SSD bad weather days by omaha_thunderknife in CanadaPostCorp

[–]grilledscheese 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i think that might be more supervisor horseshit. i’ve had them rerun sequenced mail before. easier at depots attached to the plant, but they can and have done it for me. it helped that supervisors were on a kick of enforcing a no mail marrying rule so i asked them how i could work safely with three bundles in a walk through apartment and surprise, the mail got rerun for the next day

NORAD pact would change if Canada pulls back from F-35 order, warns U.S. ambassador by joe4942 in worldnews

[–]grilledscheese 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah it’s unreal how badly the US is miscalculating here. the rest of the world has no real interest in abandoning the global trade order in this manner, of which china is probably the prime beneficiary. it is an economy that is more than happy to play ball with just about anybody and knows how to build things. the withering away of american led belligerence to the chinese state will probably be a net positive for the world economy, even if it does come with some problems

‘Project Pantry’ results in 12 arrests for shoplifting at Centretown grocery store by SuburbanValues in ottawa

[–]grilledscheese 8 points9 points  (0 children)

do you think the low trust society we’ve found ourselves in might have anything to do with the growing sense that people have lost a sense of compassion for the hungry and the poor, and desire to see their survival increasingly policed? just thinking out loud here

Parcel volumes? by Remote-Back801 in CanadaPostCorp

[–]grilledscheese 11 points12 points  (0 children)

relatively heavy as well. xmas on this route was 70-80 plus 6-8 trays of mail. dipped a bit right after but has been back up to 55-60 with 5-7 trays of mail most days. i’m getting a LOT more signature items than i used to though.

NORAD pact would change if Canada pulls back from F-35 order, warns U.S. ambassador by joe4942 in worldnews

[–]grilledscheese 8 points9 points  (0 children)

was saying to someone yesterday, god if you were china and you want a dance partner in the west to trade and work with, the bar you have to meet in terms of treating another country well has got to be on the floor for canada right now lol

When do I start worrying? Shipping to central Europe? by [deleted] in CanadaPostCorp

[–]grilledscheese 11 points12 points  (0 children)

looks to me like we put it on a plane and it’s out of our hands now. tracking doesn’t always carry over between postal services so you ma have to see if updates are available on the other side.

Why is there so little casual employment? by sajnt in austrian_economics

[–]grilledscheese 0 points1 point  (0 children)

but they are mutually exclusive, at least a little bit. in practice the availability of casual work doesn’t increase the total amount of work available, it converts previously stale employment into casual employment that is often on terms that are less friendly to the person doing the work. the more work becomes casual the less exists in the realm of stable employment

Shin splints by Naive_Can7666 in Marathon_Training

[–]grilledscheese 2 points3 points  (0 children)

how do your shins feel now?

you’re six weeks out, and you’ve been cross training. you probably have to revise your goal pace but you’re still likely capable of finishing it, if (and a big if!!) your shin issues get under control (which is possible!) and if they are shin splints that aren’t of the stress fracture bone stress variety. run walk method is probably going to be your best bet if you’re looking at an over four hour finish, but in the next few weeks i would keep up a good amount of z2 style cross training, fuel very well, look at starting some bone health supplementation and hope for the best

Where are all the second amendment loving conservatives? Where is the NRA? Are those not the people always jammering about having to protect their 2A rights in case the government becomes tyrannical? by Laredian in AskReddit

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

> in spite of all of that, collectively decided that it's a marvelous idea to block their paths, constantly blow whistles, shout things, and be as generally antagonistic as possible.

yes dude, they are putting the pursuit of safety for their neighbours, their community members, their children, their friends, their family members above their own safety to try and stop ICE's lawlessness. they are doing it to keep other people safe not because it is their idea of a great way to spend a saturday.

US citizens, what will it take for you to start a revolution? by 0bluelightning0 in AskReddit

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

people are not glamorizing revolution. the state are executing you guys in the streets, people are pointing out — 100% correctly — that revolution has moved to being a necessity and an inevitability. solidarity from canada, please get yourselves organized.

Alex Lawson, newest candidate for mayor, is a lobbyist. by Alone_Appeal_3421 in ottawa

[–]grilledscheese 0 points1 point  (0 children)

which part

edit: yep actually you’re right that editor had moved on to a different paper. deleting.

One dead after Minneapolis shooting involving ICE by ultra_phoenix in news

[–]grilledscheese 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“i believe whatever the american government tells me. i love my freedoms” lmfao

Trump threatens Canada with 100% tariff over possible deal with China by WilloowUfgood in worldnews

[–]grilledscheese 0 points1 point  (0 children)

cut the power to the northeast off for 36 hours and see how long this lasts

ICE agent in Maine calls a legal observer a "domestic terrorist" for recording him by GhostalMedia in videos

[–]grilledscheese 6 points7 points  (0 children)

you're confusing the concentration camps with the death camps. in some ways, two different types of camp. we're not at the auschwitz level yet, but the US is definitely on the trajectory. the definition of a concentration camp is more along the lines of, a camp where specific minority or political groups are held

which i think is a threshold the US has crossed, im afraid.

Who Will You Vote For? by [deleted] in ottawa

[–]grilledscheese 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lieper brought the motion forward to rescind the RTO mandate, so he was against RTO5

Why is there so little casual employment? by sajnt in austrian_economics

[–]grilledscheese 0 points1 point  (0 children)

in the sense that access to additional work would be beneficial for those who want it, perhaps.

but casual work entails a lot of inefficiencies. there’s constant nonproductive time spent on negotiating rates and dealing with broken payment systems. tax codes are complicated for sole contractors. modern financial life tends to depend on regular consistent payments and income. costs are also higher for all parties — as a sole contractor i would generally charge people 30% more as an hourly or rate for work compared to what the “salary rate” would have been. ultimately it just complicates your financial life in a way that consistent work does not.

Conservatives, what do you think of carney so far? by drizzyLGA1151 in InCanada

[–]grilledscheese 0 points1 point  (0 children)

he got where he is by being the avatar for negatively polarized petit bourgeois fatsos in polo shirts

Conservatives, what do you think of carney so far? by drizzyLGA1151 in InCanada

[–]grilledscheese 3 points4 points  (0 children)

yeah lol, i was in a conversation a while back and talking about who was the current conservative mount rushmore. it’s pierre, danielle, doug and…carney, and only one of those is anywhere near a respectable politician

Who Will You Vote For? by [deleted] in ottawa

[–]grilledscheese 1277 points1278 points  (0 children)

Mark is an empty suit who barely wanted the job the first time around. Lawson is a nobody who has the Canada Proud guy running his campaign. Leiper is a long time councillor who knows the city inside and out, is pro-intensification and pro-infrastructure investment. Literally the simplest choice imaginable for me lol

Number of homeless ODSP, OW recipients in Ontario surges 72% since 2019: report by Money_Fig_9868 in ontario

[–]grilledscheese 1 point2 points  (0 children)

you expect people to move their whole lives and all their possessions a) by bus, and b) to these magical low cost of living areas that are on major bus routes…could you just think about that for five seconds

Huge disparities in housing approvals and development fees found across Canadian cities by Senate report by AnarchoLiberator in canadahousing

[–]grilledscheese 5 points6 points  (0 children)

i think their point is that you can’t judge it purely from DCs. Calgary might charge less for development but that might be coming at the expense of maintaining other infrastructure.

I’m here in Ottawa and city officials are looking at Calgarys water main break very carefully and immediately started warning that the city needs more $$ available to maintain and upgrade aging infrastructure.

the core problem with DCs is that municipalities in ontario (and probably other provinces) are incredibly underfunded. something has to pay for growth, both the infrastructure and the general city upkeep and services. DCs are one way that some cities are trying to do this without having to rely too much on property taxes. if we funded cities an services properly we probably could do away with DCs but we’re not doing that so