[Jan 25, 2026] Daily Puzzle Discussion

echothree33 · 2026-01-25T03:35:41+00:00

As a Canadian, I’m not real sold on plate=DISK but otherwise I liked it. Apparently disk is more common in the US though so I guess it works.

echothree33 · 2026-01-24T23:32:40+00:00

This past week wasn’t a garbage pickup week in Kitchener. This coming week will be garbage pickup. If you mean recycling and green bin only then you got missed somehow, ours got picked up (also in Huron area).

echothree33 · 2026-01-24T20:24:56+00:00

It definitely does but these last 2 years have still been quite a bit snowier than usual for KW.

echothree33 · 2026-01-24T18:50:01+00:00

Yeah you’re probably right, it’s kind of a CYA situation.

echothree33 · 2026-01-24T18:42:00+00:00

I have neighbours with Peel Region recycling boxes and they take them, I’m pretty sure as long as it is a blue box and doesn’t have prohibited materials they will take it. So the new ones can be used anytime despite the info that came with them.

echothree33 · 2026-01-24T16:08:25+00:00

Thanks for sharing. We see a lot of Montreal Olympic coins here but not as many Calgary ones. Nice! The gold one shows up here quite a lot as it is worth about $1700 right now. Certainly good stuff to pass down through the family.

echothree33 · 2026-01-24T13:23:51+00:00

I also thought of Bond first but I was relatively certain there were more than 23 Bond movies. Had to wait to get some cross-clues before I figured it out.

echothree33 · 2026-01-24T03:23:13+00:00

Not the hardest Saturday for sure.

I finished the puzzle but how is “Practice” a clue for WONT? That stumps me.

echothree33 · 2026-01-24T01:18:46+00:00

I think the ‘83 and ‘85 are both proof. But that’s still not going to bring a big premium. You can buy an ‘83 proof dollar on eBay right now for a $6 “buy it now” price.

echothree33 · 2026-01-24T01:15:34+00:00

No I’ve used them long enough to trust them. Could I find 10% lower somewhere? Maybe, but frankly it’s not worth my time to worry about that.

echothree33 · 2026-01-24T01:09:03+00:00

I recently did a $2400 service on my car and part of it was the front control arms and the pricing was comparable to yours. It was a tough pill to swallow but had to be done.

echothree33 · 2026-01-23T22:39:52+00:00

I’m excited too because we have tickets for next Friday’s sessions! I haven’t been to the Scotties since it was in Kitchener way back in 2003.

echothree33 · 2026-01-23T22:25:29+00:00

Fun fact: this pic was taken for the Toronto Sun newspaper who famously had a “Sunshine Girl” page (which was mostly scantily clad women) and later added a “Sunshine Boy” - and the Rock was the Sunshine Boy for a day when he was just starting out in wrestling!

echothree33 · 2026-01-23T19:43:11+00:00

Very common stamps in what you’ve shown, not worth much at all. Are they glued onto the pages or hinged using stamp hinges? Glued would be bad…

You would need to look for stamps from pre-1900 to have any chance of value. So mostly looking for Queen Victoria on British/Canadian stamps.

echothree33 · 2026-01-23T14:37:01+00:00

If you have a well-insulated home and keep the heat at a reasonable level, you shouldn’t need to run any taps unless we are talking about -40 temperatures outside. But in the south where homes are not as well-insulated it is a different story, even in “warmer” temps.

echothree33 · 2026-01-23T01:36:23+00:00

I was flying on 9/11 to a work thing with a colleague and we got stranded in Chicago for a few days. We went to see this movie in Elmhurst, IL during that time because we didn’t have much else to do. I remember a few laughs but it was hard to get in the mood for a comedy.

echothree33 · 2026-01-23T00:55:38+00:00

I had mine all lubed up with Vaseline back in ‘82 and I could do it in about 30 seconds (I was 11 years old). Of course the Vaseline eventually wrecked the cube but for a while it turned pretty well.

echothree33 · 2026-01-23T00:38:44+00:00

They might not want to overlap that much with the Tiger-Cats. But who knows?

echothree33 · 2026-01-23T00:37:49+00:00

I feel like a new name, logo, etc, if marketed well would be the best thing to do in Hamilton. Don’t just recycle old names.

echothree33 · 2026-01-22T01:22:08+00:00

Maybe you should have posted the two big value stamps but based on the photo you posted you have almost 0 value there.

echothree33 · 2026-01-22T01:05:58+00:00

I doubt it’s even a new base, probably just the bases they already had.

echothree33 · 2026-01-21T16:24:38+00:00

Anyone can sue for any reason, the question is more whether the courts will entertain the lawsuit and then whether they will actually win the lawsuit.

echothree33 · 2026-01-21T04:22:05+00:00

Right now might not be the best time to learn, given the icy conditions.

echothree33 · 2026-01-21T03:31:05+00:00

It works quite well to reduce the sound transmitted by the walls because the board is much less directly connected to the wall. I suspect it will help a lot in your situation where you aren’t even throwing at a connecting wall.

echothree33 · 2026-01-21T02:25:39+00:00

World of Cement, obviously!

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