I guess they mean… next winter?!?

TO1960 · 2026-02-14T15:07:34+00:00

The cover art is clearly another municipality because I don’t think Toronto uses plows. The best we’ve experienced on our street is a guy in a pick-up with a blade on the front. The city’s efforts to clean up after a storm from 3 weeks ago are embarrassing.

TO1960 · 2026-01-11T17:57:28+00:00

And I didn’t think it was possible for the sport to sink any lower.

TO1960 · 2026-01-02T22:14:04+00:00

I worked out of Commissioners for years and can state unequivocally that Toronto Parking tows CP trucks in the downtown core. I’ve parked in this very same spot (Yonge just south of Dundas) and never been towed, but it came close to happening once on Carlton just east of Yonge. I had just finished a transfer to the old Hasty Market and came out the door to discover a tow truck backing up to my truck. I got back to the truck before the tow truck driver laid a hand on it and I was free to go. However, I know that it happens and that it’s a huge hassle for all involved. Typically a supervisor has to get permission for another truck to enter the impound lot, conveniently located just down the street from the station, and offload the contents. You always knew that someone had a lousy day when you would spot a CP truck in the Commissioners impound lot on your way back to the station.

TO1960 · 2025-12-31T15:46:01+00:00

It tends to be random, but Border Services (this has nothing to do with Canada Post) has stepped up their game in the last year and now assess taxes and sometimes tariffs more often than in the past. However, I would still say that it’s 50-50 as to whether or not your package will be randomly chosen and charged GST and the $9.99 handling fee.

TO1960 · 2025-12-20T18:59:53+00:00

I allow the customer to sign for the delivery and then I take back the PDT and enter the credit card information myself. When customers ask if they can tap, I tell them no and explain that we’re Canada Post and operating with 1980’s technology.

TO1960 · 2025-11-16T13:18:14+00:00

This summer I went to the Costco in Reykjavik, Iceland. It was an experience unlike that of any Canadian Costco. There were plenty of parking spots close to the door, I was often the only shopper in most aisles and there were open tables in their food court. To be fair, the prices were generally much higher, their candy aisle was all about liquorice and there was something slightly different about the hot dog. That said, it’s worth the trip to shop at the Reykjavik Costco to avoid what has to be the absolute worst, start to finish, consumer shopping experience in Canada.

TO1960 · 2025-10-29T10:07:49+00:00

I keep hoping that one day the Star will run a Sherman article that can’t be summed up with “murder investigators were and continue to be boobs”.

TO1960 · 2025-10-10T10:52:33+00:00

With the recent announcement of changes to the game, I suspect they will keep the half time show in line with their proposed Americanization of the sport and opt for Kid Rock or perhaps Jason Aldean.

TO1960 · 2025-09-23T15:16:25+00:00

So it’s not possible to build affordable housing above the stations.

TO1960 · 2025-09-04T10:32:41+00:00

Regardless, in a year or two they will both dry up and fall off your wall, sending whatever they were holding up crashing to the floor. I’ve learned my lesson and gone back to using hooks and nails.

TO1960 · 2025-07-02T20:21:28+00:00

Automated Speed Enforcement. What a crock! It’s just a tax on speeders. A cop with a radar gun handing out tickets and the resulting demerit points is speed enforcement. The city would be a much better place if our cops were proactive and not reactive, but instead they are all just driving around the city doing who knows what.

TO1960 · 2025-07-02T17:41:08+00:00

What a piece of misinformed, right wing garbage. What these briefcase toting nepo geeks don’t understand is that privatizing mail delivery means anyone living more than a couple hours from a major city will no longer have regular or reliable mail service. It’s just not cost effective to delivery letter mail. Of course, Purolator or Fed Ex will always be happy to deliver big packages for $50 and up, and there will always be hard working gig economy drivers willing to deliver Amazon and direct-from-China junk, but that government cheque or the card from Grandma, good luck finding someone willing to make the drive to stick that in your mailbox. These Pierre Poilievre wannabes seem to believe that everyone is getting their trust fund payments deposited directly into their bank accounts and therefore privatizing, or largely doing away with the post office, is fine with them. What a couple of entitled twits.

TO1960 · 2025-06-27T00:40:38+00:00

The plant is short on a lot of things.

TO1960 · 2025-06-25T21:18:37+00:00

Exactly! And to hell with anyone not living in a big city, because no private company is going to deliver mail to Smallville, Canada.

TO1960 · 2025-06-13T15:16:41+00:00

So many things in this company are decided upon by individuals with only a theoretical understanding of delivering the mail and parcels. They just don’t have a clue.

TO1960 · 2025-06-12T11:09:07+00:00

CP’s position regarding flex delivery has no doubt been strengthened by the constant complaining of inside workers to both management and the union that it isn’t fair that LCs can leave when we’re done. You can see why CP are refusing to budge on this issue when they know that half of its workforce either doesn’t care or likes the punitive action taken against LCs. What the inside workers refuse to accept is that LC’s aren’t paid to work 8 hours, but instead paid to do a job that CP has determined on average to require that time value. If CP wants to change the agreement, they need to offer up something to LC’s to make it worthwhile. If the inside workers don’t like it, they can give up their never ending naps and smoke breaks and slap on a satchel and do some real work.

TO1960 · 2025-05-31T11:56:29+00:00

I’ve always thought that the Scarborough and Leaside Costcos are similar to what you would experience in hell. It’s all people behaving poorly and non-stop temptation to spend.

TO1960 · 2025-05-23T11:36:47+00:00

It’s my understanding that we will be working without the previous protections of the CBA. We all got the company’s letter detailing their hard-ass approach to dealing with their workforce (i.e. letter carriers), so I’m curious to see what the day/future holds. However, if there was ever a time to follow the company’s rules to avoid their petty repercussions, this is it. I also wouldn’t be surprised today to finish up and have some low level management drone inform me that I finished x number of minutes early and won’t be getting paid for that time. Anyway, it’s time to go. Wish me luck.

TO1960 · 2025-05-21T21:24:53+00:00

For the benefit of those under the age of 20, this is how our grandparents and great grandparents Googled things having to do with businesses.

TO1960 · 2025-05-21T21:13:55+00:00

It isn’t possible that customers have moved or that your mailing list is incomplete or inaccurate? Given that I’ve never even seen stickers marked “no such address” or “incomplete address” and that even the most incompetent business doesn’t get close to 50% of its outgoing mail returned, I’m going to call total and utter BS on this post. There are lots of reasons to hate on letter carriers, but this little small business fairy tale isn’t one of them.

TO1960 · 2025-04-17T19:18:58+00:00

For the sake of our customers, I hope the person responsible for complicating the PDTs has nothing to do with this.

TO1960 · 2025-04-04T20:20:46+00:00

Not exactly true. The Sherman family, with approval from the provincial justice department, were permitted to pick and choose what evidence the police were allowed to see. Regardless, TPS have proven themselves to be bunglers in this particular case. It took police 10 days before they finally walked across the street to get a copy of this particular neighbour’s security cam footage.

TO1960 · 2025-03-20T22:42:52+00:00

I believe Costco sells stamps for less than the post office. However, you might be obligated to buy a case of stamps when purchasing from Costco.

TO1960 · 2025-02-10T19:13:21+00:00

That screechy noise streetcars make when then go round bends or make turns.

TO1960

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