63 Replies to “October 25, 2021: Reader Tips”

  2. Fun and games with fuel prices.

    I filled up in Edmonton this morning before heading out to my house in B. C. Diesel was $1.35/litre. Three weeks ago, it was $1.19.

    As I usually do, I refuelled in Grande Prairie. Three weeks ago, I think it was $1.40 or maybe even $1.45. This past afternoon, it was $1.34.

    Go figure.

    1. Filled the bike up in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, UK on Monday last week. 97 Octane Unleaded = £1.52.9p per litre!!! About $2.60 Canadian. I remember the days when a gallon (4.5l) was 78p………..

      1. Ouch! That’s actually more than I pay for aviation fuel. I hate to think what it costs to own a plane in the UK.

    1. I don’t really believe in any media news outlets story as they always have the same agenda and narrative.

      What I do look at is what Russia and China get out of this created currency that the US is Reserve Currency Status holder that oil, gold and other commodities is traded in. They have to buy or use whatever US currency that they are holding.
      Inflation is transitory to the trillions that the US has exported in the Greenbacks.
      China and Russia import tons of gold and other commodities that they can store for future trade value as the US creates more currency out of thin air.
      That’s why I see a push by China, our media and politicians for the Bitcoin trading market as a short-term transition before they totally crash this US dominated trading system. Which is now by computer and satellite systems which China helped to build much of this.
      The price of gold has been monkey hammered down for a reason all the time so that China and Russia has a Trading Reserve stored out of the worthless greenbacks that have inflated away their trading value.

  6. How bad is the CRT infection? Read on…

    Excerpt:
    “Parents, according to the teachers, should be considered an impediment to social justice. When one teacher asked, “How do you deal with parent pushback?” the answer was clear: ignore parental concerns and push the ideology of antiracism directly to students. “You can’t let parents deter you from the work,” the teachers said. “White parents’ children are benefiting from the system” of whiteness and are “not learning at home about diversity (LGBTQ, race, etc.).” Therefore, teachers have an obligation to subvert parental wishes and beliefs. Any “pushback,” the teachers explained, is merely because white parents fear “that they are going to lose something” and find it “hard to let go of power [and] privilege.”

    https://www.manhattancontrarian.com/blog/2021-10-23-progressive-craziness-of-the-day-critical-race-theory-in-k-12-schools-and-corporations

  7. How the Brain washing worked in Public Education since the 1940’s. They no longer make this kind of thing public. workshttps://twitter.com/BrianRoemmele/status/1449932916654592006?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1449932916654592006%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fonthenorthriver.com%2F

  10. Blacklock reports that the Canadian disease expert who works for China’s WHO, refused to testify before a parliamentary committee. However he did talk to Canadian journalists because they are more supportive of him. He is a strong supporter of China. And Blacklock reports that the fascist Heritage Minister is hiding the report on whether Canadians support the censorship bills.

  14. The RCMP have sent quite a lengthy letter and summary of this vaccination mandate being imposed.

    https://mounties4freedom.ca/

    Including the suppressing of experts in medicine.

    27,240 signatures at the bottom.

    1. Good letter. Something the CBC should be covering to alert Canadians about legitimate vaccine push- back. Or maybe they don’t see members of the RCMP as legitimate. I am glad this is out there. It needs wide exposure.

    2. I have little to no respect for the Queen’s Horsemen. That said, this gets a thumbs-up from me.

    1. After I arrived in Fort St. John yesterday, I went to the grocery store. There were a number of people without masks, so I engaged in a bit of civil disobedience.

      Nobody cared–not the staff, not my fellow shoppers.

      1. Many are saying they can’t afford to do ‘police’ work because they have businesses to run. How true.

        Saw a piece on CTV Montreal News recently which featured a new cashless grocery store. It had staff to fill shelves but no cashiers. One gained access to enter the premises with a ‘card’ (was it a covid passport?) then one swiped one’s own groceries as they went along and put them into their cart, then, one checked themselves out with a credit card or bank card. I didn’t notice if shoppers were wearing masks, but they probably were. Personally, this type of store isn’t something I’d use for a lot of reasons, too many to mention.

        They interviewed a man coming out of the store and asked him whether he enjoyed his shopping experience. He said he liked it because it was close to home and he was used to using a self-check out anyway.

        P.S. The .govs are so obsessed with control that they are starting to look ridiculous. I saw your (above) piece about the price of gasoline– I recently read the following– a comment from some U.S. blogger, he wrote:
        “Gas prices are the highest in 7 years but at least the Democrats are sensitive to your pronouns.”
        (You know — that zee, zer, zim stuff)
        Again, the Sniffer is taking a page off of the Daffodil or is it the other way around?

    1. Fat lot of good that article does me now.

      After my mother died, I asked my father what we should do with her stuff. “Ach, later, later,” was his answer. That “later” never came and I got stuck with, effectively, having to settle two estates as I had to get rid of all the stuff she had. That included several sewing machines and a few cubic metres of fabric.

      Similarly, there was a lot of stuff left over from him that I had, and still have, absolutely no idea what to do with.

      1. Sorry. I know the painful process. I put that there because I just read about it today and thought it might be helpful to someone.

        1. thought it might be helpful to someone

          I thought so and I wish that my father had read something like that years ago. It could have saved me a lot of time and headache.

          As a result of what I’ve had to deal with, I advise people, particularly younger adults, that they should make all those arrangements before, to borrow the title of a 1980s TV movie, “The Day After”.

          It will save a lot of grief about what to do with certain items. It’ll reduce the amount of whatzits, because I had a lot of stuff that I had no idea what it was or where it belonged.

          Leftover waste could be reduced, as I spent a lot of time this past summer disposing of shop chemicals that I couldn’t identify. (I’m sure my father would pour a bit of, say, solvent into a jar, clean something with it, put it on a shelf somewhere, and forget where he put it when he wanted to use it again. That’s when he’d pour a bit more into another jar, clean something with it, and….. you get the picture.) That disposal required that I buy a lot of kitty litter and, no, it wasn’t fun doing that, particularly since I didn’t know what most of the stuff was, hence the KL treatment.

          Then there’s the matter of transferring title on certain assets and not just a house. Certain investment managers have their own way of doing things and the paperwork needs to be filled out correctly, assuming that the advisors know what they’re doing. In my case, the documents for transferring title of some of my father’s investments got fouled up because of that, so I had to go through the whole process again. A few people were on the receiving end of my snark.

          And then there are the lawyers and the less said about them the better…..

          1. I’ve ordered the book that was featured in the Gazette as posted in the above link (at 10:42 am) today because I want to finish up my own affairs while I am vital and strong, so I thought this might be a good start. Things are happening and the author, Catherine Rahal, wrote back tonight. Will let readers know more about that later.

            About the author:

            “Catherine Rahal was born in the post-war wreckage of Berlin, Germany, grew up in the eastern United States, and followed her late husband to Montreal in Quebec, Canada in 1982. Personal tragedy and financial disaster early in life motivated her to pursue work as a personal financial advisor from 1991 through 2018. Catherine is a published writer, whose personal finance columns have appeared on the Canoe Money website and in the Montreal Gazette. Certifications in elder planning along the way became the catalyst for working on ways to simplify important decisions for those of us of a certain age. Since “retirement” is not in her vocabulary, the “Lists” project took shape soon after she’d seen clients for the last time. While more flexible time leaves room for family, friends, and especially for much-loved grandchildren, there are other projects in the pipeline.”

            So, B A…

            We must continue to try to help ourselves in the best way we can. Some days are rougher than others. If it’s any consolation, be glad you are doing this yourself, your way. It was my experience that my siblings were not the people I thought they were. I shall leave it at that.

            So hang in there, B A — you can do this. Someday it’ll all be behind you.

          2. If it’s any consolation, be glad you are doing this yourself, your way. It was my experience that my siblings were not the people I thought they were.

            I’ve gathered that the entire process differs between provinces. For example, in B. C., one can be appointed as executor in a will, but one also needs permission from the beneficiaries to take that position. That could slow down the probating of a will by at least several weeks.

            My former stockbroker, who dealt with such things several times, told me a story about one family who were his clients. They began squabbling with each other over a certain financial asset. When the dispute started, it was worth a lot of money. By the time the issue was resolved, that asset was next to worthless.

            The problem with working on settling the estate and all the travelling back and forth is that it’s devoured my life. I have to schedule many of my activities, such as dental appointments, around it.

          3. It’s not for me to suggest, but, here goes. Did you ever think about trying to find a buyer who will take the whole property, to use a genuine real estate term, on an “as is basis”? A lawyer could close the deal within a short time with a list of items as an attachment to the contract of what remains with the property. Of course, this is provided you can give clear title on the house itself.

            Just a thought.

            Before I moved here to my current place, I arranged a private sale here in Calgary, and did just that. I wrote up the contract with a standard contract purchased at Office Depot. It was conditional to financing as well. I had the home previously appraised and gave the appraisal to the buyer to save time. It was an effective sales tool. It took only 3 weeks to sell after 3 other showings and closed in 30 days.

            Et voilà.

          4. The problem is that there are still a lot of personal items left over from both of my parents. I don’t know how much of that I might be able to sell or whether to dump or abandon it.

            Many years ago, my father dabbled in radio control models. The radio got wet when the basement flooded several years ago, so I’ve been spending the past few months in an attempt to get it going again. (I can’t call it a restoration as some of the parts I need are no longer made.) I got the transmitter running, but I’m not sure about the rest of the stuff.

            Had I simply sold the house as it, with the entire kit and kaboodle, the buyer might have seen the remnants of the radio as simply junk and chucked it out. For me, it’s a personal challenge to resurrect it but also honour my father.

          5. I see where you’re coming from B A. The reasoning behind your decision is totally an admirable one in that you want to, as you wrote,”honour your father.”

            Essentially, it was nice of you to share bits of your life with us.

            My apologies, if I may’ve put myself too far out there with unsolicited advice. There’s a few of us here at SDA who have done so judging from the crew that piped up here with suggestions. You have friends in many places who came through for you with sound advice and helpful hints. That you’re a valued contributor to this site is plainly obvious.

            Hang in there and good luck with the radio!

      2. That’s a difficult one BADR, if you haven’t gone thru it yet, for the sentimental items.

        If you’re past that stage, there are the other entities that will accept or buy the goods, of course at cents on the dollar, or even charities. At least that saves you your time and expense of dumping it, or paying for storage, which is a show stopper.

        Second hand stores might also be of interest for scooping up some stuff, but at the end of the day, you’re likely to still have stuff leftover. You could always try the local/regional USED websites, if you have that. Here in Commie land, the used.ca site is very good, as is Varage Sale, for selling off stuff cheap, and people take it away from you.

        1. I’ve advertised some of what I have left. I’ve donated lots, but I still have stuff that I can’t get rid of next.

          Of course, it would help if someone who expresses interest in what I have for sale actually follows up and tries to do business with me. I’ve had enough people approach me and are all enthusiastic about something only to either leave me in the lurch or go silent.

          A lot of the smaller items I’ll probably hang on to and try to sell them on eBay.

          I’ll check the sites you referred to. I’ve been using one that’s oriented to the local area as well as Kijiji, both of which had mixed results.

        2. If you are donating, I would like to put in a plug for Salvation Army and Goodwill. Both of these do excellent work in the community. Goodwill hires people with disabilities, and the Salvation Army looks after homeless, etc.

          1. I’ve given the Sally Ann in Fort St. John and the Goodwill near where I live in Edmonton a lot of stuff.

            The FSJ SA isn’t as fussy about stuff as was a certain other charity outlet in town.

  18. Picked up my ‘free’ Covid-19’84’ Antigen Rapid Test Device this morning. Ran the test on my self and it came up negative.
    With so many caveats, the results from this test is anything but conclusive. Yet it is being touted as accurate.

    Here are some of the points made in the enclosed instructions:
    1. This assay is not intended for home testing (or self testing). [Interesting as it is being distributed for home testing.]
    2. The Rapid Response test device is intended for use by trained laboratory personnel or health care professionals.
    [These test kits are being distributed to the untrained general population. I fall into the laboratory personnel group.]
    3. Both viable and nonviable SARS-CoV-2 viruses are detectable with this device.
    4. Positive results do not rule out bacterial infection or co-infection with other viruses. The agent detected may not be the definite cause of the disease.
    5. Negative results do not preclude SARS-CoV-2 infection and should be confirmed via molecular assay.
    6. The performance of the device has not been assessed on specimens from individuals who have been infected with emerging variants off SARS-CoV-2 of public health concern.
    7. The performance of this device has not been assessed in a population vaccinated against COVID-19.
    8. Clinical studies in asymptomatic patients undergoing serial testing are ongoing to establish the clinical performance.
    9. The performance of this test has not yet been clinically validated for use in patients without signs and symptoms of respiratory infection or for serial screening applications and performance and performance may differ in these populations.

    1. I will make it easy for you. None of the tests are accurate they are wrong 100% of the time therefore totally meaningless.

  21. Thousands marching against Vax Mandates in NYC. NYFD, NYPD and city workers turning out in the thousands.
    I think America the sleeping giant is starting to awaken.
    https://twitter.com/Breaking911/status/1452684767972007945?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1452684767972007945%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.timebomb2000.com%2Fxf%2Findex.php%3Fthreads%2Fthousands-march-across-brooklyn-bridge-in-protest-of-citys-vaccine-mandate.609722%2F

  22. Dear Leader Kim Sung Trudeau called a six hundred million dollar election, because he needed to rush things regarding the economy. So what is he doing in the coming days? He will be burning jet fuel to the Greta conference to throw money around. He then becomes a travelling man again as he tours Europe. He will be visiting at taxpayer expense, Holland, Germany, and Italy. Just think of all the great costumes he and his family can wear.

    1. Pretty much guaranteed that his flight crew won’t be fully vaccinated with the real clotshots.

    2. He will be visiting at taxpayer expense, Holland, Germany, and Italy. Just think of all the great costumes he and his family can wear.

      I shudder at the thought of him wearing lederhosen and dancing to oompah music.

  29. I’m listening to part of today’s archived edition of John Batchelor’s show.

    One of the guests discussed unrest and protests by indigenous groups in South America, hinting that China has a hand in it. Gee, that sounds familiar, doesn’t it?

    1. At an earlier point Biden was claimed to be China’s candidate. I believe that is a real possibility. I think China is at least one of the entities pulling Biden’s strings. So could these misjudgments be intended to weaken the US? Jabbing the military with a potentially dangerous substance, feminizing the military, screwing up the supply chains, and making things worse with vaccine mandates for truck drivers? I think so.

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