Rob Ford's Toronto

[Jimmi T]

[video=youtube;S0GBeOnxA4M]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0GBeOnxA4M#t=83[/video]

This drone video that's gone viral reminds me of the time me and Sandro played fireworks tag. It was dumb enough that we were shooting at each other from a distance. Our clothes probably could've caught fire. Near the end he pretends to be startled by me walking up behind him and shoots me point blank in the face. Probably came within inches of losing an eye. That's the kind of dumb crap were used to do lol. He was more an obnoxious, goofy prankster back then.

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

Game Curious at the Toronto Reference Library

http://handeyesociety.com/event/game-curious-at-the-toronto-reference-library/

Yes! Someone mentioned the Civ V RoFo mod! Special resource should have been crack.

AoD

 

[Jimmi T]

Has Ford issued a statement congratulating mike babcock yet?

 

[the lemur]

This drone video that's gone viral reminds me of the time me and Sandro played fireworks tag. It was dumb enough that we were shooting at each other from a distance. Our clothes probably could've caught fire. Near the end he pretends to be startled by me walking up behind him and shoots me point blank in the face. Probably came within inches of losing an eye. That's the kind of dumb crap were used to do lol. He was more an obnoxious, goofy prankster back then.

Is Sandro connected to Lisi Mechanical, a contractor located on Disco Rd in Etobicoke?

 

[Jimmi T]

Is Sandro connected to Lisi Mechanical, a contractor located on Disco Rd in Etobicoke?

I don't think so. He pops has a painting business and owns some real estate I think. His uncle has that auto shop mentioned in the ITO.

 

[nohostages]

Just wanted to shoutc out a speedy recovery to Hanlons boy.

 

[kaboi]

You're missing an important aspect of their modus operandi: once a Ford says they are going to do a thing, as far as they're concerned, it is effectively done…as in "we built the Scarborough Subway."

That said, at the very least, Doug is saving his energy for the first post-Rob Council meeting next month, where he will haunt the Rotunda looking for fresh camera crews on which to feast.

Bingo!

 

[JWBF]

You're missing an important aspect of their modus operandi: once a Ford says they are going to do a thing, as far as they're concerned, it is effectively done…as in "we built the Scarborough Subway."

Dogmatic beliefs use the logic often, it's all about intent, take the taskforce on the homeless or Woodbine Live (a stretch but relevant). Things fall apart? Well, that's someone else's fault.

Bingo!

... was his namo!

 

[W. K. Lis]

I'm guessing that Rob wouldn't like the "McMansion" tax that Mississauga is considering, coming to Toronto. The larger the roof, the more tax one will pay.

See The Star, at this link.

See streetview of Rob's home at this link.

 

[JWBF]

I'm guessing that Rob wouldn't like the "McMansion" tax that Mississauga is considering, coming to Toronto. The larger the roof, the more tax one will pay.

Great idea, we definitely need something like this with our management problems. There would be tonnes of people balking at the initiative to pay our bills.

 

[BurlOak]

First off, why not make it $0.05 per square foot of roof area. I never liked stepped functions because some poeple are always hit harder at the transition.

Second, should there be a reduction for the amount of grass, lawn, flower bed, etc. area that exist. These areas act to store the water through seepage, and not flood the drainage systems.

 

[zang]

I'm guessing that Rob wouldn't like the "McMansion" tax that Mississauga is considering, coming to Toronto. The larger the roof, the more tax one will pay.

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See The Star, at this link.

See streetview of Rob's home at this link.

*Sigh* does no one learn from the gaming of property taxes in the UK? When there was a tax on ground floor area, they made houses taller. The government also taxed based on the number of windows in a dwelling, and so people started building fewer (and faux) windows in their houses and bricking up old ones. I can't see a "roof tax" doing much more than incentivizing vertical building.

 

[zang]

First off, why not make it $0.05 per square foot of roof area. I never liked stepped functions because some poeple are always hit harder at the transition.

Second, should there be a reduction for the amount of grass, lawn, flower bed, etc. area that exist. These areas act to store the water through seepage, and not flood the drainage systems.

It's a flawed method to begin with. Flat roofs are less likely to send water elsewhere and yet will be taxed the same. In addition, what about rain barrels? Concrete yards? The number of trees? All of these things will affect runoff.

 

[ttk77]

*Sigh* does no one learn from the gaming of property taxes in the UK? When there was a tax on ground floor area, they made houses taller. The government also taxed based on the number of windows in a dwelling, and so people started building fewer (and faux) windows in their houses and bricking up old ones. I can't see a "roof tax" doing much more than incentivizing vertical building.

That's part of the point here though isn't it? Discourage sprawl. If you build up instead of out then there will be more uncovered ground to soak up the storm water.

 

[zang]

That's part of the point here though isn't it? Discourage sprawl. If you build up instead of out then there will be more uncovered ground to soak up the storm water.

Lots will just get smaller to accommodate the smaller footprints of the taller homes. People won't gain more yard if there's money to be made by making them smaller. The only true way to discourage sprawl is to get people living in multifamily dwellings.