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Yeah in theory. Depends what your definition of good service is. When I go to the bank and wait in line 30 minutes, do I get a discount? Everytime I go to Service Ontario I wait 30 min to 1 hour. Do I get a discount on the price of my sticker etc? At least with tipping you get to decide what...

Minimum wage is never going to cover cost of living here, its as pipe dream. Peoples largest expense is housing, an asset that has seen a parabolic rise in prices, one that is used to speculate.

By giving cash you are saving the server the 4% credit card fee ie $20 tip, 80 cents fee. Restaurant takes the 4% credit card fee that Visa etc charges them. Restaurant owners arent stupid. They would never go for a system where the server could pocket cash and not tip out on it. It would...

servers go from 12.55 to 15. Restaurants will simply raise the tip out % to make up for this, like they did the last time there was a big jump. So this doesnt really do much for servers

"How can people say this is good?" Because that's what fanboys do. Its the same people who think they are so much more "green" than ICE, without realizing oil is used in every plastic, rubber etc Mining lithium. nickle are not environmentally friendly. Then you have the terrible build...

Win on fuel price, lose big time on insurance.

I lived in the UK and have relatives still there. $30 a month for car insurance, $30 a month for a big cc bike is what my uncle pays. My car insurance is almost 8x that and Ive never been in an accident (20y exp). $720 a year over there vs $4000 here. Thats with a 12 month riding season vs 7...

We drive about 25% more than them. Everything is further here, much easier to get around by public transport in the UK. Roads are smaller, cars are smaller, gas mileage is better.

As per the article "Zach is recognized globally as an electric vehicle, solar energy, and energy storage expert" He got bent over. $1671 for 4 OE Michelins that can be found on tirerack for $1100 shipped. "Not wanting to bother with taking the car to a separate place for tires, and trusting...

The downfall of the West. Woke idiots, cancel culture, defund the police, decriminalize shoplifting, victim blaming, the oppression olympics. Wont be long before there are no stores left in certain areas and you can probably guess who will be blamed for it.

Its effectively shadow banned.

They dont think the rest of the world is stupid. Releasing the Michaels literally two minutes later and claiming it was for medical reasons was a massive troll and a big FU to the west. Hostage diplomacy.

If genetics were responsible then why do white Europeans not become obese at anywhere near the rates of white North Americans? Energy cannot be created out of nothing. You must take it more calories than your body is using. I have quite a few overweight/obese people in my family/extended...

Got a new to me bike. 2018 Aprilia Tuono V4 1100 RR Male Late 30s Single M2 3rd season riding Vaughan Bundled with tenant and auto through TD. Comp and collision. $1320 per year. Note that my previous bike was an '09 CBR600rr and the premium was within $10, essentially the same.

They also sat idle and pretended they didnt see the hockey bags filled with cash that would turn up at the Vancouver casinos on a daily basis.

Forgoing vacations and driving used shitboxes into the ground worked well when the deposit rate was several percent, housing rose a little above inflation per year, houses were 5x income and a couple could save a 20% downpayment within 12-18 months. Cars, vacations etc have risen at inflation...

Author is a dumb leftist who thinks conflict can be solved via hugs. Those planes and the military act both as support and a deterrent to conflict. I was at the London airshow the past couple of years. Last year was a once in a lifetime event. F16, F22, F35 and the A10 all at the same show...

Not as dumb as giving the Taliban a list of names (if it turns out to be true)

2 generations ago, one highschool educated person could buy a home, raise a family and with time, buy a cottage. 1 Generation ago, a highschool educated couple could buy a home, raise a family and with time, buy a cottage. Today in Canada, it requires two post secondary educated couples to...

How do you do it on a private to private sale? If I have a lease and its buyout is $15K but the dealer offers $17K, I now have $2k equity and $260 in tax reduction on the next car, correct?