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 »
Hello world!
Posted in Uncategorized on May 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »
So there -now I’m a blogger. But will anyone read it?
If you are reading this, expect to see a lot about northern gardening, dogs, wild birds, and cool restaurants.
I am a Yellow Dog Conservative
Posted in Social commentary, Uncategorized, tagged 2008 Federal Election, Canada, conservative, Elizabeth May, Jack Layton, politics, Stephan Dion, Stephane Dion, Stephen Harper, Stockwell Day, sweater vest, yellow dog Conservative, yellow dog Democrat on October 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Canada’s current election is really making me fatigued.
See, I am a ‘yellow dog’ conservative.
(the wonderful yellow dog in the picture is available for adoption. http://www.paws-saipan.org/homeless.asp)
This phrase comes to me from my father, from his French Canadian grandfather, who proudly exclaimed to all who would listen that he would have voted for the Conservative party even [...]
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