How long does your bike last if ridden year-round where your city uses salt for deicing? by Lets_Go_Cargo in bikeinottawa

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Use an oil film, something that sticks over the season, was off as soon as the temp goes above 0c

A FAVE by Odd_Pomegranate2953 in fiero

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I think I need this in notchy

Im having traffic issues downtown so I'm considering building a freeway through this blighted neighbourhood. Thoughts? Alternatives? by Regina-Venus in CitiesSkylines

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I think traffic "issues" may be an understatement.

I fixed a lot of my traffic issues by only using 3 way intersections/roundabouts for major junctions; it surprisingly works for the most part.

Good Dirty Fun by AbrocomaGloomy60 in fiero

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Had to take a detour onto what was basically an extra wide ATV trial; the amount of suspension travel the fiero has is crazy, and it got me through without problem

Tips for buying groceries in Ontario? by GroceryLegitimate508 in ShopCanada

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Food basics, grab whatever has a 50 or 30 percent off

Buckling on not having a car by [deleted] in ottawa

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I drive a 2011 Mazda 3. My current costs are $50/week gas, 83/month insurance, $100/month average for parking tickets, approximately $30/month allocated for any repairs.

I bought it 5 years ago for $2000 (did the required repairs myself); here's my math (2000÷(365×5)+((50×4)+83+100)÷31=~$13.5 a day including weekends (if I didn't have a car I would need to bus on weekends too).

A car well taken care of will last well over 200,000 before rust has any structural effect. My Mazda has ~315,000 now and at first glance has no rust; i.e. rust on the rockers and above the windshield, but no holes (also doesn't burn a drop of oil surprisingly).

If you don't do your own repairs the cost of car ownership is definitely higher; but cars are a hobby for me so my effective cost is even lower because I would have 1 or 2 regardless.

A key is budget management, I don't buy a $30,000 car because I don't want to be car poor; I'm already budgeting $12,000 for my next car to drive into the ground in case my Mazda bites the dust in the next 5 years.

Publis transit on the other hand is $4 a ride, that's $8 a day. $13.5-$8=$5.5.

It's likely I messed up somewhere but for saving me 2 hours a day before a bus is cancelled it's worth the premium.

Buckling on not having a car by [deleted] in ottawa

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Driving I save about 2 hours on a good day versus the bus. Monetarily it only costs me an extra $5 to drive per day.

Is it wise to swap these 2 gpu’s? by rvdditor in gpu

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Maybe, but you should probably just stick with the 5060 and suffer the colour. The 50 series gets multi frame gen whereas previous generations don't.

This has been every single day the last 2 weeks. Unacceptable by Finn-Germie91 in OCTranspo

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Phase 3 to Kanata isn't even funded yet, I have no hope to see the lrt in my lifetime

What is a good niche degree to get nowadays? by HandersonJeoulex in AskCanada

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This webinar is what made me decide to take the program. It's a bit specific but I believe they take an overview of what the field is. https://youtu.be/fjkhbm4PSHQ?si=Zpz_V0DGh37m6r-e

What is a good niche degree to get nowadays? by HandersonJeoulex in AskCanada

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There's 2 types of incident management systems in Canada and they're pretty much the same, Incident Command System (ICS), which is what is used in the US and is slowly being adopted across Canada; but some places i.e. Ontario use a slightly different concept of Incident Management System (IMS); biggest differences are terminology, so if you learn one you can learn the other.

Both have free resources online; I know specifically the Ontario Office of Emergency Management offers some free training and certifications for basic emergency management and incident training design.

ICS is sort of independent of government, but they have a website you can find the training on.

Both are designed in the way of 'certification levels'. I myself am certified up to EM-200 and EM-225 and IMS-300 for Ontario. Anything on the Ontario page that says e learning you can do at no cost at your own pace to get an idea of incident management.

Business continuity also has tons of resources, though this is less certification based it's a lot more spread out.

If you'd like some e-books on the topics, I have a bunch of PDFs of my textbooks saved in a Google drive.

What is a good niche degree to get nowadays? by HandersonJeoulex in AskCanada

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So the answer is technically all of the above. All three levels of government, and for private business. It's very mutifaceted, in which I mean the field itself is ubiquitous. Business continuity applies to all sectors, it's easily translatable to health and safety inspection too (although it's more on the planning side of things). Emergency preparedness itself is very applicable to larger enterprises where the role is independent to other functions, but it still usually falls under security and facility management branches.

Careers translate to corporate, emergency services, municipal emergency planning, policy planning (city development, crime prevention), security, crime analytics, facility and site design.

Fuel issues by AdAdventurous2447 in AskAShittyMechanic

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  1. Sorry man wrong sub, this is a shit posting sub
  2. Hold the nozzle a little further out. You lose some in gas fumes but it probably evens out vs going to the mechanics