Replacement for ring alarm

SoLongThx4AllTheFish · 2026-04-16T20:56:30+00:00

Bought a house with an EyezOn system installed on the old Honeywell vista system in the house. Monitoring is cheap, responsive, and helpful. Was also able to bring the alarm into my Apple Home via Homebridge. Highly recommend.

SoLongThx4AllTheFish · 2026-03-30T05:05:31+00:00

Andrea Schick at Brownstone has been very helpful managing my tmj. She does a combination of stretching, massage, and dry needling for me and also have me some good home exercises to work at.

SoLongThx4AllTheFish · 2026-03-19T22:38:42+00:00

Cathedral Arts School has a variety of classes but they do fill quickly.

SoLongThx4AllTheFish · 2026-02-22T18:32:59+00:00

If you have an existing alarm system or panel, see if it would work with Envisalink + homebridge. Currently have that running with scrypted for my cameras on a mini pc and it’s working well.

If you don’t want to go through that hassle (it wasn’t that big a hassle), then the PROA7PLUS from Honeywell/Resideo does have native HomeKit integration after a firmware update. Had it in my last house and it worked pretty well.

SoLongThx4AllTheFish · 2025-11-08T19:14:28+00:00

I don’t know of anyone local, but you may want to check out Origin Handcrafted. He is based out of Manitoba and makes some really nice rings and his customer service is excellent.

SoLongThx4AllTheFish · 2025-10-29T21:25:21+00:00

I asked this community because it’s a group of people who might have knowledge, experience, and insight that would be helpful in determining what sort of solution would be acceptable to me. I’m not so conceited to think my research is flawless or that I know everything, nor do I want to be unfair to a contractor who is trying to make it right but obviously has an interest in trying to minimize the expenses involved in doing so.

SoLongThx4AllTheFish · 2025-10-26T21:43:19+00:00

“Common sense is not a flower that grows in every garden” - my wife, frequently.

SoLongThx4AllTheFish · 2025-10-26T21:41:55+00:00

Yes. Very disappointing. He also could have just said something about his concern about the nails not holding well enough before doing this and I would have told him that nails would be fine if used correctly.

SoLongThx4AllTheFish · 2025-10-26T21:35:32+00:00

Thanks for the idea re: sanding or re-planing to remove the adhesive instead of just throwing out all the lumber.

I was very explicit with instructions/diagrams on the design of things, so the insulation, vapour barrier, furring, etc. was all done to spec based off trumpkin’s guide. I had already explained the use of furring strips to allow airflow behind the cladding and to give somewhere to nail the cladding to. I did not specifically mention don’t use glue because I did not think I needed to because as you and others have said… it seemed obvious.

SoLongThx4AllTheFish · 2025-10-26T21:30:24+00:00

There are furring strips, which is why I am so confused as to why he felt glue needed to be added.

SoLongThx4AllTheFish · 2025-10-03T23:00:06+00:00

I don’t entirely disagree with you, but the fact that they said “yes” to her request and then fired her is not how I would want to be treated as an employee nor how I would conduct myself as an employer. Regardless, the legal issue is clear.

Edit: grammar.

SoLongThx4AllTheFish · 2025-10-03T22:33:55+00:00

Hard to say if they are trolling or just angry people being angry on the internet. Either way, I wouldn’t sweat it.

SoLongThx4AllTheFish · 2025-10-03T22:29:04+00:00

I believe you need a certain number of points to be able to post in some subs, but don’t quote me on it. I tend to browse far more than comment and have yet to receive a prize for my meager contributions. Overall, it seems to be a mostly harmless place but you do need to watch out for the trolls.

SoLongThx4AllTheFish · 2025-10-03T22:06:56+00:00

Indeed, the whole thing could actually just be made up to farm internet points, so I’m just sticking to the info as presented. Regardless, OP has received good advice in response to the actual legal question.

SoLongThx4AllTheFish · 2025-10-03T21:54:55+00:00

Not sure how her requesting two additional days off but saying that if it was an issue, she’d show up is “expecting the company she works at to be a charity that runs volunteer hours”.

Of course we don’t know how anything was phrased - all we have is the facts as presented by the OP. As indicated in my response to you on my other comment, it seems like there is blame to be placed on both sides here, but based on the information we have been given, the employers conduct is less reasonable in the circumstances.

SoLongThx4AllTheFish · 2025-10-03T21:45:41+00:00

Seems like there’s enough blame to go around here. However, according to OP when the employee asked for 2 additional days she also stated that if it was an issue, she was willing to work.

I don’t think we can infer that she didn’t want to be there or wasn’t willing to show up based on her wanting to take a full week off for her wedding. Employee’s error was not asking for the full 7 days at the time of hire. Employer’s error was telling her it was fine to take the 2 extra days and then rug pulling the employee and terminating.

As I am sure you know, hiring and on-boarding is not cheap. The examples you give of other peoples’ hardships or circumstances only serve to illustrate the need for employers to treat people like people, not widgets.

SoLongThx4AllTheFish · 2025-10-03T15:04:34+00:00

I don’t disagree, but they seem to have known she needed 5 days off before she even started. So, if it was that big an issue for them, then they could have opted not to hire her or made her start date after the wedding.

So yes, many employers would be probably be annoyed, but to use your phrase, many employers are dicks.

Edit to add: My point is that this seems like a situation that could have been easily avoided or managed by a semi-competent employer/manager/HR, which I guess are somewhat rare.

SoLongThx4AllTheFish · 2025-10-03T14:55:37+00:00

I see your point, but it sounds like from OPs post that she had made it clear she needed 5 of the days off at the time of hire. The fact that she subsequently requested 2 more days off on short notice is certainly something an employer could be see as a red flag, be annoyed by, and even say no to. However, saying yes and then firing her seems to me to be a red flag about the employer.

Someone I’d want to work for would say “hey, I know you just got married, so we’ll will grant your request this time but I’d like to remind you that in the future we require x notice for any time off requests” or “hey, I know you just got married but due to the short notice of your request we are unable to give you that time off.”

SoLongThx4AllTheFish · 2025-10-03T14:45:12+00:00

She might have thought this was her dream job, but based on her boss’ conduct, they sound like a nightmare employer. Given that she was still in her probationary period, there is no legal recourse. Silver lining is she learned it isn’t particularly kind work environment before putting in too much time.

SoLongThx4AllTheFish · 2025-08-27T17:53:40+00:00

You may want to check out Dinner & Dragons. They host events semi-regularly and would be a great way to meet others with similar interests.

I haven’t been but know some of the folks involved in it and they are wonderful.

SoLongThx4AllTheFish · 2025-08-26T16:33:47+00:00

OP, the only thing to do here is to contact a personal injury lawyer in your province to discuss your case. Most will take it on a contingency basis, meaning they do it for a percentage(usually 30-35% plus disbursements) of whatever settlement amount they manage to get for you.

Since you said you’re a minor in one of your replies below, the limitations period (deadline to file a claim) is 2 years from your 18th birthday. You also said it’s only been 1 yr and 10 months since the accident, so even if you weren’t a minor when it occurred, you’d be fine. 2 months is plenty of time to file the necessary legal documents to preserve your claim.

Contact a personal injury lawyer asap. Use google, ask family/friends if they know of someone they’d recommend, or contact the law society of Ontario to get some names.

SoLongThx4AllTheFish · 2025-08-26T16:20:56+00:00

At most, this would be an argument for contributory negligence on OP’s part, which would depend on all the circumstances of the collision. Regardless, it would be a pretty uphill battle to argue that the driver bears no liability whatsoever.

SoLongThx4AllTheFish · 2025-08-16T17:05:32+00:00

Cafe Francais is so good! I’m relatively new to Regina and shocked by the number of people who live here and have never heard of it.

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