r/windsorontario

Hi,

I am really struggling in life right now. I'm 36M. I have a job I'm grateful for that pays well and has good benefits, but its a dirty industrial job and I'm not well suited to it, being filthy makes me miserable. I went to school for IT a couple years ago but I haven't been able to find a job. I got offered one IT job that paid less than half what I make now.

Last year, my dog died. I was very close to him. A few months later, I lost a pet rabbit I had for 10 years and I really loved him too.

Four days after he died, my girlfriend left me because I had cried when my pets died and she said she couldn't look at me the same. We had been together for almost 4 years and had plans to marry. We had gone ring shopping and spent a week in Greece. Losing her and the idea of the future I was going to have was devastating.

A month after that, I had a car accident and totaled a car that I had just paid off and loved a lot. It was a 2 seater sports car.

I had a friend with a sailboat who races. I was racing on his boat for the last 3 years and it was the only thing I really had left to look forward to every week, but due to the hours at my job, I am not able to be on the racing team anymore.

I have had lots of hobbies over the years but I have become so depressed that I dont feel like doing photography, playing guitar or gardening anymore.

I havent been able to find anything else to do, I dont enjoy sports, most of the people I used to hang out with have kids now and are always busy, and I rarely meet people I have enough in common with to have a conversation beyond light small talk.

I have not had any luck with dating in the past year either. I have tried online dating on and off but I dont get very many likes. I have a friend who's a professional photographer take pictures and I've rewritten my profile a few times without much success.

I dont know what to do anymore. My life is in shambles. I've lost every single thing that gave my life any meaning. I feel like I tried everything short of pretending to be someone I'm not. ​

Does anyone have any suggestions on how a guy can rebuild a life in windsor after losing everything that mattered to him?

EDIT: Many people have suggested therapy and medication. I have already explored these options, with little success. I have tried many different therapists and medications.

I'm just wondering if there enough people in Windsor who would like to keep chickens that there might be something that can be done about the fact that we can't?

The main complaint I hear people say about chickens who are against it is that they're loud. But chickens don't really make all that much noise.

Just figured with groceries being so expensive there might be a lot of fellow Windsorites that might be interested in seeing if we can make this happen.

Hey Windsor, I’m curious how people here compare grocery prices before shopping.

Do you usually check flyers/apps for stores like Walmart, FreshCo, No Frills, Zehrs, and Superstore, or do you mostly stick to one store?

Also, at what point is it worth going to a second store — saving $5, $10, $20?

I’m trying to better understand how Windsor shoppers actually make grocery decisions.

With the help of a local ABC affiliate, an indie both owned by EW Scripps will carry every single local game for free with over the air signals with antenna unless u beg for Cogeco, Bell and Shaw Direct to carry that station. Good news for the people living next to the Detroit River.

Hi!

I don't live in Windsor (at least not yet), but I've been looking into different schools. I'm now a Canadian citizen under the recent changes to the Citizenship Act (Bill C-3). I'm also a US citizen who recently moved to Michigan.

They say that Schoolcraft College in Livonia, MI has one of the best culinary programs here in the States, but I won't qualify for free tuition under Michigan Reconnect until I've lived in Michigan for at least a year. Alternatively, I could consider attending St. Clair College at the domestic tuition rates (I'd move to Windsor if necessary).

I have seen some bad things about St. Clair online, but does anyone have specific insight into their culinary program? Thanks!

Ford Test Track Dog Park seems a bit sad. Is there any that has water for dogs, poop bag station?

My daughter wants to get her ears pierced for her 10th birthday, and I'd rather not take her somewhere like Claire's. Any recommendations for a good piercing studio, particularly one that's good with kids?

I did see a previous post about this but since it's 4 years old I thought I'd ask again!

The leasing brochure for 1654 Manning Road on the edge of Tecumseh (St Clair beach area) shows that Chipotle and Jersey Mike’s, along with a Marble Slab are leases right next to a Marble Slab. No more going to London or across the border getting those. There are already tens of Chipotles and Jersey Mikes in Canada, especially in other parts of Ontario. I wonder how Jersey Mikes will stack up against the new Mr. Sub. Both according to the brochure should open next year (or sooner?).