u/lutherdriggers

Edit: System is back up in Victoria BC.

I went to a TD Branch this morning at 9:20am PT to do a transaction and was told that their system is down and that many transactions cannot be done. They said that it's down across Canada and that this is unusual for them and that they do not know how long it will take to get the system back up.

I'm posting this because I will be grateful if someone comments when the system is back up.

Edit: Replies show others got the same and were assigned this way, plus I phoned the clinic to confirm. It is an NP because I indicated on the health registry that we are OK with that... so I guess this is good news!

We moved to Victoria and are on the waiting list to be assigned a family doctor here. I got an email today (and the first such email in 6 months) that names each family member and includes the message below.

Question is, how do I tell the difference between this and some kind of telemedicine SPAM. Is this really my new family doctor? Why are they an NP? Last I checked NP stood for Nurse Practitioner. Anyhow, looking for answers, or folks who have received this same thing.

Message:

We are pleased to announce that NP [Redacted] is  now welcoming new patients at [Redacted], located at: [Redacted].

[link]

How to Enroll

Each patient mentioned in this email must sign up individually using the link below. If you are registering family members on their behalf, please sign out after each submission and click the link again to register the next patient. 

Please complete your registration at your earliest convenience to ensure your information is properly entered into our system.

Once your registration is complete, please call our office at [Redacted] to book your meet-and-greet appointment.  

If you have any questions or require assistance, please contact us.

Thank you, and we look forward to welcoming you to our clinic.

Kind regards,

[Redacted]

I learned that those plastic blocks are not the best for Mason bees and wanted to see if I could model and 3D print something that overcomes the objections.

As it turns out the 3D printing world is full of well-meaning people who want to put bees into plastic tubes and the occasional naturalist who sounds the alarm about how they should buy cardboard tubes and liners instead.

I decided not to print plastic tubes for my bees but on reading the objections to having the bees later eggs in plastic it seemed like a plastic frame that holds a liner might be okay.

That is what I tried to build here and I would love to learn from your comments on it!