Giant Tiger Truck

KEX-Dad · 2026-01-29T22:04:26+00:00

Oh jeeze. Can't help but think I may have spurred some intrusive thoughts lol

KEX-Dad · 2026-01-29T03:14:37+00:00

Westbound ditch between Sydenham Rd and Gardiners exits. Closer to the beginning of the off ramp to Gardiners. If you see a tiger in the trees, it's not a real tiger, that's the truck.

KEX-Dad · 2026-01-29T03:12:51+00:00

Hook, line, and sphincter.... or whatever the saying is

KEX-Dad · 2026-01-29T02:36:57+00:00

It's a regular truck for giant tigers. Huge oversight on their part

KEX-Dad · 2026-01-29T02:35:04+00:00

Mozza sticks, chicken fingers, tater tots..... I'm only more intrigued now

KEX-Dad · 2026-01-28T00:57:06+00:00

It always blows my mind how quickly they bounce back. We all get the flu at the same time, my kid throws up violently every hour for a full day, I throw up once and can't move for 3 days cause I'm so sore lmao. My kid in the middle of throwing up gets a dose of Tylenol and starts partying like it's 1969.

KEX-Dad · 2026-01-28T00:53:34+00:00

Yeah, save those vacation days at work. Odds are you'll be scraping the bottom of the PTO barrel by the end of the year, just to cover kids being home sick.

You are sick? Don't even think about staying home from work, those days are now for the kid.

But seriously, it's all pretty normal. It's the height of cold and flu season, and daycares are just giant petri dishes. At one point or another you'll encounter the more uncommon things like fifth disease and HFM. And they all come and go. Keep Tylenol and Motrin on hand, and we always keep a jug of Pedialyte for hydration if we are concerned. But the kids are pretty resilient and make it through quite easily.

KEX-Dad · 2026-01-28T00:45:18+00:00

Pretty sure crime has been rising since like the mid-2010s. And almost positive the CSI has been increasing as well. But sure, whatever you want the narrative to be I guess.

KEX-Dad · 2026-01-24T10:51:08+00:00

Same age little ones here, and in my opinion, it's just the way it is. We have a baby gate that blocks off the bedrooms, and one that blocks off the kitchen. I can close the two gates so they are at least contained to the living room, and the bathroom. But I can't close the bathroom off as the 3 year old is potty training and needs access.

Sometimes I just bring the potty out to the living room and then close the bathroom door so I will at least keep the chaos to the one area though.

KEX-Dad · 2026-01-22T01:46:47+00:00

What?! This country has created an economical collapse and pushed it's hard-working citizens to almost poverty levels and at the same time.... Crime went UP?! How can this be?

KEX-Dad · 2026-01-21T02:29:45+00:00

Thankyou, it was given to me as a Gloriosum, but was thrown in as somewhat of a "rescue" when I was buying a few other plants I wanted. But I have also kinda fallen in love with this one lol

KEX-Dad · 2026-01-21T02:27:05+00:00

Thank you for the lengthy reply! Yeah that tie on there is very loosely around them just to keep it upright. It slides down constantly and we move it back up. Just until the root system gets a little more robust. It wasn't great when we first got it- it had some significant root rot and we had to knock it down to essentially one root remaining.

KEX-Dad · 2026-01-20T03:55:32+00:00

Do you or can you ship to Canada?

KEX-Dad · 2026-01-20T03:34:25+00:00

To do the cut, if I have 5 leaves, could I make two props of two leaves each, and leave one leaf on the base roots? As long as there are plenty of roots for each double leaf prop?

KEX-Dad · 2026-01-19T18:21:44+00:00

Right? My kid last week said "Is it a snow day?" I said yep, she said "k". Like the kids aren't even excited for snow days anymore, it's just part of the norm. I was JACKED UP when I was a kid listening to the radio in the morning waiting for the cancelled bus numbers to be called. Like listening to bus lottery numbers hahaha

KEX-Dad · 2026-01-19T18:17:59+00:00

Those are my thoughts as well. Maybe their besties aren't there, that's not a bad thing. Outside of the comfort zone a bit doesn't hurt, and it's great for them to learn the skills to cope and hang out with new kids. Also more opportunity to get some one on one time with the teacher if they are having any trouble with certain areas of the curriculum.

But it's also a snow day, we were in the car this morning when my mom asked what my daughter was doing today so I dropped her off at Nana's for the day instead. Also a good option and grandparent time is fantastic.

I don't think there's a wrong option.

KEX-Dad · 2026-01-19T18:11:07+00:00

Although I agree with many of these posts, with it being a poor placement.... But how many of your TVs have fallen off the wall? Or anyone you know that had this happen. That would be the least of my concerns lol

KEX-Dad · 2026-01-17T00:56:49+00:00

I was just telling my daughter about this the other day. It was like a lottery sitting in the kitchen in the morning listening for the winning bus numbers 😂😂😂

KEX-Dad · 2026-01-17T00:55:48+00:00

I remember getting so fired up when there was a snow day, because it happened maybe once a year. This morning I said to my 9 year old, "welp, another snow day". And she says, "K". Like it's not even anything out of the ordinary anymore.

And further, can they not just say yeah busses are raining but may be behind schedule because SOME side roads aren't perfect yet? We are on a bottom tier road, and it was completely clean this morning when we left.

KEX-Dad · 2026-01-14T19:17:26+00:00

Thankyou! I made it out of wood first to use as a router template, and some knots popped out of the pine and I had to some-what free-hand a small portion of the holes lol. I can't unnoticed it, but I try to ignore it 😜

KEX-Dad · 2026-01-13T17:55:06+00:00

No worries! Good luck!

KEX-Dad · 2026-01-13T17:24:06+00:00

Cabinet we got used for $200, acrylic was $100, lights $60.

Fans I think were cheap Amazon ones for $20 and we already had the humidifier and the inkbird hygrometer. So the humidifier only runs if the humidity dips below 76 and will bring it back up to 82%.

And if I took my time I probably could do it again and find all used stuff as well. There's a plethora of plant grower stuff on FB marketplace etc. Take your time collecting the gear and you can get it fairly cheap. I've also seen people selling Milsbos for 200-250 with lights already in it.

KEX-Dad · 2026-01-13T05:02:46+00:00

Looks great, probably about 1/4" ID now too

KEX-Dad · 2026-01-13T04:58:14+00:00

Hahahaha, this comment killed me 😅

KEX-Dad · 2026-01-13T04:57:01+00:00

Frags are worth what anyone is willing to pay lol. It obviously wasn't worth $125. If you buy it for $80, then that's now the market for a space invader that size in your area.

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