Taxis and The Doorman

It was the first time a hotel doorman helped me out to get a cab. He got me a limo instead. Well I didn’t know if one should tip a doorman or not. So I gave him two twoonies anyway thinking I was maybe giving to little. Turns out according to Tip20 one should tip a hotel doorman 1$ per bag and 1$ for the hail. So according to them I’m in good. Phew.

Why take a taxi from the hotel when you can take a limo for just a few bucks more? Damn! Clean ride. Quiet and polite driver. And leather seats. Worth the extra 8 or 10$ it cost me for such a long ride.

So many condos in TO its not even funny. So much growth. But it still needs an injection of FUN.

Geeking out with my iPhone

During my stay at the hotel I was on the 24th floor of the hotel and to far from the hotspot to get my iPhone working fully. Well that just wasn’t good enough for me, I had to get it working. So after more than an hour of fiddling I turned my laptop into a WiFi hotspot for my iPhone.

Here’s a quick run-down.

• You need to setup an Ad-Hoc Wireless Network on your XP Laptop.
• I named the SSID iPhoneNet but the name can be anything you want.
• I put no encryption. When I did the connection never worked.
• Then in Network Connections you select your Wireless Connection and Local Area Connection at the same time and right click them and select Bridge Connections.
• Afterwards your iPhone will detect the WiFi connection and bob’s your uncle and you are ready to surf with your iPhone.

That’s how boring it was in Toronto. I took time to fiddle with a computer while not being paid for it.

The Bentley, The Lamborghini, The Poor.

During my stay in Toronto I was at a hotel near the Consulate and from my window I had a view over a parking garage. On the roof were a Bentley and a Lamborghini and sure, them sure are some nice cars, but I always choke on the price. These are a quarter of a million dollar cars. Who could possibly need to spend so much on a car? I said need not want.

With all the poor people in the world and the food shortages hitting North America, why are these rich pricks being heroes and you know being a little more Spartan in their vehicular choices and using that money to fund schools and food drives. Because no one will hate them for driving around in a 40K$ Mustang if they gave away 200K$ so that kids could have books to study. I’m just a stupid naïve idealist for believing we can rise above our cupidity, I know.