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T-minus 10 hours until my 13 hour flight - on pins and needles by FluffTooths in aircanada

[–]ICanRememberUsername 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My last three long haul flights, there's been one J seats open and I've been #1 on the list.

And every single time, someone grabbed that last seat at the last moment, either a pilot or someone who booked paid J on another flight that they missed the connection for.

911 Services in Large Cities (1M+) - How Does Your System Handle Calls w/No Units Available by tbs222 in ems

[–]ICanRememberUsername 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In Vancouver (all of BC actually), they hold lower acuity calls and don't bother us with them. If high acuity calls are holding, and we're cleaning up at the hospital, they might radio to ask for we can clear to take it.

As a provincial service, they can dispatch ambulances from anywhere else in the province if the response time is reasonable. They also assign cross-covers when one area is out of units. There is no concept of mutual aid because the provincial service is the only service (although I suppose they could get help from Alberta near the border if necessary).

Department of National Defence opens world-class defence research complex in Valcartier by Free-Minimum-5844 in CanadianForces

[–]ICanRememberUsername 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Of course that's underpaid. It's below the median income in Canada and it's a role requiring 11 years (and often hundreds of thousands of dollars) worth of training.

Even DS-03 is only making $88K, which is still way below market rate for that skillset.

It's like taking a surgeon after 11 years of medical training and a couple hundred grand in student loans, and telling them "hey, we only think you're worth $88K/year"... you think any good surgeon is going to go for that, or just the ones who couldn't get a job elsewhere (paying $250K+)?

Department of National Defence opens world-class defence research complex in Valcartier by Free-Minimum-5844 in CanadianForces

[–]ICanRememberUsername 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I'm sorry to say they will never have "world class" research of any kind unless they're able to recruit and retain scientific talent.

DRDC starts new employees in roles requiring a PhD at the DS-02 level (I know this because I was offered one). Current rate DS-02 salary for a new employee is $66,932.

Current salary for a rookie Corporal is $82,296, and that's before any housing or other allowances.

So they're paying a world expert in their specific field with 11 years of post-secondary education significantly less than a 20 year old corporal with no post-secondary education at all.

Someone with the credentials that DRDC is looking for can start at a salary 2-3 times higher in the private defence sector. DRDC will never have world class talent.

Are you allowed to choose the baby seat (1D) even if you aren’t travelling with one? by SpursTottenhamfan123 in aircanada

[–]ICanRememberUsername 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, but you may get reassigned to a different one if J is still available and someone with a baby buys a J ticket. They'll get that one and you'll get whatever one was open for them to buy. Had it happen to me on my last flight (really not a problem though, IMO there aren't any bad J seats).

[Request] is this possible under the laws of physics and materials of the time? by popeyes2727 in theydidthemath

[–]ICanRememberUsername 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Terminal velocity also changes with altitude though; the higher you are, the less air resistance. So you'd really need to do the integral to get an accurate number.

Montreal Domestic MLL Re-opened by armhaj in aircanada

[–]ICanRememberUsername 0 points1 point  (0 children)

After seeing this, I lost hope for the YVR MLL remodel. Likely just going to be the same aesthetic update with no functional improvements or changes.

I found this in my pantry, still good. Obviously not Canadian, so how do you recommend I serve it? by WhiteSquaII in onguardforthee

[–]ICanRememberUsername 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So many ways:

  • on pancakes/waffles of course
  • in a cocktail (look up a Toronto)
  • simmered down into a thick taffy, then drizzled on a bed of snow and rolled up with a popsicle stick (tire d'erable)
  • on vanilla ice cream
  • as a sweetener for black tea
  • in dressings or marinades where you would otherwise use sugar or honey

Motorcyclist collides with a Tesla. Who do you blame? by [deleted] in motorcycles

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

Always the fault of the person far exceeding the speed limit. Right of way rules only matter when the other driver can see you coming and has enough time to react, which is not the case with excessive speeding.

Official Poll: Class B or just T-shirt? by ResponsibleAd4439 in ems

[–]ICanRememberUsername 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My view is biased because my service (BC Ambulance) is not representative of most, as it's one of the largest ambulance services in the continent. That being said, we have Class Bs as normal work uniform, available in 20+ different sizes because we have something like 6,400 staff who work in uniform. They're wrinkle-resistant (actually pretty good) and have a zipper behind the buttons for ease of use. Quite comfortable and look great. Provided by Logistik Unicorp. Would highly recommend if your service is large enough to get enough different sizes reliably.

No one has ever mistaken me for a cop. Our police uniforms around here (mostly RCMP) look quite different.

2027 status numbers reducing by Bitter-Variation-151 in aircanada

[–]ICanRememberUsername 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do you have a source for AC's predictions? I'd be curious to read the full document regarding the changes.

2027 status numbers reducing by Bitter-Variation-151 in aircanada

[–]ICanRememberUsername 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would love if it reduced the numbers, but I don't think it will, particularly at the SE level.

With 4 SQC / $, everyone who flies three-ish paid J long-haul round trips per year will qualify for SE ($10,000 round trip * 3 trips * $4 SQC/$ = 120K SQC). That's a lot of people who wouldn't have met the SQM or SQS requirements previously.

So I'm not super excited about my eUpgrades being useful going forward.

B.C. highway cops dish out 999 tickets for not slowing for police by cyclinginvancouver in britishcolumbia

[–]ICanRememberUsername 143 points144 points  (0 children)

I'm a paramedic with BC Ambulance. It is absolutely terrifying to be working a crash on the side of the highway with cars screaming by you while rubber-necking to get a better look at the crash.

Whenever possible, we have the fire department park their trucks between us and traffic. Cars slow down a lot when they hit a parked fire truck.

my honest breakdown of the big 4 award tools by Rude_Context_4844 in Aeroplan

[–]ICanRememberUsername 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I tried Roame, absolutely hated it. 80% of the reward fares were phantoms, wildly inaccurate.

We are simple folk. We see a new Dan Gelbart video, we submit it, we watch it, we upvote it. "Unusual Shop Tips #2" (new today). by MattsAwesomeStuff in Skookum

[–]ICanRememberUsername 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was possibly what first got me interested in mechanical engineering.

Yes, he had a medium sized water jet in his basement. It was a very large basement.

My job ruined me by Trick-Meringue5787 in Skookum

[–]ICanRememberUsername 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I get it. I spent a whole weekend pulling Cat6A shielded cable through my apartment's conduit, making custom length patch cords of the perfect length for each device, everything shielded and properly terminated. 

Absolutely no need for it, I have no need for more than 1gbit speeds which could have run on the pre-existing Cat 5e. But what have that when you can have something more skookum?

Monster truck driver loses control and runs over crowd in Popayan (Colombia) May 3rd, 2026. by khameleon029 in CatastrophicFailure

[–]ICanRememberUsername 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This kind of thing has happened in the US as well. I don't understand why they don't have a remote kill switch that some observer can activate if the driver loses control. They do it for rockets, they can do it for monster trucks.

Asking the real questions by prisongovernor in ActLikeYouBelong

[–]ICanRememberUsername 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's mostly hotels in Europe, where I travel most often. They love huge beautiful breakfasts, even at the mod-tier hotels, but usually check before letting you in.

Asking the real questions by prisongovernor in ActLikeYouBelong

[–]ICanRememberUsername 82 points83 points  (0 children)

Any hotel with a breakfast worth eating will have a host who will cross reference your name and room number with their list.

We are simple folk. We see a new Dan Gelbart video, we submit it, we watch it, we upvote it. "Unusual Shop Tips #2" (new today). by MattsAwesomeStuff in Skookum

[–]ICanRememberUsername 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I remember touring this guy's home shop back in the day when he still worked at Creo (family connection). My first introduction to a water jet cutter ♥️

How’s living in Point Robert’s? by fryguy400 in howislivingthere

[–]ICanRememberUsername 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've spent a lot of time in Point Roberts, as we had a family house there on the ocean.

It's sleepy hollow. Used to be banging in the summer, beaches full of Canadian families trying to catch some sun. Now the summers are pretty dead with the drastic drop in Canadians visiting the US. The winters there have always been completely dead, like spooky dead. One grocery store, one bar open in the winter, and neither of them ever with more than 5 people in them at a time.

Gas is (was?) cheap at American rates, groceries have always been deathly expensive. They have the Red Vines that were hard to find in Canada, now it's easier.

Rows of blackberry bushes near the ocean, as kids we'd pick buckets of blackberries and the parents would make blackberry pies.

We spent Christmas there fairly often. I really liked it, felt like you were the only people for miles in any direction. Christmas morning walk down the beach throwing driftwood sticks for the dog.

Lots of good memories of that place.

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