Congratulations. You just won a place on my block list. For what you say? Being a pedantic, argumentative, dorkus.

I’m sure you are capable of figuring out what I meant but instead chose to argue over verbiage.

Right. I was talking more compared with shipping from overseas.

And it’s better for the environment to be shipped from a nearby state instead of half way around the world or even from parts of Mexico.

Back in the ussr, you don’t know how lucky you are

I’m not assuming anything. I’m going on the presumption that they will do what they will do and that politicians are going to be similar regardless of country or tax laws, etc.

It’s also clear that as I said, you have no idea how these companies operate. They will find a way to fuck the workers over as much as possible.

As I said and you clearly missed. I’m a so called gig worker except I’m making an actual job out of it. I refuse to do the food deliveries because I can’t see how they make any money after the time and mileage invested. I drive uber, empower and I am building my own service. I’ve also been self employed most of my working life and I know how these companies operate.

If you can prove that Canada is somehow impervious to what they have done everywhere since these companies have existed, I’ll move asap. For example, if I’m not mistaken, California has similar laws on the books and I am fairly certain that uber and lyft include tips in the hourly min. They will probably do similar up your way unless your law makers are some how much smarter and tougher than ours and thought through the possible ways they could work this law.

The above said. I’m done here. I’m tired of talking chess while you assume we were going to play chutes and ladders.

Hyperbole aside. You don’t fuck with weights and measures. Anyone that has worked retail can tell you that.

I am and you apparently aren’t aware of just how these companies operate. You also clearly didn’t read everything I wrote (or didn’t comprehend it).

And it may not have been tared properly. When I worked deli I would always throw extra in after weighing and printing label.

What OP probably doesn’t know is that stores are answerable to weights and measures and if it was really this far off, that’s not good for the store.

And if you look closer at the verbiage and the way they are known to operate, you are highly likely to be “on the clock” for 50 but only paid for 40. Then deduct standard taxes from that and you end up with way less than if you had been smart about things and they paid fairly per mile, etc.

Considering how clueless the lawmakers are here in the states about this stuff (despite best of intentions), I wouldn’t expect this arrangement to be any better than being free to cherry pick the best offers, best times to work, etc. The beauty of being IC is being able to say fuck that, not doing that one. What I fear about this is that the gig workers will have to accept bullshit offers to keep their metrics in the right zone so they don’t get “fired”.

It’s a start but even if you are guaranteed that amount per hour worked you can still end up making way less after operating expenses unless they are also pushing the companies to reimburse for mileage on top of a min hourly. I drive for a living, uber, etc and I run my own service. When you are self employed in most industries, hourly is actually counter productive to profitability and success.

I would absolutely NOT work this kind of job for as little as $20/hour even if that included mileage reimbursement. If you track your earnings hourly then most days you will have an hour or two where you make like $10/hour or less and then it goes nuts and you clear $100 or more in an hour or two or less sometimes. One of the benefits of being self employed is the various tax benefits depending on the country you live/work in. I’m in the USA where I can deduct 64.5c/mile iirc but if I was getting reimbursed I may not be able to take that deduction which would mean I earn less after taxes. Not to mention the control these companies have over drivers when they are considered employees versus independent.

Come to think if it, why would he tell the probation officers to “be safe”? Is he anticipating they might be in danger, for some strange reason?

If this wasn’t trump, I’d say this is one of those things you say to people. Drive safe, safe flight, be safe out there, etc.

What?

It simultaneously protects the seeds from birds or other jerks and keeps the soil moist longer

If you actually believe that for most products, you don’t know how to compare across stores, brands, etc. Yes, it’s cheaper for some things elsewhere because A) You don’t have to buy as much as a min purchase and B) what you are comparing at a cheaper store is actually truly cheaper in all ways. You need to compare not only ounce to ounce but quality as well.

I’m seriously amazed (not really) at the people who shop Costco but don’t understand how and why it works the way it works.

You should also check out Lidl and Aldi if they are near you.

If you or anyone is doing all of their shopping at one at store, that’s a you problem. Despite how okay we are doing, we still shop around for deals and take advantage of things like teeter doing multiplied points on Fridays towards gas discounts, checking out Aldi and Lidl for deals, etc.

Costco does not have a large variety or selection of what they offer but most things are pretty much guaranteed to be a better deal than elsewhere. For example, because of vpx having issues I’ve settled on Celsius as my current caffeine+other stuff drink when I am working or otherwise need the boost. Amazon and elsewhere sell 12 packs for like $19-$25+, Costco has the same pricing (approximately) but it’s 18 cans instead of 12. Another example is a greenworks riding lawnmower I’ve been eyeballing as soon as I can find the 6k+, bb has it for about the same price or even cheaper when it’s on sale but Costco includes $2400+ worth of extras like twice the batteries and the not cheap clippings bag for the back of it for the same price.

Long story short. Take advantage of what Costco has to offer and do what you have to do to save a buck. Don’t just assume that it’s a better deal because reasons but I’ve learned that for a lot of things, Costco is going to be a better deal even if it’s priced slightly higher or same.

Oh and anyone reading this. Stop buying most of your meat and produce at regular stores like Costco, teeter, publix, etc. Find one or 3+ local farms that sell directly to the public, also keep an eye out for what are called CSAs, you prepay an amount upfront in late winter, early spring and then you get a set number of weekly pickups that are based on what you want and what they have fresh and ready to go. The ones we have worked with are usually open to swapping things out if you end up with more of one thing than you would like but that is based on what they have available for a swap. There is also a local one that we hit up every so often for farm fresh milk that is so much better than any store bought of any brand.

Even with some or most prices increased, Costco is still one of the best places to shop for a ton of reasons that any member can fill you in on.

It’s clear that plenty of people don’t understand how this shit works in real life. Did no one here see Costcos official response to a couple of stores voting to unionize?

I am not one to praise any retail whatsoever but I preach the holy site that is Costco to anyone that will listen. Even the single people out there can benefit, if you wear prescription glasses and/or have any meds you need on a regular basis, those alone could save you at least the first years membership.

I think it’s supposed to be 120k km which is approximately 74.5k miles.

Sometimes things don’t work but I’d rather see moves being made that end up not working than no moves made at all (because they may not work).

I love seeing stuff like this. Iirc, panels are given a 25 year lifespan. If most panels will last this long and longer, it would only make sense to replace/upgrade when they actually break or there is a significant enough increase in efficiency to make it worth the investment. Not unlike the batteries in evs lasting longer than even the original engineers estimated.

I question his fitness for office if he had no clue, they aren’t shy about these beliefs and they have gotten less shy post trump.