DevO Posted April 11, 2008 Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 Kitchener has had its fair share of social problems (ie. high unemployment) but it seems to be on the up & up. Also it has a wicked farmers market, a really good dim sum restaurant, the boathouse in victoria park, Centre in the Square, and it is the original home of legendary rock band Helix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hal Johnson Posted April 11, 2008 Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 Kitchener has had its fair share of social problems (ie. high unemployment) but it seems to be on the up & up. Also it has a wicked farmers market, a really good dim sum restaurant, the boathouse in victoria park, Centre in the Square, and it is the original home of legendary rock band Helix.Hilarious. Everyone around here seems to have a connection to Helix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phishtaper Posted April 11, 2008 Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 too true, Hal. ah, you live on King Street? now, would that be Old King? Regular King? King East? King North? King West? King South? King in Waterloo? King barely in Waterloo? and is it pronounced Webber? Weeber? Veyber? Wayber? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PalacePrincess Posted April 11, 2008 Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 unless you would like a personally delivered bitchslap, it is WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEber. c'mon low roller, we'll throw you a wicked welcome to the k-dub party, show you all the secrets. one thing this town does have is a lot of rad people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hal Johnson Posted April 11, 2008 Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 c'mon low roller, we'll throw you a wicked welcome to the k-dub party, show you all the secrets. one thing this town does have is a lot of rad people. This is the truth, man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phishtaper Posted April 11, 2008 Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 one thing this town does have is a lot of rad people. you spelled crack whores wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted April 11, 2008 Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 one thing this town does have is a lot of rad people. Which explains why cars in K/W never overheat... Aloha, Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fista Posted April 11, 2008 Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 The Research and Technology Park might be a good place to start looking for office space. It's part of UW's North Campus and has some pretty cool stuff going on.http://www.uwrtpark.uwaterloo.ca/about/about.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Wish Posted April 11, 2008 Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 Yeah Fisher, Columbia, Weber and one other street all run e,w,s, and n. It is friggin maddening. I went to school there for four years and don't really have too many great things to say about the entire area (K or W or C). If it was up to me I'd live in Guelph and commute to K which is only about 20 mins. Tungsten does it every day....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwa. Posted April 11, 2008 Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 I'm not sure about what Hal is implying about the roadways... Really? Really? The two main streets go north' date=' south, east and west. They cross-over and turn into one another like 5 times. Its absolutley insane. Anyone from out of town, except for Schwa., has a very difficult time getting used to it. [/quote'] Oh yeah, the 2 main roads have a North, South, East and a West....but i can use a map Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwa. Posted April 11, 2008 Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 one thing this town does have is a lot of rad people. Which explains why cars in K/W never overheat... Aloha' date=' Brad[/quote'] reaching brad, really reaching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcO Posted April 11, 2008 Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 lotta perverts in Kitchener. I'm just sayin'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewRider Posted April 11, 2008 Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 I've commuted from Kitchener to Waterloo (far side to far side) and it was a 15 minute drive door to door using the expressway. No problems at all. I thought you rode the monorail cat to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwa. Posted April 11, 2008 Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 The only passenger Monorail Cat will take is Chuck Norris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Boy 2.0 Posted April 11, 2008 Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 is that Shakedown Street store still going? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwa. Posted April 11, 2008 Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 yup. there's another one in Uptown Waterloo now too (Kitchener is Downtown, Waterloo is Uptown...could also be called dirty and clean) called Different Strokes specializing in smoking accessories and sex toys. It's lovingly called the Bong and Dong in smoker circles (ok, just a few of us) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bokonon Posted April 11, 2008 Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 Kitchener does have some awesome stuff, namely the farmer's market, (which was already mentioned but I would like to reiterate that), a wicked spice store on King E right by the market, beautiful hiking/biking trails by the river, (which is clean enough to swim in and fish from) the Word on the Street Festival, the Multi-cultural fair, a wicked library and the Circle in the Square which gets good shows like James Brown!! (RIP) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Boy 2.0 Posted April 11, 2008 Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 lovingly called the Bong and Dong in smoker circles (ok, just a few of us)sounds like booche and bouche's highschool nicknames Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark tonin Posted April 11, 2008 Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 I've lived in KW since about 1983 and it has treated me well. It's big enough, yet small enough. I like the farmers' markets and the abundance of ethnic food. I like the people that I've met over the years. I like the fact that I can walk to work if I want to. I like how easy it is to get from KW to lots of other places. I like how diverse the region is (culturally, economically, etc.)I don't particularly like this region in the summer. It gets hot and the air gets bad, and the only real water is in the name Waterloo. Downtown Kitchener is sketchy, but improving. I wish this region was more "hip" and I wish it had more of a "crunchy granola" feel to it, but on the whole, it's treated me and the family well.Peace, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balogna pogna Posted April 11, 2008 Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 Downtown Kitchener is sketchy, but improving. I wish this region was more "hip" and I wish it had more of a "crunchy granola" feel to itIt would be nice if we could do a trade. Like Guelph for Cambridge plus 2 first round draft picks next season. That would be an awesome Tri-city combo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwa. Posted April 11, 2008 Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 Let's trade off Brantford while we're at it....could probably get a couple of used hockey bags or maybe some Tim Horton's coupons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bokonon Posted April 11, 2008 Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 I like Brantford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwa. Posted April 11, 2008 Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 we'll put you in the deal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phishtaper Posted April 11, 2008 Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 i have one free coffee coupon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timouse Posted April 11, 2008 Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 as usual, mr tonin nailed it.good farmer's markets, lots of diverse ethnic food, good shopping, and a fairly robust high tech eceonomy taboot. you could do lots worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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