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Hey folks

Just a heads up. Took me about 45 minutes to get through security.

Please plan accordingly if you're flying today.

Hey folks

The baggage check lines and the security lines are majorly backed up right now. 19h00

Id recommend giving yourself extra some time if you're traveling tonight

A lot of people in the post about Magpie not returning to GenCon are talking about how people should stay out of the USA if they can help it.

What are your recommended RPG cons that happen outside of the US?

I'm surprised there isn't a Halcon post as the massive event just wrapped up yesterday.

What was your favorite part of Halcon this year?

Hey folks

I'm assisting a senior with their finances. They have a life insurance plan which has a surrender amount that would allow them to pay off some toxic debt that's keeping them under. The beneficiary is someone who doesn't play a major role in their life anymore.

I have two quick questions

1. Is there any way for him to sell it or do something else to reduce his taxation load? Based on what I'm seeing the surrender value will be taxed as if it was income.
2. I'm sure I know the answer to this but will the surrender of this asset affect his ability to collect GIS?

I like to prep for bad situations, and I use the envelope method to make sure that i'm not caught with an unexpected bill that I can't at least partially mitigate. I was using EQBank with a couple HISAs for a couple accounts (emergency home repair fund / pet expenses / car expenses / municipal taxes, etc) but their rate has gone from 3 to 1.25% over the last couple years.

Is anyone else doing something similar? Is there a better place for me to be putting the money?

Hey folks,

I lost my Samsung Galaxy Ultra 8 pen when on vacation, and I bought 2 off of ebay from a buyer claiming they were legit.

I received two pens in S pen packaging. One is smaller than the other and non magnetic. The other is about the same size as the previous pen, will charge magnetically but will not connect with air actions.

Is there a way to determine what pen the buyer actually sent me?

Hey folks,

I'm in a situation with UPS right now. I purchased some books from the states, and due to the box sizes available it was sent in two packages. The cost of shipping was ~$60 USD.

The books arrived in Canada on the 23rd with astronomical brokerage fees. I asked for the paperwork to self clear the packages with the CBSA. I was told I'd receive a response within 24 hours.. of course this didn't happen.

I have called the call centre on the 28th, 29th, 30th, and 3rd to try to get a resolution for the problem. On the 3rd (yesterday), in a discussion with a supervisor, I was told that they would put in a ticket to have my brokerage fees waived, and that they would call me back wi

Hey folks

I just got porch pirated, my wife caught the guy in the act and chased him back to where he lives. There's a lot of newish looking bikes there.

I called the police asking that they speak with him. They couldn't find him but they also noticed all of the bikes.

If you've had a bike stolen recently it might be a good time to call and ask how the investigation is going to remind them.

Hey folks.

There were a couple threads in the last months regarding concerns about vets in the city being bought out by investment funds and the level of care being reduced / prices going up

My partner and I rescued a cat last month and decided to bring it to Viva vet on Chebucto Rd to get it checked out and test the level of care of the vet before we moved our pets over.

We were pretty impressed. They seem to really care about our pets, we were able to get in relatively fast and pricewise they're not too bad. One of my cats, who is arthritic and in pain, was very weirdly relaxed with the vet.

We've since moved over our pets to their service.

I'm not in any way related to anyone w

Hey folks

They've changed the lanes for security at Stanfield airport and there is no priority security lanes unless you're a verified traveller (Nexus, and some other programs) or have booked in with this yhz express service.

This likely will not affect many people but if you're someone who travels often and has status through an airline, priority security is no longer provided and you should arrive at the airport earlier.