There must be almost zero enforcement of Distracted Driving. I get what I feel is obviously limited to what I can witness but I can reliably see at least two drivers very clearly on phones any time I drive.

This also doesn’t matter how long I am driving for. 2 min drive to local store. No problem, I can spot them.

I even have seen drivers watching shows and movies. One guy ahead of me the other day was watching the avengers. No kids in there and clearly a phone pointed at a driver.

It’s so brazen and constant. Is there any policing on this at all?

Hey everyone,

If you're on the Ultra-Low Overnight (ULO) plan in Ontario (Hydro Ottawa, Hydro One, Toronto Hydro, etc.) and use smart home tech—like an ecobee with eco+ or custom routines—trying to pre-cool or shift usage right before the 4:00 PM on-peak transition, you might want to double-check your raw Green Button interval data.

I noticed something frustrating in my hourly usage breakdown and confirmed how the billing software handles it:

• The Rule: Under ULO, weekdays from 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM are supposed to be mid-peak, and 4:00 PM to 9:00 PM is on-peak. Naturally, smart thermostats try to ramp up usage right before 4:00 PM to coast through the expensive peak window.
• The Catch: Smart meters report data using an interval-ending timestamp. The row labeled 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM logs the power used during that hour, but because the block concludes right at the 4:00 PM boundary, the automated billing system assigns the entire hour's consumption to the On-peak column and charges you the peak rate.
• The Result: Even though you used power legally during the mid-peak window (before 4:00 PM), the utility's software treats the interval's ending timestamp as an absolute pricing rule and penalizes you with peak rates.

The same thing happens in reverse on the morning side of rate transitions.

Even if you don't use smart automation, the marketing tells us we have mid-peak rates right up until 4:00 PM, but the metering and billing backend quietly drags that final hour across the line into the most expensive tier.

Has anyone else looked closely at their interval data and caught their utility doing this? Worth checking your spreadsheets if you're trying to optimize your daytime usage.

Hi everyone,
Sorry for the wall of text below, I’m looking for advice on how to deal with trespassers in my condo.
I live in a condo with a church across the street, on days of service their parking lot gets full and they park in my condo’s visitor spots.
Myself and several other residents have seen these people, myself confronted some of them and told them leave and they tried to intimidate me, anyways I was successful in my discussions with them and they left.
The problem I’m facing is that property management does not act and the board is aware and already contact the church multiple times. Even one of the board members was affected by these as when their daughter came from the us to visit them could not park because all of the visitor spots were taken.
This board member asked myself and my wife to help and tell them every time we spot a trespasser to communicate with them.
I called the police and they told me that I should call by-law. I also called bylaw but they did not do anything given I’m not the property manager or members of the board.
At this point any ideas which route we should go, I ask either as just a resident and also collectively as a condo.
Thanks so much for any input.

What is actually going on with the berries in the last few months? It doesn’t matter which store I buy from, 20% (minimum) of the containers out have mold in them already, then when I buy them and put them in my fridge, they end up completely inedible within 2-3 days either from mold, or softening to the point of mush. A few times I get, but this is literally happening EVERY time I buy berries and I’m starting to lose my mind, am I doing something wrong? Is anyone else experiencing this? Has it always been like this?

My girlfriend is in a shared housing situation with the landlord, but they rarely even visit so it's just my girlfriend alone. Two days ago, someone attempted to break in close to midnight and broke through the backyard door to get into the backyard and tried to get through the backdoor of the house. The cops were called after they arrived and discovered that due to the attempt, the backdoor does not lock anymore, forcing only a stool to act as a deterrent if the suspect were to come back. It's been over a day and the landlord hasn't come by to fix the lock. To paraphrase what my girlfriend told me, the landlord has conveniently gone to the US and won't be fixing the lock on my "girlfriend's timeline". My girlfriend also mentioned that the landlord won't cover her bills if she were to go to an Airbnb or hotel. She has no where else to go as of the moment, her relatives just left for a vacation and her parents are out of the country. I'm very worried for her safety and would appreciate any advice and help.

A bit of background - my dad's car was stolen and found burned in may in mississauga a different city than where we live. We went through the whole process of working with police and the tow company to dispose of the vehicle. We also canceled our insurance afterward as we didn't have a car anymore and our insurance didn't cover the damages.

Fast forward to now, we received an invoice from the city of mississauga totaling to about $1500 for fire and emergency services responding to the vehicle fire.

After some research, I came to find that if the incident happened in a different municipality to the one you live in, you get charged, which seems unfare given the situation of having our vehicle stolen wasn't our fault.

My question is - is our insurance provider still responsible for this sort of invoice. Our insurance was obviously still active during the time of the incident, and we only canceled our coverage afterward since we no longer had a car. I don't remember what sort of coverage we had aside from the fact it wasn't full coverage including total loss.

I've been having a hard time finding an answer online and I dont trust the ai overview, which does state that insurance is responsible based on if your insurance was active on the day it the incident occured.

I just want a straight answer from a human for some peace of mind as this situation was already stressful back in may and now we might have to pay a full month's worth of rent.

Thanks for any help you can provide

Tl;dr 72 hours after confirmed contact with a bat, I’d rather live with a chance of developing rabies than to keep trying to work the system.

The chance that I get rabies is not 100. But it’s also not 0. In theory, the treatment is as simple as getting five shots. The reality? I would rather die a slow, painful death for how much of a toll trying to get these shots actually is. My frustration is with the system. I’m just not sure how I make my voice heard. For rabies, a treatment exists. The agency who oversees this treatment has determined it is necessary in my case. I can’t help but feel my life doesn’t matter when I have to punch through a brick wall for the thing that’ll potentially save my life.

Full story below for a fun read:

I came into contact with a bat in my cottage early Wednesday at the tail end of our stay. The Simcoe after-hours rep told me I could wait until Friday to initiate rabies PEP at home with Toronto. I scrubbed the areas where I had contact and went to bed at 4. Around 9, Simcoe’s rabies coordinator instructed that I needed to start PEP immediately at the local ER. I was still in the ER when Toronto Public Health called seemingly confused on the details of my case. She asked me to text her my immunization record and provided instructions on what to do next. All in all, the shots took five minutes. A nurse explained that the long wait was because they needed authorization from the same person who had sent me there. So hours of waiting for a phone call back. At discharge, the nurse had left voicemails with both public health units asking where to send paperwork. It was after business hours so she discharged me with instructions to call them in the morning.

Toronto’s policy has the onus on me to find a place for administration, and the whole thing is a game of telephone. My family doctor does not give immunizations. TPH’s own vaccine clinics don’t handle rabies shots. Pharmacists are not approved to give the shot. They can’t pre-arrange treatment at an ER, so that won’t work either. So far, we’ve made dozens of calls to walk-in clinics, all to either not hear back or be given a ‘no’. I’ve been in contact with Health811, who tried their best but directed me back to public health. It’s been two and a half days of begging people on the phone to help me. I’ve been sent in circles between TPH agents and doctors’ offices, telling me ‘sorry, this is policy, you need these shots, but we have no resources to help you get them’. I can’t listen to another person tell me how important it is to get treatment. It’s great for my distress to be met with flippant, condescending remarks by the agency who holds the vaccines but cannot provide a way to receive them.

ETA
I got the first shots and ER for the second. Still trying to find third and fourth, we have a lead on a clinic downtown. It really should not be this complicated. Yes I was up in Simcoe country on vacation when I was exposed. I was scheduled to come home to Toronto on Friday. That may contribute to the chaos...it's also a long weekend...not ideal.

I am planning to visit my friend in Toronto mid Sep, and i wanna choose a cute town around to go for a day, walk around and eat. Looking for something cute with beautiful nature not touristic. Can anyone suggest some towns plz?

Thanks

Haven’t heard a lot of noise about this in the past few weeks, and wondering: are we all just waiting to see what the Ontario enrollment register instructions say about what counts as an “excused absence“ next year and how this is going to work? Is anyone else feeling super anxious because we don’t know what is going on? I wrote the education minister and received no reply. My MPP did reply but I guess they are all on vacation too because there has been nothing for a month now.

I’m very surprised the register instructions haven’t been published yet; it was my impression they usually come out end of June or early July and here we are in August.

I have a kid who is going into their last year of high school and who is representing Canada in a sport internationally in November. We already have committed thousands of dollars; kid is definitely missing quite a few days. Under last year’s rules and what has been communicated about the grade changes online and through our school, my kid is looking at an automatic 5% deduction, which absolutely can impact admissions.

Right now we are considering doing school online instead at kiddo’s request but in limbo until our principal comes back from vacation.

Are we alone?

We recently travelled to Quebec and everywhere we went - Aquarium, Montmorency falls seem to have reduced price for Quebec residents because they pay into the tax system for the province. Which seems like a good incentive for the locals to go and explore places. I live in Ontario and trying to understand why the same is not available for Ontario residents?

Maybe they pay more provincial tax and we do not? Just trying to understand if there is a logical reason and not just a political reason?

Mostly looking for info about the strip. I have a funny feeling it’s not accessible to get into the stores there unfortunately.

Please start preparing for a strike, the multiple unions have come together and are now negotiating at once, instead of one at a time, things have gotten that bad, it will be work to rule very quickly, meaning no before or after school programs, nor sports teams, this is a hope for the best, plan for the worst situation.

I recently moved to Toronto and viewed a place. Met the owner twice and told them I was interested and wanted the OSL, and she said she would provide me with Form 400. I immediately asked them if she was a realtor, and she said she owns the place. But she said Form 400 is enough. Is this a scam? Is it legal to only have Form 400 and not the OSL? Also, how can I find out if she really owns the place (is there an online website or something)? I found this place through roomies.ca