OT: Moving to Ottawa

[MXD]

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You’re calling Gatineau part of Ottawa?

I'm pretty sure I used the word "area'.

 

[CalgarySnow]

Thanks guys. Husband works in Kanata so has to be within reasonable commuting distance. I’ll be honest I don’t really want to move as Calgary is great and the weather seems to be a lot better (no humidity and the Chinook in the winter). Rental houses are a lot cheaper though and they have air con woo hoo. I need to move within public transit area as I don’t drive. You don’t have a train system do you?

 

[CalgarySnow]

I’ll be working and son will be going to school to get better Diploma grades then to college/Uni

 

[Tnuoc Alucard]

Thanks guys. Husband works in Kanata so has to be within reasonable commuting distance. I’ll be honest I don’t really want to move as Calgary is great and the weather seems to be a lot better (no humidity and the Chinook in the winter). Rental houses are a lot cheaper though and they have air con woo hoo. I need to move within public transit area as I don’t drive. You don’t have a train system do you?

 

[CalgarySnow]

So the light rail is there now? Husband never mentioned it, he’s lived there for a 13 months already

 

[Engineer]

ok

 

[MXD]

Lmao okay bub. Why so hostile over something so stupidly trivial? Was it too hard for you to simply state what brewery you had in mind?

Well, since you've already confused "area" and "city" so far, I'm not exactly sure I see a point in spelling things out for you.

But, go on. Call me a big bad meeeaaanie.

 

[Nac Mac Feegle]

So the light rail is there now? Husband never mentioned it, he’s lived there for a 13 months already

Not exactly. It should be somewhat online by the fall...but it's still pretty limited.

 

[CalgarySnow]

Husband has said no way to Gatineau as it’s a pain to commute to/from. Goood for cheaper wine though apparently

 

[CalgarySnow]

PS google maps also say Falkland Islands (Malvinas) they are never the Malvinas as they are British and we beat Argentina when they tried to claim them so Google maps cannot be relied on

 

[Ray Kinsella]

Husband has said no way to Gatineau as it’s a pain to commute to/from. Goood for cheaper wine though apparently

Wine is cheaper in Ontario, beer is cheaper in Québec.

 

[MXD]

Husband has said no way to Gatineau as it’s a pain to commute to/from. Goood for cheaper wine though apparently

... Hull is actually great IF you are working downtown Ottawa. Gatineau is a bit of pain. Better since Rapibus, still a pain otherwise.

Of course, if you're aren't working Downtown Ottawa, then don't even think about it.

Wine is GENERALLY cheaper in Ontario
Commercial (macro) beer is cheaper in Québec. Imports and Craft are generally cheaper in Ontario.

 

[Peptic Balcers]

... Hull is actually great IF you are working downtown Ottawa. Gatineau is a bit of pain. Better since Rapibus, still a pain otherwise.

Of course, if you're aren't working Downtown Ottawa, then don't even think about it.

Wine is GENERALLY cheaper in Ontario
Commercial (macro) beer is cheaper in Québec. Imports and Craft are generally cheaper in Ontario.

Unless you're looking for a lot. Bud Light, Canadian, Stella, Kronenbourg and some others are available at Costco for hilariously cheap

 

[BonkTastic]

Rental houses are a lot cheaper though and they have air con woo hoo.

Ottawa pro-tip: you 100% want air con in Ottawa.

It's literally a deal-breaker, IMO. Ottawa summers can get so ridiculously humid that having AC just to cut the humidity down in your house is worth it's weight in gold.

 

[NyQuil]

Equator is the hip coffee place now.

As far as beer goes, I like Beyond the Pale and Dominion City is doing some interesting stuff now. Tooth and Nail is a good one and I do like the Flora Hall location even if their beers aren’t quite up to the same standard.

Small Pony is great to sate your thirst for sours. Jam Hands is a good one.

Bar Lupulus does tap takeovers and rare pours pretty regularly. You can get Bellwoods in a few places around town including Crust and Crate.

 

[PoutineSp00nZ]

Has a real fake gross vibe. Full of people I don’t want to see. So beware, you might feel the same.

Yeah westboro rivals the glebe now for hipster douchebags. And it's getting expeeeeeensive.

Even hintonburg is going that way now. Little Italy is probably next.

 

[Tnuoc Alucard]

Husband has said no way to Gatineau as it’s a pain to commute to/from. Goood for cheaper wine though apparently

Other way around.

Gatineau residents, who want a good price on wine, will often find it in Ottawa, and it's vice versa for Beer.

I'm not a Wine drinker, but this is what I've gleaned from friends who are, and selection is different between the two provinces.

Every long weekend a number of Depanneurs in Gatineau run specials on beer.

 

[Peptic Balcers]

Yeah westboro rivals the glebe now for hipster *****ebags. And it's getting expeeeeeensive.

Even hintonburg is going that way now. Little Italy is probably next.

I moved here a year ago, I was told that the glebe is the rich snobby place and to go to Westboro. I looked at prices there and its the same price as living downtown pretty much. Hintonburg is pretty much the same in terms of pricing and hipsterish.

Don't get me wrong, they are really cool places to hang out. Looks of cool local businesses and shops (hence the appeal to live there). But I got a way better deal DT, and now I can walk to work. I just bike out to Westboro if I want to hang out there

 

[BonkTastic]

I hate most of those beer brands, but there's a few worth buying in there.

It's 90% beer-flavored water in that ad, though.

 

[slamigo]

I hate most of those beer brands, but there's a few worth buying in there.

It's 90% beer-flavored water in that ad, though.

Ah man, don’t hate the Silver Bullet. That’s summer in a can.

 

[BonkTastic]

Ah man, don’t hate the Silver Bullet. That’s summer in a can.

I won't apologize for liking food and drinks that taste like food and drinks. If other people enjoy beers like Coors Lite, good for them. It's just not for me, that's all. It's clearly a popular beer and people have every right to enjoy what they like, and if that's a beer like Coors, or Old Milwaukee, or Michelob, then that's great. I'd rather just have water at that point. That's just me.

Like... If I'm going to indulge and drink my daily calories in beer, I might as well be drinking something that tastes like beer.

24 bottles of Kronenbourg 1664 for $28 is a great deal, though.

 

[NyQuil]

Has a real fake gross vibe. Full of people I don’t want to see. So beware, you might feel the same.

No wonder we don’t get along.

The only thing worse than people from Westboro are people who hate other people because they’re from Westboro.

 

[BonkTastic]

No wonder we don’t get along.

The only thing worse than people from Westboro are people who hate other people because they’re from Westboro.

And the only thing worse than people from Westboro, and people who hate other people because they're from Westboro, are people who hate people who hate people because they're from Westboro.

And the only thing worse than THOSE people are the people who hate people who hate people who hate people because they're from Westboro.

And then after that, it's just Nazis all the way down.

 

[PoutineSp00nZ]

No wonder we don’t get along.

The only thing worse than people from Westboro are people who hate other people because they’re from Westboro.

Westboro would be awesome if it wasn't for the people

 

[NyQuil]

Westboro would be awesome if it wasn't for the people

I try to avoid being a person as much as possible.

 

[milkbag]

i still think the glebe has westboro beat for frenchshower-bag factor. anyone i've ever met from the glebe has made a point to tell me they're from the glebe within the first 5 minutes of meeting-- its a defining personality feature for almost all of them.