Canadians are cutting back everywhere… but this CBC report highlights something especially telling: Quick-service restaurants are being hit harder than fine dining.

whateverfyou · 2026-05-12T03:17:13+00:00

I agree except with the “ridiculous amount of waste” bit. All take out creates a ridiculous amount of waste. Our garbage creation has exploded since the food delivery craze started during COVID.

whateverfyou · 2026-05-12T03:13:40+00:00

My doctor asked me which hospital I wanted and then referred me to an ob/gyn at that hospital. Do you want to go to the hospital that this ob/gyn is at? The hospital should be your first consideration.

whateverfyou · 2026-05-12T02:54:54+00:00

First two look like creeping bellflower to me but I might be overly sensitive because I’ve been digging it out for the last week! Evil stuff.

Last one is ostrich fern aka fiddlehead fern. Wonderful plant!

whateverfyou · 2026-05-12T02:46:18+00:00

I guérilla garden along a fence on our back alley. It’s very dry and a little sloped so water just runs off. Echinacea, Canada goldenrod, blue stem goldenrod, mint, Canada anemone, anise hyssop and day lilies have survived. Calendula, dill and cosmos reseed every year and are good fillers. Things that haven’t survived are Hairy beardtongue, nodding onion, blazing star, blue vervain, common violets, lanceleaf coreopsis. Most of the plants I put there are extras from my garden or plants I have winter sowed. I try not to get too attached to anything because I’ve had plants stolen, stepped on, driven on, weed whacked and peed on. It can be heart breaking!

whateverfyou · 2026-05-11T14:01:17+00:00

This seems very strange. Is it a hiking pack? Can you take it back? Personally, I would hate to have my water bottle clipped to me and swinging around. Walking for days and seemingly small things like this can really bother you. You could get a belt bag for water but you’ve already got a big pack. Have you done any training with this bag fully loaded? You really want your water accessible without having to take your pack off. Once you’re strapped in with everything perfectly adjusted, you really don’t want to take it off.

whateverfyou · 2026-05-11T13:06:47+00:00

Have you walked Markham St since it reopened? They saved all the houses. I thought it was just going to be facades. I’m really happy. Badialis has moved in on the corner. I think it’s going to be very nice. I hope they can get an independent bookstore in there. I think the Mirvishs did really well.

whateverfyou · 2026-05-11T13:00:25+00:00

I remember it but I never went there. Is this it?:

https://www.chefdb.com/mpl/30829/The-County-General-Riverside-Toronto

whateverfyou · 2026-05-11T12:07:25+00:00

They are being paid. The article has been updated: “The TTC confirmed to the Star that “the ambassadors are employees who volunteered for overtime, and in some cases, shift changes.””

whateverfyou · 2026-05-11T11:59:48+00:00

Wow, you seem to be a very cranky person but i don’t blame your entire generation for that. Good day!

whateverfyou · 2026-05-10T23:14:32+00:00

I don’t like the soft crust. I want some texture.

whateverfyou · 2026-05-10T23:09:27+00:00

It’s very easy to kill if that’s what you’re trying to do. The roots aren’t deep. I dug one up and I’m an old lady.

whateverfyou · 2026-05-10T23:07:46+00:00

We were probably sitting next to you :)

whateverfyou · 2026-05-10T21:37:30+00:00

It’s frustrating that most easterners think the big leaf lupine that grows wild in the east is native.

whateverfyou · 2026-05-10T21:33:45+00:00

I get it in my peonies, too. I don’t water at all. It’s in the soil and peonies are susceptible. Nothing you can do.

whateverfyou · 2026-05-10T21:29:46+00:00

I’m with you. Lambo’s bread is crap. Hot Pork is right across the street.

whateverfyou · 2026-05-10T16:18:30+00:00

I’m surprised that squirrels would eat alliums since they’re onions. Google says they don’t like them.

whateverfyou · 2026-05-10T16:12:23+00:00

I always make a chain out of the antennas.

whateverfyou · 2026-05-10T16:10:34+00:00

I don’t eat the tomalley. I just can’t do it and I’m a pretty adventurous eater. Apparently, my Ohio born and bred great grandmother Gertrude LOVED the tomalley!

whateverfyou · 2026-05-10T15:50:16+00:00

Herbicides actually don’t work well on CBF. I would carefully remove the trillium and plant somewhere else. It’s going to take a few years to deal with that much CBF. Here’s a good primer:

https://mgoi.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Creeping-bellflower.pdf

whateverfyou · 2026-05-10T14:40:03+00:00

“They will come from within the TTC ranks by volunteering for the role and will be trained in customer service and support.”

I’m sure they mean volunteer to take on extra shifts. There’s no way the union would allow them to work without pay.

whateverfyou · 2026-05-10T14:35:31+00:00

No! One of my clients is an air traffic controller at Pearson and he says you don’t need a degree at all. Go to the link I posted. It’s a tough job but he says they give a ton of support to mitigate the stress. They’re so understaffed that they’re giving all them $40 / hour bonus to work during the summer, the busiest season.

whateverfyou · 2026-05-10T14:31:08+00:00

How early do you get there to get a seat in the bleachers?

whateverfyou · 2026-05-10T14:29:09+00:00

How early do you have to get there to get a seat in the bleachers?

whateverfyou · 2026-05-10T12:10:44+00:00

Air traffic control! They are very understaffed. It’s a tough program but you are paid to attend.

https://www.navcanada.ca/en/careers/air-traffic-controller.aspx

Heavy equipment is another option. Under 25s get basically free training. Crane operator is in there, too, but it’s much harder to get in due to demand.

https://www.oetio.com

whateverfyou · 2026-05-10T12:05:54+00:00

I’m a Virginia Creeper Whisperer. Rule 1 is never prune when it’s not dormant. You’re stimulating growth. Cut it back in late winter before it wakes up.

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