healthetank

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[–] healthetank 9 points 12 hours ago (4 children)

Literally none of the "build more houses" they've attempted so far has succeeded on provincial, municipal, or federal levels. We have significant bottlenecks that cannot be addressed in any short period of time, so limiting the incoming strain into the system WHILE also building more houses is the only realistic path.

[–] healthetank 3 points 1 week ago

But it's totally Musk's company, and he's super efficient, so his company is OBVIOUSLY sitting on millions of dollars of rebates from months of sales without collecting. That's peak efficiency.

I find it hard to believe that they had THIS much of a backlog. The article says only 1400 Canadian employees - thats a lot of money for a subsidiary that small, and means, on average, there was 7 backlogged cars for each employee.

[–] healthetank 3 points 1 week ago

Wood is much cheaper than concrete block, and is much faster to build with. A standard house wall, say 20ft long and 8 ft high (1 storey) would require approximately 20 2x6 and 4 sheets of plywood. Thats approximately $220 in materials at big box store prices (so much less for builders). In comparison, just the blocks for the cinder block wall (8"x16") are $900, plus mortar.

To cut studs, nail, raise the wall, and add plywood is a two man job for ~2-4hrs, assuming no windows or doors. That is easily a job for a few days if you use cinder blocks.

[–] healthetank 2 points 3 weeks ago

I'm surprised not to see anyone touch on it, but the 1% cut is ~$400/yr per person, and the 2.25% is ~$900 a year. That should be enough to offset the impact of the tariffs for the first little while, with more targeted help available still.

I'd like to see a balance of increasing tax rates on the upper brackets to balance the difference, but that might be a bit optimistic to hope for.

[–] healthetank 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

This came from Age of Empires, where priests could heal units by shaking incense/holy water over them, including ones that didn't make sense like trebuchets or seige rams.

[–] healthetank 1 points 1 month ago

Lmao, that's your response to not reading the article before commenting? Talk about clowns.....

[–] healthetank 1 points 1 month ago

Why does each candidate need to represent a riding? Have the ridings each have their own representative for local issues, and then have the extra MPs represent the country as a whole.

[–] healthetank 20 points 1 month ago

Stop making threats against Canada's sovereignty more clear for you?

[–] healthetank 10 points 1 month ago

Unfortunately it was planned long before. They started their trip I. january. Also bringing the sub over for us to look at as we're possibly buying some. https://www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nova-scotia/article/french-nuclear-submarine-visiting-halifax/

[–] healthetank 7 points 1 month ago

The key part is the majority of ballots cast. Beyond the benefits of MMPR (of which I am fully on board for), we still had a sub 50% voter turnout. If literally half of ontarians can't be bothered to vote, they're agreeing to everything else. I place responsibility for trump with those who voted for him and those who didn't vote - it's the same in this case.

 

Not really a fan of how they've portrayed Ford, avoiding talking about his significant backlashes, or the record low voter turnout to all his elections, but I suppose Ontario has given our approval to him, one way or another.

[–] healthetank 69 points 1 month ago (10 children)

Something also not touched on in the article is the HUGE number of ukrainians we have in our country, particularly in the praries. We're ranked in the top 3 for ukrianians/Ukraine heritage, below Ukraine and Russia.

I'd argue most Canadians are pretty pro-Ukraine, and the US wiffle-waffling on that as well stings deep.

[–] healthetank 2 points 1 month ago

Let me know if there's more nuance I missed! It's been a while since I looked into it.

 

Hi All,

I'm going to be moving soon from an outbuilding on a family property with plenty of space, gardens, and a clean creek into renting a 3-storey condo- style townhome in a small city 30mins away. There is no yard space, though I do have a small balcony.

What are some of the key preps that you all have or would recommend for a place like this? I have a number of things at my current house that I'll bring - mainly 1+week of food/water stores, but you never know what you don't know, so I'd appreciate input from anyone with other thoughts or ideas of things I should get.

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Basic Bike Maintenance (self.bicycles)
submitted 2 years ago by healthetank to c/bicycles
 

I've been biking for a number of years, primarily single track XC or gravel riding. I do adventure racing, which is incredibly tough on the bikes, but am hoping to improve my bike life.

What are some of the important bike maintenance things that you all do?

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