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The railroad and the oceanwise, I have applied to both quite a lot of times...lol..Oceanwise/Aquarium I have never gotten anywhere, but I have gotten responses from CN and taken their pre-employment tests and mechanical aptitude tests, that is as far as I have gotten though, a few weeks after taking the test, I will get the tank you email but we are not interested.

I'll take a look at the peace river, see what rental housing is like, it pays 2/hr more then my current job, and if housing is affordable/rentals available, it might be worth trying out for.

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Gonna be 28 next week.

Why do they not put a/c in apartments....grrrr

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I realise it's probably not attainable right now, but perhaps look out for one of these - maybe 2nd hand? (Costco seem to have quite a few different brands)

https://www.costco.ca/TCL-10%2c000-B...100405518.html

:)

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Until I read the second sentence, I was thinking "Oh, happy birthday for next week, JS - but I thought you were older than that!"

Then I realized you were talking about temperatures ;)

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I never realised those things needed an exhaust/vent feature :o
I thought they were simply an alternative to the window version because you didn't have the 'right' sort of window.
:whistle:

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Yes, but you can put the hose out of the window (or both, if it's a double hose one.. though those aren't as efficient, I've found. Single hose ones suck the room air into the machine and pump the hot air to the outside) ... -the hoses are about 2-4" around, easily boxed in with the window kit supplied (or some cardboard and tape), and suitable for any type of window as long as it can open!

Another thought would be for JS to get a dehumidifier - they can really make a difference, provided the doors and windows are shut..
:)

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We have aircon/heatpump, but sometimes my bedroom gets a bit warm despite that. A fan would do but a bit noisy and I imagine these portable things are quieter. :unsure:

But my windows are sort of square with a turning handle that opens half, door-like and a mozzie screen on the inside part of the window.
Not sure how the screen part would work with a hose. :confused: I mean, I could imagine cutting an appropriate hole but I don't think it would be good for the screen especially when you weren't using the hose.

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It doesn't necessarily have to be all the way outside. The one my son uses goes up to the screen (the screens are on the outside of the 1950's casement windows) and he has created a seal around it (filling the rest of the window opening) against the screen. That may be more awkward if your screen is on the inside as you won't be able to block it off and the hot air will be coming back in through the gap.
Could you have the cooling unit in your bedroom and extend the venting hose to another window somewhere? They are available (google search)
:)

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We may eventually get one. I'll be going back to work soon. We had one in the past but it died at the end of last summer, it was quite old so no real surprise it stopped working.

I didn't even notice when I wrote it, that it could be interpreted that way...lol..Oh I wish I was 28 again.

Yeah they do. The venting isn't much an issue if you have sliding windows that slide back and forth or up and down, but with the window (we only have one window that opens.) type in this apartment like others are swing type, so have to be more creative in venting, and of course with strata rules can't use anything that isn't clear like wood or cardboard so really only option is to get acrylic cut and up, doable just not as easy as it seems at first...lol

This is the kind of window we have

https://image.made-in-china.com/2f0j...nt-Windows.jpg

Where portable a/c units are designed for windows like this, which when you have a window like this, its super simple to install, everything needed is included with the a/c unit.

https://media.karousell.com/media/ph...7_3fbe6633.jpg


For the 650k these condos sell for, I would expect a/c, its amazing the prices people pay for such a basic condo.

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Good thought but all the upstairs windows are similar. Maybe someone will buy me a quiet bladeless Dyson fan. :lol:

(It's only too warm when I'm minimising aircon use)

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Shark vs Osprey

Photo on reddit taken by someone in San Diego.

https://www.reddit.com/r/sandiego/co...hawk_that_had/

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Completely fed up with trying to find a groomers that can do a great job more than once. My poor little girl has had to see a vet for the damage this time. The groomers claim they have no idea how she ended up damaged and are saying they think they pulled a scab off with the brush, seriously, we would have noticed blood prior, on a wound this big.https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/british...b62ab8a432.jpg

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That's terrible! I would ask the vet how old that wound is, what could have caused it, is it a clean cut etc., and then I would be suing the arse off the groomers

Poor little girl :(

I don't know if you have mobile groomers in your area, that will come to the house? I've found they are more careful and do a better job than the hack n slash merchants at some of those store front ones. Perhaps because they have to rely heavily on repeats and recommendations... plus, because they are parked in your driveway while they do it, it's very easy to be checked up on!

Best of luck and hugs to the little one.

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Poor doggy. How on earth did they manage to do that?

Our dog is short haired so doesn't need grooming but she goes in for nail trimming since she is less then cooperative with us, and once we went to a petsmart and I was looking at this fish while they were doing her nails, and then I could hear Charlee screaming from the grooming room in the back of the store from where I was in the front, I went back straight and they acted like nothing happened, but never had the dog run to me so fast and clearly scared of the lady. No idea what happened, they said they just cut the nail too short, but I saw no evidence of that.

We went back to the store a few weeks later and Charlee wouldn't even go in, so something happened that day.

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The vets initial reaction was a bite, once he shaved her down he said, maybe not. He said maybe she had torn on something, barbed wire or similar. The groomer said maybe she had a scrap that got caught in the brush.

she doesn't go off leash. There is no barbed wire near us. If she has a prior injury THAT big, we would have seen it...and the blood in the house.

I think, that the groomers brush caught a knot and she just ripped away.

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It wasn't a long 'cut more like a deep skinned knee with a little flap. It only looks long because of the staples, vet wasn't sure the would hold. I can't stay, she's a 4 hour groom. She has black nails too. I say 4 hours, her appointment was for 8.30am, I called at one, she wasn't ready, they called me at 2.30pm to say she was ready.

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It's amazing how fast one can fall behind simply from missing a month of work. I go back next weekend, and a month off, will take like 3-5 months to catch back up...

Modern medicine has so many answers sometimes, but at the same time still has a long ways to go.

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We've really noticed a difference $200 less from my pay check is. OH isn't making as much at the moment either as it's quiet where he works, which is why we are noticing the drop in my pay. It's a complete bummer. Food is more expensive, gas is more expensive, utilities are more expensive, fast food is now ridiculous.

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Fast food has gotten insane. We don't even go anymore, we really don't go do much of anything these days. Its rough out there for sure. Its a bit sick to the stomach to realize our rent has increase 305% in the last 5 years (not all in one rental) vs the 24% our income has increased.

I am really worried about fall though, its causing a lot of stress.

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It would be nice to not have constant bad things happen, the little good things simply cannot make up for all the bad, seems no matter what we do, something bad happens to pull us down or multiple bad things at once.

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This year has been awful for us, one thing after another. It's been awful for my daughter too, every time she thinks she can breathe something else happens.

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Ugh, the medications I am on (or a combination of them) have made my skin sensitive to sunlight.. I now have a prickly heat type of rash plus sunburn, sigh. Haven't had sunburn in more than 40 years

:(

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4 of us worked like absolute stink today, the owner came to do deliveries, left late, did them in the wrong order, 3x unhappy customers, we got the blame. Owner didn't like it when I said days like today are nothing unusual and welcome to my world. Oh I do love working for red neck morons.

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This site is becoming too slow to be enjoyable now.
The number of adsites that it addresses and transfers information to is evidence that the site administrators have sold their souls.
Not a great deal else to say really, even more widely used news sites are less contaminated with adware.
Sad really but there it is.

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I completely agree. I hardly bother opening it as I don't want the hassle of ads all over the place when I get to the site and when I try to read/respond. And as many seem to have a similar experience, there's not much in the way of new threads or posts anyway.

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Use an ad blocker? Currently as I type this ad blocker is blocking 15 items, sometimes its as high as 20 and that does seem like too many. A couple of banner ads is one thing, but man to have that many ads being blocked on just one page...But seems to be the norm these days, some websites have 30 sometimes being blocked.

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I get 7 blocked right away for going to The Maple Leaf and opening 1 thread. Russia Today throws up 5 for the same operation.

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Schools make it really difficult to go back as an adult, I was never a B student, no way I can get a B in all the subjects most of the programs I look into require, especially math, at best maybe a C.

At this point I don't even know what kind of training would lead to a better paying job or what I am even capable of doing at this age. I am back at work, but no way I can do this job for more then a couple more years, my knee and back are to the point, I have to take Advil and tylenol to get through the day. By the time I get home, I am limping my knee hurts do bad.

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Concentrate of the things you CAN do well, that's the trick :)

You are articulate, computer literate, kind, helpful, thoughtful, interact and engage well with all nationalities, know how to research, can write and spell with competenence, are good with animals (and fish), are interested in a multitude of subjects and can converse on them, you understand complex documentation to do with airlines, have experience and understanding of hotel software and guest experience matters.... you are level headed and able to circumvent difficulties.

In other words - you are a great all-rounder! So.. rather than think "Oh I'm crap at Math" think "I may be crap at Math but I am AWESOME at so much more!!!"

Think about what you enjoy - what you like -- whether it's walking, seeing places, trains, being with animals, being out in the wilds, being able to help people who need guidance, writing.. have a think ..what do you LIKE ... then find things related to what you like and see if there are job opportunities in any way.

Look into jobs that recognise the qualities you HAVE already.. :D

I know you probably think I am just spouting nonsense and perhaps don't understand.. but I do, maybe not in the expected way.. but when I moved to Canada I couldn't get a job for years.. I went from being an office manager in the UK to being unemployed, for years. When I finally got one, I was laid off after 3 months... and applied for literally hundreds of jobs over the next 2 years or more and couldn't even get an interview. I started my own company but it was a total failure, I had 2 clients in 5 years.. and I despaired of ever finding another job, let alone finding a job that paid my bills. I spent a lot of time online, a lot of time on BE - and loved it - and wanted to help people if I could.. and wished I could find a job that paid me to do something I enjoyed like this. and that I wasn't too bad at! Then I found out there was.. and 5 years on, I'm still working at it, as a Social Media Specialist and Moderator... and I love my job. Ok, I might not earn the big bucks, but it pays my bills and if I was younger (umm like your age, lol) then I could advance and get a better paid position - but at my age (I'm old...) it's not going to happen - so I stick with what I do best, what I enjoy.. and thank my lucky stars.

:) Wishing you all the best of luck x

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Nah you never spout non-sense. Your posts are always informative....

While I did well with the paperwork aspect of hotels and minor auditing, I didn't do well with the people portion. I lack interpersonal skills and social skills needed to really do well in customer service, that is why I only did night audit overnight, limited the amount of contact I had with guests and limited phone calls, as I don't multi-task well and become very stressed when I have a guest in front of me, the phone ringing and juggling it all efficiently...lol

Same reason I didn't do well in airline customer service, when someone is angry I become defensive and can't seem to separate the they are not mad at me but the company aspect.

I think the one reason I do well on the ramp, is simply because there is no customer contact and if a flight is delayed or cancelled, I don't have to deal with the passengers, a cancelled flight for the ramp is an extra break, for upstairs folks its a lot of extra work and stress.

I do well in my current job and like it and would have no problem doing it long term, however my body say's it's not going to be possible. Eventually I'll have to find something less physical so need to start looking more long term. I suppose physical labor wears out the body earlier in life vs less physical work. I was told about 7 years ago, I would likely need a knee replacement by 50, and I am thinking that doctor was correct based on the increasing pain and problems it's giving me. I am sure the knee problems all stem from working on the ramp and so much time being spent on knees when loading planes, not much room in the belly of narrow body aircraft, some are maybe 4 feet from floor to ceiling.

I do at times apply for more semi-skilled jobs that I could do and have the skills to do, the companies seem to have a strong preference for people with college diplomas/degrees/specific training instead, I find even at almost 40, its becoming hard to compete with the 20 somethings, which I suppose is nothing new, I would imagine 20 years ago an almost 40 year old had the same problem, employers tend to prefer the young over the older.

If I had mechanical aptitude I would consider aircraft maintenance, pays better, still physical in nature, but less so compared to the ramp, and a lot more older maintenance folks then ramp folks. I just don't have the aptitude, I can barely fix things around the house....lol....

About a year and a half ago before I got my current job, I was going to a work BC office, and they had me take an aptitude test as apparently these tests are supposed to help guide you, they always make things more confusing for me...lol

Apparently I am best suited for jobs like Actuary, Astronomer, Healthcare Administrator or Manager, Corporate lawyer, geneticist, hospital administrator or Manager, Quality assurance manager, systems administrator, venture capitalist, nurse, psychiatrist, university professor, pilot, Veterinarian and movie usher.

I have no idea how these tests come up with the results they do, but pretty sure almost all require a fair amount of training or education...lol...

I am not sure why movie usher always comes up, when I took an aptitude test in high school courtesy of the US military, it was on there too...ha ha

I would stay in the airline world, if I could find a way to make a living income which is mostly management, maintenance and pilots these days all of which require more education then I have, airport authorities tend to pay okay as well, I do look at the job offerings YVR has posted.

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I found myself getting very angry at some comments on BE so decided to step away for a few days. I checked back in a couple of times without signing back in so as to avoid temptation and it was nice to see some reason from Oakvillian backed up by Siouxie. Faith restored...a bit...:unsure:

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I was wondering where you went.

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I'm sure the World Cup on TV kept him occupied :thumbsup:

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Only partially. ;)

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Good to see you back posting.

Is the 'partially' comment to do with Japan? I'm watching them... :nod: