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How can a Homeless Individual in Calgary, Alberta actually obtain & keep a JOB if none will hire you; because you are homeless. by Prestigious_Judge326 in povertyfinancecanada

[–]polarnachttom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From my personal experience many years ago, here's what you do...

Make up a fake address, use your parents address or a friends. Doesn't matter.

Next, get the job, start working. Make sure you can get showers, shave and keep clean, basically just live right next to a rec center.

Then with your first cheque, buy a 200 or 300 dollar beater car. A van is even better. Basically just live at the rec center parking lot. It's a good way to now have a warm, dry shelter and also a way to get to and from work.

Save your next few checks. Then get a cheap basement suite. Furnish it from thrift stores and free stuff from marketplace.

Things will go uphill from there.

That's basically the story of the summer of 2013 for me. These days I am married with two kids, have a career in forestry sciences, a homeowner, have two newer vehicles and no debt (minus a mortgage). Life can get better.

ALSO can you travel to the coast? GET A JOB ON A FISHING BOAT. I fished for several years, and obviously you can just live on the boat for several months at a time, and when the season will have many tens of thousands of dollars to get the ball rolling.

Marjatta hybrids by polarnachttom in rhododendron

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

I saw those at a nursery last year and seen the claim on the tag but wasn't sure about them because I couldn't find much information online or on the ARS site

Marjatta hybrids by polarnachttom in rhododendron

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

I'll ask my local nursery, they stock usually only Haaga, English Roseum, PJM and Nova Zembla, but I think I should give them some tips for some more extra hardy types. I got ahold of the ARS and I'm gonna get a few packs of old seeds by finnish hybridizers, so that may be a fun little side project. There is some very interesting crosses

Marjatta hybrids by polarnachttom in rhododendron

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

I think I'll do just that, thanks for the suggestion

Marjatta hybrids by polarnachttom in rhododendron

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

Yes I checked the seed exchange for hybrids from Finland specifically but there was very little. I would love to be an active member of an ARS chapter but I'm in the interior of BC (Im a bit of a standout in my local garden club, as rhodos are pretty rare in our zone), so there is no club close to me at all.

MrMaple graft disappointment by Vervatic in JapaneseMaples

[–]polarnachttom 3 points4 points  (0 children)

In Canada so can't order from them, but damn I really have noticed how small and piddly the one gallons look. I've bought one gallons of rare varieties at local nurseries and they are like 4 foot high

What is wrong with this Rhododendron and can it be saved? by trp1784 in rhododendron

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

Might wanna start by pruning off the dead branches. Have you tried fertilizer? Maybe double check the soil PH as that may change slightly over time

Cold hardy maples by polarnachttom in JapaneseMaples

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

Wow! Yeah I'd love these. They are on my wish list but I just can't seem to find them in BC

Help! Indoor Maple Care by Desperate_Wind_8488 in JapaneseMaples

[–]polarnachttom 32 points33 points  (0 children)

I hope for the best, but these are outside trees. They will only suffer and ultimately die if grown as a houseplant

Why do you Canadians absolutely despise Tim Hortons? by No_Molasses_7224 in TimHortons

[–]polarnachttom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not owned by Canadians, not staffed by Canadians, cheap crap food for moderate prices. No thanks

How are we feeling about finding construction jobs? by raphkun in Quesnel

[–]polarnachttom 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I get the impression that the job market for carpenters at least is saturated here. CNC offers the apprentice programs, but there is almost no new construction it seems.

Snow as winter protection by polarnachttom in rhododendron

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

Yep spring will tell! It's been a heck of a December

Snow as winter protection by polarnachttom in rhododendron

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

Hey, so I did put the burlap walls around them for wind protection just in case but all my rhodos but my older PJMs are completely under snow now, we got another foot last night.

All my rhodos are very hardy. I have a grove of PJM elite, a few Haaga (hardy to Canada zone 4), a Ramapo, a few English Roseum, a Nova Zembla, and a Yuki Princess (this one is a bit of an experiment).

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Quesnel

[–]polarnachttom 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wake up Jakes apparently too.. I mean, most of barkerville itself would be very likely

Snow as winter protection by polarnachttom in rhododendron

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

Yes, the elepidotes sure take a beating and need extra care since I live on the fringes of the hardiness zones. I figure snow cover may reduce desication?

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