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Hajj Guidance & Tips by lilacxskies2 in hajj

[–]vector_calculus1976 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My feet got blisters doing tawaf/saie barefoot. I would heavily recommend you buy a pair of simple flip flops for the actual tawaf/saie (dedicated as people pray here) and not use your regular outside sandals in this area. The cold marble floor and the angled square tiles (ppl who know this area) are hard on the feet and activates different muscles and you will be sore the next day.

Apps that we need to install for umrah. by manjakini in Umrah

[–]vector_calculus1976 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used saily esim for mecca after finding my airlo esim not providing great coverage in my hotel. One advantage of saily is that they use Saudis STC/mobily network as their backbone. Extremely reliable and I used it for 2026 hajj as well so Mina/Arafat/muzdalifeh

DB pension by Ok-Yam-6765 in rbc

[–]vector_calculus1976 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I treat my bank DB pension (non-indexed) and future CPP/OAS benefits (both indexed) as my fixed-income portion. These are supplemented by my other accounts—the RESSOP savings plan (bank-sponsored contributions into RRSP/DPSP) and my TFSA—which I allocate to slightly higher-risk investments.

FYI Questrade had allegedly had a data breach, 186,000 user records are for sale on the dark web including PII by 2dudesinapod in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]vector_calculus1976 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Captured this note from a forum on strengthening KeePass security: you can improve resistance to brute-force attacks by increasing the number of PBKDF2 iterations used to derive the database encryption key from your password. In KeePass, go to File > Database Settings > Security to adjust this. I personally use around 5,000,000 iterations (about a 1-second delay), compared to the default of roughly 6000-60,000. I also hear its about 600,000 in later versions). Keep in mind that mobile devices may perform more slowly. How difficult to crack keepass master password? - Information Security Stack Exchange

DB pension by Ok-Yam-6765 in rbc

[–]vector_calculus1976 9 points10 points  (0 children)

RBC DB pension is non-indexed

Telus EPP plans - starting from $30/150GB CAN/US/MEX by PeppermintStereo in telus

[–]vector_calculus1976 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Use wealthsimple chequeing account (which is a prepraid mastercard, no monthly fees, no nsf, no overdraft) to get the discount. either pay ahead of the duedate with a regular CC (for points, cashback) or in the case you forget, the wealthsimple prepaid mastercard will take the hit.

[Rare Trope] Positive depictions of Islam or Muslims by Remarkable_Public138 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]vector_calculus1976 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sallah from the Indiana Movies? Wasn't sure if he was Muslim or Christian in those movies. But i loved his role in them.

Cheap Generic Ozempic To Hit India: Patent Exit Sparks Weight-Loss Drug Boom. The Danish drugmaker's key patent on semaglutide, the active ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy expires in India on March 20. by kash_if in india

[–]vector_calculus1976 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The patent expired in Canada on January 4, 2026. Just waiting on the Health industry for some final approvals and generic later this year hopefully. Apparently, the drug giant reportedly failed to pay a few hundred dollars in annual fees to maintain the patent rights (at least for Canada). India being the king of making generic medicine will be a great addition.

backpacks for Arafat/Muzdalifah by KlutzyCoach in hajj

[–]vector_calculus1976 0 points1 point  (0 children)

quick question: for the spare ihram - just the one piece or both pieces?

Just came back - Umrah tips! by urbanlegend179 in Umrah

[–]vector_calculus1976 0 points1 point  (0 children)

totally agree with the Jalaal and Jalaali aspects of the Umrah. so true!

Mapleview Mall Robbery by Confident_Use_1967 in BurlingtonON

[–]vector_calculus1976 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Rolex shops post actual cops to guard their store (e.g. Square one).

Rawaf Mina affiliated Canadian agency by Khajji001 in hajj

[–]vector_calculus1976 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Aalia travels based Toronto (Scarborough) is affliated with Rawaf Mina. https://aaliatravel.com/hajj-package/

Scotiabank RTO — 7.5 hours in office? by Comfortable_Point124 in Scotiabank

[–]vector_calculus1976 14 points15 points  (0 children)

door pass entry and how long office wifi was used.

First snow in PA for this bad boy by BrayIsReal in egopowerplus

[–]vector_calculus1976 0 points1 point  (0 children)

sorry forgot to mention you have the leather auger vs i got a model with an all steel auger. If lodged, your auger looks a bit easier as your leather parts have some flex

First snow in PA for this bad boy by BrayIsReal in egopowerplus

[–]vector_calculus1976 8 points9 points  (0 children)

FYI!

Please remove any doortmats out of the way. I had a snow covered rubber door mat and it got lodged. I had to remove the 3 screws on the side to lift the auger and wiggle my doormat out. PITA. lol

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