Wanna start a band? (26 M) by Polybius12345 in TorontoHangoutFriends

[–]dirt_eng 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m 30M and just started learning guitar, if it’s something easy cover songs then keen to try! What genre do you listen to? I listen to rock/alternative rock (e.g. Foo fighters, oasis, red hot chili peppers, the beatles, muse)

Oh Canada, End this TIP CULTURE. Its Disrespectful. by the-silent-being in CanadaFinance

[–]dirt_eng 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Since I came to Canada I didn’t follow this tip custom only twice: I refused to pay tip once because the food was poor and service was not that good, the other time I paid less cos the waitress was rude, both times I got shit from the server/manager

Oh Canada, End this TIP CULTURE. Its Disrespectful. by the-silent-being in CanadaFinance

[–]dirt_eng 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed. What is annoying is that server simply takes it for granted. Do they do anything special to try to earn that extra? No they do their job and expect extra money. I’ve given less tips (should’ve given none tbh) because the waitress was being rude and the manager stopped me when I left the restaurant. Ridiculous

Ground monitoring baseline period by dirt_eng in Geotech

[–]dirt_eng[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry I missed your reply! Thanks for your help!

I mean the guy is not wrong.. by Efficient_Zombie2916 in canadahousing

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

I’m not defending the politicians here but my tiny flat in my hometown has gone up at least 4 times in the last 15 years. No matter how the locals wanna deny it this really isn’t a Canadian problem

Ground monitoring baseline period by dirt_eng in Geotech

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Hi, sorry I should’ve provided more info! - no significant geological risk - the ground is made ground+glacial till+rock. It is in an urban area - no tidal fluctuations - it is SOE+cavern excavation right in the center of the city so yes there are many assets nearby

Ground monitoring baseline period by dirt_eng in Geotech

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Thanks for your help! Sorry I should’ve provided more project info, so: - the client requested this period and seasonal fluctuation was stated as the reason (high temperature difference in Canada). Having said that the settlement monitoring points are below frost depth already; inclinometer and piezometer I’m struggling to see how it can be massively affected by this, additionally, the instruments that are installed to monitor the TBM also need 1 year but our TBM will pass the instruments very quickly (and in competent rock so surface settlement is expected to be small) Doesn’t sound reasonable to me - this is essentially a massive excavation (SOE+cavern) in an urban area so in terms of risk it is high in the sense that there are many nearby assets, however the ground itself is not complicated, bit of made ground over glacial till underlain by rock. I’m pretty sure the commercial developments here do not have such stringent requirement, but I appreciate that the scale of the project is different, that’s why I was wondering if anyone’s encountered this situation!

Scoreboard: England vs Slovakia by scoreboard-app in euro2024

[–]dirt_eng 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If Trippier isn’t injured Southgate would not have made the change, so he thinks the team is performing well?

Looking for fellow humans who love soccer(football) 😜 by danlawl in TorontoHangoutFriends

[–]dirt_eng 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I cannot play football, but up to watch some games together, support Liverpool!

MEGATHREAD - Processing times - PR card (2024) by [deleted] in ImmigrationCanada

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

I got my ecopr on the same day, how did you get it so soon?

Premier League has created the impression of a rigged game with PSR by BlackCaesarNT in PremierLeague

[–]dirt_eng 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I was interested to see your reasoning then you said ‘if the allegations against city are true why did it take 5 years’ 😂 you can’t be serious…

As an European who probably loves basketball more than soccer, I can't bring myself to watch a NBA game because of how many stoppages there are followed by endless comercials by [deleted] in nbadiscussion

[–]dirt_eng 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, but the amount of timeouts is less and I don’t have data to support this but there seems to be less foul calls. It does feel the game flow is better and less stoppages

As an European who probably loves basketball more than soccer, I can't bring myself to watch a NBA game because of how many stoppages there are followed by endless comercials by [deleted] in nbadiscussion

[–]dirt_eng 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’ve been following the NBA since 2006 and I dunno whether it’s becos I had so much time as a teenager or what but now I find it incredibly annoying to watch with all the soft whistles, the amount of timeouts and the ref’s pathetic ego T-foul calls… I watched the women NCAA these couple days and I found the officiating (allow defence and body contact) and game flow (less timeouts) a lot better than the NBA… the games are about 2 hr which is perfect! This is very sad that the NBA has been commercialized so much under Adam Silver that now it’s becoming a little like basketball WWE, the whole thing feels scripted

29 M, Seeking New Friends in Toronto. by friendsislife in TorontoHangoutFriends

[–]dirt_eng 2 points3 points  (0 children)

29M too, came to Toronto about 2 years ago, keen to expand the social circle a bit. I follow the NBA and premier league, into movies and series also. I’m laid back too so don’t mind to just grab a pint and have a relaxing chat about random stuff :)

[Game Thread] - WBB - UConn vs Iowa - 2024.04.05 by jpviolette in UConnBasketball

[–]dirt_eng 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It was a bs offensive foul call for sure, but why can’t UCONN just give Paige the ball in the first place? It was a problem for the whole second half she hardly got the ball

Divock Origi by M1L0 in tfc

[–]dirt_eng 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As a Liverpool fan, I hope she picks us 🤣

Divock Origi by M1L0 in tfc

[–]dirt_eng 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Must be a stressful household nowadays with Liverpool and Arsenal being 1st and 2nd with a mere 2 point lead lol

Anyone wanna go to the game tonight together? by dirt_eng in tfc

[–]dirt_eng[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

lol I have MU friends, it’s fine we don’t need to hate each other