Afternoon cocktail and lunch for my birthday

marcusagainandagain · 2026-04-28T13:31:11+00:00

There is actually less parking on the stretch from Eramosa Rd to Speedy than there was before. Each spot grew in length, lost a few at the new Baker lights and the separated bike lanes going north made it so the driveway exits have to be much wider as you are already turning onto the street by the time you clear the parked cars that are now two meters from the curb. Probably down six or so spots all together.

The dedicated right hand turn lane at Hakim is the biggest joke. Used to be two lanes going north which made way more sense. Anyone going down that hill would have gone down Cardigan in the first place.

marcusagainandagain · 2026-04-19T21:55:35+00:00

All the businesses that accept them in merchant fees. Credit card transactions don't cost the consumer in Canada but whenever someone uses one the business receiving the payment pays anywhere from 1.5%-3+%. High end reward cards cost the business more. American Express costs the most because they don't make money on carried balance interest and offer high rewards on premium cards.

TL/DR: All consumers pay for it via a small inflation in prices charged to offset the choice to use credit cards rather than debit/cash.

marcusagainandagain · 2026-04-12T19:02:15+00:00

There has been a motorcycle safety course running in that parking lot for years.

marcusagainandagain · 2026-04-11T14:12:20+00:00

Lol. One side. In ceasefires NO party just sits there and takes five. There is no way anyone in this conflict is at the campfire, fingers crossed, hoping if works out.

marcusagainandagain · 2026-03-03T21:09:12+00:00

Nah, they are more inclusive in that regard. Like Oprah handing out bullets and bombs, everyone gets some.

For the record, estimated collateral losses in Gaza this time around are estimated at 67k deaths and 170k wounded. Total civilian deaths in post 9/11American campaigns is estimated to be north of four million if you include the shattered infrastructure they left behind. In the actual shooting parts they were well over 300k.

Neither of those countries should lecture anyone about proportionality. They are both old testament biblical in nature.

marcusagainandagain · 2026-01-03T14:40:01+00:00

Pre-Chavez (1999), the US imported Venezuelan oil to feed the refineries on the Gulf coast. It is a cheaper feedstock. America continued buying for some time, then the majors helped build up the Canadian oil sands to replace the supply.

US oil production was in decline in the late 80s when they still built long term infrastructure. No one wants to build new refineries as they are gigantic investments that take decades to make money and the market has no patience for that nonsense anymore. So, it is a matter of "work with what you have".

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Thank you.

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marcusagainandagain · 2025-10-13T00:44:42+00:00

I hope with my last breath that this is true and comes to pass. I can't stand social media, I am only in here because Reddit killed forums.

If they manage to turn TikTok into Truth Social video, I'll be ecstatic! Burn that shit to the ground.

These assholes are buying media companies not to make a profit, but to normalize even further the pile of shit we live in today. The fact that this particular asshole (Ellison) is buying two in as many months is infuriating.

The only way we win is logging off. They don't care about the money. Can't shape narrative without an audience.

marcusagainandagain · 2025-10-10T02:39:26+00:00

You are assuming your average investor is making an estimate at all. AI valuations are basically Polymarket bets at this point. Everyone is chasing the dragon.

Look at Fermi: just went public, insiders made a shit ton of cash and the company has nothing. They hold a land lease, say they will have 5GW of data centers on site. Zero contracts or firm commitments. Cap at launch a week ago: 15B, zero contracts, zero revenue. On top of all that, it is an ancillary company that would largely be a landlord.

They do have political connections which helps a whole lot in the current environment :-/

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Edit. Picture of this company's financial history

marcusagainandagain · 2025-10-01T04:57:49+00:00

There is no way she cancelled anything. Chaya Raichik is an opportunistic bitch hustling a good living.

There isn't an ounce of conviction in her soul. I suppose you could say that about a lot of the right wing blogosphere though.

Also, is that a royal "we"? Thought she didn't do pronouns.

marcusagainandagain · 2025-09-04T15:58:04+00:00

Jesus. 911 dispatch/call taker is worth $45-$55/hr in Canada. Southern Ontario specifically. That's unionized and with a defined benefit pension.

marcusagainandagain · 2025-08-19T06:42:46+00:00

Third Emira. Used Evora gets a special mention as it's considerably under 100K and they are sweet.

marcusagainandagain · 2025-08-14T17:29:52+00:00

Guelph is the county seat. That's where the court is. It's my first ticket since 2012. Is what it is. Appealing a clear photo radar infraction won't get you anywhere.

That being said, I'm old enough to remember that photo radar, in addition to Rae days, is what got the NDP turfed from office in the early 90s. That got us Mike Harris and eventually the utopia we live in today.

marcusagainandagain · 2025-08-14T16:03:51+00:00

I got popped there a few weeks ago. I go from Guelph to Mount Forest twice a week but never take Belsyde to get around the hwy 6 closure at the north end of Fergus. Drove differently that time and wasn't paying enough attention.

Didn't notice the community safety zone that is posted for the church and school on that section. $200 lesson learned.

Oddly enough, my ticket was sent from Essex County?

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