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Amazon. You will get your item in 2 days, don’t have to leave the house.

I got the one below (first link) and the extras have been very useful.

If you just want the screwdriver, check out the second link.

I know it’s not the bits but I hope this helps.

Vastar 17Pcs Triwing Screwdriver Set for Nintendo - Full Professional Screwdriver Bit Repair Tool Kit with S2 Steel for Nintendo New 3DS/2DS XL/NES/SNES Classic (2017)/Nintendo NDS/NDS https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B07RSR5V25/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_i_M3YQ9MT416B5M0W1NKQC

oGoDeal Y Screwdriver for Switch,Y Tip 1.5 Y00 Triwing Tri Point Screwdriver Set Tool Kit for Switch Joy-Con Controller Repair and Samsung Gear S3 Frontier Screwdriver https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B07Q8QDBY7/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_i_NK456GVB586PB0V55GRR

I believe all ISPs are obligated to forward the notices they get from copyright holders. But all the notice is saying is "this IP address was caught downloading this". They don't even know who you are at that point, so they are just a warning. I know lately HBO has been heavily sending them out.

If you're concerned, purchase a VPN. I use Private Internet Access and it's great. like $3.33/month, and I never need to worry about torrenting again, plus I get easy access to US Netflix as a bonus. I also have an ASUS router, that with some modified firmware, allows me to configure the VPN right in the router, so it's always connected and applies to all devices in the house. So even my chromecast and phones can access US netflix.

As another note, if you're thinking of Cogeco, get start.ca instead. They resell cogeco so it's the same thing, but way cheaper, and much higher bandwidth (with options for unlimited). I've got 300gb cap with 30 down/10 up for $50. Cogeco doesn't have anything that good

Area around Sherwood Park, it is along the Centennial Bikeway which goes from Burloak to Downtown Burlington.

Also, where is a good place to get some decent rollerblades? It has been more than 2 decades since I skated, and I kinda want to get back into the hobby.

Not really. In order to get away from light pollution, you need to get much further away from the lights than you can see them. Light pollution is caused by the light going upwards and hitting dust particles in the atmosphere, causing the stars to fade.

Light pollution from a city can affect the sky from over 100 miles away.

https://www.accuweather.com/en/space-news/how-light-pollution-dimmed-the-stars-across-the-globe/333314#:~:text=The%20light%20pollution%20generated%20by,and%20the%20moon%20to%20onlookers.

I'm on the 500 package, with ethernet in the basement with router on the main floor I get easy 100 dl speed, with the mesh wifi in the basement I got about 90 dl speed and without either of those, just wifi to the router in the basement I'll get 5-10 dl speed only. And assuming you mean the link for the mesh it's these - https://www.amazon.ca/TP-Link-Deco-Whole-Home-System/dp/B07PFQZB8H/ref=asc_df_B07PFQZB8H/?tag=googlemobshop-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=341795557422&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=3128003129123957026&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&h...

Getting a dashcam is good advice but $250 is almost twice what you need.

https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B07SRQH4R7/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_glt_i_77P2WC1FW8R56H29A5MH

I've had an older version of this dashcam for years with no issues. Whatever brand you get, just find something that uses capacitors instead of batteries unless you never park in the sun. Summer heat will cook your dashcam batteries and kill them quickly.

Sharp Knife Shop in Hamilton is great. Bit of a drive but the owner is obsessed with the craft and does a fantastic job, and even teaches sharpening classes.

If you are going to going to get them sharpened elsewhere, I would check with how they do it. A lot of places will use machines or big spinning grinders. Which can be fine if the user knows what they are doing, but a lot of places are staffed by your average worker that doesn't have any real training there. If sharpened incorrectly on these style machines the blade can get too hot and lost it's temper. This essentially means it will never hold an edge long term ever again. This is especially important with expensive knives.

Or as others have mentioned, it's not that hard to learn to do yourself. A double sided stone like this is all you really need.

That's what I have been doing as well thank you so much that really means alot.

This is what the case looks like if you need a reference image.

https://www.amazon.ca/AmazonBasics-Vault-Nintendo-Switch-Black/dp/B07348551R/ref=sr_1_7?crid=3JO3C6MRHC2AJ&keywords=amazon+basics+hard+case+for+nintendo+switch&qid=1663356749&sprefix=amazon+basics+hard+case+for+nintendo+switch+%2Caps%2C101&sr=8-7

Home Depot tool rental (as others already mentioned) or $150 for this Hoover https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B01KIMOEW4?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share. It’s worth the money if you think you might want to use it more than once.

https://www.amazon.ca/SmartSign-Absolutely-Soliciting-Exceptions-Two-Sided/dp/B07J14V3R2/ref=pd\_day0fbt\_img\_1/143-0452847-0102814?pd\_rd\_w=uyaQG&pf\_rd\_p=acc65436-fc4e-45ed-98e6-1cea96557795&pf\_rd\_r=F7JK4TEF1ENP0T7QZGSZ&pd\_rd\_...

They're doing huge traffic throttling. Unless you wanna dump them, pick up express VPN or something similar to obscure your traffic. Their equipment won't throttle it if they can't detect that you're using netflix or other streaming.

They're coy as hell about it, burying any mention of traffic shaping, swearing to god in chat or on the phone that they totally aren't throttling, while, any idiot can prove with a few simple tests that they are absolutely throttling. They're smart enough to bullshit you but by, when they work, preferentially NOT throttling speedtest.net and a few of the other test services, strictly so they can BS you and say your service is fine.

Use fast.com to test, which is backed by Netflix and watch the bandwith you pay for drop down into the single digits.

I'm hanging on for a few months as my co-op is negotiating a bulk package with either rogers or bell. I don't care anymore but calling to cancel CIK will be one of the best feelings ever.

I've never dealt with a scummier provider in my life, ever. They're hot garbage.

It looks like it's not going to actually start snowing until about 9am and Oakville should only have about 2cm by noon, so you should be good. The heavy stuff is going to start at 1pm and then up to a healthy 25cm+ for the day.

https://www.windy.com/43.447/-79.667?rain,2019-02-12-15,42.991,-79.667,8,m:eRzadWo

so for the devices like the google mesh stuff, or the Unifi UAP-AC-M ( though I think they recently updated their lines info is here https://unifi-network.ui.com/wi-fi

They have two options for uplink ( getting the internet signal for them to broadcast ). You can wire all the Access Points up directly to a switch or you can use their (usually) built in extra antenna who's sole purpose it is to receive a signal from another antenna and have the uplink be wireless, which is what meshing is.

in the case of the unifi stuff, you would take a cable from your router, and put it into the first access point, then you'd tell the next access point to connect to the first access point for it's signal.

I've never used the google stuff, but I assume it's similar.

Changing the cable as other suggested is probably the best idea.

If not, you have to know someone that knows how to strip a wire. Just order something like this. Pretty simple stuff. Tells you what colors go where. https://www.amazon.com/Adapter-signals-Terminal-Breakout-Connector/dp/B01CU9SHOO/ref=mp_s_a_1_2_sspa?dchild=1&keywords=hdmi+repair+kit&qid=1617248886&sr=8-2-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEyS0NCMVNPTTVVUVc2JmVuY3J5c...

I’ve only ever found them online, I use Amazon. They’re expensive, but if you have a craving, it’s an option.

Arnott's Tim Tam Original 7oz (200g) https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B002KRVSNY/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_R8KWDb4TMTWH2