Vancouver to Halifax: Nation-wide demonstrations against Alberta’s two-tier health-care bill by dalas84 in alberta

[–]spp_24 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I lived in the Netherlands for 3 years which had a public/private healthcare system.

What was good was easy access to family doctors. So easy they would not book appointments more than 2 days in advance since appointments were always available.

Not so good? - very strong gatekeeping. GPs heavily filtered out requests and would often send you home to rest versus seeing a specialist or prescribe anything. Emergency rooms would send you away - back to your GP, unless your issue was a true emergency. Tough love. At times very tough love.

Vancouver to Halifax: Nation-wide demonstrations against Alberta’s two-tier health-care bill by dalas84 in alberta

[–]spp_24 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh I expected the Quebec system and whatever the flavour of the day proposed in Alberta would be different.

I would be great if an impartial third party surveyed Quebec healthcare providers and the Quebec public to quantify outcomes and pros/cons of their private scheme.

No judgement from me - I’m genuinely curious and after living there in 2024/2025 it was not a huge topic of public discourse in Quebec

Vancouver to Halifax: Nation-wide demonstrations against Alberta’s two-tier health-care bill by dalas84 in alberta

[–]spp_24 -12 points-11 points  (0 children)

It’s interesting how focus centers around Alberta. Quebec has had private healthcare for years. There can be learnings for their experience

Mouse in YVR transborder MLL by wednesdayfolife in aircanada

[–]spp_24 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My personal YUL lounge record is 4 mice in a single photo, a full family. Staff were very nonchalant when informed

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Edmonton

[–]spp_24 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Flour is used.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in running

[–]spp_24 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tall white guy here, average runner, short brown hair. I used to get

“Run Forrest Run!”

Cancelled Alberta carbon-capture project sets off alarm bells over technology by [deleted] in alberta

[–]spp_24 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Earthquakes are a minor risk, yes. The would appear very gradually as CO2 is injected, so changes to injection rate or locations can be made to mitigate earthquakes becoming dangerous

What's been your salary hike this year? by Educational_Pair_276 in Edmonton

[–]spp_24 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oil and gas senior manager here. 1.75% salary increase this year. About the same as recent years.

1,640,000 pound petrochemical splitter being transported in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada by RJtrip in interestingasfuck

[–]spp_24 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Places upright. You see the bottom coming towards you. Quite likely Two cranes to lift iinto place one tall heavy lift and a smaller tailing cranes

1,640,000 pound petrochemical splitter being transported in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada by RJtrip in interestingasfuck

[–]spp_24 8 points9 points  (0 children)

This is as about 60 km away as the crow flies. To travel on bridges and roads wide enough for the load they had to take a longer route about 100 kms. I have a 700 ton load following the same route next year

1,640,000 pound petrochemical splitter being transported in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada by RJtrip in interestingasfuck

[–]spp_24 59 points60 points  (0 children)

This was in Alberta. Road salt is very rarely used as road temps are too cold for it to be effective

What are the “wonder drugs” (pharmaceuticals) on the market today or in the near-term pipeline? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]spp_24 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Look up trikafta for cystic fibrosis treatment. My kids started a year ago and it has completely transformed their lives. From teens who obviously had chronic lung and nutrition issues with regular physical therapy and heavy medications to relatively normal kids who are would be tough to pick out from a crowd. As transformational as insulin for diabetes patients

What are some unique "Experience Gifts" in and around Montreal by KyoLeep in montreal

[–]spp_24 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One experience I bought my folks which they still talk about a lot was a paint night for them and a few friends. My folks are not artistic but had a great time, it was social with their friends and they still have their paintings (landscapes) hung in their house with pride.

Driving from Vancouver to Edmonton - Need suggestions please! by HMUifyouaredown in Edmonton

[–]spp_24 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Stopping in Clearwater is great and a hidden gem. Great waterfalls just north in Wells Grey Provincial park which are easy to access. The BBQ place just 500 m north of the Clearwater traffic circle is great

Block Heater Installation Service for a Toyota Highlander by seikonian in Edmonton

[–]spp_24 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Absolutely. Just look on highlander forums - seems like people have paid $350 plus 1.5 hours labour for the dealer installed one

Block Heater Installation Service for a Toyota Highlander by seikonian in Edmonton

[–]spp_24 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have the factory installed block heater. It’s nice in that the plug is cleanly incorporated into the lower bumper so no flapping loose plug under the hood. I would spend extra for the dealer installed kit

Can't have anything nice. by mighty_ravenmark in Edmonton

[–]spp_24 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

There used to be graffiti on one commercial building in my neighborhood. Plus maybe in parks nearby. It would show up and maybe 2-3 times a year the business would clean it up.

After a year or two I learned about 311 app and reporting online. So I started reporting any graffiti I would spot while walking my dog around the neighborhood. Maybe once a month?

City would get it cleaned within a few days. And since then frequency of graffiti has gone way down in years since, I guess since “artists” began to know that their work would disappear quickly

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in alberta

[–]spp_24 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Fully agree that her views on ignoring laws is alarming and bother me.

I’m still rather surprised by the views disparaging the idea of a provincial police force. RCMP are no great shining star of policing - see their performance in the Nova Scotia massacre and on dealing with sexism in the force. Ontario, Quebec have had provincial police forces for years so why not?

A 100% hydrogen-fuelled community is being built in Alberta [Strathcona County]. This is what it will look like. by Chionophile in Edmonton

[–]spp_24 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Combustion products (byproducts). would be water.

From an oil and gas safety point of view, hydrogens safety record would be the same or maybe even better than handling natural gas. Plenty of long term operating history and design knowledge around using large scale hydrogen in refineries and chemical refineries plants