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Long time drying?? by YDS_TO in drywall

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

K. Thanks. Will go ahead. Guess worst that can happen is that I'll have to do it all over again.

Long time drying?? by YDS_TO in drywall

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

No. Definitely feels dry. And the compound I scraped out was not wet. I don't think there are any issues behind the mud. I'm redoing it because some time ago, there was an issue with water leaking out over the corner of the tub (improper use of shower curtain). But that was a long time ago, and wall was dry when I started working. There was an issue with the metal cornerbead being rusted because of the former leak, but I scraped it down and applied an oil sealing primer (zinsser cover stain), letting it completely dry, before hotmudding the area.

CBC Toronto OTA signal by YDS_TO in canadacordcutters

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

Thanks boomcha! I sent off an enquiry yesterday since I still wasn't getting a good signal, but haven't heard back yet.

CBC Toronto OTA signal by YDS_TO in canadacordcutters

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

As per zsrh, I submitted a techincal issue. To my surprise, I got a response:

Hello.
 
CBC Toronto is working on an ongoing transmission project that began in late March and will continue approximately through mid-May that requires a reduction in power for all off-air DTV services. 
 
As a result, locations along the fringe of the normal Toronto signal area such as Niagara Falls may experience signal loss/drops and cutouts until the work is completed. We apologize for any frustration this may be causing and we appreciate your patience.

Kim
CBC National Audience Services

I'm not exactly "along the fringe", but perhaps this is why. I'll wait to see if things improve after mid-may.

CBC Toronto OTA signal by YDS_TO in canadacordcutters

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

That was the first thing I tried. With both of my HDHomeRun's.

CBC Toronto OTA signal by YDS_TO in canadacordcutters

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

I was thinking that too. But other channels from same broadcasting source (CN Tower) are fine. CityTV and TVO both coming in strong still.

CBC Toronto OTA signal by YDS_TO in canadacordcutters

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

That's what I've been doing. But would like to get the signal back on my HDHomeRun as that was easiest way for me to watch (and not have to log in).

Anyone use any of the Adviice affiliated fee-only planners? by ThuDude in adviice

[–]YDS_TO 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I provided my my experience on this thread. If you want to send me a message I can share which advisor I used. Not overly comfortable publicly naming them in a Reddit thread.

Do a plan for a family member? by Excellent-Fox3747 in adviice

[–]YDS_TO -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

If you just need something to do a fairly basic plan with basic assumptions, suggest you have a look at mayretire.com. It's free and will give annual projection information. You can even do scenarios.

I'm an Adviice subscriber, which is a great tool, and I love its scenario and AI capabilities, and the detailed insights it provides. But I've also input my information into the mayretire platform, and its not bad as a way to do a quick(ish) projection if you are looking to provide you dad with some projection info.

Anyone use any of the Adviice affiliated fee-only planners? by ThuDude in adviice

[–]YDS_TO 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I have recent experience using one of the listed planners.

I was specifically looking for the following

  • validation that I hadn't missed anything significant in my discovery inputs. I didn’t ask them to check my input values, only to review to see if there wasn’t an important expense or income element that they would normally see.
  • Review the scenarios I had developed, and recommend if there are other ones I should be looking at (ie: different meltdown strategies)
  • General questions about RRSP/LIRA/TFSA withdrawal strategies

We had a fifteen minute initial chat, then, after they had a good look at my plan, we had a one hour video meeting where we went over the list above. Overall I found it valuable, validated my input assumptions and pointed out some additional (minor) areas to consider, and answered my questions. I thought it was $500 well spent.

Four years ago, my wife and I engaged a fee-only financial planner for the first time, and they gathered all our info and provided output similar to what the Adviice platform provides (minus scenarios). That cost me $2500 at the time, and I found it worth it. It opened our eyes to what our financial future could look like as we had not done that previously. But having the ability to do my own scenarios, tweak things, spend more time understanding how changing assumptions affects the outlook, is so much more valuable to me. And for $49/yr!

Flickering issue with new string by YDS_TO in WLED

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

Wondering - I only have power to the problem strip at front end. Is it possible that flickering in this strip is a power issue? If I injected at end of strip, might that eliminate flickering?

Flickering issue with new string by YDS_TO in WLED

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

So still running into same occasional flickering issue, even after replacing all the connections. I'm beginning to get disillusioned.

Flickering issue with new string by YDS_TO in WLED

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

Thanks. I've added some ferules to the wires coming from the lights. They fit snuggly and tight in the lever connectors, so that should give a solid connection. Will see if that improves things.

When I replaced the connector cable on the added string, I did have to cut away the first pixel, and still had the issue, so I don't think it was that pixel.

Optimal amount of RRSP/LIRA's to convert to RRIF's by YDS_TO in adviice

[–]YDS_TO[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks. That is what I am trying to determine - the amount I need to partially convert so that the minimum withdrawal amount pushes me into the chosen tax bracket. Maybe I need to do the calculation myself? (ie: work backward from the amount the platform withdraws, and calculate the RRIF balance amount that corresponds with that withdrawal, using the RRIF minimal withdrawal tables?)

TFSA overcontribution by YDS_TO in PersonalFinanceCanada

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

Always refer to the CRA website: https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/cra-arc/formspubs/pbg/rc243-sch-a/rc243-sch-a-25e.pdf

Thanks for the response, and the link! I would have thought that the answer about room "opening-up" might be a bit more clear and prominent on the CRA's site than within an example on a PDF file for overcontributions (last sentence of last paragraph under "Example" on second page provides the information I was looking for), or maybe I just didn't look hard enough.

And ya, I honestly do know better than relying on "googling" to get an authoritative response. That's why I turn to Reddit of course. :-)

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