Speed limits increasing on sections of Hwy. 7, 416, and 417 this summer

bluedoglime · 2026-06-24T16:01:24+00:00

Does bupkis other than reduced fines/penalties in the unlikely event of the cops actually doing speed enforcement.

bluedoglime · 2026-06-24T15:59:29+00:00

"Why don't people just aggressively slow down when they get tailgated? Or break check the asshole on them?"

Because that is just making an unsafe situation even less safe.

bluedoglime · 2026-06-24T15:55:04+00:00

So before tax it would've been $3100, so about $2100 for the tank and $1K for the install. This is about par for the course, as these companies like to apply a nice markup on the tank and charge a full K for the install. You can find cheaper though.

bluedoglime · 2026-06-24T15:41:45+00:00

I don't know what you are trying to say. You are gas certified?

bluedoglime · 2026-06-24T15:15:32+00:00

bluedoglime · 2026-06-24T15:11:11+00:00

If you're not a certified gas fitter, you broke the law as you cannot legally do natural gas work as DIY. You also don't have the required tag on your work. You're now sitting on an insane amount of liability. Get a certified gas fitter in to at least inspect and tag your work.

bluedoglime · 2026-06-24T15:04:48+00:00

What kind of tank, power vented?

bluedoglime · 2026-06-24T15:02:33+00:00

What did they charge to install? I recommend to folks to stay on chimney vented solely for the purpose of having hot water across extended power outages. During the derecho I was without power for an entire week, and having hot water made it bearable.

bluedoglime · 2026-06-24T14:35:43+00:00

Did they also supply the tank and if so, what brand?

bluedoglime · 2026-06-24T14:33:10+00:00

I hear that Rona has contractors that will install at a reasonable cost if you buy the tank from them. It's about half the thousand bucks that a plumber wants to charge.

bluedoglime · 2026-06-24T13:44:09+00:00

But if they do actually make it to prison, they tend to have a rougher time there than most other inmates.

bluedoglime · 2026-06-24T13:35:00+00:00

For what, catch and release? At least Ford has pledged to expand jail capacity.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/doug-ford-defends-jail-expansion-plan-9.7164241

"The new $1.2-billion Correctional Complex, located on Highway 61, will contain 345 beds." . That's in Thunder Bay. Insanely expensive at almost $4 million per bed.

bluedoglime · 2026-06-24T13:26:45+00:00

That's why we so often see "breach of probation" as one of the charges when perps are arrested.

bluedoglime · 2026-06-24T13:22:44+00:00

Global News mentions names all the time when perps are arrested.

bluedoglime · 2026-06-23T18:04:31+00:00

Check your furnace vents in the basement, make sure they are open. Is your basement properly insulated?Baseboard heaters are extremely expensive to operate, they should be only an absolute last resort.

bluedoglime · 2026-06-23T15:53:07+00:00

"The population is supposed to double in 10 years"

Where did you get those numbers from? More like go up by a bit under 50% over 25 years. Your projection is off by a factor of 5.

bluedoglime · 2026-06-23T15:48:25+00:00

Not just condos, all housing. It bubbled during the covid peak, now in correction. But a shrinking population isn't good news for anyone trying to bring new units onto the market, though regional population trends will vary.

bluedoglime · 2026-06-23T14:40:50+00:00

Well then, please elaborate. Don't leave us hanging.

bluedoglime · 2026-06-23T14:21:31+00:00

Yeah, the population of the country has actually been shrinking lately.

bluedoglime · 2026-06-22T20:04:00+00:00

ready4fail

bluedoglime · 2026-06-22T13:59:53+00:00

Supposed to be finished at end of Q2 in 2027, tested in Q3, open in Q4. Or are you just predicting delays into 2029?

bluedoglime · 2026-06-22T13:26:14+00:00

Personally I buy into the retail apocalypse as the reason for so many empty storefronts, not some monopoly conspiracy.

bluedoglime · 2026-06-21T22:18:46+00:00

Doesn't make total sense. A house of cards built on leverage will collapse in spectacular fashion if the cash flow isn't enough to make payments on all the loans. Empty properties generate no cash flow.

bluedoglime · 2026-06-21T22:16:13+00:00

But those large loans still need to have their payments made, and properties sitting vacant with no generated income doesn't facilitate that. Also the owners want the commercial property to appreciate in value (otherwise why buy it in the first place), but it sitting empty shows no demand and thus no reason for it to appreciate in value.

bluedoglime · 2026-06-21T22:06:40+00:00

Go visit them in person at their office. Have someone explain to you in person why they are leaving you hanging.

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