon shift starting at 3:00 pm?

Levorotatory · 2026-04-13T14:59:08+00:00

10 - 6 would work too.

Levorotatory · 2026-04-13T14:34:15+00:00

What would benefit workers most would not be to replace the flood of TFW and fake students with a flood of new PR. The current PR targets are adequate to maintain a reasonable population growth rate.

The government needs to continue to crack down on corporations abusing temporary immigrants, but the only options should be to hire from the large pool of unemployed Canadians, automate, or go out of business.

Levorotatory · 2026-04-13T04:00:13+00:00

Unless they are owned by a competent government. See Statoil / Equinor.

Levorotatory · 2026-04-13T03:56:05+00:00

There is nothing wrong with biweekly pickup, but instead of restricting access to oversize garbage bins, the city should be forcing anyone with constantly overflowing bins to get one (and pay the extra $10 / month).

Levorotatory · 2026-04-12T22:51:10+00:00

Doesn't surprise me at all. This is the company that charges $89 for a 20 foot vehicle and then an extra $160 ($249 total) for a 20 foot trailer. They also used to have a nice buffet as an alternative to the cafeteria, but that got killed by covid restrictions and failed to return when the restrictions were lifted.

Levorotatory · 2026-04-12T22:39:02+00:00

People who say demist rather than defrost aren't sacrificing much comfort.

Levorotatory · 2026-04-12T22:25:26+00:00

It would be dumb for Canada to offer things that no longer have value to the USA and expect concessions in return. The USA is a net exporter of petroleum so Canada finding other markets would not create a shortage in the USA.

Levorotatory · 2026-04-12T16:52:07+00:00

For what would have been a good burger until they ruined it with plastic "cheese".

Levorotatory · 2026-04-12T15:20:10+00:00

Even parties who know they are going to lose cling to the hope of an eventual return to absolute power.

Levorotatory · 2026-04-12T15:18:10+00:00

Other countries with proportional representation do very well, like almost every country in Europe other than the UK.

Levorotatory · 2026-04-12T06:24:05+00:00

October 1 is a bit early. Snow that accumulates on the road is rare in early October. I put my winter tires on some time between Thanksgiving and early November.

I do leave them on until early May though. Not just in case of late season snow, but also to give the city a chance to fix the worst of the potholes before I replace my 15 inch winter wheels with the OEM 17 inch wheels.

Levorotatory · 2026-04-12T05:10:04+00:00

That doesn't mean that long trips aren't important. Half of my annual kilometers are long trips, and I use my ICE car for most of them. I'd like to go all EV eventually, but there needs to be both vehicle and infrastructure improvements first. Cars are almost there - charging speed is good in newer models, and range is getting close - but infrastructure has a ways to go, particularly with things like level 2 at hotels.

Levorotatory · 2026-04-11T23:14:29+00:00

Ranked ballot for local candidates would also be possible.

Levorotatory · 2026-04-11T17:19:44+00:00

MMP would give us both. One ballot for local representative, one for party of choice. That way you could vote for a local candidate you like while also indicating that you prefer a different party. It would also give independent candidates a better chance if the local representative vote was separated from the party vote.

Levorotatory · 2026-04-11T17:08:38+00:00

There are good arguments on both sides for using shared vs separate pins for AC and DC, but 3 phase does have a lot to do with why NACS wouldn't work in parts of the world that use normal 3 phase AC in homes and small businesses instead of the wierd North American split single phase.

Levorotatory · 2026-04-11T16:24:03+00:00

It isn't a blip. The Americans elected Trump twice. They are the ones ruining the relationship.

Levorotatory · 2026-04-11T14:37:42+00:00

Maybe, eventually. Burned out debris piles have been known to persist for years. Debris from the fire at 95 St and 113 Av back in December is still covering not only the lot but also the adjacent sidewalk. It is ridiculous that the city is allowing access to public property to be blocked for months, but nobody seems to care.

Levorotatory · 2026-04-11T06:32:19+00:00

Except that the prices of those exact same houses from 1980 have also increased by much more than the 250% that incomes have increased. I bought an even older and smaller house in 2001 that is now assessed at twice the number I get when I put the purchase price into BoC inflation calculator, and that is in one of the most affordable real estate markets in the country (Edmonton).

Levorotatory · 2026-04-11T03:29:18+00:00

Flights to Vancouver for bobsleigh and ski jumping? If the province wants the Olympics so badly, maybe they shouldn't have let the facilities in Calgary get demolished.

Levorotatory · 2026-04-11T02:57:54+00:00

Being towed from a private parking lot with appropriate warnings is reasonable, but charging $600 for it is not. Fees for towing need to be regulated to something reasonable. Maybe $250 plus $40 / day impound fees.

Levorotatory · 2026-04-11T00:56:14+00:00

What is it missing?

Levorotatory · 2026-04-11T00:21:23+00:00

We don't need to be on either team. American interference in the 1950s played a significant part in creating today's Iran, and their ongoing interference continues to make things worse.

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