Marielle Quinton

Knitter, walker, gardener, coffee lover, Mommy of 2, environmentalist
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Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Pronouns: She/her/elle

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2026-02-04 23:57:59 UTC

My sister sent me this picture of the Air New Zealand electric plane she saw at the Wellington airport (she was on the other plane in the photo)
https://assets.ottawa.place/media_attachments/files/116/015/053/073/240/532/original/f5f080c609e42fa7.jpg

2025-12-29 16:29:05 UTC

Hmm. Orange freezing rain warning ended without significant freezing rain. Good job storm shield and whoever was operating it!

2025-12-16 23:29:04 UTC

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This isn't even a particularly new watch feature. I don't get how they failed 🤦‍♀️

2025-11-21 03:26:54 UTC

GO train hitting a dump truck stopped on the tracks from the train's point of view. How are people still stopping on tracks in 2025? https://www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/local/york/article/video-captures-the-moment-a-go-train-hits-a-dump-truck-stopped-on-the-tracks/

2025-11-09 16:01:05 UTC

The snow has started...

2025-10-19 12:54:21 UTC

Ontario does grow peanuts, they're just hard to find.
https://assets.ottawa.place/media_attachments/files/115/400/915/502/515/598/original/96b62eb8dabeffd8.jpeg

2025-10-09 00:37:17 UTC

Sometimes the theme song from Seeing Things gets stuck in my head https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvam_RjbfIY

2025-09-30 11:42:13 UTC

Hmm. The radio playing Buffy Sainte-Marie today as part of Truth and Reconciliation/Orange Shirt Day programming is a controversial choice.

2025-09-29 22:45:21 UTC

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Modern cars have cameras on them. Why don't big trucks have a bunch of cameras so the drivers see all around their trucks? They can even install these cameras on trucks driving around right now.

2025-09-27 20:33:51 UTC

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Hope you feel better soon. Take it easy, even when you start feeling better.

2025-09-25 19:25:41 UTC

Shoppers was doing walk-in COVID shots when I went in today. Which is good because it's seniors' day at shoppers so hopefully they were getting their shots along with their discounts.

2025-09-16 18:05:57 UTC

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I'd say it needs some workshopping..

2025-09-16 17:54:42 UTC

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2025-09-16 17:10:21 UTC

Whatever plane it is that is flying loops around Ottawa and has been for the last few days has a really high pitched engine that hurts my ears.

2025-08-29 18:37:27 UTC

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I just listen to Drunk Women Solving Crime, which is more of a comedy 😝

2025-08-28 13:40:17 UTC

A good plan by tim Hortons. EV charging at their locations. https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/article/tim-hortons-to-offer-electronic-vehicle-charging-stations-at-100-locations-across-canada/

2025-08-28 12:59:02 UTC

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I know! I was surprised the forecast was actually correct 😝

2025-08-28 12:55:28 UTC

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I can't even remember the last time we had one!

2025-08-28 12:54:24 UTC

Finally a rainy day!

2025-08-26 16:28:17 UTC

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@npub14qr…hf6f @npub1w0s…ef8u The store has lots of stuff, especially hot foods/bakery so it's fun to look around. I tried the ketchup last night and it's different than Heinz. It's darker in colour. I now have *three* open ketchup bottles in the fridge of different brands so I'll have to do a taste test and compare them. It passed the dinner test last night, but I can't rate it without trying the others at the same time 😝

2025-08-24 19:11:47 UTC

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I had to go to decathlon which is right next to Adonis so I bought some Primo ketchup 😁
https://assets.ottawa.place/media_attachments/files/115/085/320/808/999/434/original/ad1f89743aaeca4f.jpeg

2025-08-24 17:12:23 UTC

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@npub198k…mugw @npub15tq…p705 Ugh. I'm amazed anyone is left.

2025-08-24 16:25:08 UTC

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I guess it's time for the city to put it into parade/festival permit requirements?

2025-08-24 15:53:35 UTC

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I'm not sure if stores are mean or it's just bad planning.

2025-08-24 01:53:31 UTC

Looking at the radar, I think someone left the storm shields up again.

2025-08-23 23:48:10 UTC

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Yeah, there's one in Ottawa but it's not near me. Hopefully Primo can ramp up and expand their distribution.

2025-08-23 21:29:17 UTC

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I haven't found the Primo ketchup even in Ontario. I think it's only in a few grocery stores around here.

2025-08-23 21:25:15 UTC

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We need a Canadian condiment company!

2025-08-22 23:30:42 UTC

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I learnt my lesson on the bird site. Hashtags when I'm interested in hearing from absolutely anybody or if it's a hashtag that is only nice (eg bloomscrolling) otherwise I just avoid them.

2025-08-22 23:22:24 UTC

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Personally I think they're your posts and you can post them whatever way you want (within limits related to your instance and with CWs for SA, nudity, etc). People can curate their own feed. There's a lot of "helpful" advice people give that are the opposite. For instance, putting hashtags on politics so other people can filter it out. But hashtags are an invitation for all sorts of people to reply to you. I'm going to post about politics, so just block me if you don't like it.

2025-08-22 18:11:16 UTC

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I'd like a law that makes online retailers say where a product is made in the description. I'd also like a law that says where something is made right on the label of the product. They often just say "Imported by" and then give a Canadian address.

2025-08-22 18:06:59 UTC

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The boycott has likely been way more successful than anticipated. Probably why dropping the tariffs can happen. Who cares about the tariffs if no one is buying those products anyway? Go ahead and remove the the oj tariffs. No one cares, no one is drinking Florida OJ anymore.

2025-08-22 17:41:24 UTC

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French's is American. That article seems weird. There was no French's mustard Canadian boycott. There was a big boycott on Heinz ketchup after they shutdown Canadian manufacturing though. And that convinced French's to start making their ketchup in Canada. French's uses Canadian mustard seeds, which is fine but Canada produces 75% of the world's mustard seeds so that's mostly true for all mustard. Even from Dijon. I can't find anything about French's mustard now being made in Canada.

2025-08-22 17:23:35 UTC

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Plus maybe they could proactively fix holes. Like how for some reason Canada only makes the smaller aluminum (beer) cans and not the tallboys. So offer a loan or grant to companies making the smaller cans so they can expand into making the large ones. Apparently we need to bring back pickle making. Mustard too. Help to expand factories to do it.

2025-08-22 17:17:12 UTC

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Yeah, maybe some kind of tax rebate or something to encourage a switch? Or maybe better yet an office that does switching consulting for free. And they'd know all the government rebates and loans etc

2025-08-22 17:12:38 UTC

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Well, not buying US stuff is probably the most important. I guess we need to figure out what to do with car manufacturing.

2025-08-13 12:25:49 UTC

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Yay! Looks like a good soaking rain too. Not so hard it all just runs off into the street

2025-08-13 12:10:45 UTC

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Thunder!

2025-08-13 11:55:51 UTC

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Yes! And possibly less angry, so that's good. Already had a little sprinkle at 7, hopefully that was just the appetizer.

2025-08-13 09:56:39 UTC

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That gigantic thing on the radar that seemed stuck in Barrie last night finally made it to Peterborough and it looks a bit angry. Maybe keep an eye on it if you're planning to be outside.

2025-08-13 09:48:20 UTC

There's rain on the radar! Hopefully we get some. It didn't seem to cool down much overnight and I woke up with a headache. The humidity is apparently 100%?

2025-08-12 20:45:31 UTC

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I'm sure it's just the wonders of the fediverse. Or maybe I should've tried just one more time 😜

2025-08-12 20:40:51 UTC

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The account isn't resolving for me, but it probably just needs a bit of time.

2025-08-12 20:39:04 UTC

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@npub1jsj…dtg9 @npub16hj…v2ws @npub12sa…2fym You pay sales tax based on where the car is registered. I had a co-worker who was here temporarily from Alberta and they bought a car here and the dealer was fine with getting Alberta plates etc for it. And they paid no provincial sales tax.

2025-08-12 19:33:15 UTC

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@npub16hj…v2ws @npub12sa…2fym One advantage to being in Ottawa is that it's a quick trip across the river to Gatineau where there are many more used EVs than in Ottawa or other parts of Ontario, thanks to generous Quebec EV rebates + cheap electricity.

2025-08-12 14:10:04 UTC

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We had to buy a car this year so I'm sadly up on current vehicles, they all make sedans. They are mostly designed for people who want to look cool and go fast. Nobody is racing SUVs. We're missing the practical cars designed for families or regular people. Plenty of European cars (or cars sold in the European market) are like that, but they don't sell/make them here. Come on Hyundai! Send us your Inster! What about the Renault 5? Sigh.

2025-08-12 13:51:32 UTC

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I will say classic beetles don't really have much trunk space. No room for strollers or hockey gear or whatever. But hatchbacks are great for that. Hardly anyone make station wagons anymore, which is what families actually need. The only cars are sedans and then you have to get an SUV. Sigh.

2025-08-10 13:09:06 UTC

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Only the cicadas like this weather. Bzzzzz

2025-08-10 12:24:20 UTC

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Yeah, the thermometer says humidity is 60%.. Ugh.

2025-08-10 12:05:00 UTC

Ugh. It's 25 outside and 26 inside and it's only 8am 🥵

2025-08-09 14:52:22 UTC

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Yes to colour!

2025-08-08 23:35:59 UTC

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@npub17qp…e4n8 @npub14qr…hf6f I can definitely feel it in my throat by about 4 and 5 would also start making me feel ill (headache etc). I really wish they'd update things. I'm not sure how much is the province's fault and how much is the feds. I believe it's the province that decides on the scale used, but presumably the feds should update their scale?

2025-08-08 23:21:02 UTC

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Sensitive groups includes children, I'd like to note, so I don't really like that term. I think people interpret "sensitive groups" to mean just people with asthma etc, not all people under 18.

2025-08-08 23:12:34 UTC

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I like looking at purple air for better numbers so once EC reports a reading of 3, I look at purple air to see what it really is. The AQHI ECCC uses still isn't doing a great job with small particulates like smoke. So they report yellow/moderate while purple air reports a dark orange/nearly red (unhealthy for sensitive groups but nearly red which is unhealthy for everyone).

2025-08-08 17:29:46 UTC

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We really need a better warning system about it. A simple wear a mask on the weather report. Even on the phone lock screen along with the temperature. A mask icon when it gets above 3 or something. I have the EC weather app alert me when it gets to 3, so I know to keep an eye on it, but it's customisable if 3 is too low.

2025-08-08 17:02:23 UTC

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It's a smoky day for outdoor work. Better to stay inside!

2025-08-08 16:52:07 UTC

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Last week I saw one at a collision repair garage, if you want some positive news 😜

2025-08-07 21:36:17 UTC

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Glad I watered the veggies a bit before. Hopefully the ground around them was still damp!

2025-08-07 21:32:45 UTC

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Yeah, it's much better to have gentle rain, the hard rain mostly runs off into the street.

2025-08-07 21:22:55 UTC

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Certainly very localized if you didn't get any!

2025-08-07 21:07:30 UTC

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Yay!

2025-08-07 21:06:04 UTC

I wonder how much it refilled my rain barrels?

2025-08-07 20:47:45 UTC

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A little bit to start and then hard rain. Now tapered off.

2025-08-07 20:44:57 UTC

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Hopefully! Thunder too!

2025-08-07 20:38:49 UTC

Rain!

2025-08-02 03:45:09 UTC

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I switched to the stuff from Nü because it said made in Canada, but now it says nothing so I guess I'll need another source.

2025-08-01 01:32:30 UTC

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We've always tried to get most produce at the farmer's markets, so that hasn't changed much. We tend to buy organic stuff at the grocery store, but since much of that is from the US we've had to switch to cheaper non-organic. Not that it offsets the price increase completely, but it helps.

2025-08-01 01:22:24 UTC

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You two are awesome! I don't do the grocery shopping, I just research items from home and put them on the list 😜so I don't have a great idea how much things have changed in dollar amounts. But generally everything I can switch I have.

2025-08-01 01:04:23 UTC

Due to *points South* I have a question for Canadians. Have you changed your regular shopping to buy less US goods.

2025-07-31 20:40:48 UTC

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Some green insulation for tonight/tomorrow!

2025-07-31 20:38:14 UTC

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😬 I hope you're enjoying the outside as much as possible today!

2025-07-31 20:21:39 UTC

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Part of the problem is that I refuse to go on BS to check for myself to see what my posts and the replies look like there 😝

2025-07-31 19:38:48 UTC

Was there some kind of consensus formed about bridgy in the past week or two? I haven't really seen much since the controversy a couple weeks ago.

2025-07-25 00:06:41 UTC

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No rain here yet...

2025-07-25 00:01:05 UTC

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I take that back. The wind has returned and brought more with it.

2025-07-24 23:58:23 UTC

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Ugh. It was windy. Now it's weirdly calm. But really dark

2025-07-22 22:38:15 UTC

For dinner tonight I made these zucchini lentil fritters which are easy and a great way to eat those zucchinis that may be overflowing in your kitchen/garden. I skipped the corn and adjusted the spices a bit.
https://ohmyveggies.com/zucchini-fritters-red-lentils/
#vegan

2025-07-21 00:31:12 UTC

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I'm also surprised by the rain. Today has been weird.

2025-07-19 17:56:38 UTC

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I get the vibe 😜 I never mind people using the pool or having fun but when it's loud screaming or partying, that's a whole other thing. I used to have to close the windows because the screaming would wake up the baby. Parents would tell kids to quiet down, but grandparents just give the kids more sugar 😝. The previous owners moved because they won the lottery and got divorced, so you can hope for the same for your neighbours 😝

2025-07-19 17:10:37 UTC

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I live next door to a pool but have lucked out because the current owners are a gay couple. They rarely have pool parties and if they do, it's pretty quiet. They have family and friends over to use the pool sometimes but it's very calm. Previous owners were also a gay couple and ditto for them. The owner previous to that was an elderly man. He was very quiet but omg all summer break his grandkids would use the pool and scream constantly.

2025-07-18 17:36:14 UTC

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Wow, ok. This is why I'm waiting a bit before doing anything.

2025-07-18 15:28:22 UTC

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I think what I'll do is wait until tomorrow morning to see if bridgy announces a fix or something and then if not I'm going to post that I'll de-bridge Sunday night.

2025-07-18 14:52:39 UTC

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Right. I'm the same with the city. I only bridged because there's a few journalists that I followed on the bird site that moved to BS and that I very occasionally interact with.

2025-07-18 14:40:43 UTC

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It's complicated because it's a workaround because BS hasn't integrated like they claimed they would. Threads is much easier to understand because they're doing it, not a third party. Anyway, we can blame BS for this mess 😝

2025-07-18 14:35:51 UTC

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You can follow any account, bridged or otherwise, without being bridged. But the bridged BS account can't see your replies to them (on BS) unless you're bridged. The bridging lets you post on BS.

2025-07-18 14:12:21 UTC

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Yes, there's a lot misunderstanding from everyone going on here, so I agree it's going to be an issue. Smaller instances could well get blocked if someone misunderstands.

2025-07-18 13:45:38 UTC

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Exactly. Sigh. I wish bridgy themselves would make a statement. I'm happy with whatever the instance decides to do. Maybe we should ask the admins their opinion or a vote like we had on threads?

2025-07-18 13:38:04 UTC

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Yeah, that's a whole other thing. I'm guessing some people were, up until yesterday, completely unaware of bridgy. I'd assume most not tiny instances have at least one user following the bridgy account, even if they were unaware what that meant. So, blocking whole instances seems like blocking most instances.

2025-07-18 13:34:10 UTC

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Yeah, me too. It's only like 5 accounts and I rarely reply to them, so I could do it, but it's still taking away the interactivity.

2025-07-18 13:30:10 UTC

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So are you going to de-bridge?

2025-07-18 13:12:08 UTC

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I didn't even realise it mirrored all my posts. I just thought it posted replies. That's all I wanted it for. But obviously it posts everything, that's how I'm following BS people 🤦‍♀️. So I fully agree I'm an idiot. It's possible there's a setting that fixes that part, but the un-bridged users are an issue I doubt has a setting.

2025-07-18 13:04:44 UTC

I bridged my account to BS many months ago. I only did it to be able to reply to BS users on Mastodon. I didn't really think about what what my account looks like on BS. But after yesterday's hoopla, I'm not sure that's what I want to be doing. Maybe bridgy has better settings now that I change. Anyone have any suggestions?

2025-07-17 18:01:58 UTC

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More thunder! ⚡⚡

2025-07-17 18:00:46 UTC

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Not that I'm close to Kanata, but it did sound pretty distant. Birds are still singing away here.

2025-07-17 17:57:18 UTC

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Here too!

2025-07-17 17:56:27 UTC

Thunder...

2025-07-17 17:48:59 UTC