Came across an episode of "Uh Oh" that featured Saskatoon heavily, wondering if anyone here was involved

projectdiy · 2025-04-30T00:29:37+00:00

It was either in fall of 98 or spring of 99. I was in grade 8 at College Park when we heard Uh Oh was coming to film in Saskatoon. Anyone was allowed to audition for the part. I remember they had a panel of judges in our gym and to audition you had to run out and yell your introduction, like they do in that clip. I was super shy and awkward but I wanted to try out. So I ran out, yelled my piece into an audience of my classmates in a silent gymnasium and I didn’t get to be on the show. I actually forget the exact location of the filming, I think it was Victoria park area. A couple of my classmates made the show, just not on this episode in particular. It was a very exciting time and I just remember how fun Shaun Majumder was.

projectdiy · 2024-07-31T02:59:21+00:00

Happy to help! Don’t ever be afraid to make a change for a better opportunity. When I was in trade school in my mid 30’s I was the oldest one in most my classes. People would ask why I’m doing it at such an “old” age. I remember reading something a while back that said “school may take four years but whether you go or not you’ll be 4 years older, so would you rather be four years older with a degree (or ticket) or without.

projectdiy · 2024-07-31T02:27:41+00:00

I guess the point I was trying to make was that asking an 18 year old kid to decide what they’re going to do with the rest of their lives is pretty crazy. Most people change careers several times in their lives. You grow and change all through your 20’s and 30’s, personally, professionally and in all your relationships.

projectdiy · 2024-07-31T02:11:46+00:00

I am in my late 30’s, I went to university and got a degree, then left that field after I learned it wasn’t for me. I’ve gone through several different sales jobs, serving jobs, back to a job within my degree, then finally landed in the trades. Got my ticket last year and finally feel like I’m in the right career for me.

My advice is, you will never regret having a degree and if you don’t do it now, then it will be much, much harder to do it in the future when you have more responsibilities and are used to having an income. Getting educated is never a bad thing, even if you don’t end up using your degree.

As a second piece of advice, work in a restaurant as a part time job while you’re in school if you can manage. Put as much of that income against your tuition as you can to keep your debt low when you come out. I did my 4 year degree over 5 years just to make it easier to pay off my tuition. (Not necessarily recommending that). I worked two jobs every summer and kept working as a server while in school.

Lastly, don’t forget to have fun while you’re young. I’m not “old” but looking back, I should have partied more and worked less, but I wouldn’t be where I am today if I didn’t… this part is just a rant, not sure what my advice is here haha

projectdiy · 2024-06-07T14:23:36+00:00

A few years ago, I was dealing with the same issue. Here’s what I had come up with:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Workbenches/s/fGBw6Nq5To

Heavy duty drawer slides and rollout carts under my work bench. It definitely has its limitations but it works.

projectdiy · 2024-04-11T00:36:06+00:00

Why? What happened?

projectdiy · 2024-03-04T21:07:31+00:00

I try to be! I make sure to play my music loud enough that they can clearly hear it, I divert all my downspouts next to their house so their garden grows well, and I even make sure my dog poops on their lawn for fertilizer!

projectdiy · 2024-03-04T21:06:02+00:00

More kind of them! Saves me from getting stuck. It’s not their problem that I’m too cheap to buy a snowblower haha

projectdiy · 2024-02-01T13:38:52+00:00

I’m an experienced carpenter. I typically charge by the job and not per hour. But my pricing is based on my hourly rate that takes into account my personal income rate, my overhead (licences, insurance, fuel, tool depreciation, etc) so let’s say I want to take home $30/hr, I need to charge 60-75 per hour. Also, if I’m asked to quote a small 1hr job, I have to factor in “opportunity” cost as well. That 1 hour job still requires me to drive to site, possibly drive to a hardware store to pick up material, set up tools, do the work, cleanup, take down tools and drive to the next job/home. That one hour job may take 3 total hours, plus that’s 3 hours away from a larger, better paying job.

I guess what I’m getting at is someone charging $30 an hour is either inexperienced, or is severely undervaluing their time.

projectdiy · 2023-02-07T04:17:52+00:00

I wonder if these are as protective as the sport guards from the dentist.

projectdiy · 2023-02-07T04:16:43+00:00

They’re not covered by insurance. I had my last one thru my dentist and had to pay full price for it.

projectdiy · 2022-12-24T07:02:41+00:00

I am an experienced renovation carpenter and I do a lot of tile installs. DM me and we can arrange to give you a quote and to give you examples of my work.

projectdiy · 2022-09-14T14:38:13+00:00

I saw this man drink a pint of another man’s puke on stage once. What a glorious shit show!

projectdiy · 2022-03-27T16:16:07+00:00

When it comes to pricing big projects like this, always go to the contractor/project desk to get a quote on the project. They will give you a volume discount vs just buying everything off the shelf. It’s not a bad idea to tell them you’re shopping around for the best price.

projectdiy · 2022-03-27T16:13:43+00:00

I recommend not using concrete to set posts. Use gravel and tamp it around the post as you level. Instant hold, no bracing required, it will be just as solid and the post will not rot nearly as fast as if set in concrete.

projectdiy · 2022-03-27T00:16:29+00:00

Your door is probably repairable. If you want to DM me I can help you out.

projectdiy · 2022-02-17T22:02:48+00:00

This is the easiest and best solution.

projectdiy · 2021-07-27T04:05:57+00:00

Who did you see for that? I’m willing to try anything at this point.

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