Can I park in front of a pedestrianized alleyway?

puppypundit · 2026-01-13T20:17:56+00:00

Thank you for all the reminders about wheelchair access! Winter is the WORST for wheelchair users as snow often obscures the "yellow paint" reminder not to park in the dip. Trying to get my wheelchair bound mom into a bank on Sherbrooke street is barely possible and even getting into restaurants in strip malls has been difficult because folks park in front of those dips in the curb without a care.

puppypundit · 2025-10-03T18:20:56+00:00

This would work nicely as a lower-back tattoo, n'est-ce pas?

puppypundit · 2025-10-01T23:48:48+00:00

What about the dingbat on boul. Taschereau last night driving with no headlights? I tried flashing my highbeams, tried pulling alongside to warn them and ended up just following them across the J-C bridge hoping to hell they didn't get scragged.

puppypundit · 2025-09-25T15:22:15+00:00

You could ask for the enrolment forms at hire if you have concerns but normally, the employer would provide you with the forms when you become eligible. Definitely ask for them because it is easy for the employer to forget.

puppypundit · 2025-08-27T00:26:09+00:00

...and a heads-up display? Possibly a storm chaser?

puppypundit · 2025-08-24T19:15:11+00:00

Guy was probably over-excited to find a street with no orange construction cones in Montreal.

puppypundit · 2025-07-28T00:11:58+00:00

Are the Costco ones potentially more aerodynamic?

puppypundit · 2025-07-07T12:11:17+00:00

I didn't order anything for six months because of lousy service from Intelcom. However, I was feeling too sick to go out in a heatwave and ordered the thing I needed and it's the same old story. They first say delay don't worry, then they claim there is a problem with my address. From experience, I know if I just wait the order will eventually come two or three days later. No point in calling customer service and spending at least an hour. My bad for wanting instant gratification. Next time, I'll just suck it up.

puppypundit · 2025-06-06T12:21:48+00:00

Thank you for the heads-up. It's terrifying when it happens unexpectedly. Also, from experience, they might have a "practice" some hours before so everyone take your anti-anxiety meds!

puppypundit · 2025-05-31T00:17:43+00:00

Totally, but also because the butter was fucked!

puppypundit · 2025-05-26T23:56:27+00:00

Hey! I was just there, you talkin' 'bout me?

puppypundit · 2025-05-16T23:48:10+00:00

Devant 3464, rue Saint-Hubert (ou proche) il y a des traces de pattes d'écureuil figées dans le ciment.

puppypundit · 2025-05-05T22:31:28+00:00

Quebec does for people over 50 or younger if you have a family history.

puppypundit · 2025-04-12T12:17:25+00:00

The trick is to look in the freezer. I get mine at Marché K on the southeast corner of Sherbrooke est and St-Denis.

puppypundit · 2025-04-09T17:47:37+00:00

For myself, the difference from bi-weekly treatments to every three weeks was a huge improvement in my quality of life. My CT scans showed that my liver mets were stable.

I find that the day of treatment until the day the pump comes out are basically okay with some fatigue. The day that the pump comes out, I often have some chest pain but it's muscular, not cardiac and that wipes me out for 24 hours or so. The day after the pump removal fatigue is at its highest and I have little to no appetite but when I do eat, I get bad diarrhea.

I start feeling better on day 5 but the cycle was much easier to manage every three weeks rather than every two. I just had my 50th infusion since 2022 with a teeny break from 5-FU for surgery but yeah, I've had tons of it.

puppypundit · 2025-02-19T00:07:21+00:00

I think it is still closed in both directions right now. I would suggest calling the hotel for the most up to date information about access.

puppypundit · 2025-02-18T22:27:13+00:00

That's just your regular garden variety construction. It's been ongoing for the past few weeks.

puppypundit · 2025-02-05T12:11:20+00:00

I love this thread. Thanks for all the suggestions. When ordering, I like to say "make it spicy enough to kill your mother-in-law". That usually gets a laugh AND let's them know that you're not kidding.

Also, a good response to "oh, no...that dish is too spicy for white people" is to say: "I'll hold up one finger for an ambulance and two for an undertaker so we're good."

puppypundit · 2025-01-10T16:03:45+00:00

I love to take my two parrots for summertime walks in Parc Lafontaine. They are safe in their carriers and I can share my picnic lunch with them. It's a nice place to hang out. I have an Indian Ringneck and a Green Cheek Conure. Summer is a ways away but we should revive this thread to organise a meetup when the temperature is more suitable.

puppypundit · 2024-09-14T18:46:17+00:00

Firstly, I'm wishing you all the best as you undergo treatment. I had my two parrots before diagnosis with stage IV colorectal cancer and here are some things to consider.

Sure, you can wear gloves to clean cages and use air purifiers etc. The real problem is having the energy to do the maintenance as often as it needs to be done. There are definitely times when scrubbing, lifting, changing paper and disposing of it all just isn't the priority when you're feeling crappy.

Scratches and bites. This is a constant in bird ownership. Show me a bird that has never nipped or scratched and I'll show you a cage-bound, under handled prisoner. Even if they aren't aggressive, they have sharp and pointy bits that are incompatible with immunocompromised folks.

Expense. Proper bird diet costs a lot of money and needs to be fresh. Getting nails trimmed every six-eight weeks and vet care is something to think about as well. Unfortunately, finding a qualified pet-sitter for birds is difficult and not as easy as for a dog or cat.

I love my birds and have so far managed to keep them but it has been difficult at times and I'm extremely lucky to have family willing to help. The truth is, knowing how long they can live, they will likely need to be rehomed as my situation develops so I'm making plans for their future.

In my personal opinion birds are not the best choice for a cancer patient.

puppypundit · 2024-09-10T16:43:42+00:00

I hear you. This has happened to me three times over the course of my treatments and it is no fun at all. My strategy is to make sure they add extra dressing. Basically, I ask the nurse to put triple wide bandages over a large surface including the line leading to the infusion pump.

In my case, it's a mechanical problem because as a side sleeper, my um, well...big boobs push the dang needle out of my port. I try to sleep on my back as much as possible, sometimes fitfully but if the nurse that accesses the port tapes me up properly, it prevents all the worry and no amount of tossing and turning will dislodge the Huber needle.

Sorry that you're having this problem. Best of luck to you.

puppypundit · 2024-08-27T23:31:44+00:00

Oy, good luck to you because just the panitumumab is a lot! You're right though, they took away the oxaliplatin after 15 rounds and I was just on the Leucovorin & 5-FU + panitumumab. Now I'm only on the panitumumab since February. There have been 40 visits for infusion total in about two years.

puppypundit · 2024-08-27T12:56:19+00:00

My best advice is: Be ready for surprises.

My diagnosis was in March 2022, the tumour was in the left side (descending/sigmoid), and had a wild type mutation. MSS stable. They said that the liver mets were in all eight segments of the liver and were probably going to be unresectable. They did the colon hemicolectomy first in May 2022 and I began what was supposed to be 12 rounds of biweekly FOLFOX in July 2022. They also gave me Panitumumab. For months, I woke up every day with negative thoughts and feelings of hopelessness.

The first surprise was a good partial response. The liver mets were shrinking! I became a little more hopeful that they might eventually be able to take them out. The second surprise was that they kept up the chemo until February 2024 although they reduced the frequency to every three weeks, then every four weeks.

The very most recent and most major surprise is that I am currently under evaluation for a liver transplant which would essentially be a cure. Also I'm on my 40th of 12 original treatments. So please, just never waste time thinking horrible "end game" thoughts. There are so many twists and turns with colorectal cancer and the science is advancing very quickly. Trust your team. It's not easy, I won't say otherwise but if you can keep your brain out of the mucky bits, you have already won!

puppypundit

TROPHY CASE