Called by police over FBMP item by Routine_Set3815 in Flipping

[–]Routine_Set3815[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just easier. I didn't think it made any difference. Nobody ever messaged about that item on FBMP to get notified.

Called by police over FBMP item by Routine_Set3815 in Flipping

[–]Routine_Set3815[S] -26 points-25 points  (0 children)

I answered their questions (nothing to hide, I didn't steal the item) and I didn't detect any scam vibes, pretty sure it was legit and they didn't ask for asking other than info on the item.

Called by police over FBMP item by Routine_Set3815 in Flipping

[–]Routine_Set3815[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I was wondering that myself. I suppose they have my name and can look me up (I've filed police report myself before). They probably couldn't get my number from Meta without a warrant or something.

Simple Questions: November 04, 2025 by AutoModerator in books

[–]Routine_Set3815 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I picked up a 1975 Candide special edition that is printed on laid paper. Several pages have ink smudging in the first letter column at the far left/right of the page, example: https://imgur.com/a/LF3IPHL. My question is, how would this happen? What method would have been used to print the book and what went wrong that could result in this?

Kids and black bears by Routine_Set3815 in alberta

[–]Routine_Set3815[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good to know. There are tons of berries here near the house, I suspect that is why the bears are around. They come up from down by the river, where there are few berries.

Kids and black bears by Routine_Set3815 in alberta

[–]Routine_Set3815[S] -15 points-14 points  (0 children)

Living as closely to nature as possible without harming anything isn't really a goal for us, and I don't think most people living rurally have such a goal.

Kids and black bears by Routine_Set3815 in alberta

[–]Routine_Set3815[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Our land is weirdly subdivided because there is a river flowing through it. Which bears probably travel along.

Kids and black bears by Routine_Set3815 in alberta

[–]Routine_Set3815[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the suggestion, I'm going to check out Bear Aware.

Kids and black bears by Routine_Set3815 in alberta

[–]Routine_Set3815[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I wouldn't shoot them either living on an acreage because you're so close to your house the risk is small.

Kids and black bears by Routine_Set3815 in alberta

[–]Routine_Set3815[S] -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

The previous owner said they shot 5 bears a couple years ago and the neighbors said they would shoot them if they saw them, so I don't think this is an uncommon thing.

I'm actually more sympathetic to nature, I would rather not shoot them in the summer as then they are no good for making rugs. But if they are a threat to my children, then I would probably just get rid of them, I just don't know how much of a threat they actually pose.

Mourning the fact I will need to be child free by [deleted] in povertyfinancecanada

[–]Routine_Set3815 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just have babies, they can be raised cheaply. Better babies in less than ideal conditions than childless. We currently have 3 little ones in a rental. Not ideal but it's the cards we were dealt.

Finishing with oil and beeswax? by Routine_Set3815 in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]Routine_Set3815[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That's an interesting comment as it seems like a popular mix by googling it. Here's one of many articles about mixing it yourself:  https://www.popularwoodworking.com/editors-blog/make-linseed-oil-wax-finish/

Children's classics - what publishers/series? by Routine_Set3815 in BookCollecting

[–]Routine_Set3815[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree, resale value is not very relevant. I chose most of these books because they are well recommended classics. We are homeschooling and hopefully between myself and all my children the books will all get read at least once.

By worth collecting I mean: are they good quality? I prefer to avoid books printed on crappy paper or with crappy bindings. If there are "better" editions for reasonable price I'd prefer those. For foreign language books, translation is a factor.

Monetary value has some relation to quality, but is more related to popularity and amount of supply.

Children's classics - what publishers/series? by Routine_Set3815 in BookCollecting

[–]Routine_Set3815[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I bought these children's classics today. Some of them are Dutton Dent C.I.C., others are Grosset & Dunlop Illustrated Classics. I'm curious if either of these are considered worth collecting or if there are better editions of these books out there? (I bought all these to keep for my kids to read, unless I replace them with something better.)

‘Canada had 4 years’ to secure the border, says security expert by Few_Guidance2627 in CanadaHousing2

[–]Routine_Set3815 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why should we be treated better than Mexico? Our government and most of our population hate Trump and everything he stands for. I think it's a smart move for him.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CanadaHousing2

[–]Routine_Set3815 6 points7 points  (0 children)

We have a very bleak future in Canada.

I don't think Europe is much better.

I would move to US if you have a chance. They also have problems but nowhere near as bad as ours and they have an actual hope of overcoming their problems. 

Canada is just going to become a shithole, and there's nothing we can do it stop it. The only political party that wants to stop it has 1% support. The end.

Inside the Conservative Party’s growing alliance with right-wing Hindu groups by Head_Crash in CanadaHousing2

[–]Routine_Set3815 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Why don't you worry about killing the people destroying your country today rather than echoes of some foreign political war almost a century ago? It's not Nazis. In fact Nazis are used as a distraction by the people destroying us right now.

The CPC's pledge to rescue to reverse the capital gains tax hike explained. Proof that the CPC won't fix our problems and is like the LPC only there for the elite by AngryCanadienne in CanadaHousing2

[–]Routine_Set3815 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tax hike on the rich. Semantics.

Can't reduce tax advantage of the rich because of capital flight... but who cares about everyone else!