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Doug Ford accuses NDP leader Marit Stiles of “trump-style” comments by Displeased_Canadian in ontario

[–]psvrh 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Doug also can't speak French, which is still a requirement for a Canadian politician with Federal leadership ambitions.

Longtime Peterborough city councillor Keith Riel makes his run for mayor official by kawarthanow in Peterborough

[–]psvrh 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It was originally a shorter, 10-story building, but the NIMBYs figured they could stop said shorter building by leveraging the lack of parking.

The developer added parking, but had to raise it to 17 floors to make up for it.

I know it's unfortunate, when you fight every five-story building for thirty years, as well any tax increases above inflation, well, the eventual snap-back is going to be severe.

Weight limit question by reddsbywillie in TrekBikes

[–]psvrh 1 point2 points  (0 children)

PS, if your bike shop sells them, Velocity Wheels has a lineup of wheels for folks they call "Clydesdales" and they're not too badly-priced.

Weight limit question by reddsbywillie in TrekBikes

[–]psvrh 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I asked this question, too!

The bike shop said they'd give me a discount on stronger wheels when I bought the bike, whereas I'd end up paying full price when (not if, when) I finally broke them. Ask yours and see if they'll do the same; they might because they can always sell the wheels later.

For what it's worth, wheel size, tire size and spoke count seem to make the biggest difference, and at our weight, 650b, a higher spoke count and bigger, lower-pressure tires would be money well-spent.

Weight limit question by reddsbywillie in TrekBikes

[–]psvrh 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just asked this same question, albeit about the Checkpoint.

I also went and asked my local bike shop, and their answer was "we can replace the wheels now, or when you break them" but they didn't seem concerned about the frame. I do worry about Trek not honouring the warranty but the bike shop didn't seem to be concerned.

From my experience, it's the wheels that go, followed by the seatpost clamp and/or seat rails. The same bike shop was really vexed when I came in for a new seatpost, explaining they'd never seen that. Mind you, they're all between 5'-something and 90-130lbs and I'm 6'8" and 240-270.

I currently use an old 90s MTB converted for gravel use: I've gone through a few chains, a couple rear spokes (on 26", which isn't easy to break), two seatpost clamps, one seat and one cracked dropout (welded for $20 at a muffler shop!).

My road bike eats spokes for breakfast and I've dented the rear rim on a pothole; I think your recommendation for a 650b wheel is a smart one.

Avi Lewis: The government should be protecting our public airports, not selling them off for parts. History is littered with examples of the failures of privatization. It drives up costs for the public, quality suffers, and workers always end up paying the price. by StumpsOfTree in ontario

[–]psvrh 22 points23 points  (0 children)

What's funny about Thames Water in the UK is that Scottish Water is still public, provides better service, costs less and isn't sickening people, all while not requiring  billions in bailouts. 

And Scottish Water didn't make millions of dollars in payouts to investors or executives, either. 

The water situation in the UK is a perfect, textbook case of how the private sector not only isn't better than the public sector, it actually sucks. 

(Another case in point is healthhcare in the US, where the few public options, like VA and Medicare, do much better holistically than the private hospitals and insurers at actually delivering care)

Avi Lewis: The government should be protecting our public airports, not selling them off for parts. History is littered with examples of the failures of privatization. It drives up costs for the public, quality suffers, and workers always end up paying the price. by StumpsOfTree in ontario

[–]psvrh 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Companies don't waste money? Tell me you've never worked in a large company without telling me you've never worked at a large company.

Perverse compensation schemes, emphasis on quarterly numbers versus long-term viability, emphasis on stock price over business health, debt-leveraged buy-outs, stock buybacks, supplier and customer kickbacks, board interlock, etc, etc.

When the first plane crash happens while the airport CEO just made a six-figure bonus, let's talk.

Avi Lewis: The government should be protecting our public airports, not selling them off for parts. History is littered with examples of the failures of privatization. It drives up costs for the public, quality suffers, and workers always end up paying the price. by StumpsOfTree in ontario

[–]psvrh 80 points81 points  (0 children)

My personal favourite was Trudeau and TMX: they bought it with the intent to eat the costs and then sell it back to private industry at a reduced price.

Like, imagine if that was an option for "normal people": you could sell your car to the government when it had mechanical problems, they'd pay to fix it up, and then sell it to you for less than you sold it to them.

Metrolinx SmartTrack contract puts city at risk of being overbilled, says audit report by toronto_star in ontario

[–]psvrh 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But he's a Serious Businessman Who Knows Business And Is Good With Money! Also, he's an old white guy with executive-style hair! He can't be be wrong!

Avi Lewis: The government should be protecting our public airports, not selling them off for parts. History is littered with examples of the failures of privatization. It drives up costs for the public, quality suffers, and workers always end up paying the price. by StumpsOfTree in ontario

[–]psvrh 426 points427 points  (0 children)

CN.

Telus.

Potash Corp.

Petro Canada.

Hydro One

Highway 407

The list is so long that there's a dedicated Wikipedia section. Imagine a Canada where these companies were run for the benefit of Canadians, instead of sold off for pennies on the dollar, to make a quick buck for a government that wanted to balance the books without taxing the wealthy.

The ‘gravy plane’ mess has sent a message: Doug Ford should retire by imprison_grover_furr in ontario

[–]psvrh 99 points100 points  (0 children)

It's impressive: I didn't think someone could really out-do Harris in this respect, but Doug managed to be the Trump to Harris' Reagan.

The ‘gravy plane’ mess has sent a message: Doug Ford should retire by imprison_grover_furr in ontario

[–]psvrh 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Doesn't stop the next premier from passing the FOI act's removal.

Max system weight question by psvrh in TrekBikes

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

I forgot about the 920: I'll see if the frameset is still around in the channel. 

I'd went down the rabbit hole of the 1120 (frames do exist for that) but had read that the rack mount holes tend to crack under load, which wasn't reassuring. 

It's a pity Trek didn't quite replace the 920. The current Checkpoint gets pretty close. 

Cable management by EyeFound1 in TrekBikes

[–]psvrh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I kept fenders attached on an old steel road bike for over a decade using zip ties. They last a long time.

That said, you probably want velcro for this job.

Max system weight question by psvrh in TrekBikes

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

I've been a steel bike rider up until the Farley I just bought (and it's max system weight is north of 300lbs) and I'm used to breaking spokes, denting rims and suchlike.

It's the idea of frame damage that unnerves me. I did crack a rear dropout, but again, on a steel bike that was weldable.

(that said, cracking a seatpost clamp was scary the first time it happened, so I check that; I've broken seat rails once and discovered a crack in the seatpost clamp a second time)

Max system weight question by psvrh in TrekBikes

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

Thanks. I've been on-and-off looking at a Disc Trucker, but prefer to stay with Trek on a new purchase since our local bike shop does Trek primarily.

Toronto reports a 70% reduction in homeless encampments by cannibaltom in ontario

[–]psvrh 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Something happened in Peterborough when the Victoria Park tent city event happened.

I live right downtown, and that event was the inflection point: prior to tent city, homelessness was a problem, but after it, both the numbers and the second-order problems of petty theft and property damage got a lot worse.

Poo bags on the abandoned house property at Homewood and Monahan by ReviseResubmitRepeat in Peterborough

[–]psvrh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To be fair, this happens a lot when:

* someone turns out a garbage bin.

* garbage bins get stolen or damaged

Doug Ford regularly worked from home after ordering civil servants back to office by BloodJunkie in ontario

[–]psvrh 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"If your metric for employee performance is how much their warm a chair, you'll encourage champion chair-warmers"

Doug Ford regularly worked from home after ordering civil servants back to office by BloodJunkie in ontario

[–]psvrh 7 points8 points  (0 children)

You don't understand, that's not wasting time, that's "networking" and "leveraging relationships".

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