r/askTO

It’s in the title.

Hello everyone!

I am relatively new to Canada, and the country I lived in before did not have recycling, so I apologize if this is common knowledge.

How clean does your recycling need to be? I was under the impression that you had to wash it thoroughly, so that it would be like new/you could even eat and drink from it again. But I think I may have been mistaken, and it doesn’t need to be that clean, and it’s okay as long as no actual chunks of food remain?

This would be a game changer for me, as I am disabled and scrubbing recycling totally clean consumes a lot of my energy and often leaves me exhausted and in pain.

As an example, I have plastic containers from ready-to-eat salads I get. The bits of food are easy to get out, but the plastic stays slightly coated from the dressing, and it is very annoying and time-consuming to scrub completely and totally clean. Am I understanding correctly that I could recycle it after just giving it a rinse, and not have to scrub away the residue entirely?

Thank you so much for your time and help! :)

context - i (22F) am about to start my first full time corporate job downtown. In uni was pretty used to going everyday at whatever random time of day slotted into my class schedule, but now my job involves long hours so i’m pretty sure morning is the only time that works.

I’m just wondering any advice on how early people get up to make it work, and how the whole morning routine goes (particularly women, who have to get hair/makeup ready). also context my gym is closer to work than home so i have to go to work directly, and i take the subway to gym/work

curious for any general advice you might have as i figure out this new morning routine, but some specific questions include:

- do you take a full shower at the gym every time? do you every go to work without?
- do you carry your gym stuff to the office or buy a locker or something to store it at your gym?
- do you switch between casual shoes, gym shoes, and work shoes?
- makeup-wearers: do you get fully ready at the gym or go to work and do it there? also do you carry around your makeup+hair tools to the gym/office?
- do gyms downtown tend to be quite busy at that pre-work time (7-8am?)

thanks!!

I hope this is the proper sub to share this. We live in toronto and recently moved into a new home. It's been less than a year and we have had a good relationship with our neighbours so far.

I would say over the last two or three months, we noticed our neighbours shifting a water storage container near the fence which we believe is our property. When we purchased the home, the realtor also let us know that half the fence is ours and half is theirs. There is no fence dividing the sides of our home and theirs. We were super confused by their recent actions that we went and pulled the survey records and images from Google also support (their side is painted in a different colour from ours) throughout the years of how the division was done.

Last month we approached them to kindly move their water container because it was actually sinking into the ground and creating a slope in the ground which is causing water to be diverted into our basement. This is resulting a leak through the walls which was not previously there.

Their response was that they are adamant that our city provided paper work is wrong and they almost teared up the paper we showed them.

What can we possibly do in this situation? We want to resolve this because we are not the kind of people to argue years over this stuff and our next step would be to build a fence to eliminate any future disputes. We are not sure what to do.

Copy of our survey - https://bashify.io/i/y6yKo9

I have never had house cleaning before and I'm curious what others are paying?

I usually book services once a quarter, ideally I'd like to do more inbetween...but I'm curious to know how much you pay and how often you get house cleaning.

They do a very good job.

We have 2 full washroom and 2 half, finished basement and 3 bedrooms (1700 square ft house)

From where are you guys watching the game today

I know ABraThatFits is the gold Reddit standard, but I am struggling to get proper measurements and was hoping for some help. I’m looking for a store that carries larger sizes and has very knowledgable associates who could help! I’m midtown, but down to go anywhere easily accessible by subway

ETA: thank you for all the responses!! May all of our back pain go away!!

I was crossing a road on marked pedestrian crossing on pedestrian light, and was hit by a car in the evening.
Spent night in emergency, no fractures but severe pain, dizziness, mobility issue and dizziness.
My Insurance provider tell me that my coverage is $3500 max others tell me that it’s up to 65K max. Insurance ppl pushing me to send to their preferred rehab Center.
Neighbor suggested to check with personal injury lawyers though I don’t know any.
Has anyone gone through it and have suggestion/advice. What to watch for etc.

TIA

Toronto soon has about as many skyscrapers as Chicago, and yet 90% of them were built in the last twenty years. How do you feel about this crazy transformation?

At the end of July, we’ll be spending a week in your beautiful city with our two young children, ages 6 and 7. They speak french and are just starting to pick up a bit of english, but not enough to understand it well.

Several people have highly recommended that we visit Medieval Times. Do you think the fact that my children don’t understand English would affect their experience?

Thanks in advance for your advice! We really appreciate it.

Hello, I'm a student and I'll be visiting Toronto in a few days. While I'm there, I'd really like to visit Niagara Falls, but I'm not sure what the best way to get there is.

I'm thinking on taking the Go Bus, as I'm travelling on a low budget and I don't have a driving licence, so renting a car isn't an option. Is the Go Bus a good choice or is here a better budget-friendly way to get to the Falls?

I've also read that there's also a train, but ir seems to stop in Niagara Falls city rather than right by the Falls.

Any other advice or tip would be appreciated! Thanks

Dumb question, but anytime I see a high end car, I always wonder where people would even drive them to get anything out of them.

Highways have the same speed limits for everyone, we don’t have anything like the autobahn where you can actually go above 200 km/h and make full use of a sports car.

Are people actually able to use their sports cars to their full potential? Is illegally speeding at night the only way they can get a kick out of them?

My parents are coming to visit me in Toronto for a few weeks in July. They are in their 60s and want to see some different neighbourhoods, they enjoy art exhibitions, going on long walks, going to the theatre. I would love any suggestions to keep them busy whilst I'm at work. Thank you!!!

Looking for recommendations that serve zucchini blossom fritters? I checked at Terroni and they don't have on their menu.

I am a Norwegian/Canadian citizen and I currently live in Norway. I come back to Toronto often and until now, haven't really looked to find fellow Norwegians. But now, I want to hang out with some fellow Norwegians to watch the game on Saturday. Where and when can I meet them!

Note: For Norwegians missing a piece of home, let me know what you would like and I can bring them over when I come to Toronto on Thursday!

Ro for Norge!!

Hi All, I’m looking to get back into the game but I havent played in years and would love to play with people at my skill level.

Any recommendations in toronto for a casual game? I’ve heard about goodrec but not sure about the level of football there?

I would be open to joining a league as well at my skill level.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

For me, it's walking past a restaurant or food truck and catching the smell of fresh shawarma, BBQ, or garlic bread. It doesn't matter if I've already eaten I suddenly feel hungry again.

What's that one food smell that gets you every single time in Toronto?

I dont use FB. So marketplace is not an option. Ive had limited success with Karrot, craigslist, kijiji, ebay. Is there a reddit thread or other option people are using here?

I'm attending a week-long work event downtown and I live in Barrie. My job is just 15 minutes away from my place which has been a dream because I get most of my day after work for me.

I'm curious about people who do this for the rest of the year, how do you enjoy your commutes to and from work if you commute an hour or more? It's the complete opposite of how I've been living and I'm curious with how people deal with it.

It's nice to visit galleries, but I would like to take something home. Are there any little galleries (or coffee shops featuring local art) where I can buy local art?