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Lol people fall for catfishes? If anyone has done dating apps, they know them all too well.

The thing is they're sooooo obvious. How do adults get caught up in catfishing?

Like, try facetiming a few times...try meeting them before you send them even $2 lol.

People...
 
What a crazy dump of snow! This was a doozie. Tried my battery blowers and I have to say, they are pretty good, but no match to the gas blowers. Its nice that you don't have gas to buy and you do not smell like gas, but the battery blower will at times shut down, go in limp mode if the machine is taking in too much snow. I am not crazy about it. At times yesterday, I was wondering why the hell I made the switch to battery.
 
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jbeck5 said:
Lol people fall for catfishes? If anyone has done dating apps, they know them all too well.

The thing is they're sooooo obvious. How do adults get caught up in catfishing?

Like, try facetiming a few times...try meeting them before you send them even $2 lol.

People...
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Crazy

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Growing Degree Days (10°C) - Annual data for Ottawa (Kanata - Orléans)

Chart and data: Growing Degree Days (10°C) - Annual data (25 years) for Ottawa (Kanata - Orléans) for Ottawa (Kanata - Orléans), Ontario, Canada
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fascinating site, you can see all sorts of data. what is clear? Nature like the end sum to be ZERO.

effectively, our yearly temperature is relatively unchanged the last 20 years.

And so, a hot June, July, August and September. Pretty much guarantees a cold, December, January, February and March.

A dry June to September, pretty much guarantees rain before and after and heavy snow.. Heavy rain in non-snow months, guarantees low snow in winter.

Ottawa winter is on a 6 year cycle. Once every 6 years, we get the winter from hell (Temperature wise only). The mid point (year 3) is coldish.

Years 2 and 3 are one of Mild and medium. With no pattern. a Harsh winter can be preceded by a mild winter and then followed by a mild. Once that occurs then a medium must be before and after the mild.

Snow is governed by rain April to November and April to November of the following year. It makes snow prediction difficult.


So the 2025-2026 winter will be... either mild or medium, temperature wise. No "real" idea of what snow will look like.
The 2026-2027 winter will be mild or medium, and opposite of what the 2025-2026 winter will be... And again, no "real" idea of what snow will look like.

The small indicator for snow. if it rains like heck, April to November, low snow in the following winter.

Heavy snow December to March, does not guarantee a dry April to November. It does make it a tad more likely.
Heavy cold December to March, does not guarantee a warm/hot summer, but make it more likely.

Mother nature is far more predictable than we assume.

Invest in electric energy stocks this summer and next. Move to gas in the winter of 2027-2028.
 
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What a crazy dump of snow! This was a doozie. Tried my battery blowers and I have to say, they are pretty good, but no match to the gas blowers. Its nice that you don't have gas to buy and you do not smell like gas, but the battery blower will at times shut down, go in limp mode if the machine is taking in too much snow. I am not crazy about it. At times yesterday, I was wondering why the hell I made the switch to battery.
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Which e-snowblower do you have?

I was thinking of switching from my 27 inch gas snow thrower to an EGO battery powered model.
 
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Feels like there were a lot more awesome cars back then. Friday nights at Mister Donut there would be some wild machines out. Now in the antique car shows, but they dont seem to make 'em like that anymore. I guess because they wouldnt pass regulations.
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When you look under the hood today, everything is so crammed in there is no room to work. :)

There was a lot more space under the hood in the old days. I burnt my hand replacing spark plugs, points, condenser, cap, etc. and doing engine timing with a timing light. :)

I don't do that anymore.
 
I'll ask this here since it's probably my best bet with Ottawa having a lot of high tech and also government workers.

Maybe someone with know software knowledge could answer.

So before I get anyone talking about time wasting, we had instructions of what we're allowed to use our devices for, and apparently reading articles and forums on our two 15 min breaks or on our lunch break is allowed.

So whenever I do use the laptop on my breaks to read this forum, I notice there's quite a delay.

So on the work laptop, it will show the most recent post posted 2 mins ago...no matter how many times I refresh. But if I go on my phone, that particular post was posted like 54 minutes ago, and there are 8 newer posts since.

And it doesn't update only at a delayed rate, but also in bunches.

I can refresh every minute for 20 minutes and nothing will change. Then all of a sudden on the 21st attempt, it will load up a 30 min segment of posts.

Is this a gov admin setting? Why doesn't it seem to take affect on any other website or forum because I see updates instantly on Reddit for example.

Is it a website setting? How would I change that?

Any idea what is going on? It's not the end of the world, but I'm very curious.

I've never heard of a setting where you can delay inputs for a while and release 30 min segments an hour after the fact from specific websites.

I probably won't see this comment on the work laptop until 30-60 mins from now, and it will say it was recently posted lol
 
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I'll ask this here since it's probably my best bet with Ottawa having a lot of high tech and also government workers.

Maybe someone with know software knowledge could answer.

So before I get anyone talking about time wasting, we had instructions of what we're allowed to use our devices for, and apparently reading articles and forums on our two 15 min breaks or on our lunch break is allowed.

So whenever I do use the laptop on my breaks to read this forum, I notice there's quite a delay.

So on the work laptop, it will show the most recent post posted 2 mins ago...no matter how many times I refresh. But if I go on my phone, that particular post was posted like 54 minutes ago, and there are 8 newer posts since.

And it doesn't update only at a delayed rate, but also in bunches.

I can refresh every minute for 20 minutes and nothing will change. Then all of a sudden on the 21st attempt, it will load up a 30 min segment of posts.

Is this a gov admin setting? Why doesn't it seem to take affect on any other website or forum because I see updates instantly on Reddit for example.

Is it a website setting? How would I change that?

Any idea what is going on? It's not the end of the world, but I'm very curious.

I've never heard of a setting where you can delay inputs for a while and release 30 min segments an hour after the fact from specific websites.

I probably won't see this comment on the work laptop until 30-60 mins from now, and it will say it was recently posted lol
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My best guess would be something to do with caching elements of site pages for efficiency purposes. What browser are you using, do you have the same issue across all browsers? You could try clearing your browsing data and see it that results in you getting an updated refresh. I think holding Shift and hitting F5 will also force a full reload of all elements, so you could try that.
 
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jbeck5 said:
I'll ask this here since it's probably my best bet with Ottawa having a lot of high tech and also government workers.

Maybe someone with know software knowledge could answer.

So before I get anyone talking about time wasting, we had instructions of what we're allowed to use our devices for, and apparently reading articles and forums on our two 15 min breaks or on our lunch break is allowed.

So whenever I do use the laptop on my breaks to read this forum, I notice there's quite a delay.
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Are you logging in on your laptop? I believe users who aren't logged in here have the posts delayed
 
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Are you logging in on your laptop? I believe users who aren't logged in here have the posts delayed
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Huh, I did not know that,

I just opened two browsers, one logged in and the other not, and the one not logged in shows your post as the most recent post from 1 min ago, while the one that is logged in shows Jbeck's response, and both being 10 and 7 mins old respectively.

That seems to align perfectly.
 
I have been watching the Tour of the UAE (Bike race).Dubai Sports is the only live coverage.

My Arabic is poor, and the people of the Khaleege speak a dialect closer to the Badou, than to the Arabic spoken in the Western parts of the Arab world. And so I only understand about 50%.

The broadcast is nothing more than an ode to teh ruling families of the UAE. Nothing more than propaganda as to how noble they are. How they have done these great things. And every damn structure is named after them!

unreal!

And then we see rubble in Gaza, rubble in the West bank, rubble in Lebanon, rubble in Syria. Arabs strewn throughout the world as refugees and second class citizens.

In case you Westerners are confused, its too bad you don't understand Arabic. All you have to do is tune into Dubai Sports and you would never have any questions again.

It is nice to know the sun shines out of the UAE Emir's asses.

Ditto for Qatar when you watch their media, Bahrain, Oman, Saudi and the other 10 Arab nations. Sun shining out of asses and dead Arabs.
 
Beech said:
I have been watching the Tour of the UAE (Bike race).Dubai Sports is the only live coverage.

My Arabic is poor, and the people of the Khaleege speak a dialect closer to the Badou, than to the Arabic spoken in the Western parts of the Arab world. And so I only understand about 50%.

The broadcast is nothing more than an ode to teh ruling families of the UAE. Nothing more than propaganda as to how noble they are. How they have done these great things. And every damn structure is named after them!

unreal!

And then we see rubble in Gaza, rubble in the West bank, rubble in Lebanon, rubble in Syria. Arabs strewn throughout the world as refugees and second class citizens.

In case you Westerners are confused, its too bad you don't understand Arabic. All you have to do is tune into Dubai Sports and you would never have any questions again.

It is nice to know the sun shines out of the UAE Emir's asses.

Ditto for Qatar when you watch their media, Bahrain, Oman, Saudi and the other 10 Arab nations. Sun shining out of asses and dead Arabs.
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Thank you for your weekly political ramblings.
 
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I have been watching the Tour of the UAE (Bike race).Dubai Sports is the only live coverage.

My Arabic is poor, and the people of the Khaleege speak a dialect closer to the Badou, than to the Arabic spoken in the Western parts of the Arab world. And so I only understand about 50%.

The broadcast is nothing more than an ode to teh ruling families of the UAE. Nothing more than propaganda as to how noble they are. How they have done these great things. And every damn structure is named after them!

unreal!

And then we see rubble in Gaza, rubble in the West bank, rubble in Lebanon, rubble in Syria. Arabs strewn throughout the world as refugees and second class citizens.

In case you Westerners are confused, its too bad you don't understand Arabic. All you have to do is tune into Dubai Sports and you would never have any questions again.

It is nice to know the sun shines out of the UAE Emir's asses.

Ditto for Qatar when you watch their media, Bahrain, Oman, Saudi and the other 10 Arab nations. Sun shining out of asses and dead Arabs.
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Seems like you have a $hit load of demons. Your a very angry man.
 
Cosmix said:
Which e-snowblower do you have?

I was thinking of switching from my 27 inch gas snow thrower to an EGO battery powered model.
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It is the EGO 2025 with 2 of the 10ah batteries. It's the hard, packed, and wet snow that it has problems with at times. If you take a full width of snow at once, it will overheat the electric motor and cause it to stop, go into limp mode, and restart it again. You need to take in less snow. It's nothing like the gas blower who will take it all,. I guess I have not adjusted to living with this one yet is what the dealer told me. Sort of like, owning a full EV car takes some adjusting your habits and expectations.
 
mysens said:
It is the EGO 2025 with 2 of the 10ah batteries. It's the hard, packed, and wet snow that it has problems with at times. If you take a full width of snow at once, it will overheat the electric motor and cause it to stop, go into limp mode, and restart it again. You need to take in less snow. It's nothing like the gas blower who will take it all,. I guess I have not adjusted to living with this one yet is what the dealer told me. Sort of like, owning a full EV car takes some adjusting your habits and expectations.
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Which makes me wonder...I thought these new electric motors were all instant torque and wouldn't get bogged down from that.

Why would an electric car accelerate quicker with instant torque even if it weighs more than gas cars, but than that same type of instant power would halt with the slightest bit of weight of snow interfering?

Weird how that doesn't happen with cars, where you add a bunch more weight, and the instant torque handles it well...but add resistance to spinning auger and it stops the motor?

Strange.

With EV cars the issue isn't power, but rather battery life.

But then with these, you can just get another battery that you can easily click in in 2 seconds...so battery life isn't an issue...but now power is?

Why the opposite issues from e cars lol
 
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Which makes me wonder...I thought these new electric motors were all instant torque and wouldn't get bogged down from that.

Why would an electric car accelerate quicker with instant torque even if it weighs more than gas cars, but than that same type of instant power would halt with the slightest bit of weight of snow interfering?

Weird how that doesn't happen with cars, where you add a bunch more weight, and the instant torque handles it well...but add resistance to spinning auger and it stops the motor?

Strange.

With EV cars the issue isn't power, but rather battery life.

But then with these, you can just get another battery that you can easily click in in 2 seconds...so battery life isn't an issue...but now power is?

Why the opposite issues from e cars lol
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Good question. Apparently the manufacturer does this because the electric motor controlling the auger heats up and they are trying to avoid it from deterioration. As well, when we had those two big storms last week, the constant load of using the blower throwing large amounts of snow, rendered the battery drain exponentially quicker. Then, when I removed the battery as it was drained, I went to install it in the charger and the charger would not start the charging process because the battery was too hot. Pain in the balls.
 
mysens said:
Good question. Apparently the manufacturer does this because the electric motor controlling the auger heats up and they are trying to avoid it from deterioration. As well, when we had those two big storms last week, the constant load of using the blower throwing large amounts of snow, rendered the battery drain exponentially quicker. Then, when I removed the battery as it was drained, I went to install it in the charger and the charger would not start the charging process because the battery was too hot. Pain in the balls.
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How do electric cars solve the overheating issues? Fans? Why not stick a fan in the machine like computers have...then when it heats up, a fan sucks in -10°c air from outside to cool the motor...would probably make it $20 and a pound heavier, at most?

I'm not seeing a bunch of EVs just stopped on the road because they overheated by accelerating in 35°c weather.

I have a lot of electric tools, so I too know all about the battery not charging while it warm... Annoying for sure haha.

That being said...I find my electric tools to be as powerful as the gas tools.

My Ryobi weed Wacker is as strong or stronger than my dad's Stihl weed Wacker from 10 years ago...and so much easier to maintain. Easier to maintain wouldn't be enough if it couldn't handle long thick brush...but it does, no problem. So now my dad begs me to bring my Ryobi weed Wacker every weekend at the cottage even though his Stihl weed Wacker is right there.

Then I got a Ryobi lawn mower. At the cottage, we've always had these ancient mowers...and in the spring when grass grows quickly and we haven't been there in 2 weeks, it stalls a bunch...but with my Ryobi and not cutting grass in 2 weeks, it handled the long grass no problem. Seems as strong as my cottage gas mowers.

Ryobi shop vac? Works super well. Sucks everything up.

Ryobi stick vacuum? Works as well as my old Dyson, and better than my more recent shark.

So I've only ever been very happy with every electric tool I got, even if it's the cheaper brand Ryobi.

My parents neighbour got an battery powered chain saw ( I forget the brand and model) but I tried to cut through a big log and it cut through it like a hot knife through butter. Way easier than using my dad's gas Stihl chain saws...

Then these storms happen, and I'm looking at electric $2,000 2 stage snowblowers and I hear reviews that they struggle with the heavy wet snow...

So I'm here wondering...e cars are more powerful than gas...or more efficient at delivering that power through instant torque...

I've noticed this with all my tools as well. Just as strong if not stronger than gas.

But for some reason, snow blowers specifically struggle with e power??

So for this reason, I've held off on a snow blower and am just doing it by shovel.
 
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