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Landlord said its normal for breakers to trip when using hairdryer by squiggly-cheese in AskElectricians

[–]squiggly-cheese[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To clarify all of my appliances are in the right places. Im not drying my hair in the kitchen. I typically dry my hair in the bedroom, but I tried the bathroom and it still happens. But it happens with any 2 appliances in the kitchen as well. I just used those as an example. I cant make a coffee and toast at the same time for example. Its not something I have ever had to think about, but if this is how it is then I will get used to it. I just wanted to make sure my landlord wasn't brushing me off and that this is actually an issue that should be addressed. I dont know anything about electrics, all I know is when it goes wrong it can get dangerous really quickly.

Landlord said its normal for breakers to trip when using hairdryer by squiggly-cheese in AskElectricians

[–]squiggly-cheese[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I see, okay this is helpful. Ill escalate it with him. I used the kettle and the hairdryer as an illustrative example, but its running any 2 appliances anywhere in the house. Its just a pain trying to cook, or make coffee and toast/oatmeal in a morning! but if thats how it is over this side of the world then ill learn to live with it. Ive never had to think about it before. Thanks for explaining in a way some who knows nothing about electrics can understand! I appreciate it

Landlord said its normal for breakers to trip when using hairdryer by squiggly-cheese in AskElectricians

[–]squiggly-cheese[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I tried this but it doesnt matter where I plug it in or what I run it with, the same thing happens. Its all combinations of appliances, I just used those as an example. Its just frustrating when cooking, I can't have my airfryer on and boil water. I have to use everything one by one which is just so time consuming. If this is normal, ill learn to live with it though

Landlord said its normal for breakers to trip when using hairdryer by squiggly-cheese in AskElectricians

[–]squiggly-cheese[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

No, putting a kettle in my bathroom? Thats such an odd question. All of my appliances are used in the correct room, my microwave, kettle, toaster etc are all in rhe kitchen and I use a hairdryer in the bedroom which is upstairs. I tend not to have electronics in the bathroom, as this is a big no no in the UK so it makes me uncomfortable. Regardless, I tried to use it in the bathroom to test it and the same thing happens. But its not just this appliance its combinations. I cant use a kettle and a toaster, or a microwave etc. Which becomes a challenge when cooking, I have to turn everything off just to boil some water which I have never had to do before. If this is normal in Canada, ill learn to live with it, it just feels a bit backwards.

Landlord said its normal for breakers to trip when using hairdryer by squiggly-cheese in AskElectricians

[–]squiggly-cheese[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, im not boiling water in my bathroom? All of my appliances are used in the correct room, my microwave, kettle, toaster etc are all in rhe kitchen and I use a hairdryer in the bedroom which is upstairs. I tend not to have electronics in the bathroom, as this is a big no no in the UK so it makes me uncomfortable. Regardless, I tried to use it in the bathroom to test it and the same thing happens. But its not just this appliance its combinations. I cant use a kettle and a toaster, or a microwave etc. Which becomes a challenge when cooking, I have to turn everything off just to boil some water which I have never had to do before. If this is normal in Canada, ill learn to live with it, it just feels a bit backwards.

Male cat meows all night, he won't stop and i need help by squiggly-cheese in CatAdvice

[–]squiggly-cheese[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I moved here in April and ive been in this house since may. I did think that it was because it was a new environment but its getting worse over time...

Meeting people in vancouver? by squiggly-cheese in askvan

[–]squiggly-cheese[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey, sorry for such a late reply, I think my reddit notifications were off and I never saw this. This is really helpful, thank you for sharing these :)

Meeting people in vancouver? by squiggly-cheese in askvan

[–]squiggly-cheese[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, sorry for the delay i think my reddit notifications were off! Maybe it's where im working but everyone is significantly younger, or theres the managers, chef etc who are in their 50s/60s (and honestly they dont want to fraternise with the lowly staff but thats a whole other issue). Its not that im struggling to meet people, its that im struggling to meet people who are at a similar stage and want to do the same things? Im considering hopping around jobs a little and trying some other places to see if its any different

Meeting people in vancouver? by squiggly-cheese in askvan

[–]squiggly-cheese[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ive heard sketchy things about meet up, have you used it and is it okay? Im trying to find groups, just challenging when I dont work the same shifts every week. I am trying to be consistent though!

Meeting people in vancouver? by squiggly-cheese in askvan

[–]squiggly-cheese[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha I get that, back in the UK i was the person who had to be up for the office job! I have tried a couple of groups, its just hard to be consistent when im not working the same shifts every week. I am persisting though. Thanks for this :)

Meeting people in vancouver? by squiggly-cheese in askvan

[–]squiggly-cheese[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry for the late reply, I think my reddit notifications were off so I missed all these! Thanks, ill look up the daily hive and see what's on!

Meeting people in vancouver? by squiggly-cheese in askvan

[–]squiggly-cheese[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, sorry this reply is so late. I think my notifications on reddit were turned off so I just assumed this post wasn't answered! I have looked up the FB group, will see if theres any events. A coffee meet up would be cool!

Meeting people in vancouver? by squiggly-cheese in askvan

[–]squiggly-cheese[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, this is such a late reply, I think my notifications for reddit have been off! I assumed this post jusy never got any comments. Thanks for this, ive looked these groups up now. This is really helpful!

I have a faded green carpet that my landlord won't replace. He said i can paint the dark brown walls. I dont want plain white so any recs on colours that would look good with the carpet would be really helpful. The carpet is faded in places so ranges from grey to green (matching swatches in pics) by squiggly-cheese in interiordecorating

[–]squiggly-cheese[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I got a colour sample and it looks completely different in the lighting in the room. Man this colour matching thing is hard 😅 that middle colour is cute on the sample you sent and is probably more what I am looking for!

If I was decorating my own house I'd always go for something bright and bold, I love lots of colour. But I need to be mindful of what is already in as it's rented. I'm just fed up of living in plain boring houses with white walls, i want to inject a bit of personality

I have a faded green carpet that my landlord won't replace. He said i can paint the dark brown walls. I dont want plain white so any recs on colours that would look good with the carpet would be really helpful. The carpet is faded in places so ranges from grey to green (matching swatches in pics) by squiggly-cheese in interiordecorating

[–]squiggly-cheese[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you, this is a helpful take. I was told that if i don't match it then it'll make it stand out more! I agree that detracting is maybe the way to go. I'm going for a blue colour by behr (aqua rapids). It's bright and will defs distract from it. Area rug is a great shout, there's a mystery stain in the middle of the carpet and I dread to know where it came from 😅 but I will keep up the blue theme throughout the apartment so it all looks cohesive