Buddy posted earlier about wrecking his car and getting a ticket, and got annihilated here lol but it did make me think, if you get a ticket, do you have anything to lose going to court? Could it get reduced? or even increased?

Not about guilt, just about what happens if you choose court instead of just paying the fine.

Had two fellas show up on my door step tonight in Mount Pearl at 830 just at the start of the leafs game, claiming they are looking for their lost iphone. Remember seeing a post about that here last week so I figured id put the notice up again. Thanks to the guy who posted that.

Buddy claimed he was working with the RNC, but after they left I checked with the RNC and they confirmed no one was looking for a lost phone at 830 at night, and they had plenty of other things to do besides tracking down a lost phone. I was pretty confrontational with them (probably a bad idea but whatever) and told them to leave the neighborhood and come back in the morning if they were really looking for a phone.

Ridiculous either way, cant imagine knocking on a door at 830 on a Saturday night, when all the lights were off, claiming to be looking for my phone.

Again, not sure on the motivation here. I'm assuming they are just casing the place to see if someone is home or if we have valuables or something? Anyone have any insight on this?

Hi everyone, I’m fairly new to the province having retired here a few months ago. I have debilitating back pain with MRI’s having been done in Ontario a couple of months ago so the cause has been determined. My GP said a referral to a pain specialist would most likely result in an addiction to narcotics 😒 I can’t for a number of reasons take narcotics so am relying on ibuprofen and acetaminophen for pain relief which no longer even takes the edge off. I have been seeing a physiotherapist but have had minimal improvement. Is there anywhere that does treatments such as radio frequency ablation or epidural steroid injections. Also are there any private clinics that are fee for service? I am willing to pay to get some semblance of my life back.

I'm looking for cool spots that are abandoned around a bit outside st.johns. like red cliff, and the abandoned radar station. Stuff like that. - thanks

im tired of st johns and want to move offgrid/rural and build my own house (i have construction skills). problem is all the land im finding seems very high priced like 15k an acre PLUS its not even that remote. am i supposed to buy crown land? is that expensive?

Sorry, I have been looking for those bottles of syrup shaped like a maple leaf, but i have not seen them yet does anyone know where to find them? or which do you recommend? Thanks!

Hi, I recently moved to the St. John’s area and was wondering if anyone knows how to aquire raw wool, like fresh off a sheep? I recently ran out of my supply and spin wool into yarn quite regularly so is there anywhere that one can buy it around here or will I need to mail order it?

F-150, 2019, base base BASE model truck. It has the inside door handles that you squeeze. The manual locks up top are recessed and curved.

Called a few places, even CAA, and the fire department. They say I need a slim Jim and they don't have one.

Anyone know of a local service in town that has one to help unlock the truck?

Starting a small taxi business in my small town. Where would one find public passenger insurance?

Is there anything better than a VOCM article that begins with the words "Fraser Institute"? The unquestioning, incurious regurgitation of a think tank's press release. They do, praise be, link to the original report which is easy to read and surprisingly honest. The report shows:

• Violent crime and property crime in Canada and the US are at historic lows (their words).
• The homicide rate in the US is 2-3 X higher than in Canada
• Property crimes are steadily decreasing in both countries over the past 30 years

The VOCM article, and presumably the Fraser Institute's preferred talking points, spin the data to concentrate on the negatives.

• If you compare the absolute lowest year (2014) and the absolute highest recent year (2022) then the homicide rate in Canada has gone up by "53%". But if you compare, say, 2005 to 2023, the homicide rate is unchanged. These fluctuations are small and you can't discern any real trends.

There does seem to be a recent (since 2014) steady increase in violent crime rates in Canada. That is troubling and worthy of report. But the fixation on "Canada vs. the US" data is so dumb. The report does adjust the Canadian data to reflect the types of crime reported by the US as "violent" (comparing apples to apples) so I believe their statistics. However, the data for the US is incomplete since it only goes to 2022 so an increase in Canada's rates in 2023 can't be compared to no data for the US in 2023. Yet that's the headline: We're now worse than the US! Scary! The US is violent and we're worse! Fix the crime! Axe the Tax! Jail the druggies!

https://vocm.com/2024/11/29/256958/

Hi, I respect the unions and support their right to strike but I also need to get some mail (letters) to the USA soonish and I’m wondering if anyone has figured out the best (ideally affordable and reliable) way to get a letter delivered from NL to a US address without using Canada Post? FedEx seems like an expensive option and I’ve never used UPS for letters, are there other alternatives that I haven’t thought of yet? Thanks in advance!

So I've never been investigated by them before. I have children and we moved here from another province.

Basically I got my neighbours pedo roommate kicked out when I informed my landlord of his past.

Days later at almost midnight a cop and 2 social workers came knocking alleging drug use and partying. Nothing could be further from the truth. I believe they could see that and quickly left.

I was told I was entitled to the time of the call and what exactly was alleged and what further action is required and itahoils come in writing. A week later I have not received this information. I asked one of the social workers and she couldn't say for sure when or what was alleged "since she didn't take the call".

Just looking to cover my behind. Not that I have anything to hide but apparently that neighbour has close friends and family at that office and is very mad I got her roommate removed.

I don't want to ever have them say they asked me for something and I didn't provide or some other reason to keep showing up. Me and my children have a right to privacy. Also the investigation had to be open for 30 days. Like wtf.

Can anyone tell me what I should be doing here? If anything? Also where can I find the policy that states it has to be open for 30 days?

Was going the other direction on outer ring road around 7:35am this morning when I saw a pickup truck losing a backyard toy house, flying in the air.

I may have also saw a mattress but not entirely sure, went by fast.

Some cars definitely got hit or/and hitting these things as it was during morning rush hour.

Secure your loads y’all

Has anyone used Sendle to send a package? Please share your experience

Looking for a carpenter or contractor who can give me a quote on repairing some water damage on floor joists in my crawl space. It's an older home with a exterior basement, about 5 feet tall. I have contacted a couple people but haven't heard anything back. If anyone has recommendations I would appreciate it. Thanks!

8 or more unmarked vehicles with lights and sirens speeding West of Whitbourne in the TCH. Anyone know what’s going on? Traveling a long way tonight on the TCH and wondering if there will be delays. UPDATE: the vehicles appear to be SWAT or similar. Also seen on FB that there was a heavy Police presence on Bennet Dr in Gander.

Might be a bit of a weird question but my nan got a new coat and she wants a nice scarf for it. Not a super warm scarf and not something super sheer or silk. Does anyone have any store recommendations that sell nice scarves that isn't like $100 a piece? She's a bit picky so I need options.

Does anyone know if the electronics will qualify as tax free after Dec 15?

How are people affording new vehicles nowadays and is there any save to purchasing something out of province?Where is the best place to get a decent used truck ? Any info will help, thanks.