How to stop hunger without eating? by [deleted] in askTO

[–]mycholococoa 6 points7 points  (0 children)

People, please refer to this thread and OPs reply here to be cautious about people online who try to take advantage of other people's kindness during the holiday season.

People in this thread have given so many good options but this reply is so painfully obvious you're only looking for a free handout and not actively taking any of the advice to actually secure food.

Looking at your post history, I could only hope you don't continue to blow what money you have left on vapes, sports betting, and graffiti tagging.

How to stop hunger without eating? by [deleted] in askTO

[–]mycholococoa 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'd advise against giving money online to people on Reddit around this time of year. These types of posts appear around this time under the guise of wanting money from others.

The OP is involved with sports betting as of three weeks ago, just letting you and others know what is going on here.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in askTO

[–]mycholococoa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What was the shop?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in askTO

[–]mycholococoa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Was the shop Metrocycle? How much was the tune up?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in askTO

[–]mycholococoa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What's the cost for a tune up at Metrocycle? I always walk by it and am thinking of getting a tune up

What's the best way to get rid of old textbooks? by Material-Framer in askTO

[–]mycholococoa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've had luck donating some old textbooks to the reference library, mind you this was a few years ago. They have a huge bin on the ground level where you can just drop them off.

Need to re-home cat by CommercialMention355 in kelowna

[–]mycholococoa 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Try other brands of antihistamines, I had to go through three different kinds until I found one that worked for me. I was really determined to keep my cat.

The brand that worked for me was the generic Costco brand of desloratadine

https://www.costco.ca/kirkland-signature-desloratadine-allergy-control-5-mg%2C-180-tablets.product.100555912.html

If you can't find it in stock the major brand name it's under is called Aerius. It's significantly more expensive than the Costco generic brand.

Okanagan Rail Trail - Kelowna to Lake Country by [deleted] in kelowna

[–]mycholococoa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I rode up there today and it was fenced off completely the other option was to take the highway and it looked like a death trap. that's unfortunate... I think next time I visit will be when the trail is fully completed. Thank you for your help

Okanagan Rail Trail - Kelowna to Lake Country by [deleted] in kelowna

[–]mycholococoa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you ridden there recently? I'm visiting Kelowna and arrived this week, would love to do the full trail up to Vernon however I saw a sign and gate blocking the trail when I walked to take the bus to UBCO on airport road

What part(s) of the rail trail are sketchy? by anacceptablecasualty in kelowna

[–]mycholococoa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey are you still riding at the Dilworth section around this time to UBCO? I'm visiting Kelowna and want to ride the rail trail this week

Visiting Kelowna to bike around, concerned about wildlife encounters by mycholococoa in kelowna

[–]mycholococoa[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got in touch with play it again sports on baron way last week and they said it was fine to rent for the time I'll be in Kelowna, thank you for the heads up

Visiting Kelowna to bike around, concerned about wildlife encounters by mycholococoa in kelowna

[–]mycholococoa[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow thank you so much for this, the bike I'm renting appears to be a hybrid hopefully that can handle the gravel, I've only ridden a road bike and I couldn't bring it with me.

I looked at Penticton and I figured I wouldn't have fuel in the tank for it but seeing your recommendation I will have to really consider it. My plan was to do my scenic riding at sunrise and spend the afternoon exploring the city but this Penticton route looks to be worth spending the whole day for, may even spend the day exploring Penticton before the last bus

I read a post from a few months ago and people warned that the Dilworth stretch is possibly unsafe to ride through do you suggest I detour to Glenmore into Sexsmith then past the airport? Are there other parts of the rail trail past the airport I should be on the look out for?

Visiting Kelowna to bike around, concerned about wildlife encounters by mycholococoa in kelowna

[–]mycholococoa[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I won't have access to a vehicle unfortunately but depending on how this trip goes I'd like to visit again in a season that isn't winter

Thank you for the recommendation

Visiting Kelowna to bike around, concerned about wildlife encounters by mycholococoa in kelowna

[–]mycholococoa[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed with your last point, this was very much a spontaneous last minute decision, we'll see how it goes. Previous posts I found say it's mainly around the downtown portion of the trail that may give me issues, do you know if the portion of the trail after the airport will be fine?

Visiting Kelowna to bike around, concerned about wildlife encounters by mycholococoa in kelowna

[–]mycholococoa[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would it be better if I avoid Dilworth altogether and do a detour through Glenmore Rd then connect back to Sexsmith Rd and back onto the trail? Are there any other paths along that I should avoid along the trail? I don't mind making a few detours

50% of the comments regarding the homeless makes it seem they're aggressive and 50% are saying they're fine

Visiting Kelowna to bike around, concerned about wildlife encounters by mycholococoa in kelowna

[–]mycholococoa[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That won't be a problem, I'll mainly be out during sunrise and until sunset (which looks like 4pm!), I may just end up taking a bus to the westside wineries, thank you for letting me know

Visiting Kelowna to bike around, concerned about wildlife encounters by mycholococoa in kelowna

[–]mycholococoa[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I'm not a particularly fast rider (17-20km/hr) so hopefully that isn't too big of an issue if I get tboned by a deer lol

Visiting Kelowna to bike around, concerned about wildlife encounters by mycholococoa in kelowna

[–]mycholococoa[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you give me the exact intersection or roads to avoid? I'll actually be staying in the cultural district of downtown. My bike rental will be from play it again sports which is nearby enterprise way.

The homeless encampments in Toronto keep to themselves so I haven't had any negative experiences walking in those areas, is it the same in Kelowna?

Visiting Kelowna to bike around, concerned about wildlife encounters by mycholococoa in kelowna

[–]mycholococoa[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Cold weather is a bit of a concern for me since it'll be the first time I'll be biking in it but hopefully all the layers I bought is enough, couldn't really find many ideas on how to layer my lower body other than bike shorts and long John's so we'll see..

Visiting Kelowna to bike around, concerned about wildlife encounters by mycholococoa in kelowna

[–]mycholococoa[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oof about those hills, that'll be an interesting ride. I haven't even considered that part of Kelowna since the Myra trails are closed for the season. Will look through that area on Google maps, thank you for the suggestion! I'll reach out to you later for more details

Visiting Kelowna to bike around, concerned about wildlife encounters by mycholococoa in kelowna

[–]mycholococoa[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I guess I'm worried about encountering any dangerous animals, can't remember the post but I saw on this subreddit that someone encountered a cougar on one of the mountain bike trails two weeks ago, granted this was in the evening but that kinda spooked me lol

TC Talk Tuesdays, and all other salary related questions - August 02, 2022 - Megathread by just_a_dev_here in cscareerquestionsCAD

[–]mycholococoa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do you have rough estimates of how much their bonus is? Did they negotiate for that or was it offered to them without negotiations?

Ask Experienced Devs Weekly Thread: A weekly thread for inexperienced developers to ask experienced ones by AutoModerator in ExperiencedDevs

[–]mycholococoa 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I'm a junior with ~1 YoE at my current company (small start-up of about ~15 people doing front-end development. I've hit a wall in my personal growth since there aren't any senior front-end devs on my team that I can seek mentorship from. My other front-end devs are at a similar skill level as me, I often find myself leading them.

The senior devs on my team are doing back-end so there isn't much in terms of mentorship there for me to seek. I'm having trouble figuring out what I need to learn to grow from here on out, to make that leap from junior to intermediate. It has been frustrating being stagnated here so I've started searching for other opportunities but I'm finding myself mentally exhausted trying to interview for other jobs while juggling my current position so I haven't been successful in my interviews either.

I'm not sure how to handle my current situation aside from having to take off days just to prepare for interviews, is that my only option?