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Downside to this work from home craze, its not suitable for everyone, but too many jobs are going that way, even lower skill call center jobs.


Maybe now that more and more of the general population is struggling with mental help, the healthcare system will do something.

RBC Insurance found nearly 49% of long term disability claims in 2021 for those 18 to 35 was due to mental health.

Nearly half report their workplace benefits did not adquately address their mental health needs. (all of my extended health for example capped mental health at $300 or $500/yr with is way insufficient for most people suffering with an issue)

https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/nearly...port-1.5613084

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That time of year when you think its late, and its not even 9pm....:rofl:

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Looks like Vancouver Airport is getting back to normal, lots of jobs on indeed.

I guess the company who handles Westjet ramp is having trouble finding people, never seen ramp pay this high before, it's even higher than the $16.50 unionized Air Canada has listed as their wage, assuming they are not using fake pay range in the ad.

Ramp Agent $19-$26 / hour! Pretty much every company that operates at YVR seems to be hiring, these 2 are the more interesting ones.

If your short enough to stand in a Dash 8, Central Mountain Air is looking for part-time flight attendants.

The company that handles wildlife control at YVR is hiring too, need degree or diploma in a STEM field with preference in biological or environmental science, PAL, Hunting Permit, experience with wildlife in an airfield setting, first aid training and a bunch more stuff.

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Wait until you get to the age where you think 9pm is late :lol:

I used to have a rule about my whisky/sprite accompanying movie or TV show. Not before 9.00. Now I start about 7.30 ;)
And that's not so I can drink longer :hand:

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Do you wake up earlier? My great grandma would go to bed by 7pm, but she was always up by 4am or 5am to start the day.

I find I vary by the season, I guess the sun energizes me, but winter when it starts to to get dark earlier and earlier, and then by December before 4:30p, it leads to long evennings, so may as sleep since there is not much to do after dark anyhow, now if only going to bed early meant I would get up earlier, but left to my brain, it wont wake me naturally until 11 or so, if I have nothing to do and no need to be up at a specific time, I just let my brain do its job, I figure it knows more about sleep than I do.

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FYI: Extinction Rebellion plans mass protests in Vancouver starting October 16, bridges and major intersections are their target, in addition they plan to block access to the Vancouver Airport on October 25th, so if you have a flight on October 25 in or out of YVR keep this mind.

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Apparently a chunk of meteor decided to pay a lady in BC a visit, leaving a hold in her roof, luckily missed hitting her as she slept.

I wonder if insurance covers damage caused by out of the planet debris? The article says the insurance company will be coming to look, but has never had such a claim, but doesn't mention if its covered.

https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/british...7850b88bf6.jpg

There doesn't seem to be confirmation it indeed came from space, but seems the most plausible answer.

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I wonder how much that rock is worth? Maybe she can just walk away from the old house and buy a place in the West End.

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Yes...bit early for me but my 'sleeping' hours are about 10 to 6.30, with a bit of radio listening between 10 and 2.

And sometimes a half hour siesta/power nap early afternoon so I'm pin sharp for my executive decisions. :lol:

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I almost take take a siesta during the day, I rarely make it waking to bed without a short nap in the middle somewhere.

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I guess the Vanwives have gotten tired of van life and moving to cabin life.

I could live somewhere like that, nice and away from people. I think they are in Nova Scotia they said, anyhow still an interesting channel to watch.

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Sucks for the people in these communities, guess doctors don't want to work in rural Alberta?

2 communities without ER open over this weekend, not planning to reopen until Tuesday, another small community wont have their ER open again until November apparently.

https://globalnews.ca/news/8256406/r...ta-er-closure/

5G and airports don't mix I guess, anyhow Telus is upset.

https://www.thestar.com/business/202...g-service.html

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I heard an amusing tale this morning - CBC radio - about Cape Breton fiddler Lee Cremo.
(I'd never heard of him either but it doesn't matter and I'm telling the tale having been half awake when I heard it)

Playing a gig in Halifax he had his fee negotiated with the pub owner (or whatever venue it was) and agreed a bonus if he had the audience on its feet for his first number. The owner apparently agreed, thinking the guy wasn't known n those parts so it was probably safe.

Cremo walks on stage...picks up his fiddle...proceeds to play O Canada.

:rofl::rofl:

Apparently he got his bonus.

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Sometimes I wish I could have a small cabin in Pt. Roberts to live in the US and live in Canada and get best of both :lol:

I mean living on both sides over the course of a year so would require housing on both sides since can't be out of BC more than 6 months out of the year to maintain healthcare coverage, kind of like a snowbird but just not going very far south. :lol:

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But you would have been stuck either here or there since March last year. They're in serious trouble!