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> is there some advice for making the house less damp?
Now that it's colder you have unlimited dry air outside.
Do you know about the dew point? Basically the humidity you normally hear about is the 'Relative Humidity', meaning that if you change the temperature of that air the humidity value changes.
As I write this it's 5℃ out. Imagine it was 100% humidity and pouring out. Even still if you brought some of that air in and headed it to 20℃ then the humidity of that air would be 39%. As it is the humidity outside is 60%, but bringing that air in has a humidity of 24%.
So, cheapest/best way if you have it is to bring in outside air through heat recovery ventilation (air exchanger).
If you don't have one then a dehumidifer probably makes the most sense. It will generate heat, but it's the heating season anyway. (In the summer a heat-pump would be better if available because it'll throw the heat outside too).
If none of the above are available, or for a space that you're not actively heating (like an attached garage), then letting in a little outside air will help. If doing this keep an eye on a chart that shows the dew point and let in air when the dew point is lowest (like today!).
Flashfood is a good option. I’ve saved a bunch of money using it.
https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/flashfood-grocery-deals/id1187314160
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.flashfoodapp.android&hl=en_CA&gl=US
I did the Cabot Trail in late August and it is hard to go wrong with the suggestions provided by others.
If you have a clear day when you are in the North East of the Cabot trail, I would recommend you check out the white point trail:
https://www.alltrails.com/trail/canada/nova-scotia/white-point-lookout
It can be a very short in and out, but my partner and I ended up spending nearly two hours there because of the views of Aspy bay.
Whoops, I'll fix the link - one second. I guess you have to go view the default link here https://www.waze.com/en/events and then scroll over to Nova Scotia and click on the 'Flooding' event.
Oh! Almost forgot - if you're into hiking, there's a chance you're also into geocaching? If so Canada's 1st geocache is just outside of Halifax: http://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GCBBA_geocache-canadas-1st-geocache?guid=9c602896-18ba-4728-a878-eb0df941e7a8
I'm familiar with the non-availability of HT in southern VT - I took a shopping trip to the outlets in Maine and decided I'd take a detour out of my way and try and find some Heady. Left Kittery and had to go all the way to Barre to find some. How about Lawson's Finest? lol
Aftermarket warranties are not a good investment for 99% of people.
The majority of buyers never use the coverage (source). Those that do need it are roadblocked by the warranty company falsely claiming that the warranty is expired or doesn't cover the work you need (source).
Just discount the cost of the car by the cost you'd pay for a warranty, or check with Ford for a factory warranty cost.
Esther Cox was a lady from Amherst who was possed and had an exorcism performed on her by a Mikmaq medicine man and it cured her. I read a book about her.
https://www.amazon.ca/Haunted-Girl-Esther-Amherst-Mystery/dp/1551099071
I dunno if this would work for you https://www.amazon.ca/Las-Totally-Awesome-FBA_22429640222-Degreaser/dp/B007F19O8G but it will strip the chrome plating off a plastic front vent grille of a microwave... DAMHIKT.
There’s a dude in berwick who does. He’s excellent to deal with, really nice. He’s got a ton of the stuff, just ask.
Here’s his profile https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/profile/100002229428566/?ref=permalink
The Amherst Bird Sanctuary has a beautiful loop trail around a lake that is well marked, with different things to see as you go along. https://www.alltrails.com/trail/canada/nova-scotia/amherst-point-migratory-bird-sanctuary
You have more education in economics than me so I should defer to your knowledge! Having said that this is Reddit where expertise is a liability...
IMHO economics represents itself as an analytic subject - it has equations and graphs and so on - but actually it's extremely ideological. There's not much (any?) consensus on the corpus of accepted knowledge. So you have to ask yourself who's writing the textbook & what political opinions are they trying to pass off as economically justified. It's biased.
We are living in a time of neo-liberalism as being the accepted economic framework so that class you took could well have been a supporter of that point-of-view. Controlling the money supply is part of that PoV (I think). But it's not a universally accepted economic concept & MMT is one theory that disputes this obvious, simple, but wrong (according to MMT) conclusion.
Again, I'm not an expert so I might be misunderstanding the one book I read on the subject.
Big fan of Weather Underground's map.
I see a few on amazon like this: https://www.amazon.ca/Electric-Screwdriver-Adjustable-Handheld-Practical/dp/B08682KG3P
There are also USB chargeable screwdrivers that with a long enough cable you could essentially treat them like they are corded.
Consider adding a powerbank to your kit if you're worried about keeping it charged.
The inimitable Chris Rutkowski, Canada's UFO Guy on Podcast UFO last night with Martin Willis. One of the best scientific minded UFO researchers, he's been at it for decades in Canada. His new book is just out.
'Guest, Canadian UFO researcher, Chris Rutkowski comes on to discuss his latest book, Canada's UFOs: Declassified, the book touches on decades of reported sightings by military & civilians in Canada.
Check out his book here:
https://www.amazon.com/Canadas-UFOs-Declassified-Chris-Rutkowski/dp/1786771691/ref=sr\_1\_1
IBIO: Chris A. Rutkowski is a science writer who has devoted much time to investigating and studying reports of UFOs, writing about case investigations, and offering his insights into the broad UFO phenomenon.
PREVIOUS BOOKS: Visitations? (1989); Unnatural History (1993); Mysterious Manitoba, co-authored with Dave Creighton and Brian Fidler (1997); Abductions and Aliens (2000); The Canadian UFO Report , co-authored with Geoff Dittman (2006); A World of UFOs (2008), I Saw It Too! (2009) and The Big Book of UFOs (2010), When They Appeared, co-authored with Stan Michalak (2019). Rutkowski also has contributed chapters to many anthologies such as Phenomenon, Frontiers of Reality and UFO 1947-1997, a 50th anniversary review of the UFO phenomenon. He was a contributing editor of International UFO Reporter and was the editor of the Swamp Gas Journal, an occasional ufozine first published in 1978 when he was part of Decadent Winnipeg Fandom. He is a past-president of the Winnipeg Science Fiction Society and was part of the Winnipeg SF community that gathered Saturdays at the home of the legendary “first fan” Chester Cuthbert. He is also a past-president of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada - Winnipeg Centre and has degrees in science and education. Chris Rutkowski blogs at: uforum.blogspot.com He lives just outside Winnipeg.'
Something to consider is door safety shields on the hinge side. Will provide you with some peace of mind with little fingers in the house! So easy to install and once on, you don’t even notice they are there!
What is the stairway like? If it has a banister and spindles, they make adapters.
Baby Gate Guru Extra Long M8 (8mm) Stair Banister Adapter Y-Spindle Rods 2 Pack for Pressure Mounted Baby and Pet Safety Gates (8mm, Bronze) https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B07L2QBRKB/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_VSCWFBG1TJT01B3CS6CG?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
Also, where are you located? I was a nanny throughout university and grad school. And then I quit my career and opened an in home daycare. And now I’m a mom and foster mom so I could definitely help you out!
I love these...https://www.amazon.ca/Kitsch-Piece-Hair-Coil-Transparent/dp/B07BYRG1G5?ref_=ast_slp_dp&th=1&psc=1
They don't leave a crumple line in my hair when I take them out and they hold better than any elastic I've found.
If you are not vaccinated, you are legally required to isolate for ten days.
You should probably have someone buy a pulseoximeter and deliver it to you if Public Health doesn't send you one. At least you'll know when you should go to the hospital.
The first few days of self-isolation period is a good time to prepare a notice to physicians (living will) with your wishes, a power of attorney in case you end up on a vent and need someone to act on your behalf, and an inventory of bills that need to be paid, assets available if you become incapacitated etc. Also a good time to update a will, if you have one. You don't need to go to a lawyer or have it witnessed, as holographic wills have been legal in Nova Scotia for some time now.
Good luck.
My wife and I did a similar move last fall (she's from the Valley, I'm from small town Ontario, now we're in Dartmouth).
Housing aside, definitely more expensive out here for groceries and taxes, and the healthcare situation is indeed a mess. Energy is expensive as well -- no time of use rates for electricity unless you have an electric heat storage system, and oil furnaces are common (and natural gas rare). Heat pumps are popular.
Car insurance will probably be less, car maintenance probably a little more because you'll drive more and the salt is hard on cars. Gas prices are a little cheaper on average, and prices are set by a regulator.
No idea what the daycare situation is like.
I really like this website for comparing climate. There are a lot of microclimates, snow belts, etc. though.
Getting work lined up will be important if you're not bringing your jobs with you. I'm lucky in that I didn't have to change jobs and my wife is self-employed, so there were no issues with a job change vs. mortgage. If you decide to rent for a year, the rental market here is pretty tight.
We found the Ontario to Nova Scotia Facebook group to be useful, if you can look past the Facebook vibe.
(Btw, this subreddit has a bit of a reputation for being against folks coming from away, especially from Ontario. On one hand their points have something to them, on the other hand they only know the one song.)
I'm traveling up to the area in June and have been looking at places. Have you tried Air BnB? There are some fantastic places for very reasonable prices. Look at this place near St. Peters. 3 bedroom house near water. $1710 for your whole 21 day stay.
Well he's right here in front of those 6 cottages along the beach. I'd recommend going for July first if you can book it up early enough. It's a great time and they have a pretty good fireworks show for a town of 500ish.
If the owner if the building has an exclusivity contract with a service provider, you are pretty much stuck using that provider, or moving.
You can get creative and work out a deal with someone in a neighbouring building to put in your connection od choice and connect to it via Wi-Fi.
You can use a cellular plan for connectivity.
As for "forcing" a provider to give you higher speed, all you can do is constantly report issues to them and try and get them to fix it to your satisfaction. Also read your contract with them carefully, there are usually all kinds of provisions about what they are responsible for providing.
Also check your connection speed on a site like https://www.speedtest.net/
Do it from a wired connection if possible to bypass any wireless limitations, and post the results here so we, as a community, have a better idea of how poor your connection is.
Yepp. It's not a question of if, but when the next one happens. If we continue to do utterly irresponsible things like putting 12,000 birds in one building. These are literally incubators of disease.
A good book:
'Big Farms Make Big Flu: Dispatches on Influenza, Agribusiness, and the Nature of Science'
https://www.amazon.ca/Big-Farms-Make-Flu-Agribusiness/dp/1583675892/ref=sr\_1\_1
Yes as a high for the month. According to this https://www.accuweather.com/en/ca/cape-breton-highlands-national-park/b0e/january-weather/3554690?year=2020
It hit +11 on 01/11/2020, +8 on 01/17/2021, +10 on 02/06/2021. Winters here aren’t even close to many other provinces in Canada.
I work for US company remotely.
Taxes are quite long and sad story, but I don't think we have exactly the same situation. If you live in US, your company probably already paying US tax on your behalf, which isn't the case for me. But if your employer just sends you gross sums and taxes is your own headache, than here is my story.
I have quite bad experience with tax advisers (first time that cost me $500 for the job and I've paid extra $6000 which I shouldn't for tax, the second time with another firm that cost me $600, this time their mistakes doesn't hit me that much, but still, there was some back and forth with CRA, so I will not publish any particular tax fillers or accountants recommendations)
Just remember to pay contributions to Canada Pension Plan. You'll be eligible to deduct a percentage of your rent and some of the utilities. Percentage is determined by how much space your home office place took of your apartments/house. So take the biggest room.
TLDR: $20 on turbotax did the job as good as $600 accountant. But that's my experience, you might get completely different one especially if you have to avoid double taxation.
One more thing, currency exchange: there are transferwise.com xe.com and lot's of other services which offers better rate (just check that your exchange rate gain covers wire fee). I use transferwise, the easiest way to send money was RBC-US dollar acc. They can open you acc in RBC-US from here, that works better with online conversion services bc you'll have US ABA code for the acc. That probably doesn't apply to you, I think you already have US acc.
US phone number, it's up to you, mobile data is expensive here, but it's not cheap in US too.
Best camping experience of my life is Polletts Cove. It's a tough hike in, but when you get to the cove there are wild horses and a serene valley with a stream right to the ocean.
Are you traveling solo or with company? aside from your pooch of course!
Pollet's Cove might be the place to hit up for an almost other worldly experience if you're looking for a place for self reflextion and to just get out. It's a long hike (3 - 4 hours) in and the first 45mins is what will break your will to go on. But the cove is a beautiful sight with an excellent beach front, fresh water stream, and tame wild horses. People bring their dogs in all the time, though probably best to keep'em away from the horses. There will likely be other campers with their dog in the area too. You'll want to spend at least a day to hike in and at least a day to hike out. No camping fees either.
The area is at the west end of the Highland National Park mid Cabot Trail in Cape Breton so even if you're not sure about coming all this way just to go to the woods, you've still got tons of options in the area for things to see and do.
In Cape Breton you can hike in to Polletts Cove and camp with the horses. They may try to eat or stomp your tent though. And another beautiful spot if you're into backpacking is Kenomee Canyon Trail
I would suggest taking a look at Unity. Looks like Smartfox Server is compatible with it, plus it will allow you to make your game cross platform. They even have some pre-built trading card making kits, but even if you don't want one of those, just google unity card game tutorial which gives a bunch of samples.
I had a timer installed on mine and the difference was incredible.
weather:
https://darksky.net/forecast/46.1381,-60.1947/ca12/en
you can use the 'time machine' to go back to various times to see the temps etc.... i dont know what temps you are used to so hard to say when you will need winter gear or not... we have a friend from south africa here that complains about how cold it is some days in october/november... i personally wear shorts until first snow fall sticks.. which could be in december depending where you live
internet speeds will be fine in sydney if you are in the city, internet is mostly shit when it comes to anywhere that isnt in a city, but that is slowly being addressed with some of the new developns projects in the next 2 years as well as starlink
Actually forgot there is a web version! Since this is just a chat bot running on the xmpp network you can use any client you like. Here is a web client you could use.
Also, worth noting here, all the apps and the protocol used are open source including this web app.
I have a rooftop tent and have a lot of luck with beach or trail parking lots. I usually scope them out on google maps before hand.
I have slept in the SUV before and I really recommend these for your windows even though bugs aren't problem this time of year it still adds some venting in the car without a totally open window.
For android, I use a widget called Shortcut Image
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.windbellrrr.widget.shortcutimage
I use this to save screenshots of things like my PC Optimum barcode, other product specific barcodes, etc.
It creates a shortcut to the image, and the shortcut is the image for quick and easy reference.
There’s a book about the Goler clan called On South Mountain: The Dark Secrets of the Goler Clan.
It’s a hard, hard read…the shit that went on up there is incomprehensible.
I work in IT and quite frequently work with LTE internet.
I would always recommend getting your own sim card modem and an outdoor directional antenna you can point at the tower. It's a relatively small investment that would pay off. You don't want something omnidirectional or an indoor antenna, it will be flaky and prone to interference.
Looking at that package, the modem they include is a pretty good deal and has external antenna ports, so I would pair it with this: https://www.amazon.ca/ELECTRONICS-WSN314411-Wideband-Directional-Antenna/dp/B00J14YEHQ/ref=sr_1_35?dchild=1&keywords=external+antenna+lte+directional&qid=1609338050&sr=8-35
and whatever length cable you will need.
LTE internet when setup properly works great, the downfall is data caps/throttling by the providers.
I work in IT and quite frequently work with LTE internet.
I would always recommend getting your own sim card modem and a directional antenna you can point at the tower. It's a relatively small investment that would pay off. You don't want something omnidirectional or an indoor antenna, it will be flaky and prone to interference.
Looking at that package, the modem they include is a pretty good deal has external antenna ports, so I would pair it with this: https://www.amazon.ca/ELECTRONICS-WSN314411-Wideband-Directional-Antenna/dp/B00J14YEHQ/ref=sr_1_35?dchild=1&keywords=external+antenna+lte+directional&qid=1609338050&sr=8-35
and whatever length cable you will need.
Send it in a resealable container via the mail
I didn't even have to search for it on Google Play, there was a pop up for it as soon as I opened the app. That's convenient.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ca.gc.hcsc.canada.stopcovid
I recommend this: https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B075DS4H4Y/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
It's as important as a backpack or tent when you're backpacking/camping/hiking. It weighs 20 grams.
I use a great Android app called Canada Topo Maps, which is free for the basic version. It has several different layers available, including the 1:50000 CanTopo topographic map. I paid a bit for the version that allows maps to be downloaded and stored locally, which is handy for when I go off the grid in places like the Cape Breton Highlands.
Aside from that, I believe the map store on the waterfront (Maps & More) has a wide selection of topos.