Saw this offer in Barrie tonight: 2 deliveries, 39.2 km, estimated 52 minutes — $7.40 including estimated tip.

I genuinely appreciate customers who tip their delivery drivers, but tipping shouldn’t be what makes an order financially worth doing.

Uber is a multi-billion-dollar company. How is $7.40 reasonable compensation for almost 40 km of driving, nearly an hour of someone’s time, plus fuel, maintenance, depreciation and the return drive?

At some point this stops looking like gig work and starts looking like a company expecting drivers to subsidize its delivery service with their own vehicles.

I obviously declined it, but offers like this are getting ridiculous.

I moved to Innisfil about three years ago, and while I’ve met some lovely people since moving here, I still haven’t found that one local friend I really click with.

I’m a 48-year-old woman, in a long-term relationship, but don’t have kids. I’m self-employed, work from home and own a catering business. I’m still very close with my longtime friends, but unfortunately they all live over an hour away, which makes spontaneous dinners, drinks, movies, concerts, etc. pretty difficult. I’d really love to find a girlfriend around my age who lives in the Barrie/Innisfil area and is looking for the same kind of friendship.

A little about me: I’ve been a professional chef for about 30 years, so food is a huge part of my life. I love cooking, eating, trying new restaurants and cuisines, and I will happily plan an entire day around where we’re going to eat.

I’m a huge music person, mostly indie/alternative/rock and generally things that aren’t on Top 40 radio. I love movies, especially weird, interesting, dark, funny, cult, indie or just genuinely good ones. I’m also into art, plants, science, technology, trivia, puzzles, road trips and anything involving good food. I’m 420 friendly and have a hot tub, which seems like relevant information when advertising for a best friend.

One thing that’s actually pretty important to me: I’m an atheist and a skeptic, and not spiritual in any way. I’ve had plenty of religious and spiritual friends throughout my life and obviously have no problem being friends with people who believe different things, but I would really love to meet another woman who shares my worldview for once. Someone who values science, evidence and critical thinking, and who I can have interesting conversations with.

I think part of the reason I’ve found it difficult to make a really close friend here is that I’m not particularly interested in a lot of stereotypically “girly” or mainstream stuff. I shop for necessities, not as a recreational activity. I don’t care for rom-coms, reality TV, Sex and the City, or whatever everyone is currently obsessed with on TikTok. No judgement if you do, but if your idea of a great afternoon is smoking a joint, going to an art gallery, finding some hidden-gem restaurant, flipping through records and then watching a bizarre movie neither of us has seen, we’re probably getting somewhere.

Ideally you’re somewhere around 40–55, in Barrie/Innisfil or close by, and either don’t have kids or your kids are older and you have enough flexibility to actually hang out. Single/married/partnered doesn’t matter to me. I’m really just looking for someone funny, intelligent, curious, open-minded and a little unconventional who is also genuinely interested in developing a close friendship rather than collecting acquaintances.

I know making actual friends as an adult is hard, so I figured I’d put this out there. If any of this sounds like you, please send me a message and tell me a little about yourself. 🙂

Looking for some honest opinions from people who tried Crumbl this past weekend.

Every time I passed, the line was insane!

Does it live up to the hype? Are they really just expensive underbaked cookies, like I’ve read online?

Tell me everything !

Played space marine 2 on x box game pass. Started diving into a good amount of YouTube lore. Pretty hooked. Picked up the 11th edition started box. Realized how screwed I am. No idea how to build or paint them, or to play. So many modes and so many armies. Brand new, looking for some people who
Might be interested in talking about it, or maybe step by stepping me through a game or any assistance really lol. Maybe I can watch a game and you guys kind of explain as you go? Any tips or pointers. I’m 33, male.

There's been more than few times when I'm turning left on to Fairview, and a car turning right on to Fairview flips me off because they think they have the right of way, there's two lanes on Fairview, the right turn driver needs to go in the right lane on fairview and the left turn driver needs to go in the left lane, is there some unwritten rule that I'm not understanding here?

Hey everyone.

So my sister passed away and we need to have her house valued and eventually sold.

I've read here not to use Peggy Hill but that's the only name you really hear. Any recommendations for an honest realtor?

Thanks so much

Edit to say thank you! Lots of great recommendations. Not sure who we're going to go with yet but at least it won't be random.

Hello!

Looking for recommendations for my Fiancée for driving schools.

We are located in the north end.

Thanks in advance :)

Any body having internet issues??

Ours is not working

My partner and I are looking to buy a** **15–35-year-old detached home in Barrie. Which neighbourhoods would you recommend for safety good value, schools, access to Highway 400 and long-term resale?

Also what are the main things we should watch for when buying an older home?

Can anyone recommend a good realtor in Barrie who is experienced with first time buyers?
Would really appreciate your honest experiences and recommendations. Thanks!

My fiancee (30 f) and I (30 m) moved here a couple years ago and always have to rely on friends back in Toronto to play video / board games with and curious if anyone is in a similar boat. We'd love to find some people up here with same interests! We both like every type of game:

• Online: Wardogs, league of legends, RPGs, survival games, party games, MMOs, basically anything
• In Person: Any board game, dnd, nintendo switch, etc.

If interested, feel free to shoot a DM!

EDIT: For those interested, we made a Barrie gaming discord server after I got a bunch of DM's for gaming! https://discord.gg/AfmYQZ2dh6

Recently moved to Barrie but have friends living in Downtown Toronto. Are there any other ways to get home (around 1-2am) other than Uber?

Some options that I've come across:

• GO Train/Bus (doesn't run that late)
• Uber
• Transit as far north as you can go then Uber the rest
• Rideshares?
• Northland bus
• Hotel room in Toronto for the night and GO Train back in the morning
• Stay with friends (but most are in 1 bedroom condos and I'd rather not sleep on a couch)

I know most of these are either not possible due to the time or fairly expensive. Just curious what others do?

New to Barrie. I will be starting work in Stayner and I live in north Barrie. I was wondering if anyone knows where I could find rideshares or any Uber driver who's interested in a daily ride. Monday to Friday. 9 am - 5 pm.

I could take the route 2 bus to stayner but then I have to Uber/taxi from the clearview admin centre.

Any suggestions ? Thanks.

Hi all, I’m new to Barrie and looking for fun fall activities or farms to go to with my partner (both of us 22&23), I’ve had trouble finding places that have more “adult” activities, most places seem to be aimed for families with small children, which is no problem just not what I’m looking for. Anyone have any recommendations for fall farms, pumpkin patches, outdoor activities that aren’t just for kids, willingly to drive 30mins-1hr outside of Barrie as well. Thank you in advance!

Hi y'all! We're looking for recommendations for good family doctors that are accepting patients. My husband and I have family doctors respectively in Wasaga Beach and Newmarket, but are expecting a little one soon so we would like to consolidate to one family doctor in Barrie. We love our doctors but the distances make it hard and one is nearing retirement soon. If you've had good experiences with a family doctor in the area and they are potentially accepting patients, please recommend them.

people are lined up around the building already.

I’m a 15yr bassist without any Halloween plans, I just want to see if anyone’s interested in putting together a band and trying to play at some parties? I’m into 90’s grunge and rock, and wanna try some new stuff too. Im in Alliston but I’m sure I could make my way to down town Barrie or wherever it may be. So if your 14-17 hit me up and let’s see 🤙

Just to get the common suggestions out of the way: I've already checked out the local library D&D option, but it isn't really the kind of group I'm looking for. I don't really enjoy PG D&D :P. I've also already asked/posted in the local D&D Facebook groups. I'm trying Reddit as well in hopes of finding some people or groups I haven't connected with yet.

Hey! I'm 30 and looking for an in-person D&D group in Barrie. My previous group recently fell apart, so I'm hoping to find a new group and ideally a long-running campaign. I'm also completely open to joining an already-established campaign as a new character joining the party, so it doesn't have to be a brand-new game.

Location: I don't drive, so this is fairly important. I'd prefer somewhere in north Barrie, roughly from Letitia Heights across to the Little Lake area. If someone is able and willing to give me a ride, I'm open to groups elsewhere in Barrie too.

Availability: Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday after 5 PM, and all day Friday and Saturday. Thursdays and Sundays don't work for me.

I'm pretty heavily into both roleplay and the detailed side of D&D. I love making characters with proper backstories, personalities, relationships and motivations, and I like tracking those things as the campaign develops. I'm also one of those people who likes filling out the entire character sheet, not just the bits needed for combat. 😂 If there's somewhere for appearance, allies, organisations, treasure, equipment, backstory or other character details, I'll probably use it.

I also enjoy the crunchy/resource-management side of the game. I like tracking inventory, money, ammunition, equipment, spell components and other resources rather than hand-waving them. If I cast Revivify but never bought the diamond, I fully expect the DM to tell me, ‘You don't have a diamond.’ 😂 I don't necessarily need D&D Accounting Simulator, but I really enjoy when the stuff written on my sheet actually matters.

Character/playstyle: I'm flexible about classes and like creating my own characters to fit the campaign. I usually gravitate towards ranged characters, especially bow users, and support-oriented characters, with tankier/frontline characters being another style I enjoy. I'm happy to complement the party and fill a useful role, but I'd rather create and play my own character than be assigned a particular class because the party ‘needs’ one.

I'm open to 2014 or 2024 D&D 5e, including compatible older character options in a 2024 campaign with DM approval. I'm also perfectly fine with reasonable homebrew and house rules as long as everyone knows what rules we're using.

I'd especially love a group that's social outside the sessions too. Having a Discord or other group chat where we can talk about the campaign, our characters, share memes, plan things and just chat between sessions is a huge plus for me. I'd like to find a group of people I actually get to know rather than only seeing each other when the dice come out.

I'm looking for an adult group, preferably an ongoing campaign. I'm completely fine with doing a one-shot or short adventure first to see whether everyone clicks before jumping into something long-term.

If you're a DM with an open seat, part of a group looking for another player, or you're also looking for a group and interested in putting one together, feel free to comment or message me! 🎲