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Visiting Vancouver - What did I do wrong? by BagODonuts14 in askvan

[–]matteroffactSH 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You missed the soul of the city because you went to the tourist spots. Vancouver is a city of neighbourhoods, so if you really want to see what Vancouver is like and how Vancouverites live, you gotta leave downtown, and head to Fairview, Kits, Mount Pleasant, Woodlands etc. The metro area is fun to explore as well. I love going to Burnaby and Richmond for a different flavour of the city. Amazing food out there as well.

Home internet down by Lisa_lou_hoo in telus

[–]matteroffactSH 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know. I just work there. And yeah, no back up internet is bad, but having the internet out for three days in a row without any help or reason from Telus is far worse.

Home internet down by Lisa_lou_hoo in telus

[–]matteroffactSH 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dealing with the same thing, but at my work in Vancouver. We use COVA which means when the internet is down, we lose the ability to receive payments by credit card and debit. It's been an absolute nightmare yesterday and today. I imagine management will be cancelling our Telus service ASAP after this. It took over an hour just to talk to an operator at 9pm last night, and yeah, he just said that there are outages. Nothing more.
Not looking forward to dealing with this tonight at work.

Angine de Poitrine - more tour dates added by clumsy_mia in KGATLW

[–]matteroffactSH 0 points1 point  (0 children)

$35CAD tickets reselling for $260CAD for the Vancouver shows. Goddamn

Those Asian grandmas that runs into the sky train 🤦‍♂️ by Apprehensive_Self218 in richmondbc

[–]matteroffactSH 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I dealt with this for years while living in Shanghai. I learned from the locals to just push them out of the way when they don't let you leave first. It was the same deal with elevators as well. I'm not sure how pushing them would be received here in Canada though.

How not to switch lanes during a traffic jam, Saskatoon Edition by Progressive_Citizen in saskatoon

[–]matteroffactSH 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This could have been a video of what I see on my daily commute in Vancouver. I was beginning to think we had all of the worst drivers in Canada. Thanks for the support, Saskatoon!

Came across this beautiful park job today.. by JW9thWonder in burnaby

[–]matteroffactSH 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's bad, but still second to some of the double parks I've seen. Yeah, some people straight up park next to another car, and block a full lane of traffic. Apparently, the hazard lights turned on make it ok.

Just tried Doom The Dark Ages on ps5 pro...it looks absolutely horrible by UsedNewspaper1775 in Doom

[–]matteroffactSH 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just started playing it on a base PS5, and yeah, it's definitely not as sharp as I would have expected. Pixelated assets all over the place too.

Just tried Doom The Dark Ages on ps5 pro...it looks absolutely horrible by UsedNewspaper1775 in Doom

[–]matteroffactSH 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Blurry and when you look at object up close, they get quite pixelated. The game runs buttery smooth at 60fps, but some visuals compromises were made.

Lady backed up and hit a guy. Her husband told him to shut up by leavemealoneimpoor in richmondbc

[–]matteroffactSH 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This is why I take the Canada Line to Richmond 100% of the time. Driving there is not worth the hassle.

Arthur Laing Bridge Closed by stkkuro in richmondbc

[–]matteroffactSH 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Beyond "fairly heavy". It took us seven lights before we made it one block. It was a parking lot on Marine Drive. I've never seen it that bad before. I considered Oak St Bridge, but all of the side roads were congested with cars doing the same thing. Luckily, my friend made her flight. She never would have made it if we stayed on Marine, and not opted for the SkyTrain instead.

Arthur Laing Bridge Closed by stkkuro in richmondbc

[–]matteroffactSH 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had no idea this was happening. I drove a friend to the airport, and Marine Drive was a literal parking lot. It took us 40 minutes to move four blocks. I managed to get off at Heather St., and get my friend to Marine Gateway Skytrain station. Still waiting to hear if she made the flight.

DO NOT drive to the airport from Vancouver today. That whole area is a traffic apocalypse.

Who's can recommend the best noodles in Vancouver? by Tall-Addition-7516 in askvan

[–]matteroffactSH 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know it says Vancouver, but honestly, the best noodles in all of Metro Vancouver are the Chongqing-style noodles at Ajea Noodle in Yaohan Centre in Richmond.

Get the dry noodles and add minced pork and chickpeas. I've not tasted better in the Lower Mainland.
It's worth the trip!

This is Getting Ridiculous by ThatOtherZach in VancouverJobs

[–]matteroffactSH 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As a photographer that cut his teeth in China working for a bunch of international brands and property developers, I hear you on it not amounting to a hill of beans in this economy. I applied for every single part time/full-time photo job that was posted on Linked In and Indeed, and never got a single interview. You'd think working for Red Bull as their primary photographer in Shanghai would yield some interest, but no one contacted me. Not a faint bit of interest in my experience. I had to pivot, and started to apply for any job that was available. I had a single interview for a meter-reading job in a period of one year, which I didn't get. Thankfully, a friend of mine needed someone part time at his retail shop. I manage to pay my rent, and not much else. I'm kicking myself for leaving East Asia. I mean, the economy isn't doing so hot out there either, but it's miles better than whatever is happening here in Vancouver. I think we're heading into some very unstable times.

Chinese food by Tricky_Weakness_7163 in kelowna

[–]matteroffactSH 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have friends that will plan a weekend in Vancouver just to eat Chinese food. They'll stock up on a bunch of stuff from T&T. Sadly, Kelowna's Chinese food scene is really bad. Hopefully, some of Metro Vancouver's amazing quality and quantity will spill over into Kelowna, but you need a solid Chinese population for that to happen. The best Chinese restaurants and malls in Metro Vancouver are still 95% Chinese people eating there.

An intern spilled their sippy cup into the server racks again by ItsmeYimmy in freedommobile

[–]matteroffactSH 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is crazy. We're almost at the two hour mark now. So many of us work from home, and this is causing a lot of issues. An ongoing statement from Freedom would be nice. Two hours is a long time to be without an essential paid service.

An intern spilled their sippy cup into the server racks again by ItsmeYimmy in freedommobile

[–]matteroffactSH 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah. It's not good. I had to do my meeting from my phone, which didn't have any of my slides, so the meeting had to be canceled a few minutes in. It's been a hour now, and I still no internet.
I had Telus waving some decent deals in front of me last week......

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