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There is something within 5 minutes! A walk yesterday found a corner store in 3 minutes. Currently kind of a gourmet convenience store waiting for its coffeehouse license, but it would be a way of getting milk or bread in 1/4 the time of going to Metro (Canadian supermarket chain, not subway.) I had a nice talk with the proprietor, too. He, and a guest from Paris whom I met in Montreal, agree that Canadian groceries are expensive.
Later on my walk I found a combined florist and coffeeshop. In Montreal I'd seen a combined convenience store and plant shop.
I also found a school in what I call "brick castle" style, though with a wing in a newer style.
Today I found a meat store, with "smoked pork chops", and a game store; I haven't been in one of those in a few years. They had Hanabi and Bang, though not Chrononauts. Sadly I don't socialize enough to justify carrying any of them.
Staffpeople in the meat store weren't very masked, though to be fair they had the door propped open.
A few days ago I found a big park, and a mall; I may well use the mall, for underwear and eye exams. There was also an informational placard about proposed redevelopment of the north parking lot, with some interesting info: Toronto wants transit areas, within 500 meters of a subway station, to have a minimum density of 200 "persons and jobs" per hectare, or 20,000 per km2. The area is currently at 14,000, and unlikely to reach the target even with new development. I got excited, since 14,000 people/km2 is a pretty respectable density IMO, but then noticed the "and jobs", which is a qualifier outside of my experience.
I'm in Dufferin Grove, from other sources apparently a bit under 11,000 people/km2, as a mostly residential area.
Odd bit about Toronto: I have yet to see toilet paper sold as single rolls, even in convenience stores. I'm pretty sure I was able to in Montreal. Does Scott, the usual brand, not distribute in Ontario or something???
Later on my walk I found a combined florist and coffeeshop. In Montreal I'd seen a combined convenience store and plant shop.
I also found a school in what I call "brick castle" style, though with a wing in a newer style.
Today I found a meat store, with "smoked pork chops", and a game store; I haven't been in one of those in a few years. They had Hanabi and Bang, though not Chrononauts. Sadly I don't socialize enough to justify carrying any of them.
Staffpeople in the meat store weren't very masked, though to be fair they had the door propped open.
A few days ago I found a big park, and a mall; I may well use the mall, for underwear and eye exams. There was also an informational placard about proposed redevelopment of the north parking lot, with some interesting info: Toronto wants transit areas, within 500 meters of a subway station, to have a minimum density of 200 "persons and jobs" per hectare, or 20,000 per km2. The area is currently at 14,000, and unlikely to reach the target even with new development. I got excited, since 14,000 people/km2 is a pretty respectable density IMO, but then noticed the "and jobs", which is a qualifier outside of my experience.
I'm in Dufferin Grove, from other sources apparently a bit under 11,000 people/km2, as a mostly residential area.
Odd bit about Toronto: I have yet to see toilet paper sold as single rolls, even in convenience stores. I'm pretty sure I was able to in Montreal. Does Scott, the usual brand, not distribute in Ontario or something???