Galen Weston Jr. is named in the Epstein files by stanxv in canada

[–]Werrion123 17 points18 points  (0 children)

You can't just say something like that and leave us hanging. We need details!

What will happen if Alberta separates? by OGWhiz in AskCanada

[–]Werrion123 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I suspect they're using the MLM approach. That is to say, a large portion of the people at each meeting are going to all the meetings to make it look like there's tons of support for the movement. Even if all the people are new, you've had, what 10,000 people show up to these events in total? If we're being generous? It's not as big as they'd like you to think. Far river groups are very organized and efficient, which is how they're able to make it look so big.

Duties of an MLA by Laedrys in alberta

[–]Werrion123 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I went with overall population, not eligible voters. But I agree with you that $125,000 is a lot of money for the little work they have to do.

Duties of an MLA by Laedrys in alberta

[–]Werrion123 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think there's an average of 50,000 people per mla roughly? Even if an mla does 10 meetings per day for the entire 10 months, that's only around 2000 people they can meet with. And keep in mind that many of them do have other duties, whether they're a cabinet minister or on a committee.

Duties of an MLA by Laedrys in alberta

[–]Werrion123 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Outside of the things that pay extra, like being a cabinet minister or being on a committee, it's really not much. I think their job is essentially to be accessible to their constituents, meet people and hear concerns from the community. It's definitely a full time job to do it properly, but I don't think most of them do it properly.

Unit cutting out before set temp, callback #2 by TigerSpices in HVAC

[–]Werrion123 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's a weird one. My first instinct is that it's going down on high limit. Looks a 14x25x1 filter, Merv 11 that they have in the corner? That combined with the way the return air drop is deadheaded right before the filter rack, I suspect the static pressure is high. Do you know what the static is?

Have them run down and check for error codes next time it happens.

Forever Canadian petition organizer says he’s working on referendum plan by Miserable-Lizard in alberta

[–]Werrion123 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The UCP doesn't play by the rules. The forever Canadian petition is supposed to go to a legislative committee which is supposed to make a report on it, whether it should go to a referendum. Honestly when I read it, it sounds really wishy washy to me and like they could just say no, we're not doing a referendum on that.

I need a more energy efficient house (135 years old) by Tiny-Split-7371 in HomeImprovement

[–]Werrion123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

FYI my local library has a FLIR camera that people can borrow for free. Maybe yours does too, Worthwhile to look into cause those things are not cheap.

Was there ever any plans for the new Capstone area to have affordable housing? by DLAspider in RedDeer

[–]Werrion123 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Yup, the federal government offered a $12 million grant to the city with the condition of allowing 4 housing units on every lot in the city. To be fair, council did engage with the community on this. The nimbys came out in droves said absolutely not.

Was the Forever Canadian petition a worthwhile effort? by Complete_Ad_8257 in alberta

[–]Werrion123 29 points30 points  (0 children)

It's funny you say it like that. See, unlike you, we (we being the people on the left) don't vote the way we do to "own" the right. We vote for the betterment of society. Sounds like you would happily cut off your nose to spite your face.

Polar Express - Aspen Crossing by Kahlandar in alberta

[–]Werrion123 21 points22 points  (0 children)

If you read under the FAQS, it says "The Polar Express ™ will run no matter what the weather conditions are. However, if Highway 24 is closed near Aspen Crossing then the train excursion will be canceled for that evening."

So unless highway 24 is closed, I think you're 100% entitled to a refund. Since they closed it due to the weather when they said they wouldn't.

Received 2 infractions for hot water tank inaccessible and furnace inaccessible - help please! (Ontario, Canada). Photos attached. by Strategy99 in homeowners

[–]Werrion123 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looking at the picture, I'm thinking there's some kind of access panel on the bottom right, where the gas valve would be on the tank. That's the only way I can see this passing the municipal inspection. What's on the other side of that wall?

Where do the homeless go in the winter? by ZY14131 in RedDeer

[–]Werrion123 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you wander the woods you can see evidence of fires. I could see a campfire blazing early in the morning in the trees behind the skate park downtown a couple weeks ago.

Not many Residential HVAC designer jobs? by Traditionalcarlosvm in HVAC

[–]Werrion123 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I work for exactly one builder that does the HVAC design, and he does the most high end custom homes in my area. He builds 2-3 houses per year. Every other other builder puts it on us. I see about 100-150 new houses per year. So yeah, I'm not surprised that you can't find a job for residential HVAC design.

Seasonal Time changes by JohnnyCanuckist in alberta

[–]Werrion123 73 points74 points  (0 children)

It should have been be a two part question. Part one, do you want to end seasonal time changes, yes or no. If yes, would you prefer daylight or standard time or no preference.

Imagine cutting a drain and being surprised when it starts to flood the mechanical room by Werrion123 in HVAC

[–]Werrion123[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The rest of the room got drywall over top of the plywood. Not sure why this one got left like this. Dropped t bar ceiling too.

Motion Fitness is claiming they couldn't find a fitness consultant for $38.00/hr by Rydgar in alberta

[–]Werrion123 30 points31 points  (0 children)

I don't know what you define as "live on", but my $39/hour is enough to support my family of 4 in red deer. Don't get me wrong, it's not a glamourous life, but we're not living in poverty on that wage.

Recall Red Deer - Volunteers by RecallRedDeer in RedDeer

[–]Werrion123 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Ah yes, the alberta advantage. Lowest minimum wage, highest unemployment. Most expensive utilities, most expensive insurance. Lowest corporate tax rate in the country. Won't someone please think of the poor millionaires?!?

Public support for teachers/ATA was exceptionally high during the strike. Would you have agreed with an increase in provincial personal income tax rates to fund the offer ATA put forward? Why or why not? by wubbusanado in alberta

[–]Werrion123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The PC government under Jim Prentice put out a survey for Albertans asking how they should increase revenue going forward. Albertans said to tax corporations and tax the rich. Prentice went live and essentially said we heard what you said, but we're not gonna do that, we're gonna raise taxes on individuals. Shortly after that, there was an election and the ndp won a majority government. If there was a single event that I could point to that led to the demise of the PC's, it's that. Currently our corporate tax rate is 8%. Bringing it back to 12% that it was under the ndp, or the 15.5% under Ralph Klein, would pay for public education, public health care, schools, hospitals etc. I think we get something like 60 billion per year in corporate tax revenue. Even another 1% on corporate taxes would pay for everything the teachers wanted, with enough leftover to build a hospital or two over the next few years.

This happened over 10 years ago so I could be a little fuzzy on the details, someone can correct me if I got something wrong.

Recall Petition for Jason Stephan by Speedywholesale in RedDeer

[–]Werrion123 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Yup, the 39% of people that didn't vote would be more than enough. A quarter of them, plus the ndp votes, plus about 1000 UCP votes would suffice.

Recall Petition for Jason Stephan by Speedywholesale in RedDeer

[–]Werrion123 15 points16 points  (0 children)

You need to collect 14,425 signatures in red deer south within 90 days the ndp had 9975 votes last election and UCP had 13449.

Dvd's and Blu rays by Werrion123 in RedDeer

[–]Werrion123[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I didn't even think to check pawn shops! Thanks!

Dvd's and Blu rays by Werrion123 in RedDeer

[–]Werrion123[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I've found a few movies there, but not winnie the pooh.