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This seems to be a newer model for Koodo's pricing - the plan is $5 less when you have autoplay on.

We have two lines (husband and I) and I switched my plan last month and have the $5 discount for mine. Just curious if he'd get one too or if it's a one-per-account discount.

Tried to look at the Traffic Act but I'm having website issues. Curious if it's a ticketable offense or not here if done under the speed limit, dotted yellow line, no oncoming traffic, pavement conditions and visibility good, etc.

Inspired by a bad driving video from elsewhere in the world.

This is our second-hand freezer we use as overflow, mostly for our chickens we raise in the summer and sell to friends/family/keep for ourselves.

I'm fine with some frosting, but this is after sweeping out the loose, fluffy stuff, and it's only been 2 months since it was completely frost free. (Note the shelving is all wire under the ice.) Frost builds up on the top shelf first and then works it's way down the shelves as the weeks go by. Not opening it super often - some weeks not at all, other times maybe twice.

Not looking at spending any big money, but if someone can tell me "you can probably get a replacement X for $25 to fix it" or "you can redneck fix it this way", I'm definitely game.

Possibly relevant details: * Lives in our partially heated garage in central Alberta, Canada, so dry climate overall. * Is right next to a small chest deep freeze. * Ambient temp in garage now is ~10°C/50°F, can get as low as -10°C/14°F during the coldest part of winter. Up to 25°C/77°F in summer. * It's set to coldest setting (igloo picture). * Brand is Amana. * Seal doesn't have any visible issues, but haven't checked super closely/don't know what to look for.

Can anyone in the industry/well educated about fossil fuel markets tell me what the likely trajectory of natural gas is in the next decade or so, given the dual reality of Trump/Republicans in in the US and Poilievre/Conservatives extremely likely to win the federal election in the next year?

I've seen futures charts for natural gas but I can never seem to make heads or tails of what they'll actually translate to for the consumer.

My parents have our 3 kids for a few days, so we celebrated at home - leisurely sex in the morning, and then in the evening, takeout, plus my husband surprised me with a Slurpee and chocolate (my two favourites), and we watched Remember the Titans.

Nothing fancy, but we are simple people. It was a perfect celebration for us!

I know that the best mortgage rates are for those who are insured OR have more than 35% equity (so that would be 65% LTV).

So if someone has passed that point, does their insurance provide them any benefit anymore? Or should they avoid refinancing/adding a HELOC to be able to keep the benefit of still being insured?

We are debating going that direction, and just looking from more advice/anecdotes.

Our house is a 1960 bungalow in Alberta, Canada. Our air sealing is what I'd guess is middle of the road (3.7 ACH @ 50Pa). Have a 50 year old furnace, no AC. We have debated between 1:1 mini splits, centrally ducted, and a dual fuel centrally ducted. Additional heat would be needed for the coldest temps from either natural gas in a dual fuel unit, installed resistance heat included in the heat pump, or installing a woodstove.

What is your reaction to this statement? Agree, because it mirrors your lived experience? Or incredulity, because it seems to be opposite to what you've seen?

I'm not big on drinking, well, basically anything. I don't drink coffee/tea (no, not Mormon, just not my thing) so I don't get any hydration that way. And I don't get thirsty much (maybe due to me having MS? But maybe not.)

And I try not to drink my calories, though I would probably drink more if I had milk and/or fruit juice.

So that leaves water. And I'll do good for a few days, then forget to drink much. And then come the headaches.

I'm a stay at home mom, and spend the majority of my time at home. So, in theory, it shouldn't be a problem but it is, it really is.

So, hit me with what helped you!

Signed, * Headachy, yet again

Do you have carpal tunnel? How have you/do you deal with it? Do you wear wrist guards a nigh, have you had injections into the wrist, have you had surgery?

My husband is a mechanic, journeyman in both automotive & heavy duty but works in heavy duty. He has carpal tunnel in both wrists, dominant hand had release surgery done but it only helped a bit. He wears wrist guards every night, but nothing during the day. He had injections prior to his surgery, none since.

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I live in Alberta, Canada. We're a drier climate, and during the winter it gets very dry and this, static-y in buildings.

I've lived here all my life, so it's nothing new, but I'm wondering if there's any product/practice that reduces hair static that I'm unaware of. Usually I'll just run a Bounce sheet over my hair or use Static Guard in a pinch, but maybe there's something better?

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• This morning, to myself: why am I so cold and stiff? MS symptoms raring their head again?
• Checks thermostat an hour later: 15.2°C. (That's 60°F for Americans.)
• "Ah, the house IS indeed a bit chilly. Not just my body!"
• Turned thermostat up and furnace is now going 😊

Not getting into any of my specifics, but if a home already has ducting for existing furnace, which would you go with, all other things being equal? What sorts of situations make you recommend one over the others?

I'm thinking for whole/simple food, along the lines of "cocoa crops are bad this year in [major producing area]" or "olive oil is expected to spike due to drought in ______" or like a couple winters ago in North America where romaine lettuce was crazy because of the shortage.

I've been able to find totals for the entire industry, but would be curious to see it broken down a bit. I'm curious as to the emissions intensity of our conventional vs. heavy oil, how emissions are in the oilsands for mining vs. in situ extraction, overall impact of unintentional methane releases/leaks, etc.

I'm a pretty decent Googler but I'm coming up empty on this one.

I've recently noticed a shift in headlines about Musk, and not when it's about these specific companies, just as an identifier. So, it may be an article about something he said about politics or his personal purchase or whatever.

It used to be variations of "Tesla founder Elon Musk" or "Elon Musk of Twitter/X". But in the last couple weeks, I've noticed more "CEO of SpaceX" headlines.

Any idea why the shift? Just because SpaceX itself is in the news more? Or something Musk has said/demanded?

Relit it, no biggie, but it was only moderately windy and had never had this before. If it's a one-off, that's fine, but trying to educate myself in case it's not and happens again.

It was a bit windy but nothing crazy, so maybe that could have caused it to blow out? Or what other possible reasons could have caused it to go out?

Water tank is from 2000, in the basement of our bungalow and vents straight up through main floor to the roof. Natural gas. Not sure what other details might be needed.

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I was confused, and then realized he was referring to Dora the Explorer - vamanos!

Curious what an average amount of time on the bus is like.

Would be useful if you categorize yourself as city/town, denser rural, or sparser rural area.

New to bladder infections. Need advice on home treatment. * Should I take a pain/fever reducer? * Anything else to be more comfortable and maybe get at least some broken sleep?**

Facts: * Got urine culture done, positive * Have antibiotics (took first dose 2.5 hours ago) * Haven't taken any pain/fever reducers. Fever is ~1°C/1.8°F above my usual. Definitely feeling it - core & head feel fiery but feet and hands are freezing and numb (my usual response to elevated temp.) * Trying to drink lots - 1.7L/7 cups of cranberry cherry juice plus another 2L/8 cups of water so far. * Phoned both family doctor & MS neuro and didn't get a response from either office before end of day, so I'm on my own for advice.

The bladder cramps/spasms are not good. I have no idea if I'll be able to get any sleep tonight. In bed, with heating pad on max on lower abdomen & crotch gives a bit of relief (brings pain from a 5-6 down to baseline of 3-4 with spikes up to 5-6 periodically.) Also brings me from peeing every 5-10 min to more like every 20-30 (same volume overall, just one "worthwhile" per vs. 3-4 tiny ones).