Melnyk is an embarrassment to the league and every week that passes that he is not forced to sell the team is a failure on the part of the commissioner and board of governors. Do you realize how bad someone needs to be for me to feel bad for Senators fans?
to expand on Cello's point, the salary floor, the minimum value of player contracts a team needs to carry is $60.2 million. The Sens are currently sitting at about $65 million in contracts, but because of stuff like the injured player insurance and trading for players after their July 1st bonuses have already been paid, the actual payroll amount for the sens is only $47.5 million. They are making decisions based not on "what will make the team better" but "how can we spend as little as possible while still technically following the rules"
it's pathetic
There's no shortage of people who'd happily support the team, too! But no one wants to go to a game when this guy is the owner.
Every time there's a rumour of a buyout (e.g. from the owner of the Ottawa CFL team, or the guy who owns Cirque du Soleil) it's all anyone will talk about in this city for at least a week
And yet
Suddenly, visions of Cirque performers in hockey gear doing impossible gymnastics involving trapeze and trampolines and no safety nets and scoring goals. The sport of the future.
The easy answer, from an extreme layman, is that American teams have sooo much more money
their owners are so rich that they can afford to win the cup in a city that doesn't give a shit about it
They still want to spend as little of their own money as possible while trying to force cities to foot the bill for their custom arenas that they retain all revenue from.
Speaking of not wanting to spend money, I'm leaving the very small 1-bedroom apartment I currently occupy and the property management company just put it up for rent
And increased the rent by $150 to 1400
I lived there for nine months
The floors are a wreck with loose floorboards and half inch gaps, the appliances are all as cheap as possible, the tub is scratched and somehow also rusted while being ceramic, there's no AC, the landlord doesn't take care of the backyard so it's just full of shit from another tenant's dog (and the issue that I opened on it because I didn't want my unvaccinated puppy to get sick still remains open), and the furnace next door made such a loud and rhythmic banging noise I sent multiple recordings to the landlord with no result (until summer when it was presumably turned off)
Speaking of not wanting to spend money, I'm leaving the very small 1-bedroom apartment I currently occupy and the property management company just put it up for rent
And increased the rent by $150 to 1400
I lived there for nine months
The floors are a wreck with loose floorboards and half inch gaps, the appliances are all as cheap as possible, the tub is scratched and somehow also rusted while being ceramic, there's no AC, the landlord doesn't take care of the backyard so it's just full of shit from another tenant's dog (and the issue that I opened on it because I didn't want my unvaccinated puppy to get sick still remains open), and the furnace next door made such a loud and rhythmic banging noise I sent multiple recordings to the landlord with no result (until summer when it was presumably turned off)
In essence, fuck landlords and also this market
Holy shit that’s horrible.
You’ve seen my place, it’s not great but it’s bigger than yours and it’s also (now) 600 bucks cheaper.
The building I'm in was a steal when we moved in. Just under $1200 for not quite 1200 sq. ft. of space, 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom. That was... 8 years ago?
We've lived there long enough that rent (with parking) is going for just over $1600 now, and we're lucky in that hydro is included in our rent. New tenants moving in to the building? Pay for that yourselves, and the same apartment is probably going for $1700.
Speaking of Canada... I posted a thread in the Help/Advice forum regarding advice for my roommate who just got denied an extension on his work permit to remain in Canada. This is a hard blow to us, and we want to do what we can to help.
Not sure if anyone here has some quick advice about immigration/work-permit extensions? Other than the obvious "get advice from an immigration lawyer."
The building I'm in was a steal when we moved in. Just under $1200 for not quite 1200 sq. ft. of space, 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom. That was... 8 years ago?
We've lived there long enough that rent (with parking) is going for just over $1600 now, and we're lucky in that hydro is included in our rent. New tenants moving in to the building? Pay for that yourselves, and the same apartment is probably going for $1700.
Yeah, it doesn't include hydro either, and parking is an extra $150 on top of that
So if you're in need of a car the cost probably comes to somewhere around 1900 for internet, hydro, rent, and parking alone
And while the immediate area is nice, it's a few blocks away from a safe injection site and several of the most recent gun/knife violence occurrences
I have been vaguely lead to understand that Letterkenny is Trailer Park Boys but with better manners and more homophobia is that a flightworthy appraisal
I have been vaguely lead to understand that Letterkenny is Trailer Park Boys but with better manners and more homophobia is that a flightworthy appraisal
Uhh, other viewers please chime in, but I find Letterkenny to be the less homophobic-ish than TPB?
Canadian Hockey Masculinity as a brand definitely goes to those places on the show, but they also showcase some pretty nontraditional ways of expressing masculinity. And Katy is queer/poly as fuuuuuck.
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I have been vaguely lead to understand that Letterkenny is Trailer Park Boys but with better manners and more homophobia is that a flightworthy appraisal
Uhh, other viewers please chime in, but I find Letterkenny to be the less homophobic-ish than TPB?
Canadian Hockey Masculinity as a brand definitely goes to those places on the show, but they also showcase some pretty nontraditional ways of expressing masculinity. And Katy is queer/poly as fuuuuuck.
It's the first I've heard of it being homophobic, but I've only ever seen a few episodes
Queer friends (couples even) of mine are pretty okay with Letterkenny. I can't admit to having seen an episode, but I figure if the gays are okay with hearing homophobic lines on TV and still recommending the show to their friends, it either can't be all that bad, or it's easy to write it off as "just jokes on TV".
I'm sure everyone handles hearing homophobia differently, though. Just like if you're non-white and hear a racist joke or see a racist-looking situation. It's going to impact the individual person differently in every case.
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they definitely fly close to the sun on the topic, but even the shitty hockey bros are portrayed as decent, if ignorant of proper terminology
I have been vaguely lead to understand that Letterkenny is Trailer Park Boys but with better manners and more homophobia is that a flightworthy appraisal
Uhh, other viewers please chime in, but I find Letterkenny to be the less homophobic-ish than TPB?
Canadian Hockey Masculinity as a brand definitely goes to those places on the show, but they also showcase some pretty nontraditional ways of expressing masculinity. And Katy is queer/poly as fuuuuuck.
The first episode has a LOT of gay jokes directed at the main character. The ones making the jokes are clearly jerks, but also it feels like you’re still supposed to laugh.
The show gets way better, but that first episode is rough.
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The pride parade goes down Rene-Levesque, which is probably what that street is. Could also just be a side street, but I'm guessing that sign is the intersection of Rene-Levesque and Alexandre-DeSeve
Ours is the weekend following! I've heard that internally things are a little messy but hopefully everything turns out okay
We also had a Winter Pride last year which apparently ruled, and culminated in a Winter pride parade! And some ice-themed drag nights, which I really wanted to see but the wind was ridiculous
I do think winter parades should be more of a thing.
You would have to have more of an assumption that it could be cancelled or delayed more easily than one in the summer, but I think it'd be gorgeous
I've only been to Montreal a couple of times. First time was during a gay event in March, like... 14 years ago. The event included a dinner at Sugar Shack which sounded decadent.
The other time was driving through en route to the Calypso water park. We stopped in Montreal for the night. Trouble was, it was during Osheaga weekend, so hotels were expensive, and parking was impossible. We got lucky, but man, the hotel was a total rip-off for the rate, on top of the AC not working at all.
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im in Minnesota, which is basically south Canada. ive also been around long enough to remember a time when you could cross the border without a passport or really anything other than a fine how do you do. I used to go visit a lot more back then.
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their owners are so rich that they can afford to win the cup in a city that doesn't give a shit about it
I'm amazed that Fred is still going strong.
I was raised on TVO, so this was my childhood.
Now I watch TVO and Pokaroo is barely shown, a travesty.
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They still want to spend as little of their own money as possible while trying to force cities to foot the bill for their custom arenas that they retain all revenue from.
And increased the rent by $150 to 1400
I lived there for nine months
The floors are a wreck with loose floorboards and half inch gaps, the appliances are all as cheap as possible, the tub is scratched and somehow also rusted while being ceramic, there's no AC, the landlord doesn't take care of the backyard so it's just full of shit from another tenant's dog (and the issue that I opened on it because I didn't want my unvaccinated puppy to get sick still remains open), and the furnace next door made such a loud and rhythmic banging noise I sent multiple recordings to the landlord with no result (until summer when it was presumably turned off)
In essence, fuck landlords and also this market
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Holy shit that’s horrible.
You’ve seen my place, it’s not great but it’s bigger than yours and it’s also (now) 600 bucks cheaper.
We've lived there long enough that rent (with parking) is going for just over $1600 now, and we're lucky in that hydro is included in our rent. New tenants moving in to the building? Pay for that yourselves, and the same apartment is probably going for $1700.
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Not sure if anyone here has some quick advice about immigration/work-permit extensions? Other than the obvious "get advice from an immigration lawyer."
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Yeah, it doesn't include hydro either, and parking is an extra $150 on top of that
So if you're in need of a car the cost probably comes to somewhere around 1900 for internet, hydro, rent, and parking alone
And while the immediate area is nice, it's a few blocks away from a safe injection site and several of the most recent gun/knife violence occurrences
I don't know how single parents get by, here
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A surprising amount of psychedelic research!
Uhh, other viewers please chime in, but I find Letterkenny to be the less homophobic-ish than TPB?
Canadian Hockey Masculinity as a brand definitely goes to those places on the show, but they also showcase some pretty nontraditional ways of expressing masculinity. And Katy is queer/poly as fuuuuuck.
like not much worse than in the first scene
but the show actually has quite a bit to say about queer identity and representation
It's the first I've heard of it being homophobic, but I've only ever seen a few episodes
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I'm sure everyone handles hearing homophobia differently, though. Just like if you're non-white and hear a racist joke or see a racist-looking situation. It's going to impact the individual person differently in every case.
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various folks in the comments saying they couldn't understand a word of this
which seems weird, I guess because I'm an ontarian but it doesn't feel like that strong of an accent/dialect switch
I understood what each and every word was, but what most of it meant strung together completely escaped me.
The first episode has a LOT of gay jokes directed at the main character. The ones making the jokes are clearly jerks, but also it feels like you’re still supposed to laugh.
The show gets way better, but that first episode is rough.
Ron and Dax were speaking pretty fluent Hockey, to make sure things were in terms the jocks understood
here's another one that makes it pretty clear where the show and its heroes stand on the topic of bigotry, in something closer to english
I wish I weren't working and could attend.
I also wish Legault wasn't attending.
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We also had a Winter Pride last year which apparently ruled, and culminated in a Winter pride parade! And some ice-themed drag nights, which I really wanted to see but the wind was ridiculous
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You would have to have more of an assumption that it could be cancelled or delayed more easily than one in the summer, but I think it'd be gorgeous
I guess i could rent a car or something.
is that Letterkenny is good
and Trailer Park Boys is bad
that's right, fight me about it, cowards
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The other time was driving through en route to the Calypso water park. We stopped in Montreal for the night. Trouble was, it was during Osheaga weekend, so hotels were expensive, and parking was impossible. We got lucky, but man, the hotel was a total rip-off for the rate, on top of the AC not working at all.
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Someday I'll have to, even though it will definitely shave a few years off my life
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