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I am all in for taking your pets places but in all honesty if you have an untrained pet, don't take it with you to the mall out of all places.
Witnessed at yorkdale right before closing. A family with a small dog on a leash (maybe a Yorkie not sure, thank you for having a leash on your dog), just let their dog go to the pillar in front of louis vuitton and urinated all over it and the floor. And on top of this, left the urine there and left. This is just so beyond disgusting and unsanitary I have no words.
You need to take better care of your dog and let it go do its business often outside. It was very clearly in the mall for too long or had anxiety from the amount of people. Regardless, at least let someone know to clean it up.
The rude cashiers I meet everyday,the dozen of spam calls and text I get every day at night,the beggars who give me the stink eye when I tell them I have no money,the TTC riders who feel entitled to not wait inline,the food delivery riders who miss killing me be a few inches,the city traffic and finally my dog who judges me when I don't give him the leftovers but my wife does. Amen...
It’s honestly both tragic and darkly hilarious that the same xenophobes, right-wingers, and generally miserable Canadians who worship Trump are about to get screwed over by his upcoming tariffs. And the funniest (or saddest) part? Even as he directly costs them their jobs, their livelihoods, and their already fragile sense of stability, most of them will still eat it up, because blind devotion trumps (no pun intended) self-preservation in a cult of personality.
I’d never say Trump is Hitler—Hitler was far more cruel—but the way populism plays out, the way regular people find catharsis in a demagogue, is mind-blowing. It’s like watching history repeat itself in real time, except this time, the lessons should have been painfully clear. Canadians grow up learning about the horrors of the world wars, fascism, and unchecked racism. Yet, a few years of economic hardship, a little societal instability, and suddenly, many of us are slipping right back into the same old traps. It’s not just frustrating—it’s terrifying.
Some of my colleagues were actually cheering for Trump’s election, completely buying into the trans hysteria and anti-“woke” grifting. And now, even with our jobs and investments directly at risk because of his policies, they’re still cheering. I genuinely don’t understand it.
Our transit system is unfortunately becoming an extension of the city's shelter system. I've gotten on the ttc at 3am and it's sad to say its essentially a homeless shelter. Unfortunately, what is a mental health issue for someone, is a safety situation for another rider. People need to realize that the TTC has to appeal to, and be adopted by, a large section of society which includes professionals and the upper-middle class. Not all of these people want to deal with the problems that many of the homeless experience or the poor behaviour choices (ie lighting a pipe or prepping a needle in front of other passengers). It's an impossible situation when the ppl in power keep cutting and not investing in the well being of our city. We need to realize the transit system and hospitals are not made to house people and frankly it's inappropriate.
Back in the day they used to be strict about fares. I pay my fare, but I am understanding if others can't, and frankly it's none of my business if another person cannot pay - at least on a micro level. On a larger level it is an issue as it leads to defunding and lack of overall interest in public transit in general.
Sorry for the rant, just had to get my thoughts on this off my chest!
It smells, I'm wondering what's worse the BO smell or the litres of perfume people wear that creates a noxious bomb in a confined space. Or when they're both combined.
His new Comercial is an absolute joke. His two sons are superheros... and they claim to help people. this couldn't be more from the truth. I went to this Oliver guy and had brought a new michael kors and a couple of other pieces, he wouldn't take them because they weren't louis vuitton. you help people tho.... he wouldn't take the bags I brought in but wanted the Pandora bracelet I was wearing. he actually pointed to my wrist and said, well I'll take that.... just completely changed my view on the guy. anyway
I was in the app for over an hour before the presale, then when it finally loads up it I get slammed into a queue of 11k people. Wait almost another hour to see this kind of shit (seats behind the stage for over $100.) The only other few tickets were $700 and extremely far away.
I loathe this venue, it is easily the worse one in the city. I've refused to go back since the last time I went (2007-2009ish), but when NiN announced their tour I swallowed my hate, even though it made me a angry to do so.
And now I'm more pissed than ever! Once more; FUCK Scotiabank Arena! Additionally, fuck scalpers! And fuck this stupid ass shit!
If I see a scalper in person in punching them in the face!
If you are reading this Ginger dude! just know that you are class A shitbag.
For Context, last week this ginger guy in the audience started yelling “Elon Musk” multiple times to interrupt the comic and then did a N*zi Salute. Thanks to one of the staff members who quickly saw him and addressed that guy on his bullshit.
If you are reading this, please go to america, we don’t want you here.
Hi Reddit,
I’m writing this because I feel completely betrayed and heartbroken over what happened to me, and I want to warn others to be careful.
A few days ago, I met someone through an app called Wizz. She seemed really sweet, and after chatting for a while, we agreed to meet up. She even suggested coming over to my place, which felt like a genuine connection.
When she arrived, we talked for a bit, but then she asked if we could go out somewhere. I agreed, thinking she just wanted to spend time together. After driving her to a mall, she said she needed to use the washroom. I waited for her, but she never came back. I later saw her leaving with some other guy. It stung, but I assumed she just wasn’t interested in me, so I left feeling embarrassed and a bit confused.
Fast forward two days, and I realized my AirPods were missing. I checked the “Find My” app, and they were showing up in North York — the area she said she lived in. That’s when it hit me: she stole them. I then checked my wallet, and all my cash was gone, too. I still don’t know if there’s more missing.
What hurts the most isn’t even the stuff she took, but the fact that I trusted someone I barely knew, thinking we had a real connection. I can’t believe someone could act so normal while planning to take advantage of me.
I haven’t involved the police yet because I’m still processing everything. I just wanted to share my story to remind everyone to be careful about who they let into their lives — even if they seem genuine. I never thought something like this would happen to me, and now I’m left feeling violated and unsure of who to trust.
If you’ve ever experienced something like this, I’d love to hear how you handled it. And please, if you meet someone new, be cautious. I wouldn’t wish this on anyone.
Thanks for reading. Suggestions or advice are welcome.
…are selfish, entitled, ignorant, rude pieces of shit. And yet I can’t do or say anything as I may get spit on or worse. I was recently on the streetcar and it was only me and one of these ignoramuses so I turned my own volume up to give them a dose of their own medicine and they were completely unbothered. I need to get noise cancelling headphones but I’m worried about not being alert enough to notice other risks present. Fuck me.
I had a miserable Chinese new year all thanks to my dad being a fucking prick and throwing nonstop little bitch hissy fits about the kost random things. We originally din't want to host because everytime we do he looses his fucking shit and takes it out on us when we try to help him and starts throwing tantrums like a fucking child when we tell him to do it himself because fuck him.
I'm so fucking tired of the hypocrissy of it all. He tells us to invite family and then imediatly complains about how he doesn't like those people as soon as we hang up the phone. Yes, he makes us do it because he's too fucking ass backwards to know how to use a phone to contact people.
And to top it all off, my family are members are disgusting illmannered throgolodytes... One cousin showed up with fucking tupperware to take food home with her and raided our fridge for stuff she wanted when she got there. Another cousin told us not to eat too much because she wanted to take leftovers to her church. Are we not allowed to eat the foods we bought and prepared for ourselves?
What's the point of fucking doing all this work for unappreciative fucks when all we get in return is bad memories and a soup ladel thrown at our head by a psychotic old man slowly making his descent into hell and dimentia...
I fucking refuse to out on fake smiles to entertain people anymore... What's the point? All I ever have is bad memories from all these fake events that have no meaning to us anymore...
Forgot I had a monthly subscription with Spinco (haven’t been able to work out since I got pregnant) and I tried to cancel in their app I just redownloaded after ages…come to find out there’s no way to cancel in-app 😤
I know there are already a couple of states in the US who have recently put laws on their books that state that if you can sign up on an app, you should also be able to cancel your membership on the app - we need to have this here in Ontario too because this is highway robbery
It wasn’t an insane amount ($1500 over 13 months) but on principle it’s so annoying for a business to try to jack your hard earned $$$
I can’t take it anymore. Walking my dog has become a miserable experience because I have to be on constant alert just to make sure neither of us steps in dog poop on the sidewalk. I get that it’s cold and messy out, but that’s all the more reason for people to clean up after their dogs. Seriously, what’s going on?
This city is starting to feel like a biohazard, and I’m so over it. I’ve had my dog for almost 10 years, and this is the first year it’s been this bad. Specifically in Etobicoke, where I live, there are so many dog owners, but it feels like no one’s taking responsibility anymore.
I’ve called 311 multiple times to complain and get cleanup teams sent, but nothing seems to be improving. Is there anything else that can be done to address this? I’m genuinely appalled.
Past two months, I've seen lonely dipshits not eating but playing on their phones while hogging a four seat table in the food court of Eaton's, Yorkdale, and Scarborough Town Centre. Not even a drink on the table. Just sitting their ass there taking up space when they can literally be anywhere else while families are trying to find seating to eat. If you're not eating, go sit on a bench or stand in a corner somewhere.
When you're in a strip mall or mall parking lot with more than enough parking spaces for your car and many others just steps away from the door, why the fuck would you park your car in the thoroughway effectively blocking a whole lane from people trying to get in and out of the lot. You honestly can't walk the extra 10 steps to pick up whatever the hell you're getting? In my opinion, this is worse than the assholes who feel their car is so precious that they need to take up two spots.
And a special place in hell is reserved for those who do this but also right in front of the curb ramp for wheelchairs and strollers
This has to be the worst experience I've ever experienced from a restaurant.
I ordered a Korean Fried Chicken pizza for delivery through their website for $45 with dill sauce on the side this past Friday. It said it would be an hour before it was delivered. About 55 minutes later I received a call from them saying they are busy, it will be late and will offer me a credit for a free pizza.
Then over another hour goes by, 2 hours after I placed my order, the delivery guy finally shows up and is apologetic. I open the pizza box and it was clear that the pizza was sitting around for over an hour, not even under a heat lamp. The crust was soggy and the chicken clearly went bad. Of course the dill sauce wasn't with the pizza. Overall the pizza was inedible. I only had a slice where there was not any chicken on it and it was awful. I tossed the rest away.
The credit they gave me was supposed to be for 35 bucks but when I tried to use it, of course it didn't work. I don't understand why they didn't just toss the pizza in the garbage a make me a new one when they could have delivered it. I complained to customer service and they didn't do anything and said they tried their best. I also tried to dispute the credit card charge and it didn't work. If I order through Uber Eats I would have received full credit right away.
What a joke of a pizza place. I won't be ordering delivery from here again.
Cancelled multiple EDM shows people spend $$$ on for flights, hotels, and booked time off for with zero warning. Imagine finding out on apple wallet since the ticket says cancelled. I hear they also aren't allowing people to cancel their hotel bookings either.
Then when people leave bad reviews on your chain of casinos and theatres, hiding all the reviews.
Feels like a scam and have no professionalism whatsoever.
To all those that had their plans ruined yesterday, my heart goes out to you.
**edit. Not sure on their hotel cancellation policy since not my first hand experience. Hopefully people who no longer want to go were able to cancel :(
So, for those who don't remember, Billy was that bear with the hawaiian shirt that would appear on all of the signs and maps and whatever around the park (usually with a weird smile and his arms up in the air). However, he ocasionally came down and hung out around the waterfal stage with his friend buster and ocationally do shows. What I remember was Billy had an excited childish voice while buster had a derpy voice "Imagine patrick star mixed with Goomer from Sam and Cat" One of the shows they did was called "its a silly day" which basically was some sort of wacky show with them explaining sometimes you need to let loose and "get silly" I only remember two parts of this, one part where they had a dance party and the conclusion of the show where they do a giant conga line around the stage, and when the show ends you could take photos with him (or just hug him if you want) and for some reason if you got to close to him he would put your arms across your shoulders like a backpack strap (at least that is what he did to me).
Anyway, Billy in my opinion was the face of Ontario Place, From the moment you walked in to the moment you left he was everywhere, he was on posters, signs, maps, bilboard ads. Heck he even appeared as a mascot. I asociate Billy with Ontario place even more than the trillium logo, I miss seeing is paws up in the air every time I drove past the water front.
Heck even if they don't do anything and its vacant for years, at least put a picture of Billy on the gate as a memorial. He was fun and cute.
I specified the area, also because I wanted the residents in Etobicoke to be aware
https://imgur.com/a/january-26-etobicoke-23QiFIt
I did have the bluetooth FM transmitter stolen ( around $25 )
Cops will not lift a finger,
Insurance is the quickest and most obvious solution, but insurance will ask for a deductible, and it never covers the entire cost for the repair.
It could have been a lot cheaper for the thieves ( and safer for the thieves ) for me to simply give them what they stole from my car
Why does it seem like people these days would rather waste hours messaging back and forth on social media instead of seeing each other in person? I have zero interest in a pen pal that lives in the same city. I understand that we all have busy lives, but ya seriously can’t even spare 30 minutes to get a coffee or something? Gimme a break!
Why do grocery stores shut at 10pm? Why do banks only operate during work hours? Why do most small corner stores only accept cash? Why are public washrooms closed in winter? Why is the only non-sweet drink available… Bubbly? Why are transport links in every city horrendous? Why is homelessness so neglected? Rent so high? Brand stores insanely expensive? Police so ineffectual? Healthcare crumbling? Immigration so out of control?
I immigrated here 13 years ago and in the last two years I think to myself over and over: Why am I still here?
Love 75% of the people, hate what the system has become though
Why does no one at union station know where to walk and always stop in a cluster right in front of the doorways on the platforms? Why does no one else exiting train realize people are also waiting to board. Why do you wait until the last possible second to come down the stairs when you seeing lots of people trying to get up and give us all dirty looks. It’s really not that hard, when the train pulls into the platform please just exit and move down the platform.
I hope you got where you were going—seems like it was super important to bypass the nonexistent traffic by going 50+ km over the speed limit!! I had my baby in the car that you zoomed by super closely, but it seems like you really had to be somewhere so it’s okay 🥰
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Had my package stolen from my front door. The Ring camera recorded the thief. Toronto Police told me they can't do anything about my package and will not be arresting the thief. Suggested that I should be looking after my packages and if a thief steals it they can't really do much about it at all. So I guess we are all on our own, if you have a package stolen, good luck as Toronto Police will not help you much at all.
I have pictures and evidence of the robbery, but they wouldn't arrest or prosecute the thief. What a joke!!!
Toronto Police= Useless and a Joke.
I know it's not illegal to take photos of people in public spaces, I get that. I'm fully aware that I'm probably visible in a lot of random street photography, whatever. My issue is with photographers who get right up in your face and are clearly taking a photo specifically of you, without saying a word let alone asking permission. Do you NEED to ask permission? Legally, no. I don't care if it's legal or not, it's fuckin weird if you just blatantly take a photo of a total stranger without asking first. At the VERY LEAST, be more sneaky about it and don't let me see ffs. It's just creepy as hell to see some rando get right in front of me and snap a picture.
Commercial dog walkers bringing a pack of 15+ dogs per one walker is incredibly irresponsible.
I consistently have issues with aggressive dogs under the care of these people and they don’t give a flying fuck.
The rule is dogs can be off leash but supervised. How can one person reasonably monitor 15-20 dogs running all over?
There should be a limit of 2-3 dogs MAX in my opinion off leash at one time per person.
I just couldn't help but rant, I am soooo sick of this shit! Being over qualified and unemployed is absolutely ridiculous and the fact that this is the reality for most Canadians (myself included) makes me sick. I feel like I'm stuck in a literal loop where I keep doing the same thing and hoping for something different which is literal insanity.
There are too many people here and with the recent news of Centennial College slashing programs, I'm glad. There's nowhere to put anyone else and nowhere for citizens to even work at an entry level making switching career paths or workplaces feel like a death sentence. My retail job made me negative money bc surprise! 3 hours a week is not a job<3 How can you compete with people who will work below minimum???
It really is too damn much, we are all suffering immensely and unnecessarily.
Holy fuck, what an absolute shitty transit service. Waited at Bloor southbound this morning for about 20 min while four trains came by slowly and the crowd built up. Finally got on one only for service to be interrupted at Wellesley station and come to a grinding halt. 30+ fucking minutes to get from Bloor to Wellesley.
The amount of ruined productivity across this city due to the TTC must be mind boggling in numbers.
No wonder there are more cars on the road than ever when you can't even rely on getting to work in a reasonable time frame on a daily basis.
I fucking hate the TTC more than anything else in this shit hole city.
I (33 M) don’t mean to come off as a snob or anything. It’s just as I’m getting older and noticing how bad the GTA is getting socially and economically, I dream of possibly leaving to work in another country for a while (would even consider permanently) but finding work in the US or globally is just as hard. I work in marketing for the past 8 years and gotten quite a bit of experience but even with how the market is now, I’m either at a loss cause I would need sponsorship to work abroad and the Toronto work market is very hard to find anything.
I don’t know maybe this is just another regional rant so feel free to chime in lol. Does anyone else feel “stuck” here?
This shit is getting ridiculous lol