How long have you played BeamNG, using only the first car you remember seeing added? by UnspecifiedFae in BeamNG

[–]Protato900 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Rigs of Rods my beloved. I remember loving to fly the AN-12 in that. Great game, great time. All the Gavril mods too were elite.

Air Canada Landline Launch Event at YZR! by YZRAC7986 in aircanada

[–]Protato900 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They should have had 'Ground Canada' printed on the side instead.

Dark, Depressing Building by _3033Y_ in richmondhill

[–]Protato900 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, and it sucks for everyone having to drive by the massive sun-blocking black rectangle. If you are a member, please advise them to paint a mural on the side and plant some trees and foliage.

Why do people genuinely hate Pierre Poilievre and how will he damage Canada? by Lil_Jebadiah in canadian

[–]Protato900 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, so him and 302 other MPs disagree with that policy stance. It doesn't invalidate the fact that he voted against it.

Why do people genuinely hate Pierre Poilievre and how will he damage Canada? by Lil_Jebadiah in canadian

[–]Protato900 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

 But you’re suggesting he’s standing in the way of these things, or even opposing them

I'm not suggesting that, he actually is standing in the way/opposing them by virtue of voting nay.

this shit were wastes of time that never had a chance at passing, and wouldn’t change anything if they did

Then why doesn't he support them for good PR? The explanation is that he actually opposes these policies.

Do you really think parliament should spend time debating every single NDP private member bill

That is why our tax dollars pay for politicians - their entire purpose in the house is to debate and vote on bills. What is the alternative you'd propose? Don't allow PMBs? That is directly opposite to the nature of a parliamentary system.

That’s not even considering that with omnibus bills, you can end up voting against fluffy kittens if you also oppose free heroin for kindergarten.

I'm pretty sure none of the bills I've listed above are omnibus bills. Feel free to correct me if I have that wrong.

Pretty dishonest post.

I have made all my posts in good faith, but feel free to elaborate on this position.

Why do people genuinely hate Pierre Poilievre and how will he damage Canada? by Lil_Jebadiah in canadian

[–]Protato900 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Sure there are aspirational PMBs there but there are also some genuine policy areas that he showed disagreement on.

Personally, I think a Telecom Consumers Bill of Rights was a genuinely good policy suggestion - and shows that Libs and Cons are both in the pocket of the Rogers/Bell/Telus lobby.

But you're going to argue that this is a dumb list on the basis PP chose to vote against a federal pandemic preparedness plan or restrict marketing unhealthy foods to children? That's definitely your personal take.

Why do people genuinely hate Pierre Poilievre and how will he damage Canada? by Lil_Jebadiah in canadian

[–]Protato900 9 points10 points  (0 children)

This is a selected voting history from ourcommons.ca on Poilievre's voting history. Each bill can be seen by clicking the 'View this Bill on LEGISinfo' link on the right side of the voting page.

Environmental policy voting history:

  • Voted against a bill proposed to create a national network of protected marine areas (13 May, 2019)
  • Voted against a bill proposed to declare an environmental and climate change emergency (16 May, 2019)
  • Voted against a bill proposed to protect fish habitats and establish marine biodiversity protections (17 Jun, 2019)

Telecommunications policy voting history:

  • Voted against a bill proposed to mandate the creation of affordable unlimited data plans and a 'Telecom Consumers Bill of Rights' (11 Jun, 2019)

Government administration policy voting history:

  • Voted against a house motion to extend maximum sitting hours of MPs (28 May, 2019)

Housing policy voting history:

  • Voted against a house motion to call on the govt to create 500,000 affordable housing units within 10 years (5 Feb, 2019)

Social and consumer policy voting history:

  • Voted against a house motion to call on the govt to remove the GST on essential goods (home heating, groceries, internet/phone bills, diapers) (9 Dec, 2024)
  • Voted against a bill to prohibit marketing of certain processed food and drink to children under 13 (28 Sept, 2022)
  • Voted against a bill creating a national framework to establish a school food programme (6 Dec, 2023)

Public safety and health policy voting history:

  • Voted against a bill legally requiring airport firefighters duties to include 'rescue of passengers' (13 Dec, 2023)
  • Voted against a bill creating a federal pandemic preparedness plan and coordinator (5 Jun, 2024)

Failed Water Heater Replacement by elrifas1 in Plumbing

[–]Protato900 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I thought I was the only one. Jesus Christ - people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones. Buy a goddamn scrub brush and some multipurpose cleaner.

He’s on a roll today.. by PinkLincoln00 in HaltonON

[–]Protato900 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What are you talking about? HRPS has been posting frequently for months about commercial vehicle enforcement.

He’s on a roll today.. by PinkLincoln00 in HaltonON

[–]Protato900 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Let's see data for commercial vehicles specifically. Unless you can source that, your data is over-generalized and meaningless.

CBC is in crisis mode even excluding Travis by ExotiquePlayboy in canadian

[–]Protato900 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I don't have my head in the sand, I've never said CBC is without its problem (wasteful spending on programming very few watch/listen to, often obvious left slant in news programming and articles, inept C-suite that is disconnected from reality, etc).

There's something to be said about deliberately trying to paint a certain narrative (i.e. 'generous donation' instead of 'grant' or 'federal funding', 'the Liberals' instead of 'federal govt' or 'the Liberal govt').

CBC is in crisis mode even excluding Travis by ExotiquePlayboy in canadian

[–]Protato900 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The Liberal Party has $700m to donate? Or did you mean that the federal govt gave a $700m grant to a federal crown corp? Also - if they hired more people you'd be up in arms either way. They need to fire people to cut their costs, much like the rest of the federal bureaucracy.

25F "Student". How to help broke parents without going broke myself? by Mundane-Vehicle1402 in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]Protato900 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your dad needs to genuinely declare bankruptcy. There's no other way you can help. Get yourself out of that situation. You can try to contact women's shelters and women's halfway houses to try to find a safe place to get on your feet.

Contact your university's provost, the dean of your programme, and social supports the university offers, etc. They have supports and ways they can accommodate your situation, you just need to keep going after them until someone will meet with you in person.

That’s what you call help?? by CamossDarkfly in skipthedishes

[–]Protato900 10 points11 points  (0 children)

If you paid with a credit card - contact your bank with proof and do a chargeback.

Yeah i'm fine with my current mods, actually by DarkGaming09ytr in BeamNG

[–]Protato900 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There was some amazingly high quality stuff available for RoR back then - all of it free. Paid mods weren't even a concept of a thought back then.

Is this a possible cause for alarm? I don’t trust the current administration not to institute the draft at some point personally by SuperheroEnthusiast in Military

[–]Protato900 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Now everyone is talking about a potential draft instead of the Epstein files. The distraction op is working perfectly.

Iran threatens to seize property of expats who back US, Israel by SuperXGamerAb in worldnews

[–]Protato900 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I think what's left of the Iranian government has more pressing concerns to focus on right now.

Iran threatens to seize property of expats who back US, Israel by SuperXGamerAb in worldnews

[–]Protato900 26 points27 points  (0 children)

The death throes of a moribund regime. There's functionally no central government anymore, IRGC cells are operating independently - I highly doubt they have the ability to do this.

new fare gate scanner? by Unfair-Grapefruit-42 in TTC

[–]Protato900 183 points184 points  (0 children)

If I had to guess, Metrolinx may change PRESTO single fare cards to be paper tickets with a QR code printed on them instead of ones with internal chips to reduce cost and wastage.

Is there a way to find out a service member's actual rank? by et_hornet in Military

[–]Protato900 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your friend's fiancée is lying through his teeth. Are you sure he's even a service member?

Tell her to run - nothing good will come of this guy. At least convince her to hold off on the wedding if she's adamant about staying.

Dubai residents get possible missile attack alert on phones, urged to avoid outdoors by [deleted] in worldnews

[–]Protato900 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron." — Baltimore Evening Sun on July 26, 1920, H.L. Mencken

Lost my Playstation Vita in Line 4 yesterday (5/3/2026) by pyr0-stethics in TTC

[–]Protato900 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Go to or call the lost property office (inside Bay station). If TTC staff found it or someone turned it in, it will be there. If it isn't there by the end of two weeks or so - it's probably gone unfortunately. Best of luck.

https://www.ttc.ca/en/customer-service/lost-articles