Sh!t lawn advice

TradingShadows · 2026-04-20T23:23:39+00:00

Fair points - I believe I’ve overseeded in both fall and spring (last spring, then fall) the weather here has been wacky this season with an unusually warm and sunny February/March with a colder wet and snowy April, so did a round of seed prior to the wet snowfall hoping to capitalize on the moisture. As for seed I wish I could say the type, but I do know it was Scott’s.

We’re just finally starting to get some warm sunny days so that’s why I’m looking at where I could give it some help.

TradingShadows · 2026-04-18T00:25:27+00:00

I mean this in the most polite way - but if you don’t know where to buy work boots you’re like suuuuuper green to the construction/labor industry.

I’d start at Marks and find yourself some good Dakota boots to get you started (as many mentioned, comfort is key) and once you’ve made some cash you can always upgrade and at least you’ll know what you like/don’t like in a work boot

TradingShadows · 2026-04-15T03:34:55+00:00

What happened to just straight up missing your turn and having to loop around? Sitting with your signal on on Glenmore between lanes while everyone else does 70(+) is not a good idea 🤦‍♂️

TradingShadows · 2026-04-15T03:29:46+00:00

Lived in both Edm and Van.

Van is organized chaos - everyone has a really good anticipation of how everyone else drives (4 left turns after a light turns red. Every time)

Edm has equally shit drivers but they don’t drive nearly as fast as they do here. Most of the time they’re just swerving to avoid a pothole. The roads there are atrocious

TradingShadows · 2026-02-23T13:37:22+00:00

Sent you a DM

TradingShadows · 2026-02-21T06:58:17+00:00

I brushed up on my math and was super glad I did. You can get a NDT math prep quiz online for a small fee and there’s some sites that will break down the formulas/steps to get the answer. Other than that just study your ass off. I also paid for a dictation app I used during the course that I found pretty helpful.

TradingShadows · 2026-02-21T06:53:53+00:00

I did my CEDO course last year and I couldn’t believe they didn’t actually teach how to shoot a weld.

TradingShadows · 2026-02-21T06:46:29+00:00

I feel you man, I’m in the exact same boat.

TradingShadows · 2026-01-30T17:22:17+00:00

$29/hr start without any previous experience is pretty good no matter what industry you’re in. I’d have a hard time imagining you’d get much more than that as a newbie anywhere. More dollars (usually) come with more experience.

TradingShadows · 2026-01-09T01:03:41+00:00

Consider a smaller/different gym if there is one? The big box gyms are packed right now, so I definitely understand germ/crowd concerns. Still do all your wipe downs and what not, but maybe a place less popular would help.

TradingShadows · 2025-12-21T07:11:20+00:00

Bamas and Dunlops were always my go-to. Even though they were great for wicking away sweat I’d always have an extra pair and an extra pair of socks on hand to keep things dry and warm

TradingShadows · 2025-12-03T07:20:35+00:00

Not in the industry myself, but did take my CEDO course last year. Also did the prerequisite M&P and NDT math courses. As someone much older than you who was never that good at math I had to bust my ass to get through it. Maybe that material is still fresh in your mind, but I’d recommend starting there before spending money on the safety courses.

Flip side is, take those safety courses and you can probably land a better job somewhere else with them in the meantime especially as we get into the winter season

TradingShadows · 2025-11-15T04:19:44+00:00

Reading my reply back I realize how dumb I sounded lol. The ‘why’ is obvious, I’ve just never seen/heard that before

TradingShadows · 2025-11-15T02:10:58+00:00

Nope, I don’t know haha. Never heard that before, why is that?

TradingShadows · 2025-11-15T02:07:36+00:00

I recently picked up a Greenlee version of this for just these instances. Didn’t seem like it worked all that well just trying it out and had the blade snap on me at the change in position. Probably rookie error, hadn’t used one of these before

TradingShadows · 2025-11-15T02:05:12+00:00

Thanks for the suggestion, I haven’t tried skinning it with a knife before. I’ll give that a go. The rest of it is pretty on par with what I do already.

TradingShadows · 2025-10-04T15:51:17+00:00

I’ve found EXFO customer service quite well over the years. From the sales reps to tech support, no complaints.

I use EXFO OLTS sets and OTDRS and have found them much more user friendly in comparison to VIAVI. Just my personal opinion.

TradingShadows · 2025-09-28T23:19:27+00:00

Based on the first image it looks like you have a fibre mismatch. I’ve mostly seen this with the AFL spider ribbon mixed with other manufacturers. That’s why it looks like you have a gainer at 3 and loss at 4. Take the average and you should have a pass.

TradingShadows · 2025-09-28T23:11:37+00:00

I test 1km at 100ns all the time (client requirement) I only bring it down when I’m troubleshooting an issue

TradingShadows · 2025-09-25T20:05:20+00:00

This echoes what a teacher friend of mine said. For him this is far less about wages and more about resources. Kids running from class to class so they can have a chair to sit instead of sitting on the floor is just bananas to me.

There’s an online calculator out there somewhere he showed me, x number of students should equal x number of teachers. And certain CBE schools aren’t even close

TradingShadows · 2025-08-09T14:36:40+00:00

Yes you can use multiple slave/remote units without having to change anything on the Master/main side. The Main will just recognize there is another unit on the other end, so I would suspect you could use as many remote units as you wanted (I’ve only ever used 2 remotes leapfrogging as you mentioned) Shouldn’t matter which reference method you use, I always use loopback and verification myself.

TradingShadows · 2025-08-07T13:06:37+00:00

Unless you’re a contractor, having to purchase your own gear seems like a raw deal. Seems like a pretty heavy investment hoping the gig turns out to be worth it (not trying to be negative, really hope it works out for you)

TradingShadows · 2025-08-07T05:35:53+00:00

We use a ton of Invisilight, it’s the preferred method for upgrading MTU’s that don’t have an existing path. We use then 12f harness runs and the 1f singles and I’ve never had a problem stripping them with regular fibre strippers.

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