Reddit pulse / page 11
Every post from Reddit, newest first.
Someone shot Montreal on 35mm film last month after a concert and stayed a day to shoot the city. Nikon F100, Lomochrome color film — the colours are absolutely warm and nostalgic.
REM service won't start until later this weekend — planned maintenance is underway. Usual early-morning commutes are off.
Someone spotted a civilian-marked blue Suburban with police lights heading toward YUL earlier today. Speculation on Reddit is it could be a foreign dignitary or high-ranking official getting an escort.
Mont-Royal's Olmstead path splits in winter for skiers vs walkers — cyclists want the same separation in summer so bikes and pedestrians don't collide. fair point.
the colourful balls are coming back to the Village, except this time they might be luminous versions. people debating if that's better or worse than the originals.
the green line's stuck with the STM's oldest trains — city keeps promising new cars, but funding delays keep pushing the timeline back. frustration on Reddit is real.
Someone venting on r/montreal says driving behaviour is degrading fast — people used to be more courteous, now dangerous stuff happens every few outings. Example: driver preparing to exit properly, keeping safe distance, and a car cuts in way too close, zero reaction time. Used to be isolated incidents, now it feels routine. The city's driving culture is shifting and not for the better.
A local shop owner posted about being threatened by a third-party vendor who used delivery information to get their home address, saying he'd show up at their door or cost them their job. Police said it's only a criminal case if he actually appears and escalates. Breach of personal info for threats, but law enforcement's hands are tied until something physical happens.
A Montreal company selling milkweed accessories just pulled a classic: item showed as in-stock on their site, customer bought it, then got a surprise email two days later saying it's actually a pre-order being made in Tunisia with no delivery date. Service isn't responding to refund requests, so the customer did a chargeback with their bank. Others digging online say the company's financially struggling.
Someone on r/montreal is venting about a Bosch mini-split repair caught in warranty approval hell for over a month. Unit stopped working July 1 after a power surge, the installer diagnosed a failed control board, but the manufacturer won't greenlight the repair. Installer keeps saying they're following up, but nothing's moving. Frustration is real.
If you invoice in crypto or hold USDC as treasury, Keytom just solved the Wise problem—it handles EUR collection and SEPA without blocking crypto transfers. Card works off stablecoins specifically so you're not routing everything through an exchange first. Not replacing your bank, but if you already sit in crypto, it's worth a look.
debate heating up about whether there are tons of public tickets left for Montreal vs Tampa on Dec 2 or if resale right now is the safer bet — season ticket holders weighing in
the city's looking into installing permanent Genetec ALPR cameras on poles to monitor public areas and parking lots. similar to Flock cameras but a different brand — raises privacy questions for a lot of people.
people asking for plastic surgeon recommendations for upper eyelid work — no one knows anyone in the city who's done it, so the thread is basically just people weighing in about what to look for
Bixi bikes are down across the city — red lights on every bike, full stations at rush hour. probably a system-wide issue if you're trying to grab one rn.
looking for dry cleaner recommendations on the orange or green line for a quality suit — wedding sweat damage and everyone's worried about the process
someone's fixing road cracks and potholes in traffic on the fly — a real hero of the route. godspeed.
someone got a random $26 cheque from the Société de l'assurance automobile québec with zero explanation and now the whole subreddit is trying to figure out what it's for
Someone's developing a free liminal-space tour of Montreal in collaboration with Liminal Assembly in Toronto. They're crowdsourcing suggestions for strangely empty, transitional, out-of-time spots across the city and its outskirts.
Driver in a white sedan laid on the horn and crossed into the contraflow bike lane to pass a cyclist on Clark in Milton-Parc, sparking a broader post about drivers not realizing cyclists have the same road rights in the absence of a bike lane.
