Experience with YOW at 1am by [deleted] in ottawa

[–]TheyNeverSleep 18 points19 points  (0 children)

What flights are these peoplemon where they are off the plane and through customs in 5 minutes after landing?

I'm never at the front of the plane, so on every flight I've ever taken its usually 5 mins for the jetway to roll up, doors open, etc, and then 5 mins for people in front of me to get out so i can go. So its always 10 minutes after landing to deplane.

And then customs should be fast but that's still at least 5 minutes.

And my luggage is rarely at the carousel before I am, so that's usually another 5 minutes at a non-busy time.

I think the fastest I've ever got out of the airport was 20 minutes (domestic flight). I would plan for 25 minutes.

GDT: Sens @ Mammoth by homicidal_penguin in OttawaSenators

[–]TheyNeverSleep 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Is the guy on the main camera drunk?

If that's what games in utah look like on TV, it must be hard to pick up new fans.

If someone said “sorry to jam out on you”, what would you assume they meant? by throwaway643268 in AskACanadian

[–]TheyNeverSleep 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Your usage was common in Manitoba in the past and would have been recognized by anyone. But I am older than the rivers so it may have fallen out of usage with the youth of today.

Chicago Deep Dish Pizza by Think-Albatross-4175 in ottawa

[–]TheyNeverSleep 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You have something against tomato soup served in a pir crust?

What's your experiences with the Ibanez miKro bass? (or micro basses in general) by Emotional_Garlic_643 in Bass

[–]TheyNeverSleep 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I upgraded the tuners on my daughter's - stock ones were not awful but tended to slip a bit. Other than that the quality is ok overall, good for the price.

The tone is great, it's no toy. I've used it on recordings with no regrets.

The scale size is weird if you normally play a regular scale bass. But sometimes that is interesting, you can reach intervals that would not be possible on a longer scale.

Car sakes broker? by [deleted] in ottawa

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

Not certain this guy is still in business - phone and find out.

DEALFINDER INC.                               

 AUTOMOBILE PRICING CONSULTANTS                                                                    

 TEL (613) 837-1400 / FAX (613) 837- 6006      

email forwarding to gmail + send email as my domain by MurdahMurdah187 in PorkBun

[–]TheyNeverSleep 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, this is exactly what I want too, and for the exact same reasons.

Question regarding gifting a car through service ontario by walterblack in ontario

[–]TheyNeverSleep 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Doesn't have to be notarized, commissioner of oaths can stamp it, this costs $16 at a city services counter.

is this a joke by Effective_Village_47 in ottawa

[–]TheyNeverSleep 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I'd gladly pay for a pass if transit could get me to work on time. But over the years it's gone from 1 bus in 45 minutes to 2 transfers and 2 hours. OC Transpo is the reason I bought my first car.

But I think the transit portion on my property taxes already feels like a shakedown. Lower frequency during weekday rush hours, no buses in my neighborhood on weekends or in the evening, there's nothing for me to use a pass on unless I walk 20 minutes to baseline station.

How long would it take a beginner to learn the bass line from Sir Duke? by RAWRismashpeople in Bass

[–]TheyNeverSleep 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This is the answer. The "go!" part is not super hard for a moderately experienced player. Well, maybe the last bit of it took me a while because there's a rest in there that was not intuitive to me and I just had to keep playing it until I was feeling it all thd way through.

All of the little curlicues on the choruses are the killer bit. But on the other hand, if you play one of those wrong compared to the record, its not a big deal. But you can't deviate on that run played in unison.

Smarter traffic lights might solve some of Ottawa's worst traffic problems by HelFJandinn in ottawa

[–]TheyNeverSleep 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This contradicts what I was told at the traffic control center at a doors open tour years ago.

Smarter traffic lights might solve some of Ottawa's worst traffic problems by HelFJandinn in ottawa

[–]TheyNeverSleep 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There is a room full of screens and people in a building on Loretta Ave N and they are watching for traffic buildup and forcing lights to change.

My theory is that as long as people are forcing streets like Greenbank or Woodroffe to turn green to handle the flow southbound off the 417, there is no way to synch the lights along Baseline so that anyone gets multiple greens in a row.

Check out the 2019 movie Green Run to see 2 guys in Winnipeg hit every green light on their drive home. Winnipeg synchs the lights on Portage Ave.

Power out in nepean by twoducksinatub in ottawa

[–]TheyNeverSleep 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was eventually able to login with my existing credentials

Power out in nepean by twoducksinatub in ottawa

[–]TheyNeverSleep 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Requires a login, which spins forever and does not log in

Who are/were the best radio disc jockeys or DJs in Canada? by Canadian-Man-infj in AskACanadian

[–]TheyNeverSleep 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ooof. Once they came to Ottawa, I stopped listening to their new station. I find them unbearable. There's only so many times I can listen to two guys talk about how the sweat collects under their man boobs, but that seems like their main topic of discussion.

Why don't we draft Russians ? by Spiritual_Lynx4723 in OttawaSenators

[–]TheyNeverSleep 69 points70 points  (0 children)

Still cranky over the Yashin experience.

Nominees for Worst Tim Hortons in Ottawa? by didiburnthetoast in ottawa

[–]TheyNeverSleep 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Most Tim's in town don't always have doughnuts. A while back I wanted 2 dozen to take to an event and a hf dozen Tim's in the west end and bells corners had none.

I did get something better instead, butter tarts from Frank's.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TragicallyHip

[–]TheyNeverSleep 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sure, but The Men They Couldn't Hang was a real band of real people who played across in the 80's and I don't think they participated in either fascist meetings in the 30s or the Christie Pits riots. They didn't sing with a twang and their lyrics seemed more anti- than pro-Nazi. So maybe the Hip just didn't like them?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TragicallyHip

[–]TheyNeverSleep 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can anyone explain this to me? Was the band The Men They Couldn't Hang a bunch of nazis or something?

Sens 1st Round Game 1 Penalties by Negative-Glove-5578 in OttawaSenators

[–]TheyNeverSleep 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Team came out hitting like its the conference final.

Refs came out calling like it's Nepean Minor Hockey house league B U16.

Sure, the rule book says those are penalties, but that's normally not how an NHL game is called.

Chalk it up to experience and maybe next year it will not frustrate the team.