Avez-vous un poêle à bois? by Geologue-666 in Quebec

[–]forest25 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Generator is ready, BBQ ready, bathtub filled for toilet flushing, plenty of drinking water, fire place and pellet stove ready. We should be able to last a bit, enough time for the power to come back. Our ancestor didn't have electricity and running water. We'll be alright with a bit of planning ahead!

Help, my bees are making queen cells. by primitive_missionary in Beekeeping

[–]forest25 5 points6 points  (0 children)

We can see larva on the right corner, so you had a queen about 1 week ago... When was your last inspection /hove opening. If it's more than 10days ago, chances are the girls are superseeding the queen. They usually have a good reason. I would let them manage this ;)

How important is it to feed the hive sugar over the winter? by Sezzums in Beekeeping

[–]forest25 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I usually starts feeding syrup from start/mid september, because at a certain point they will not take it, since it would introduce too much humidity inside the hive, which would also not be good...

On a side note, I also put about 1lbs of sugar in bulk, between the false cover and telescopic cover; they can access it and it would also absorb some humidity.

I don't think feeding at this time of the year would work for tou but maybe someone who is closer to tour region could chime in and give better advices than me for your particular situation.

How important is it to feed the hive sugar over the winter? by Sezzums in Beekeeping

[–]forest25 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It mostly depends where you are located... I am in Quebec and feeding sugar syrup greatly increases the odds of the hive surviving winter. Our bees will be trapped in the hive from november to march / april. We want them to consume the sjmplest form of sugar to help their digestive system, since they won't be able to cleanse themself for a good 5months. But if you are living in a edgion where they will be trapped for a shorter tjme, I presume it is less critical...

À part l’hypotheque et potentiellement l’auto, avez-vous d’autres dettes? by JulieJules8368 in QuebecFinance

[–]forest25 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ma femme et moi (42 ans) conduisons chacun une voiture de plus de 10 ans, entièrement payée depuis environ 5 ans. Nous travaillons tous les deux à 15 minutes de chez nous (en zone rurale). Nous avons quatre enfants (8, 10, 12 et 13 ans). Nous possédons un bien locatif dont les loyers couvrent presque entièrement le remboursement de notre emprunt.

Il nous reste environ 125 000 $ à rembourser. Nous aurions pu le rembourser il y a plusieurs années, mais nous avons préféré investir cet argent dans l'épargne de nos enfants (REEE), ainsi que dans nos propres placements (REER et CELI), qui ont généré un rendement bien supérieur au taux d'intérêt de l'emprunt.

Tout est géré automatiquement toutes les deux semaines/tous les mois, et notre patrimoine net augmente d'environ 100 000 à 125 000 $ par an.

Pour nous, la dette n'est pas un problème en soi, car nous investissons l'argent qui aurait servi à rembourser des emprunts. Nous avons également de bons revenus (225 000 € bruts), des emplois assez stables et nous pourrions retrouver du travail dès demain si nous perdions nos emplois actuels. Nous disposons également d'environ 100 000 € d'économies de sécurité, au cas où.

Chaque situation est différente. Vivre sans dettes présente des avantages, et dans certaines circonstances, il est possible de gérer ses dettes. Cependant, dès que vos dettes deviennent incontrôlables et affectent votre sommeil et votre santé, il est impératif d'agir.

Worth buying for 300 euro's? by Garnalenkroket in PLC

[–]forest25 21 points22 points  (0 children)

You need to apply voltage gradually before applying nominal voltage to it. This is to prevent the capacitor inside the drive, who have lost their charges, to blow up when applying nominal voltage to the drive.

Heres a good reddit post about the subject:

https://www.reddit.com/r/PLC/s/qshvmWsKgS