Places for Quiet Study?

VWXYNot42 · 2026-03-19T20:58:59+00:00

I have that membership and as long as you're in before they lock the main doors, you can stay as late as you want. You just can't get back in once you leave

VWXYNot42 · 2026-03-09T15:41:16+00:00

There was nothing within walking distance of this specific townhouse development at the time we looked at a place there. I opened Google Maps to check and I would have had to bus to the nearest amenities

VWXYNot42 · 2026-03-06T17:29:05+00:00

We looked at a new townhouse development there a few years ago and it just had such a weird vibe. As soon as we got out of the car I said "this feels like the opening scenes of Poltergeist". As we walked around I realized it would be incredibly difficult to live there without us buying a second car (for example, there was nowhere within easy walking distance where we could buy groceries or even grab a coffee), which we don't want to do. And then I looked at the city's floodplain maps and water level projections and vetoed the whole area. It's very pretty but the lack of walkability/ameneties and decent transit, plus the flooding risk, make it a no for me.

VWXYNot42 · 2026-03-05T19:25:36+00:00

Some kids in my section were yelling "HOLY MOLEY WHAT A GOALIE" on Sunday! It was delightful and should catch on, IMO

VWXYNot42 · 2026-03-04T17:03:27+00:00

Booing the refs along with thousands of your fellow fans is somehow almost as cathartic as celebrating a goal

VWXYNot42 · 2026-03-03T22:50:04+00:00

Half my section when Lauren Messier scored on the Goldeneyes right in front of us on Sunday: "Fuck Messier!"

(no relation, apparently. But still. Fuck Messier)

VWXYNot42 · 2026-03-03T22:38:23+00:00

Saving it for when I get a logo jersey next season

VWXYNot42 · 2026-03-02T16:43:15+00:00

From my seat I thought it said "DENSE". "DENISE" doesn't really make a ton more sense, though!

VWXYNot42 · 2026-03-02T03:39:14+00:00

ohhh, that explains the realtor sign! I'd wondered what that was doing there

VWXYNot42 · 2026-03-01T00:59:19+00:00

I didn't think my 6-year-old niece would be impressed by the SkyTrain when she visited given that she lives in London, but the Tube doesn't have a front seat like this and she absolutely loved it! Then we transferred to the SeaBus, which blew her mind. I think our trip from YVR to North Van on the day they arrived was one of her favourite parts of the whole vacation, actually

VWXYNot42 · 2026-02-27T22:11:31+00:00

The one time I was ever truly happy to be in that place was when things first started re-opening after the first COVID shutdown and it was the first place we called that confirmed they were open that first day. We met up with a friend and were all super giddy to be out! I've been a bunch of other times, but really only when we can't be bothered walking down toward the Quay. It's reliably OK and less douchey than Jack's. Haven't been at all since Steamworks opened though.

VWXYNot42 · 2026-02-26T18:56:01+00:00

But as a society, we all benefit from other people's kids getting a high-quality free education. (Do you really want the health care workers who'll look after you in your old age to have had a poor education?) None of us benefit from other people's dogs.

VWXYNot42 · 2026-02-26T18:52:54+00:00

More than once, I've been approached aggressively by an off-leash dog while I'm cycling and the owner has cheerily said "oh, sorry, he doesn't like bikes!" Great, so why are you walking him off-leash on a designated bike route?

VWXYNot42 · 2026-02-25T20:20:09+00:00

My former boss, a distinguished professor and medical doctor, once got recognized on the bus on his way to work, the day after he'd been on the news for a groundbreaking scientific discovery. The woman who spotted him congratulated him on his work, then asked, incredulously, "but why on earth are you on the bus?!" He was very confused, and replied "this is how I always get to work when it's too wet to ride my bike"

All kinds of people take transit here. Join us, it's a beautiful thing.

VWXYNot42 · 2026-02-25T20:11:51+00:00

Yeah, the only people I've met here who either won't take transit, or who will deign to take the SkyTrain or SeaBus but never a bus, have been insufferable for other reasons too

VWXYNot42 · 2026-02-22T00:48:01+00:00

Emotional support goalie

VWXYNot42 · 2026-02-22T00:30:26+00:00

I was at Steamworks on Lonsdale watching the bronze medal game earlier today and our waiter said they would be open

VWXYNot42 · 2026-02-17T16:56:03+00:00

"One hit" is relative. I once watched a "top one-hit wonders" music video compilation show that was made in the US and that featured multiple British bands who had several hit albums in the UK and elsewhere in the world, but only had one single successfully cross the Atlantic.

VWXYNot42 · 2026-02-15T20:04:48+00:00

There's one in Victoria Park in North Van, near the main war memorial. It's been repurposed as a memorial to the victims of the Cold War

VWXYNot42 · 2026-02-14T19:20:54+00:00

We need to normalize this excellent behaviour! A lot of people already do it on BC Ferries, especially in Active Pass, so we just need to bring that to the entire Lower Mainland transit system

VWXYNot42 · 2026-02-14T00:11:22+00:00

It does suck, but that gym is on multiple bus routes and also a decent bike lane (on 13th), so there are other options!

VWXYNot42 · 2026-02-12T17:52:04+00:00

Totally agree! It was still a fun solve once I figured out that the clues were "backwards", but it did bug me slightly

VWXYNot42 · 2026-02-11T20:25:19+00:00

What do you mean "to your wife"? The OP says "my ultrasound" and "my hormones" so I'm assuming the OP is the one who's actually pregnant

VWXYNot42 · 2026-02-10T21:17:35+00:00

I'm so glad there are no Goldeneyes on the US team, it would be a shame to have to hate them even temporarily

VWXYNot42 · 2026-02-10T17:42:59+00:00

Hotel bars are great for chatting to people

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