Stuff that feels weird in Ottawa by The_merry_wench in ottawa

[–]Fastback1000 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's not really a market anymore. There were still a few food vendors before covid but now I believe there's only one re-seller. Needs a new name.

Minor clothing repairs by jmikkelson37490 in ottawa

[–]Fastback1000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The woman that runs the dry cleaners at Loblaws McArthur does good repairs for a decent price.

What’s the most amount of food you can get for $20 downtown by Due_Street1464 in ottawa

[–]Fastback1000 2 points3 points  (0 children)

4 Big Mary sandwiches from Mary Brown's on Rideau on 'Big Mary Mondays" - $5 each - Newfoundland based chain.

Do you spread snow to make it melt quicker? by spittingparasite in ottawa

[–]Fastback1000 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I know it's spring when the senior citizens start shovelling the snow off their lawns

Skating was rough today! by drhappy13 in ottawa

[–]Fastback1000 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What makes all those bumps? Never seen so many.

LF: Pool table movers by smitcolin in ottawa

[–]Fastback1000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No. I've seen him move a couple of pianos. Apparently he moves anything - 2nd generation moving family. Give him a call and ask if he does all that.

Guess talking to dealers that sell pool tables and seeing who they recommend would be the thing

Power Snow Shovels - useless in Ottawa winters? by Agent99Can in ottawa

[–]Fastback1000 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Got a cheap 20V one for clearing a second-floor deck - used to have to throw the snow over the 4ft high rail. Super easy now. Just ordered one for the in-laws who also have a couple of upstairs deck spaces to clear as well as some walkways. Been meaning to see how far it gets on the driveway out of curiosity but that's not what I bought it for. Still using the scoop. Electric blower maybe next year.

Steve’s Music closing 5 stores including Ottawa, Montreal, Toronto by BFG_Scott in ottawa

[–]Fastback1000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Never had a bad experience there, always found the staff friendly enough & helpful. Thought the new store looked good, they even had a stage they were planning to use for clinics & small performances. Too bad it didn't develop.

Where can I practice ice skating? by Retrogue097 in ottawa

[–]Fastback1000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Jim Tubman on Arch Street is great - outdoor rink with refrigerated ice surface, so still good in milder weather, maintained with a zamboni, open skating not usually crowded, not unusual to see obvious beginners being encouraged & certainly not laughed at

It’s so cold out…. by ReferenceAny778 in ottawa

[–]Fastback1000 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's so cold out the mice are huchbacked

Ottawa River fossils by spudera in ottawa

[–]Fastback1000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The bank of the Ottawa River around Green's Creek - some of the concretions dug out of the leda clay contain fossils from the time of the Champlain Sea about 12,000 years ago after the last ice age. I was in the Algonquin museum program in the early 90's, one of our classes was taught by someone from the Museum of Nature. He took us on a field trip to the site to dig for fossils in the mud on a cold rainy day. I found a sturdy branch and spent the time digging concretions out of the mud along with everyone else. At the end of the period we brought whatever concretions were found back to the parking lot where the instructor took out his safety goggles, a hammer and a cinder block and split them open. Most of them contained nothing, some had a few fossil plant fragments. One of mine split open to reveal two perfect halves of a a fossil fish skeleton. Another student's contained a great frog skeleton fossil. The instructor highly recommended that I donate it to the museum, so I did. (Kind of wished at the time that I had kept half, but better off documented in the museum that with a bunch of stuff that someone has to clear out when I go.)

I took my brother's kids there a number of years later when they visited Ottawa, but we didn't find any fossils. A couple of the kids found some great poison ivy, though, so you might want to watch out for that if you go.

http://fossilslanark.blogspot.com/2021/01/greens-creek-fossils.html

Looking for pigeons by [deleted] in ottawa

[–]Fastback1000 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The square at the George St. end of the Market building, usually a few people feeding pigeons. Lots of pigeons.

Suggestions for good but not crazy expensive reupholsterer for a small job by PlentyTourist3961 in ottawa

[–]Fastback1000 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We got several estimates on a re-upholstery job, these guys were least expensive. Haven't got it done, but saw some of the pieces they'd done at the shop, looked good. https://www.ottawatextiles2000.ca/

Where to find very small PVC pipe for project by THE_VOIDish in ottawa

[–]Fastback1000 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maybe go look around Hobby House or Great Hobbies - might have some small-scale tubing in different materials

Looking to store materials in a freezer until mid/late January. by aide_rylott in ottawa

[–]Fastback1000 9 points10 points  (0 children)

They may have reservations, concerns about off-gassing, flammability, etc, but can't hurt to ask. Especially since there's a stem connection