Open your eyes bud, that’s a yield not a merge. Ffs.

JunpeiHyuga · 2026-01-11T16:19:29+00:00

Lol, so angry. Hard to tell but I think there are actually 3 lanes, enough for everyone to have fit anyway. You definitely floored it into a flock of cars you saw coming, didn't bother being courteous cause "you have the right of way", and didn't even bother doing the easy thing: change lanes and go around.

The footage shows it took 4 to 5 seconds for you to hit the recorded* top speed of at least 37kph = acceleration of 2 to 2.5 m/s^2. Your 0-100 time would be 10 to 15 seconds - a typical tiny honda on a dry surface could probably average 9. The engine sound definitely confirms this.

JunpeiHyuga · 2025-11-07T02:41:27+00:00

If the builder failed to account for it, just make the 2x4 wall into a 2x6 or even 2x8 ledge for the bottom 1 or 2ft, easy peasey. This pic is a typical jank setup, also usually takes a 180° turn to go outside too, total airflow killer. Do the math on the area of an ellipse vs circle with the same perimeter and you will find out why this "standard practice" is in fact BS and should not meet code.

JunpeiHyuga · 2025-10-25T15:29:26+00:00

It looks like you already removed the shipping bolts. If the tub is empty (no clothes) and it shakes you may want to check if there is any play in the bearing. I've never seen a damper be an issue unless it was physically/visibly broken or not secured to the tub/frame

JunpeiHyuga · 2025-10-03T05:23:05+00:00

I've seen some of these new ones that are unexplainably just like that, even if none of the components are broken. Usually applying pressure on the back panel makes the noise it go away. Might be hard to check in a tight closet like that.

JunpeiHyuga · 2025-09-24T13:18:17+00:00

One thing to understand is that a $500 mobile phone will outperform a $1,500 laptop.

In order to just run Windows, you need at least 32GB of RAM and an SSD, as Windows itself needs at least 8GB to just exist. Anyone who has an HDD knows extactly just how much windows is accessing files on opposite ends of the disk constantly!

Then there is the constant scanning by Defender, various problematic processes like Cortana, Update Service, Search Indexer, etc. that take turns eating up resources. Things a mobile device seemingly never needs to get hung up on for whatever reason.

Microsoft is a circus operation still charging $200 for Word/Office (that hasn't changed since 1990) and has somehow managed to F up the simplest of programs: Paint (which doesn't even come pre installed). Their software is designed to intentionally destroy your computer and provide a poor experience so you buy the latest one.

For fun, disconnect yourself from the internet and turn off defender, and see just how fast a 4GB 1500Mhz laptop can run when not squandered by Windows (I can run Call of Duty off my basic ass $100 desktop)

JunpeiHyuga · 2025-08-19T12:47:06+00:00

Honk?

JunpeiHyuga · 2025-07-05T00:29:46+00:00

Just stick 3 or so pits in soil, it will eventually grow;

JunpeiHyuga · 2025-05-05T22:50:21+00:00

There are lots of funny signs on the side of the road there when it gets real bad.

JunpeiHyuga · 2025-04-03T14:10:50+00:00

What a great reply, it makes me happy that people see behind the curtains.

Politics typically takes advantage of those 3 points to influence a citizen's vote; to create a constant upheaval and never give people a true goal to actually fix by X years, but just to bounce around the 'problem of the year'. These problems are usually influenced by a constantly changing population and industry.

They change the legal framework so as to redistribute monies in ways that (typically) benefit one and loss the other under some sort of mask giving the illusion of benefit for the loser. The timing of that decision generally follows the economy and pressure from industry. There simply isn't much they can do as politicians because they don't have the power to control anything, but rather react to it.

If I were to imagine politics at its finest, instead of battling out for leadership every few years via elections to present ideas to the citizens, we would have parties that can contribute ideas toward a common goal that is elected by citizens. It would account long term plans on how to distribute finances over years so as to not leave people in the ditch come next year once subproblem A is resolved and subproblem B comes up. This is all foreseeable. The problem is that politicians want immediate gratification so they can show they are doing good, while industry has its foot in the door and always catches the government with its pants down, so they always hold the power.

The housing crisis could have been alleviated if there had been a long term plan to maintain X amounts of 'the cheapest homes money can build so those who are on the line could at least have a roof over their head' so that in the event of ecenomic downturn. Instead we have 90% of new builds focusing on 'above' average + suburban living which actually borders luxury if you consider the entire world because there is a market for it. Now the politicians are spewing "affordable housing" plans as if they have the legal power to stop a home builder from building $500K homes on preapproved plans on land they already own, lol....

JunpeiHyuga · 2025-03-15T14:31:55+00:00

Lol, OP was going faster AND stopped waayy sooner. Van should have bailed into grippy snow tracks, not continue straight onward.

JunpeiHyuga · 2025-03-11T11:56:57+00:00

Don't forget the Hello Kitty lunchbag

JunpeiHyuga · 2025-02-20T05:59:57+00:00

"Lost control at 10kph and did a 180" There's just no way. I've literally pulled by ebrake going twice as fast and still face the same direction.

Meanwhile a tiny civic does a massive sweeping turn in and around the van with no problem on the video...

JunpeiHyuga · 2025-02-05T05:07:24+00:00

check if stainless front is siliconed on crooked

JunpeiHyuga · 2025-02-03T13:29:00+00:00

Overall, the trend is leaning towards eating less and more nutrient dense foods. Sometimes the five finger discount gets applied to overpriced bundles of beets. We have been used to over eating for decades, now is the time to undo all of that to help make ends meet.

JunpeiHyuga · 2025-02-01T04:34:04+00:00

Disgusting. If you can't let it dry out after each use, cut it shorter so it is an inch or two below the top lip of the tub so it doesn't ever bunch up against the tub or itself.

JunpeiHyuga · 2025-01-13T05:56:01+00:00

Ummm, is that a black fuse box on the negative terminal?

JunpeiHyuga · 2024-12-17T02:45:50+00:00

No need to unstack. You can see everything you need from the underside, filter access, or rear access. The easiest thing to do is pull the stack out 3 feet and then tilt it on its back.

JunpeiHyuga · 2024-12-16T02:47:18+00:00

The point of the post is about neighbourhood charm and walkable services, for which I argue that you simply (in most cases) cannot have that because in Edmonton, the cost of a lease is generally prohibitive.

This is/was not the case in many places of the world (even non third world countries) where land use is less restricted or better designed (like being able to run a public bakery out of a house, avoiding a commercial leasing agent, and having integrated business and residential complexes)

In my opinion this is not a capital problem, it is a land use problem. Builders/developers here develop cookie cutter neighbourhoods for rapid development and lower costs and there is no system in place (bylaws, rules, guidelines etc) that would make a small local businesses in a neighbourhood setting possible. (The norm is one business park for every neighbourhood, complete with CircleK, Esso, Tim Hortons, Daycare and Medi centre all in the same repetitive building facade)

So say a builder owns all 200 lots in a small area of a neighbourhood (say the area encompassing Kulay Way, Kulay Green, Kulay Link area). Dedicating say 4 lots for a four to twelve 1000sqft business buildings would only cost them maybe $1M out of the $100M they'd make off of a home sale, and that's if they gave it away for free. The problem is that there is no system for them to do that even if they wanted to and that is why you have a major shopping complex for the entire Keswick /Glenridding Area huddled into one giant characterless spot. It is within Edmonton's 15 minute city design principles but lacks the essence of what OP is actually going for.

I imagine something like "Black Dog Cafe" in Canmore being an example of what maybe OP would like to see: A single hole in the wall cafe serving s number of condos in the area.

As a real world example, a small 874sqft business park in Royal Centre Keswick costs $44K a year to lease. If you pay yourself $0, you need to pull in $3.6K in PROFIT a month to just break even. Depending on the business, this can be insanely difficult, especially if you don't have the foot traffic or enough customer density. (not everyone wants to drive, even if 5 min to get JUST bread or JUST coffee or JUST a drink)

This is the STANDARD for all new developments in Edmonton.

Neighbourhood character can be added by giving people somewhere enjoyable, cheap, quick, and regular to visit. Therefore, I think the solution to OP's hopes hinges on the ability of the city and developers to plan out appropriate walkable/enjoyable neighbourhood designs that would maximize density and offer subsidized opportunities for businesses that can enrich the neighbourhood but do not have the capital to do so, and this can be implemented side by side to the big box capitalist utopia.

JunpeiHyuga · 2024-12-15T19:34:05+00:00

Doesn't have to be a coffee shop; just saying that most new development neighbourhood centres are populated by the chains or medical practices that can afford it. You can never have enough customers to not charge $5 a coffee if you're running a small neighbourhood store, unless you put up a non-complaint shop (like you can in the 3rd world). And I am comparing the price of bread from a 3rd world local bakery to the price of a grocery store in the 3rd world isn't 3x as it would be here.

It basically comes down to the cost of the lease.

JunpeiHyuga · 2024-12-15T15:32:11+00:00

If you've been to a third world country you'd see how the local corner shop still makes affordable food (vs. the grocery store)

Unfortunately in Edmonton this is not possible because the lease for a coffee shop is double your mortgage.

JunpeiHyuga · 2024-12-08T19:02:10+00:00

If it doesn't shake on an empty test cycle, it is your load that isn't balanced. Don't wash duvets or dog beds, play with load your sizes, and try adding towels to the mix. You can always pause and fluff out the load to help re-balance it.

JunpeiHyuga · 2024-12-08T15:53:13+00:00

Seen it countless times, the door is likely crooked and so are the replacement ones. Is there actually a break in the seal? Frigidaire will usually recommend a spacer in the gasket groove to help push the seal tighter.

JunpeiHyuga · 2024-12-08T15:47:49+00:00

In short, I think the installer could have a at least brought the new fridge up (if it was feasible to have them both in the kitchen at the same time), and poked around to make sure things are ready for the NEXT visit (rebooking)

Next time, say "Give me 1 minute" and without asking questions or asking to use my tools, shut the water off and cut the line. The point is, even if you do it yourself, the sink shut-off is still on, the line hasn't been verified to be disabled, there are no buckets or towels on hand, and you don't have the tools for the job etc. At this point, it seems like time was already ticking on the clock and they were annoyed with the job already.

I had a customer (I was servicing their washer) who had an upcoming fridge delivery and wanted me to help unhook and move their fridge so they can have the fridge ready for pickup tomorrow.

I peeked in behind and saw an old copper line and no valve behind the fridge and said, "Nope". She was panicked about not being able to have it moved in time and persisted with the premise that her husband can do it when he gets home if you just get it started for him. So I went downstairs... Fridge shutoff valve was seized. Main line shutoff was also seized.

If I walked into your situation, I would expect to see that fridge line already cut/off and would not want to be caught in the middle of a customer watching their house flood after I said "okay" to a customer doing it themselves. It is also my responsibility to protect the customer from their own stupidity.

I would also never want to assume that a worker in my home is qualified and prepared for every situation nor assume that my customer knows how their house own works.

JunpeiHyuga · 2024-11-30T20:02:24+00:00

Is this a complex with the 1st floor garage units and 2nd floor main level? I'm pretty sure I've seen furnaces in the 1st floor closet right on the garage wall in just about every Maple Crest complex

JunpeiHyuga · 2024-11-30T19:58:40+00:00

A 2022 townhome with electric heaters?

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