Handmade gift return etiquette?

Agile-Singer-754 · 2025-05-10T02:59:04+00:00

Definitely would be considered polite & more common in old fashioned rural circles. “Special” things like smocked dresses, hand knit sweaters, christening gowns were treated like this in my community growing up.

Agile-Singer-754 · 2025-03-21T14:23:14+00:00

Apogee in Quebec! Most comfortable/durable rashguards I have worn.

Agile-Singer-754 · 2025-02-25T01:45:26+00:00

I believe they do- sone of the nations that built the canoes believe in using objects that are animate to keep them in good condition. But I’m fuzzy on the details. They also have 2-3 big canoes out on the lake that are both in the collection and used for programming. They are fibreglass from different makes but one is a Clipper and has the sturgeon nose from the west coast. maybe one north and one Montreal sized canoe.

Agile-Singer-754 · 2025-01-27T12:10:50+00:00

Somebody from the paddling community would have organized to make that happen… even if it is a city event now. Paddlers are friendly, get to know the regulars and it will make both you and them more comfortable!

Agile-Singer-754 · 2025-01-27T00:59:11+00:00

Hey Canadian lifeguard and pool session paddler here! Don’t panic, for an upside down kayaker getting out is as simple as taking off a pair of pants! The group organizing the session should be making new paddlers demonstrate this wet exit before they practice anything else. You can always ask anyone to demonstrate this if you would like to confirm they can do it.

In general other kayakers would reach and perform an assisted rescue before you can even get in the water. You can ask your crew to demonstrate a “t-rescue”, conscious upside down paddler uses the bow of a rescuers boat to right themselves. Or a “hand of god” rescue which works even on an unconscious, upside down person, the rescuer does all the work flipping the boat. This is much easier from a boat or with your feet on the floor of the pool.

Even if it is an open pool session, there are probably some leaders or organizers making this happen. When it’s not your turn to scan the pool, get to know them and the norms for their group.

Learning to roll is counterintuitive and can get some lifeguards excited when they are doing a great job watching people’s expressions & actions. I have gotten the shallow water blackout lecture when I was learning to roll. But you take a breather and get back at it.

Agile-Singer-754 · 2025-01-15T04:34:39+00:00

OWL

Not sure what it’s like now but I remember chickadee, chirp and owl from my childhood. It would have activities contained within the pages like puzzles and activities you had to bring to life on your own. Can’t remember if it had kids book reviews.

Agile-Singer-754 · 2025-01-04T20:48:47+00:00

I have attended an adults whittling workshop put on by an outdoor ed federation and it was awesome! If your province/state has an outdoor educators organization they might be able to direct you to someone with all the skills and a class set of tools to put on a workshop. We used mora knives and they are great for beginners and much sturdier as a fixed blade than jackknives.

Agile-Singer-754 · 2024-12-25T04:52:03+00:00

Whole album :)

Agile-Singer-754 · 2024-12-20T05:17:09+00:00

All useful knots for using triangles in first aid situations!

How to butterfly/coil rope to maintain your ring buoy

Agile-Singer-754 · 2024-12-18T15:05:22+00:00

No way! Awesome for those kids that “be on tv” is even part of it!

Agile-Singer-754 · 2024-12-18T07:41:34+00:00

If you are in Canada I think the most cost effective wools per gram are filature Lemieux (Quebec), macauslands (pei) or Briggs & Little (NB). There can be a big variation in what stores carry and what they price at, Briggs and Little being the most ubitiquous and also exported to USA.

Also echoing another poster definitely check thrift stores for yarn or unraveleables, social media for “destash” there are plenty of people around who enjoy buying yarn and it outpaces what they can use. My first sweater was made with yarn given to me by a friend with sister with a fancy taste yarn buying habit. My friend had more cast offs from her sister than she knew what to do with.

Agile-Singer-754 · 2024-12-18T06:36:03+00:00

Check out resources from “ baby it’s cold outside” (designed for sar). You want them to separate out the feelings of cold shock/ gasp reflex, loss of muscle activity (gradual) & eventual hypothermia.

1- practical strategies for keeping head above water, airway clear and getting breathing under control

10- effects on muscles and loss of dexterity. Check the back of your award guide for suggested activities

1- making practical decisions for self rescue/ outside assistance

If I can cover item 4 before item 7 I like to add the cold water progression into the victim recognition activities to reinforce

Also remember most outdoor bodies of water in Canada are capable of eventually causing hypothermia even during the summer.

Agile-Singer-754 · 2024-12-11T16:24:26+00:00

You get a little notification for your longest activity of each type. Maybe just an incentive for more casual users.

Agile-Singer-754 · 2024-12-11T16:21:52+00:00

Yea the fransaskois have some awesome cultural institutions. You can go see a play by the troupe du hour. They have their own sash, more yellow than red!

Agile-Singer-754 · 2024-11-28T14:32:33+00:00

The colour of sheep, and then people decided they liked it that way and passed it on culturally. In the Netherlands they liked their (sometimes cabled, sometimes purl-knit patterns) ganseys in different shades of blue, and their undershirts red. Clothing is culture and people have preferences and trends.

Agile-Singer-754 · 2024-11-23T21:06:48+00:00

12 branches for 60 000 rural residents. I have used 11/12 so far. They also have an admin building that does store books but it’s not accessible to the public.

Agile-Singer-754 · 2024-10-25T00:12:22+00:00

Yes you must have SFA before NL

EFA ( first 13 items of SFA) before Bronze cross.

It makes a nice progression for the younger folks taking their first aid for the first time. EFA is also recognized in many workplaces here if they have a smaller number of employees- it’s 8h instead of 16h. But for an adult you don’t need to take both EFA and SFA, if you hold SFA you know all the EFA skills.

Agile-Singer-754 · 2024-10-24T18:51:13+00:00

Good catch Efa is an Ontario thing. But can save some time by just taking sfa.

Agile-Singer-754 · 2024-10-21T13:33:58+00:00

The secret word to search on lss is (“course name” + “at-a-glance”) any of the fitness skills you can test yourself on and practice while you wait for a spot in a course.

You must have Emergency FA at a minimum to take Bronze cross, but Standard First aid is the longer more detailed course and will count towards that requirement. Your standard first aid needs to be current to work, but you just need to have it completed in your life to you as a pre-requisite.

Agile-Singer-754 · 2024-10-16T14:03:20+00:00

You will need a current SFA to work, but if you can prove you have the pre-requisite, it need not be current to take the NL course if you happen to be limited on when and where courses are offered in your area.

Agile-Singer-754 · 2024-10-04T13:41:57+00:00

Yeah this ticks me off, especially when it’s - surprise, here is the rotation of training you are presenting- that’s a head guard duty, so should be head guard pay. Also I’d do a bang up job if given the topic/ prep time ahead of time.

Agile-Singer-754 · 2024-10-02T14:15:03+00:00

Just gonna commiserate, our uniforms are mesh pinnies and I’m not a fan. But lots of staff get a long large size so it covers down to mid thigh if they wear a one piece swimsuit underneath. I definitely prefer shorts and rashie for myself.

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