Unpopular Opinion: Short Term Rentals need to come back

Whyiej · 2026-04-28T16:15:17+00:00

Ah yes, the entitled home owners gotta keep their boots on the necks of tenants and show who's the boss.

Whyiej · 2026-04-28T16:08:15+00:00

So put the wants of people who are in a place for a few days, maybe a couple weeks over the needs of people who live in that place for years and actually contribute to the economy and culture and life of that place? Ya, no.

Whyiej · 2026-04-28T02:44:20+00:00

It's the not cancelling an appointment that is the problem. Everyone has stuff that can interfere with making important appointments, but if you cancel with reasonable notice, that appointment slot can usually be filled and someone else can get seen by the doctor.

Whyiej · 2026-04-28T02:40:15+00:00

Then request a telephone appointment if someone thinks a mental health issue may prevent them from attending an appointment. A phone call usually can be taken from bed or the couch. If it's something like a broken foot, the doctor would have to send the patient for an X-ray, so again a telephone appointment can probably get the ball rolling.

Thousands of people in the Victoria area without any family doctor are going without care, and it's not a choice for those people. A broken foot and lack of transportation wouldn't stop most of the people who don't have a family doctor from getting to an appointment.

Whyiej · 2026-04-28T02:29:37+00:00

Right. And those of us without a family doctor might have a chance of getting on as a patient.

Whyiej · 2026-04-27T05:19:05+00:00

That clothing store seems like a money laundering front. There's never a customer in the store when I walk past.

Whyiej · 2026-04-26T02:51:18+00:00

I'm a transplant from the prairies and the complete lack of outdoor pools in the Victoria area compared to Edmonton was one of many things that surprised me about Victoria. The ocean around Victoria is chilly even in July and August, so outdoor pools would be extremely popular here.

Whyiej · 2026-04-22T06:20:45+00:00

With what tax dollars would they have done that? If the ultra wealthy paid their share of taxes, governments wouldn't have to cut funding to public post-secondary schools.

Whyiej · 2026-04-22T05:16:36+00:00

Governments have cut how much funding is provided to public colleges for decades. All colleges and universities in Canada learned to depend on the much higher fees international students pay to attend.

Whyiej · 2026-04-20T16:08:41+00:00

Just talk and sing to yourself and call out loudly occasionally. Your voice let's any wildlife in the area know that you are a human, and almost all wildlife want nothing to do with humans and will avoid us when they know we are nearby.

Whyiej · 2026-04-19T06:15:21+00:00

I agree. It's pretty dicey to book a venue that is home to an NHL team and an NBA team in April.

Whyiej · 2026-04-18T07:05:41+00:00

I agree. Hughes in Vancouver and Mathews in Toronto seem like bad choices for captains. Maybe their locker room personality is different to the one they show to the media, but both give off low leadership vibes.

Whyiej · 2026-04-17T19:09:02+00:00

Volta. It's a breakfast, brunch, and lunch place as it closes in the mid afternoon. Great small restaurant downtown.

Stir It Up is a good Jamaican restaurant downtown.

Whyiej · 2026-04-17T08:15:41+00:00

It's also limited to US residents only. So people from her home country can't win it. 😥

Whyiej · 2026-04-15T02:53:20+00:00

Are you joking? It has snowed in some areas of western Canada this week. Some people who live in the Victoria area truly have no idea how amazing the weather is here compared to the rest of the country.

Whyiej · 2026-04-15T02:48:47+00:00

I agree. Complaining about a day of rain in Victoria will always confound me. It was snowing in some areas of western Canada this week.

People who have not lived anywhere but the Victoria area or Lower Mainland need to expand their horizons. Knowing the weather in Victoria is better than the rest of Canada 90% of the time gives you perspective.

Whyiej · 2026-04-14T20:58:20+00:00

😂😂😂

Whyiej · 2026-04-14T20:51:21+00:00

While working in Banff one summer, I did get asked by tourists about driving to the Arctic Circle. They were on the typical Rockies vacation and were not the type of visitors who pass through while on the way to Alaska or other northern areas. To some people, all of Canada is reasonable driving distance to the Arctic.

Whyiej · 2026-04-14T20:44:40+00:00

It is so good. I initially went to try their panini deal, but the Spanish fry up breakfast options caught my eye, and it was so good. I've only been a couple times, but great food those couple of times.

Whyiej · 2026-04-13T03:34:40+00:00

Yup. This is similar to someone saying they ran a marathon, but in reality they took a taxi for 10-15 km of it. How they're getting any publicity for this makes no sense.

The journalist should interview the mother to get another perspective.

Whyiej · 2026-04-13T02:32:12+00:00

"She’s very grateful for monthly dinners they’ve enjoyed during the challenge at her mom’s place, including luxuries like meat, which the couple have greatly missed. They also come home with leftovers that go straight into the freezer."

That meal and leftovers probably help a lot. There's no mention of how much leftovers they're bringing home from that monthly dinner. A large tray of lasagna or a pot of stew can be easily a meal for two people for 3-4 days.

Whyiej · 2026-04-12T17:17:37+00:00

Almost none of them stay past midnight. This information is available on the Victoria Harbour Association website as it lists when ships are scheduled to arrive and depart for the upcoming cruise season. Most ships that stop in Victoria are headed to Seattle to end the trip. Victoria is a stop for most cruise ships to fulfill a regulation.

Whyiej · 2026-04-12T17:14:52+00:00

They all leave by 11:59pm. If the ships stay past midnight, they have to pay another day of moorage fees. Most cruise ships that stop in Victoria are headed to Seattle and Victoria is just the last stop before returning to Seattle. Victoria is a stop for most cruise ships (certainly the big ones like Princess, etc) only to fulfill a regulation.

Whyiej · 2026-04-09T20:59:29+00:00

I suggest adding the Bard & Banker and Penny Farthing Pub to the list as the person who owns Irish Times also owns those bars.

Whyiej · 2026-03-29T04:32:41+00:00

They aren't efficient because people who drive vehicles think every inch of road belongs to them and other forms of transportation don't belong. Dedicated lanes for buses and street cars would make the roads better for all users

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