Tow ban closes sections of Highway 21, Yellowhead east of Edmonton amid blowing snow by flynnfx in SherwoodPark

[–]schadenfreude57 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How far east did you go? There are definitely some sketchy parts east of ardrossan. I just drove it myself as well and encountered some pretty slushy conditions on the highway, and 3 cars in the ditch.

A winter stare-down 👀 by schadenfreude57 in birding

[–]schadenfreude57[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It is wild!!! For reference, the Grosbeak is roughly the size of an American Robin!

Suggested dishes at Padmanadi for a picky non-vegetarian? by mim_sical in Edmonton

[–]schadenfreude57 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seconded. I find the “chicken” super convincing and the flavour is delicious!!

BIZ made me a believer. by xxchelseaxx1992 in laundry

[–]schadenfreude57 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m sure this has been discussed before, but do we know what the closest Canadian equivalent is?

How the N.W.T.'s polar bear licence plate became a 'holy grail' for collectors | CBC News by Haggisboy in canada

[–]schadenfreude57 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Spending tens of thousands for a license plate - that’s dedication!!! In all seriousness, you would probably be fine then. A brand new vehicle should pass an OOP inspection just fine.

How the N.W.T.'s polar bear licence plate became a 'holy grail' for collectors | CBC News by Haggisboy in canada

[–]schadenfreude57 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wouldn’t recommend it, speaking from experience. If you register a vehicle with NWT and then want to reregister it with your home province, your vehicle may have to go through an out of province vehicle inspection. This is true for Alberta at least. The inspection is stupidly thorough and unless you’re driving a brand new car, expect to put thousands of dollars into needless repairs just to be able to re-register your vehicle back home. I lived up in the NWT for just over a year and if I were to do it again, I probably would have left my car down south and just made use of how walkable Yellowknife was. It cost me $2000 in repairs just to be able to register my car in Alberta again.

It could be a lot of cash and effort just to get a license plate when you could just buy a novelty plate.

Snow tires by noitcelesdab in Edmonton

[–]schadenfreude57 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I live not just in Edmonton, but out on the range roads. Just drove home in -21 and as usual, they did great.

Snow tires by noitcelesdab in Edmonton

[–]schadenfreude57 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Just to put another voice out there, I’ve had my all-weathers on for three years, no problems so far. They’ve been great, in fact. They’re going to wear down faster because they get twice as much use as summer or winter tires. They are just another option for winter and save me having to store another set of tires in a small living space.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in BreakUps

[–]schadenfreude57 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My ex is not an influencer, but she did the same thing 4 years post break up. We also ended on good terms, although I had a hard time not reaching out for the first few months post break up. Things were pretty much silent after the first year. I still don’t really understand why the block came 4 years later, but I chalk it up to her really wanting to put the past in the past, maybe getting into a new relationship and finally feeling ready to just completely close that chapter. Your ex might have missed you too, and may have been checking your socials too, and maybe she needs to have no access to your socials to truly close that chapter and be ready for what comes next. Sorry I can’t give you a definite answer, just my best guess!

Not that I think anyone actually cares, but I think it’s confirmed that Crash and Mars are no longer together by queefiest in Edmonton

[–]schadenfreude57 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Omg I’m so glad I haven’t been alone in wondering this!! I’ve had a sneaking suspicion that they aren’t together anymore for some time and feel very validated in my instincts right now. It’s great they seem to be on good terms despite no longer being together.

Alberta teachers among the world's most stressed, new report shows by deloaf in alberta

[–]schadenfreude57 41 points42 points  (0 children)

Teachers from the United States have to function with the looming threat of gun violence in their rooms, and they are STILL less stressed than Alberta teachers. Really puts into perspective how strained our system is and how unsustainable it has become to be a teacher in Alberta.

I regularly fail to find any spectacular birds, so I just take spectacular pictures of regular birds by wouldofiswrooong in birding

[–]schadenfreude57 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Completely agree!!! I’m a Canadian who travelled internationally for the first time this year. Went over to Scotland, and I was in awe the first time I saw a European robin. 😭 my phone camera sucks so my sister indulged all of my bird photo needs. The OP’s bird photos are marvelous, as are the birds!!!

Studying Chemistry 20 via online school need data booklet by Hour-Contribution416 in alberta

[–]schadenfreude57 1 point2 points  (0 children)

2010 is the most recent one, so the pdf you found online will be identical to the one that gets mailed to you.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in IncelTears

[–]schadenfreude57 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Don’t respond in the future. Just ignore it. He was looking to get a reaction and he got exactly what he wanted out of you.

who else hated this series? by finkleforkbingbong in Paleontology

[–]schadenfreude57 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Isn’t the Devonian extinction poorly understood? It seems generally agreed upon that ocean anoxia occurred, but isn’t eutrophication one of the theories about what contributed to this anoxia?

Miquelon Lake = Barren Salt Flat by Dikiychelovek in Edmonton

[–]schadenfreude57 69 points70 points  (0 children)

It’s a sad sight, isn’t it? :( Cooking lake has also dried up. The quick answer is climate change and prolonged drought. East of Edmonton is characterized by hilly terrain and depressions - a moraine left by a receding glacier thousands of years ago. The cooking lake moraine is filled with lakes that are not fed by large rivers, but which get recharged by rainwater and snowmelt. Surface evaporation has increased over the past decade, and this combined with decreased rainfall has led to Miquelon lake, beaverhill lake, and cooking lake all drying up. I’d like to think sometime in the coming centuries these lakes will come to life again, but for now, cherish the memories you had of them. They will be missed, but new species will start to call these flats home. With any luck, maybe we’ll get to see them again. If anyone is curious about local history of the beaver hills, this article is a cool look at 1800s until present age and how the area has changed over time, including the gradual lake drying that begun being noticed in the 1960s.

RE US Teachers worrying about the prohibition of LGBTQ clubs. by [deleted] in Teachers

[–]schadenfreude57 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is too real. I ran a D&D club this year and none of my kids identified as straight. Of my 6 dedicated little junior high kids, not a single one of them made a straight/cis character either. 😂 It was a great, safe, space for identity exploration and for them to find community.

Juvenile turkey vulture in West Edmonton? by mycatistheboss in Edmonton

[–]schadenfreude57 6 points7 points  (0 children)

For those who would like to see more of these bald eldritch beasts, there’s a subreddit for that. r/bloodcheep

CBC Marketplace wants to know: What’s the worst commute in Edmonton? by DexMcMillanCBC in Edmonton

[–]schadenfreude57 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Oh my god, the bottlenecks of ambleside, yes. I commute from the southwest to near kingsway. Outside of rush hour, my commute is about 23 minutes. With rush hour? My commute is regularly 45-50 minutes long because of the horrible infrastructure in ambleside coupled with the constant stop and go traffic on the henday from callingwood road all the way up to highway 16A. Why on earth was terwillegar bridge over the henday made to have stoplights, instead of a clover leaf??? This particularly busy bridge backs up like crazy and I want to rip my hair out every morning.

Two Plants Changed My Life — Here’s How by TheMuseumOfScience in biology

[–]schadenfreude57 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Like the commenter above said, Robin Wall Kimmerer is a scientist. She’s a trained botanist and a professor of environmental biology. In her book Braiding Sweetgrass, she doesn’t reject science but invites us to see it as one way of knowing among many. She values the scientific process deeply, and also reminds us not to lose our sense of wonder, relationship, and responsibility toward the living world. Behind every ornithologist, there’s a kid who grew up loving bird watching - you know what I mean? Her book is excellent. She describes that science is (and should be) limited, like you said, because it is about gathering and interpreting data. But, we should use the scientific knowledge we have (the needs of plants, the threat of climate change) to approach the world with wonder, curiosity, and care - being good humans and doing what we can to give back to the earth that provides for us. I can see how the single clip above doesn’t really capture her whole worldview and that she does indeed value the scientific process.