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OldAlias posted:I’d consider living there if it had better government services A fair description of most of the world.
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a primate posted:so is Winnipeg just like a bad place? I was there for a couple of days and it was a lot sketchier than I thought. I was reminded by multiple people that “this isn’t Toronto” and to make sure I don’t leave anything in my car (as if Toronto is known for being the safest place in Canada) its nothing crazy, most people will leave you alone in the day for food depends what you want - list me some food you like and ill tell you of a place that will be pretty good the forks is fine but basic, nothing special. exchange is cool but cluttered and parking is poo poo on good days. lots of good local brewers now too and some with their own kitchens: one great city by polo park. kilter in st.boniface - great hot dogs. nonsuch by the concert hall - good food but a bit $$$ - their hamburger tho is worth ever cent of it's like $14 value lol there is also the beer can but they close for the winter as they are outside only - i haven't been but want to soon i dunno, ask and ill tell you. winnipeg is cool. Vintersorg has issued a correction as of 17:57 on Oct 3, 2023 |
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Winnipeg is suffering from 7 years of PC government and even longer of poo poo mayors
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infernal machines posted:she's mayor of mississauga, take that as you will i live in mississauga and I just assumed we didn't have a mayor and were operating on mad max rules
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Oct 3, 2023 18:23
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Duck Rodgers posted:Winnipeg is suffering from 7 years of PC government and even longer of poo poo mayors Winnipeg is a shithole on a continent full of shitholes, but at least we haven't privatized away all of our public services yet so we still have cheap auto insurance and electricity (for now). Plus we're lucky weather-wise, usually the worst we have to deal with are droughts or blizzards.
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Oct 3, 2023 18:44
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Randalor posted:Winnipeg is a shithole on a continent full of shitholes, but at least we haven't privatized away all of our public services yet so we still have cheap auto insurance and electricity (for now). Plus we're lucky weather-wise, usually the worst we have to deal with are droughts or blizzards. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrD-OYuEkyY
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a primate posted:so is Winnipeg just like a bad place? Huge roadways leading to historic buildings. By contrast driving in Ottawa drains my will to live daily, and the public alternative takes 4-5 times as long, requires three transfers (bus-bus-bus-train) to get downtown, and still costs $150/month. a primate posted:I was reminded by multiple people that “this isn’t Toronto” and to make sure I don’t leave anything in my car (as if Toronto is known for being the safest place in Canada) Randalor posted:Plus we're lucky weather-wise, usually the worst we have to deal with are droughts or blizzards. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLlsjEP7L-k
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I was briefly in Winnipeg for like 10 hours last week. The roads are just lovely. Utter garbage.
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apatheticman posted:I was briefly in Winnipeg for like 10 hours last week. The roads are just lovely. Utter garbage. Yeah, i've had to get my loving wheel bearings replaced a few times due to these poo poo roads.
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Oct 3, 2023 20:02
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apatheticman posted:I was briefly in Winnipeg for like 10 hours last week. The roads are just lovely. Utter garbage. That's because Winnipeg has so many roads and bridges that they cannot possibly afford to maintain them all properly even if they were to spend the entire city budget on road maintenance, and yet they keep building more new ones. Can't remember where I first saw that linked, maybe in the i hate cars thread.
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cock hero flux posted:i live in mississauga and I just assumed we didn't have a mayor and were operating on mad max rules you are, but there's a mayor. she's basically running to lead the ontario liberals, but she won't give up her mayorship unless she's selected party leader.
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infernal machines posted:you are, but there's a mayor. "WHO RUNS BARTERTOWN?"
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if heather stefanson gets elected as premier again tonight im going to convince my wife and family to move to alberta and go full chud
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Randalor posted:"WHO RUNS BARTERTOWN?" she's no tina turner
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DariusLikewise posted:if heather stefanson gets elected as premier again tonight im going to convince my wife and family to move to alberta and go full chud Canada is chuds all the way down.
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Oct 3, 2023 20:26
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I don’t understand how Manitoba and Winnipeg went from the bastions of the Canadian left to Alberta lite without more pushback. The contract for towing and impounding cars, at least in the north end, is definitely the Hells Angels, right? Since they have a clubhouse at the impound lot?
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infernal machines posted:she's no tina turner But is she a Master (without the Blaster)?
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DariusLikewise posted:if heather stefanson gets elected as premier again tonight im going to convince my wife and family to move to alberta and go full chud Edmonton is a sea of orange and is pretty dang affordable given the size of the city and what it offers at least 🤷🏻♀️ I’d consider it were I not bound to BC
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Oct 3, 2023 20:36
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eXXon posted:That's because Winnipeg has so many roads and bridges that they cannot possibly afford to maintain them all properly even if they were to spend the entire city budget on road maintenance, and yet they keep building more new ones. The Winnipeg that could have been ... 
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Oct 3, 2023 20:36
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holy gently caress id kill for those subways 
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Oct 3, 2023 20:46
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nevermind driving, try walking my job got me a hotel near Portage and Main and I had to cross 12 lanes of traffic to get anywhere it feels like a city built around a freeway interchange
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Oct 3, 2023 20:49
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Hubbert posted:The Winnipeg that could have been ... what’s the story behind this dream town?
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Gainsboro posted:The Trans Canada Highway used to run right through the city, which is why Portage is 8 lanes wide. Now that most interprovincial traffic uses the perimeter highway, traversing Winnipeg in a personal motor vehicle is a dream (but public transit sucks). this is a song from the perspective of my cat
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Oct 3, 2023 20:55
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DariusLikewise posted:if heather stefanson gets elected as premier again tonight im going to convince my wife and family to move to alberta and go full chud honestly same but winkler
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Oct 3, 2023 20:56
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Vintersorg posted:holy gently caress id kill for those subways wynott dunn posted:what’s the story behind this dream town? Hush now, no more dreams. Only tears now. 
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Oct 3, 2023 20:58
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Durf posted:nevermind driving, try walking no winnipeg luckily didn't have the money for a freeway in the 60s. That would have destroyed the city then and there. i love winnipeg but it has rapidly fallen apart the last 5 years.
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Suplex Liberace posted:honestly same but winkler Suplex, I know things are bad, but self-harm to that extent isn't the answer. If you're having suicidal thoughts like that, there are people you can call.
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Oct 3, 2023 20:58
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Heather wins im going full survivalist in the woods. Me in a hole with my guns and kd.
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Durf posted:nevermind driving, try walking You could have used the underground. Always something fun going on down there
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Fried Watermelon posted:You could have used the underground. Always something fun going on down there haha yeah I walked into that brick dungeon once, exited with no idea where I was and walked blocks in the wrong direction down empty busted 6 lane roads I gotta say though Winnipeg has some gorgeous old buildings, surrounded by what i called the brutalist bladerunner aesthetic
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there is a Reddit for Canadian subs now but it’s kinda political….
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corgiwizard posted:there is a Reddit for Canadian subs now but it’s kinda political…. An entire reddit for 4 leaky subs?
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eXXon posted:An entire reddit for 4 leaky subs? they might be leaky after their doms are all done
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All this Ukrainian SS Grandpa drama has me pretty thankful that my ancestor from Galicia immigrated here before 1916 which presumably means that he had one of several relatively unproblematic reasons [citation needed?] for doing so such as: * Hated the Tsar * Hated the Bolsheviks * Hated Poland * Did not want to die in WW1 * Hot Dog! Free Land in Northern Alberta* (*We regret to inform you that the land is terrible) * Chased out of his village due to ~drama~ ? * ? Asked my uncle once if he knew why his Grandpa moved here and he said he never asked. Damnit what the hell man. Femtosecond has issued a correction as of 00:44 on Oct 4, 2023 |
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my family moved from there at the right time for it to be didnt want to die in the russo japanese war , lol
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Hahaha the liberals in manitoba are confident they will keep their 3 seats, and hope to get 1-3 more. They're thinking big things. Go ndp.
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cbc just talked to a twentysomething PC supporter with a fasc cut who claimed to have a teacher wife who supported parents' rights, and also said no matter who wins they should 'educate women about birth control' vague enough messaging to get on air so props for his discipline i guess
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My family moved in with the early french colonists so who knows why.
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MonsieurChoc posted:My family moved in with the early french colonists so who knows why. Based on family legend, Normandy sucked in the 18th c.
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