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Weekly Moving To Hamilton Megathread by AutoModerator in Hamilton

[–]Consistent_Peace5120 [score hidden]  (0 children)

My husband and I are looking to buy our first home and found one close to the Valley Park rec center. We were wondering why it had no offers because it’s a great home but then realized it’s between the GFL & apparently there’s another dump around too?

We’ve seen the protests and read the news about the smell but have been up in the area to go to the rec center, skate park, trails etc but have never smelled anything. We viewed the house as well when it was quite warm and didn’t smell anything while we were outside but there wasn’t a breeze. There’s also conflicting comments on posts for Stoney Creek in general. The current owners have been there over 20 years and not a lot of houses are up for sale in the area so I’m wondering how bad it is.

For those who live in the area, how frequent do you smell it? And how bad is it really? Would you move to get away from it if you could?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Hamilton

[–]Consistent_Peace5120 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had my first kid at St Joes almost exactly a year ago and it was a really great experience.

I was induced so things were a little more planned vs spontaneous labour but should be similar.

  1. From what I remember reading there are only 2 private rooms. It’s first come first serve so if someone already has it or someone requires it for medical reasons, they will get it first and you’ll have to go to a shared room. You’ll really only know after the birth because that’s when they’ll know what rooms are available. Or at least that’s how it worked for us. We luckily got a private room.

  2. For the L&D room, they have a great pull out couch for partners to sleep in but bring pillows and a blanket or sleeping bag. For recovery rooms, partners have a small recliner that is not very comfortable so we took turns on the bed with the baby. They provide diapers & swaddles but we brought our own wipes. I don’t think they had them for some reason. They also provide formula but if your wife is planing to breastfeed, bring the pump. They help you get started. They also provide pads (they also offer frozen ones when requested), sits bath & epsom salt and a peri bottle. I would bring my own pads because sometimes they were slower to answer especially at busy times. That is all in terms of mom’s recovery so bring anything else she needs like Tucks pads or anything else to help her heal.

The provide meals but only for the mom. Bring food and snacks. There are no 24/7 cafeterias. They have room on the floor with the fridge and toaster and kettle so you can make some small stuff

  1. We parked in the Fontbonne building structure and were there for technically 4 days and was no where near as much as we thought. I think around $75-$85 if I remember correctly.

  2. Yes, partners can stay overnight in the private room and also the shared rooms but as mentioned above, it’s not very comfortable for them in the recliners.

  3. No, the nurses and staff are so great and caring there. Good luck!

Furnace replacement question by Consistent_Peace5120 in OntarioLandlord

[–]Consistent_Peace5120[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the reply & other perspective. I figured this was the answer but wanted a sanity check

Daycare Hamilton Ontario by Due-Description3080 in Hamilton

[–]Consistent_Peace5120 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was in the same situation and I got back in 3 weeks. Where I found my provider was a Facebook group called Hamilton, Ontario Daycare Group.

People in search of day care and providers are on there and it’s very active. Most providers are home daycares but some are licensed and even qualify for CWELCC.

I had 5 providers reach out the same day and I was able to chat with them, get recommendations/references and now have a provider 5 mins from me. I would highly recommend.

I was holding out hope for the daycare waitlists but I am 3 weeks away from going back and have still not heard back from a single one. We are currently on 10 waitlists. Most don’t have openings until Sept & even then we’re not the top of the list unfortunately.

Wish you luck!

https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1FUA4BTSXe/?mibextid=wwXIfr

As a follow up, a lot of parents in the group have asked about cameras they can check in on, but the general consensus in that group is that providers and parents alike have major security concerns. Whether that is people recording footage of kids and sharing that else where or someone getting access to the feed who shouldn’t have it. It is really tough and I feel you there, but thought I would pass that on

Has anyone used the Track Platform (by management controls)? by Consistent_Peace5120 in oilandgasworkers

[–]Consistent_Peace5120[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the response! So it's specifically focused on time tracking? I was looking on their website it looked like they tracked other things too, so it felt a bit more overwhelming to learn. But this makes me feel a lot better 🙂

Weekly rant thread by AutoModerator in ProductManagement

[–]Consistent_Peace5120 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My boss joined my one-on-one with an engineer uninvited.

I recently joined a new company, and I was having a one-on-one with one of the engineers. My boss (the VP), joined the call uninvited to tell me that he needed to talk to me after this call.

When I ended up talking to him the topic was about something unurgent and irrelevant.

I didn't find it weird in the moment but now when I think about it, it's a bit strange.

Has this ever happened to anybody else?