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(08-05-2020, 11:03 PM)Momo26 Wrote: Dreamcatcher the gentle young native looking guy? Basing this off name here. What does Shamari look like?
No, Dreamcatcher is an older lady that dances half-naked, half-baked at King and Queen and has several dreamcatchers and calls down evil on anyone that gets within 50 feet of her. What I can say, though, is that her curses are useless as I am still around.
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(08-05-2020, 11:46 PM)jwilliamson Wrote: I believe Shamari is the drum guy.
Yes, he is. Pickle drum guy for more accuracy. I have heard that a handful of people have had decent contact with him, but more often than not, it's better to leave him alone.
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(08-06-2020, 03:36 AM)jeffster Wrote: (08-05-2020, 11:46 PM)jwilliamson Wrote: I believe Shamari is the drum guy.
Yes, he is. Pickle drum guy for more accuracy. I have heard that a handful of people have had decent contact with him, but more often than not, it's better to leave him alone.
Do you mean Bucket Man, as he's colloquially known? I know he can be aggressive towards people. It's best to not interrupt him while he's drumming, but other times he doesn't mind a short chat.
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(08-07-2020, 12:13 PM)ac3r Wrote: (08-06-2020, 03:36 AM)jeffster Wrote: Yes, he is. Pickle drum guy for more accuracy. I have heard that a handful of people have had decent contact with him, but more often than not, it's better to leave him alone.
Do you mean Bucket Man, as he's colloquially known? I know he can be aggressive towards people. It's best to not interrupt him while he's drumming, but other times he doesn't mind a short chat. Yeah, he's been in physical altercations with other homeless at the very least. I haven't seen him in nearly a year though. Has anyone else seen him around?
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Someone on Reddit mentions they've seen him around. Can't confirm of course. I hope he's well.
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(08-07-2020, 05:35 PM)dtkvictim Wrote: (08-07-2020, 12:13 PM)ac3r Wrote: Do you mean Bucket Man, as he's colloquially known? I know he can be aggressive towards people. It's best to not interrupt him while he's drumming, but other times he doesn't mind a short chat. Yeah, he's been in physical altercations with other homeless at the very least. I haven't seen him in nearly a year though. Has anyone else seen him around?
He's still around. I heard him in my neighbourhood last week. Not sure if he's still living down the street from me still, but I see or hear him occasionally.
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(08-07-2020, 05:35 PM)dtkvictim Wrote: (08-07-2020, 12:13 PM)ac3r Wrote: Do you mean Bucket Man, as he's colloquially known? I know he can be aggressive towards people. It's best to not interrupt him while he's drumming, but other times he doesn't mind a short chat. Yeah, he's been in physical altercations with other homeless at the very least. I haven't seen him in nearly a year though. Has anyone else seen him around?
Last time I saw him was November. Not that that means anything, I haven't spent a lot of time DT lately.
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08-08-2020, 10:30 AM
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As long as we're playing "whatever happened to", is the younger First Nations (?) guy who constantly sleeps on King St still around? I don't think I ever saw him upright. Does he/did he have a nickname too?
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This has been off topic for some time. If people want to continue to discuss the various characters of downtown, maybe that should be moved to a different thread?
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(08-08-2020, 10:43 AM)jeremyroman Wrote: This has been off topic for some time. If people want to continue to discuss the various characters of downtown, maybe that should be moved to a different thread?
You're right. This has gone seriously off-topic.
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But i teresting none the less...
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It's about the characters downtown, The ones who the new condo's lobby security and residents are going to become familiar with and quickly. It's not totally off topic
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(08-09-2020, 11:01 AM)Momo26 Wrote: It's about the characters downtown, The ones who the new condo's lobby security and residents are going to become familiar with and quickly. It's not totally off topic ![Wink Wink](https://www.waterlooregionconnected.com/images/smilies/wink.gif)
Lobby security? You mean the locked door that residents can hold open for strangers?
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(08-09-2020, 11:38 AM)panamaniac Wrote: (08-09-2020, 11:01 AM)Momo26 Wrote: It's about the characters downtown, The ones who the new condo's lobby security and residents are going to become familiar with and quickly. It's not totally off topic ![Wink Wink](https://www.waterlooregionconnected.com/images/smilies/wink.gif)
Lobby security? You mean the locked door that residents can hold open for strangers? ![Wink Wink](https://www.waterlooregionconnected.com/images/smilies/wink.gif)
Charlie West is going to have a lobby "concierge", not sure if it's 24/7. City Centre phase 1 has 24/7 lobby security, so it's not unheard of.
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(08-09-2020, 11:38 AM)panamaniac Wrote: (08-09-2020, 11:01 AM)Momo26 Wrote: It's about the characters downtown, The ones who the new condo's lobby security and residents are going to become familiar with and quickly. It's not totally off topic ![Wink Wink](https://www.waterlooregionconnected.com/images/smilies/wink.gif)
Lobby security? You mean the locked door that residents can hold open for strangers? ![Wink Wink](https://www.waterlooregionconnected.com/images/smilies/wink.gif)
I might be wrong, but with a larger building like this, you might have some sort of security, in particular, at night. I guess it all depends on their maintenance fees. 8 hours a night x $18/hour year round works out to about $60,000/year when you factor in payroll taxes and holiday pay and OT on stat days. I think there are 300 units at Charlie West. I have no idea what the fees will be, but we could safely assume $600 per month per unit. That works out to $180,000/month. Security would take a very small portion of that even if it was 24/7 security.
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