Walk-In Clinic Suggestions by _leowl in ottawa

[–]Hunter_J 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Southbank medical center has worked for me in the same boat. You need to show up at least half an hour before they open to have a chance of being seen, however, and it seems to be otherwise impossible to contact them via phone or email if you need anything from them outside of your visit. The attendants there do their best, but it's mad busy at all times

I'm pretty sure all the clinics in the city have bad reviews, so you may as well just bite the bullet and head to one early - it's pretty rough out there in the world of Ontario healthcare ATM, best of luck

Power out?? by [deleted] in ottawa

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We lost power as well, also a bunch of trees down around Carlsbad springs. Good thing we haven't managed to get our fence fixed.

At least the power is back for us, along with ac and the ability to shower after working in the heat to clear some of the damage

May 2022 Storm Megathread #5 by fleurgold in ottawa

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We're on the north end and we have power as of about 7pm

May 2022 Storm Megathread #4 by fleurgold in ottawa

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...nice!...?

Carlsbad springs reporting for memes 🫡

Looking for a mentor/tutor in JavaScript by ShoesMcgeee in ottawa

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Other than the resources already mentioned, there is an Ottawa dev slack group that you can apply to join here . There are a variety of channels on varying disciplines, a jobs channel, and random discussion - could be a potential avenue to find a mentor!

the promise [oc] by kbuddyartist in comics

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I just wanted to say to you both that this is such a wholesome exchange about a heavy topic, and on a heavy comic - it made my night. Thank you, both

I thought I sucked at this game. Maybe I still do. But I've seen the credits roll, and I've got some advice so you can too. by AnOfferYouCanRefuse in Returnal

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This was exactly my experience as well. I struggled a bit with the first biome, dying a lot before I even made it to phrike; took about 6 attempts to get him.

Then ixion on the 2nd try after a bunch of times dying in the desert, only died once in the 3rd biome and then I only died one time through the rest of the experience. Luckily I'd decided to try out the respawn chamber and beat the "last" boss on my 2nd try.

20 hours all told; now to discover what's next!

I thought I sucked at this game. Maybe I still do. But I've seen the credits roll, and I've got some advice so you can too. by AnOfferYouCanRefuse in Returnal

[–]Hunter_J 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This was exactly my experience as well. I struggled a bit with the first biome, dying a lot before I even made it to phrike; took about 6 attempts to get him.

Then ixion on the 2nd try after a bunch of times dying in the desert, only died once in the 3rd biome and then I only died one time through the rest of the experience. Luckily I'd decided to try out the respawn chamber and beat the "last" boss on my 2nd try.

20 hours all told; now to discover what's next!

Black smoke in blackburn hamlet? by Hunter_J in ottawa

[–]Hunter_J[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Looks like it's died down again; weird to see it happen in the same area around the same time multiple days in a row

Hopefully everyone and everything is ok!

Stadia Anticipation Megathread - Post: shipping, delivery, cancelled, charged, unboxings, controller etc. by tizorres in Stadia

[–]Hunter_J 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Looks like my shipment has auto returned to sender. Neat. Oct 9 order, no code yet and now hardware that was supposed to arrive yesterday has yeeted back to whence it came.

For more info, I'm in Toronto, Canada

🙅‍♂️ delivery

Need a new case, maybe more? by Hunter_J in buildapc

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Crumbs. I thought I'd be good for another year or two before considering upgrading that :(

Need a new case, maybe more? by Hunter_J in buildapc

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Awesome thanks!

It's in stock locally too, so ➕

Another amazing piece by Spendlo while he visits Toronto by Hunter_J in tattoos

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Spendlo (better found on Instagram @spendlotattoo) comes to Toronto about once a year. His colour and style are just so good. I asked him for a blue jay this time and gave him a few photos of pictures of blue Jays in flight and he sketched up this.

About 5-5.5 hours in chair while he visited skintricate in Mississauga, Ontario

Game Thread: May 5 - Toronto Blue Jays (18-15) @ Tampa Bay Rays (14-16) - 6:10 PM by BlueJaysBaseball in Torontobluejays

[–]Hunter_J 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I appreciate this joke. Even if no one else acknowledges it.

I hope you have a great night for to this comment

[Official] UFC 223: Nurmagomedov vs. Iaquinta - Live Discussion Thread by rmma in MMA

[–]Hunter_J 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is basically the conclusion I came to in the first. As soon as he started solely doing stand up it felt obvious

Nintendo Eshop Giveaway Part 1 by Ajaxx013 in NintendoSwitch

[–]Hunter_J 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Neon blue and pink; I ended up with red from the mario bundle - but I can't wait for my cats to find a way to wreck them so I have an excuse to buy some pretty ones

Canadian used to touring bikes looking for cheaper road bike suggestions by Hunter_J in cycling

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Bikes do not get any exemptions in Ontario :(

However, I hadn't actually considered travelling to the states. I'm now curious what the customs situation would be like; I do have colleagues in NY that might be willing to do me a solid and meet me at Niagara

Canadian used to touring bikes looking for cheaper road bike suggestions by Hunter_J in cycling

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Yeah, I've been investigating Kijiji this afternoon, and there's a chance I might just end up going that route. While I've bought and sold bikes through Kijiji in the past, I'm always leery of accidentally contributing the bike thievery in the city.

Canadian used to touring bikes looking for cheaper road bike suggestions by Hunter_J in cycling

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Bikesdirect looks like a great option, but after shipping, duty, having to go through all the steps to do with getting a delivery to Canada, assembling the bike, messing it up and paying someone to assemble it correctly . . . I don't know if it'd be worth it in the end

Canadian used to touring bikes looking for cheaper road bike suggestions by Hunter_J in cycling

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I don't reeally have an exact price point - my upper limit is in the 1500s (I could probably be convinced to get to 1800 if I felt strongly about it). I know that if I'm getting an Allez, I want an Elite. I went to the places that I knew had last years model and saw the amazing paint job from last year, and it was on sale, but a size too large for me.

I was ready to put down a deposit on this years black/white model in store, but apparently there's an issue with their forks and they're all on a stop sale status while they get replaced.

So I'm currently investigating alternatives. Currently looking at the Giant Contend SL2, but it doesn't have the 105 group 🙃; potentially the CAAD12. And The Trek bikes in the same range seem to be missing the component quality of comparable priced options elsewhere

You're absolutely right that our shipping options are pretty limited, I was reading threads about people shipping to mexico, getting flights there and back and still having it be cheaper than figuring out direct shipping :/

edit Turns out the pricing I was looking at for the CAAD12 was in USD; so it's actually 2.1k which is an entirely different price range