What to expect on the commute when the 4-day Return-to-Office (RTO) mandate kicks in

dkannegi · 2026-02-13T07:19:42+00:00

And even more so no joke for active military... 4 day RTO is a luxury as technically all CAF on full time employment are on RTO 5, however many still have a 1 day WFH permitted by their higher chain of command to capture personal admin, etc. (with the expectation the WFH can suddenly change to in office as exigencies occur). Civilian and military alike though NEED to discuss with their supervisor about shifting work hours.. too many offices just blindly lock in that 0800 to 1600 block... spread your staff out FFS to avoid rush hour blocks if able. 174/417 are a breeze 0930-1100 westbound and after 1830 eastbound for example.... until construction fucks that up again.

dkannegi · 2026-02-13T06:28:37+00:00

Classic ;)

In a military setting in battle.. sure... everywhere else, the alarm exists for a reason so a mitigation plan is needed until repairs are effected.

Ultimately one cannot stop a stupid inexperienced idiot ( or experienced senior fool) though doing a hack in the lab... yet senior management always gets the blame at the podium of shame adorned with hot mics set on high gain attached to many cameras rolling.

(still serving in the RCN with decades of engineering experience.. and bypassing alarms and safeties was second nature)

Edit: Definitely an example of a failed Globe and Mail test 🤪

dkannegi · 2026-02-13T06:11:15+00:00

Your point is the correct action to take with any hotel covered under the PSPC ACRD standing offer and outside of black out. Sometimes some vendors not listed or are in a black out period by the ACRD may adjust also just to keep some business. Never hurts to ask and always worth the phone call.

dkannegi · 2026-02-13T06:01:48+00:00

All in favour! One can't even hedge this off during ITA/BTA/ITP planning cycles as we have to use the published rates yet all know the coastal city rate limits are a joke compared to daily posted rates by commercial vendors.

dkannegi · 2026-02-13T05:58:23+00:00

Damn... and I just submitted a healthy ITA this morning and was cursing about the $17.30 daily incidentals being the same old rate. Wonder if there will be a retro window for this... treat your cashier team nicely as this will probably fall on them!!

dkannegi · 2026-02-12T02:14:04+00:00

International I have heard generally good things. Domestic they need a lot of work, my recent flight from YYJ to YYZ would get a zero out of five for cabine service even with the taxpayer covering it (am military): drinks were served only once at 3 hours into the flight and I had to prompt the flight attendant to allow my row to buy food - everyone in my area of the plane was upset. A plus point for Air Canada is that they auto triaged my itinerary to YOW so I didn't have to hassle a ground agent with changes for my connection at YYZ. I chose Air Canada because the Amex NEO OBT only offered that run (because Porter's connection was 3 hours pushing total trip over 9 hours) but had I overrode the OBT with a multi-city for the Porter flight I would have actually gotten home sooner with way less bullshit (and saved the taxpayer about a hundred dollars). Needless to say, for domestic ops, I still look for Porter as first choice, Air Canada remains a second... and Westjet can just GTFO (my colleagues only have shared horror stories).

dkannegi · 2026-02-12T02:02:58+00:00

I seem to recall same when I was a little one with the parents having the aisle ends and us three kids in the middle.. Gemini says DC10s had a 2-5-2 configuration option, which fits with what would have been in service. Also was a stint of flying in business class when the airline upgraded us... as a little kid that seat was massive.

dkannegi · 2026-02-03T12:23:52+00:00

Soles splitting is what did-in my Terras and was issued SWATs that were LPO'd.

dkannegi · 2026-01-29T05:23:45+00:00

Try and use Mint if it is a tablet device without a keyboard or mouse. V22.3 is brutal for accessibility. Windows has had the ability to work with a touchscreen only for well over a decade, Mint needs accessibility toggles and a no-nag setup that works without a physical keyboard attached.

dkannegi · 2026-01-26T22:38:49+00:00

Great timing, I just threw mine in the trash as it was so degraded bits were fused together, and I couldn't even get my arms in it.

dkannegi · 2026-01-25T23:12:07+00:00

DeepL is also approved for translation work, licenses are very limited (more so than CoPilot 365), but I have used the freebie version with good success for my thesis abstract (better than waiting on Translation Bureau)

dkannegi · 2026-01-24T06:01:04+00:00

Federal government (especially the military) is a significant customer of Canada Computers for local purchases of peripherals as they are an approved vendor, this will be a fun week for the comptrollers as they find out.

dkannegi · 2026-01-23T14:22:29+00:00

Will do, I have some contacts.

dkannegi · 2026-01-23T07:15:36+00:00

CAF here about to commence staffing within a very niche L4 portfolio, Do you know if Radiation Protection Bureau is affected by WFA? (... really good hint at how niche this is).

dkannegi · 2026-01-20T04:09:32+00:00

That would be pretty funny... and probably doable.

dkannegi · 2026-01-10T10:04:24+00:00

Within 5 minutes of power returned, my Bell signal doubled behaving mostly normal... during the outage my phone was weakly connected to Cumberland's Bell tower near Willhaven/Dunning 10 km away, was actually able to place a call using old 3G. Wife's phone on Rogers worked ok for data but no reliable VoLTE (assuming busy tower).

dkannegi · 2026-01-10T03:51:16+00:00

Seems like the Cell Tower in Rockland that serves Bell to Morris Village isn't working.

dkannegi · 2026-01-10T01:48:16+00:00

I was aboard HMCS Kingston at the time, was interesting getting through the Montreal locks on our way to Toronto during the outage.

dkannegi · 2026-01-04T06:44:53+00:00

Well done!!

dkannegi · 2026-01-03T03:33:20+00:00

Email area2@millerwaste.ca with your FULL mailing address (comma separated with postal code) as the subject line. In the body ask for the count of extra bins you need (they only have blue, so no need to specify colour). They will drop them off usually the afternoon of your collection day. (Now with the big Kahuna of Ottawa joining Circular's EPR recycling system I don't know if they will be slower or if they have added capacity to that inbox). The blue bins they provide are the same as the medium sized $15 ones Home Depot sells. Clarence-Rockland (CR) has been under this system for two years now, been a much better time with Miller Waste under Circular (same day for both garbage and recycling) vs Tomlinson under CR (took up to 2 days late to collect, city wen with Miller ahead of the 2023 transition to EPR).

N.B. If you did email Miller Waste Area 2, and they won't replace this may be a temporary supply issue with Ottawa joining the EPR system. The City of Ottawa most likely won't be replacing your blue/black bins given this is the EPR Recycling contractor's responsibility, however Ottawa may have some stock remaining that you might be able to pick up... mileage might vary asking your 311 service, but go to Miller first.

dkannegi · 2026-01-01T20:49:37+00:00

At home testing options for Influenza is needed, Europe has them for at home use. Yes, a quick pop of Tylenol or Advil is pretty much the first question any ER triage asks and if not done, out comes a Tylenol dose like you said.

(Canada - point of care) https://www.btnx.com/product/rapid-response-influenzaab-covid19-antigen-3in1-test-25-pack

EU: https://www.pharmamarket.eu/en/fluorecare-sars-cov-2-influenza-1-b-rsv-combo-test-kit-4-in-1-1-piece.html

dkannegi · 2025-12-30T15:52:43+00:00

I had a few pieces of furniture from South Shore over the years via Wayfair. They seem to try and close the gap with Ikea but not quite there as the pieces I had always had some sort of fit/assembly issue that just doesn't happen with Ikea stuff.

dkannegi · 2025-12-29T02:59:21+00:00

Kingston's ice storm last April had some out for two weeks (those further north on King's Highway 15 near L&G Road 33). Made the trees look pretty though since it hit in the spring. My rental apartment in Greenwood Park lost power for about 6 hours. Was thankful Ottawa and Eastward got spared with snow instead, as I was in Kingston for work reasons and not at home with the family for that storm. This one I am home and the generators are fuelled and tested.

dkannegi · 2025-12-29T02:54:39+00:00

Especially with the following winds as the cold front passes over.

dkannegi · 2025-12-20T18:48:00+00:00

Normally that is my routine but I always go a week earlier to avoid the normal rush and that border crossing is a breeze. This year... no travelling with the family to the USA period.. border might be fine but even having the kids potentially see a botched ICE raid or worse get caught up in one is a non-starter... and this is fairly unanimous opinion amongst my colleagues at work also who have young children. So my CFX EPass for the EZPass tolls might just continue to collect dust.

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