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Hope for male 'pill' breakthrough

What happened to the one you put in your shoe and it makes you limp? :hysterical:

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As corny as that was, it did make me :lol:

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I use a landline and as long as one is in existence, I always will. I dislike speaking on a cell phone and use it solely for emergency purposes. I know that I'm one of the few, as is my husband, my Canadian in-laws and my sister, but we are all more comfortable with a landline than having to constantly be charging a phone, worried about incurring over the limit charges, and frankly, limiting out consciousness of life around us because we are talking or texting on a mobile phone. We don't need to be connected to the world 24/7. So why is my choice depressing for you?

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:thumbs_up: :amen:

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The depressing part wasn't your choices. It was the fact that somebody made a big deal out of just using a phone as a phone and had to go on the equivalent of a juice cleanse to rid themselves of texting, snapchatting, twittering, instagramming etc on the phone instead of just using it as a phone.. The phone as a communication device for one on one discussions can be excellent. I do find though with text conversations there are so many misunderstandings and if somebody goes away from their phone the other person doesn't know why they aren't getting responses.

Our landline is rapidly becoming the place for duct cleaning calls, supposed windows virus solutions, miracle credit card rate type calls. However keeping a landline saves more money on the bill than getting rid of it. Somewhat similar to a return train trip costing less than a single.

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Should know by end of next week.

We have tried a couple times to move into places that are cheaper but so much competition in the rental market we have not managed to get approved anywhere yet.


As for landline we still have one, and as long as the $20 charge is credited each month making it essentially free, I'll keep it, cheaper then a 2nd cell phone, and good to have a phone at home when the other has the cell with them out and about.

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:thumbup: and :fingerscrossed:

We have a landline. In the event of an 'event' mobile/cell phone services are immediately overwhelmed . A landline makes sense.

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I don't listen to voicemail. I google the incoming number and, if it seems that it might matter, I return the call but I don't bother anymore with listening to sequentially stored messages. Hundreds of them are backlogged. If the message is important the sender will email it.

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+1

If they think it's a message that needs to get through, they'll email or text. If it was a phone-call thing then they might have thought it was time-sensitive, but it can't be that important if they're going to leave a voice message that might or might not ever get picked up.

I actually can't remember the last phone call I got that wasn't 'CRA need your bitcoin NOW', 'We're conducting a survey' or what I'm guessing was one of those (or their ilk) but performed in Chinese (turns out according to my phone it was while apartment hunting in August). Not had a landline for many years - last time I had one (2008) its main use was for the debts of the previous user of that number. I think we may have theoretically been paying line rental in 2015-17 because it made the internet cheaper, but never even looked for the phone jack never mind bought a handset to plug into it.

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Should have read the article but I didn't. I text on the mobile but I don't snapchat, twitter, instagram or anything else on it or my pc.

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I listen to voice mail.

Most calls are from doctors, job interviews, government, and so on that generally wont be emailing or texting.

Our plan only allows 3 voice mails at a time so cant exactly pile up. Lol

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Just finished watching The Godfather part III, thanks to my new-found cable provider. That's the first time I've seen it since its original release in 1990.

Superb to my mind, although it got voted down a bit according to IMDB. Can't see that at all, we're in it for Al Pacino after all, aren't we? :confused:

Edit: Post was potentially unclear, I did originally see the film in a moving picture theatre back in early 1991.

But my sound system here is better. :p

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Weird thing for me...had all the ingredients. Great director, great writers, great actors....possibly I expected too much.

Much preferred Goodfellas.

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Goodfellas is great film...but not as good as The Godfather I & II.

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Tried to get food today. They say debit transaction didnt go through. Checked account charged 2 times.

Showed the workers and they nothing they can do.

So probably out 12 bucks.

I think I am done with electronic payments. Nothing but problems with debit.

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The new hole! A newly discovered cave in a remote valley in British Columbia might be the country's largest.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/briti...cave-1.4929918

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The little piece of chocolate behind the day 4 tab on my advent calendar is in the shape of one of Santa's boots. :santa:

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Honestly you would think the admissions dept of a college would be a little more intelligent Jeez!

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Why was this guy even a cop? Seems he should have been let go long ago.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamil...6PgctcKWCfXCeY

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One headline I haven't seen yet is Psychic Wins Lottery.
https://globalnews.ca/news/4735315/c...circumstances/

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I wonder how Horace Batchelor from Keynsham spelt K E Y N S H A M would make out on todays lotteries?

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I know how to spell Keynsham. I lived there for my first ten years :thumbup:

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How can I convince my OH that I deserve to fly to either Toronto or Vancouver to see Queen next year, as a fanclub member (sad I know) I can get the presale tix today, not cheap plus a flight, I tried selling Toronto to him last night as a recce, I mean we might even be there by then if the planets all line up.

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Tell him you need to spend time with your daughter.. or get her to call and tell you she has something big happening around that time that you HAVE to be there for! :D

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Tell him he never has to watch anything Australian again.

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Tell him if he doesn't let you do this, you'll force him to listen to Nickelback.

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Nice to know you lot have my back lol. So i checked to see how much the tix actually cost, the lower priced ones just over 100 bucks plus fees are down to single seats only, next tier goes to 200 bucks and more, so I shall have to wait until General sale tomorrow, I'll be working and not able to go online when the tix go on sale, so I shall be lucky if I can get tix at all. May just have to wait until the UK leg is announced.

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Saw Bohemian Rhapsody a couple of days ago...excellent.:thumbsup:

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I'm glad you liked it.

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As as a kid in the 1980s, the oppression of middle-aged people rocking down to music like Queen was overwhelmingly awful. These were the same people who liked, Tina Turner's come back, Phil Collins and the most hideous of all, Annie Lennox. :sick:

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Work will be fun today. Gonna end up with nearly no sleep.

No fire but they wont let us back in yet.



https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/british...b56e21c9ec.jpg

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Vancouver Fire had impressive response time. Under 5 mins for sure. They were arriving as we exited the building all we did was get the dog and put shoes on.

According to the strata the fire department says it was due to high co2 levels in the parking garage.

Ended up outside for 70 mins or so.

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We are going with the theory we were not approved since its been well over a week now, and they are no longer replying back to emails (its a property management company) but we shall see, but I wouldn't bet money on it at this point...

We have trouble finding places as there really is nothing affordable for our income level and always others with better income and job and not receiving part of their income via disability which further hinders us. Hard to compete in the housing market with our income.

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We have a shop near us called 'Joan Armour Trading'

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Is that just down the road from Natalie Merchant?

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Did it come all the way from America?

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Daughter was driving boyfriends car on Monday (she drives it more than him at the moment) when it made a loud clunking noise, stalled and wouldn't restart. CAA took it to the Canadian Tire they usually go to. She was told it needs a new engine. Panic sets in, I get a text 'Can I call you'd I always know something is wrong when I get that particular text. She couldn't get hold of of her boyfriend to tell him she had blown his 7 year old, still got a years finance to pay, car he loves up.

to cut a long story short, after 2 sleepless nights on their behalf I got a text, engine is being replaced as part of a recall and they get to drive the brand new shortage until theirs is fixed. Engine is on back order, so it could be a while.

Christmas gift wish has gone back to Ikea gift cards rather than can I have cash please. Phew!

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Dodged a bullet there Piff Poff, thank goodness!