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I have come to the realization that humans are the only creatures on the planet that are teaching their offspring to be dumber than previous generations. Call it Darwin's principle in reverse or nanny state. It explains everything except why.

If keeping them in a conversation keeps them being treated more humanely, do what ever you can.

My 4 X 4 posts were set in concrete without sono tubes. The drilled holes taper towards the bottom making the concrete carrot shaped. Some posts are OK but others popped. The posts were set on the property line but the holes weren't laser located so the concrete doesn't encase them all the...

I've been going through a middle ear issue that has become a PITA. My GP said my drums were OK but I had some wax. A flush isn't covered by OHIP so off to an ear clinic @ $45 per ear. Little improvement. Since it's hardly a life or death matter, I bounced around but finally got an appointment...

Re the posts: Option 1 is the traditional and very solid method but could be a problem if the posts rot off at the base in 20 years. Will you be there? Option 2 is more serviceable with a bracket holding the bottom of the post. However the law of leverage goes against sturdiness. Does Hydro do...

He's taking notes from the prosperity preachers. Take a world event and blame it for the mess but don't let your taxes or tithes come in late.

Not to mention subscriptions and their kin. What does the internet really cost you? In the world of Leave it to Beaver the Cleaver's total communication bill for the month would have likely been $35.00 for the rotary phone for the whole family. Now it would be ~$200 a month for four cells and...

FWIW I use a outer to cut patterns in aluminum sheets. 6mm could be a challenge.

One I got the story on was a babe stopping at the card reader to swipe herself in. She stopped too far from the reader and opened her door to better swipe. She left the car in gear, her foot slipped of the brake, the car jolted ahead with the door hitting the reader post. The door swung back...

It doesn't help if they come in with Toronto attitude. A person buys a scrap of dirt and suddenly they're a land baron.

Been there 30 years so probably ahead on dollars with not paying rent as icing. Just a warning for anyone assuming a property lottery win.

A friend just sold their place in rural Quebec after 14 months. Listed for $500K went through several large drops while paying vacant house insurance, heat and taxes. The buyer had a 50+ page survey outlining ~$80K in deficiencies so cash in pocket ~$300K. OUCH. Moved into rental so bearable...

Do commercial drivers have their licences fingerprinted? There's a con game going and we need more accountability as to who the driver really is. My cell phone can read my thumb print so could a print reader connect to a central registry? Sort of like ALPR for thumbs.

A guy tried that at our covered slip marina and the fumes carried down the finger faster than than he could finish. One spark at the right time and place and the whole finger goes up in smoke faster than a boat can be moved. Same marina, different time and unrelated to fueling, A boat caught...

I like the Islanders, having met a few. They add character to the place. Instead the masses want to turn the island into a plot of land with all the charm of a sod farm. The ne'er do wells at the foot of Spadina don't want the airport at all, never mind jets. Jet air ambulances are allowed IIRC.

FWIW a neighbour was a draftsman for the province and said most of this stuff is planned out many decades in advance. Land acquisition is a massive part of the poker game. It's a bit like forestry. You plant walnut trees for future generations. Properly run, the corporation is gets older but...

The curse of tomatoes, all at once then nothing but plastic ones.

That's Amazon for you. You order a new shed and they ship you the wrong thing. Rather than deal with the return shipping they tell you to keep it free of charge.

It depends on how long Trump's wars last and that depends on how long Trump needs a diversion from Epstein Island. Long lasting gas price hikes have in past times made boat shows look like aluminum forests with few gas burners on site. Then the flock realizes how much one needs to really know...

Typically, I spent more on gas getting to and from the marina than I did boating. Will people cut back or just apply for a higher CC limit? Tough question when the cottage is deeper in the water than the boat.