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Dollarama Thread
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- Written by: Rod Boyle
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I've decided in all fairness to review Dollarama products as I've been so damning with The Source and I don't want anyone to think I'm playing favorites.
First of all, the needles, really thin, maybe a hundred in a pack, they're sharp, I poked myself on one, so we know they're dangerous, and they're impossible to thread. The holes are far too small...If I was to design a sewing needle it would be in the shape of a badminton racket. Which is probably why I haven't been hired to design sewing needles.
Second, the thread. 2 Loose ends, one mid-roll, the other on the top in "The Hook" in the spool where they place it. Neither unwinds the spool. You have to pry the thread off the spool, and from the resulting knot gather the length you need and cut it.
But, hell, it was only a dollar. If I'd bought this at "The Source" it would have been $10.00, and another $5.00 for the extended warranty that would replace it with exactly the same spool of thread after a wait time of 4 weeks...
Roadside Geology of Washington
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- Written by: Rod Boyle
- Category: Books
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Not, per-se, a destination of mine, rather keeping the vocabulary and the thought-patterns alive until spring.
It's inspirational, this, the abundant and rich history of Washington, and we have the same here...more even, but it's better concealed beneath 10, 20, a hundred meters of glacial till...
It's an exercise, reading this, and makes me realize how little I've scratched the surface of the countless possibilities of where we live...
Paleo-placers, diamonds, gold, platinum, and where are all the opals? With all the bentonite & sandstone layers in the province, opalized wood and fossils, there have to be opals someplace...
...but that's my job. Prove the theory. 2 months and counting...
Water Main Break
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- Written by: Rod Boyle
- Category: Miscellany
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Monday, we've a notice hanging on the front of the restaurant, City of Calgary, Emergency Water Main Break, a few discreet inquiries, a call to 311, no water for 24 to 72 hours. We haven't got a single reservation.
The owner's debating, arguing with himself, whether it's better to close or be open...
He wants to close. He could do things. No water, that's serious, we discover at intervals all the things we can't do without water...
The Espresso machine. It has a reservoir, but depends on water pressure to push the water through. No Espresso.
Pop. Juice. It all needs to be diluted with water, it comes through the gun as sticky syrup....
Dishwashing, flushing toilets, bathrooms, sinks, even just water for the tables...
We pin notices on the front, back of the restaurant, the nephew and I try to look concerned, like it's a bad thing, Gee, Whiz, we really wanted to work and this is so disappointing, The owner, he's playing the same game, we all don't want to look overly enthusiastic but hell, an unexpected night off, on a night with no reservations, it's a gift from heaven...sure hope they fix that water main soon we're thinking...
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