tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441168213084499367.post6342037356963603129..comments2024-03-11T12:46:28.806-04:00Comments on You. Me. Ride This Crazy Train - Adventures and Observations on The GO: Update on the 90AC.J. Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03325979176373626807noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441168213084499367.post-60881777935951732702015-02-21T09:13:08.508-05:002015-02-21T09:13:08.508-05:00@priti
is your husband's name Sanjay? if it is...@priti<br />is your husband's name Sanjay? if it is, small world. We should carpool to the station.Rhondanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441168213084499367.post-33132860754731762602015-02-20T17:40:18.675-05:002015-02-20T17:40:18.675-05:00I thought this was a story about a late bus.I thought this was a story about a late bus.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441168213084499367.post-56584815995994692772015-02-20T16:51:26.758-05:002015-02-20T16:51:26.758-05:00And I dislike it that people act like the Quiet Zo...And I dislike it that people act like the Quiet Zone is the Dead Zone.Peternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441168213084499367.post-69513644706282106222015-02-20T14:08:52.798-05:002015-02-20T14:08:52.798-05:00I'm tired of people feeling like they can'...I'm tired of people feeling like they can't ask people to behave without fear of bullying or harassment. If you want to talk, sit downstairs!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441168213084499367.post-86876515805273602212015-02-20T13:54:55.046-05:002015-02-20T13:54:55.046-05:00Oh, and a couple months ago a group of people gett...Oh, and a couple months ago a group of people getting off at Rouge Hill but from Toronto were making fun of me because I enforced the Quiet Zone.<br /><br />Apparently "only people from Oshawa" want to ride the train in peace.Squigglesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441168213084499367.post-52055765053524869922015-02-20T13:53:51.101-05:002015-02-20T13:53:51.101-05:00@Kevin, you can but either you are in an undesirab...@Kevin, you can but either you are in an undesirable neighbourhood (I looked about 7 years ago and when I saw 3 different people arrested in the span of 2 hrs, I declined). Or the house needs to be taken back to the studs.<br /><br />It is why I headed east. That and why commute into the sun both ways (like those poor LSW people).Squigglesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441168213084499367.post-31340637922032508062015-02-20T13:28:07.636-05:002015-02-20T13:28:07.636-05:00You can buy a house in Toronto for $229,000 if you...You can buy a house in Toronto for $229,000 if you're willing to live in a dump. Kevinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441168213084499367.post-1137470318591885902015-02-20T13:16:24.530-05:002015-02-20T13:16:24.530-05:00Oshawa is a dump. You can buy just as large half a...Oshawa is a dump. You can buy just as large half a million dollars houses in Toronto. You just need to look beyond Rosedale or downtown. You'll pay less in taxes too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441168213084499367.post-38711489553284640142015-02-20T12:53:49.103-05:002015-02-20T12:53:49.103-05:00It's quite obvious CJ doesn't have a job. ...It's quite obvious CJ doesn't have a job. that expects her to actually "work".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441168213084499367.post-73079177018565284732015-02-20T12:37:33.737-05:002015-02-20T12:37:33.737-05:00Oh, definitely with wheels. So we can run you over...Oh, definitely with wheels. So we can run you over. C.J. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03325979176373626807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441168213084499367.post-18894271366239862952015-02-20T12:36:20.459-05:002015-02-20T12:36:20.459-05:00Trailers cost half a mill in Oshawa? Is that with ...Trailers cost half a mill in Oshawa? Is that with wheels or without?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441168213084499367.post-847137880312099572015-02-20T12:26:06.947-05:002015-02-20T12:26:06.947-05:00Long time reader/first time caller etc ...
Okay,...Long time reader/first time caller etc ... <br /><br />Okay, I've held my tongue but I have to say. I know comments are moderated but doesn't anyone else feel the perception or tone is skewed because CJ has ultimate say on what gets through her filters?<br /><br />I know you talk about trolls and hate mail CJ but honestly, no one else has been negative about how you handled this situation. I feel you handled it splendidly and fairly but I really would like to hear the objections. I don't care about the count. Let them through. Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441168213084499367.post-90307523046649312252015-02-20T12:15:01.125-05:002015-02-20T12:15:01.125-05:00Busy day on the blog I see. Amazing what gets peop...Busy day on the blog I see. Amazing what gets people talking.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441168213084499367.post-82610760869648566082015-02-20T12:09:32.651-05:002015-02-20T12:09:32.651-05:00Priti, I'm at $5800 up near Windfield Farms. M...Priti, I'm at $5800 up near Windfield Farms. My neighbours listed their house for $609,900 before Christmas and have dropped the price since. It's a HUGE house. Bigger than mine. I know what they paid for it and it wasn't anywhere near what they're asking now. <br />http://www.realtor.ca/propertyDetails.aspx?PropertyId=15148125M.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441168213084499367.post-36140202959698795572015-02-20T11:57:01.224-05:002015-02-20T11:57:01.224-05:00Ahh, so Priti meant she paid $6,900 in taxes. Gotc...Ahh, so Priti meant she paid $6,900 in taxes. Gotcha.<br /><br />But holy crap that's a lot of taxes!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441168213084499367.post-28530342622475607852015-02-20T11:53:10.266-05:002015-02-20T11:53:10.266-05:00Nope, Priti's taxes sound about right. The ave...Nope, Priti's taxes sound about right. The average property tax in Oshawa is $4200 on a home valued at $270,000 (as of 2008). Oshawa has one of the highest tax rates in Ontario and Durham Region is one of the most expensive places to live with respect to property taxes. Plus, in Durham, unlike Toronto, we pay a portion to the city or town (Clarington, Oshawa, Ajax or Pickering, Uxbridge, etc.) and then a portion to the Region. <br /><br />My house in Courtice, valued at $324,000 by MPAC, results in an annual property tax of $3668.00. We moved to Courtice to escape Oshawa's ever-rising tax rates in 2007. My former Oshawa home (a 3-bed & 2-bath semi and 1079 square feet) sold again in 2012 for $209,000 and the taxes were $3790.00.C.J. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03325979176373626807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441168213084499367.post-37278659194406454042015-02-20T11:43:44.280-05:002015-02-20T11:43:44.280-05:00Priti, if you paid $519K for your house and its as...Priti, if you paid $519K for your house and its assessed at $690,000, then appeal your assessment.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441168213084499367.post-41851050468209780172015-02-20T11:38:11.930-05:002015-02-20T11:38:11.930-05:00I live in North Oshawa, on the Courtice border, in...I live in North Oshawa, on the Courtice border, in a home I paid $519,000 for because we couldn't afford a house of the same size in Richmond Hill for my large family, along with my elderly parents. It would have been $800,000 plus for the square footage/4 bathrooms we need and no way in hell would I shove seven people into a three bedroom/1 bathroom, downtown Toronto semi-detached house with NO PARKING, or garage or DRIVEWAY for $900,000 or more.<br /><br />The only thing that really sucks is the property taxes. We were assessed at $6900 for 2015. It suuuuuuuucksssssssss. But my parents help out financially and with childcare which my husband and I are so grateful for. I used to live in a condo on King Street before I got married. It was awesome to be so close to work but I lived in a 425 square foot closet. I wanted a big house with a big backyard and those expansive Forest Hill or Rosedale or Baby Point houses are not affordable. So the suburbs are where went. <br /><br />Please stop referring to Oshawa people or those who ride the bus as poor.Priti P.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441168213084499367.post-20824554479932105432015-02-20T11:12:53.046-05:002015-02-20T11:12:53.046-05:00^ Suddenly it's not so cold with all this BURN...^ Suddenly it's not so cold with all this BURN.<br /><br />You know, I'm sick and tired of people assuming it's only poor white trash who live in Oshawa or east of it. Seriously. Who wants to pay over a million dollars to live in a 900 square foot semi shoebox of a home in any of Toronto's trendy neighbourhoods? The very same people who think they are too rich for the suburbs. <br /><br />You're not rich. Just ignorant.FREDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441168213084499367.post-12916558271950880462015-02-20T11:08:10.228-05:002015-02-20T11:08:10.228-05:00Anyone who can afford GO Transit's fares from ...Anyone who can afford GO Transit's fares from the City of Clarington (or Oshawa) to city of Toronto are definitely not poor. The monthly fare total is almost three times the cost of a TTC Metropass. We wouldn't live this far east if we were poor. Trust me. C.J. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03325979176373626807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441168213084499367.post-48605016855065930952015-02-20T11:02:33.942-05:002015-02-20T11:02:33.942-05:00I took the GO bus once. Just to try it. I really d...I took the GO bus once. Just to try it. I really did feel like I was doing what poor people do.<br />I know. I know. I'm burning in hell. Who's coming with?Krystalnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441168213084499367.post-52518144229071618152015-02-20T10:54:41.464-05:002015-02-20T10:54:41.464-05:00I have taken the GO Bus a couple of times and yes,...I have taken the GO Bus a couple of times and yes, it is more comfortable. But there isn't one that takes me to the station. However, the 900 Pulse, which only runs along Highway 2, is nice. Seats like the GO bus, but stops more frequently. The only downside: it doesn't stop at any GO stations.<br /><br />Then again, $3 or more for GO bus vs 70 cents? I will pay the 70 cents. I am not on it long enough to enjoy the more comfortable seats.<br /><br />Squigglesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441168213084499367.post-7320812771917423592015-02-20T10:36:19.236-05:002015-02-20T10:36:19.236-05:00But is the GO Bus more comfortable than the DRT bu...But is the GO Bus more comfortable than the DRT bus? Green limo vs ghetto sled (to quote CJ). I do see the DRT bus and always wondered where it went. Thanks for letting me know. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441168213084499367.post-59397479523240401412015-02-20T10:32:32.381-05:002015-02-20T10:32:32.381-05:00No one should ever have to justify the things they...No one should ever have to justify the things they do to save a dollar. Just sayin' ... What kind of society have we become that we have to defend taking public transportation???<br /><br />I've got guys in my office who live near the Langstaff GO Station who drive and follow the sheep down the Don Valley Parking lot leaving at stupid o'clock in the morning every single day to prove they're better than those of us who take the GO train. These same shmucks walk in at 9:30/10 am and blame traffic as they pour their coffee while some of us have been at work since 8:30. These same assholes then fuck off at 4pm so they can beat traffic.<br /><br />Yep, totally better than public transit.FREDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441168213084499367.post-46525656911923663402015-02-20T10:28:46.889-05:002015-02-20T10:28:46.889-05:00Anon who lives near central park and bond, you can...Anon who lives near central park and bond, you can also take the 405 Central Park bus. It makes a very brief stop at the OC and then continues on to the Go Station. I take the 7 am bus from Adelaide and CP and I get the 728 train every morning. The only time that route is not on time is due to traffic (like when the 401 was closed because of the accident a couple weeks ago). Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com