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  • Yes, because if you don't do it every time, eventually you'll forget when it really matters.

    It also provides clarity to other drivers. People do dumb things in cars. If someone's in the turning lane ahead of me without their signal, there's part of me that's watching to see if they're confused and about to do something foolish. Signals = clear intentions = peace of mind.

  • But like... why a toilet? You could use the baking soda and vinegar in a bowl just as easily.

    It feels like this is an elaborate troll. Are they hoping people will accidentally clog their toilets with eggs?

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  • I many cases, no. Where I live, a 16-year-old cannot:

    • vote
    • enlist in the armed forces
    • sign legally binding contracts
    • legally purchase alcohol, tobacco products, or cannabis
    • buy lottery tickets or gamble at a casino
    • serve on a jury
    • buy or sell property
    • marry
    • inherit money or property
    • own a credit card
    • fully control their own medical decisions
    • register as an organ donor
    • quit school
    • get a tattoo or a body piercing
    • move out of their parents' house

    Some of these things can be done with parental consent or if particular circumstances apply (such as if the child in question is legally emancipated). But broadly speaking, there are a LOT of rights, responsibilities, and options that do not apply to anyone before the age of majority (18 here).

  • I don't think it applies in this case, but depending on the medication and country in question, taking extra is not always recommended. My kid and I both take medication that's restricted in the US, for example, and when we've traveled there it's been with an exact trip-length supply. Bringing extra, especially a lot extra, can mean having all of it confiscated if border guards or police decide you're dealing.

  • Ontario here. I grew up with easter baskets and an egg hunt every year, and now I do the same for my kids.

    I've never seen crazy baskets like on the video! Our Easter baskets are small, around the size of a cooking pot. We fill plastic eggs with chocolates or other candies and hide them in the house; the kids use their baskets to hold their collected eggs (and to easily keep track of whose treats are whose). Usually there's just an extra treat or two in the basket, like a chocolate bunny. Nothing crazy and certainly nothing expensive.

    Easter is first and foremost a religious holiday for us, so the egg/bunny stuff is just a fun sidebar -- definitely not the focus.

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  • Crushes are like the common cold, I think. Sometimes they appear out of nowhere, and we have to endure them until they pass, but we don't have to indulge them.

    Something that can help is to pick something that's an annoyance about that person, or a reason that you wouldn't actually want to be with them, and redirect your thoughts toward that when you find yourself thinking of them. It can be something really important ("No; I could never be with a married man!") or even something very dumb or superficial ("Ugh, hairy ears!"). It doesn't really matter, as long as it's something that helps to train your mind/heart away from "I want" and towards "I don't want."

    If you know you can't be with someone, or wouldn't really want to outside of whatever fantasy you're indulging, then finding ways to stop indulging in that romantic daydream is the best thing for both you and them.

    Edit: something else to ask yourself is whether this is actually about this man, or about something he's come to represent to you. You're a long way from home in a foreign culture. Are you really looking for his love, or are you craving something he represents (stability, home life, end of loneliness, etc.)? It's worth reflecting on.

  • Wouldn't you want it somewhere out of the way, though, so that it doesn't get set off by accident? I have to stand on a chair to test my home alarm systems; I don't understand what the "fail" is here.

  • I like the in-universe swears from some of Brandon Sanderson's fantasy novels: Rust (rusting, rusted) and storms (storming) come to mind.

    A québecoise roommate of mine got her whole office yelling "chicken FRITE" (fried chicken in franglais).

    "What the shoes" is kind a fun one. I'll also yell "fudge knuckles!" which doesn't really mean anything but is pretty satisfying to say.

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  • My uncle dropped out of law school right before the bar exam because he wanted to work with his hands. He was a happy car mechanic until he retired. Not having a degree doesn't say anything about your intelligence or the value of your work.

  • Oui, je les gardes. Ma alliance original était c'elle de ma belle-mère. Elle est mort depuis longtemps (plusieurs années avant que j'avais rencontré mon mari) alors c'est quelque-chose que je chéris. J'ai plusieurs bagues comme ça et peut-être mes filles peuvent les porter quand elles sont grandis.

  • D'habitude je porte seulement ma alliance. C'est argent et très simple, car j'avais besoin de remplacer l'originale. Mes doigts ont grandis quand j'etais enceinte (il y a onze ans) et je ne peux plus porter mes vieux bagues.

    Dehors de l'alliance je porte des boucles d'oreilles de temps en temps. Je préfère des petits boules comme des perles. Je n'aime pas les colliers, ils me fait penser que je me suffoque.

  • Canada @lemmy.ca
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    "Hello, friends, and welcome back to our weekly Bullshit Bulletin. If you don’t remember it from the last election, the Bullshit Bulletin is something we’ll be publishing once a week at ReadTheLine.ca. We’ll recap a bunch of things we heard during the campaign that week that were bullshit. We don’t mean partisan spin or things we just disagree with. We mean things that are either flatly untrue or torqued to the point where truth loses all meaning. We’ll also include room for conduct that may not fail a lie detector test but is, well, egregious bullshit.

    "We accept submissions! Send anything you think qualifies to [email protected]."

    Poetry @lemmy.world
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    It's almost National/Global Poetry Writing Month!

    Every April, poets around the world set themselves a challenge: to write one poem a day for all thirty days of the month. I've participated three or four times now, and though I don't usually manage to do all thirty, I've found it a really fruitful practice & have published a number of pieces that started as NaPoWriMo drafts.

    For anyone interested, here are some helpful resources:

    I'd love to hear if anyone else has participated before -- and if you haven't, why not make this the year you give it a go?

    Dad Jokes @lemmy.world
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    My favorite jokes

    pics @lemmy.world
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    bare trees & a beautiful sunset a few months back

    Buy Canadian @lemmy.ca
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    US Road Trip Destinations Seeing Signs of Canadians Staying Away

    "The U.S. Travel Association says Canada is the top source of international visitors to the United States and just a 10 per cent reduction in Canadian travel could result in $2.1 billion US in lost spending – New York is one of the most visited states."

    Buy Canadian @lemmy.ca
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    Parliamentary petition to create/regulate standardized visual branding for "Made in Canada" and "Product of Canada" goods

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    Has anyone tried a "buy Canadian" app?

    I ran across this post on the CBC that names a few apps to help people find Canadian products: https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/buying-canadian-shopping-apps-barcode-scanners-1.7463039

    • Shop Canadian
    • Buy Beaver
    • O SCANada
    • Maple Scan

    I'm curious if anyone has tried any of these and how useful (or not!) you've found them.

    Buy Canadian @lemmy.ca
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    'Buy Canadian' Reddit post becomes secret ingredient to help save Ontario condiment business

    "With so much interest in buying small Canadian companies, I figured I would share her products as an alternative. Your support would change her life. All products have a maple leaf!"

    The response was immediate and enormous, she says, with order requests through her website increasing by almost 4,000 per cent, according to Williams.

    Uplifting News @lemmy.world
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    Non-sufficient funds fee will be limited to $10 in Canada starting next year

    Banks will also be prohibited from charging NSF fees more than once within a period of two business days and in cases where the overdraft is less than $10.

    To avoid bank account holders accidentally incurring an NSF charge, banks will also have to send an alert giving account holders at least three-hours' notice that a payment exceeds their bank balance. If the account holder deposits money to cover the payment within that period, banks cannot charge the fee.

    Crochet @lemmy.ca
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    Let me see your blankets!

    This is my most ambitious project to date, the Faith CAL by Helen Shrimpton (with a few modifications).

    What big or small blankets are you working on?