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CanadaThe Vent - Part Trois

Isn't Bell Canada owned by the teachers union retirement fund? :whistle:



http://en.wikipedia....iki/Bell_Canada appears it was ALMOST the case!
Flames9_RNMaleCanada2010-04-21 18:22:00
CanadaThe Vent - Part Trois
ya that happens!! ur best to just write it on MS word,then copy/paste it!
Flames9_RNMaleCanada2010-04-20 15:41:00
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I lived in condos back in Victoria that restricted BBQ's. Same here at our condo, no BBQ's! 1st floor can have them, but have to use them like 10 feet away from the building.
Flames9_RNMaleCanada2010-04-15 16:16:00
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Ive had my AC on for days! Why suffer when a flip of the switch fixes the problem,lol
Flames9_RNMaleCanada2010-04-08 14:08:00
CanadaThe Vent - Part Trois

Ugh. Chewing with your mouth open is THE most disgusting thing ever. :dead:



OMG. At my aunt's father's funeral there was some random girl there who was bawling her eyes out throughout the entire service. I mean sobbing bawling. I kept asking everyone who she was and nobody knew! Well, that just got me giggling and I had to keep suppressing it, which makes it even worse. No one ever did find out who she was. LOL



Ugh. We were in NC last weekend and came out the next day to go to church and the pollen on the car was crazy! I've never seen anything like it. My husband said he's never seen it that bad, either. Unfortunately, he suffers from allergies so he's been sleeping in the other bedroom. lol


So I was thinking it was just me at first, but it seems that the people in this area are very gruff and unfriendly, as well as unhelpful. The people in the shops get very passive-aggressive about helping you when they're the ones who offered their assistance to begin with! :o I miss Florida and their friendly, laid-back ways. :(



Welcome to DC,lol
Flames9_RNMaleCanada2010-04-08 11:57:00
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All I can say is that I'm going to REALLY miss having cable when the playoffs start. I already miss it a little bit for some things, but missing most of the playoffs is going to suck badly. I'll have to try to find proxies online. Being on the East Coast isn't going to help in terms of time zones though...my 'Nucks start at 10:00 PM!



http://atdhe.net/ oodles of hockey on there. and yahoo shows some as well
Flames9_RNMaleCanada2010-04-01 16:42:00
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of course we can all have sit around and talk about our Stanley cup banners that are hanging! Well at least some of us can,lol
Flames9_RNMaleCanada2010-04-01 15:51:00
CanadaThe Vent - Part Trois

My vent for right now? The stupid Avs LISTLESS play...I was getting ready to watch them in the playoffs this year, now it's looking like I'm going to have to watch them choke :( Pick it up!!!



They are still ahead of my Flames,lol
Flames9_RNMaleCanada2010-04-01 15:07:00
CanadaThe Vent - Part Trois
could be: http://www.lezzeppelin.com/
Flames9_RNMaleCanada2010-03-26 17:21:00
CanadaThe Vent - Part Trois

Argh...I just found out that The New Pornographers are coming to Washington D.C. on June 22nd and that tickets went on sale today. I scrambled to buy a pair...and they're already sold out! I didn't realize so many people even knew who they WERE down here!



another place for music concerts is http://www.thestatet...e.com/index.xml see some "has been" bands there. Cowboy junkies are there in April I think. lot of cover bands play there too, like LEZ zeppelin,lol
Flames9_RNMaleCanada2010-03-26 16:41:00
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Welcome to America... lets be fat asses together. :D



and beer is soooooooo much cheaper,lol Wagmens has molsons, labatts and moos head
Flames9_RNMaleCanada2010-03-26 14:57:00
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lol!
Coffee monger -- just like me, I drink about a pot a day to myself. Not. Joking. It doesn't even keep me awake though but man, I am a mess without my morning coffee...

hope you win a bunch of doughnuts in a row now! Or a car. Or a house. Or whatever it is you win.
:D


I dont count donuts as winning,lol I just give those away!!
Flames9_RNMaleCanada2010-03-26 11:38:00
CanadaThe Vent - Part Trois

I hear ya, sistah. Not wanting the exact same thing, but in the same sort of context!
:D



What, are you just sitting there obsessively buying cup after cup to roll up the rim?
;)


oh no, that includes the ones I buy for family!! I average 3--XL a day while home,lol
Flames9_RNMaleCanada2010-03-26 11:31:00
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I'm like 0/15 on Roll up the rim to win at Tim Hortons!!!!!!!
Flames9_RNMaleCanada2010-03-26 11:16:00
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I like the GPS to a certain degree. Comes in very handy when out looking for houses! Out of boredom Ichnaged the voice to mine,lol And of course added my own "flare" to it! lol
Flames9_RNMaleCanada2010-03-24 20:16:00
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I'm annoyed at how many aspects there are to the whole importing / licensing / titling / registering / inspecting / insuring a car situation down here. In B.C. it was really a one-stop shop...well, two. But there are so many elements to it here! I just got emissions / state inspection and insurance (Geico was the only one that gave me rates under $100 per month while still having low deductibles and high coverage), so now I've just got to do the title and registration.

It reminds me a bit of the immigration process... <_<



I'm glad that I sold (gave away,lol) my Car before I moved down here!! I have been in line at the DMV a few times for other things and have seen people turned away since they didn't have all the required info! And beware that VA DMV does NOT always send out info on when ur license expires!!! Urs will prob expire the same month as ur 2 yr greencard! VA DMV accepted the 1 yr extension letter u get when u file for the 10 yr greencard
Flames9_RNMaleCanada2010-03-19 19:20:00
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This new VJ layout SUCKS!!!!!
Flames9_RNMaleCanada2010-03-14 09:22:00
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http://www.molsoncoo...profiles/canada
Flames9_RNMaleCanada2010-02-26 19:44:00
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BC drinking age is 19. The few pics I saw, it was Molsons! But i do believe Molsons brews Coors in Canada, so I'm, sure they had that as well
Flames9_RNMaleCanada2010-02-26 17:08:00
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Let them party!! At least they are not trashing hotel rooms!!!
Flames9_RNMaleCanada2010-02-26 11:15:00
CanadaThe Vent - Part Trois

Sigh. So my copy of Microsoft Office (2003 version) aparently hates vista, so my wife is unable to install it in her computer. So I am sitting here at work, recreating her resume. I suddenly realized how much I hate filling out resume's. This process is further complicated by my wife's insistance on telling the truth all the time. I keep telling her that everyone lies on their resumes. Aparently not everyone does. :lol: I keep typing out these exaggerated descriptions of her job duties at previous jobs and end up deleting it because i know she'll kick me in the butt.



Lived thru hundreds of snow storms, doesnt scare me! When the earth starts to shake, that scares me! lol And yes I have felt the earth shake, a small tremble in Victoria. That was enough!
Flames9_RNMaleCanada2010-02-09 15:36:00
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Guess 1 has to remember that they are new, and in their mind they do NOT know if VJ is a legit site! I know I don't put a lot of trust in new things! Friends fil lur mind with junk, then one comes to a board and they tell you something different! lol
Flames9_RNMaleCanada2010-02-05 16:41:00
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At least the person you are talking about is asking questions! lol Many people have been given lots of wrong info! Soo many still think if ya marry a USA citizen, u get automatic entry! I feel bad for the ones that do come here and ask, then get a rough time! lol
Flames9_RNMaleCanada2010-02-05 16:36:00
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Ant, I can't cut the fish oil pills up...the oil will leak! And uh, I'm one of the few peeps out there who gag on the taste of chewable vitamins, even if they're made for kids.

There's no hope for me.



$8 bucks for cigarettes! Hot damn!


I take Mega Red--Omega 3 Kril oil, and NO taste what so ever! Buy them at Costco. 90 day supply for around $19. At the hospital, for people that can't swallow or refuse the taste of certain pills (not all are crushable, but most are) we crush them and mix them in apple sauce!!, or some kind of fruit sauce!!
Flames9_RNMaleCanada2010-02-04 15:10:00
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You sound like a health care professional on a tv ad. :hehe:

I have been on the phone for hourssssss

Had to call and get home ins quotes and while I had them on the phone, with one of the 2 I called I got an auto ins quote, which reminded me to call Allstate U.S. and ask for a letter of experience - again - confirming that they have never sent one.

Cable, Electric - had an argument with the gas company - so i'm leaving them for gas company call, part 2, tomorrow.

Ho hum.

`

no, i just see patients that come in that have out of whack lab "values" and wonder why they are not feeling well, and then u see what pills they are taking.

I Guess i will keep my comment to myself. cheers
Flames9_RNMaleCanada2010-02-02 20:00:00
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Hm. Maybe I should try that Magnesium thing... I wake up randomly in the middle of the night and sometimes it takes like 30 min to an hour to fall back asleep... But maybe I should learn to take my normal vitamins before I try this :lol:



One really has to watch what they take when it comes to supplements! Too little or to much of a certain electrolyte is NOT good! Just do a simple google search on hypomagensia and HYPERmagnesia! People should be gettign an annual check up and that check up should include various blood tests that check common electrolyte levels and others! ie potassium, magnesium, H&H, CBC, WBC, etc etc etc!! Not just start popping pills,lol
Flames9_RNMaleCanada2010-02-02 18:26:00
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Sorry marilyn!!!
Flames9_RNMaleCanada2010-01-31 17:19:00
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Oh I know! Actually, they waited in the area for 4 hours, waiting to see if they could sink her. You just know that 18 year old kid at the gun, was just hoping we'd return their call asap so he could watch her blow.



We did that too with old skifts we found! Opened up the .50 cals on them and used for tgt practice!
Flames9_RNMaleCanada2010-01-31 14:18:00
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Back in 1995 when I was in the navy--we were part of the UN bloackade on Haiti! We patrolled the areas, and we came accros an empty boat. Nothing that big, one of thos small aluminum fishing boats, in which you steered it by the motor. We hauled it on board and it came back to Victoria with us! Not sure what happened to it after that
Flames9_RNMaleCanada2010-01-31 13:53:00
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so i've had this recurring nosie problem with my neighbours. 3 young kids livign upstaairs. jumping yelling screaming chasing some poor girl in the apartment, wrestling, at all hours of the day / night. i've made complaints to my landlord many times. these kids moved in jan 1. when i came back from my medical, all the stuff on my bathroom shelf was in my toilet from the noise upstairs. according to the other neighbour they had a party.

anyay i called the landlord to complain again, as they bought a guitar and an amplifier and were blasting it at 10pm last night, well the landlord told me to start calling the cops. taht he wont do anyting and doesn't even have the phone number to upstairs....so today the kids decide to take the amplifier, turn it to face the fllor and crank it up full blast. i managed to record the noise on my computer. david could clearly here it on the phone.

so ya..i called the cops. i'm sorry but when you have been warned numerous times by myeself and others taht your too loud and you really shouldn't wake me up at 4am, you should get the hint to shut up. anyway the cops never came..or at least never knocked on my door. and my neighbour knows i called them, miraculously they all left..i think my neighbour told them that the cops were on the way and the entire triplex left...

sigh. so now i'm sitting here scaread and wondering about repercussions etc..and feeling like i did something wrong and feeling very vulnerable cuz i'm living by myslef for the first time in 10years..:( been on skype with david most of the day but i feel nautious and just wanna be with him and gone already :(

amd i overreacting? and why am i feeling vulnerable and scared? argh! :( 36 years old..what the hell :(



That sucks!! Look up ur rental rights for that State and see what they say. Do a google search and spend some time researching git to COVER UR BUTT!! Then move! Ur goal is to get ur safety security deposit back and find a new quiet place! Your landlord is gutless, so he isnt going to help!
Flames9_RNMaleCanada2010-01-30 18:32:00
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:unsure:



I love hardwood flooring. :)

P.S. Thanks for the reminder that I don't want a condo. LOL


yep,lol!! For the most part its fine! The neighbors directly above us are fine--but now that idiot 1 over and up, well prob not so fine! maybe it wont make a difference, who knows! When we buy our hose, plan is to have the house just wood/tile!! House in Victoria was all wood/tile and was soo nice!!

But I have come to the conclusion, 1 notices a lot more idiots when you live in a condo,lol 1 thing that really irks me is garbage bins! maybe its just me, but if you have 1 full garbage bin and 6 other EMPTY garbage bins, which bin do u put ur garbage into? WRONG!! you put it into the full 1 so the raccoons can get into it and make a mess! I always thought one should put it into the EMPTY ones!

THEN 2 yrs back we had parking issues!! renters were parking 6 cars. Were not a huge development, so only take s a few idiots to ruin it and take up all the parking! so bunch of us complained so now we have 1 spot reserved and we get 1 visitor sot, so each unit has 2 spots! and a towing company occasionally patrols the lot. The parking co. does NOT get paid if all is fine,they only get paid by towing! Which ticks some people off, but park legally and ur good to go!!

So can't wait to move this Spring when the wife returns from her travel excursion! House hunting will be in full swing then. Just started looking at redfin.com, handy site!!

Edited by Flames9_RN, 29 January 2010 - 02:30 PM.

Flames9_RNMaleCanada2010-01-29 14:29:00
CanadaThe Vent - Part Trois

There is extra sound proofing you can buy when installing hard wood. It's more expensive, but maybe that's what they are doing?



not likely,lol they use it as a rental unit. The walls here are not super thick. we shall wait and see.
Flames9_RNMaleCanada2010-01-29 13:05:00
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I would be knocking on their door pretty quick!! Sucks even more so for the people below them!!
Flames9_RNMaleCanada2010-01-29 12:52:00
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Some people have no %$@&@ common sense or concern for others! Unit 1 over and up for us is putting in hard wood flooring! Sure it will make that unit look nice, BUT for the people directly below them and possibly us, it is really going to be noisy!! I found the page on our condo docs that states no hard wood flooring!!! So scanned that and emailed that to condo pres and to the management co. Not pleased! Maybe it wont cause any excess noise,but that hasn't been my experience in the past regarding hard wood!
Flames9_RNMaleCanada2010-01-29 12:37:00
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That's too bad Marilyn, hope it is something small and inexpensive to fix!

On an unrelated topic - I don't understand bagless vacuums. I mean I don't get the appeal. I now have one and I am going to get rid of it. The only benefit I see is that the dirt is - surprisingly - no longer captured in a bag. So when it comes time to clean it - it's awful and messy.

So now I am shopping for another vacuum.



I have a Dyson Animal, and I LOVE IT. Does a super job! Ya emptying the canister can be a bit messy at times, but it cleans so well and no spending $$ on bags is worth it
Flames9_RNMaleCanada2010-01-26 15:51:00
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Probably get tired of the same old questions being asked over and over again,lol
Flames9_RNMaleCanada2010-01-24 16:46:00
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stolen passport:
govt web page: http://www.ppt.gc.ca...3.aspx?lang=eng

Sorry to hear the news Necrotica
Flames9_RNMaleCanada2010-01-23 15:48:00
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Sorry to hear about ur husband loosing his job.

One could put a whole sticky to YES U CAN VISIT, but people still wouldn't read it, or they would post something along the lines i don't have time to read the 15 pages so can u just tell me, as my time is much more important than yours,lol
Flames9_RNMaleCanada2010-01-22 15:17:00
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Just me thinking--but i bet seeing an allergist would be far less $$$$ than an ER visit!! I know 4 yrs ago took my wife to the ER for a sprained ankle. Dr saw her for a whole 2 minutes--ordered x-rays, and the bill was $1600, luckily we just had to pay our co-pay! and if ya goto the ER, in a situation where your not breathing, you will most likely end up being admitted, longer ur in the hospital the more $$$$. Just saying,lol obviously I don't know the whole story, just throwing stuff out there.

Are you sure?? Because sometimes an abduction can occur without the abductee knowing about it.

You may find yourself laying in the middle of a crop circle one night and perhaps just blame it on sleep walking?


or you may find yourself in another part of the world... or behind the wheel of a large automobile... you may find yourself in a beautiful house... with a beautiful wife... and you may ask yourself well... how did I get here?



How can SHE have a beautiful wife?? lol--at least immigrating tothe USA a women can't!! I dont even think they can have an ugly,one,lol
Flames9_RNMaleCanada2010-01-21 13:55:00
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Yeah, I saw a doctor in Canada.
They couldn't do anything for me... or they didn't want to. They just told me to get blood testing and never contacted me again. I contacted them and they never followed up with it. I can't see doctors here yet because I'm not married and on medical insurance.
I have emergency travel insurance, but I dont know if that's considered an emergency. I can understand if my throat is swelling up, but not my eye and finger.
The claiming process also looks like a pain in the #######.

And no, Sprailenes, I have not been abducted by aliens :lol:


Since u have no insurance, you could still phone around and see what they charge. Sometimes it isn't as much as you think. Some allow monthly payments. Your throat may never swell up or........................................ Had a 20 something girl on my floor last week, that her face just swelled up like the marshmellow man!

http://allergies.abo...houldiseemd.htm
http://www.webmd.com...s/allergy-tests
Flames9_RNMaleCanada2010-01-21 13:47:00