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Oct 7th 2017 | 5:04 am

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Received a threatening and random call...It was a CRA scam...not so amusing when one thinks of others who may not have a good grasp of English &/or the way CRA/government agencies here function

Yes, there was one of those that made the paper here a few months ago.

Very brave for the victim to swallow embarrassment and come out as a warning to others.

Oct 8th 2017 | 11:36 am

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From a Guardian article about how to write complaints:

Good advice for those who use the word.

Here's a good way to complain about things - in this case a parking fine:

Oct 8th 2017 | 1:23 pm

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Here's a good way to complain about things - in this case a parking fine

Brilliant!!

Oct 9th 2017 | 1:47 am

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Re: Random stuff - the anything else thread

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Received a threatening and random call from a very incompetent scammer this morning.

but not so amusing when one thinks of others who may not have a good grasp of English &/or the way CRA/government agencies here function

Really alarming for those whose English is a bit shaky. They got my son a bit alarmed a few months ago...he thought it was a scam, but was not sure. My elderly neighbour gets worried with this stuff too.

I generally notice that Canadians are often utterly useless at speaking to non first language English people. They don't slow down at all, they don't pause or give them time to catch up, but just shout it a bit louder, that happens here at any rate, and they wonder why we have a problem with immigrant retention.

Oct 9th 2017 | 5:25 am

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Re: Random stuff - the anything else thread

I wish they would not put in ceiling fixtures in rental apartments that require bulbs that are 10 bucks each and have 11 of the suckers in the ceiling.

Oct 9th 2017 | 7:24 am

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I wish they would not put in ceiling fixtures in rental apartments that require bulbs that are 10 bucks each and have 11 of the suckers in the ceiling.

Sounds like you've gone up market as well as upstairs.

Oct 9th 2017 | 7:56 am

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Sounds like you've gone up market as well as upstairs.

We have the same bulbs in our current place, but only 4 are needed, in the new place there are many more fixtures and with the high cost of bulbs these days, nobody leaves them behind anymore, and bulbs are not included in the rent...lol

These bulbs seem popular in rentals for whatever reason, every rental we have had in the last few years used them.

No idea what makes these little bulbs so costly.

https://www.homedepot.ca/en/home/p.l...000837437.html

The halogen version is cheaper, but the fixtures say they are designed for LED bulbs with a max of 10 watts, so putting in the halogen version with all the heat into the ceiling is likely a bad idea...

The fixtures are similiar to this one, built into the ceiling.

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Oct 9th 2017 | 2:44 pm

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Short term thinking always ends up costing more, when will planners and politicians learn?

https://globalnews.ca/news/3793260/l...edium=Facebook

Oct 9th 2017 | 3:07 pm

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Brilliant!!

Oct 9th 2017 | 11:18 pm

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Preident's Choice 'Poseur label' Ontario Peach Spread (jam) is very nice. But then it should be at $6 a jar.

Oct 10th 2017 | 5:58 am

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Good Bye Sears Canada.

Sears Canada to ask court for permission to liquidate all remaining stores - Business - CBC News

Oct 10th 2017 | 6:05 am

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Good Bye Sears Canada

Oct 10th 2017 | 6:19 am

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Preident's Choice 'Poseur label' Ontario Peach Spread (jam) is very nice. But then it should be at $6 a jar.

http://www.presidentschoice.ca/conte...420.margin.png

I prefer Peches a la Frog