I rarely write about a retailer being a great place to shop. But I have to say I had a pleasant shock going to the new Lowes up here in the GTA earlier this week. I was quite embittered about home centres, having been to Rona a few days before, which had exactly ONE cashier checking [...]
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Lowes in Canada – Oh Yes!!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged awesome service, Canada, Canadian Tire, customer service, Home Depot, Lowes, Rona on August 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Why Accounting Firms are Like Paramilitary Operations
Posted in Humour, Social commentary, tagged big 4 accounting firms, commandos, Deloitte, Ernst & Young, KPMG, major accounting firms, office humour, paid overtime, paramilitary, PricewaterhouseCoopers on August 14, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I was sitting here the other day and had a strange thought. Major accounting firms are similar to paramilitary operations. In my youth, I spent about 10 years in these types of firms, so I feel qualified to make this strange observation. Why do I think this, you may ask?
Rigid chain of command
Staff receive very specialized [...]
Canadian Driving Tips
Posted in Social commentary, Uncategorized, tagged Canada, careless driving, defensive driving, driving, driving experience, drunk driving, road rage, unsafe driving, winter driving on August 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Having driven in major cities within Canada for several decades now, I’d like to share some thoughts with others that I share the road with, since some fellow drivers seem to be lacking in a few areas. I see these driving behaviours at least once a week.
DO NOT BACK UP ON ON-RAMPS
This has to go [...]
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5th Anniversary of the Big 2003 Black Out – and where were you?
Posted in Social commentary, tagged 2003 black out, big black out, environmental, fire hazards, fire marshal, fire risk, fluorescent bulbs, low energy light blubs, recycling, warnings on August 16, 2008 | 1 Comment »
It was the 5th anniversary of the ‘great’ Ontario/US blackout yesterday, when 50 million people in Ontario the Eastern US went without power for several days.
“Five years ago Thursday, some 50 million North Americans suddenly lost their power and briefly learned to live without light, television and all the other energy-sucking conveniences that have become [...]
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