Posted by Simsyb Thanks bandobro

Fixed that for you.

Posted by rob.i.am Fixed that for you.

lol kys

Posted by Simsyb lol kys

welcome to the site, your trial by fire we shall be over soon!!!

Well this thread seems to have gone exactly where all the others like it have gone. I hope it isn't too late to grab popcorn, it looks like its getting interesting.

Posted by Tomtortoise Well this thread seems to have gone exactly where all the others like it have gone. I hope it isn't too late to grab popcorn, it looks like its getting interesting.

You missed movie time

One of the biggest setbacks for me getting into EU is the fact that I am very reliant on the TTC, so it would not be viable to take public transit to get outside the Toronto boundaries.

Posted by Fleeting One of the biggest setbacks for me getting into EU is the fact that I am very reliant on the TTC, so it would not be viable to take public transit to get outside the Toronto boundaries.

Exact same situation with me

^{Barriers within the European Union}

<sub>"Tariffs on trade within the European Union were abolished decades ago. But research by Natalie Chen and Dennis Novy finds that significant trade barriers remain, notably "technical barriers to trade," such as health and safety requirements as well as packaging and labelling requirements.

European economic integration was launched in the 1960s with the creation of customs unions, abolishing internal tariffs and trade quotas. The process was revived within the European Union (EU) by the Single European Act of 1986, which aimed to complete a Single European Market by the end of 1992.

More recently, the introduction of the single European currency – the euro – was intended to accelerate the process of trade integration by eliminating exchange rate uncertainty and increasing transparency and competition across markets.

The single market was motivated by the observation that in the 1980s, trade within Europe was still impeded by significant barriers to trade. In particular, there remained many non-tariff barriers, including so-called "technical barriers to trade."

The costs of technical barriers to trade eclipse the costs associated with being outside the euro area

These barriers result from regulations that affect the sale of goods in some markets by requiring specific product characteristics or production processes, for example, a certain package size for food products.

With intra-EU tariff barriers having been completely eliminated by 1968, technical barriers have become increasingly visible. They are also a key concern in today's global trade negotiations, with the World Trade Organisation (WTO) seeking to ensure that (from the WTO Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade):

… technical regulations and standards, including packaging, marking and labelling requirements [...] do not create unnecessary obstacles to international trade.
So how much progress has the EU made in removing internal barriers to trade? Our research measures trade integration within the EU by examining 166 manufacturing industries in 11 member states over the period 1999-2003. We find that significant trade barriers remain and, apart from the inevitable transport costs, the most substantial costs are technical barriers.

Indeed, the costs of these barriers eclipse the costs associated with being outside the euro area. They also eclipse the costs of not abolishing physical border controls – between continental Europe and the UK – by opting out of the Schengen Agreement.

Policy action could lead to further gains from the reduction of trade barriers within Europe

In quantitative terms, we find that the costs associated with geography and transport explain 25% of the variation in trade integration. The most important factor is the weight to value of traded goods (17%), followed by the distance between the origin and destination of shipments (5%).

Policy factors explain 7% of the variation in trade integration, which is far from negligible. Technical barriers to trade are the most important factor (5%), while public procurement, Schengen and the euro only play very minor roles.

The policy implications of these results are clear. While the barriers related to geography and transport costs arise from the very nature of spatial separation between markets, policy barriers such as technical barriers to trade are in principle removable. This suggests that there is room left for policy action and that further gains are possible through the reduction of trade barriers in Europe."</sub>
https://www2.warwi...08-09-3/chen-novy/

J->

I simultaneously love and hate what this thread has become.

Jono, be careful not to leak the POE to the EU - don't want it getting overrun with scrappers, now do we?

Simsyb, you're gonna have a much better time just coming to one of the Toronto meets. There's lots to explore if you're a little creative. And people are marginally less of an asshole when they don't have the internet to hide behind. Marginally.

Posted by rob.i.am *slow clap*

High-5!

Posted by logtec High-5!

Which is about the sound of "a one hand clap".

Did you... Just.... What?

Lol boys, This makes me cringe looking back at this...
Update: I found a passion in rooftopping. Been hitting roofs every week for the past month. The feeling when your up there is just unreal. Still like to go to abandons and stuff, like in mtl I went to the famous Malting Co they have. Truly an incredible explore, was in there for like 6 hours! Buttttt ya thats really it, you can check out all my photos on my Instagram @6ixifide
Planning on trying the Malting CO here this weekend, pm if any of you are interested

Posted by Intrinsic Tweens & teens these days just have to take modern day words and shorten them lest they actually have to type out the actual word in this abbreviatory world.

True enuf...
I mean enough.

Posted by Tomtortoise Did you... Just.... What?

Yes I did

There are a couple spots that I know of in Toronto that some people do not know about and are not on the database map.

I have a little video featuring two places, one being a church and also one vacant and gutted apartment building.

There is an additional church that is currently close to being demo-ed that had a great rooftop climb, but that I wasn't able to take photos or videos of due to bad luck. Coincidentally these two churches and gutted apartment building are in the same relative area.

But here is the clip.. https://www.youtub...=IpOFvlN9qJA&t=18s

Posted by Jono Barriers within the European Union "Tariffs on trade within the European Union were abolished decades ago. But research by Natalie Chen and Dennis Novy finds that significant trade barriers remain, notably "technical barriers to trade," such as health and safety requirements as well as packaging and labelling requirements. European economic integration was launched in the 1960s with the creation of customs unions, abolishing internal tariffs and trade quotas. The process was revived within the European Union (EU) by the Single European Act of 1986, which aimed to complete a Single European Market by the end of 1992. More recently, the introduction of the single European currency – the euro – was intended to accelerate the process of trade integration by eliminating exchange rate uncertainty and increasing transparency and competition across markets. The single market was motivated by the observation that in the 1980s, trade within Europe was still impeded by significant barriers to trade. In particular, there remained many non-tariff barriers, including so-called "technical barriers to trade." The costs of technical barriers to trade eclipse the costs associated with being outside the euro area These barriers result from regulations that affect the sale of goods in some markets by requiring specific product characteristics or production processes, for example, a certain package size for food products. With intra-EU tariff barriers having been completely eliminated by 1968, technical barriers have become increasingly visible. They are also a key concern in today's global trade negotiations, with the World Trade Organisation (WTO) seeking to ensure that (from the WTO Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade): … technical regulations and standards, including packaging, marking and labelling requirements [...] do not create unnecessary obstacles to international trade. So how much progress has the EU made in removing internal barriers to trade? Our research measures trade integration within the EU by examining 166 manufacturing industries in 11 member states over the period 1999-2003. We find that significant trade barriers remain and, apart from the inevitable transport costs, the most substantial costs are technical barriers. Indeed, the costs of these barriers eclipse the costs associated with being outside the euro area. They also eclipse the costs of not abolishing physical border controls – between continental Europe and the UK – by opting out of the Schengen Agreement. Policy action could lead to further gains from the reduction of trade barriers within Europe In quantitative terms, we find that the costs associated with geography and transport explain 25% of the variation in trade integration. The most important factor is the weight to value of traded goods (17%), followed by the distance between the origin and destination of shipments (5%). Policy factors explain 7% of the variation in trade integration, which is far from negligible. Technical barriers to trade are the most important factor (5%), while public procurement, Schengen and the euro only play very minor roles. The policy implications of these results are clear. While the barriers related to geography and transport costs arise from the very nature of spatial separation between markets, policy barriers such as technical barriers to trade are in principle removable. This suggests that there is room left for policy action and that further gains are possible through the reduction of trade barriers in Europe." https://www2.warwi...08-09-3/chen-novy/ J->

I totally missed you posting that. I personally have never had any trouble getting into an EU country, but I've known people who have been questioned for carrying expensive photography equipment into EU countries.