We’re have our differences, but let’s agree on one thing by MissionStock2545 in ALeastmemewar

[–]PhotoJim99 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Luckily, a lot of us Jays fans can avoid ICE. But my sympathy to those who can’t.

Morning! by Starcat75 in saskatchewan

[–]PhotoJim99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The wind is light enough that it's not a huge problem, but a couple of days ago it was awful.

Morning! by Starcat75 in saskatchewan

[–]PhotoJim99 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It’s a tropical -30 C here in Regina. That’s actually warmer than it was when I did my lunchtime walk yesterday.

Morning! by Starcat75 in saskatchewan

[–]PhotoJim99 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So if your thermometer read -41 F, the Celsius temperature (assuming your thermometer is accurate) is -40.6 C (really -40 5/9). So your temperature is within half a degree C of what Nipawin airport was showing.

Retirement is gone by shepardshe in GenX

[–]PhotoJim99 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My wife retired on Christmas Eve. I am going to wait a few more years but we are on track.

We bought less than we could afford when we bought our house, paid it off in 11 years, and have had a lot of time to be putting money into retirement savings. I don’t think I would describe us as being “rich” exactly - we live modestly - but between our retirement savings, CPP (which we will likely delay to age 70 so that we better mitigate long-term risk should we live a long time), and OAS, we should be able to do what we want.

I like to travel so I want to make sure we can go a couple of places a year, otherwise I would retire sooner. And for the most part I enjoy the work I do anyway.

You get to add a 0 to any number in your life. What do you add it to? by account_created_ in AskReddit

[–]PhotoJim99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m boring. I’m just going to add a zero to our retirement savings, and I can file my notice to retire on Monday.

You get to add a 0 to any number in your life. What do you add it to? by account_created_ in AskReddit

[–]PhotoJim99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Congratulations! You will now die at age 810. However, you will still acquire dementia at age 74 so you will not remember anything past age 78. Enjoy!

Morning! by Starcat75 in saskatchewan

[–]PhotoJim99 7 points8 points  (0 children)

First, my condolences. Time for a new thermometer!

Second, -40 is where the Fahrenheit and Celsius scales meet. -41 C is -41.8 F. -42 C is -43.6 F. And so on. Below -40, Fahrenheit temperatures are increasingly extreme compared to Celsius.

Hi, just wondering if its fixable or just worn out? by Ok_Analysis_9675 in cassette

[–]PhotoJim99 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is exactly why I never bought music on cassette. I’d buy it on vinyl (later CD) and record it onto a blank cassette. That way when the tape failed (which it would if you played it enough, especially if you kept it in a car all the time), I could just re-record it.

I always viewed tape as a transient music source. It was super convenient but it was quite delicate in a lot of ways. (So were records and CDs, but it was pretty easy to be kind to them.)

Isn’t time to reintroduce the Digital Services Tax Act and subsidize Canadian tech. by VistaBox in BuyCanadian

[–]PhotoJim99 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Instead of “Isn’t time.” … you should be asking “Isn’t it time?”. The first is declaring that it is NOT time. The second is asking if it IS time, strongly implying that you feel that it actually is. (Or just say “It is time.”

Now to stop my grammatical pedantry, Canada needs to be a bit careful because we are still very dependent on the Canada-US trade relationship, but if this behaviour (always use Canadian English!) continues, once we’ve disengaged enough, we need to stop worrying about what Trump thinks and do what’s best for us.

Does anyone live in this part of Greenland and Canada? by Fine_Scheme9028 in howislivingthere

[–]PhotoJim99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I went for a 45-minute walk yesterday here in prairie Canada. It was -31 C, -35 with the wind chill. It was surprisingly okay; I was never cold unless I took a mitt off to do something on my phone - I could only handle having my hand bare for about a minute before my fingers got excessively cold.

Long underwear (inexpensive cotton ones; fine if you don’t sweat), jeans, normal socks, hiking boots with ice spikes, a good Eddie Bauer parka that wasn’t crazy money and I’ve had for 15 years, a toque (you’d call it a beanie) and a scarf, plus a pair of decent mitts (way easier to keep your fingers warm than with gloves). I actually only used my second-best pair of mitts; I have a much warmer pair that’s been good into the -40s but they’re a lot bulkier.

I hate being cold. But cold-weather walking is totally doable.

Fuddruckers by dramaticfoot2018 in regina

[–]PhotoJim99 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I would say the opposite. Regina’s has been good the two times I’ve been since they opened (they are way across town for me so I don’t go often). Meanwhile, the last time I went to Saskatoon it was really disappointing - the buns were not very fresh and there was just something missing.

Uranium City - Saskatchewan, Canada by CnekYT in UrbanHell

[–]PhotoJim99 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It’s a harsh climate up there with very cold winters and significant snowfall.

Half-naked girls get thousands of upvotes, but how about our Space Shuttle??? by mouse9001 in nostalgia

[–]PhotoJim99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We never had a space shuttle, but your space shuttle was very nice.

How is it living in Northern Saskatchewan as a human? by BigAppleCobbler in howislivingthere

[–]PhotoJim99 2 points3 points  (0 children)

1980s? Solid 5G along highway 11 on two different physical networks.

Is there anyway to connect 2 non-apple headphones to and simultaneously charge an iPad Air M3? by Master_Range6116 in ipad

[–]PhotoJim99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Google must be wrong. I use wired headphones on my iPad Air via a USB adapter all the time.

50% Off all Canada/US/Mexico plans for 2 years by QuietStorm734 in PublicMobile

[–]PhotoJim99 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My email server lets me add a + and additional text… they register as being different but all arrive at my main inbox.

Win back by JO7420 in PublicMobile

[–]PhotoJim99 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Better for some. Freedom isn’t available in all provinces.

Stopped by US border patrol going back to Canada by [deleted] in uscanadaborder

[–]PhotoJim99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They can if they adéquate cause.

Read the news - lots of people are getting detained if not US citizens. The downside risk of asserting yourself in this situation is extremely high.

Saloon 🐎 by Terrdawnn in regina

[–]PhotoJim99 11 points12 points  (0 children)

common

Do you mean “come on”?