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[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 hours ago

The hospitable thing is true, kind of happens automatically if you’re new to activities. You’re often pretty bad so being nice is a good way to offer something back to the group while you’re learning. There’s a language barrier where I live that makes relaxed chit-chat with strangers extremely difficult. At the moment I’m just not thinking about it, always seems like things work out if you’re in an environment where you’re meeting lots of people each week.

Data can be hurtful in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I agreed with this until I started doing lots of “go outside” stuff and realized there was a bit of nuance. Decided pretty quickly that I’d keep the dating separate from sports/activities because I really enjoy them and things get weird if you treat it like a dating pool. Now I somehow have to work up the courage to talk to someone without a contrived activity bringing us together.

If we eat three meals a day, why do we poop only once? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

I’m about to try this diet to get to the bottom of it, but I think onions/garlic seem to be a problem. It’s not that bad a condition, but I’d like to at least be able to know when I’m signing up for indigestion.

[article] Montreal becomes largest North American city to eliminate mandatory minimum parking spots in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

“Can’t do a congestion charge until…” Is another I’ve heard lately

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Canadian Cities Should Do Congestion Pricing - Reece Martin (reecemartin.ca)
 

Seems especially obvious with the geography and transit funding shortfalls present in both Montreal and Vancouver.

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Cargo Bikes Without Electric (lemmy.ca)
submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Living in Montreal I’ve gotten to the point where I only ride my own bike when I’m transporting paniers of stuff or doing an overnight trip. I installed a double kickstand on my old bike and its worked well until today when my old frame kicked the bucket. I realized that what I basically want is a slightly long tail cargo bike. A rack that’s big and built in, not electric, normal sized wheels and straight handlebars. The weird thing is, I can’t find this product. I’d assume it would be a popular choice for people touring with a lot of kit, but almost everything I’ve found seems to be for electric urban cruising with a couple of kids on the back. Has anyone else looked for this product and encountered a similar gap in the market?

The Yuba Mundo Lux is probably as close as I’ve seen, but has anyone done a few full days on it? It’s probably too much to spend if it can’t handle a few days on tour.

Edit: I’ve decided to dabble with a cheap second hand aluminum Kona Ute, because I live in a salted road winter an aluminum frame is good to have around. If I like it, I’ll probably invest in an electric option for the other 3 seasons.