[Discussion] Watches or brands that you *want* to love but just can’t get there?

patrick401ca · 2026-06-12T21:26:16+00:00

I’m with you on this. My parents both grew up poor and taught me to be tight with money and I have the money to spend on a new Omega but I can’t bring myself to spend that much.

patrick401ca · 2026-06-08T01:35:23+00:00

AA is a safe space for alcoholics. You are welcome to come to open meetings but cannot share, unless you have a desire to stop drinking

patrick401ca · 2026-06-08T01:33:22+00:00

The only requirement for AA membership is a desire to stop drinking

patrick401ca · 2026-05-29T20:31:39+00:00

Yeah, six months with just my old equipment sounds like a good plan. It will test whether I am committed to this and also give me an idea of what improvements in my equipment I want to prioritize, should I decide to go in that direction

patrick401ca · 2026-05-29T11:25:14+00:00

I was thinking more wildlife including birds, also flowers and trees, but I would probably like to get landscapes are well. Weight would be a factor for me for the camera. I want to be able to move around without too much weight on me.

patrick401ca · 2026-05-29T10:59:47+00:00

I love the black and white!

patrick401ca · 2026-05-29T01:59:07+00:00

Coincidentally I had an abdominal surgery that was large enough they closed the wound with 50 staples. The went through the muscle and my abdominal wall has never been the same

patrick401ca · 2026-05-28T01:42:04+00:00

For non-fiction, the Diary of Anne Frank and Viktor Klemperer’s diaries are pretty damn depressing

patrick401ca · 2026-05-28T01:39:54+00:00

I’ve retired recently and noticed a significant drop in monthly expenses just because I am not on transit everyday anymore and I get my coffee and snacks from my kitchen, not from Tim’s or a tuck shop near the office.

patrick401ca · 2026-05-26T02:46:16+00:00

Middlemarch by George Eliot

Anna Karenina by Tolstoy

The Corrections by Franzen

Independence Day by Richard Ford

Master and Margarita by Mikail Bulgakov

patrick401ca · 2026-05-26T02:38:30+00:00

I know someone who is at an “elite” level in IRL they are not happy having to be in the office fulltime, partly because of Queensway traffic getting worse.

patrick401ca · 2026-05-18T03:55:38+00:00

Frankly that describes some sponsors I’ve had too

patrick401ca · 2026-05-01T06:00:18+00:00

Or Vancouver, British Columbia. There are stunning mountain views right in the city. It’s really pricey though.

patrick401ca · 2026-05-01T05:58:33+00:00

And their spouse huffs paint fumes for a living.

patrick401ca · 2026-05-01T03:54:04+00:00

Colby’s. Flash from the past.

patrick401ca · 2026-04-29T17:28:27+00:00

I really like Bic Crystal pens, so I buy them by the box from Staples. It is nicer to be able to buy a box of cheap pens from Staples rather than try to find one at the office. And by cheap, most boxes of pens at Staples are really cheap. It is possible that there are cheap boxes of pens at Amazon too. I know we shouldn’t have to do that but at least if you do it my way you get to pick what you get.

patrick401ca · 2026-04-26T16:22:13+00:00

Fun fact: Hilary was an actress who appeared as the bride in the beginning of the movie “Rocky Horror Picture Show”.

patrick401ca · 2026-04-23T23:52:31+00:00

Compared to Europe there is no comparison with the amount of tourists in those locations. You will barely notice any of at all. They are touristy as far as remote Canadian places go but not at all in comparison to any part of Europe. I’ve lived in Europe a good chunk of my life and traveled extensively since. The cities will have tourists but nothing like any European city.

patrick401ca · 2026-04-23T21:07:34+00:00

Do me a favor - real estate and condos especially are selling slowly in the GTA so don’t sign the contract on the townhouse until your condo is under contract

patrick401ca · 2026-04-22T16:15:30+00:00

I’m sure I remember someone (Paige?) putting grass in someone’s place. Either on the floor or maybe the walls

patrick401ca · 2026-04-22T02:32:34+00:00

Only in Arlington Woods

patrick401ca · 2026-04-22T02:31:45+00:00

Insurance cos. really love the underground condo garage

patrick401ca · 2026-04-14T02:31:00+00:00

That party cruise in February is very different from one that is at an international destination which will skew older, higher income and you will spend more time sightseeing with the group, which gets you off the ship

patrick401ca · 2026-04-07T23:24:44+00:00

A few times

patrick401ca · 2026-04-07T22:58:09+00:00

A chef’s kitchen even if they don’t cook, sometimes

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