Rich_007

Just as you were simultaneously retrieving your stash, changing the track on your Ipod, and just after you had flipped that stoned kid on the BMX who wasn't wearing a helmet and was crossing three lanes of traffic.

Yep - another day in K-Town. Right on.

Steve_P

iPod? Have they reached the Okanagan yet?

I would have thought it would have been changing the track on an eight track.

G77

Probably one like this :-

Rich_007

Oh yes. We is sophisticated, innit.

We has botox, an micro-handbag dogs, an facelifts, an fake Burberry, an a cell phone, an a shiny new SUV that we do not drive in the bush, an a nice shiny coffee maker from Sears. We is posh, ya!!!



R.

pinkmcfarquhar

Personally, I don't like that the the snow that falls on my drive and front steps doesn't automatically melt.

My other big gripe - Why do they show the same advert in the same advert break? Sometimes just directly after, so you get the same advert twice in a row??? Why???? What's the point??

Steve_P

That could be arranged for a price.

That one no-one but the advertisers themselves seems to understand.

But I'd love to shoot the idiot that came up the idea.

dbd33

It's about money. I worked on a system to schedule adverts for a TV channel, CBC? CTV? Dunno but it had a C in it. Anyway, specifically placed spots cost the most, a package of n minutes costs less (all by time bands) and there are packages in between e.g. n minutes between 7 and 9 with 2 seconds during CSI. The time not sold goes to the "bottom feeders" typically Proctor and Gamble or the government, who'll take any time at minimum rates. Time even they won't take goes to trailers, puffs for the news and the like. If a station has a 1 minute slot unscheduled and the only buyer left is a bottom feeder then they show that firm's 15 second advert. If the firm only has one advert then that advert shows twice, sometimes three times, in a row.

It's not as scientific as that. In fact everything related to the TV stations is a bit rubbish, but that's the general idea. Show as many adverts as you can sell and fit the minimum amount of programming around it.

geedee

I thought as much! Thanks for the inside info! Do advertisers never consider negative sentiment? I.e., by interrupting a good show with a crap ad, they're as likely to alienate the potential customer as attract him? Those that repeat twice or more in the same break are prime targets, as are those that make ads that look like the curry house adverts you (used) to get in program intermissions at the Cinema (which applies to a lot of them over here )

Rich_007

No. They've barely got past Marketing 101 in Canada. It's not quite as evolved as elsewhere; people still make a handsome living from selling ghastly, overpriced, elephant-sized vacuums door-2-door.

macmike41

When asked a question about what you don't like about something did you not expect responses to include what a person doesn’t like about that something? And, as you respond only to negative things (don't like) and not the positive (do like), I guess you need to seriously consider who should chill out – look in a mirror and face up to what you see dude.

pinkmcfarquhar

Ooooh - how much and how do they do it?

Steve_P

Oh I think there might be a little bit more to Rich's comment.

Some made comments about how Canadians don't like to be told that there are better ways of doing things, which can be true.

But also some Canadians get a little tired of hearing if it aint British it aint any good from some of us imports.

pinkmcfarquhar

Cheers for that - it's been bugging me for ages, at least now I know there is a reason behind it.

Steve_P

Don't know how much...likely extremely expensive hence the comment "for a price".

Poured concrete with built in heating, usually hot water pipes similar to heated floors.

Rich_007

indeed

It's like the old one about the waitress going up to the British couple asking them "is anything alright with your meal"

Les fussy Brits, quelle true, innit.

R.