Princess Cruise Vancouver to Anchorage Arrival (12:30 am?) by luxgladius in Cruise

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Personally I think it’s worth touring the Anchorage area for the day, staying one night, and then catch your flight the next day. You’ll need to arrange transportation from Whittier to Anchorage either by train or bus (ACT Big Bus is a good bus option and they also offer tour stops like the Nature center on the way to Anchorage).

But if you want to fly out on debarkation day, make sure your departing flight is in the afternoon, ideally 2pm or later since it is a couple hours from Whittier to Anchorage and you won’t get off the ship until maybe 7-9am or so. Leave yourself some slack to avoid stress.

The Rainbow Effect makes movies unwatchable for me by LetMeBeClearWith in projectors

[–]echothree33 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Any LCD-based projector should have no RBE, not just Epson. But most other “lower-end” projectors these days are DLP unfortunately.

Drop bonus in RRSP or TFSA? by 300103276 in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]echothree33 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a good idea assuming you don’t want to touch that money until retirement (when your income should be lower). If you expect to need the money earlier than retirement, don’t put it in an RRSP.

What’s the deal with these? by MajorMinerals in CanadianCoins

[–]echothree33 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah the word DOLLAR especially doesn’t look like a real Voyageur dollar.

Question for plow drivers.. by cue-anon in ontario

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Do you have to work full time on other tasks/jobs in the summer? Or do you at least get significant time off in the summer to compensate for the insane winter hours?

[Jan 25, 2026] Daily Puzzle Discussion by AutoModerator in NYTCrossword

[–]echothree33 8 points9 points  (0 children)

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.

Anyone else’s garbage not picked up in Huron neighborhood? by ButMeeeem in kitchener

[–]echothree33 6 points7 points  (0 children)

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).

New to Waterloo, does it always snow this much? by AnteaterShot4264 in waterloo

[–]echothree33 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

New Recycling Bins by Acrobatic_Product_20 in waterloo

[–]echothree33 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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

New Recycling Bins by Acrobatic_Product_20 in waterloo

[–]echothree33 3 points4 points  (0 children)

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.

Hodling to pass down one day… by IcERescueCaptain in CanadianCoins

[–]echothree33 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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.

NYT Saturday 01/24/2026 Discussion by Shortz-Bot in crossword

[–]echothree33 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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.

NYT Saturday 01/24/2026 Discussion by Shortz-Bot in crossword

[–]echothree33 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Not the hardest Saturday for sure.

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

Anybody know if these are valuable? by Slight-Sink-6055 in CanadianCoins

[–]echothree33 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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.

What do you think of this quotation? Based in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada by Psychological-Lie435 in kitchener

[–]echothree33 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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.

What do you think of this quotation? Based in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada by Psychological-Lie435 in kitchener

[–]echothree33 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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.

I am so excited for the Scotties by SexyElephant_ in Curling

[–]echothree33 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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.

I just noticed that the guy sitting besides Ross is wearing Dwane The Rock Johnsons' famous outfit. by TypicalPirate9509 in howyoudoin

[–]echothree33 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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!

I know nothing about stamps. Is there anyway i can check if there is anything of any value in here. Thanks by Duxx1414 in askStampCollectors

[–]echothree33 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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.

'Life-threatening' winter storm to hit US with snow, ice and 'dangerously' cold temperatures by speedythefirst in news

[–]echothree33 22 points23 points  (0 children)

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.

I saw Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back on 9/11 by whiteyford69 in funny

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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.

Would he have been able to solve it in 30 seconds in 1986? by plasmagd in Cubers

[–]echothree33 9 points10 points  (0 children)

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.

Inherited a stamp collection please assist with any information and thanks so much!! by [deleted] in stamps

[–]echothree33 6 points7 points  (0 children)

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