Category: Stuff & Things
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Watch Out For Cyclists – IE Dangerous Driver Report
Please watch bike lanes and sidewalks for bicyclists. You don’t know if construction or other extenuating circumstances has closed the other side of the street so their on the wrong side of the road. It’s not easy being a cyclist. I get almost hit DAILY. This is completely unacceptable in a world so far advanced.…
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Sumac
This plant grows in my backyard in Vernon, British Columbia. I started researching what uses it had, and to my surprise, I found out that there are more then just a poisonous Sumac! (As you can see, my yard can be a bit of a desert, so this is not the kind that grows in…
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Google’s Reverse Image Search
So you’re doing google searching, and find an item you really like! But it’s on WISH or another like-minded site and you don’t have an account because why would you when they buy and up-sell stuff and charge you shipping they never had to pay from other wholesalers! So what do you do to make…
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Salt Scam
Some days, I like a cup of warm salt water, and on one of these such days, I used some ‘Himalayan Salt’. But as the pink dissolved into a film on the top and the salt itself dissolved layer of particles and dirt in the bottom, I started doing some research. I came across this…
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Beware of CRA Scam
Hello my dear internet friends, If you ever receive a phone call from the CRA with an automated voice asking you to give them personal info or call them, make sure you know it’s them! A quick google search will identify the number that has called you, and better yet, go to the CRA’s website…
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Searching with Aliexpress
So you’ve found a really cheap item, or read my article “Don’t Pay Marked-Up Shipping or Prices”!! Let’s make sure you’re getting the best deal! First, Use Google’s Reverse Image Search. Drag your mouse over the most descriptive part of the item name, right click, copy, or CTRL+C. If you’re using WISH and there is…
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