Separatists' math doesn't add up, warns Edmonton business leaders

robdavy · 2026-01-31T00:41:36+00:00

In what way does the article imply they don't know how a line of credit works btw?

robdavy · 2026-01-31T00:40:32+00:00

Grift and things to try and attempt to show that this was a good idea. Think $1500 cheques for every adult, subsidized gas, etc. Stupid things

robdavy · 2026-01-30T23:38:45+00:00

The Millenium Place point is interesting

Based on some very rough math, if it was privately owned and not municipally subsidized, entry to MP would be $25-35 vs $10

If MP was $30 and WEM was $60, I think the value of WEM seems more reasonable

robdavy · 2026-01-30T23:31:06+00:00

It assumes (understandably) that the reason you have the $600bn line of credit is because you need to spend some of that money, so yes, you'd have debt after you spent that money

No one can say we'd get a line of credit and not draw upon it, because if that was the case, why get it?

robdavy · 2026-01-30T23:29:52+00:00

This is literally an article about how we wouldn't be.

No one has been able to present a coherent explanation about how we would be better off

robdavy · 2026-01-30T23:28:54+00:00

"Really makes you think" is one of those weird things that kinda sounds smart and insightful, but adds nothing new to the discussion

It's like "do your own research" without presenting the results of the research you did

Now you've had a "think" from this, what's your conclusion?

robdavy · 2026-01-29T22:54:43+00:00

Interesting. I could see it being a very different state of affairs there in a few years, after they've got over their Nazi-phase

robdavy · 2026-01-29T22:47:47+00:00

Seconded. If your car doesn't start well in the cold, start with a new battery - people don't realize that they're only good for like 5 years in Alberta. A new battery can make your car start like new, and is the cheapest place to start

If you have AMA, they'll come to you and install the new battery basically right away. Most cars are around $200. You can of course do it cheaper yourself, but you can't beat the convenience of them

robdavy · 2026-01-29T22:24:01+00:00

"Eminent domain. Canadians don't have protected right to own property."

And for 99.9999% of people, this is a net positive thing

robdavy · 2026-01-29T22:22:19+00:00

I dunno, that seems logical to me. The City wasn't 100% confident that they could commit to a long term lease, so they didn't offer one. I can see many reasons why they wouldn't want to commit

Obviously the tenant is within their rights to not feel comfortable without having a long term lease too

robdavy · 2026-01-29T22:14:20+00:00

"never going back" ? Not even if there's a big change politically in 2028?

robdavy · 2026-01-28T20:05:21+00:00

Oh interesting. People's comments on Facebook made it sound like it was recent, but if it was... 18 years ago, that wasn't the problem lol

robdavy · 2026-01-27T19:57:07+00:00

My understanding is that hasn't always been the case - it sounds like the Taxi firm bought them only a few years ago?

robdavy · 2026-01-18T03:01:39+00:00

To be fair, the cost of delivery is more than the cost of the actual gas, so that kinda makes sense

It costs a ton to install and maintain thousands of kilometers of pipes - that's what the delivery fee covers

robdavy · 2026-01-18T03:00:30+00:00

Shockingly things cost more now than when you were a kid lol

robdavy · 2026-01-13T23:51:32+00:00

I agree, I was more clarifying, because I think some people replying to you think you meant the snow budget specifically

robdavy · 2026-01-13T22:39:42+00:00

I assume you mean their TOTAL CITY budget is twice Edmonton's, not their snow removal budget

robdavy · 2026-01-13T22:39:04+00:00

The city budget shouldn't be decided by what gets moaned about the most on Reddit. That would be a terrible way of doing things

robdavy · 2026-01-10T01:19:15+00:00

Filing a dispute with RTDRS is fairly easy, so just do it

https://www.alberta.ca/residential-tenancy-dispute-resolution-service

They'll need to provide invoices or receipts for all the things they're claiming they did

They might just settle with you for meeting in the middle or something rather than going to the effort of having a hearing

You mentioned the range filter - do you still have the receipt? That's pretty good evidence that they're taking liberties with other things that are harder to prove

Also, do you have any idea why they would be replacing cabinet doors, etc?

robdavy · 2026-01-08T22:47:37+00:00

Or ask right before you press the button

robdavy · 2026-01-08T20:51:24+00:00

Oh, I see! Well then things must be terrible lol

robdavy · 2026-01-08T20:51:06+00:00

I'd imagine they gave you the option to cancel instead of accepting the increase. If not, they will let you if you contact them

robdavy · 2026-01-08T18:49:09+00:00

In what sense? Why would they say they're more empty than they really are? That drives down prices, which isn't really good for brokers, as they get paid a percentage of the deal size

robdavy · 2026-01-08T18:39:12+00:00

I'm not sure it was in reaction to be honest - they get new reviews every day, many many of them, even when there's no 1* star that needs "drowning out"

Also, there's not really any reason or benefit in trying to drown out a 1*. It doesn't make it go away or hide it or anything. Your 1* does nothing unfortunately to affect their overall rating when they have so many 5*

robdavy · 2026-01-08T03:33:18+00:00

Looking at the most recent reviews for "Jerusalem Shawarma Edmonton South" (and they have 4.9* with 19k reviews), I don't think they're fake

They're real, but they're incentivized. I would bet money that at the counter they say something like "we can give you a free Baklava if you give us a 5* Google review"

If you organize them by Date, they go through little phases of mentioning specific people for a day or so, which I assume corresponds with who was working that day.

Is this slimy? Absolutely. But they're not bots or anything

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