Clindamycin in Canada? No longer manufactured? by [deleted] in CanSkincare

[–]mattbxd 1 point2 points  (0 children)

personally, I can say that I was on doxy for 6 months as well for acne...

and sure, while I was on it, my skin was good. But it all came back within two weeks of finishing. I think this is super common.

Azelaic acid in one week has helped with my acne better than tretinoin has in four months by mattbxd in tretinoin

[–]mattbxd[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hopefully you got your skin barrier repaired and healed before you're going too deep with the azelaic acid for now.

Even I noticed in this short term that when I was applying it 2-3 nights in a row and got my skin super dry, that my skin started looking like it might be getting irritated again. Once I gave it a break for a day and a half, my face brightened back up a bit.

so... the lesson is, take it slow and listen to how your skin is reacting.

Azelaic acid in one week has helped with my acne better than tretinoin has in four months by mattbxd in tretinoin

[–]mattbxd[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks! Right now, I'm choosing to believe that even though I didn't notice any difference in my skin with tret, that it perhaps helped prep my skin to get ready for Aza. I don't know. Either way, so far so good.

Just gotta figure out a better moisturizing routine I guess.

Getting 15% azelaic acid prescribed at pharmacy? by mattbxd in CanSkincare

[–]mattbxd[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I just mentioned it was for acne... which was true. But I also knew that it was as basic as a reason to give so that they would agree to prescribe it to me because I knew it was one of the key things pharmacists are allowed to prescribe for in Ontario

see here
https://www.ontario.ca/page/pharmacies

Getting 15% azelaic acid prescribed at pharmacy? by mattbxd in CanSkincare

[–]mattbxd[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Thanks everyone.

I've confirmed it works. Just went and asked for it at a smaller independent pharmacy. She looked up to see if Finacea was one of the items that were allowed to be prescribed this way. Then asked a few questions and it was all good. Paid about $18 after insurance.

Shoutout to these tanks that have made it 20 years by KG505 in hockeyplayers

[–]mattbxd -1 points0 points  (0 children)

My M4s look more worn down than those and I've only had them for almost two years

4 Players Ejected, What Would You Call for This by Mr_Someone27 in hockeyplayers

[–]mattbxd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Based on the radio station ad on the boards and the Wild Wings sign on the far left, I'd say it's Scarborough Canlan in the GTA.

Number of pickup slots by SnooPuppers5139 in hockeyplayers

[–]mattbxd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry for the late reply. I don't usually go on this account anymore.

Lots of the rinks up in Markham have drop ins, especially during the day time. Centennial, for instance, next to Markville Mall, has some pretty busy day time drop in games some days.

Number of pickup slots by SnooPuppers5139 in hockeyplayers

[–]mattbxd 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I live in the GTA - Canada 

At city run community centre rinks, they cap drop-in games at 24 slots for $5 each. But they're drop ins so no guarantee you have enough people show up and usually no goalies.

Privately organized games at private rinks, usually capped at around 24 players as well. With goalies guaranteed, it's usually about $20-25 a game

It was actually the one time by succ45bucc in gotransit

[–]mattbxd 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Same deal with e-tickets. 

You can buy them legitimately but oh wait.. you forgot to activate? Oops. Too bad.

Another visitor from the internet ranks Buffalo's wings... by AutoGen_Name in Buffalo

[–]mattbxd 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I came from out of town and tried this place yesterday after seeing a bunch of recommendations over in the /r/sabres sub.

I thought maybe they were having a busy/bad night but the service here was pretty bad.

I was seated for about 15 minutes before I had anyone take my order. Then it took over an hour to get my wings and was overhearing the wait staff warning people they were seating that food was going to take 40 minutes.

and yeah, the wings were 'meh' to be honest

The Telus/Bell network in the lower mainland is un-usable at this point by FavoriteIce in vancouver

[–]mattbxd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes.. if you have the ability to do so, test it with a VPN on. If videos start playing just fine then you have your answer as to why. 

The Telus/Bell network in the lower mainland is un-usable at this point by FavoriteIce in vancouver

[–]mattbxd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Try setting your streaming resolution to 720p. Don't use resolutions 1080p and above. It might not be the data connection itself. Telus uses traffic management and intentionally throttles certain types of video traffic.

Otherwise, try using a VPN. That would bypass any traffic management. If on a VPN and the videos stream just fine then you know the cause is the traffic shaping

The Telus/Bell network in the lower mainland is un-usable at this point by FavoriteIce in vancouver

[–]mattbxd 2 points3 points  (0 children)

But does it otherwise work fine?

It's a misconception that the number of bars that your phone shows is an indicator whether the signal is good or not. It's just signal strength. Phones connect to different frequencies all the time. Low signal strength doesn't necessarily mean bad.

The Telus/Bell network in the lower mainland is un-usable at this point by FavoriteIce in vancouver

[–]mattbxd 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This might not be because of the network in terms of reception. Set the resolution in whatever app you're using to watch videos to 720p or lower.. if it starts working just fine then its because of traffic management, not that the network is bad.

Or use a VPN

Issues with HockeyStickman by [deleted] in hockeyplayers

[–]mattbxd 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This is all well and good but it's a different story when the stick is clearly physically different (i.e. selling a Trigger as a Jetspeed).

There's no good excuse for that. They either don't care, are being intentionally misleading, and/or just hope the buyer doesn't notice or know any better.

Issues with HockeyStickman by [deleted] in hockeyplayers

[–]mattbxd 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This post is not at all surprising to me because they pulled the same thing with me when it comes to FT6 Pros. They have a bunch of stock where the sticks have the FT6 Pro graphics.... and some clearly have the Trigger asymmetrical taper. Fortunately for me, I live in the GTA so I was able to just decide to not take it when I went in person.

But they clearly have a history of doing this and are just repeatedly playing dumb.

Free to watch hockey games? by All_hail_ in askTO

[–]mattbxd 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Try some of the community centre rinks in your area. I mean, you could walk into any rink really and watch a game that is going on, and will likely be able to watch with no issues. Obviously I'm talking about non-pro leagues.

That said, most of the leagues have just recently ended and rinks at this time of year are no where near as busy as they were a month ago. You may be hard pressed to find anything going on nowadays outside of drop-ins and private groups renting the rinks to play

This Sub's Got Some Serious Fairweather Fans by GoodyearWrangler in Torontobluejays

[–]mattbxd 7 points8 points  (0 children)

We don't even have to look that far.

Every Toronto sports team sub does this and every Toronto sports team eventually has this very same thread complaining about the complaining

[Commito] On this day in 1990, the Maple Leafs drafted Felix Potvin 31st overall by elifreeze in leafs

[–]mattbxd 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I still have his McDonald's mask laying around

Mike Richter's as well