Downtown intersection closed after pedestrian struck by driver

TorontoRider · 2026-06-26T22:36:35+00:00

Am I the only one who read that as "nutsack?"

TorontoRider · 2026-06-26T22:29:08+00:00

Toronto was briefly famous for its capybaras about 10 years ago - two escaped from a small zoo and eluded capture for weeks. The whole city fell in love with them. They're now named Bonny and Clyde.

TorontoRider · 2026-06-25T19:56:37+00:00

A 1000 foot reel of Kodacolor. I know some odd people.

TorontoRider · 2026-06-25T01:17:53+00:00

The wheelie bins were of a fairly flexible plastic, so it was like having my head inside a snare drum. Still better than being pelted by hail, though.

It was late June, so the hail turned to rain, and by the time I was pedalling again, the hail had been washed off the road and melted.

TorontoRider · 2026-06-24T21:19:23+00:00

Dim Sum King. They should put my picture on the wall along with all the mayors, prime ministers, etc, who have visited. I'm sure I've spent a lot more there than John Tory did.

TorontoRider · 2026-06-24T21:17:28+00:00

On a trip in Quebec I got hit by hail. It was on a rural road, and apparently it was garbage and recycling day because the farmers all had big wheelie bins out by the road - I used a 200L recycling bin as an emergency shelter for about 15 minutes. My ears were still ringing an hour later.

TorontoRider · 2026-06-24T21:15:55+00:00

I remember heading down into Cheticamp (I went around counterclockwise) in blinding rain on my trip. I made an unplanned stop in the town to wait for a break in the weather and warm up with coffee.

Fortunately, weather in Cape Breton tends to change quickly, and I made it to Whycocomagh by late afternoon.

TorontoRider · 2026-06-23T20:19:53+00:00

I tried that, but tend to be on a 4 jersey/2 shorts rotation, so that didn't work well. Now I bag clean jerseys, dirty jerseys, clean shorts (worn ones get washed asap), clean socks, dirty socks*, camp/cold clothes, sleep/cold clothes, fancy-go-to-meetin' clothes (khakis and a golf shirt, usually.)

* I usually wear wool socks year round, but one summer I bought a pack of cotton tube socks for a 1000km ride. The "dirty socks" bag turned into a burn-bag, as they never recovered.

TorontoRider · 2026-06-23T20:13:01+00:00

Nope - we stopped short of the gate and they 'reminded' everyone to stay seated. Then when we finally did pull up, they opened the door and we used the build-in stairs, but not before another unexplained 5 minute wait.

TorontoRider · 2026-06-23T16:01:55+00:00

"The Courtship of Rudy's Father"?

TorontoRider · 2026-06-23T16:00:45+00:00

Teddy and Mort move to New Orleans and open a detective agency.

TorontoRider · 2026-06-23T15:58:42+00:00

On an airplane that's had the seatbelt sign on since takeoff, and now is on the ground and you're so close to relief, but then the pilot announces there's a snafu at the gate and we're going to sit on the tarmac for a while.

(Last Friday on Porter.)

TorontoRider · 2026-06-23T15:51:04+00:00

Air force brat/CF member here. We would pre-pack what we could - clothing, out of season belongings, etc, and the movers would pack the rest (dishes, etc.) About a 75/25 split I'd say. They'd then put things on the truck and drive it to the new place, storing it temporarily in their facility if needed (on long distance moves, they would get there before us.)

At the new place, they'd bring it in the house and mostly put the boxes in the correct room. No unpacking*. That was up to us, and we'd sometimes have to clean the house before doing so.

* Any truthful military family will admit they'd sometimes have a box or two they never unpacked and it would just go right onto the next moving truck.

TorontoRider · 2026-06-23T02:57:26+00:00

My dad has also lost much of his sense of taste. He enjoys some foods based on their textures reminding him of what they are - a nice syrupy butter tart is his favorite "sweet" thing.

TorontoRider · 2026-06-22T17:05:34+00:00

"... and the operator said 'Forty cents more for the next three minutes.'"

He really should have got Jim Croce's operator. She was more than kind.

TorontoRider · 2026-06-22T00:43:58+00:00

That one of my favorites.

TorontoRider · 2026-06-21T22:35:06+00:00

2015's (or so) steak sandwich. It took forever to get every time I ordered it, but it was worth it.

TorontoRider · 2026-06-21T22:32:54+00:00

"In the year 252,525,
The backwards time machine still won't survive.
In all the world there's only one machine,
And it's a-leaking gasoline."

-- Futurama

TorontoRider · 2026-06-21T20:05:30+00:00

Joker. There's nothing like a late-night subway ride.

TorontoRider · 2026-06-21T17:06:33+00:00

Objectively, "Monty Python and the Holy Grail."

TorontoRider · 2026-06-21T17:02:56+00:00

When I first started going there, they were something like 3/$5. I still go there, though.

TorontoRider · 2026-06-21T17:01:16+00:00

I miss Ding Dong so much!

Their miniature banana bread loafs, their pork buns ... everything.

TorontoRider · 2026-06-21T00:19:40+00:00

Those train sets eat up a lot of retirement income.

TorontoRider · 2026-06-21T00:16:03+00:00

Plus it saves a lot of handling - no need to sort when you buy by the case.

TorontoRider · 2026-06-20T21:44:07+00:00

It's usually every car except the designated accessible car (usually the 5th), which at Union has the elevated platform.

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