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I raise funds through the “Coldest Night of the Year” event every year. This year it is on February 28.
I lost a friend this year. Ellen Frood was the director of Sage Haven, where these funds go.
My goal is to raise $2000 in her honour. That’s her beside me.
Anyone, anywhere can donate.
#mastodon and the #fediverse always come through!
Thank you so so much. ❤️ ❤️
Donate here: #donate #genderbasedviolence #portalberni

One of the absolute best things about #portalberni is the No7 Steam Train. It was under repairs for a few years and boy did we miss it but this year it has run on many weekends. It’s doing Santa runs along the waterfront and rail yard every Friday and Saturday afternoon and evening to Christmas!
#trains #rail #railfan #steam #logging #tourism #christmas #volunteer https://socialbc.ca/@vibyrail/115714553027370571

Oooohhh that’s a big PNW womp womp 😝 🌫️
(It is so foggy here in #portalberni that the random fireworks around the neighbourhood are all just glowy flashes)
https://infosec.exchange/@SecureOwl/115818707386089631

I don't think I have twisted off the cap for the cleanout since I bought the whole assembly... 5months? I only slid the end into the pipe in August so hadn't needed to screw off the cap. It took some leverage/persuasion to turn it.
But I was successful, and now the big filter can be drained. The water was actually higher than the bottom of the cap but no big deal, it's not really under any pressure.
#poolpond #diy #backyardproject #portalberni #gardening #pondlife

emptied the pond overnight. We have had so much rain this past month! All are full. I am going to drain it all and keep it drained until I get the pumps wired and can habe them installed and running. Don't want the water to get stale and unhealthy.
I think I might hire a stone mason to build the wall.
moving the pump into the intake bay now. It should be empty by the time I am back from the day's ceremonies.
#poolpond #diy #backyardproject #portalberni #gardening #pondlife

A letter to my local newspaper about the austerity that seems to be breaking out in #PortAlberni
#municipal #development #community
https://chrisalemany.ca/2026/01/08/austerity-and-sprawl-are-not-the-future-port-alberni-deserves/

Good news for WCGH in #PortAlberni! Hoping the ICU can open again in a few months once the hiring is complete!
“The three nurses are expected to begin working at WCGH early this year, with start dates between January and March,” wrote Island Health in an email to Ha-Shilth-Sa. “Recruitment activity remains strong, with four candidates completed interviews and five more in the interview stage. We are also seeing diverse interest, with candidates from the United States, United Kingdom, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Nigeria.”
#BCPoli #Healthcare #Nurses #ICU #Health #recruitment

Snoopy has risen! 🌈
#christmaslights #snoopy #portalberni #rainbow #home

grapes over the deck are now picked. I managed to get at least some of them in the bucket lol
The blue bin is probably 80 pounds? #fruit #harvest #portalberni #grapes

progress shot. I have about half of this 10' x 4' section cleared. Achieving about a 80% hit rate on the bucket lol
steady rain now ☂️ #fruit #harvest #portalberni #grapes

trying something new! going to make raisins with a bunch of them. we have a big drier so it should put a decent dent in the bin of grapes.🍇
#fruit #harvest #portalberni #grapes

started the drier at around 4PM yesterday, now, 17.5hrs later the I'd say the bananas are a little more than half done. The grapes are not that close. I can report both are extremely tasty in this state of partial dehydration but I will resist! 😂
Funny. The internet says to shake/roll the grapes a little so they don't stick to the trays. But our trays have fairly large holes so even just the act of pulling a tray out results in escape of little marbles! so we'll just let them be and deal with the results at the end. 😆
#fruit #harvest #portalberni #grapes

drier filled! two big red mixing bowls full of (unpicked) grapes filled 8 trays and I added some bananas for the last two.
set for 135°F
The internet says the grapes will take about 48hrs. Bananas should be less than that.
We got this drier probably 10 years ago at Cabellas. Love how much we can stuff it full!
#fruit #harvest #portalberni #grapes

Christmas Eve morning MRI at West Coast General. We were 30min early. They came for us within a couple minutes of sitting down. So we might be done before the scheduled appointment was scheduled. 😝
A good omen hopefully.
Then we’ll be packing up for a potentially snowy drive to Victoria.
#healthcare #portalberni #mri #wcgh #bcpoli #christmas

Spreadsheets!!!
Filled in my #dasher tracking sheet today and added a chart!
This one shows most of the stores I've got orders from since I started tracking that more closely in March. (there is a 'long tail' of <5 orders on the right that is not included in the picture.)
No big surprises for me in here. McDs and Dairy Queen are the 'bread and butter' locations. Other good performers pop up as the number of orders declines including NoodleBox, Boston Pizza, and Walmart.
Little Valley and Panago are good ones on the less frequent side.
7-11 is frequent, but pay is terrible.
“Walmart SFS" is their package delivery vs. grocery. It's an anomaly. It does not allow tips, and the orders are generally 5-10 packages at a time per offer which is why it has the most orders, but the very little cash.
I'm also always considering these numbers geographically... as in, where is the best place to stage myself for the most pay. There is a 'north' and 'south' side of town and It's not a clear choice.
#PortAlberni #DasherLife #DoorDash #Uber #GigWork #Charts #Data #Spreadsheet #AppleNumbers