Title says it all. I work in an establishment where I am often asked for recommendations and try my best to make sure people have a great experience, but on occasion the person who asks has treated me quite poorly. What place gives the worst bang for your buck?

Tried to share the moms Facebook post but mods took it down because it involved a photo of the child.

Been missing since 4pm. *Had description of child's looks but removed since update\*

UPDATE: She's been found!!

Well, lost by somebody, found by another. Admins, I'm sorry if this isn't allowed, delete, my apologies.

Saw this on a FB group. I few loose items, meh, but upwards of $30 could be a protein and sides for one person's week doing meal prep. I'm not the original FB poster, so I'm just passing this on knowing it would take a little legwork, but if it can happen, you folks are the good ones who can help!

Just a heads up; if you're having work done on your car at a Steele Dealership, when they give you a bill, LOOK at what they're charging you for.

Last year, Service Advisors at Steele Dealerships began aggressively upselling unnecessary services to people, implying that warranties would be voided, damage could be done, etc if you didn't get everything they said you needed.

Luckily, my ass has some experience with cars, and I called them on it, and now there's a note on both my cars that say not to upsell me.

This week, however, I sent my car in for some service, and there was $600 in up-charges above and beyond what I had brought the car in for to be done, including the nebulous $154.95 "diagnostic" charge, which was interesting because the issue was suspension, which does not require diagnostics. They also tacked on an alignment, brake service, and a few other goodies, which was interesting because the brakes had been serviced less than 5000kms ago.

When I pressed on it, the first thing they did was halve the price of the up-charges. When I continued to inquire as to why they were on my bill, they admitted the charges were "recommendations".

They're not labelled as such on the bill- they're right there in the "we're going to do this, and you're going to pay for it" list.

This is the second different Steele Dealership I've encountered this at in the last few months.

To be clear, not only is this illegal under deceptive marketing and fraud protections, but carmakers can terminate dealership privileges if a dealership is caught doing it, because it's detrimental to the reputation of the carmaker.

So, at ANY Steele Dealership, read your bill VERY carefully before you agree to pay. Educate yourself on what you're having serviced, and how much it should cost. Call them out on their false service charges, and report them to whatever automaker they're representing (contact their Corporate Customer Care).

This is the sort of bullshit you see at shitty mechanics and guys who work for cash, not a legitimate AutoGroup that owns multiple dealerships.

The normal hyperbole, but the podcast episode should be entertaining

Anyone else remember this? I want to shout out whoever made this song, 'twas pretty.

Right up there with the Zellers A to Z song.

Hi Halifax! I wanted to share a little business my buddy and I started, and I hope it brings a smile to some fellow crib players.

Growing up in Halifax, crib was always on the table with my family and friends. My parents still play a lot, tournaments included, and they were always complaining that they and all their friends had the exact same pegs, so nobody could tell whose was whose.

My buddy and I were sitting there listening and thought it would be a great idea to make custom pegs with your name on them in your own colours. We made a set for my parents, then their friends wanted some, then their friends' friends did, and that's how Crib Pegz got started.

You can put any name on them in any colour, or pick a symbol like an anchor, a lighthouse, a lobster or a maple leaf. There's a preview on the site so you can see exactly what yours will look like before you order. They also make a fun stocking stuffer for the crib players in your life.

We're just two local guys doing this on the side, so every order and every share genuinely means a lot to us. If you have any questions or ideas, I'd love to hear them in the comments!

What name or symbol would you put on yours? 😊
https://cribpegz.ca

Hey guys just wondering if anyone else has had so many problems as I have at the barrington tims in the south end.

We went by today to get a sandwich with chipotle just to drive down the road and see there’s no sauce. No big deal stuff gets missed when it’s busy, we went back and asked to fix it where the employees apologized and got us a new one! But sure enough we leave the store and find out no sauce again.

We go back in the store and let them know hey I get it’s busy but this is the third time trying to get this made right. They apologize and make another sandwich. I get out to the car and see this absolute mess. The wrapper was literally wet from the amount of sauce on the sandwich.

When I went back the employees had to gather around to see how bad this sandwich was.

Has to be the worst Tim Hortons in the whole HRM constant problems.

The Halifax Regional Municipality does not know the condition of many of its buildings, according to a new report from the auditor general [note: PDF link].

The performance audit, which looked at municipal-owned facilities from April 2023 to March 2025, found the conditions of 96 buildings have never been assessed, 43 of which are more than 25 years old.

Management noted the last major building assessment was conducted in 2013.

“The Old Town Clock has been a symbol of the city and a strength of the city because on the day of the Halifax explosion, it still worked. Imagine all the tragedy around and yet there was the clock still doing its job,” [historian Blair] Beed says.

“It’s one of the first things we see on the tour. We go up the hill and we’re looking for the clock,” says Abby Beamish, a tour supervisor with Ambassatours. “A lot of people are really impressed that it still uses a hand winding mechanism, the same original bells it was built with.”

I realize that I've been living under a rock, but I just came across the piece on Fillmore's cut-and-paste Uber presentation for council. It was shocking to realize that the "consultants" that councilmembers sometimes quote (I guess sometimes word for word!) are actually lobbyists. Are these the same development/real estate industry "consultants" whose recent recommendations caused council to tank an affordable housing initiative that puts the onus back on developers because it would be "too expensive" for millionaire developers? Does anyone independently vet these consultants' claims? Someone please explain.

How I miss mornings on the AM dial!

This mug takes me back to my Nanny's kitchen table, great music and personalities, and wonderful conversation with one of the purest souls I ever knew. How I would love to sit with her again and listen to those great radio voices of Brian Phillips and Tom Jeffries.

Did you have a favourite DJ or memory?

Why is it that almost every new hyundai, honda, and volkswagen I see on the road has tinted front windows now? how do they pass the MVI? they are brand new cars and isnt that illegal in NS? is this just some bullshit that isn't enforced?

Anyone have the old 90s vhs nightmare game they would sell or give away. I used to love that game and think my kids would enjoy it but can’t seem to find it anywhere

My financé is sending me away this weekend on a much needed night alone, and my only wish is to find a room with a big bath tub, in a nice enough hotel (like just a Marriott, Hilton type brand). It can just be in the bathroom, it does not have to be right in the room. Impossibly, this seems extremely hard to find, as all the more modern hotels seem to have only showers. The Courtyard in DC has a bath tub in the double queen rooms… but I’d of course rather just have a single king. The other options seem to be jacuzzi tubs in-room, which are both hard to find and like $600+. There’s Inn on the Lake but I don’t know that I love the vibe.

What’s a girl gotta do to get a regular bath tub around here?!

I had some in the States a while ago and am now stricken with the ineffable craving that will not go away

Does anyone know where to get this or am I SOL?