That’s bullshit. Our Xmas is forced time off but we don’t have to spend vacation time on it.

Because they force you to take vacation over xmas? I don’t understand

Google pixel 8 pro

Fujifilm xh2

Custom workstation/gaming pc

MacBook air m3

I didn’t tell any friends or anyone at work to avoid drama. Went alone. Worth it.

As someone who enjoys camping this is going to be the worst summer ever in BC. At least people will be spending money here I guess. But damn, I should get priority booking in tofino because I fucking live here.

Fall here on Vancouver Island. Best colours for photography. Kids are back in school and tourists are not on the island anymore so I can finally enjoy the campsites I subsidize with my taxes and never get to use.

Yeah courage is still scary and disturbing. Brilliant stuff

I just got back from Seattle. 30 percent discount on my hotel because I’m Canadian and everyone was especially friendly. Border crossing took 1 minute both directions.

I only went because the band I worship was playing, else I wouldn’t have.

Still fantastic. I still watch it regularly before bed

Canada, 6 weeks plus 1-2 weeks during xmas closure plus unlimited sick days

Arguably best cartoon ever made

People in the US are ugly but that’s not why the birth rate is low lol

I’m a car guy and learning manual for me was embarrassingly slow. I’m good at it now and my daily is a manual but when I was learning it was a total disaster.

My dad has ran an auto repair shop for 40 years and it stopped being any sort of fun like 15 years ago.

That’s not even the biggest problem though. It’s customers and their entitlement. Worse every year.

Parts took longer to ship than promised? Mechanics fault

Car needs to go to the dealer? Mechanics fault

Something plastic piece broke on your car during disassembly because it was designed to break? Mechanics fault

Job supposed to be 10 hours labour but took you 15 because it’s not easy? Guess you just lost money helping someone cuz you have to eat the cost of those 5 hours

Depends where you live, maybe your life is just fine without it

My dad’s bird could sing the theme when I was really small

Adventure time, courage the cowardly dog

Having a basic idea of how a car/engine works. Most people waste so much money on basic repairs they could just do themselves. Feels like majority of folks couldn’t even put on their spare tire. Plus, mechanic is job that less and less people are willing to do over time so the cost of their labour will only keep getting worse

I’ve been there 6 times and I find that theft there is almost non existent. Yes people are still as shitty as they usually are but it’s still a place with a state of trust which is something that constantly draws me back

Obviously would do some vetting though so that’s my specific question here, where are the good people at and how do you know?

Why not? We both own our properties so one benefit to capitalism I guess.

I can’t work remotely there, though, due to tax and liability reasons. And I could only stay as long as tourist visa.

Obviously trust is a big factor here which is specifically why I look towards iceland.