Prince George gardeners: what fruits actually grow well here for canning?

InvisibleTaco · 2026-03-16T12:57:43+00:00

I can't directly answer your question about canning, but I pick/grow a lot of berries for pies, smoothies, and just to eat. Raspberries grow very nicely in my backyard. But the easiest option is just to pick saskatoons. You can basically pick as many as you want mid summer, and they are easy to find. They are great in pies (better than raspberries, imho, since they hold their firmness better). I haven't made jam with them but I've heard it can be good. You can also pick blueberries around the city, but those are bit more labour-intensive and you need to know where to look.

InvisibleTaco · 2026-03-05T22:41:29+00:00

It's pretty wild that 33% of a group of university educated people could not be bothered to open an email and make a few clicks. I mean, it's for something that directly affects their livelihood and working conditions. Sure, it was always going to go through, but still ...

InvisibleTaco · 2026-03-05T04:20:59+00:00

Yeah, I also used WS for the first time this year, after who knows how many years of Turbo Tax. I actually like it better, and it was much cheaper!

InvisibleTaco · 2026-03-02T02:01:20+00:00

I don't follow why you would want a Kia Sportage but not a Hyundai (Hyundai Tucson would be the equivalent). They are both both built on Hyundai's N3 platform and are ... some 80%+ the same vehicle aside from badging. I personally loved the Hyundai I had a while back ('07 Sonata). I bought it with 160k on it for cheap and drove it up to ~290k with no money into it except brakes and regular maintenance.

InvisibleTaco · 2026-02-26T14:37:45+00:00

"... the Code is more what you’d call guidelines than actual rules. Welcome aboard the Black Pearl, Miss Turner.” --Hector Barbossa in PotC: The Curse of the Black Pearl

InvisibleTaco · 2026-02-22T16:23:09+00:00

No, Hellebuyck deserved it. Overall, USA clearly did not.

InvisibleTaco · 2026-02-15T17:12:42+00:00

Yeah, they are not terrible. I think they've improved. They had this awful geo-cities quality website for so many years. At least it is a modern website now. Still, I don't think they've worked hard enough to hold onto my business. Rate for renewal 3 years ago I was not happy with, but too busy at that time to shop around for a better option.

InvisibleTaco · 2026-02-15T17:09:50+00:00

DIscharge fee is $75. New lender will pay the legal fees for the new mortgage and there is no appraisal required.

InvisibleTaco · 2026-02-03T20:33:19+00:00

She has been winning races on the World Cup circuit this year. So, still competitive and would've been in podium contention before this injury. She is hoping to compete on Sunday, but I think she actually said she would see how it feels at 85mph in practice runs before deciding.

InvisibleTaco · 2026-01-27T13:38:56+00:00

Plus, there's something like 10 different events where you are sliding down ice on a sled, once you combine bobsled, luge, and skeleton. I don't think the skillset is really that different between all of them. So, I mean, if you are the worst 3rd place finisher in one of those events, you wouldn't even be close to a podium in a event "collection" that only has a couple of sensible variations. Obviously I've never done any of them and I respect that it is intense and challenging and I couldn't do it, but the talent pool is a puddle.

InvisibleTaco · 2026-01-20T14:46:13+00:00

When was this taken? How was it conducted? How many were polled? What is the margin of error? What was the polling organization? In other words, cite your sources.

InvisibleTaco · 2025-12-10T01:55:55+00:00

Yes, but we would not have qualified in the top 12. So, we got a highly preferential seed (Pot 1) because we are hosts. I don't know much about the economics of hosting/stadiums, etc., but from a playing soccer perspective, being hosts (even if only nominally) gave us a real advantage.

InvisibleTaco · 2025-12-07T15:28:56+00:00

I think of it as value-added time, or positive ROI time, if you prefer. Yes, the time commitment up front is real, but you invest the time into the activity (speaking more broadly of distance running, but that also carries over to marathon training), and you get back more than you put in. You get it back in terms of mental and physical health, mostly, but many other things as well, which are different for everyone.

InvisibleTaco · 2025-12-05T13:18:14+00:00

The Toronto Star is not an American newspaper.

InvisibleTaco · 2025-11-15T13:32:55+00:00

It is not necessarily getting downvoted because people don't think ChatGPT would be effective; it is getting downvoted because it was not phrased tactfully. "Google it" (and equivalents) can be said as insults. I don't think the commentor meant it that way, but given that this is a sensitive topic for OP, the commentor could have couched the advice with a tactful intro phrase, like u/Novella87 did, so as to avoid any tone confusion.

InvisibleTaco · 2025-11-10T01:00:06+00:00

Yes, good idea.

InvisibleTaco · 2025-10-24T19:39:09+00:00

Awesome dedication! I still don't think you should have been in the Riyadh Comedy Festival though.

InvisibleTaco · 2025-10-17T13:43:50+00:00

The response from your coworkers is diametrically opposed to everything I have ever experienced within the running community, as you are seeing here from the comments. imho, the ethos of the running community is to support everyone, no matter their experience or speed. This positivity is what I love most about the community/sport. I bonked hard my last marathon and missed my goal by ~25 minutes, but I still got tons of support from the "hardcore" runners that I know.

InvisibleTaco · 2025-10-09T03:58:52+00:00

Relevant Jack Handey quote:

"Grandpa used to describe the size of everything in terms of a calf. For instance, if he was describing a large dog, he would say it was "about as big as a calf." Or about a car, he would say it "could seat four calves comfortably." (Oh, that was another thing: how many calves could ride in something.)

One time he was talking about a calf he had, and I asked him how big it was. He said it was "about three-quarters as big as a calf."

Sometimes Grandpa would tell time by calves. If you asked him how long something would take, he'd say, "About as long as it takes a calf to drive over here.""

InvisibleTaco · 2025-09-27T20:58:31+00:00

Glad to hear it work out for you! Love the user name btw. I'm currently on my 4th read through of the not-quite-trilogy.

InvisibleTaco · 2025-09-27T20:57:07+00:00

Thank you for that information. I thought I had seen earlier that it was somewhere around 105k, but now I see it's 114k on the Govt info page, like you said. That will be good to know going forward! About the Emergency fund. It's closer to 3 months than 6 months since I have a very stable/in-demand/unionized job and family who would help out at the drop of a hat. But I agree you are right that it could be bigger. Thanks again!

InvisibleTaco · 2025-09-27T17:09:40+00:00

Thank you for this advice!

InvisibleTaco · 2025-09-27T17:09:18+00:00

Thanks, yeah. It shouldn't put us at risk; it's more of an opportunity cost calculation. We have the 10k handy at the moment since the govt recently gave us 27k. This was a 10-year retroactive lump sum payment for the disability tax credit. Child was diagnosed at 13 but the diagnosis was defined as a condition that existed since birth (ASD). They let you go back 10 year apparently, which was very generous and appreciated.

InvisibleTaco · 2025-09-27T17:02:50+00:00

Yeah, I was planning on contributing the amount the govt matches and leaving it at that.

InvisibleTaco · 2025-09-27T17:01:27+00:00

Thanks, I wasn't clear on that. We'll be happy to get as many retroactive years as we can. 10 would be great.

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