u/Catwhisperer2007

*Please don’t take this down! I want to help others know what to study as I failed the first time and passed the second with flying colors*

1. Reading: You get there and do some reading about what the recert entails. You then do a little assignment answering a few questions (styled what to do when this happens) this is then followed by a game of kahoot.

2. 400m sprint: In both of my recents they did the 400m literally right away. You have to swim that distance in under 10 mins. (A good strategy is doing the first 100m all front crawl followed by alternating half the lane front crawl and half the lane backstroke/or breath stroke)

3. Practice: You get into the water and they go over the Rescue Drills. This is not for marks yet. They just want to give you corrections and make sure you know what to do. This is then followed by practice with spinal drills. For some reason they never put much emphasis on the spinal drills and for the final drill exams there was never a single spinal for each of them.

4. Brick drill (20lbs): You have to swim 1 lap length and carry the brick out of the water. This has to be under 40 seconds. (YOU MUST SWIM STRAIGHT UP OR YOU HAVE TO DO IT AGAIN)

5. DNS Drills (Management of a Distressed or drowning victim): Getting them out of the water is straight forward but the DNS talk is where people slip…. here is how the convo will unfold | What happened out there (*putting on gloves as you say this*), did you inhale any water?, okay well i’m going to get you to take 2 big deep breaths and we are going to check if you inhaled any water so take 2 big deep breaths for me (*putting your hand on their back and listening for the breaths)… How old are you? (If they are an adult skip this next line: Okay well since your under 18 we are going to be contacting them and letting them know that you _______ at the pool”) The next bit applies for everyone though….. I suggest you don’t swim in the pool for a little bit incase _______ happens again and I also suggest that if you experience any symptoms like nausea, vomiting, difficulty breathing, chest pain, or fatigue in the next 72 HOURS than you must report to the emergency room as it could be very serious.

6: Management of a submerged non-breathing victim: When you pull them out of the water it’s basic first aid! You must remember GLOVES and you always start with breaths! Then you continue your rounds of CPR. If they start to vomit you turn them over to the side and scoop out the vomit with your gloves.

7: 50m sprint swim: You must swim this in under 1 minute. Thankfully this is really straight forward and I suggest you do front crawl the whole way!

8: 1-Rescuer Scenarios: This is where it gets hard: This is the simulations and you must know what to do for each. A few things on the checklist are gloves, calling the EMS, grabbing a first aid kit, and clearing the pool if that’s what it entails

9: 2- Rescuer Scenarios: The same as number 8 but with two people!!

And that is your recert! I know personally as I did it twice and failed the first time because I got the simulation completely wrong due to someone in my recert’s bad acting.

I hope you pass! Good luck yall :)

I can't stop thinking about this honestly. As someone who has traveled in quite a few provinces I have been to multiple reserves in different provinces. Here's what I noticed...

In BC the reserves are very tight-knight and everyone cares about each other. I have lots of friends who live on the Reserves here all over and most of them genuienly love where they live. Many of the reserves here are also building more houses! Yes there's a few bad ones but I have mainly seen good ones

But then in Sask and Manitoba it's a different story. I step out of my car while visiting a friend close to North Battleford Saskatchewan on a reserve called Poundmaker (I think that's how you say it) As soon as I stepped out of the car there was a man screaming at his wife and the wife was crying. I was so shocked! Here's where it gets bad... the man started hitting her and everyone around including my friend didn't seem to care! Like it was just another day.

A childhood friend of mine moved to a reserve in Manitoba called Cross Lakes as his father had just died and the mom needed help from the family back on the reserve to support her 4 children... so they moved back. We already had phones as he moved when we were 14, and he called me crying talking about how someone had decided they didn't want to be here anymore and he had even seen the body of the person. He was so devastated! And now I don't remember the timeframe but he sent me a voice note a second time a while later letting me know that his cousin had done the same thing to themselves!

As someone who struggled HARD with mental health that broke my heart. And this is something I am asking the reddit group to enlighten myself on this issue. I myself am not indigenous but I have family members that are (My cousin's Dad was raised on Tsuu-tina reservation and my cousin is half indigenous)

I can't stop thinking about this honestly. As someone who has traveled in quite a few provinces I have been to multiple reserves in different provinces. Here's what I noticed...

In BC the reserves are very tight-knight and everyone cares about each other. I have lots of friends who live on the Reserves here all over and most of them genuienly love where they live. Many of the reserves here are also building more houses! Yes there's a few bad ones but I have mainly seen good ones

But then in Sask and Manitoba it's a different story. I step out of my car while visiting a friend close to North Battleford Saskatchewan on a reserve called Poundmaker (I think that's how you say it) As soon as I stepped out of the car there was a man screaming at his wife and the wife was crying. I was so shocked! Here's where it gets bad... the man started hitting her and everyone around including my friend didn't seem to care! Like it was just another day.

A childhood friend of mine moved to a reserve in Manitoba called Cross Lakes as his father had just died and the mom needed help from the family back on the reserve to support her 4 children... so they moved back. We already had phones as he moved when we were 14, and he called me crying talking about how someone had decided they didn't want to be here anymore and he had even seen the body of the person. He was so devastated! And now I don't remember the timeframe but he sent me a voice note a second time a while later letting me know that his cousin had done the same thing to themselves!

As someone who struggled HARD with mental health that broke my heart. And this is something I am asking the reddit group to enlighten myself on this issue. I myself am not indigenous but I have family members that are (My cousin's Dad was raised on Tsuu-tina reservation and my cousin is half indigenous)

I can't stop thinking about this honestly. As someone who has traveled in quite a few provinces I have been to multiple reserves in different provinces. Here's what I noticed...

In BC the reserves are very tight-knight and everyone cares about each other. I have lots of friends who live on the Reserves here all over and most of them genuienly love where they live. Many of the reserves here are also building more houses! Yes there's a few bad ones but I have mainly seen good ones

But then in Sask and Manitoba it's a different story. I step out of my car while visiting a friend close to North Battleford Saskatchewan on a reserve called Poundmaker (I think that's how you say it) As soon as I stepped out of the car there was a man screaming at his wife and the wife was crying. I was so shocked! Here's where it gets bad... the man started hitting her and everyone around including my friend didn't seem to care! Like it was just another day.

A childhood friend of mine moved to a reserve in Manitoba called Cross Lakes as his father had just died and the mom needed help from the family back on the reserve to support her 4 children... so they moved back. We already had phones as he moved when we were 14, and he called me crying talking about how someone had decided they didn't want to be here anymore and he had even seen the body of the person. He was so devastated! And now I don't remember the timeframe but he sent me a voice note a second time a while later letting me know that his cousin had done the same thing to themselves!

As someone who struggled HARD with mental health that broke my heart. And this is something I am asking the reddit group to enlighten myself on this issue. I myself am not indigenous but I have family members that are (My cousin's Dad was raised on Tsuu-tina reservation and my cousin is half indigenous)

As you can tell by my username I am the biggest cat person ever! And I went on a trip to hawaii where the feral cats at my resort were super friendly, and know that there are resorts here that have friendly feral cats as well

Please let me know which Resorts these are! Thank you :)

My Labrador Retriever is mixed with Border Collie and he is my best friend! He was born in Jan of 2025 so obviously he still has a long time left to live! That's why I am wondering...

How long did your lab live?

I know they can live for a while, but I believe it all depends on size. My dog is 85 lbs and built like a Lab, only he has a border collie coat.

What scares me is my dog's lifespans (all big dogs) has been all over the place. Our 100 lb Rotweiller died when I was a baby at 11, then our Second Rotweiller at 10.5, then our German Shepherd at 9.5, and then the worst one... our 65 lb Rotweiller died at age 4.5 of a Brain Tumour

Please let me know how long your lab lived for as it would give me great reassurance about my own dog!

Recently, we drove the shortcut to Colville through Onion Creek as we were coming from Canada. We drove past multiple men who just stand on the side of the road and wave at us, they all had creepy smiles and I thought it was odd. Charles Manson's parents lived in that area before they died, and Charles Manson was going to move there if he got released but then he died. Everyone says it's not the road you want your car to break down on.... because it sure as hell isn't. It is an incredibly conservative area with many people involved in cults, including white supremacist cults. If you search up "launcebugbee" on Instagram you will find a bearded man from Onion Creek who posts on his Instagram that he worships the devil. This was a post made April 22, 2022 on his instagram. All of my Stevens County friends advise to stay away from Onion Creek, and I don't know a single teenager or kid who lives there. There is no cell service so if your car breaks down it's chocolate in a toilet for you. There is a strange amount of side roads, which many believe lead to where the cults are. I saw this interesting article of a woman talking about how she used to live there, and I believe many people need to see it. I will tag it below, she talks about how she moved there and was asked to join a cult of witches who dance around a fire naked. Some of the nicest people I know are from Stevens county, but Onion Creek is a place I would not advise going to. Share your stories about Onion Creek, Washington

Link to Onion Creek Article: https://www.city-data.com/forum/washington/240254-colville-wa-7.html

Recently, we drove the shortcut to Colville through Onion Creek as we were coming from Canada. We drove past multiple men who just stand on the side of the road and wave at us, they all had creepy smiles and I thought it was odd. Charles Manson's parents lived in that area before they died, and Charles Manson was going to move there if he got released but then he died. Everyone says it's not the road you want your car to break down on.... because it sure as hell isn't. It is an incredibly conservative area with many people involved in cults, including white supremacist cults. If you search up "launcebugbee" on Instagram you will find a bearded man from Onion Creek who posts on his Instagram that he worships the devil. This was a post made April 22, 2022 on his instagram. All of my Stevens County friends advise to stay away from Onion Creek, and I don't know a single teenager or kid who lives there. There is no cell service so if your car breaks down it's chocolate in a toilet for you. There is a strange amount of side roads, which many believe lead to where the cults are. I saw this interesting article of a woman talking about how she used to live there, and I believe many people need to see it. I will tag it below, she talks about how she moved there and was asked to join a cult of witches who dance around a fire naked. Some of the nicest people I know are from Stevens county, but Onion Creek is a place I would not advise going to. Share your stories about Onion Creek, Washington

Link to Onion Creek Article: https://www.city-data.com/forum/washington/240254-colville-wa-7.html

I only say this if someone doesn't have any pre-existing medical conditions. For example I know someone who gainged a ton of weight after being diagnosed with MS. This isn't what the conversation is about...

I'm talking about the people you see on my 600-lb life who sit at home and do nothing getting disability for something THEY caused. Meanwhile a single mom is working multiple jobs barely making more than these people

Obesity is not a reason to be on disability.

I don’t really get why Tim Hortons gets so much hate lately.

I’ve seen a lot of people online criticize it, whether it’s about the food, service, or how it’s changed over the years. Some of the conversations even start to get a bit uncomfortable, especially when they shift toward complaints that seem more about who’s working there than the actual experience.

Personally, I still really enjoy it. The farmer’s wraps are honestly one of my go-to breakfast options, and I’ll always stand by an iced capp—they’re still great in my opinion.

I get that it’s not the same as it used to be, but that’s true for pretty much every fast food chain now. Even with the changes, I think Tim Hortons still has some solid items.

Am I the only one who still genuinely likes it, or are people just louder about the negatives?

It feels like anytime Wendy's comes up here, the response is overwhelmingly negative, people saying it’s gone downhill or isn’t what it used to be. Honestly, I don’t really get it.

I’ve been eating at Wendy’s for years and still enjoy it. In my opinion, their burgers are noticeably better than what you get at McDonald's or Burger King. I also never understood the backlash over the “new” fries they introduced around 2021. I barely notice a difference from the old ones, but maybe that’s just me.

Same thing with the shredded lettuce. I saw tons of complaints about it, but when I finally tried it myself, I actually liked it. If anything, I prefer it over the old romaine, which sometimes felt like biting into a tough stem.

A lot of criticism seems to compare Wendy’s now to how it was in the ’90s, which is fair, but realistically, no fast food chain is the same as it was back then. They’ve all cut corners over time. Even so, I still think Wendy’s holds up really well and, in my opinion, is still one of the better fast-food burger spots.

I also still enjoy other menu items like the Frosty, salads, and baked potatoes. Plus, they’re one of the few chains that still offer some healthier options, which I appreciate.

Am I really in the minority here, or are there other people who still genuinely like Wendy’s?

This is always something that has made my blood boil! Especially because it is almost always without supervision. And DONT EVEN GET ME STARTED on the people who let their cats roam around the neighborhood. At the end of the day, you wouldn't let your 10-20 lb child outside unsupervised... so why do this to your cat?

This is a genuine question. I know of eight different clinics in my city who only have/hire female staff. The Hygenists, the Orthodontists, the Pereodontists (might have spelt that last one wrong). Why are they only hiring women?

This isn't to discriminate whatsoever but I am curious as why it is like this? You look at a hospital and there are always some male nurses, even the Oil Fields have women somewhere

But why do so many dental clinics only hire female staff?

It's completely and utterly heartbreaking that people can make a living from agressively deporting people who are just trying to make a better life. And the worst part is they are deporting people who were born here! They confront anyone who isn't white and threaten to deport them. This makes my blood boil

How could someone support this?