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[TheIronMaiden]

Originally Posted by GGG

To avoid hail damage on my vehicle I do this thing called not having so much #### in my house that I can park in my garage.

But how else am I meant to make my children resent me when I have to move into an old folks home?

[OutOfTheCube]

Originally Posted by Yamer

I thought it was the fact I was sending out tons of job applications over the last 5 months and companies are either selling or not protecting information.

Thankfully, they've dropped in quantity over the last week (knock on wood), but there for a while it was about 2 a day.

Yep, I noticed this a lot when I was applying for tons of jobs two summers ago. And it's a double edged sword cause you start answering every call thinking / hoping it's one of them calling.

[CliffFletcher]

Originally Posted by GGG

To avoid hail damage on my vehicle I do this thing called not having so much #### in my house that I can park in my garage.

In summer our bikes (all 4 of them) come out of the basement and into the garage. So one of the cars has to go onto the street.

[CliffFletcher]

Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

Not sure if it's just me but spam phone calls are off the charts right now. I'm getting at least 4 per day. Just within the last hour I got a call from Longview and Foothills N. 31. What's changed lately that there seems to be so much more of these?

I’ve noticed more too. And most of them are local numbers, so I don’t automatically dismiss them like I do with the calls from Ontario, B.C., etc.

[Sliver]

Originally Posted by CliffFletcher

In summer our bikes (all 4 of them) come out of the basement and into the garage. So one of the cars has to go onto the street.

There are a million bike storage options out there. Time to get creative, Cliff.

[CorsiHockeyLeague]

Originally Posted by DoubleF

The cheapest and most practical "system" I've determined for protecting against hail is basically 1-2 moving blankets left in the trunk of a vehicle. 1-2 should be enough to cover most of a vehicle. Costs around $40-50 total?

The issue with this is the wind taking them off. The better option is to put the blankets under a car cover and use the tie downs on the car cover. But that obviously takes longer. You can also use weighted blankets.

[CliffFletcher]

Originally Posted by Sliver

There are a million bike storage options out there. Time to get creative, Cliff.

How many of them are free and take no effort?

[Shazam]

Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague

The issue with this is the wind taking them off. The better option is to put the blankets under a car cover and use the tie downs on the car cover. But that obviously takes longer. You can also use weighted blankets.

I just have my kids hold down the blankets while it hails.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by Shazam

I just have my kids hold down the blankets while it hails.

Pain teaches character!

[Brendone]

Originally Posted by CliffFletcher

How many of them are free and take no effort?

Paid about $10 for hooks at Home Depot. 4 bikes hanging from the ceiling above the car hoods. Not a budget buster?

[DownInFlames]

I've had this link bookmarked for years that shows me the price at all local Co-op gas stations. Except now it just redirects to gasbuddy.com which seems totally useless. Anyone know of a replacement?

http://www.calgarygasprices.com/Co-o...ons/index.aspx

[PepsiFree]

Gasbuddy is good, that’s what I use.

[DownInFlames]

Originally Posted by PepsiFree

Gasbuddy is good, that’s what I use.

Not for me it isn't. I want to see which locations have the best price city-wide, not where I am now. I'm not the average driver so I plan ahead on where I'm going to fill up. I do it up to five or six times a week so it makes a difference.

The app is dog####. It doesn't even have some locations listed.

[Zary's-Mustache]

Originally Posted by DownInFlames

Not for me it isn't. I want to see which locations have the best price city-wide, not where I am now. I'm not the average driver so I plan ahead on where I'm going to fill up. I do it up to five or six times a week so it makes a difference.

The app is dog####. It doesn't even have some locations listed.

For me it shows all locations city wide not just the ones around me. I don't use the app though and just use the website.

[DownInFlames]

Originally Posted by Zary's-Mustache

For me it shows all locations city wide not just the ones around me. I don't use the app though and just use the website.

Can you give me a link for example?

[bizaro86]

Originally Posted by DownInFlames

Can you give me a link for example?

https://www.gasbuddy.com/gasprices/alberta/calgary

[DownInFlames]

Originally Posted by bizaro86

https://www.gasbuddy.com/gasprices/alberta/calgary

Thanks but that just lists some random stations. It says cheapest prices but I know some stations that should be on that list. Any ability to filter by brand?

[bizaro86]

Originally Posted by DownInFlames

Thanks but that just lists some random stations. It says cheapest prices but I know some stations that should be on that list. Any ability to filter by brand?

I don't think it has filter by brand.

The Costco on the reserve being the cheapest in the city has a ring of truth to me, but I haven't verified the whole thing or anything like that.

I usually just use the map and pick from the stations closest to me.

[PepsiFree]

You can definitely filter by brand if you click “Find Gas,” search the city, and expand the filters.

[Zary's-Mustache]

Originally Posted by DownInFlames

Thanks but that just lists some random stations. It says cheapest prices but I know some stations that should be on that list. Any ability to filter by brand?

It's a user submitted website so if someone doesn't post it then it won't be on there. It's not a perfect site but it's a free site that's pretty darn good.