BC Community Thread For Non-Sightings Chat

[predahank]

Originally Posted by thebobkat

The U.S. releases have the comics. That's why specialty stores like A3U have them, since they order from US suppliers. Canadian versions don't, because of the bilingual packaging regulations. This was the same for the recent Generations deluxes - US versions had comics, Canadian versions didn't.

Ok that explains it, i guess that's also why they charge an extra $3 or $4 vs retail. thanks

[timcrook]

Originally Posted by ConvoyGTR

That and Hasbro's version may have somewhat looser joints due to the mold degradation.

IMO, mold degradation is not a big problem, can be fixed with pledge floor polish.

[carissa]

So I went down to Port Townsend and Seattle to visit my best friend of over 20 years. I brought down my digital comic books for IDWs Transformers stuff to let her read it along with my hardcopy version of Last Stand of the Wreckers.

She's now working her way through MTMTE and RID. She's made her way through to the end of Dark Cybertron.

Hahaha I have corrupted another mind to the IDW comics.

[kirbenvost]

Nice. I almost got my girlfriend to read MTMTE the other day but she got sleepy. One of these days!

[Sun Swipe Prime]

Originally Posted by carissa

Hahaha I have corrupted another mind to the IDW comics.

Does this mean you're like the Palpatine of the transformers community?

"Yes, yes, read and come over to the dark side. Mooohahahhah."

[Darth Cylon]

http://www.news1130.com/2015/08/06/t...fare-on-buses/

I live and work in Vancouver. If translinks is going to jack up fare price to "fit" this one-zone proposal, I am just going to buy myself a car. Good for people in Surrey or Maple Ridge, bad for people in Vancouver.

[kirbenvost]

I don't think they're raising prices, they just can't think of any other solution for the Compass system's technical failings.

[thebobkat]

Originally Posted by kirbenvost

I don't think they're raising prices, they just can't think of any other solution for the Compass system's technical failings.

I do think that's the main reason they're doing this - there were numerous reports that the main problem they were having besides card reader response times were that they couldn't get the multiple zones to work with the system correctly.

As for the fare price...I'd imagine that it would be something like an average between the current prices for 1 zone and multiple zones/peak time rates. My guess is probably something like $3.50 or something like that. I'd be pretty surprised if they stuck to the 1 zone fare price. At the same time, if they don't keep the fare low, they might lose more money in the long run. They're already losing some ridership to services like Zipcar.

[Darth Cylon]

Maybe they won't. But I still think it's creating more loophole for people to cheat and they will say they are losing money and want price "adjustment".

My time is money too.

[RocketGTR]

As per this CBC article "http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/britis...ares-1.3181961" you will pay a one zone fare and be able to travel all three zones.

So no, prices for Vancouverites won't go up. Just everywhere else it will be cheaper.

Of course they call it temporary but we'll see how long temporary ends up being.