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I noticed the Pinetime smartwatch is down to $26.99, which is getting toward morally-obligated-to-buy levels. Unfortunately, shipping is $30. However, it's flat for multiple watches (I tried getting 4 and it stayed at $30), so I was wondering if anyone in the Ottawa region would be interested in perhaps doing a small group buy.
The watch, BTW: https://pine64.com/product-category/pinetime-smartwatch/
I have this probably unrealistic dream that there's something in the $300 range that is good enough for me.
It looks nice, but *pricey*.
I may have to hold my nose et. al. but I also really hate having to deal with the cord so if there's a good battery-powered option that isn't stupid expensive, I'd prefer it.
Also, modern batteries are cool!
$SPOUSE is reading about this right now. I periodically hear phrases like "bitch-baby behaviour".
Anyway, it looks like I won't need go through the effort of deleting my account.
Okay, Ottawa-specific question:
What's a good cheap snowblower for a small driveway?
I *hate* shovelling, but I also don't have enough driveway to justify one of those $3k monsters. Plus, I'd prefer something battery-powered if possible.
The problem is that Ottawa snow tends to be wet, so I need something powerful enough to handle that while still being on the low end of things.
Anyone have any good experiences? Or bad experiences?
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I'm Chris. I live in Ottawa.
I do software development for a living, but in my spare time, I also do software development.
My main is @suetanvil ; I'm not sure how I'm going to divide my online time between here and there yet.
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