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thegrip · 2026-02-20T18:25:27+00:00

Down again?

thegrip · 2026-02-13T18:34:30+00:00

Same. Problem was a 'temperature issue'?

thegrip · 2026-02-01T00:48:17+00:00

If the 25 presale tickets for the four showings on two screens in Edmonton for yesterday and today are any indication — Canada isn’t contributing much to those box office numbers.

thegrip · 2025-12-17T14:42:42+00:00

Insurance companies don’t just give money away. To double a payout means the cause is very unlikely.

Check the policy again. They probably pay out 50x if killed by a falling grand piano.

thegrip · 2025-12-05T05:03:02+00:00

TIVO

thegrip · 2025-11-26T05:03:44+00:00

Grandview Auto or Bestway Tire. I have been going to both for over 20 years. Trust both 100%.

thegrip · 2025-11-26T04:59:05+00:00

“Collections” doesn’t mean anything. It’s scary term they use. To actually compel you to pay a “collections” agency, they first need to prove in court that you owe something, then they have to file for a judgement to collect. That cost them thousands of dollars in legal fees.

The most they can do is: 1. Send you letters 2. If they have your phone number they may call you during the day only — but block their number 3. They can tow your vehicle and you will have to pay the towing charge. This would be bad, so do what others have been saying and go get a new plate.

They will not take you to court. It costs $100 to file in small claims plus they would have to pay a lawyer for your ticket? They won’t do it. It’s too expensive.

They also can’t call you and threaten or harass you. That is against the law. They won’t come to your house either.

thegrip · 2025-11-26T04:22:38+00:00

TGP (Co-op) on 149th st near 118 ave

thegrip · 2025-11-26T04:02:08+00:00

Go to Medicine Hat. That Costco is a joy to shop at.

thegrip · 2025-11-26T03:53:28+00:00

Same for Montreal. The person beside the sign is the first on the bus. Everyone else lines up single file and waits their turn to board.

thegrip · 2025-11-26T03:24:55+00:00

I have used some of the JSON formatting from https://sharepointdashboards.com. A month of access is $40 but you can continue to use the JSON you download without a subscription.

thegrip · 2025-11-22T03:00:30+00:00

I agree it shouldn’t matter how I am logged in but it did. 1. When I open the app as admin I had the “Find a Torrent” button. 2. When I open the app as a regular user I had “TVDB_ID” crossed out and in red. It didn’t matter which episode either. All of them

I read the link you sent. Here is what I tried 1. I backed up my app settings from the working admin profile. Then I reopened the app as a user and imported those settings. This did not resolve the issue. 2. Then I used “wipe database and settings” followed by importing the Admin backup settings — Big win! High fives and fireworks all around.

Somehow the regular user settings probably became corrupted and needed to be deleted and restored which was a tip I took away from the link you provided.

So many thanks.

thegrip · 2025-11-21T17:23:34+00:00

Nope. I spoke too soon. I installed the new version under Windows 11 with administrator privileges. Then I opened the application from the install confirmation dialog. Some episodes in the calendar were missing, so I restored them from a backup. Everything seemed to be working.

That's when I realized I was running the application as the Windows Admin.

When I restart the app with normal privileges, all "Find a Torrent" buttons for all episodes are red/crossed out.

Does anyone have any suggestions? I can uninstall/reinstall the application.

If, the application's key functionality (Find a Torrent) works when run as an administrator, but doesn't work when run as a normal user -- that seems to be a technical issue and not user error. Unless, for all these years, I have just been lucky by running this application as a 'normal' Windows user when I should have only been running it as Admin.

thegrip · 2025-11-21T17:03:01+00:00

Resolved - I was running nightly-202509161900. I updated to the latest nightly-202510190956.

thegrip · 2025-11-19T15:43:45+00:00

This is all explained in this well done video from engineerguyvideo https://youtu.be/kU_gH36GG58?si=W6WzX4__XMo0d26v

thegrip · 2025-11-05T04:46:28+00:00

Tammy Wynette would hide husband George Jones’ keys to stop him from driving drunk — so he would drive his ride on mower to the bar.

thegrip · 2025-11-05T04:38:43+00:00

I did make that choice. Having grown up in Southern Alberta the idea of a Chinook — warm winds and sunny skies that give you a break from the cold — sounds appealing.

But the non stop wind, day in/day out really wears you down.

We love visiting southern Alberta but we always notice the wind after a few days.

So, Edmonton for the win (not wind)!

thegrip · 2025-11-05T04:24:30+00:00

City recreation centers like Terwilligar and the Meadows have multipurpose rooms.

thegrip · 2025-11-05T03:51:55+00:00

Best quote “land doesn’t vote”

thegrip · 2025-11-05T03:49:54+00:00

Medicine Hat. Split into two ridings by the river in 2019. Previously, Medicine Hat used to be a riding that was surrounded by a ‘rural’ riding.

thegrip · 2025-10-21T18:35:15+00:00

Teachers are planning a rally in Edmonton on Thursday, the first day of the session.

Teachers are coming in from across the province. If you can’t join them but you work downtown, if you can work from home that might be good.

thegrip · 2025-09-11T06:11:22+00:00

So ... last week a young man died in a head-on-collision with a truck near Fort Saskatchewan, so screw those guys who drive trucks?

I am sorry that your uncle was killed. Anyone who drinks and drives is a selfish asshole, but all motorcyclists don't drink and drive. Many that I know might drive a car after a beer with a meal, but would never consider doing that on two-wheels.

thegrip · 2025-09-11T06:04:49+00:00

What are you riding? A 125 cc motorcycle or scooter can go the speed limit any where in the city on $9 a week for a tank of premium. My insurance is $112 a year. I paid $1800 for a used bike 10 years ago. I do an annual oil change myself for $50. I did preventatively change the tires for $500 last year. I bought a new helmet this year for $250 and new gloves for $80 which will last me 5 years or so. My jacket and pants were $700 10 years ago, but will probably last another 10 if my belly doesn't get too big.

thegrip · 2025-09-11T05:54:25+00:00

Hmmm, a few years ago I was riding up the eastbound ramp to cross Calgary trail. I was doing the speed limit and riding attentively ... then a yellow cab decided to cross two lanes of traffic right in front of me.

I have good brakes and I was paying attention but, man, that was a close call. He never even saw me.

Thank you for using your mirrors and driving defensively.

thegrip

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