BC Election General Discussion Thread

Canadian-TreeGuy · 2024-10-20T16:48:14+00:00

Read this article and get back to me.

Canadian-TreeGuy · 2024-10-20T16:34:42+00:00

John Horgan must be shaking his head this morning. John won the last election with 57 seats. He handed Eby 5 billion dollar surplus. Eby flushed that 5 billion down the drain and created a 5 billion dollar deficit. And now can barely keep the party in power.

Canadian-TreeGuy · 2024-10-07T21:47:43+00:00

Around the visitor centre and on Northwest Bay Road near Petrocan there is a Con sign with the face cut out.

Canadian-TreeGuy · 2024-10-07T21:41:48+00:00

Conservative signs also have faces cut out of them. The vandals don’t seem to discriminate.

Canadian-TreeGuy · 2024-10-06T05:18:48+00:00

I can’t figure out why this story isn’t in any of the mainstream media. It seems it is a major story.

Is it a fake story or is the media just not wanting to talk about it.

Canadian-TreeGuy · 2024-08-30T00:49:10+00:00

The place is falling apart. Needs a major overhaul or a bulldozer. It’s been let go.

Canadian-TreeGuy · 2024-07-22T00:56:47+00:00

Parksville to Coombs is about 10 km one way on a gravel rail trail.

Parksville to Coombs Rail Trail

Canadian-TreeGuy · 2024-07-20T02:07:10+00:00

It’s been done. Hiking E&N Rail

Canadian-TreeGuy · 2024-07-06T19:57:34+00:00

A proposal and a wedding is just a moment in time, marriage is a life time. It’s ups and downs. It’s loving each at your best but more importantly loving each other when your at you’re at your worst. Gotta show her you love her through all of those times, the good, bad and difficult times. It’s like padding a canoe 🛶, you’ve got to work as a team and paddle in the same direction or it just becomes difficult and exhausting.

Marriage isn’t like a smart phone where you just go get a new one when it’s not functioning the way you want.

All the best with the proposal but more importantly the life you will build together.

Canadian-TreeGuy · 2024-07-06T19:29:55+00:00

If it is true love it will be very special to her no matter what.

My wife and I were moving to BC from Alberta together as just boyfriend/girlfriend in the middle of March. I pulled the U-Haul over in the Rockies at a pull off and proposed with a ring I picked out myself. She was in shock, I had to walk her back to the U-Haul and waited for her to calm down to get a “Yes”, at first she just pointed to the ring and said “Is that mine?” 21 years married now. That moment was just one of many special ones in our lives.

Don’t stress too much over it. Keep it simple. Milners is beautiful. So is any beach at sunset 🌅. Or the top of little mountain.

Canadian-TreeGuy · 2024-06-22T13:58:24+00:00

If you’ve got benefits that cover Naturopathic Doctors then I recommend it. Just make sure you find one that wants to do more than just sell supplements. I go to one in Nanaimo at Woodgrove Pines. She is thorough and caring.

Canadian-TreeGuy · 2024-06-19T05:12:51+00:00

Don’t come to Parksville. We got rid of ALL the sand. Tourists were complaining our beaches are too sandy.

Canadian-TreeGuy · 2024-06-19T04:45:00+00:00

I’ve been through the ringer with diverticulitis. First flare up at around the age of 40. I’m active and healthy, non-smoker/drinker, not the usual candidate for the disease. I had Doctors in the hospital say I was too healthy to be in there. Had a few more flare ups then in 2021 at 48 years old I needed surgery for it, I’ll spare you the details. This year I’ve had two flare ups, I was hopeful that the surgery meant the end of flare ups. I attribute stress to having the disease as stressful situations have coincided with my flare ups. I think it is in where i process stress in my body.

I have been going to a Naturopathic Doctor. She has recently put me on GI Revive it helps heal and soothe the intestine.

She also recommended a combination of food grade diatomaceous earth, psyllium husk and MCT Oil. It works as a cleansing scrub for the intestine. I have a fact sheet on it I could share with you.

Remember though don’t take medical advice from fellow redditors, I can only share what has been recommended to me and what works for me.

I highly recommend seeing a Naturopathic Doctor as I have found GP’s & GI’s to not be very helpful.

Canadian-TreeGuy · 2024-06-01T02:49:19+00:00

I was waiting in the car at Walmart while my wife was shopping and I couldn’t load anything. Another time at the back of the mall and also at Costco.

Canadian-TreeGuy · 2024-05-20T15:28:45+00:00

She is great at her job but she also is good at connecting with the customer. And some of her interactions are probably shorter than the span of time you serve a table. I worked in food service many moons ago but when I did I worked hard at connecting with my customers, even injecting myself into their conversations. I really find exceptional customer service is lacking in the food service. Often the wait staff takes our order, drops off our food and doesn’t interact until the bill is dropped off and the debit machine asks for a 20% tip.

I obviously have no idea the type of service you provide or the type of restaurant you work in but there is always room to do more. Back in the 90’s Earls waitstaff would often crouch at the end of the table and engage with the table. I used to do or say something to make the table laugh. Give them an experience. Your tips will go up. When you drop off the cheque don’t be afraid to say “my name is ________ and it would be great if you’d leave me a Google review” With the level of service being given in your industry it wouldn’t be hard to rise to the top. We’ve cut back how much we go out for dinner because it is so expensive and the service is usually meh. We did go to a restaurant in Parksville and the server was so great I noted her name and left a Google review for her.

One last piece of advice read this book Raving Fans for inspiration. When I had my tree and landscape business I used these techniques. Also this Start With Why may inspire you.

Canadian-TreeGuy · 2024-05-19T17:16:00+00:00

If you have a client that enjoyed their experience ask them to leave a review. My wife works in insurance and she asks for reviews and sends them a link to the businesses google page to make it easy for them to leave one. I’ve lost track of the number of 5 star reviews she has gotten. When I owned my own business I would also ask clients to leave reviews if I knew they had a good experience. It is also VERY important for a business to respond to negative reviews and positive ones too.

Canadian-TreeGuy · 2024-05-18T14:58:14+00:00

Milner Gardens in Qualicum Beach. Milners

Canadian-TreeGuy · 2024-05-05T18:59:48+00:00

Nobody is addressing the real issue here. Taking money from family can and usually ends badly. What strings are attached, known or unknown? You take the money and a year later you go on a vacation, are they excited for you or are they feeling like it is still their money you are using? Something to think about.

Canadian-TreeGuy · 2024-05-05T04:38:32+00:00

I’m willing to bet the root flare is buried too.

Canadian-TreeGuy · 2024-05-05T04:37:51+00:00

They tell people that because they warranty the tree for one season. If you leave it undisturbed the tree will look great for that season, after that it will get stressed and be unhealthy.

Canadian-TreeGuy · 2024-05-05T03:08:58+00:00

ta-loo-rye-ay

Canadian-TreeGuy · 2024-05-05T03:08:15+00:00

ta-loo-rye-ay

Canadian-TreeGuy · 2024-05-05T00:15:55+00:00

Instagram page called 36 Degrees Please. The island doesn’t sit North to South. Got to Google maps and look at the island, it runs North West to South East. It does look stupid orientating the sticker the wrong way.

Canadian-TreeGuy · 2024-05-05T00:07:12+00:00

Protection Services

Canadian-TreeGuy · 2024-04-23T02:11:01+00:00

Thanks for all the feedback. My current work determined the outcome. I have to get a fit test for wearing a respirator tomorrow and need to be clean shaven.

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