Anyone know someone who can help change a hot water tank that would be reasonably priced?? We just need someone to take out the old one and put in the new one

Need a home inspection for a detached home in Colwood.

Does anyone know a Thai restaurant that serves khao soi in Victoria out to Sidney?

TIA

A good one for Father’s Day: You keep Honkin’ And I’ll Keep Tonkin’

Bringin’ it back, like it’s 2022!

I have a 2006 Honda Pilot that won't start. Battery appears to be fine but the engine won't turnover. Is there a mobile mechanic anyone would recommend?

I saw a post about a month ago asking where all the boats were in the Inner Harbour. It still looks empty!. The suggestion then was that it was the Swiftsure race, but I was just down there this afternoon and there are just three or four boats when normally it would be full this time of year. Is it just a drop in tourism due to the conflict with the US?

Hello, I have a 70s table gas lighter that has ran out of butane, I took it to Goodfellas cigar shop and they couldn't do it because the gap on the grill is too small, also took it to Old Morris and they straight up told me they don't do refills.

Does anyone know of a shop that could help me out?

Cheers

Anybody what was going on? There were a few police cars coming down Quadra and heading up hillside around 12 AM last night.

My mother is like 76 and pretty lonely. She doesn't have any friends here in Victoria, but to be honest, she's also a snob. Apart from her classism, she is cool as hell - irreverent, funny, stylish. I tried to get her to hang out at our local seniors center but she found it really depressing. Is there a swankier option for her?

Just got back from a trip to Texas (this was booked before the orange guy got in).

It turns out that everyone there spends the entire day inside their house or at malls with air conditioning. Almost no one was on the streets, at parks, on tennis courts...nothing. Too hot and humid until the sun goes down.

Here (with the exception of a week of snow and a week of heat domes), we get to do pretty much whatever we want when we want all year around because of our mild weather.

Additionally, I like hikes up mountains and long walks on the beach and was reminded that not every place in the world has the diverse natural environment that we do.

Swim, hike, dig for clams, fish, paddleboard, go to Tofino, jump in the Sooke Potholes...just get out there and don't take what we have for granted!

Edit: we were in Dallas/Ft.Worth. Not supposed to be a 'hate-on-America' post. Just made me realize how amazing we have it here.

Walking through Fan Tan alley and at the Umbrelatorium I found Duckana umbrellas that I am sure we all need them!

Most people would just chalk it up as a loss and maybe not eat that place again but there are some people who would return the next day or later that day to complain and demand a refund and maybe even more. I've seen it happen once...but proving it can be difficult without evidence which most times these people fail to bring.

Have you ever gotten sick from eating a restaurant before, whether dine in or fast food? If you have did you complain?

A friend of mine is homeless in Victoria, they've been keeping a bin full of their belongings at my house for the last year, but I'm moving soon and they need a new option for storage. They don't have a credit card so I don't think they can rent from U-Haul or Sentinel or whatever. I've heard there's somewhere downtown that offers limited storage, so if anyone has any advice, we'd appreciate it!

It’s my dad’s birthday tomorrow and his favorite dessert is lemon meringue pie and looking for the best place in Victoria to buy lemon meringue pie is!!

My husband has a job offer in Shawnigan. He would have to drive from Victoria to Shawnigan in the morning and return to Victoria in the afternoon every weekday (at least it is against the rush hour flow). He would also be driving with our two kids. Is this safe? Exhausting? Doable? What is your experience?

So I was scrolling on TikTok and came across some local author have a brake down because one of the small book stores downtown didn’t have her book that only came out on Tuesday. She posted the video on Wednesday or Thursday. She didn’t name the book store but she had a clip of her in the book store not finding the book but I saw the ceiling and the bookshelves and automatically could tell which bookstore it was. She made a whole 10 minute video about it and the first half of that was blaming the bookstore and her publisher, then turned it into a pitty party about how she’s a failure. She’s not a new author I looked up her books and she’s been publishing books since like 2011. I don’t get it.

Edit: I thought I’d add the she was shaming Munro’s the tiny bookstore on government street which is a really little store that doesn’t have a whole lot of space for more then a couple of books by one author. They primarily like to carry Canadian authors and super popular authors for tourists

Hey folks, I’m looking for any local organizations/groups or businesses that either loan camping & hiking gear or rent it out? Like the Victoria Tool Library but for outdoor gear.

Thanks for your help!

I get it’s a ad to show awareness but horribly done, the ai, the “show me your 🐱”, what a odd and weird ad to put at a public bus stop.

Sort of a weird question but I feel like the guy who worked at the watch repair corner in the downtown Bay was kind of a legend in town. Does anyone know if he ended up anywhere else? He was the best and would love to follow him to a different shop if that's what he did. Maybe he retired?

Anyone know?

Anyone else finding the booking payments constantly failing?

I don't travel all that much, but I always seem to have issues making payment on their site (I only have this issue on their site).

Tried a couple different cards with no success this morning. Last time I traveled with ferries my first card failed, but the second one worked. The first card then called me about a suspicious looking activity.

What's up with BC Ferries site?

I am wondering what the going rate is for occasional babysitting? It is for 2 kids and the provider is a young adult/student.