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    E bikes rampaging Toronto streets

    That is pretty messed up, these sites are giving credit to minors without an adult? The nonsense in this industry gets worse everyday.
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    What's your time worth?

    As for banks... the wife had a charge on her CC from one of those companies that won't let you cancel. She got a new card with a new number (banks advice), then a month later the same charge again on her new card... She was fuming the bank put it through. Lots of time on hold with the bank for...
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    Speed camera update (Sept.11)

    This location originally had one of those, they switched to the pole mounted ones (here and many other locations) as the ground level ones get disabled very easily with paint etc., and often. When they went to poles in this location they just kept making them beefier and they kept getting cut...
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    E bikes rampaging Toronto streets

    I can't say for everyone else but anyone I knew... Either the teen bought an old clapped out minibike with their money that got ridden on the streets and trails or the parents did buy them a proper MX but took the kid and the bike to proper off-road trails and they rode together with them on...
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    E bikes rampaging Toronto streets

    In our area there are a bunch of kids (minors) riding what are basically multi-thousand dollar electric dirt-bikes, well above 35 kph and no pedals etc. to be found. Constantly flying around in bike lanes, doing wheelies on the street, etc... The parents obviously bought the kids these bikes...
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    Anyone here a cyclist?

    That where Lucas Lee met his demise (Scott Pilgrim...), at the end of the clip.
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    COVID and the housing market

    Being a baller ain't cheap... *** As for housing prices we have been watching some around us (Kingsway). There have been a few flips that have sold for ~10% below original (first) ask after months on the market (list, drop price, relist..). Those are the quality jobs with major work, the half...
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    Does Toronto actually have a plan?

    When I got my very first mortgage the bank offered a small discount on the rate if I paid the PT through them. In a default situation I believe taxes get first dibs, so the bank wants to make sure they are paid up.... new mortgage holders and/or lower equity and/or??? The real advantage to me...
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    COVID and the housing market

    These are also the ones that need to be gone over very carefully before making (or clearing conditions on) an offer because money troubles also usually means differed maintenance... or hidden issues are the reason they are selling at a big loss. Sort of like buying a used BMW after three other...
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    Canada Post - Huge losses

    I understand that. I still don't want it in front of my house and have no ill-will for anyone else that has the same opinion.
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    Degreaser Recommendation

    FYI.... what is sold today as paint thinner and mineral spirits is not the same stuff as what most of us are used to. In fact it says right on the bottle Mineral Spirits Substitute :(. I needed some a while back, there is not a lot of info out there but the MSDS for the new stuff listed all...
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    Canada Post - Huge losses

    As for Canada Post, I see no real solution here other than the reset button. The recent shutdowns have made them totally untrusted for parcels, fliers, mail, etc. That trust will never fully come back plus people/businesses have moved to other solutions. Their business is permanently broken IMO...
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    Canada Post - Huge losses

    There is plenty of blame to go around but a reminder the Colleges (and Universities) are under the provincial government and the provincial government also controls what schools are on the Designated Learning Institution list for foreign students. The federal government has obvious blame but so...
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    The "Official" Watch Thread and all Things Horological

    Over the years I have bought my wife a bunch of watches (Tudor, Omega. GP, usual suspects). She used to wear them but a word of warning... back then she always wanted the Lady's size and she doesn't wear now them because she can no longer read the time without glasses... IMO the mid/low 30mm...
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    Pickup Trucks

    The Krown et al do work very well in my experience. The benefit to you will depend on how long you intend to own the vehicle (and how bad they rust). If your end game is prior to rust normally showing you are just doing the next owner a huge favour with no ROI... Again it depends on the vehicle...
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    Anyone here a cyclist?

    The bait bike videos I suspect are all fake, even in the US one would be exposed to lots of legal trouble. Still funny to watch... there are a few flavours I have seen. Simple hidden rope tied to the bike to send them over the bars. Cut frames that pop apart. Airbag seat that explodes. And of...
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    Enough of COVID...what are you doing to the house?

    It sucks but based on your earlier description most of us were pretty sure it was a leak... condensation just did not make sense. If it was me, I would consider how long you will be in the house and decide to either take the sloped roof route OR just have the flat roof redone. While I am not a...
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    Enough of COVID...what are you doing to the house?

    I will put this here as part of the renos was getting the bookcases installed which allowed me to get this back together, if this collection doesn't impress the ladies I am at a loss...
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    Anyone here a cyclist?

    Bar ends were all the rage when stems were long and bars were narrow. With all the changes in frame geometry over the years now stems are short and bars are wide, sometimes stupid wide. Smaller bar ends on non-stupid wide bars have not been an issue for me. IMO many modern bikes would not fit...
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    Enough of COVID...what are you doing to the house?

    That fire is part of it but it was a common building method in many places for Victorian and 50 years on (in some areas) brick homes where brick and trades were commonly available, for this reason it is actually pretty common in Southern Ontario. In areas where brick was expensive or...
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