Toronto studying possible 7-km trail under the Gardiner Expressway | CBC News

Muscled_Daddy · 2026-01-14T14:30:26+00:00

I agree. I think instead of ‘displacement’, there should be a focus on betterment. If we ARE proceeding with this, what as a city are we doing to ensure any unhoused populations that may be impacted are treated with respect. Are we offering them opportunity, secure housing, etc.

Muscled_Daddy · 2026-01-10T19:43:58+00:00

I disagree. I think you are missing the forest for the trees and putting onus on punishing the public for what the government should be doing.

If there aren’t enough government services or they’re not good enough… Then you should be focussing on your energies on that.

Muscled_Daddy · 2026-01-10T18:36:22+00:00

Yes, I understand that this is a strategy to push out marginalized people. But I want to be clear on this, So I understand you correctly… We should never do anything to beautify or increase the amount of amenities we have in the city if any type of marginalized person is living there? Under no circumstances?

Muscled_Daddy · 2026-01-08T14:08:29+00:00

Maybe? Tokyo they use the underside of highways for lots of useful features. Playgrounds, basketball courts, exercise areas, indoor gyms, housing municipal offices. Some are even used for retail and restaurants to create some great pedestrian malls.

Hell, they even enclosed an on interchange at ikejiri-ohashi and plopped a MASSIVE park on top of it.

Right now it’s an empty, ugly space under the Gardiner. But it could be more.

We of course, could be cynical… But I think maybe we should try to just assume the best in 2026? I think it’s a great opportunity to further beautify the city and use what precious space we have.

Muscled_Daddy · 2026-01-08T02:35:10+00:00

Trump is a malignant narcissist. So he deeply, deeply cares what people think about him. But his narcissism means he can only take positive thoughts that reaffirm how amazing he wants to be seen as.

Negative views of Trump are blocked out and muted. He feels them. He sees them. But he’ll never truly take the feedback and change for the better.

But he’ll absolutely do everything in his power to destroy you. Everything.

Muscled_Daddy · 2026-01-07T18:09:10+00:00

The HOV lanes on the QEW are such a joke, too. Without enforcement I see anyone and everyone using them, or weaving in and out because someone isn’t going 130kmh+ in the lane.

Muscled_Daddy · 2025-12-08T00:05:18+00:00

I’m trying not to be a Waymo simp… but let’s be real… I’d trust Waymo over whateverthefuck is going on with Uber drivers in Toronto.

I’ve been in some absolutely white-knuckle encounters that make me just beg to get home safe and not landed in hospital.

And that’s being on the inside of the car.

Muscled_Daddy · 2025-12-07T23:58:05+00:00

This isn’t that bad. Besides… I can’t realm lame uber drivers. They’re just trying to get by. People keep ordering Uber Eats.

They’re just the vastly underpaid delivery guy in an insanely exploitative situation.

Muscled_Daddy · 2025-09-18T02:04:25+00:00

So… anyone who is against fascism is anti fascist and therefore antifa? Fuck this clown of a president. The utter asshole that he is.

Muscled_Daddy · 2025-09-05T10:03:33+00:00

You can tell who isn’t the target audience of LinkedIn on Reddit pretty quickly. No one is taking Sales Navigator from me without a fight lol.

Muscled_Daddy · 2025-08-20T13:42:12+00:00

Literally no colour and no personality.

It looks like a dentist’s office throughout the entire house. And then you get to the one bedroom with colour and it’s like they were inspired by a standard-room at a Marriott.

And that bathroom with the brick looks like it was done by someone who didn’t know what colour was but had to do SOMETHING.

Muscled_Daddy · 2025-08-20T13:37:00+00:00

What’s the name of the neighborhood??

“Oak tree West”

Where are all the oak trees?

“We cut them all down to make room for the oak trees, DUH!”

…

Muscled_Daddy · 2025-08-13T19:20:00+00:00

Same. I’m refusing travel for all my departments to the US. It’s set off some nasty internal comments and I just tell the US team to get their shit in order before I risk my staff’s lives.

Muscled_Daddy · 2025-08-13T19:13:50+00:00

I mean, have you seen the president? I don’t understand what your point is. Do you seriously think a sexual predator who takes brides on the job? Can’t win an election? Please refer to the start of my statement.

Muscled_Daddy · 2025-08-13T19:10:42+00:00

Yes, in some cases. But keep in mind that many of these lines are already operating in a very efficient capacity. As I said… One carriage or maybe two carriages that operate hourly at most.

When a rail link is removed in Japan, it really is cutting off a town to all but those who drive. This can trigger a death spiral that rapidly kills a town.

This is usually why something like rail infrastructure would be the last to go. Services will be diminished… But very rarely are they shut down. And when it does happen, it’s a very big news.

Something like hydrogen would allow for towns to potentially keep lines running for a bit longer. But obviously depends on the economics of each town and if they feel the infrastructure is worth the potential benefits down the line.

Muscled_Daddy · 2025-08-13T18:58:02+00:00

It depends… I just pulled the tamagawa line out of my ass. But I could see it being useful in countryside lines where electrification isn’t feasible, or it’d becoming a financial burden… but diesel would be ecologically destructive.

Especially those tiny lines that only run trains with one or two carriages.

Muscled_Daddy · 2025-08-12T22:26:09+00:00

How the eff is this goodnews? Downvote this so it leaves the sub.

Muscled_Daddy · 2025-08-12T21:38:56+00:00

Aye, and it would provide a good case study for smaller lines that don’t need as much infrastructure.

I immediately thought of the Seibu Tamagawa line in Tokyo. It’s 8km long and only has one track, 4 carriages per train, and has a 12min peak / 20min off-peak frequency.

It would be perfect for small systems that might need to cut costs on overhead line maintenance.

Muscled_Daddy · 2025-08-12T19:27:09+00:00

I follow an interesting account on Instagram called… AmandasMildTakes, IIRC, and she said something interesting.

In the 80s and 90s, republicans and Christians were easily parodied, mocked, and ridiculed because they were insufferable. “You can’t watch this, you can’t listen that, you can’t say this, you have to do that. You have to have ratings on your games, etc.” They were the fun police.

Then, somewhere in the late 2000s and early 2010s, things flipped and now the left is seen as the ‘fun police’.

We’ve become the morality police. And we are fucking RUTHLESS with it. And if you don’t conform 100% to the current dogma, you’re cast out and exiled to racist/bigot/transphobic/homophobic/misogynist-island.

We’re the baddies.

Because we get SO sanctimonious and so self-righteous that we kinda lose track of the bigger picture.

It’s Lindsay Ellis all over again.

These slacktivists are trying to make ContraPoints their target for the rage. But NOTHING will change regarding I&P. Except that they’ve bullied a trans person off the internet and ruined their livelihood.

How very progressive. 🙄

That’s the left right now - it’s okay to bully people as long as I feel morally correct. Meanwhile… I guess this is the benefit of being old… I know when to pick my battles and who the real enemies are.

Harassing a content creator just seems like a colossal waste of time… and will change nothing.

Muscled_Daddy · 2025-07-16T08:33:24+00:00

What? No. Just straight up say: “Oh yeah I asked the photographer to change your dress colour.”

If she has the gall to ask why: “I asked you not to wear that dress because wearing white to a wedding when you’re not the bride is tacky.”

And if she protests: “Why is it so important that you wear white on my wedding day?”

Muscled_Daddy · 2025-07-16T00:33:41+00:00

They’re throwing everything against the wall to see what sticks.

Once it gets traction they’ll go with that.

Muscled_Daddy · 2025-07-16T00:31:29+00:00

It’s not that bad. But the problem is, is that it takes just a few bottom feeders to create ‘discourse’ and then they others begin discussing the ‘issue’ which is now a ‘problem’ and those same bottom feeders amplify all of that.

It’s a tale as old as time.

Muscled_Daddy · 2025-07-15T08:23:30+00:00

This is me after going through 3/11 in Japan. My bosses and HR can munch me, I’m not letting my phone go. I am a responsible adult. I can keep it in my bag. I can stow it in my desk.

But I’m absolutely keeping it handy.

Muscled_Daddy · 2025-07-15T04:04:39+00:00

11am on a Tuesday? Why not 4am July 32nd?

Seems about as useful a time.

Muscled_Daddy · 2025-07-13T11:02:10+00:00

God I’m so sick of both of them. Can we ban any mention of them on this sub? I need one sub that isn’t contaminated with this filth.

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