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Horrific. Very fortunate that there weren't any fatalities.

Can't wait to hear the excuse explaining this one.

Context: I've got panniers, including those specific to shopping, and a traditional bike trailer. For large grocery hauls (100lbs+), this combo works well, but it's a bit of a PITA.

But the Travoy is so unique and useful that it probably should have been my first purchase for groceries by bike.

For those who don't know, the Travoy is basically a two-wheeled grocery cart that can attach to your bike as a trailer (by the seat post). That means, you can cart it around off the bike, then attach it to your bike and ride off.

I'm finding it easier than panniers (and no need to get a grocery cart, then return it, etc.), and way easier to store compared to my other trailer.

My only real problem is that Burley sells really expensive bags that attach to the Travoy, and while the bags are good quality and add to the utility of this trailer, they are way too expensive.

I'm currently using their "Upper market bag" and an Arkel Shopper bag on the lower half with straps that attach to the Travoy and keeps everything nice and secure.

Anyway, I've had so many positive comments while using it in stores that I thought you guys might appreciate knowing about it :)

I often wonder if the sellers understand what they are writing in these listings. LOL

Don't you just love how the driver was "likely speeding and ran a red light", but the paragraph before blames pedestrians for not looking?🙄

I don't know about Quebec, but hit-and-run drivers in Ontario don't usually get anything more than a few weeks suspended license and no jail time.

FINAL UPDATE W/ SOLUTION: It hadn't dawned on me that my wifi extender could have been creating issues, until I realized that it was only pushing my guest SSID to devices at the far end of my home and outside. I literally unplugged it and all my IOT devices connected and have stayed connected! So, not a router issue, but the damn wifi extender! Thanks to everyone who gave their suggestions.

Details:

I've got a TP-Link AX5400 Wi-Fi 6 Router router set up with 2.4ghz, 5ghz primary SSID's and a 2.4ghz guest network for my IOT devices. This has been the setup for a very long time, and I've got around 30 IOT devices connected to this guest network at any given time.

Last night, I noticed my doorbell cam wasn't connected. After many failed attempts, it seems to ONLY want to connect to my normal 2.4ghz SSID and refuses to connect to the guest network. Even worse, the majority of my other IOT devices (wifi cameras, wifi thermometer, weather station, etc.) aren't connecting to the guest network anymore, and I really (REALLLYYYY!) don't want to have to re-pair them to my network (most are outdoors, and not easy to access).

At one point, a bunch of them were connected and I could livestream from nearly all my Reolink wifi cameras, but then they dropped connection and only one seems to still be working...

There have been no changed to my router, no new firmware, no settings changed, and no internet issues over the last many days/weeks, so this truly seems to have happened out of the blue.

Router reset has done nothing.

Anyone have any idea why they would refuse to connect to the guest network?

UPDATE: Several hours later and a few devices have come back online (on the guest network). Some are connecting and disconnecting still, but most are staying connected. I'll probably end up manually re-pairing the bunch which aren't automatically connecting and call it a day. Still not sure what caused this, but I really hope that's the end of it, or else I'll go to wired everything. LOL

It's most typical for fires to start when the battery is being charged. For it to catch fire just sitting there either means it was damaged or was some shoddy, not-certified, battery that shouldn't have been sold in Canada.

This could have ended up much worse.

Catherine Steier, owns a business along Avenue C North, and was not a fan of the idea.

“Bikes lanes on Avenue C North are dangerous and unneeded. The amount of traffic and big trucks that drive down it will make it even more dangerous than it is when you add these unneeded bike lanes,” Steier wrote.

I don't know about anyone else, but bike lanes are needed specifically to separate cyclists from "traffic and big trucks".

But if people think that traffic and big trucks are the danger, then perhaps the City should put in bike lanes AND measures to restrict traffic and big trucks from those roads 😀

More specifically, speaking of "Avenue C North", much of it is residential (one lane each direction with parking on both side, so cars end up turning itnto one lane...😆). The more commercial/industrial parts don't even have sidewalks for pedestrians!

I think Saskatoon has a major car problem. And in the spirit of accessibility and safety, they absolutely should be addressing the car-centric infrastructure they've got on that road.

The prosecution pushed for a $1,000 fine and a complete driving ban, while the defense argued for a higher fine ranging from $1,500 to $1,800 without any prohibitions. Along with the $1,150 fine the judge restricted his driving to work duties and picking up his kids.

Just imagine if your kid was killed by a truck driver, and the courts were battling over a few extra hundred dollars for the fine. No jail, and a very loose "ban" on driving for the person who killed your kid.

I just don't know why a cyclist (or pedestrian's) life means nothing in the eyes of the law.

Looking at various ebike incentives throughout Canada, and I was shocked by how much you could get back. We're talking $1000 in some cases, or more for cargo bikes.

Since Ontario is anti-bike, we don't have incentives like that, but I could see them having a huge impact on ebike adoption.

Do you have ebike incentives where you live? If so, did it enable you (or does it interest you) to get an ebike?

Supporters of safe cycling in Toronto are rquestioning the why cyclists are on trial for speeding while a motorist who was involved in a collision with a rider is having their charges dropped.

So, I'm not sure if I should be posting here on in the Frugal community, but I'm hoping for some feedback.

We've been saving a ton of money by making our own bread, pizza dough, and pasta at home, along with cooking dried beans. But non-dairy milks are by far the biggest food expense for us, and I'm looking at the option of getting a non-dairy milk maker.

If you've used one, does it actually save money?

Is it a PITA to use or can you make large batches (2+ liters) at a time that will keep for a day or two?

Anything else I should know that I'm simply not aware of when purchasing/using one?