Recent content by mimico_polak

My biggest concern is theft. Theres a handful of neighbours that has their cottage garages broken into and things disappeared. Besides that…I’d def build a shed for the cottage as it’s easier than basement…and the basement is easy to break into. Hell I’ve broken into the cottage when I locked...

Good call on the smoke detectors. I'll have a chat with my electrician for best recommendations / steps forward. Right now finalizing the mini-ex rental. I'll let you know when so if you're bored you can join the fun as it's not too far.

Thanks @backmarkerducati and @GreyGhost for the suggestions. An alternative method is remove all exterior paneling to inspect the insulation and make sure all is good. Then cut the bottom 18-20” of the remaining panels to gain access and run wires. Once that’s all said and done, inspection...

I want one of these so much...especially at the cottage, but nowhere to keep it when I'm away and it's too steep/narrow to get into the basement.

That's awesome thank you! That method would mean that I need to rip out the entire house with wood paneling and then close it up after the inspection. Was hoping to do room by room to make it still usable. But if this is the only way...so be it.

Some thoughts on a KLX230 from a Reddit community going cross country… TLDR: horrible bike for the task I’d recommend the VERSYS or VSTROM 300 versions instead if you’re going small displacement.

The cottage interior is all wood paneling. We're replacing it with drywall so this is the time to do it. Includes 60A panel with fuses, which will be replaced with a 200A panel in basement. The original panel has 3-4 wires for the entire cottage. I want to setup each room on a separate circuit...

This is what I was thinking. Build a small enclosure in the basement, and use a portable / composting / chemical toilet. Better than shivering and having to trudge through snow to the back of the lot. Plus I'm sure that out house should be gone soon enough. I'm shocked the neighbours haven't...

For the electricians of GTAM (@oioioi and @SunnY S as far as I know)... Cottage needs some electrical upgrades, and while we're getting the panel upgrade to 200A done professionally (about 2x of what I need but the cable being installed is rated to 200A...no sense in putting in a 100A panel)...

That was my plan. Sadly the hospital had different ideas.

Sadly when I asked for the one they took out….i was denied :( ‘But it’s mine!’ ‘No…it’s gone for testing. Sorry’

Today was the first day with dogs in the class (except Lucy as she’s in heat so I was asked to not bring her). Wow…amazing transformation in the most lively dogs within 5min… Looking forward to trying with Lucy tomorrow.

CB500X may be a good bike for this trip.

I think it's awesome that you're willing (and able) to make the time for such an epic trip. I wonder if the keys to the house would be the same upon my return if I joined you...

I think it sounds like an epic trip, but a horrible idea ONLY because it's so last minute to try and set things up. I've tried moto camping before with a GTAMer many years ago. It was awesome, but it was all within 6hrs of Toronto and was a good way to test run some setups / gear / etc...