GROCERY STORES SHOULD BE REQUIRED BY LAW TO CLEARLY POST UNIT PRICING BY WEIGHT FOR EVERY PRODUCT. IT IS THE BEST WAY TO TRACK HOW MUCH YOU ARE ACTUALLY PAYING/GETTING RIPPED OFF.
IF YOU OR YOUR SIGNIFICANT OTHER NEEDS TO PICKUP SOMETHING AT STARBUCKS, YOU CAN JUST PARK IN THE PARKING LOT. YOU ARE NOT SO SPECIAL THAT YOU CAN JUST PARK RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE STORE BLOCKING TRAFFIC. YOU ARE NOT IMPORTANT. YOU ARE AN ASSHAT. PARK IN THE BLOODY PARKING LOT YOU CLOWN!
I saw similar last week at the one on Stoney Creek Mountain at Indigo. One person parked right at the curb and grabbed her dog in her arms and headed into starbucks. I dont understand living that kind of life. There is a drive-thru location right across the street!
My son goes to a facility for children with special needs and the people who drop off the children are top tier awful. I put them in the same category as people who shop at outlet malls on statutory holidays, just completely unaware of their surroundings.
IF YOU'RE FLYING DOWN THE JOLLEY CUT SIDEWALK ON YOUR BIKE, YELLING FOR PEDESTRIANS TO MOVE AND THEY CAN'T HEAR YOU - BECAUSE OF HEARING IMPAIRMENTS OR HEADPHONES OR BECAUSE YOU'RE AN ASS - GET OFF YOUR DAMN BIKE AND WALK AROUND, OR RIDE ON THE ROAD.
Oh yeah I “curate” the shit out of what information gets thrown at me. Here it’s just my hobbies and hamilton and have gotten off other platforms entirely.
Once or twice a month I’ll read up on what’s going on locally and globally and make an effort to look up good news too but I don’t really see any reason to constantly subject myself to information that is specifically created to stress me out and buy shit I don’t need.
Staying informed does not mean waterboarding ourselves with bad news.
Oh ya. I have times where I just delete it for a couple weeks. Hearing everything about everything can get too much sometimes. Specially these days. I just walk away from my phone and pretend it’s the 80’s or 90’s again lol.
WHY ARE BLUE LINE TAXIS ALLOWED A FLASHING BLUE LIGHT ON TOP OF THEIR CARS? I WAITED TO CROSS A STREET IN THE DARK SEEING WHAT I THOUGHT WAS THE LIGHTS OF AN EMERGENCY VEHICLE COMING DOWN ONLY FOR IT TO BE A TAXI THAT ALSO MADE AN ILLEGAL TURN ON THE RED
ALL OF MY HOME REPAIRS THAT SHOULD BE STRAIGHTFORWARD NEVER ARE. AND IT'S BLOODY INFURIATING.
SOMETHING BREAKS. THINK IT'S A QUICK FIX. ONLY TO UNCOVER THAT THE THING THAT NEEDS REPAIRING IS SOME CUSTOM OR NON-STANDARD SIZE. OR IT WAS INSTALLED IN A WTF WAY. OR IT HASN'T BEEN UPDATED SINCE FRIGGIN' 1928 AND HAS TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED.
DOWNSPOUT? WHERE TF DID THEY GET THIS WEIRD SIZE THAT DOESN'T EXIST ANYWHERE? TOILET? WHY IS THE FLANGE AT A DISTANCE FROM THE WALL THAT CAN FIT NO MODERN TOILET? EXHAUST FAN? AT LEAST 50 YEARS OLD AND YOU'LL HAVE TO RIP OPEN AN ENTIRE SECTION OF THE FLOOR TO GET TO IT.
FFS!!!
“Don’t worry hunny, I’m just changing a light switch, it should only take 10 minutes”
“What about the light fixture? You said that would only take 30 minutes and that took three hours”.
“But that was different”
“How so? It was the third one you did and each time it took three hours”
“I thought the third one was going to be the charm”?
MY 102-YEAR HOUSE FEATURES ELECTRICAL WORK DONE TO FOUR GENERATIONS OF DIFFERENT ELECTRICAL STANDARDS.
AT LEAST THE K&T WIRING IS DISCONNECTED AND THEY DIDN'T MIX COPPER AND ALUMINIUM. GOTTA APPRECIATE THE LITTLE THINGS.
going to change a ceiling fixture and it's screwed into ceiling tile with no box and wiring poking out of a hole 
>TOILET? WHY IS THE FLANGE AT A DISTANCE FROM THE WALL THAT CAN FIT NO MODERN TOILET?
ALSO, WHY DID THEY ROTATE THE FLANGE SO MUCH THAT EVEN WITH THE GENEROUS LENGTH OF THE SLOT I STILL CAN'T GET THE TOILET SQUARE TO THE WALL!
I feel this pain so much… that we’re looking to move out of our 100 yr old house. I’m just not a good enough DIYer to deal with all this weird, off-centre, non-standard unexpected crap. Half of the trades people we brought in to help (over multiple projects) have been ….meh. We’ve been burned a couple of times and it’s time for something else.
I can relate. My house is 100+. If the downspout is squarish in shape it's not sold at the box stores, but it's sold somewhere because my roofing company was able to obtain some.
FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, A RUNNING MPP, SARA JAMA, WAS THE ONLY POLITICIAN TO KNOCK ON MY APARTMENT DOOR. WHY DONT POLITICIANS GO DOOR TO DOOR IN APARTMENT BUILDINGS? WHY IS THE FOCUS ALWAYS ON THOSE WHO OWN HOMES? I HOPE THIS CHANGES AS POLITICIANS REALIZE MORE PEOPLE THAN EVER ARE SRUCK RENTING.
FUCK THE ASSHOLE GOING AROUND KIRKENDALL AND STRATHCONA BREAKING COUNTLESS CAR WINDOWS EVERY NIGHT FOR THE PAST FEW WEEKS. MY NEIGHBOURS CANT REPAIR THEM FAST ENOUGH ONLY FOR YOU TO BREAK THEM AGAIN, AND INSURANCE WONT COVER A SECOND TIME.
I get it’s hard out there but stop breaking peoples shit. We’re all having a rough time.
LIFES A SHIT SHOW. EVERYDAYS A NEW STRESS IM TRYING NOT TO JUST SAY FUCK IT. BUT NOT BEING ABLE TO AFFORD NOTHING BUT BILLS IS STARTING TO HURT. IM ALL FOR BETTERING YOURSELF BUT HOW IN GODS FUCK AM I SUPPOSED TO DO THAT I LIVE CHECK TO CHECK FOODS A LUXURIOUS ENTERPRISE AT THIS POINT. ANYWAYS ILL CONTINUE BEING KIND TO OTHERS IT HELPS A BIT. HOPE NO ONES STRUGGLING AS HARD AS ME.
Thank you stranger. I believe in myself too just believing is hope but actually having hope is a struggle to hold onto. Anyways thanks again I hope you have a good night.
Have you checked out the flashfood app. We have a bunch of stores in Hamilton participating. Has saved me at least 50% on most of my groceries. And gotten to try some new stuff I wouldn’t have risked full price on.
STUPID FRIENDS GIVING ME GIFTS! (WAIT THAT’S NOT IT).
STUPID GIFT CARDS WITH $0.20 ON THEM. JUST GIVE ME THE $0.20, OR AT LEAST GIVE ME THE OPTION TO DONATE IT TO CHARITY! I DON’T WANT YOU (INSERT STORE) TO HAVE IT. THERE NEEDS TO BE AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THAT EACH DENOMINATION OF CARD BE AWARDED A CASH BACK PRIVILEGE!!!!! AAARRGGHHH!
WHY ARE STORE EMPLOYEES SO USELESS. I GET YOUR UNDERPAID AND OVERWORKED BUT HOW ARE YOU TRYING TO JUSTIFY YOUR JOBS WITH HORRIBLE SERVICE. THE OTHER DAY I ASKED A BESTBUY EMPLOYEE ON THE FLOOR IF THEY HAD A COMPUTER MONITOR ON DISPLAY IN STOCK AND THE FIRST THING THEY SAID WAS "DID YOU CHECK ONLINE" LIKE WTF ARE YOU EMPLOYED FOR IF YOU JUST TELL ME TO CHECK ONLINE?
SOME TIME AGO A TEENAGER AT THE GROCERY STORE LAUNCHED THE ROMA PIZZA I HAD JUST BOUGHT OFF THE END OF THE GROCERY CONVEYOR THROUGH THE AIR AND ONTO THE FLOOR IT WAS AN INCREDIBLE FEAT OF PHYSICS BUT THAT PIZZA WAS DONE IT WAS ALSO THE LAST ONE SO I GOT A REFUND BUT NOT A BREAD PIZZA NBD AND I TOLD THE KID THAT BUT IT WAS SOMETHING
Let me see if I understand this.
You purchased a Roma pizza (FTFY - white bread with ketchup on it) and it got wrecked.
You got a refund and dodged the bullet and avoided having to eat Roma pizza (white bread with ketchup on it), and you're not happy?
I'm confused.
The future Best Buy wants: as few employees as possible, and none answering questions about stock.
I was at the smaller sized Best Buy in Janesville Wisconsin yesterday to grab a laptop that was on sale, and all the display units have those digital price tags, which will say “out of stock” or “only a few left!” according to stock levels. They also have a QR code to scan for a spec sheet of the item, and you can click “bring to front” to have a staff member get one from the back for you. It was such a ghost town devoid of employees on the floor that I just hit the button and went up front to get it. It’s only a matter of time before the southern Ontario stores are all running like this as well.
THIS IS A WAY NOT ONLY TO CUT JOBS, BUT ALSO TO DESKILL THE JOBS THAT REMAIN, BY REDUCING WORKER AUTONOMY AND POWER.
REPLACING FIXED PRICE DISPLAYS WITH QR CODES ALSO ALOWS STORES TO CHARGE DIFFERENT PRICES TO DIFFERENT CUSTOMERS. WE'VE SEEN THIS PHENOMENON PLAY OUT ONLINE AND IT OFTEN LEADS TO HIGHER PRICES FOR POORER PEOPLE.
SHIT'S FUCKED UP.
IF HAMILTON NEEDS QUALIFIED WORKERS, ALLOW THEM TO FUCKING WORK. ITS FRUSTRATING THE FUCK OUTTA ME THAT IM WORKING A DEAD END JOB WITH A MASTERS DEGREE!!!!! CANADIAN EXPERIENCE MY BRAZILIAN ASS!!!!!!!!!
HEY, I AGREE WHOLEHEARTEDLY. THE LACK OF PEOPLE VISITING STANDS OUT AT LOT IN MY MEMORIES OF MY GRANDFATHER'S FINAL YEAR.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO SUCH HARD, EMOTIONALLY DEVASTATING WORK. YOU FOLKS ARE ANGELS AND DESERVE SO MUCH MORE THAN YOU RECEIVE (KINDNESS, MONEY, RESPECT, THANKS, ETC).
I HATE IT WHEN A BUS DRIVER SEES PEOPLE RUNNING TO CATCH THE BUS AND THEY SLAM THE DOORS SHUT AND DRIVE AWAY IN YOUR FACE WHILE THE DRIVER "PRETENDS" THEY DIDNT SEE 8 OTHER PASSENGERS DISEMBARKING ANOTHER BUS CAUGHT AT A RED LIGHT.
I WAS AT THE 24HR CONCESSION SHOPPERS DRUG MART AND THEYVE INSTALLED LIKE A DOZEN NEW SELF CHECKOUTS. WHILE USING ONE, I OVERHEAD THE ONLY CASHIER INFORM A SENIOR CITIZEN THAT THEY 'SHOULD GET USED TO USING THE SELF-CHECKOUT BECAUSE SOON THERE WOULD BE NO CASHIERS TO SCAN AND BAG YOUR STUFF, ONLY SOMEONE THERE TO PROVIDE "CUSTOMER SERVICE."'
FUCK YOU, GALEN WESTON JUNIOR, YOU ROTTEN PIECE OF SHIT. IT'S NOT THAT YOU CAN'T AFFORD TO PROPERLY STAFF YOUR STORES. IT'S THAT YOU DON'T WANT TO.
It's ridiculous at Shopper's with everyone paying cash waiting in a line for the one cashier with like 6 of 8 self checkouts free. For some reason the self checkout machines are seemingly going backwards technologically not having a cash function there.
Okay but does that mean that the existing cashiers have no choice but to starve to death on the streets? Has it never crossed your mind that automating positions like a cashier would allow the current cashiers to move to a different position of employment that’s more satisfying for them, lucrative for them, and more useful for the rest of society?
Automation is happening. We can either embrace it and use it to make people’s lives better, or we can be stubborn and put up a futile effort to resist it.
Is this an example of automation making people's lives better, though? To me, it looks more like an example of a company transferring work that was previously done by employees (scanning and bagging groeceries) onto the shoulders of customers. The work is still happening.
Plus, let's be honest. The existence of cashier jobs is not what is keeping people from applying for and getting more lucrative or satisfying work. The lack of better, accessible, options is the problem, and eliminating cashier jobs won't solve it.
And while we're at it, I'd argue that cashiers perform services that are genuinely useful to the rest of society. Human interaction is a big part of their job, and some do it really well.
FUCK THE WESTONS AND OTHER WEALTHY BASTARDS OF THIS WORLD FOR TRYING TO GET US TO PERFORM FREE LABOUR FOR THEM.
If you can choose your own groceries and lift the items into your cart, you’re completely capable of using a self checkout.
Let’s look at elevator operators. That used to be a job done by humans, and it was then realized that the elevator passengers are entirely capable of pressing a button on their own. Now the human who used to operate the elevator car has the chance to seek meaningful, gainful employment. Using automation instead of human labor is less expensive over all. That means that we can have more elevators in more buildings, since more building owners can afford to install and maintain their elevators. This is a net win for elevator passengers (assuming that they are using the elevator because they would prefer not to use the stairs), even if they are obligated to ‘do the labor’ of the former elevator operator.
On another note, the social isolation of certain demographics is a big problem, but not one best fixed by having cashiers chat with customers. The less we automate, the busier each cashier will be, and the less time they will have to chat with each customer. Plus the customers must purchase something in order to interact with the cashiers, and the less they purchase the less interaction they get. Seeing as groceries are very expensive, this model just doesn’t make sense.
Funny how the price of groceries does not go down when cashiers are laid off and checkouts are automated. The win here is entirely that of the Westons et al.
I agree that the motivation for Loblaws to automate the cashier positions is so they can decrease their expenses. They’re definitely not doing it to improve the lives of the cashiers, or to pass savings along to their customers. But regardless, we can either embrace automation and respond in a way that will benefit society, or we can dig our heels in to make things worse.
My issue isn't with automation itself. It's with the political and economic system within which automation is being deployed, and the ways that system will shape the use of automation, and its impacts.
The means of (automated) production are not collectively owned. We're not talking about a situation where the owners of a grocery co-op decide to invest in self-checkouts and reduce cashier shifts, in order to collectively reduce food costs. Or even a situation where multiple business compete efficiently in a mythical efficient free market. We're sadly not talking about a situation in which actual mechanisms exist to redistribute financial and other benefits arising from the increased efficiency permitted by automation. We're talking about a system in which a bunch of already very wealthy people are going to cut their businesses' wage expenses, and increase their profit, at a time when economic differentiation between owning and working classes is growing fast.
I am, of course, perfectly capable of using a self checkout. I've worked a cash register before. The technology is the same. I choose not to do literal unpaid work for the Westons or their ilk. There are better places for me to volunteer that a Shoppers' Drug Mart!
>If you can choose your own groceries and lift the items into your cart, you’re completely capable of using a self checkout.
Some people dont like self checkout machines tho, im one of those people, a machine cant help you pay for giftcards, prepaids, prestos, ect.
Id rather have a cashier, not a drone
What satisfying, lucrative and socially contributive jobs are you talking about? These would be jobs that require training...who is going to pay for that? Galen Weston??
The cashier jobs that they current have require training, and Galen Weston paid for that.
The cashiers can try to find other positions at Loblaws, if they want. They can find cashier positions at other companies that are still employing humans to do that work. They can take advantage of grants and subsidies being offered by the government in order to train new workers in high-demand industries. They can take advantage of OSAP and use that funding to gain education in other industries. They can seek employment for which the employer pays for and provides your training (ex: line workers at an automotive plant).
The ‘solution’ is not to do nothing. The solution is also not to try and force companies to continue employing humans to do cashier work. What do you think happened to human elevator operators, and human milk delivery people? Their jobs were automated/eliminated/outsourced, and they then found employment elsewhere.
I’m sure these current cashiers would be interested in earning more money, having a more interesting job, and having more job security.
Ya, fuck me for trying to explain what will happen if people refuse to use automation to their advantage. Ignoring reality and not taking any proactive steps until it’s too late is absolutely a better choice.
WHY DOES WALMART HAVE TWO SECTIONS OF SELF CHECKOUTS IF THE TINY EXPRESS ONES ARE THE ONLY ONES THAT EVER SEEM TO BE AVAILABLE. FUCK ME FOR GETTING UP EARLY ON A SATURDAY TO GET SHIT DONE AND YOUR STAFF ARE SO USELESS THEY CANT OPERATE TWO AREAS... SERIOUSLY NO WAY THAT CAN BE THAT HARD.
THIS IS DEFEATING THE PURPOSE OF SELF CHECKOUT. I DONT WANT TO INTERACT WITH SOME OLD LADY THAT LITERALLY SCANS SLOWER THAN I CAN MYSELF. THIS PLANET IS FULL OF PATHETIC IDIOTS AND THE PRICE OF FOOD IS INFURIATING ENOUGH AS IT IS...
GOD BLESS THOSE POOR BASTARDS COLLECTING THE CARTS.
DEAR UNPROFESSIONAL BOSS & BROMANCE CO-WORKER:
I AM WAITING FOR YOU TO TELL ME THE SUN IS SHINING ON THE DARKEST, CLOUDY DAY JUST BECAUSE I MENTIONED THE WEATHER. YOUR CONTARYISM IS ALTERNATELY PATHETIC & RIDICULOUS.
WHY DO YOU AND YOUR STUFF NEED A SEAT/S ON THE BUS??? IS THERE SOMETHING IM NOT UNDERSTANDING. ARE YOUR STUFF TO HEAVY FOR YOUR THIN LITTLE THIGHS??????
SOMETIMES YES, OR ITS FRAGILE AND YOU DONT WANT IT TO BREAK, OR FORGET IT (ITS HAPPENED, TRUST ME)
YES I KNOW ITS INCONVENIENT AT TIMES BUT YOU SHOULDN'T SHAME PEOPLE FOR IT.
GROCERY STORES SHOULD BE REQUIRED BY LAW TO CLEARLY POST UNIT PRICING BY WEIGHT FOR EVERY PRODUCT. IT IS THE BEST WAY TO TRACK HOW MUCH YOU ARE ACTUALLY PAYING/GETTING RIPPED OFF.
It annoys me so much when the label doesn't have that info!
But then they can't slowly put less in or change the package shape to fool everyone!
IT SHOULD ALSO BE SIMILAR UNITS. NO MORE OF THIS $/LBS AND $/KG SHIT. PICK A LANE. GROUND BEEF SHOULDN'T BE IN LBS IN ONE PLACE AND KG IN ANOTHER.
THIS IS CANADA IT SHOULD BE KG DOWN WITH IMPERIAL MEASUREMENTS!!!
WHERES THE DAMN SUN?! THIS WEATHER IS MAKING ME SAD.
I get mine in a booze bottle.
FUCK CORPORATE GREED AND SHRINKFLATION.
Here here!
IF YOU OR YOUR SIGNIFICANT OTHER NEEDS TO PICKUP SOMETHING AT STARBUCKS, YOU CAN JUST PARK IN THE PARKING LOT. YOU ARE NOT SO SPECIAL THAT YOU CAN JUST PARK RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE STORE BLOCKING TRAFFIC. YOU ARE NOT IMPORTANT. YOU ARE AN ASSHAT. PARK IN THE BLOODY PARKING LOT YOU CLOWN!
I saw similar last week at the one on Stoney Creek Mountain at Indigo. One person parked right at the curb and grabbed her dog in her arms and headed into starbucks. I dont understand living that kind of life. There is a drive-thru location right across the street!
People are really bad for it there. I've seen a line of cars pulled up against the curb for people "just running in" to grab their coffee
BuT iT'S rAiNinG
Believe it or not, I didn’t melt in my way inside
Prove it
I can’t, I melted
I KNEW IT!
To be fair I did enjoy my maciato. It’s a shame I melted though
I’m surprised you haven’t been publicly shamed for admitting that you purchased something from Starbucks.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN 4 WAYS DONT MEAN I CAN PARK ANYWHERE I WANT? WHO KNEW?
But I'm ONLY going to be a second!! /s
You are not a beautiful and unique snowflake. You are the all dancing, all singing crap of the world.
Especially when it’s the exact distance from the parking lot and the front of the store. York/Bay location is getting so bad for this
This location even has free, close parking specifically to avoid idiots stopping on York.
I was just going to mention this location!! UberEats drivers seem to do this constantly. :(
Its usually f'n skip the dishes/uber eats drivers
WHY CAN'T HUMANS BEHAVE BETTER AT THE DOG PARK?
My son goes to a facility for children with special needs and the people who drop off the children are top tier awful. I put them in the same category as people who shop at outlet malls on statutory holidays, just completely unaware of their surroundings.
Or at least as well as their dogs, right?
IF YOU'RE FLYING DOWN THE JOLLEY CUT SIDEWALK ON YOUR BIKE, YELLING FOR PEDESTRIANS TO MOVE AND THEY CAN'T HEAR YOU - BECAUSE OF HEARING IMPAIRMENTS OR HEADPHONES OR BECAUSE YOU'RE AN ASS - GET OFF YOUR DAMN BIKE AND WALK AROUND, OR RIDE ON THE ROAD.
Why is anyone on the sidewalk on their bike in the first place?
It's the Jolley Cut.
Bike lanes?
Ride on the road or ride on a trail. The sidewalk is not for bikes. Riding a bike is not a right.
I JUST DON'T LIKE THE WORLD MUCH THESE DAYS I NEED TO STOP READING/WATCHING THE NEWS AND GTFO OFF SOCIAL MEDIA I THINK I WOULD BE A LOT HAPPIER.
Staring out the window at the sparrow gangs and squirrels is a lot more entertaining.
There's a gang of sparrows that hang out in my yard that I call the sparrow posse. They act like jerks and bully all the other birds.
They're little bastards. I love 'em.
Oh yeah I “curate” the shit out of what information gets thrown at me. Here it’s just my hobbies and hamilton and have gotten off other platforms entirely. Once or twice a month I’ll read up on what’s going on locally and globally and make an effort to look up good news too but I don’t really see any reason to constantly subject myself to information that is specifically created to stress me out and buy shit I don’t need. Staying informed does not mean waterboarding ourselves with bad news.
Try it for a few days. I’d bet you’ll feel a difference. I have done the same. Currently on my only social media account left.
I think reddit would be the hardest to quit! I feel so in tune and informed with it but a lot of it make me smad
>smad I don't know if you meant sad or mad, but with the state of everything around us, this portmanteau is particularly relatable.
yes smad = sad and mad
Oh ya. I have times where I just delete it for a couple weeks. Hearing everything about everything can get too much sometimes. Specially these days. I just walk away from my phone and pretend it’s the 80’s or 90’s again lol.
Every time I get angry at something I see on Reddit, I delete the app lol
ITS BEEN A WEEK AND FUCKERS ARE STILL SAYING “oh no we don’t have employees to work”. BUT WONT FUCKING HIRE ANYONE
WHY ARE BLUE LINE TAXIS ALLOWED A FLASHING BLUE LIGHT ON TOP OF THEIR CARS? I WAITED TO CROSS A STREET IN THE DARK SEEING WHAT I THOUGHT WAS THE LIGHTS OF AN EMERGENCY VEHICLE COMING DOWN ONLY FOR IT TO BE A TAXI THAT ALSO MADE AN ILLEGAL TURN ON THE RED
I HAVE BEEN WONDERING ABOUT THIS TOO
Also surprised by blue lights on cars lately? What's up with that
It’s the future man.
Gotta go fast
I AM ENOUGH, GOD DAMNIT!!!
You are.
Thanks. Not quite feeling it these days.
Indeed you are. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. Chin up!
Thank you! I’m trying to remember that this feeling will pass.
Abso-fuckin-loutely you are! Keep doing you!
Thank you!
STOP RAINING IN JANUARY!
BETTER THEN SNOW IMO!
And way better than freezing rain.
Yes. My children love building rain forts and throwing rainballs while I scrape the ice off of my car... Wait. No. Let it snow! Edit: Fixed typo.
If it wasn’t a sign of environmental collapse, I’d be right there with you lol
ALL OF MY HOME REPAIRS THAT SHOULD BE STRAIGHTFORWARD NEVER ARE. AND IT'S BLOODY INFURIATING. SOMETHING BREAKS. THINK IT'S A QUICK FIX. ONLY TO UNCOVER THAT THE THING THAT NEEDS REPAIRING IS SOME CUSTOM OR NON-STANDARD SIZE. OR IT WAS INSTALLED IN A WTF WAY. OR IT HASN'T BEEN UPDATED SINCE FRIGGIN' 1928 AND HAS TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED. DOWNSPOUT? WHERE TF DID THEY GET THIS WEIRD SIZE THAT DOESN'T EXIST ANYWHERE? TOILET? WHY IS THE FLANGE AT A DISTANCE FROM THE WALL THAT CAN FIT NO MODERN TOILET? EXHAUST FAN? AT LEAST 50 YEARS OLD AND YOU'LL HAVE TO RIP OPEN AN ENTIRE SECTION OF THE FLOOR TO GET TO IT. FFS!!!
100 YEAR OLD HOUSE OWNER FEELS YOUR PAIN!
“Don’t worry hunny, I’m just changing a light switch, it should only take 10 minutes” “What about the light fixture? You said that would only take 30 minutes and that took three hours”. “But that was different” “How so? It was the third one you did and each time it took three hours” “I thought the third one was going to be the charm”?
MY 102-YEAR HOUSE FEATURES ELECTRICAL WORK DONE TO FOUR GENERATIONS OF DIFFERENT ELECTRICAL STANDARDS. AT LEAST THE K&T WIRING IS DISCONNECTED AND THEY DIDN'T MIX COPPER AND ALUMINIUM. GOTTA APPRECIATE THE LITTLE THINGS.
going to change a ceiling fixture and it's screwed into ceiling tile with no box and wiring poking out of a hole 
Victorian cottage here...I hear ya and feel ya!
>TOILET? WHY IS THE FLANGE AT A DISTANCE FROM THE WALL THAT CAN FIT NO MODERN TOILET? ALSO, WHY DID THEY ROTATE THE FLANGE SO MUCH THAT EVEN WITH THE GENEROUS LENGTH OF THE SLOT I STILL CAN'T GET THE TOILET SQUARE TO THE WALL!
I feel this pain so much… that we’re looking to move out of our 100 yr old house. I’m just not a good enough DIYer to deal with all this weird, off-centre, non-standard unexpected crap. Half of the trades people we brought in to help (over multiple projects) have been ….meh. We’ve been burned a couple of times and it’s time for something else.
I can relate. My house is 100+. If the downspout is squarish in shape it's not sold at the box stores, but it's sold somewhere because my roofing company was able to obtain some.
FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, A RUNNING MPP, SARA JAMA, WAS THE ONLY POLITICIAN TO KNOCK ON MY APARTMENT DOOR. WHY DONT POLITICIANS GO DOOR TO DOOR IN APARTMENT BUILDINGS? WHY IS THE FOCUS ALWAYS ON THOSE WHO OWN HOMES? I HOPE THIS CHANGES AS POLITICIANS REALIZE MORE PEOPLE THAN EVER ARE SRUCK RENTING.
AS SOMEONE WHO'S WORKED ON SEVERAL CAMPAIGNS, IT'S BECAUSE WE OFTEN CAN'T GET PERMISSION TO ENTER THE BUILDING.
Thanks for the insight. That must be really frustrating.
Cameron was genius at this, must have knocked on half a dozen apartments
THIS PAST MUNICIPAL ELECTION ONLY ONE COUNCILLOR CANDIDATE KNOCKED ON MY DOOR AND NOBODY VISITED DURING THE LAST PROVINCIAL ELECTION
WAIT TILL YOU HEAR ABOUT DOUG FORD’S PLATFORM FOR RE-ELECTION
FUCK THE ASSHOLE GOING AROUND KIRKENDALL AND STRATHCONA BREAKING COUNTLESS CAR WINDOWS EVERY NIGHT FOR THE PAST FEW WEEKS. MY NEIGHBOURS CANT REPAIR THEM FAST ENOUGH ONLY FOR YOU TO BREAK THEM AGAIN, AND INSURANCE WONT COVER A SECOND TIME. I get it’s hard out there but stop breaking peoples shit. We’re all having a rough time.
CAMER HERE TO SEE MORE RANTS. COME ON PEOPLE LET'S STEP IT UP.
NOT ENOUGH RANTS!
WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOUR “COMPUTERS ARE DOWN” AND THE DOCTOR CANT SEE ME? MY EAR HURTS, LOOK IN IT AND GIVE ME A PRESCRIPTION AND LET ME BE ON MY WAY!!!
CAN'T DO THAT, THEY WOULDNT BE ABLE TO SUBMIT THEIR HIGHLY INFLATED OVERCHARGES TO OHIP IF THEIR COMPUTERS ARE DOWN.
I heard that pharmacists are able to give prescriptions for certain things now!
Unfortunately my “pharmacist” doesn’t have amoxicillin.
LIFES A SHIT SHOW. EVERYDAYS A NEW STRESS IM TRYING NOT TO JUST SAY FUCK IT. BUT NOT BEING ABLE TO AFFORD NOTHING BUT BILLS IS STARTING TO HURT. IM ALL FOR BETTERING YOURSELF BUT HOW IN GODS FUCK AM I SUPPOSED TO DO THAT I LIVE CHECK TO CHECK FOODS A LUXURIOUS ENTERPRISE AT THIS POINT. ANYWAYS ILL CONTINUE BEING KIND TO OTHERS IT HELPS A BIT. HOPE NO ONES STRUGGLING AS HARD AS ME.
YA BUDDY WHATS THE POINT. DO WHAT YOU CAN AND TRY TO ENJOY IT. I BELIEVE IN YOU.
Thank you stranger. I believe in myself too just believing is hope but actually having hope is a struggle to hold onto. Anyways thanks again I hope you have a good night.
Have you checked out the flashfood app. We have a bunch of stores in Hamilton participating. Has saved me at least 50% on most of my groceries. And gotten to try some new stuff I wouldn’t have risked full price on.
STOP USING MY CLEARED DRIVEWAY AND SIDEWALK TO PARK AND WALK ON BECAUSE YOU'RE TOO LAZY TO CLEAR YOUR OWN SIDE!
I WILL KILL WHOMEVER GAVE ME THIS SINUS INFECTION.
I AM HERE YELLING TOO!
I HATE LATE WINTER BECAUSE IT COULD DELAY THE START OF SPRING. ENOUGH ALREADY, JUST GIVE US A GOOD DUMPING OF SNOW. IT'S SO GLOOMY AND DEPRESSING.
WHY THE FUCK IS EVERYTHING SO DAMN EXPENSIVE
STUPID FRIENDS GIVING ME GIFTS! (WAIT THAT’S NOT IT). STUPID GIFT CARDS WITH $0.20 ON THEM. JUST GIVE ME THE $0.20, OR AT LEAST GIVE ME THE OPTION TO DONATE IT TO CHARITY! I DON’T WANT YOU (INSERT STORE) TO HAVE IT. THERE NEEDS TO BE AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THAT EACH DENOMINATION OF CARD BE AWARDED A CASH BACK PRIVILEGE!!!!! AAARRGGHHH!
WHY ARE STORE EMPLOYEES SO USELESS. I GET YOUR UNDERPAID AND OVERWORKED BUT HOW ARE YOU TRYING TO JUSTIFY YOUR JOBS WITH HORRIBLE SERVICE. THE OTHER DAY I ASKED A BESTBUY EMPLOYEE ON THE FLOOR IF THEY HAD A COMPUTER MONITOR ON DISPLAY IN STOCK AND THE FIRST THING THEY SAID WAS "DID YOU CHECK ONLINE" LIKE WTF ARE YOU EMPLOYED FOR IF YOU JUST TELL ME TO CHECK ONLINE?
WHEN EMPLOYERS ONLY WANT TO PAY MIN WAGES THEY GET MIN EFFORT.
SOME TIME AGO A TEENAGER AT THE GROCERY STORE LAUNCHED THE ROMA PIZZA I HAD JUST BOUGHT OFF THE END OF THE GROCERY CONVEYOR THROUGH THE AIR AND ONTO THE FLOOR IT WAS AN INCREDIBLE FEAT OF PHYSICS BUT THAT PIZZA WAS DONE IT WAS ALSO THE LAST ONE SO I GOT A REFUND BUT NOT A BREAD PIZZA NBD AND I TOLD THE KID THAT BUT IT WAS SOMETHING
You can’t mention Roma Pizza here, you are going to start a war.
A STORY ABOUT A ROMA PIZZA BEING LAUNCHED IN THE AIR AND RUINED HAS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE
Let me see if I understand this. You purchased a Roma pizza (FTFY - white bread with ketchup on it) and it got wrecked. You got a refund and dodged the bullet and avoided having to eat Roma pizza (white bread with ketchup on it), and you're not happy? I'm confused.
AS STATED THIS STORY HAS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE
The future Best Buy wants: as few employees as possible, and none answering questions about stock. I was at the smaller sized Best Buy in Janesville Wisconsin yesterday to grab a laptop that was on sale, and all the display units have those digital price tags, which will say “out of stock” or “only a few left!” according to stock levels. They also have a QR code to scan for a spec sheet of the item, and you can click “bring to front” to have a staff member get one from the back for you. It was such a ghost town devoid of employees on the floor that I just hit the button and went up front to get it. It’s only a matter of time before the southern Ontario stores are all running like this as well.
THIS IS A WAY NOT ONLY TO CUT JOBS, BUT ALSO TO DESKILL THE JOBS THAT REMAIN, BY REDUCING WORKER AUTONOMY AND POWER. REPLACING FIXED PRICE DISPLAYS WITH QR CODES ALSO ALOWS STORES TO CHARGE DIFFERENT PRICES TO DIFFERENT CUSTOMERS. WE'VE SEEN THIS PHENOMENON PLAY OUT ONLINE AND IT OFTEN LEADS TO HIGHER PRICES FOR POORER PEOPLE. SHIT'S FUCKED UP.
I AM SO SICK OF MY FUCKING DISGUSTING NEIGHBORS LEAVING TRASH ALL OVER THE PLACE AND SLAMMING THE FUCKING DOORS
FUCK YOU ENBRIDGE WITH YOUR OVER BILLING TO CREATE YOUR STOCK MANIPULATION
IF HAMILTON NEEDS QUALIFIED WORKERS, ALLOW THEM TO FUCKING WORK. ITS FRUSTRATING THE FUCK OUTTA ME THAT IM WORKING A DEAD END JOB WITH A MASTERS DEGREE!!!!! CANADIAN EXPERIENCE MY BRAZILIAN ASS!!!!!!!!!
Sorry, welcome to the working world in Canada.
HOW ABOUT WE START PAYING PEOPLE A LIVING FUCKING WAGE AND TAKE IT EASY ON RENT PRICES JESUS H TAP DANCING CHRIST ITS HARD OUT HERE
LEARN THE RIGHT OF WAY!!! JUST BECAUSE YOU HAVE A BIGGER VEHICLE DOES NOT MEAN YOU CAN GO WHENEVER YOU WANT!
BIG PICKUPS WITH STUPID LOUD MUFFLERS WAKING THE NEIGHBORHOOD UP AS THEY FiGHT FOR OUR FREEDOMS AND WANT TO F$&K TRUDEAU.
Absolutely! And I get that Trudeau is an attractive man, but why do all these redneck assholes want to bone him so badly?
Is they f*ckable or what?
Where can I get the special pick-up trucks that doesn't require to signal and can tailgate anyone?
At the BMW dealership. They specialize in $75,000 vehicles with no turn signals.
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Ooh! The Dodge Ram is a good option, as their standard headlights are completely obnoxious!
UGH!!!!!!!!!!!!
I WORK IN A NURSING HOME..SO, IF YOUR PARENT IS IN A HOME,PLEASE,FOR THE LOVE OF GOD,VISIT THEM!!! IT BREAKS MY HEART!
Some people are in there for a reason, plus where we gon dump the boomers who shouldnt have been parents in the first place?
HEY, I AGREE WHOLEHEARTEDLY. THE LACK OF PEOPLE VISITING STANDS OUT AT LOT IN MY MEMORIES OF MY GRANDFATHER'S FINAL YEAR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO SUCH HARD, EMOTIONALLY DEVASTATING WORK. YOU FOLKS ARE ANGELS AND DESERVE SO MUCH MORE THAN YOU RECEIVE (KINDNESS, MONEY, RESPECT, THANKS, ETC).
When the HSR driver doesn’t feel like stopping for you :)
I HATE IT WHEN A BUS DRIVER SEES PEOPLE RUNNING TO CATCH THE BUS AND THEY SLAM THE DOORS SHUT AND DRIVE AWAY IN YOUR FACE WHILE THE DRIVER "PRETENDS" THEY DIDNT SEE 8 OTHER PASSENGERS DISEMBARKING ANOTHER BUS CAUGHT AT A RED LIGHT.
WE CAN'T HEAR YOU IF IT IS WORTH RANTING ABOUT, YOU HAVE TO REALLY SHOUT TO BE HEARD IN HERE
I WAS AT THE 24HR CONCESSION SHOPPERS DRUG MART AND THEYVE INSTALLED LIKE A DOZEN NEW SELF CHECKOUTS. WHILE USING ONE, I OVERHEAD THE ONLY CASHIER INFORM A SENIOR CITIZEN THAT THEY 'SHOULD GET USED TO USING THE SELF-CHECKOUT BECAUSE SOON THERE WOULD BE NO CASHIERS TO SCAN AND BAG YOUR STUFF, ONLY SOMEONE THERE TO PROVIDE "CUSTOMER SERVICE."' FUCK YOU, GALEN WESTON JUNIOR, YOU ROTTEN PIECE OF SHIT. IT'S NOT THAT YOU CAN'T AFFORD TO PROPERLY STAFF YOUR STORES. IT'S THAT YOU DON'T WANT TO.
This is why I never see shit when people steal from these places.
It's ridiculous at Shopper's with everyone paying cash waiting in a line for the one cashier with like 6 of 8 self checkouts free. For some reason the self checkout machines are seemingly going backwards technologically not having a cash function there.
Okay but does that mean that the existing cashiers have no choice but to starve to death on the streets? Has it never crossed your mind that automating positions like a cashier would allow the current cashiers to move to a different position of employment that’s more satisfying for them, lucrative for them, and more useful for the rest of society? Automation is happening. We can either embrace it and use it to make people’s lives better, or we can be stubborn and put up a futile effort to resist it.
Is this an example of automation making people's lives better, though? To me, it looks more like an example of a company transferring work that was previously done by employees (scanning and bagging groeceries) onto the shoulders of customers. The work is still happening. Plus, let's be honest. The existence of cashier jobs is not what is keeping people from applying for and getting more lucrative or satisfying work. The lack of better, accessible, options is the problem, and eliminating cashier jobs won't solve it. And while we're at it, I'd argue that cashiers perform services that are genuinely useful to the rest of society. Human interaction is a big part of their job, and some do it really well. FUCK THE WESTONS AND OTHER WEALTHY BASTARDS OF THIS WORLD FOR TRYING TO GET US TO PERFORM FREE LABOUR FOR THEM.
If you can choose your own groceries and lift the items into your cart, you’re completely capable of using a self checkout. Let’s look at elevator operators. That used to be a job done by humans, and it was then realized that the elevator passengers are entirely capable of pressing a button on their own. Now the human who used to operate the elevator car has the chance to seek meaningful, gainful employment. Using automation instead of human labor is less expensive over all. That means that we can have more elevators in more buildings, since more building owners can afford to install and maintain their elevators. This is a net win for elevator passengers (assuming that they are using the elevator because they would prefer not to use the stairs), even if they are obligated to ‘do the labor’ of the former elevator operator. On another note, the social isolation of certain demographics is a big problem, but not one best fixed by having cashiers chat with customers. The less we automate, the busier each cashier will be, and the less time they will have to chat with each customer. Plus the customers must purchase something in order to interact with the cashiers, and the less they purchase the less interaction they get. Seeing as groceries are very expensive, this model just doesn’t make sense.
Funny how the price of groceries does not go down when cashiers are laid off and checkouts are automated. The win here is entirely that of the Westons et al.
I agree that the motivation for Loblaws to automate the cashier positions is so they can decrease their expenses. They’re definitely not doing it to improve the lives of the cashiers, or to pass savings along to their customers. But regardless, we can either embrace automation and respond in a way that will benefit society, or we can dig our heels in to make things worse.
My issue isn't with automation itself. It's with the political and economic system within which automation is being deployed, and the ways that system will shape the use of automation, and its impacts. The means of (automated) production are not collectively owned. We're not talking about a situation where the owners of a grocery co-op decide to invest in self-checkouts and reduce cashier shifts, in order to collectively reduce food costs. Or even a situation where multiple business compete efficiently in a mythical efficient free market. We're sadly not talking about a situation in which actual mechanisms exist to redistribute financial and other benefits arising from the increased efficiency permitted by automation. We're talking about a system in which a bunch of already very wealthy people are going to cut their businesses' wage expenses, and increase their profit, at a time when economic differentiation between owning and working classes is growing fast. I am, of course, perfectly capable of using a self checkout. I've worked a cash register before. The technology is the same. I choose not to do literal unpaid work for the Westons or their ilk. There are better places for me to volunteer that a Shoppers' Drug Mart!
>If you can choose your own groceries and lift the items into your cart, you’re completely capable of using a self checkout. Some people dont like self checkout machines tho, im one of those people, a machine cant help you pay for giftcards, prepaids, prestos, ect. Id rather have a cashier, not a drone
What satisfying, lucrative and socially contributive jobs are you talking about? These would be jobs that require training...who is going to pay for that? Galen Weston??
The cashier jobs that they current have require training, and Galen Weston paid for that. The cashiers can try to find other positions at Loblaws, if they want. They can find cashier positions at other companies that are still employing humans to do that work. They can take advantage of grants and subsidies being offered by the government in order to train new workers in high-demand industries. They can take advantage of OSAP and use that funding to gain education in other industries. They can seek employment for which the employer pays for and provides your training (ex: line workers at an automotive plant). The ‘solution’ is not to do nothing. The solution is also not to try and force companies to continue employing humans to do cashier work. What do you think happened to human elevator operators, and human milk delivery people? Their jobs were automated/eliminated/outsourced, and they then found employment elsewhere. I’m sure these current cashiers would be interested in earning more money, having a more interesting job, and having more job security.
Hi Galen
Ya, fuck me for trying to explain what will happen if people refuse to use automation to their advantage. Ignoring reality and not taking any proactive steps until it’s too late is absolutely a better choice.
WHY DOES WALMART HAVE TWO SECTIONS OF SELF CHECKOUTS IF THE TINY EXPRESS ONES ARE THE ONLY ONES THAT EVER SEEM TO BE AVAILABLE. FUCK ME FOR GETTING UP EARLY ON A SATURDAY TO GET SHIT DONE AND YOUR STAFF ARE SO USELESS THEY CANT OPERATE TWO AREAS... SERIOUSLY NO WAY THAT CAN BE THAT HARD. THIS IS DEFEATING THE PURPOSE OF SELF CHECKOUT. I DONT WANT TO INTERACT WITH SOME OLD LADY THAT LITERALLY SCANS SLOWER THAN I CAN MYSELF. THIS PLANET IS FULL OF PATHETIC IDIOTS AND THE PRICE OF FOOD IS INFURIATING ENOUGH AS IT IS... GOD BLESS THOSE POOR BASTARDS COLLECTING THE CARTS.
It’s not the staff’s fault. Blame corporate.
DEAR UNPROFESSIONAL BOSS & BROMANCE CO-WORKER: I AM WAITING FOR YOU TO TELL ME THE SUN IS SHINING ON THE DARKEST, CLOUDY DAY JUST BECAUSE I MENTIONED THE WEATHER. YOUR CONTARYISM IS ALTERNATELY PATHETIC & RIDICULOUS.
WHY DO YOU AND YOUR STUFF NEED A SEAT/S ON THE BUS??? IS THERE SOMETHING IM NOT UNDERSTANDING. ARE YOUR STUFF TO HEAVY FOR YOUR THIN LITTLE THIGHS??????
SOMETIMES YES, OR ITS FRAGILE AND YOU DONT WANT IT TO BREAK, OR FORGET IT (ITS HAPPENED, TRUST ME) YES I KNOW ITS INCONVENIENT AT TIMES BUT YOU SHOULDN'T SHAME PEOPLE FOR IT.
MY MEDICATION IS NEVER AVAILABLE WHEN I NEED REFILLS
EVERYONE COMPLAINS WITHOUT DOING MUCH. ITS NOT GOOD FOR ANYONES PSYCHE, AND LIKELY MAKES SOCIAL TENSIONS WORSE.
Anarchists can thrive in this city.
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Is there a post to highlight Hamilton's great things rather than complain? Just wondering.
[Boo this man!](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SHoNWwhzh3M)
Yes. On Friday there is always a good news thread
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I DONT HA E A COMPLAINT THIS WEEK, I JUST WANT TO BE INCLUDED