http://ivany.org pseudorandomness with just a hint of sarcasm for flavour Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:31:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I really like life-time warranties. Canadian Tire's Mastercraft brand carries a life-time warranty on almost all of their hand tools. It's one of the reasons I will actually spend the couple extra bucks on a Mastercraft branded tool instead of one of the no name ones. I recently had ... http://ivany.org/2008/11/06/mastercraft-life-time-warranty/ September 30, 2008 is the first day that you can register your phone numbers with the Canadian National Do Not Call List (DNCL). Go register your number now! The website is rather overloaded right now so you might have to try a few times to get your number registered. Don't worry, ... http://ivany.org/2008/09/30/canadian-do-not-call-list/ Almost 2 years ago I wrote my brake pad and rotor replacement 101 post detailing some of the stuff I went through to replace the brake pads and rotors on my 2004 Pontiac Sunfire. A few weeks ago I noticed that the car was pulsing a bit under heavy braking. ... http://ivany.org/2008/09/24/brake-pad-and-rotor-replacement-102/ We recently noticed some new grinding sounds coming from our 2006 Pontiac Vibe when you used the brakes first thing in the morning. The first thing I thought was "Oh Crap.". The second thing I thought was "Damn, I haven't done anything with the brakes yet on this ... http://ivany.org/2008/09/22/pontiac-vibe-brakes/ On the weekend of August 2-3 2008, the Queensway (Highway 417) Clyde Avenue Bridge was replaced using a new rapid replacement method. This involved lifting the existing bridges out and replacing them with new bridges that had been prefabricated on a site nearby. The whole process of replacing the bridges ... http://ivany.org/2008/08/03/time-lapse-video-of-the-clyde-avenue-bridge-rapid-replacement/ We've had our 2006 Pontiac Vibe for about two and a half years now and we recently passed 80,000km (just shy of 50,000 miles). Overall the car has been working well for us. We've had no mechanical issues with the car and the only real cost has been regular ... http://ivany.org/2008/07/29/2006-pontiac-vibe-review-after-80000km/