MaxPower April 8th, 2008
I can not think of a more apt definition of hell than sitting in a metallic tube touching one or two strangers due to lack of personal space while being forced to listen to them prattle on about mundane details of their lives simply because they are bored. Dear god no. British airlines to pioneer [...]
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MaxPower April 3rd, 2008
I see this gem this morning – the latest in a long line of stupid Air Canada announcements: Introducing On My Way, Air Canada’s newest √†-la-carte fare option, providing travel assistance service to protect you against unexpected travel expenditures — including any that apply to your air ticket investment — and offers you a smooth, [...]
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MaxPower April 2nd, 2008
Some Ontario “health units” are considering a campaign to get Ontario’s government to raise the drinking age to 21 from 19. The Middlesex-London Health Unit has voted to lobby the province to raise the drinking age from 19 to 21. “As a society we need to take a stand about drinking and its effects on [...]
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grfxguy March 14th, 2008
This has to be the biggest mistake that the CBC has (recently) made. The show was well directed, well acted, and well produced; it was true to the original book (minus the swearing); and it had all the appeal of a good, two season mini-series. But no, CBC has cruelly pulled the plug prematurely (along [...]
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MaxPower November 7th, 2007
I wrote here a couple weeks ago that Canada’s GST is going down by 1% to 5%. I also thought there was going to be complainers who don’t like tax cuts. I didn’t have to wait long to find one. This laughable article from the Toronto Star illustrates. Granted the author writes for the “Living” [...]
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