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[Hannibalsmith]

Can't stop laughing at this. Practical? I guess if you only choice is this or walking, maybe. Why would anybody take this over VIA Rail which does the same routes in less time or will they be removing those from VIA Rail's schedule?

“I would expect that Londoners would react very positively to this,” Mulroney said. “What it provides is a real practical transit option.”

https://lfpress.com/news/local-news/after-decades-of-talk-about-rail-service-go-is-a-go-for-london

Less expensive likely. Especially now that there is not bus service to London. It's a step in the right direction and likely intended for students who have all the time in the world, but no money.

Ya, it better be cheap. Heard the train leaves London at 5AM and leaves Toronto at 4PM.

It costs $13.15 from Aldershot or $15.25 from Barrie one way on the GO Train. London-Union on VIA is $37 and takes less than 2.5 hours. Doesn't leave much room for pricing to sit on hard seats for 4 hours.

No it doesn't. I though VIA was way more expensive than $37

[quadzilla]

Can't stop laughing at this. Practical? I guess if you only choice is this or walking, maybe. Why would anybody take this over VIA Rail which does the same routes in less time or will they be removing those from VIA Rail's schedule?

“I would expect that Londoners would react very positively to this,” Mulroney said. “What it provides is a real practical transit option.”

https://lfpress.com/news/local-news/after-decades-of-talk-about-rail-service-go-is-a-go-for-london

Less expensive likely. Especially now that there is not bus service to London. It's a step in the right direction and likely intended for students who have all the time in the world, but no money.

Ya, it better be cheap. Heard the train leaves London at 5AM and leaves Toronto at 4PM.

It costs $13.15 from Aldershot or $15.25 from Barrie one way on the GO Train. London-Union on VIA is $37 and takes less than 2.5 hours. Doesn't leave much room for pricing to sit on hard seats for 4 hours.

No it doesn't. I though VIA was way more expensive than $37

I checked before posting so my number is correct. You can pay more if you want which gives you more options like, refunds, VIA1 service, etc.

[Ex-airbalancer]

It will no different than taking a train in the EU
You will  have some fast trains, and you will have a milk run train stopping everywhere   

[Ex-airbalancer]

It will no different than taking a train in the EU
You will  have some fast trains, and you will have a milk run train stopping everywhere

Except that we really don't have a "fast" train.

Go train does have some express trains that do not do the milk run heading to Oshawa
by 2121 there could be a fast train 

[tpl]

FWIW. The GO line between Acton and Guelph and probably all the way to Kitchener is still single track.  Pretty difficult to run a proper suburban train service on single track.  That might explain why so few trains.

[pi314]

Single tracking is definitely an issue, particularly through downtown Guelph, but VIA runs it in 2.5 hours, so it must be the intermediate stops.

GO takes over two hours to go from Kitchener GO  to Union.

[Triple Bob]

It will no different than taking a train in the EU
You will  have some fast trains, and you will have a milk run train stopping everywhere

Except that we really don't have a "fast" train.

Go train does have some express trains that do not do the milk run heading to Oshawa
by 2121 there could be a fast train 

Last time I got the fast train someone had a heart attack on it.

[Ex-airbalancer]

It is Salmon run time in Ontario
This is a creek by my place , they can not go much farther as there is a dam about a 100 m from here

[Ex-airbalancer]

Wow, that Volcano erupts on the Canary Islands
 https://youtu.be/djRAyGyDq8s

 we were on the island 2 years ago and went the national park 4 years ago

[Great_Big_Abyss]

So,  I don't want to start a new thread for this, but I need an opinion about Wedding presentation:

My cousin and his fiance (who are from Winnipeg, but live in Vancouver) are getting married in May in Kelowna.  We plan on travelling from Winnipeg to Kelowna for the wedding.  Now, they both have really good jobs (he's an engineer, she works at a non-profit in Vancouver), but that sort of pales in comparison to the fact that her dad is very wealthy, with an annual salary of ~22 million a year.  Yeah, that's right.  That kind of money.  Her Dad will buy their first house for them, up to a million dollars, and he just bought them a brand new Ford Bronco Sport, no strings attached.  I suspect her Dad will also pay for the wedding.  Although my cousin comes from more modest means (his Dad was a doctor, so 'modest' is a relative term), suffice to say, my cousin and his fiance are not in any dire need of money, nor should they ever be (good for my cousin, though).

Rather than give them money for their wedding, my inclination is to make a nice donation to the local Winnipeg Humane Society in their name, and include the Thank You card in their wedding card. 

Thoughts?

[tortoise]

Do they like dogs/cats?  Is that a gesture they'd appreciate?

[Great_Big_Abyss]

Do they like dogs/cats?  Is that a gesture they'd appreciate?

Well, they have a dog.  We have dogs.  Anybody who has a dog must be an animal person, right?

[JG20]

So,  I don't want to start a new thread for this, but I need an opinion about Wedding presentation:

My cousin and his fiance (who are from Winnipeg, but live in Vancouver) are getting married in May in Kelowna.  We plan on travelling from Winnipeg to Kelowna for the wedding.  Now, they both have really good jobs (he's an engineer, she works at a non-profit in Vancouver), but that sort of pales in comparison to the fact that her dad is very wealthy, with an annual salary of ~22 million a year.  Yeah, that's right.  That kind of money.  Her Dad will buy their first house for them, up to a million dollars, and he just bought them a brand new Ford Bronco Sport, no strings attached.  I suspect her Dad will also pay for the wedding.  Although my cousin comes from more modest means (his Dad was a doctor, so 'modest' is a relative term), suffice to say, my cousin and his fiance are not in any dire need of money, nor should they ever be (good for my cousin, though).

Rather than give them money for their wedding, my inclination is to make a nice donation to the local Winnipeg Humane Society in their name, and include the Thank You card in their wedding card. 

Thoughts?

How about this? 

[valuator]

So,  I don't want to start a new thread for this, but I need an opinion about Wedding presentation:

My cousin and his fiance (who are from Winnipeg, but live in Vancouver) are getting married in May in Kelowna.  We plan on travelling from Winnipeg to Kelowna for the wedding.  Now, they both have really good jobs (he's an engineer, she works at a non-profit in Vancouver), but that sort of pales in comparison to the fact that her dad is very wealthy, with an annual salary of ~22 million a year.  Yeah, that's right.  That kind of money.  Her Dad will buy their first house for them, up to a million dollars, and he just bought them a brand new Ford Bronco Sport, no strings attached.  I suspect her Dad will also pay for the wedding.  Although my cousin comes from more modest means (his Dad was a doctor, so 'modest' is a relative term), suffice to say, my cousin and his fiance are not in any dire need of money, nor should they ever be (good for my cousin, though).

Rather than give them money for their wedding, my inclination is to make a nice donation to the local Winnipeg Humane Society in their name, and include the Thank You card in their wedding card. 

Thoughts?

Be nice if they would simply request "best wishes only" given the circumstances.  I had friends who married well after they were established in life....they requested no gifts, but if you felt like doing SOMETHING, they pointed to a couple of charities that were meaningful to them.

[JohnnyMac]

Do they like dogs/cats?  Is that a gesture they'd appreciate?

Well, they have a dog.  We have dogs.  Anybody who has a dog must be an animal person, right?

I don't see anything wrong with that.  If you want to hedge your bets, I'd say do the donation but also get them a little something.  My recommendation would be something like this https://www.hallmark.com/ornaments/personalized-ornaments/three-tier-wedding-cake-personalized-ornament-2999QHE1889B1.html .  That way they have something sentimental that you gave them and can enjoy yearly but you can also benefit a charity you think they would care about.  Just my suggestion.

[Great_Big_Abyss]

So,  I don't want to start a new thread for this, but I need an opinion about Wedding presentation:

My cousin and his fiance (who are from Winnipeg, but live in Vancouver) are getting married in May in Kelowna.  We plan on travelling from Winnipeg to Kelowna for the wedding.  Now, they both have really good jobs (he's an engineer, she works at a non-profit in Vancouver), but that sort of pales in comparison to the fact that her dad is very wealthy, with an annual salary of ~22 million a year.  Yeah, that's right.  That kind of money.  Her Dad will buy their first house for them, up to a million dollars, and he just bought them a brand new Ford Bronco Sport, no strings attached.  I suspect her Dad will also pay for the wedding.  Although my cousin comes from more modest means (his Dad was a doctor, so 'modest' is a relative term), suffice to say, my cousin and his fiance are not in any dire need of money, nor should they ever be (good for my cousin, though).

Rather than give them money for their wedding, my inclination is to make a nice donation to the local Winnipeg Humane Society in their name, and include the Thank You card in their wedding card. 

Thoughts?

Be nice if they would simply request "best wishes only" given the circumstances.  I had friends who married well after they were established in life....they requested no gifts, but if you felt like doing SOMETHING, they pointed to a couple of charities that were meaningful to them.

That would be nice.  Look, I love my cousin, and I don't begrudge them the wealth that they have/is coming their way, but it rankles a little when I think of giving them money for a wedding that we'll go through considerable expense to travel to.  I think the disparity of wealth between them and us 'regular' people is what I'm hitching on. 

We've travelled for weddings before (the one in banff comes to mind - that one wasn't cheap), and we gave money - but that was for people of more modest means.

[Great_Big_Abyss]

Do they like dogs/cats?  Is that a gesture they'd appreciate?

Well, they have a dog.  We have dogs.  Anybody who has a dog must be an animal person, right?

I don't see anything wrong with that.  If you want to hedge your bets, I'd say do the donation but also get them a little something.  My recommendation would be something like this https://www.hallmark.com/ornaments/personalized-ornaments/three-tier-wedding-cake-personalized-ornament-2999QHE1889B1.html .  That way they have something sentimental that you gave them and can enjoy yearly but you can also benefit a charity you think they would care about.  Just my suggestion.

I like the ornament idea.  That's a good one!

[Triple Bob]

So,  I don't want to start a new thread for this, but I need an opinion about Wedding presentation:

My cousin and his fiance (who are from Winnipeg, but live in Vancouver) are getting married in May in Kelowna.  We plan on travelling from Winnipeg to Kelowna for the wedding.  Now, they both have really good jobs (he's an engineer, she works at a non-profit in Vancouver), but that sort of pales in comparison to the fact that her dad is very wealthy, with an annual salary of ~22 million a year.  Yeah, that's right.  That kind of money.  Her Dad will buy their first house for them, up to a million dollars, and he just bought them a brand new Ford Bronco Sport, no strings attached.  I suspect her Dad will also pay for the wedding.  Although my cousin comes from more modest means (his Dad was a doctor, so 'modest' is a relative term), suffice to say, my cousin and his fiance are not in any dire need of money, nor should they ever be (good for my cousin, though).

Rather than give them money for their wedding, my inclination is to make a nice donation to the local Winnipeg Humane Society in their name, and include the Thank You card in their wedding card. 

Thoughts?

Be nice if they would simply request "best wishes only" given the circumstances.  I had friends who married well after they were established in life....they requested no gifts, but if you felt like doing SOMETHING, they pointed to a couple of charities that were meaningful to them.

This, we did the same. We are very happy with everything we have, so requested no gifts or a donation to Guelph Humane Society.

[Ex-airbalancer]

So,  I don't want to start a new thread for this, but I need an opinion about Wedding presentation:

My cousin and his fiance (who are from Winnipeg, but live in Vancouver) are getting married in May in Kelowna.  We plan on travelling from Winnipeg to Kelowna for the wedding.  Now, they both have really good jobs (he's an engineer, she works at a non-profit in Vancouver), but that sort of pales in comparison to the fact that her dad is very wealthy, with an annual salary of ~22 million a year.  Yeah, that's right.  That kind of money.  Her Dad will buy their first house for them, up to a million dollars, and he just bought them a brand new Ford Bronco Sport, no strings attached.  I suspect her Dad will also pay for the wedding.  Although my cousin comes from more modest means (his Dad was a doctor, so 'modest' is a relative term), suffice to say, my cousin and his fiance are not in any dire need of money, nor should they ever be (good for my cousin, though).

Rather than give them money for their wedding, my inclination is to make a nice donation to the local Winnipeg Humane Society in their name, and include the Thank You card in their wedding card. 

Thoughts?

How about this? 

That would be better or to a food bank

[Ex-airbalancer]

Imagine being in jail  for 51 years 
I find it bad enough working in one for 8 hours
https://www.northumberlandnews.com/news-story/10482016-warkworth-inmate-dies-from-natural-causes-while-in-custody/?fbclid=IwAR2zhZZ5vgqP7E1nT-mimutggirYUFmT2H9Z6IdU-ddVLAiZhufnta9KxDE