Ok let's go
It's Clearly Canadian, eh
Thank you, I was going to try to start a Canadian thread.🍁
Didn't want the first post to be about
Trying to figure out if family is vacationing Stateside next year.
My kids are young and Disneyworld has its pull.
Any plans to do so?
Trying to figure out if family is vacationing Stateside next year.
My kids are young and Disneyworld has its pull.
Any plans to do so?
I won't be going down to the US for the foreseeable future, have some health concerns, and don't want to risk something occurring down there.
I miss our trips down there, used to go down several times a year, but haven't renewed our NEXUS cards since they expired back in 2020.
I miss our trips down there, used to go down several times a year, but haven't renewed our NEXUS cards since they expired back in 2020.
That makes total sense but Disneyworldhave some health concerns, and don't want to risk something occurring down there.
We have family down there in NJ and NY. We will not be visiting them until the politics change. Still boycotting American made or grown stuff in the grocery store.
No vacation is worth being brown-bagged and kidnapped. And I'm blonde-hair and blue-eyed.
^nope to going down there again, until they stop with the Fascism/ICE/NAZI crap.
/also blue-eyed/blond/ancestors came to Canada in 19th century.
/also blue-eyed/blond/ancestors came to Canada in 19th century.
We're missing HeinzKetchum out of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
TheBigWiggle was in Winnipeg, but that was a long time ago.
I mean it's French's ketchup now made in Canada with 100% Canadian tomatoes
We don't need Heinz no more none
We don't need Heinz no more none
And French's has less ketchup precum than Heinz
Carney signs major energy agreement with Alberta, laying out conditions for new oil pipeline
https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/politics/2025/11/27/carney-signs-major-energy-agreement-with-alberta-laying-out-conditions-for-new-oil-pipeline/
Carney had a look of disbelief like he signed a deal with the devil.
https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/politics/2025/11/27/carney-signs-major-energy-agreement-with-alberta-laying-out-conditions-for-new-oil-pipeline/
Carney had a look of disbelief like he signed a deal with the devil.
so much leaf raking.
There are 5 or 6 different varieties of deciduous trees, each does a dump at a different time.
The Magnolia on our patio dumps them late November, and our neighbour's is just getting ready to dump its load. Goes on from October-December.
There are 5 or 6 different varieties of deciduous trees, each does a dump at a different time.
The Magnolia on our patio dumps them late November, and our neighbour's is just getting ready to dump its load. Goes on from October-December.
It is best time for children to rake in neighbourhood $$
we had some kids ring out doorbell while we weren't home. I connected to the doorbell cam and saw 5 kids with snowshovels standing there. I couldn't very well tell them to shovel the walk and I'll pay them later really so I just hung up.
It wasn't until the next day that we realized they shoveled our front walk anyway!
It wasn't until the next day that we realized they shoveled our front walk anyway!
Toronto has 14 Michelin star restaurants
Average price of tasting menu is $225 if pairing their wine that's another $125. Add HST and gratuities. Bookings are 2 months ahead. Spending $550 for culinary orgasm would be worth it even if it's not filling
I can imagine someone going to all 14.
Anyway folks McDonald's the Grinch meal is back
https://www.mcdonalds.com/ca/en-ca/newsroom/article/The-Grinch--is-Back-at-McDonald-s-with-The-Grinchiest-Meal-in-Canadaville-.html
Average price of tasting menu is $225 if pairing their wine that's another $125. Add HST and gratuities. Bookings are 2 months ahead. Spending $550 for culinary orgasm would be worth it even if it's not filling
I can imagine someone going to all 14.
Anyway folks McDonald's the Grinch meal is back
https://www.mcdonalds.com/ca/en-ca/newsroom/article/The-Grinch--is-Back-at-McDonald-s-with-The-Grinchiest-Meal-in-Canadaville-.html
i saw that grinch meal... its so stinking lazy... a dipping sauce and socks? thats not very creative
Yeah I'm not a dipdip kind of eater.
I did like the dill pickle power of last year's Grinch happy meal
Last year's socks are cool .. not sure if it is the same pair this year but those socks will not fit big feet.
I did like the dill pickle power of last year's Grinch happy meal
Last year's socks are cool .. not sure if it is the same pair this year but those socks will not fit big feet.
:-(Bamboozled said:
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Last year's socks are cool .. not sure if it is the same pair this year but those socks will not fit big feet.
Yo!
Bamboozled, will this be your first trip to Disney World? I was there in 2012. Actually today I had it pop up in Facebook memories. That place was amazing.
I broke the USA boycott in October. I needed a break and had a couple bucket list items to cross off. I started in San Diego, saw the Blue Angels (item 1). Then I drove across south California, into and through Arizona, seeing many awesome places on my way to list item #2 Monument Valley. Gawd that place is stunning. Then I made my way to San Francisco where I spent close to a week. The US government shut down messed with my plans a bit, but didn’t totally ruin it. And I got to see the RCAF Snowbirds over San Francisco Bay. So cool!
Bamboozled, will this be your first trip to Disney World? I was there in 2012. Actually today I had it pop up in Facebook memories. That place was amazing.
I broke the USA boycott in October. I needed a break and had a couple bucket list items to cross off. I started in San Diego, saw the Blue Angels (item 1). Then I drove across south California, into and through Arizona, seeing many awesome places on my way to list item #2 Monument Valley. Gawd that place is stunning. Then I made my way to San Francisco where I spent close to a week. The US government shut down messed with my plans a bit, but didn’t totally ruin it. And I got to see the RCAF Snowbirds over San Francisco Bay. So cool!
Honestly, that sounds like a great trip, Shumway
Life is about collecting experiences, eh?
Life is about collecting experiences, eh?
No no Disneyworld 😒
someone was recently telling me the cost for a family of 4 for the day at disney world was absolutely insane
Base 1-day park ticket is $119/person (10+years).
Eating there could easily top that each day.
Last time we went with our son and his fiance for a week, the total of everything (not counting transportation down there and back) was over $10k. That was all of us sharing one room at a deluxe on-property resort, but it was also during peak holiday season and we did a couple of special events.
If you can score a free dining plan and stay at one of their value resorts, it's much more financially manageable. I have read that there is a growing problem of people putting themselves in serious debt to keep going there. While I hate that it's becoming unaffordable for so many people who should be able to experience it, especially kids, I really don't know what could be realistically done about it. Overcrowding is already a problem in the parks and guests (and overworked staff) on average are noticeably less happy there.
Eating there could easily top that each day.
Last time we went with our son and his fiance for a week, the total of everything (not counting transportation down there and back) was over $10k. That was all of us sharing one room at a deluxe on-property resort, but it was also during peak holiday season and we did a couple of special events.
If you can score a free dining plan and stay at one of their value resorts, it's much more financially manageable. I have read that there is a growing problem of people putting themselves in serious debt to keep going there. While I hate that it's becoming unaffordable for so many people who should be able to experience it, especially kids, I really don't know what could be realistically done about it. Overcrowding is already a problem in the parks and guests (and overworked staff) on average are noticeably less happy there.
My Brother left his car in my unused parking spot (I've been auto-less for 3 years now) while he took his family to Thailand for a month. He encouraged me to drive it.
I took a 4 day Electronic Sabbatical earlier this week, and did an Island road trip to see some of my friends on the other islands. Not having a car has made it very difficult to see them.
It was a lot of driving, and an eight ferry round-trip. The weather was mildly shitty, with lots of rain showers, but fortunately, no windstorms that would close the ferries down.
His car is a vintage Scion xB, with a 5 speed stick shift. It's a beater, but it didn't maroon me in the boondocks, and for that, I am grateful.
I took a 4 day Electronic Sabbatical earlier this week, and did an Island road trip to see some of my friends on the other islands. Not having a car has made it very difficult to see them.
It was a lot of driving, and an eight ferry round-trip. The weather was mildly shitty, with lots of rain showers, but fortunately, no windstorms that would close the ferries down.
His car is a vintage Scion xB, with a 5 speed stick shift. It's a beater, but it didn't maroon me in the boondocks, and for that, I am grateful.
r u a beppo alias
Did beepo make it over
Also 👍👀👍phap
Also 👍👀👍phap
"I entered public service to help people — to focus on solutions, not division. I look forward to working with Prime Minister Carney," Ma's statement said.
https://data.torontopolice.on.ca/pages/homicide
Toronto's had 37 homicides so far this year
I'm not sure if Toronto is still the 4th largest as there has been an exodus out of the city - unsure what the numbers are. It certainly 'feels' less crowded compared to recent years. Rents have dropped 14 months straight.
I remember going to Xmas Market Distillery District or Automotive show and thinking this was waay too crowded for being opened only a couple hours.
I'm drawing a straight line between population and murder rates with no data. Meh feels about right
Toronto's had 37 homicides so far this year
I'm not sure if Toronto is still the 4th largest as there has been an exodus out of the city - unsure what the numbers are. It certainly 'feels' less crowded compared to recent years. Rents have dropped 14 months straight.
I remember going to Xmas Market Distillery District or Automotive show and thinking this was waay too crowded for being opened only a couple hours.
I'm drawing a straight line between population and murder rates with no data. Meh feels about right
*4th largest city in N America
I'm online researching memes and meme related technologies can i haz citizenship
Grandfather of AI worked at UofT
Nortel, RIM, all originated in Ottawa, Waterloo.
All gone now.
Our issue with innovation is the red tape and global companies buying our IP, mining our assets.
We have a monopoly in Uranium deposits, which is crucial to feed data centers. Do we leverage that against other nations that look to push us around? Nope. We let companies do business like it was still pre-Trump days.*
Other companies or countries are playing Risk, and we're running a lemonade stand.
Anyway, Canada should provide pathways to those with unique skillsets, like we used to. Or maybe still do. It's all been about temporary workers this temporary workers that.
Feds have to do better cultivating innovation and then protecting that IP or asset from being contracted away or via corporate espionage**
* Canadian firms Cameco, Brookfield sign $80B US nuclear reactor deal with U.S. government
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/cameco-brookfield-nuclear-reactor-deal-u-s-9.6957135
** Inside the Chinese military attack on Nortel
https://globalnews.ca/news/7275588/inside-the-chinese-military-attack-on-nortel/
Nortel, RIM, all originated in Ottawa, Waterloo.
All gone now.
Our issue with innovation is the red tape and global companies buying our IP, mining our assets.
We have a monopoly in Uranium deposits, which is crucial to feed data centers. Do we leverage that against other nations that look to push us around? Nope. We let companies do business like it was still pre-Trump days.*
Other companies or countries are playing Risk, and we're running a lemonade stand.
Anyway, Canada should provide pathways to those with unique skillsets, like we used to. Or maybe still do. It's all been about temporary workers this temporary workers that.
Feds have to do better cultivating innovation and then protecting that IP or asset from being contracted away or via corporate espionage**
* Canadian firms Cameco, Brookfield sign $80B US nuclear reactor deal with U.S. government
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/cameco-brookfield-nuclear-reactor-deal-u-s-9.6957135
** Inside the Chinese military attack on Nortel
https://globalnews.ca/news/7275588/inside-the-chinese-military-attack-on-nortel/
"godfather of AI" not Grandfather of AI
An MIT professor was fatally shot at his home and police launched a homicide investigationphapster said:
https://apnews.com/article/mit-professor-shooting-massachusetts-portugal-3ab1e3e7e369de5cef90c7c911995dbb
Excessive prodding from Canadian Govt not required
just was listening to our lady peace while reading the lyrics and i always thought the lyric was "I can't Naveed anymore. . ." lol
I bought a bottle during my “Southern bbq is awesome” phase. It’s gross so took forever to drink it all.
undrinkable without coke (acola)
and even then, very difficult to drink
and even then, very difficult to drink
Love to see the boycott working.
japanface said:
just was listening to our lady peace while reading the lyrics and i always thought the lyric was "I can't Naveed anymore. . ." lol
well, that makes two of us. i thought it was a mix of live here and naveed, but was certain naveed was some of them
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