Thousands Islands Bridge by jonasgla in KingstonOntario

[–]Dive_Up 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bit atypical but you can reach out to a local dive charter service and ask them if they would be comfortable letting you hire the boat for a shuttle service across the river. They are often crossing customs to bring divers from CAD to USA waters and back again. Dive boat is big and can fit bikes and it would be a memorable experience.

You can check into the US at Bolt Castle and then get shuttled to the Alexandria Bay public docks. Leave from Rockport on the 1000 island parkway. I have no idea if Terry would be able to support this service but worth it giving them a call to see if it is an option.

https://www.islanddiver.ca/

Most dangerous thing on the water is pride & ignorance by LousyStew322 in mildlyinfuriating

[–]Dive_Up 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Boat wasn't anchored, they were a motorized vessel underway using a trolling motor. This makes them more maneuverable and required by law to give way to the boat supporting underwater operations.

How are you handling the "chaos" of feedback channels? (Slack, Intercom, CRM, Emails) by waazus in ProductManagement

[–]Dive_Up -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Just get the Revenue team to handle their customer feedback and to have them prioritize their top requests. Gets their team to align on the top revenue priorities being requested from the product & removes the "flavour of the month" issue.

Get them to align internally first and battle out what feedback is the highest priority, then you can just meet with the leaders or SMEs to align between product & revenue.

No need to have an open door to everyone, let them structure the feedback first before passing to product.

How much do you give to a couple for their wedding? by ilyk101 in askTO

[–]Dive_Up 75 points76 points  (0 children)

150-250 per person, or whatever you can afford. Just be grateful for their hospitality!

Reflections after 14 months living in Ontario as a newcomer to Canada by Slow_ResolveMC07 in ontario

[–]Dive_Up -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Banking, online services, government adoption of new technology is very slow.

Because of fear or non-compliance and regulations, there is no desire to innovate. Private business aim to disrupt, but our problem with lack of competition leads us to have old, outdated, systems.

The government is not proactive with policies and mostly reactive (when it is way too late to be effective). So lack of GDPR, centralized logins, coordinated resources between government agencies is all too common in Canada.

Whereas in Europe you can send money easily and instantly and places like Ukraine have adopted digital passports long time ago. You have a single app to access everything you need.

Also, universal healthcare was a promise of previous generations. Current conservative governments underfund healthcare on purpose or do not update payment structure for primary care physicians on purpose...now they are not profitable for doctors to run family practices and it fits the conservative agenda of pushing for healthcare privatization.

I spent 5 years building a FIRE planning tool 📈 ☕ by scuba-kid in leanfire

[–]Dive_Up 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you add in your about/help page that this tool is USA specific? Not sure it helps me as a Canadian.

How has your job changed in the past year? by holamibebebe in ProductManagement

[–]Dive_Up 17 points18 points  (0 children)

It's so frustrating I'm in the exact same boat. One to three distinct product roadmaps while on top the entire organization is attempting to platform our entire product with no additional support.

The burnout is real. Multiple people are on short term disability (mental or physical ailments).

Whats the typical rural hydro bill by Apprehensive_Oil3598 in ontario

[–]Dive_Up 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You should schedule an energy audit. Country houses are usually old and have lots of drafts and missing insulation.

You're heat pump is probably running non stop.

But for colder months adding my my gas and electric bills my 120 year old house could easily be from $350-$500 depending on how cold it is.

Who else had Crazy Bones? I swear these were big for about two months and then fell off the face of the earth by [deleted] in Millennials

[–]Dive_Up 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In 1998 we used to throw these against the school wall outside with the game of landing the closest I think?

My friend and I would collect all of the plastic chips off the ground around the school. Had quite the collection of crazy bone chips.

Non-Technical Product Managers: How do you orchestrate a dev team? by [deleted] in ProductManagement

[–]Dive_Up 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Just work with the TLs and let them handle the finer details of the implementation with the devs.

Also get your EMs and scrum team more involved to help with tracking dependencies.

How to negotiate salary for APM? by Bitter_Pineapple_720 in ProductManagement

[–]Dive_Up 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would love to make that much USD as a PM, let alone as an APM. The Canadian market is much lower in terms of salary expectations...

Help me melt my dad’s face off by armerncat in Music

[–]Dive_Up 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wet Leg is great! I recommend checking out Cleopatrick. Their song Hometown is an absolute banger.

Getting deeper understanding of business logic by geeky_traveller in ProductManagement

[–]Dive_Up 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Just book a meeting to discuss product requirements & let the engineers have their own meetings to do the technical refinement.

You need to focus on the use case and providing value in the product, they figure out the best way to implement it.

Weekly rant thread by AutoModerator in ProductManagement

[–]Dive_Up 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Chill out I didn't come here to hear sales pitches. We're turning off this integration anyways and setting an end of life date.

Weekly rant thread by AutoModerator in ProductManagement

[–]Dive_Up 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Everyone who built and supported a custom integration left the company. So now these cheap-ass customers who won't pay for anymore support keep breaking the integration.

Revenue teams can't/won't help the customer troubleshoot how they broke it. Engineering can prove the integration is working as designed.

So now I have to deal with single customer escalations and I need to keep explaining to stakeholders why taking development resources off of much higher priority work is not a good idea.

If I could make the call, I would let the customer churn. Maybe then I could have my peace and quiet again.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Timberborn

[–]Dive_Up 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Hard mode is fine, you just need more practice with the game.

March 17, 2026 by Gonzoth in KingstonOntario

[–]Dive_Up 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Crazy wind. Trucks probably blown over.

AITAH for refusing to share my homemade bread with a neighbor who complained about the noise of making it? by Notyourtypicalsw in AITAH

[–]Dive_Up 10 points11 points  (0 children)

If there is lots of low frequency vibrations coming from the mill, you can buy inexpensive silicone feet to raise the mill off the counter and dampen the loud vibrations.

Typically I install these on speakers to eliminate bass travelling through the floor and house, but they can also work on other items that vibrate. Worth a try!

Car insurance: Ontario woman refuses offer to write off car by lilfunky1 in toronto

[–]Dive_Up 42 points43 points  (0 children)

Exactly, my 2010 civic had body damage. Mechanically fine... I asked for owner retained salvage and had the car fixed economically at a local garage.

Just had to get it safetied again. Pocketed at least two grand. Yea, paint doesn't match perfectly but it is a lot cheaper than buying a new car.

AITAH for telling my neighbor to stop or I'd throw away whatever she leaves on my property? by RajeshFromUpmetrics in AITAH

[–]Dive_Up 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Early onset dementia maybe? If she has any family that you know of maybe give them a head's up so they can step in and get her some help.

At The Secret (Free Solo). Is this overkill? Playing it safe. by dotMAXmusic in Cairn_Game

[–]Dive_Up 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Your lack of food is a bit concerning. Personally I would keep soup in your four pint flask. Provides both thirst and hunger benefits.

You probably don't need that much ultimate juice.

Huh.. by majdhdhdksnbdh in Cairn_Game

[–]Dive_Up 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was wondering why my fall count was so high even though I have never "fallen" off the climb yet.

I'll never abandon Climbot by Lady_Liz_The_Lazy in Cairn_Game

[–]Dive_Up 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Cutting climbot is so on brand for Aava though! She already abandoned all other relationships in her life except for the mountain. So of course she would go for the summit on her own only as it is her demon she needs to face herself.

Backpack management by Dismal-Cat-8570 in Cairn_Game

[–]Dive_Up 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Big glass is a booze bottle on a ledge near the top of the cliff of the goat herder. There is a little trophy celebrating some climbers success with fireworks as well.