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Re: Random stuff - the anything else thread
Originally Posted by magnumpi
(Post 12458957)
I asked if they would be able to format it and make it like new, all was done, fixed and like new again and all for free, no charge.....that’s great service IMO
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Re: Random stuff - the anything else thread
Originally Posted by dave_j
(Post 12458970)
Hmmm... What might have been good service would have been to ensure that the update didn't turn a perfectly usable computer into an expensive paper weight.
I was happy they fixed it without even me asking or getting mad |
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CRA is holding back my refund due to GST bussiness account not being in compliance.
Not sure why they think I am a bussiness or why I have a GST bussiness account. Have to call on Monday and sort it out with them. Downside to living pay to pay running out of money a week before payday... |
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Thought I'd get this in before the usual lib bashers. Global news reporting $650k spent on the new cannabis store logo. It is literally plain black typeface. Someone is having a laugh.
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When I was a teenager I went and stayed with a family friend for a week, who's mother was a housekeeper on a farm. Every few days we would sneak off to the pub, where we would sit and drink shandy's (we weren't of age), before wending our way back to the farm to the 'hut' out the back to sit and chat.
At the pub one day, I got chatted up by this bloke who looked just like Brian Jones of the Stones.. we sat and talked and then he walked back with us to the hut, where he and I snogged our brains out (and nothing more) and then he left - never to be seen again. I was reading an article tonight about the Stones - and Brian - and looked up the place where he lived.. and where he went drinking.... and have just realised it's the same pub where we used to go andddddddd..........OMG! He wasn't a look alike - I'm 99% certain it was Brian Jones. Gobsmacked! |
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Originally Posted by Siouxie
(Post 12459849)
When I was a teenager I went and stayed with a family friend for a week, who's mother was a housekeeper on a farm. Every few days we would sneak off to the pub, where we would sit and drink shandy's (we weren't of age), before wending our way back to the farm to the 'hut' out the back to sit and chat.
At the pub one day, I got chatted up by this bloke who looked just like Brian Jones of the Stones.. we sat and talked and then he walked back with us to the hut, where he and I snogged our brains out (and nothing more) and then he left - never to be seen again. I was reading an article tonight about the Stones - and Brian - and looked up the place where he lived.. and where he went drinking.... and have just realised it's the same pub where we used to go andddddddd..........OMG! He wasn't a look alike - I'm 99% certain it was Brian Jones. Gobsmacked! |
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Originally Posted by Siouxie
(Post 12459849)
where he and I snogged our brains out (and nothing more) and then he left - never to be seen again.
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Originally Posted by Teaandtoday5
(Post 12459807)
Thought I'd get this in before the usual lib bashers. Global news reporting $650k spent on the new cannabis store logo. It is literally plain black typeface. Someone is having a laugh.
So I assume you are quite happy that it was money well spent? Ontario Cannabis Store Logo Is The Most Literal Thing Ever |
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U2's Bono comes in for a fair bit of stick (similarly, Chris Martin/Coldplay) with accusations of being a tad self righteous.
But there have been allegations of bullying and harassment in the charity he set up in 2004. He has apologised.
Originally Posted by Bono
Although the bullying allegations centre on an individual, the head office failed to protect those employees and I need to take some responsibility for that.
In fact, if they would agree, I would like to meet them and apologise in person. He's accepting responsibility even though he's no more to blame than a CEO, chief of police, minister etc is for the actions of a rogue individual in their organisation. |
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Originally Posted by Former Lancastrian
(Post 12460131)
That would be the Ontario Liberal Party that spent that on the new logo.
So I assume you are quite happy that it was money well spent? Ontario Cannabis Store Logo Is The Most Literal Thing Ever |
Re: Random stuff - the anything else thread
Originally Posted by Former Lancastrian
(Post 12460131)
That would be the Ontario Liberal Party that spent that on the new logo.
So I assume you are quite happy that it was money well spent? Ontario Cannabis Store Logo Is The Most Literal Thing Ever |
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Dyson no loner making corded vacuums. Everything is now going to be stick type or cordless.
Just in time for spring cleaning, Dyson has unveiled the newest addition to its lineup of high-tech vacuums. At a press conference in New York City yesterday, founder and chief engineer Sir James Dyson introduced the Dyson Cyclone V10, a powerful battery-operated stick vacuum that he says is “why [Dyson has] stopped developing corded vacuums.†https://www.curbed.com/2018/3/7/1708...-v10-pure-cool A bargain at $850 plus taxes for the new V10 Absolute Extra https://www.dysoncanada.ca/en-CA/vac...ute-extra.aspx |
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I've had 3 dyson vacs-never again. I suppose the new ones have rechargeable batteries? Well I do have the mini handheld one (apart from the 3 full vacs that ended up in a skip) and I have had to replace the battery 4 times in8 years- and they ain't cheap!
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The blame for lost bags is often placed on us humans working on the ramp.
However the vast majority of the time its the automated systems that cause the problem. Yesterday for example. A passenger arrived in YVR and was spending the night before flying to Hong Kong today. The bag was tagged to Hong Kong so we took it to the international transfer belt as intl transfers dont need to go through CBSA. Passenger decided they wanted bag. We go down to intl bag room and bag is nowhere to be found. The bag was lost in the automated system somewhere. My last departure last night, I was missing 2 bags. 4 hours later the bags drop into the bag room. Again lost in the automated system. Its also these systems that cause most of the damage to bags. Not us humans. |
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There are some days when you just have to complain about something.. no matter how trivial..
Lanhydrock National Trust cream tea advert sparks outrage - BBC News |
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Originally Posted by dave_j
(Post 12460581)
...no matter how trivial...
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Originally Posted by dave_j
(Post 12460581)
There are some days when you just have to complain about something.. no matter how trivial..
Lanhydrock National Trust cream tea advert sparks outrage - BBC News |
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Note to Telus. Calling people daily is not a way to get new customers, it's annoying.
If this is true, I hope United Airlines fires the flight attendant in question. No acceptable reason why a dog or live animal should be placed in an overhead compartment. http://www.travelandleisure.com/trav...ad-compartment |
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Originally Posted by mikelincs
(Post 12460713)
In the war between Devon and Cornwall it's 'uge, Devon cream goes on first then jam, Cornwall it's the other way round, and never the twain shall meet, except for the photos in the NT brochure in question where an employee got the wrong ones for the illustration. It's so bad that a number of people have removed their subscription. NEVER get into an argument about the 'proper' way with either a Devonian or Cornwallian.
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Originally Posted by dave_j
(Post 12461885)
So do you put the brown chili sauce on the scone or do you put it on the plate and dunk them?
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Originally Posted by dave_j
(Post 12461885)
So do you put the brown chili sauce on the scone or do you put it on the plate and dunk them?
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https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/9...ource=vicefbus
An article written by someone with borderline for Mental Health week in Australia. The comments left by people on the original FB shows stigma is alive and well still with regards to mental health. After getting my pay stub for this weeks pay, not worth working an extra 13 hours and less days off. Take home pay is not much different. |
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My missus had a result yesterday. She'd ordered some aluminium backsplash tiles from an outfit in BC. They were expensive (about $600). They arrived by courier yesterday. On opening the box, she noticed that they were damaged. All in the same place (corner) so the box had been dropped. The damage wasn't major; I wouldn't have even noticed it.
She called the company, which offered a replacement or a refund. She opted for a refund, which happened in minutes. Upon asking if the company would send someone to collect the damaged tiles, she was told to throw them in the trash. The upshot is that we have fully usable tiles that cost us nothing. That's almost as good as the experience with Home Depot several years ago. Custom-made and installed window shutters. They look really nice, particularly because HD somehow forgot to ask us for any money. Or the supermarket clerk that didn't spot a 48-pack of beer in the cart. I only realised when we got home and I looked at the receipt. How do you miss something that big? |
Re: Random stuff - the anything else thread
Originally Posted by Souvy
(Post 12462415)
My missus had a result yesterday. She'd ordered some aluminium backsplash tiles from an outfit in BC. They were expensive (about $600). They arrived by courier yesterday. On opening the box, she noticed that they were damaged. All in the same place (corner) so the box had been dropped. The damage wasn't major; I wouldn't have even noticed it.
She called the company, which offered a replacement or a refund. She opted for a refund, which happened in minutes. Upon asking if the company would send someone to collect the damaged tiles, she was told to throw them in the trash. The upshot is that we have fully usable tiles that cost us nothing. That's almost as good as the experience with Home Depot several years ago. Custom-made and installed window shutters. They look really nice, particularly because HD somehow forgot to ask us for any money. Or the supermarket clerk that didn't spot a 48-pack of beer in the cart. I only realised when we got home and I looked at the receipt. How do you miss something that big? |
Re: Random stuff - the anything else thread
Originally Posted by Atlantic Xpat
(Post 12462432)
I bought a kitchen faucet online from Costco. I got a nice message from UPS telling me it had been delivered but it hadn't. Advised Costco who sent me another. Then the neighbour came round and said "I have a package for you". Told Costco to cancel the replacement shipment but no response. So now have two faucets. One of which I *should* take back I suppose.
It says something about retailers that they are so quick to write-off things. |
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Originally Posted by Souvy
(Post 12462439)
Just stick it on Kijiji.
It says something about retailers that they are so quick to write-off things. |
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Originally Posted by Souvy
(Post 12462439)
Just stick it on Kijiji.
It says something about retailers that they are so quick to write-off things. I fear that we shall be buying backsplash tiles from the internet as we've run out of patience with driving to tile shops in Ontario only to find that, beyond the car park full of greige minivan/SUV things, they all offer the same greige tiles. In one shop there were even customers, from Scotland, choosing between grey and grey as if, asked next week, they'd be able to tell what they'd chosen. |
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Originally Posted by Atlantic Xpat
(Post 12462448)
One imagines that they build a certain amount of loss into their cost models. Either that or margins are such that they can easily afford to!
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Originally Posted by Souvy
(Post 12462457)
Yup. It's the same with racks of plants outside Walmart, with nobody watching over them. They look nice. Walmart knows they will be nicked and the loss is built into the model.
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Originally Posted by dbd33
(Post 12462459)
Stealing from WalMart is pretty shabby. People who do that deserve to have to live in a grey plastic box with a grey interior. Either a prison or a housing project.
That is how large retailers make their money. |
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And in a similar vein to above.... If HAL9000 was Alexa!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JepK...ature=youtu.be |
Re: Random stuff - the anything else thread
Originally Posted by Souvy
(Post 12462415)
Or the supermarket clerk that didn't spot a 48-pack of beer in the cart. I only realised when we got home and I looked at the receipt. How do you miss something that big?
Originally Posted by Atlantic Xpat
(Post 12462432)
I bought a kitchen faucet online from Costco. I got a nice message from UPS telling me it had been delivered but it hadn't. Advised Costco who sent me another. Then the neighbour came round and said "I have a package for you". Told Costco to cancel the replacement shipment but no response. So now have two faucets. One of which I *should* take back I suppose.
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Originally Posted by Jerseygirl
(Post 12462566)
Years ago I walked out of Sainsbury’s without paying for a large bottle of fabric conditioner.
My daughter was sat in the trolley and I’d put it down the side where she was sitting. I didn’t notice until I lifted her out when I got to my car. I took it back to customers service...the staff laughed at me for going back into the store. I was so relieved I hadn’t been stopped as I was walking out of the store for ‘stealing’ it. |
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Originally Posted by Jerseygirl
(Post 12462566)
I would return it to your local store...it’s the right thing to do.
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Originally Posted by Atlantic Xpat
(Post 12462687)
...Costco when the return line is short.:rofl:
Why are people returning things to Costco? |
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Originally Posted by BristolUK
(Post 12462710)
When I first stayed with the in-laws and saw those queues at Walmart, I just thought it was shoddy goods being returned. But it seems something else may be afoot.
Why are people returning things to Costco? |
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Originally Posted by Almost Canadian
(Post 12462799)
Costco has a very good returns policy such that, some people, use something for a period of time and then return it for a full and no questions asked refund.
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Not sure if it would have made a difference because of the passengers age, however it should not take a flight crew 10 mins to locate emergency equipment.
Failure to quickly find defibrillator for man who died on WestJet plane raises queries about crew preparedness - Calgary - CBC News |
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Originally Posted by not2old
(Post 12462615)
imagine though if it had been a bottle of your favourite plonk - would you still have returned it?
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