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What part of of the city are you in? I'm in the North Central area - and I'm not able to get Global either - until I got an antenna. And it comes in perfectly, all the time now. (3/4 bars).

Heck, I was even able to get CTV and CBC without an antenna (was just using a coax cable as my 'antenna' - honestly, any piece of wire will work to some extent.)

You probably just need to buy a better antenna - FYI, this is the one I purchased.

http://www.amazon.ca/Winegard-Company-FL-5000-FlatWave-Digital/dp/B0063705PE/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1412310900&sr=8-3&keywords=hdtv+antenna

There's also an amp'ed version of it, but considering the Global antenna is only like 15-20 miles out of town (I think?), if this one doesn't work - that one probably wouldn't either.

BTW, are you scanning for HD or SD channels? The beauty w/ HD (as you're probably aware), is that even if you get a minimal signal, the picture will be 100% perfect - unlike SD, of course - and it's even a slightly better picture than cable given how the signal is not compressed at all.

I like and agree with u/ragingalcoholic73 's comment about fashion and keeping warm. You can look fashionable or be warm, pick one. Everyone here has been making great suggestions for what to wear to keep warm, so I won't beat a dead horse on that topic. What I haven't seen come up yet is foot traction. I walk to work every day in the winter (2km's each way) and one thing that has saved my hide a number of times is slip-on winter boot cleats. The link I posted is the exact model that I have, purchased from Costco, but anything along those lines should do the trick. These things live in my bag (that I carry every day with me) all winter and I can pop them on in no time at all. One thing people take for granted is the full-length stride when you're walking. In the winter time you HAVE to shorten your stride, or you'll end up slipping and falling on your ass. I've bruised my tailbone a number of times in falls and it's NOT fun. If it's slippery out, walk like a penguin. That is, take short little strides. If your foot slips out from underneath you, you're far less likely to fall if your feet are closer together. The downside is that walking any distance takes far longer, and the boot cleats will make your walk quicker, which keeps you warmer, and gets you where you're going faster so you're out of the cold sooner. Strongly recommend you (and anyone else reading) to get a product like I've linked above. When you get where you're going (work, the mall, etc) you can slip the cleats off so you don't sound like you're wearing tap-dancing shoes when you get inside.

Also, if you're a male and you're able to I strongly suggest you consider growing a beard for the winter. If it's thick enough, it can block SOME mild wind and prevent windburn and chapped lips. A beard is never a substitute for a scarf, but it's always nearby when you need it. Plus beards are awesome.

$200+ is a whole lot to pay for nostalgia, unless you are playing the collectibles market... If you are just looking to game and have some fun, dude just get a set of usb SNES pads (or whatever) and a raspberry pi 3 / zero W and dump retropi rom on a card.

here is a cute case, controllers and a pi for price point Ref.

https://www.amazon.ca/case-Raspberry-Old-Skool-Tools/dp/B01M4OOY4U

https://www.amazon.ca/Raspberry-Pi-RASPBERRYPI3-MODB-1GB-Model-Board/dp/B01CD5VC92

https://www.amazon.ca/iNNEXT-Nintendo-Controller-Raspberry-Windows/dp/B01NCX7VZT

or a generic case and pi zero should do fine with snes/ nes emulation

https://www.amazon.ca/CanaKit-Raspberry-Wireless-Official-Supply/dp/B071DVLBC1

loads of fun, very capable lil computer, lots to play around with on it too there are lots of video guides on setting up retropi and a network share to dump roms on it over the network, EZ

Your comment makes me believe that you hate the City of Regina (CoR) and nothing I say will change your mind but here’s a shot on this issue specifically.

You are correct on the service lines are partially the the CoR responsibility and also partially the homeowners responsibility. The cut of for the city and homeowner is the water curb box. Anything on the street side of the water curb box is the CoR responsibility and anything on the dwelling side of the water curb box is the homeowners responsibility. We are in agreement of this right?

Now onto the 5% portion, these areas are mainly in the downtown core and I believe the cathedral area based on what I have read. Is it ideal? No, but they are actively working on replacing the worst of the lines and working towards the safer. It is a process when dealing with old infrastructure. If you are ripping up a street to replace the water line, typically the second deepest utility in the road, then you might as well replace all the utilities in the road. This is a long job that takes time and money. The CoR knows there is a problem and has been actively fixing.

Now let’s move on to the $100 issue you have. Here is a LINK to the proper filters. Each filter should last an average family, 454L, 6 months of uses. This is a 2 filter pack for $40.00 and should keep your family well inside the safe limits, drinking water for a year. If you are a heavy consumer then you can afford to buy two sets. The last time I filled my water jug, I only fill it for company and I prefer CoR tap water, I think it cost me $3 at Canadian Tire.

Lastly, I do not work for the CoR nor do I have any affiliation to the CoR.

Edit Added the correct Brita Filter and here is the Data Sheet on the filter. Thanks u/atron306 on correcting me.

I'd recommend buying the one mentioned above, http://www.amazon.ca/Winegard-Company-FL-5000-FlatWave-Digital/dp/B0063705PE/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1412310900&sr=8-3&keywords=hdtv+antenna

We have it hidden behind curtains on our window and all the channels come in pretty strong.

I don’t have much to share, but this book is a great read.

OTC tech in Regina sells a few. I bought mine on Amazon because I wanted to get global. This one will get everyone but global. The global tower is further away.

https://otvtech.ca/catalogue?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage_stock.tpl&product_id=23783&category_id=525&keyword=Antenna

I purchased this amplified antenna to get global.

http://www.amazon.ca/Winegard-FL5500A-FlatWave-Amplified-Antenna/dp/B00BN5Z2WM/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1453185195&sr=1-1

Also two friends that live downtown use this model which apparently works for all 5 channels

http://www.amazon.ca/dp/B010VDH8MI?psc=1

https://www.amazon.ca/Distortions-Unlimited-Alien-Foam-Filled/dp/B00BMDGZWQ/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?keywords=alien+halloween+prop+foam+filled&qid=1551129648&s=gateway&sr=8-1-fkmr0

Might have better luck around Halloween.

I'll save you the trouble. First, get yourself something like this.
https://www.amazon.ca/TP-LINK-TL-SG105E-5-Port-Gigabit-Tag-Based/dp/B00N0OHEMA

When you set it up, use the port based VLAN area in the setup, and put Port 1 as VLAN ID 1000, tagged. Make Port 2 the same, then make a third port untagged with VLAN 1000. Then, connect Port 1 to your ONT Fibre box (the white thing), Port 2 to your Actiontec router, and Port 3 to your own router. Reset everything to grab IPs, and voila. The Max TV traffic will be routed through your Actiontec as normal, but internet traffic will go through your own router, get it's own IP, etc. If you don't have Max TV, you can skip the Actiontec steps altogether.

The big BUT here is that if you have any sort of TV or Internet issues Sasktel will not be able to help you unless you hook everything back up the way it was.

Toreba is not the only online option.
There are a bunch of other new and often better options in this book.
Crane Games, Claw Machines, and UFO Catchers

The price from Amazon.ca is $42.00 for the board , $30.00 for the case and $12.00 for the power supply for a total before tax price of $84.00. My time to set up the SNES system aand load the software is worth something - I would do it for $110.00

http://www.amazon.com/Red-Star-Active-Yeast-Pound/dp/B005KR0MZG

You can buy this at costco, I just did a couple weeks ago. Works well, although I'm not baking croissants :S

When my bikes have been stolen the U-lock was cut with good bolt cutters. I have had them stolen from the university in the middle of the day even (granted in summer when there's less traffic). But they came and stole my and everyone elses bikes, there was a line of chains and locks on the ground.

Either you get a bike only worth 100$ and get a 25$ lock and accept it will get stolen at some point. Or if you have a 500$ bike you need to get something like:

https://www.amazon.ca/Kryptonite-997986-Black-Fahgettaboudit-U-Lock/dp/B000OZ9VLU


Honestly my last bike that was stolen, the back tire was dented, the brakes were shot, and honestly the lock I had was worth more than the bike was when it got taken.

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Hitron CGNM-3550 WiFi Gateway COGECO TPIA https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B07JJ4G7YP/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_HhXIDbC77TRVN

It's either this one or the 2250 version. No model info besides the CGNM.