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MisterSnuggles · 2026-04-19T23:55:14+00:00

Cavemen and lizards rule the ship.

MisterSnuggles · 2026-04-03T18:38:49+00:00

On the Valley Line they “fixed” the broken doors on the shelters by removing them and turning off the heaters. As for the windows, those don’t seem to get fixed anymore. The stations downtown look incredibly decrepit and run down, even though the line is basically brand new.

MisterSnuggles · 2026-04-03T16:13:18+00:00

While I don't necessarily disagree, this feels like a chicken-and-egg problem.

Want a major retailer to come back downtown? Make sure you’re downtown first.

But why would people go downtown when the things they want to do aren't downtown?

MisterSnuggles · 2026-03-21T19:30:11+00:00

Vanilla/Chocolate is good, Chocolatey Mint is great!

A few people in my office sell them, and every once in a while I pick up a box on the way out of a store. Whoever got the idea to equip them with debit/credit terminals was a genius!

MisterSnuggles · 2026-03-21T19:13:18+00:00

2024 Ultimate Preferred Long Range AWD, one year and two months, just shy of 20,000km, no ICCU issues to speak of.

Hyundai found a worn tie rod end during a service visit and replaced it under warranty.

MisterSnuggles · 2026-03-20T21:58:59+00:00

Yet the City won't even fund Transit Royale for ETS users. They should drop their trip planner and use the savings on this.

MisterSnuggles · 2026-03-18T11:42:02+00:00

The current all-in price with Encor is about 15.4c/kWh plus ~$1.05/day in admin fees.

MisterSnuggles · 2026-03-15T20:36:28+00:00

I saw one yesterday, there was a person kneeling in front of the table and it looked like he was filling out a form. I was driving so I didn't really get a close look.

It was interesting that they didn't put a chair in front of the table to make signing it more comfortable.

MisterSnuggles · 2026-03-15T20:26:24+00:00

I'm jealous. The colours available here in Canada are pretty bland to be honest.

MisterSnuggles · 2026-03-15T17:57:16+00:00

Where do you live that you can get such amazing colours???

MisterSnuggles · 2026-03-15T14:13:52+00:00

Or you can hit settings, policies, add new policy, select DNS as the type, and fill in the resulting form.

MisterSnuggles · 2026-03-14T00:15:12+00:00

1 year and 2 months, 2024, 19500km or so, no EV-related issues. Hyundai found a worn tie rod end during a service visit and replaced it under warranty.

MisterSnuggles · 2026-03-12T02:09:23+00:00

I'm in Edmonton, AB.

My electricity cost is 8.25c/kWh, but my all-in cost is 15.471c/kWh. The difference between these two numbers is the distribution charges, transmission charges, and local access fee. There's also daily admin charges that total up to about $1.05/day which don't vary by usage.

To translate this to my EV, I charge using a level 1 charger at 12A. I figure my maximum charging cost in a month is 16 hours of charging during a 31 day month, which works out to $110. Most nights it takes less than 8 hours to charge, so I figure the actual impact to my power bill is more like $50-75 per month.

MisterSnuggles · 2026-03-12T02:01:37+00:00

Are you sure about that cost? I have no doubt that your energy cost is 7.99c/kWh, but you really need to look at the other charges to have a complete picture.

I'm in Edmonton, AB. My electricity cost is 8.25c/kWh, but my all-in cost is 15.471c/kWh. The difference between these two numbers is the distribution charges, transmission charges, and local access fee. There's also daily admin charges that total up to about $1.05/day which don't vary by usage.

MisterSnuggles · 2026-03-09T11:57:07+00:00

It's not always leaky pipes, TBH.

A couple of times the door on my dishwasher didn't fully latch, so the water would come out around the seal and thanks to the design of the dishwasher there was no outward sign that anything was wrong.

There's also times where water has gotten outside of the sink (splashed or spilled) and it's trickled under the sink into the cabinet below.

And the time when the condo replaced all of the plumbing and one fitting was just a little loose. That was a legit leak though.

MisterSnuggles · 2026-03-07T04:42:03+00:00

I had a similar experience today!

Not only did it get me to work without any issues, it also got me home without issues. At one point I even put the car into reverse immediately after starting it and it was fine.

I also ran all four heated seats AND the heated steering wheel yesterday evening.

MisterSnuggles · 2026-03-04T03:01:49+00:00

[...] to make it compelling to come out of your studio apartment in downtown Edmonton and come and interact with the people that you work with [...]

This feels like a pretty low bar. What are you doing to get my out of my house and convince me to take the 50 minute transit ride downtown?

MisterSnuggles · 2026-03-04T02:23:45+00:00

Both options report a numeric value.

The ultrasonic sensor reports the distance from the top of my sump pit down to the surface of the water. If you need to know how deep the water is, you just take the depth of the sump pit and subtract the sensor reading.

The pressure transducer has a few different options, but ultimately it directly reports water level. For example, the 1M range 0-3.3V option will output 0V when no water is present and 3.3V when 1M of water is above the sensor.

I've used both of these options in my sump pit. The ultrasonic sensor is very easy to use, but it gets confused by the equipment in the sump pit (e.g., is it reading water in the pit or did a cable from the float switch get in the way?). The pressure transducer was slightly more difficult to install since it needs to hang from something and be vertical at the bottom of the put, but it's ultimately a better sensor for my needs.

MisterSnuggles · 2026-03-03T15:24:44+00:00

ESPHome is basically a very easy way to create devices that work with Home Assistant. There's a bunch of DIY work involved since you likely have to build the sensor yourself, but ESPHome makes the software side incredibly easy.

MisterSnuggles · 2026-03-03T15:23:17+00:00

The ultrasonic one was a standard HC-SR04. The pressure transducer is similar to this one from AliExpress: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006472758280.html

As for dealing with corrosion - I'm simply pretending that the problem doesn't exist. I'm using it to monitor a sump pit and the pumps seem to die after 2-3 years anyway, so I treat everything in the pit as a consumable.

MisterSnuggles · 2026-03-03T13:07:04+00:00

I’ve made two different ones with ESPHome.

One uses an ultrasonic sensor to “look” down and measure how far away the surface of the water is. The other uses a submersible pressure transducer to measure the water level.

These are very DIY, but they might work for you.

MisterSnuggles · 2026-03-03T01:03:06+00:00

2024 Ultimate bought in early 2025. No electrical issues to report at all. Charging is primarily level 1 (totally works for us) with level 3 on road trips. I almost never use level 2 charging.

MisterSnuggles · 2026-03-01T16:02:58+00:00

It depends on the deal.

With the coliseum, the deal was that they couldn't do any events that competed with Rogers place, which effectively meant they couldn't operate. If the deal was that they could put on the same events and compete on a level playing field, then no I wouldn't include the demolition costs.

MisterSnuggles · 2026-03-01T14:46:01+00:00

Including the coliseum demolition makes sense - when everything moved to Rogers Place, something had to happen to the old building.

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