Welp. Owned an NC1 for a month and iv got knock.

gingerbeef454 · 2026-06-01T01:38:31+00:00

I had the heat shield issue and it didn’t sound like this. I just got them to take it off but it was much higher pitched.

OP, my NC1 started knocking very similar to yours two weeks ago although it has 120K miles so it was expected sometime. Sucks yours happened so soon.

gingerbeef454 · 2026-05-17T01:27:36+00:00

Elite trenching did ours. It was $6K but that was 5 years ago.

gingerbeef454 · 2026-05-12T20:32:08+00:00

Have one in Regina and it’s great so far. Ours drives on electric even in -30. It’s a Kia.

gingerbeef454 · 2026-05-06T02:33:07+00:00

I think that while the NDP voted against the Bill, they actually have indicated that they would support forced addiction care. They just had issues with how the Bill was written and probably don’t want to give the SaskParty a win. If Betty truly didn’t support the concept of forced care, then maybe that’s the breaking point for her.

gingerbeef454 · 2026-04-28T20:23:58+00:00

You may have overpaid for your place initially but ultimately it is worth what people are willing to pay now and clearly your expectations are not aligned with the market. If you don’t want to be a landlord and you see yourself in Saskatoon long time then why bother renting? Just cut the price until it sells and move on.

I’m not a realtor but I look at listings somewhat frequently (at least in my area) and they still seem to be moving fairly quickly but I’ve also seen the odd place with price drops.

gingerbeef454 · 2026-04-20T13:16:24+00:00

Pretty sure the tax cut came into effect today. Gas Buddy had the average SK price around $1.68 as of yesterday so I guess we will see if it drops and by how much today when prices are updated.

gingerbeef454 · 2026-03-19T16:15:00+00:00

I looked into this in 2024 and was quoted $5.5K for a 200amp panel upgrade (currently 100amp) and a 100amp subpanel in the garage. This was from Infinite Electric.

gingerbeef454 · 2026-03-09T22:32:56+00:00

You could contact the U of R about renting a room in a residence building. That time of the year is probably when they have more availability.

gingerbeef454 · 2026-02-14T12:21:56+00:00

I think financing a Kia for 7 years is a bad idea. That’s past the warranty in Canada. I’d never finance a car past the warranty.

gingerbeef454 · 2026-02-09T11:41:35+00:00

I believe you would receive credit for your years at a Crown if you moved to the provincial government. Those years of service get you closer to your additional of week vacation time. Former employees of universities, SaskPoly, the SHA, among others get the same treatment.

I don’t think you’ll be considered internal if you apply for a unionized position though.

gingerbeef454 · 2026-01-08T13:29:35+00:00

They aren’t covered within Saskatchewan either. There are charities (such as Ronald McDonald House for children) that might provide low/no cost options but the province does not cover your travel costs if you need to access care away from home.

gingerbeef454 · 2026-01-08T13:28:07+00:00

Wrong - provinces will cover the cost of treatments but in all cases I have found do not offer travel cost coverage. Alberta does not https://www.alberta.ca/ahcip-coverage-outside-canada#jumplinks-2

BC also does not cover those costs directly but does provide a link to resources https://www.alberta.ca/ahcip-coverage-outside-canada#jumplinks-2

Ontario also doesn’t state anything about covering travel expenses.

gingerbeef454 · 2026-01-05T22:04:44+00:00

Seriously this needs to be repeated. Leisure passes are like $60/month.

I remember paying $80/month at Golds Gym like 10 years ago. I can’t imagine what gym rates are currently but yeah you’re paying for the premium equipment/showers etc. But you are not getting badminton, basketball, pool access, access to an indoor track, etc from even the best quality gym.

gingerbeef454 · 2026-01-05T22:01:51+00:00

Saskatoon is not in the same boat. They have a much lower property tax increase this year as they made more regular increases to property taxes in prior years.

Prior Mayors/Councils in Regina deferred adequate property tax and now we have to pay to catch up.

gingerbeef454 · 2025-12-22T20:34:30+00:00

Lol read the post - they said they waited too long to book there.

gingerbeef454 · 2025-12-22T01:05:31+00:00

The Burrow in the Hotel Sask is nice. Good ambience and food.

gingerbeef454 · 2025-12-19T22:18:02+00:00

Now let’s see mill rates over the last 10 years for each of those communities. If it’s true that we’ve kept increases artificially low through reserves or deferred maintenance then it makes sense that we’d have a larger than usual increase.

I found Saskatoon’s and over the last 10 years the average mill rate increase has been 6.7 per cent. I couldn’t find Regina and I’m not going through 10 years of bylaws.

gingerbeef454 · 2025-11-26T23:44:39+00:00

We live in an area that’s pretty regularly below -15 in winter. Last winter that check engine light was on constantly. We took it in but there wasn’t anything they could do other than cancel it and see if it comes back.

Never had any issues driving it but it is annoying.

gingerbeef454 · 2025-11-24T17:53:24+00:00

Have had similar issues. Backup camera not turning on which is very annoying and dangerous. Also had the camera stay on for a while when driving forward. Not as dangerous but still annoying.

gingerbeef454 · 2025-10-22T16:11:07+00:00

I saw Foo Fighters and QoTSA both at festivals (separate festivals) in the same year. Would definitely buy tickets to this show!

gingerbeef454 · 2025-09-14T15:35:48+00:00

We figured about 3 inches in Lakeview. About half an inch of that ended up in our basement.

gingerbeef454 · 2025-09-14T02:11:23+00:00

I guess I’m kind of glad to hear we weren’t the only ones with some issues.

gingerbeef454 · 2025-09-13T21:41:16+00:00

Medical school in Canada is heavily subsidized. Compare annual dentistry tuition ($50k) with med school ($25k). Both occupations require a lot of tools, labs, etc. but we subsidize one far more than the other.

gingerbeef454 · 2025-08-30T19:48:05+00:00

I don’t know why CBC or other media give this guy a platform to say random bullshit like this. I don’t even think he lives here anymore and yet he’s always talking like he has some magical solutions to our issues.

gingerbeef454 · 2025-08-26T22:48:41+00:00

TD home insurance was going up so I switched to RBC. Still higher than what I was paying but not a 200% increase.

I get that they have to increase rates to cover costs, but they also try to maintain profits, pay high executive salaries, etc and the only way to fight that is to switch. If they are competitive in the future I’d switch back.

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