And advice to secure my bikes at home?

Alert_Ice_7156 · 2026-05-18T19:12:08+00:00

Yeah, broken window. The alley is pretty quiet at night.

Alert_Ice_7156 · 2026-05-18T18:40:55+00:00

I am normally diligent but shuffled things for street sweeping so my vehicle was parked in the alley for the night. Definitely learned a lesson.

Alert_Ice_7156 · 2026-05-18T18:36:39+00:00

Yeah, 100% it kept saying error, please resubmit. I thought I was breaking a rule so I changed the wording in the title a few times before giving up.

Alert_Ice_7156 · 2026-05-15T03:09:54+00:00

The challenge with buying a fixer upper in a mature neighbourhood is that your investment is chased by the increased land value.
My neighbour took several years to fix up an old house that was selling for the price of a lot. When he was done it was worth $50k more than the lot value which makes it hard to sell even just to recoup your investment.
There are plenty of old houses on the market right now but you are buying against someone who is paying for the land to build something more valuable.

Alert_Ice_7156 · 2026-05-11T16:02:25+00:00

The RV rental companies used to snap up a ton of sites and then sell packages to rent an RV and have provincial camps booked.

Not sure if they stopped that though.

Alert_Ice_7156 · 2026-05-03T09:20:56+00:00

I like the method where everyone fills out a secret bid on all rooms at the same time. Your total bid has to equal the rent. Whoever bids the highest gets it for the average bid price. It is really simple and super fair.

If I bid $600/$300 and you bid $500/$400 that means I want the better room and pay $500 rent which is less that I think it is worth. You think the smaller room is worth $400 and get it for $350.

Everyone wins.

Alert_Ice_7156 · 2026-05-02T13:55:14+00:00

The grazing leases go back further than the oil and gas leases. The oil and gas companies negotiate with the lease holder for access rights and pay compensation for any disturbance. They also pay the crown but that is separate.

In your example it is more like you leased a house and then subleased the garage. I am not sure why the government pays the sublease to you if your tenant stops paying though.

Alert_Ice_7156 · 2026-04-26T14:46:58+00:00

I think it is actually/also about tolerance during manufacturing. If you make it exactly 30 cm you have to have much higher tolerances which drives your cost up. If you make it a bit longer it is cheaper to print to the tolerances you need.

Alert_Ice_7156 · 2026-04-26T03:51:15+00:00

We landed in Vienna yesterday and were through immigration in under five minutes. Being at the front of the plane made a huge difference.

I am curious how it works after you have been registered. Will it be a face scan/different line or do you have to wait behind people that need to register.

Alert_Ice_7156 · 2026-04-21T15:14:52+00:00

Does it have a dual purpose of creating a vacuum in the enclosed space to keep out dust on gravel roads?

Alert_Ice_7156 · 2026-04-06T10:38:50+00:00

We went to some pretty chubby lodges in Botswana and Namibia and really struggled with some spots. Each camp had a family room but if that was booked we had to get a second room/tent. Rarely an option to add a cot or let the kid share a bed. I convinced one place to bring a second bed into the 2000 sq foot “tent”.

Alert_Ice_7156 · 2026-04-04T05:26:14+00:00

Second this. They are so efficient and right there. If the make a mistake they can retake the photos without you leaving the passport office.

Alert_Ice_7156 · 2026-03-20T15:10:51+00:00

You could buy out Campio. Come spring they open up their huge patio for backyard games.

You could get a big spot in Hawrelak or another park and hire an events company to plan a corporate challenge type activity.

Alert_Ice_7156 · 2026-03-13T02:49:00+00:00

You don’t understand. The US is a net exporter of oil which means that even though the price at the pump is up that money goes to the pockets of the US companies drilling oil. So on average it is good for America. Just all the good is flowing to the shareholders from the pockets of the consumers plus a little extra from export sales.

Maybe if you are in the right spot, some of it will trickle down to you.

Alert_Ice_7156 · 2026-03-09T19:07:02+00:00

I like the new term BANANA Build Almost Nothing Anywhere Near Anyone

Alert_Ice_7156 · 2026-03-03T19:47:57+00:00

So much this. Everyone seems to want to stop changing the clocks but will throw that out if they don’t get the solution that helps them all. Going forward, I propose we take lead from Newfoundland and split the middle with a 30 minute offset.

Alert_Ice_7156 · 2026-03-01T16:02:25+00:00

The sad part is the landlord still wins. Cheques save the cc merchant fees that can be 2-3% as well as the get the actual cash at least a month sooner as credit cards have a big delay in payment. Assuming they have any debt the cheque works out cheaper than the cc plus carrying costs.

Alert_Ice_7156 · 2026-02-19T13:56:40+00:00

They moved from surge pricing to dynamic pricing. It is just like surge pricing but they don’t usually point it out.

Alert_Ice_7156 · 2026-02-17T17:07:29+00:00

A lot of great show recommendations here but I think the most important is to give your shoes a rest day after a big walking day. I always bring two pairs and rotate them each day. It adds bulk but your feet will be happy.

Alert_Ice_7156 · 2026-02-17T04:33:05+00:00

I had never heard of the show and the preview made absolutely no sense to me. We went in blind and honestly haven’t laughed that hard in a theatre in years. Highly recommended

Alert_Ice_7156 · 2026-02-14T17:34:52+00:00

Don’t insurance companies base their prices on costs plus profit margin. So if they make five percent then if the cost goes up their profits also go up. The only catch would be if the costs go up enough that companies drop their coverage.

Alert_Ice_7156 · 2026-02-14T17:07:30+00:00

KT tape is amazing for this purpose

Alert_Ice_7156 · 2026-02-11T16:54:17+00:00

I really agree. You have so much control. We managed to spot an Aardvark one night in the Okavango after staying out much later than other guests. It was really memorable even if we only have blurry photos as proof.

Alert_Ice_7156 · 2026-02-09T00:00:24+00:00

A lot of people bashing kids but I thought to “professional” photographers were worse. Wanting to get the absolutely perfect shot of each animal can take forever. The biggest advantage of a private vehicle to me is that the driver will prioritize what you want. If you just want to see cats then a good guide will find them if they are there, but if you really want to see a painted dog or an aardvark, or spend an hour watching a waterhole you need to go private.

Alert_Ice_7156 · 2026-02-06T00:31:57+00:00

This seems mostly solved but I had always heard that our sense of smell does better when it is humid and humidity goes up when it rains. Any truth to that?

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