# The Canadope Café 2016: The North Awakens **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 1, 2016, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2016-the-north-awakens/741883 "2016-01-01T05:04:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 19
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2016, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2016-the-north-awakens/741883/361 "2016-05-01T04:28:35Z")
April 30 is nominally the tax deadline, and here in northern Ontario it’s also the law’s deadline for changing from studded tires to non-studded tires, so wanting to remain a free citizen, I figured I’d best change the tires on the 30th. In preparation, I started by watching how the pros do it. I was surprised and impressed to see that they can change all four tires in under two seconds. That gave me something to work for. Long arm jack with which to move the world out from under the tires – check. Air tool to make that really cool and emotionally satisfying BRRAAAAPPPPPPP sound – check. Torque wrench to defeat the infamous death wobble – check. Goggles – check (hey, they wore them in the video, and I had a pair in the vehicle all ready for skiing on the 1st, so why not). Well now I wasn’t expecting to break the two second barrier, and in all the excitement of the moment, I forgot to time myself, but all in all, the tire change went well, for on the road after leaving the pit, the left side tires did not fall off even when I had to stop for the resting duck. I think that next time I go for the record, I can improve my time if I don’t stop to pet the neighbours’ dog, and the neighbours’ other dog, and the neighbours’ neighbours’ dog, and the dog from the guy across the street from the neighbours’ neighbour. It’s important to have goals in life, so perhaps next time I’ll break the twenty-minute barrier if I can train the neighbourhood pack to be a better pit crew. [http://www.redbull.com/en/motorsports/f1/stories/1331621211398/red-bull-racing-pitstop-record](http://www.redbull.com/en/motorsports/f1/stories/1331621211398/red-bull-racing-pitstop-record) ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2016, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2016-the-north-awakens/741883/362 "2016-05-01T07:25:24Z")
I’ve got a golf game on Monday, and not having played since last year, decided to hit a bucket on the range yesterday. Then I played nine, on the Par 3, to which the driving range is attached. My score was OK, but the muscles today–phew! I love playing golf, but every spring, I go though the same thing. ---
**Author:** ![Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce7236/32.png) [@Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mona_Lisa_Simpson)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2016, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2016-the-north-awakens/741883/363 "2016-05-01T08:20:47Z")
> [@Northern\_Piper](#): > > Arch! Hate doing taxes at the last minute! Just been one of those months … Well since mid March to now have been some the crappiest sequential weeks in my life ai am glad I did my taxes in early. Filed them the first week of March. I got a notice of assessment this week that my 2014 taxes were recalculated based on my 2015 filing information. I expect my small refund any day. (Fort he record my taxes were always last minute until these last few years. But now I am wishing I had delayed. The place I get my taxes done is near a place that has fantastic melt in your mouth ribs and fries on special on Saturdays. I really want ribs now, although the bar is almost closed and I am sure the kitchen closed hours ago.) ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2016, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2016-the-north-awakens/741883/364 "2016-05-01T12:11:13Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > I’ve got a golf game on Monday, and not having played since last year, decided to hit a bucket on the range yesterday. Then I played nine, on the Par 3, to which the driving range is attached. > > My score was OK, but the muscles today–phew! I love playing golf, but every spring, I go though the same thing. The ribs, right? It always gets me in the rib cage. Ouch! ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2016, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2016-the-north-awakens/741883/365 "2016-05-01T12:53:42Z")
Mmm - ribs… ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2016, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2016-the-north-awakens/741883/366 "2016-05-01T15:21:50Z")
> [@Muffin](#): > > April 30 is nominally the tax deadline, May 2nd, actually. Interpretation Act says that if a statutory deadline falls on a weekend or holiday, it bumps to the next business day. I have made that part of my tax-planning for this year. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2016, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2016-the-north-awakens/741883/367 "2016-05-01T15:52:32Z")
So…you’re saying…I filed unnecessarily early? I hate when that happens! ---
**Author:** ![Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce7236/32.png) [@Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mona_Lisa_Simpson)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2016, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2016-the-north-awakens/741883/368 "2016-05-01T16:57:06Z")
I have recently decided that filing early is awesome because Schadenfreude is more fun than anxiety. Have an awesome weekend. I will go sweep fallen plum.blossoms off my car and go to the beach. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2016, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2016-the-north-awakens/741883/369 "2016-05-02T01:03:34Z")
Taxes all done and filed and everything! Thanks be to Turbo-Tax! Question: What is the T2? Has anyone ever seen it? T1 is the main income tax reporting form; T4 comes from your employer with all the income and deductions; T3 and T5 are income reporting chits; what’s the T2? ---
**Author:** ![Canadjun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/76d3ee/32.png) [@Canadjun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Canadjun)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2016, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2016-the-north-awakens/741883/370 "2016-05-02T01:09:06Z")
> [@Northern\_Piper](#): > > Taxes all done and filed and everything! Thanks be to Turbo-Tax! > > Question: What is the T2? Has anyone ever seen it? > > T1 is the main income tax reporting form; T4 comes from your employer with all the income and deductions; T3 and T5 are income reporting chits; what’s the T2? A quicky [google](http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/E/pbg/tf/t2/README.html) indicates that it is the corporate equivalent to T1. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2016, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2016-the-north-awakens/741883/371 "2016-05-02T01:23:42Z")
That makes sense - thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Gorsnak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gorsnak/32/7587_2.png) [@Gorsnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorsnak)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2016, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2016-the-north-awakens/741883/372 "2016-05-02T02:32:28Z")
My refund hit my account sometime mid-March. I had a lovely day puttering about the yard and chatting with my neighbours. Then my parents dropped in unexpectedly and we had dinner at a wonderful little hole-in-the-wall Jamaican place. The closest thing to dealing with a tax deadline was blasting a wasp nest with Raid, I guess. Avoided getting stung, though, so even that is really no comparison. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2016, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2016-the-north-awakens/741883/373 "2016-05-02T03:10:48Z")
Taxes were done a few weeks ago. Today, I joined some friends at the sports bar, where we watched the Toronto Raptors win over the Indiana Pacers. I’m not really a basketball fan, but it was good to catch up with my friends during the game. ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2016, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2016-the-north-awakens/741883/374 "2016-05-02T08:54:19Z")
May Day. Last day of[telemarking](https://youtu.be/PxdV7z2QQ50)for me this season unless I win a lottery and travel south. ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2016, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2016-the-north-awakens/741883/375 "2016-05-02T19:14:52Z")
Say does anyone know if “Suisha Gardens”, a couple blocks off of Clifton Hill in Niagara is still there? They were/are Fun. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2016, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2016-the-north-awakens/741883/376 "2016-05-02T19:45:46Z")
Senator Duffy was back in his office today. He’ll likely be present when the Senate re-convenes this week. He lost out on some $270,000 of salary, since he was suspended without pay - the poor little muffin. Since he was acquitted of all charges against him (those that were not thrown away outright), where is the justification in punishing him by refusing to pay him back? I wonder if he’ll sue for back pay. And what will become of Pamela Wallin’s impendng court case? I would guess the crown will chose not to proceed. Of course, the RCMP and the crown are refusing all comment on why they went ahead with this mess of a prosecution ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2016, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2016-the-north-awakens/741883/377 "2016-05-02T19:48:13Z")
I like[this quote](http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/mike-duffy-trial-neil-macdonald-1.3549441)from David Scott, Ottawa lawyer > [@](#): > > “It is completely unprofessional to have such an active animus at work in an investigation. The RCMP was lusting to do this [charge Duffy] because of the high-profile nature of the case. There was a hue and cry to ‘get this creep.’” > > And, of course, because Harper had decided Duffy was in the wrong. > > “It’s the power of authority,” says Scott. “I have no doubt that this was a case of pleasing the masters.” ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2016, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2016-the-north-awakens/741883/378 "2016-05-02T21:05:06Z")
Yes, because obviously the PMO wanted this matter to be front and centre in the media for the two years running up to an election, rather than buried away. And obviously Premier Wynne would like nothing better than to do a corrupt favour for her buddy Stephen. :roll eyes: ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2016, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2016-the-north-awakens/741883/379 "2016-05-02T21:15:55Z")
Harper had the choice of trying to cover up the whole stinking mess, or ripping the bandage off and hoping for the best. And I don’t think that Wynne controls the RCMP. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2016, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2016-the-north-awakens/741883/380 "2016-05-02T21:19:09Z")
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