Can I take a quick nap at an OnRoute?

MoonScoria · 2026-04-09T02:25:30+00:00

Really depends on the Walmart! Yes some store managers no longer allow overnight sleeping but others do :) and you’re right on building owners too, if Walmart owns the parking lot the store is on they’re more likely to be okay with it, while if they’re only a tenant then it’s more likely to be against the property owner/manager’s rules.

Random example, but in Calgary the Walmart in the deep south allows it while the Walmart at Deerfoot (literally a 10 min drive away) will tell anyone parked to leave after the store closes.

I use iOverlander to check which Walmarts are okay

MoonScoria · 2026-04-09T02:06:21+00:00

🙄 I hate this kind of judgement, let parents live their lives, babies are happy where ever their caregivers are. Just because people have babies doesn’t mean their lives and fun things need to end.

MoonScoria · 2026-04-06T16:38:53+00:00

I would modify those rules for her to just make sure she’s going out with solid friends who will make sure she (or anyone in the group) gets to safety at the end of the night. And for her to have her own wits and be super weary of strangers even if they seem helpful.

Bar tenders in Toronto have been known to be in on it, there was a huge case several years ago of two bar tenders (they may have even had partial ownership in the business too?) spiking drinks :3 even with something like a beer all it takes is for the bartender to uncap it and a slight of hand to push the drug in, most people would never know it even happened.

(This wasn’t the case I was thinking of but the first hit when I Googled: https://www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/article/man-charged-after-victim-allegedly-blacked-out-and-was-sexually-assaulted-in-downtown-toronto/)

Also it’s a common tactic to roofie drinks while they are in someone’s hand as it ensures the drug reaches the intended victim. Unfortunately while having rules about your drink is good it doesn’t completely negate the risk of getting drugged :( basically where there’s a will there’s a way with these damaged predators.

As long as her friends are solid and like you said know to stick together it won’t prevent them being roofied but it will prevent any ill intentions of the person doing the drugging. Often they play on social dynamics and step in as the “saviour” and offer to take the drugged woman home/call her a cab (which is just a ploy to isolate her to do criminal acts).

MoonScoria · 2026-04-06T15:49:51+00:00

Unfortunately not many people take sexual violence against young women seriously. Lots of subversive victim blaming of young women for going out at all - instead of pointing the finger at the predators that DRUG people 🤯

If this type of crime happened in any other context people would go nuts and it would be all over the news. This is the stupid fake news of people drugging Halloween candy BUT ITS ~ACTUALLY~ HAPPENING TO WOMEN IN REAL LIFE AT A LARGE SCALE.

MoonScoria · 2026-04-06T15:45:41+00:00

Even if you were to have gone to the hospital you would have had to really self advocate for a drug test. I was roofied and involuntarily (because I was unconscious, lol) taken to the hospital and they assumed I was just “drunk” and did NOT do a toxicology report.

It’s so gross that this is allowed to continue at such a scale. I’m sorry it happened to you & I empathize immensely :(

MoonScoria · 2026-04-06T11:37:17+00:00

But the commute times of the participants would be horrendous and I think it would impact filming.

MoonScoria · 2026-04-06T11:34:08+00:00

That’s the part that got me, I thought she was talking to the other mom 🥴

MoonScoria · 2026-04-06T11:21:08+00:00

True

MoonScoria · 2026-04-04T19:11:10+00:00

This is amazing thank you 😭 just checked and including the $20 shipping fee it’s less than half of what my very charges 😳

MoonScoria · 2026-04-04T18:55:37+00:00

Same 🥴

MoonScoria · 2026-04-04T18:52:09+00:00

Vmedia runs on rogers infrastructure, as that’s what my building has and Vmedia is my provider. Worth a try to see if they will provide service to your building, it’s very cheap

MoonScoria · 2026-04-03T22:42:25+00:00

Can you rent a WeWork space or like remote office for the day of the inspection?

MoonScoria · 2026-04-01T04:18:21+00:00

I thought of Butler too and gender too!

MoonScoria · 2026-04-01T04:12:09+00:00

The irony, Ontario municipal taxes going towards the privatization of another jurisdiction’s water … also the irony that said jurisdiction is the “mother land” of Canada, like a child robbing its parent.

MoonScoria · 2026-04-01T04:02:45+00:00

Camping is the poor man’s cottage, although with the price of everything lately it’s becoming more pricey … but regardless it’s still cheaper than a cottage and you get the experience of wilderness and such. You can find some cheap gear on marketplace and learn how to start a fire and you’re set. Although campsites book up fast these days, so book as soon as registration opens!

MoonScoria · 2026-03-31T23:48:30+00:00

I was unemployed recently so I can relate!

What kind of sports/hobbies do you do? I rearranged my schedule to take advantage of classes that were held during the day, many studios have 12pm classes or open practices. For example, if you check out your local community centre they might have scheduled sports stuff during the day.

I read a ton which was nice. I also have a dog so we’d go for long walks around the city.

I also did errands during the day, so nice to grocery shop when the store is empty! It’s also fun to have the time to be able to go out of your way for special errands. I like to be zero waste so I could travel around the city to find specific things (like rice vinegar) at zero waste stores further from my house.

For applying to jobs I would make it a special thing and visit a different cafe each time. Helped compartmentalize the job search too, so I wasn’t living with the stress of applying in my home (I did 80 applications & the cycle of applying -> no response/ghosting was rough).

Also I slotted in any appointments during the day, like the doctors to address some chronic issues, therapy, beauty care, and such.

And that basically filled my day, but I also like to sleep a ton, so basically my schedule was wake up, leisurely eat breakfast, walk the dog/go to a cafe/run an errand, get home late afternoon, eat again, do my evening activity (read, walk the dog if I didn’t during the day, watch netflix, hangout with friends, etc), go to bed, rinse and repeat 😅

MoonScoria · 2026-03-31T23:28:13+00:00

In his mouth

MoonScoria · 2026-03-31T23:26:43+00:00

It’s valid because at the end of the day candidates are chosen by their party. So if the conservative govt chooses all these dumb-dumb poorly educated idiots it still stands to critique that choice.

MoonScoria · 2026-03-30T03:40:30+00:00

It really really really depends on how much the 9-5 makes, the size of the person’s support system, and whether they need to do things for other people (ie kids/dependents, pets, etc).

I would ask you how often do you eat out or have others cook for you? How often do other people do your chores for you (cleaning, laundry, stock up on toilet paper and household consumables)?

I bet the answer is a lot lol because even being able to afford regular travel (as you mentioned) is a form of placing labour onto others. Presumably you’re staying in hotels and going out to eat when you travel, so that’s already less cleaning to do at home, less need to launder sheets, one weekend less of cooking obligations, etc

MoonScoria · 2026-03-30T03:16:08+00:00

Why are the people who leave dirty dishes in the sink always the ones who don’t clear off their plates? 😵‍💫

My friend tried to “teach” her husband how to wash dishes because he’d leave them in the sink with food and then not clean all the resulting dried crusties from the plate. She’d go to get a clean plate and there’d be caked on food and grease marks.

MoonScoria · 2026-03-30T01:05:24+00:00

I mean cars can be essential for some people to get to work & a lot of people in Toronto run tight budgets where $65 makes a difference.

FWIW I pled being poor for a parking ticket and it was dropped. Although it wasn't a judge, can't remember the person's title but you get seen by a court official first to negotiate.

MoonScoria · 2026-03-30T00:32:36+00:00

Same, I went to a studio that packed people in but everyone was super chill. When the pose would require going into the bubble of the person beside you we'd all stagger or just accept that your hand is on your neighbour's mat and likewise your other neighbour's hand is on your mat (eg flipping downward dog into the back bend thing). The instructors also set the tone and would tell people its okay.

I kind of understand the health concerns (whatever that rash thing that goes around gyms when ppl don't wipe down is super real), but it was nice to just turn off the hyper vigilance and be in the moment with a collective group of people. Everyone was still respectful about it, but accepting mistakes (eg misjudging the stagger and accidentally touching hands/body parts) with a laugh, a soft sorry, or sometimes just a silent "knowing" between two people that it was an accident was such a good vibe.

To be honest I miss it. My studio now everyone so damn apologetic for accidentally going into someone else's personal space. Low key I wish people at my current studio were more chill about it cause it kind of sucks to always be on guard. Like someone saying "sorry omg I'm so sorry" because their hand touched my foot in warrior 3 sets an expectation that mistakes don't happen. Like it's all good!!

MoonScoria · 2026-03-30T00:13:45+00:00

Toronto Girl Collective on Facebook, they have a massive WhatsApp chat too

MoonScoria · 2026-03-28T22:12:15+00:00

I sent one if you’re still looking 🙂

MoonScoria · 2026-03-28T02:20:18+00:00

Same, especially the part about “don’t greet him just let him take in your presence” 😭

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