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Re: Random stuff - the anything else thread
Originally Posted by BristolUK
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Canada Post probably has them delay it so they can get the mailing costs for those posting them. :lol:
I get a reduction in property tax based on the return but because of this delay it's never done in time for the new property tax bill and I end up paying the full amount, getting a credit and revision about six months later. :( I just want my refund so I can pay some debt down.... The building we live in always has issues with the garage gate, like daily at the moment, it's idiotic and they (strata) won't replace it, they just keep patching it and it works for a few hours then stops again for hours. No way to get cars in or out during this, no long term street parking available, and people end up late for work as they cannot leave or miss doctors appointments like my other half did as we could not get the car out of the garage. |
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Originally Posted by Jsmth321
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That sucks.
I just want my refund so I can pay some debt down..... I'm trying an experiment this year. Although Netfiling is not available yet, I have reported line 260 to the province. Of course they'll not be able to check it yet but maybe if it's already in their system they'll check it sooner. :unsure: |
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Originally Posted by BristolUK
(Post 12441532)
Does it make a difference if you print it and send it off? I remember in the early days of doing ours, we printed them and mailed and our CRA online accounts showed them as having been done about two weeks later. That might be because we were among the first whereas now they'll have plenty others perhaps.
I'm trying an experiment this year. Although Netfiling is not available yet, I have reported line 260 to the province. Of course they'll not be able to check it yet but maybe if it's already in their system they'll check it sooner. :unsure: |
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Was at Petsmart yesterday (I don't normally buy things from big box pet stores.) and they had a female betta fish in one of those little cups, obviously she had been there a while, and not looking very good, tattered fins from high ammonia in the cup, and sunken belly from lack of eating, and I almost though she was dead.
They sell the females for $2.99, so I bought her. Brought her home, and put her in a 10 gallon I had in storage, took some bio media from the other tank, and got a spare filter going, some spare decorations and gravel, and let her be. This morning she is swimming a bit and exploring, so I am hoping with clean filtered water she will pull through, if she does she will go into my tank, but she needs time to recover. I feel bad for bettas they live a poor life typically and end up dying prematurely. For the record bettas cannot live healthy long lives in cups, unfiltered and unheated water. They need at minimum 3 gallons of water, a small heater and filter. Preferably at least 5 gallons of water. They prefer warmer temps of 78F-80F Life span in captivity when provided what they need is 3-5 years. |
Re: Random stuff - the anything else thread
Originally Posted by Jsmth321
(Post 12442119)
Was at Petsmart yesterday (I don't normally buy things from big box pet stores.) and they had a female betta fish in one of those little cups, obviously she had been there a while, and not looking very good, tattered fins from high ammonia in the cup, and sunken belly from lack of eating, and I almost though she was dead.
They sell the females for $2.99, so I bought her. Brought her home, and put her in a 10 gallon I had in storage, took some bio media from the other tank, and got a spare filter going, some spare decorations and gravel, and let her be. This morning she is swimming a bit and exploring, so I am hoping with clean filtered water she will pull through, if she does she will go into my tank, but she needs time to recover. I feel bad for bettas they live a poor life typically and end up dying prematurely. For the record bettas cannot live healthy long lives in cups, unfiltered and unheated water. They need at minimum 3 gallons of water, a small heater and filter. Preferably at least 5 gallons of water. They prefer warmer temps of 78F-80F Life span in captivity when provided what they need is 3-5 years. |
Re: Random stuff - the anything else thread
Originally Posted by Jsmth321
(Post 12442119)
Was at Petsmart yesterday (I don't normally buy things from big box pet stores.) and they had a female betta fish in one of those little cups, obviously she had been there a while, and not looking very good, tattered fins from high ammonia in the cup, and sunken belly from lack of eating, and I almost though she was dead.
They sell the females for $2.99, so I bought her. Brought her home, and put her in a 10 gallon I had in storage, took some bio media from the other tank, and got a spare filter going, some spare decorations and gravel, and let her be. This morning she is swimming a bit and exploring, so I am hoping with clean filtered water she will pull through, if she does she will go into my tank, but she needs time to recover. I feel bad for bettas they live a poor life typically and end up dying prematurely. For the record bettas cannot live healthy long lives in cups, unfiltered and unheated water. They need at minimum 3 gallons of water, a small heater and filter. Preferably at least 5 gallons of water. They prefer warmer temps of 78F-80F Life span in captivity when provided what they need is 3-5 years. |
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Originally Posted by BEVS
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Aw. I hope she picks up and gets to make it to the tank. :wub:
Originally Posted by Zoe Bell
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it annoys the hell out of me to see Bettas sold like this, well done for rescuing it
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Originally Posted by Jsmth321
(Post 12442119)
... betta fish
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I found some of the statistics quite interesting - if you click on the City, it gives you the breakdown of different crimes.
Canada’s Most Dangerous Places 2018: Explore the data :) |
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I knew 2 guys that got kicked out of a Joe Cocker concert.
I said "What the hell did you do!?" They'd started a fight. Both of them were run over and killed, years apart, one by accident and one on purpose. |
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Originally Posted by Siouxie
(Post 12442371)
I found some of the statistics quite interesting - if you click on the City, it gives you the breakdown of different crimes.
Canada’s Most Dangerous Places 2018: Explore the data :) |
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It’s cheese Gromit !!
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Originally Posted by magnumpi
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It’s cheese Gromit !!
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Originally Posted by BristolUK
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Whatever you do, don't post a picture of Mature Canadian cheddar with the £ price.
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Originally Posted by magnumpi
(Post 12443686)
£1.75 for a block of fresh made cheese
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Originally Posted by Oissnk
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What really gets my goat is seeing naffing Canadian mice eating cheese. I get a fairly decent wage and I can't afford the stuff. :frown:
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Originally Posted by BristolUK
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Whatever you do, don't post a picture of Mature Canadian cheddar with the £ price.
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Originally Posted by caretaker
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Originally Posted by caretaker
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What a crazy night at work.
Flight 1 arrived around 9:40pm, about 4 degrees and cloudy. By flight 2 at 10:30 it was snowy and temp hovering freezing. By flight 3 at midnight a full on mini blizzard. Also had a red alert for an hour or so. Flight 3 arrives and an airline with West in their name had 2 planes waiting for ground crews to arrive, blocking our flight, almost an hour after our flight landed, it finally made it to the gate after the airline with West in their name decided having maintenance workers bring in the plane was a better option then having it sit blocking other planes. |
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My Saturday flight was cancelled due to snow until Monday so I'm out $90 an extra 2 days of car rental. Oh, It's an airline with Air in it. :-)
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Originally Posted by Jsmth321
(Post 12444824)
...a full on mini blizzard.
...an airline with West in their name... |
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Noel or Liam?
I always preferred Noel as he seemed funny whereas Liam was too...aggressive? But there's an interview with Liam in the guardian today. Very sweary but quite funny. |
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I wore shoes today. Not boots, shoes. Do you understand the significance?
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Originally Posted by bats
(Post 12445839)
I wore shoes today. Not boots, shoes. Do you understand the significance?
The entrance to our hospital sticks out. There are sliding doors on the front and both sides. In the winter they close off the front doors so that cold air doesn't blow in and then through the inner doors. Last week they opened up the front doors. Or, rather, I noticed they were open last week and it wasn't a warm day. I've never seen them open this early. |
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The little ThinkPad notebook is perfect for travelling.
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Re: Random stuff - the anything else thread
Originally Posted by bats
(Post 12445839)
I wore shoes today. Not boots, shoes. Do you understand the significance?
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Re: Random stuff - the anything else thread
Originally Posted by DandNHill
(Post 12446140)
That seems premature. I’ll blame any further snowfall on you!
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Originally Posted by BristolUK
(Post 12444946)
That sounds like a contradiction :lol:
Western Sahara Airways? ;) It was a weird day/night. Most of the day was nice, then around 9:30p poured rain, then next thing you know its snowing like mad hard, then by the time I was off, it had stopped completely not to return.. |
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Originally Posted by bats
(Post 12446192)
Might need them for the mud and puddles tomorrow
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Originally Posted by DandNHill
(Post 12446455)
I think we’re going to need waders today.
Our house is on a slope so we won't flood but I am expecting the sump pump to sing the song of its people. |
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Originally Posted by bats
(Post 12446523)
Our house is on a slope so we won't flood
but I am expecting the sump pump to sing the song of its people. |
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Originally Posted by caretaker
(Post 12446847)
Poet. :thumbup:
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KFC in the U.K. has run out of chicken lol
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Originally Posted by BristolUK
(Post 12446953)
The prospects are far more severe for the Italian runner Roberto Zanda. He faces the loss of both hands and feet due to hypothermia-induced confusion, which led him to remove his gloves. He successfully made it six days into the race before the extreme conditions set in. When he failed to show up for a morning check-in, rescuers found the athlete confused and wandering off course – having abandoned his sled and GPS tracking device. Race organisers have called it the worst incident in the history of the event. |
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Originally Posted by Siouxie
(Post 12446988)
Oh wow - how about this bit?
The prospects are far more severe for the Italian runner Roberto Zanda. He faces the loss of both hands and feet due to hypothermia-induced confusion, which led him to remove his gloves. He successfully made it six days into the race before the extreme conditions set in. When he failed to show up for a morning check-in, rescuers found the athlete confused and wandering off course – having abandoned his sled and GPS tracking device. Race organisers have called it the worst incident in the history of the event. |
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Originally Posted by Siouxie
(Post 12446988)
Oh wow - how about this bit?
The prospects are far more severe for the Italian runner Roberto Zanda. He faces the loss of both hands and feet due to hypothermia-induced confusion, which led him to remove his gloves. He successfully made it six days into the race before the extreme conditions set in. When he failed to show up for a morning check-in, rescuers found the athlete confused and wandering off course – having abandoned his sled and GPS tracking device. Race organisers have called it the worst incident in the history of the event. |
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TWA retro theme plane.
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