Whatever happened to workmanship? Doing your job well and being proud of the work you do? For the most part, it seems like quality work by quality people is a rare find these days. Customer relations from trades people seem to fair no better. Over the last few months I’ve had a few incidents that […]
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Whatever Happened to Workmanship?
Posted: 21st August 2008 by Luc "Sandman" G. in Life, OttawaTags: bad workmanship, Customer relationship management, Customer service, lack of workmanship, workmanship
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Carnivale Lune Bleue
Posted: 4th August 2008 by Luc "Sandman" G. in Entertainment, OttawaTags: Carnival, Carnivale Lune Bleue, Circus, Cirque du Soleil, Kars Ontario, Performing Arts
My wife and I attended the opening of Carnivale Lune Bleue on Friday night in Kars, Ontario. Lune Bleue is a trip back in time to an authentic 1930s carnival, complete with a freakshow, a circus performance, a ferris wheel and games of chance. We arrived around 6:15pm in the heart of Kars, where we […]
Pets on OC Transpo Busses
Posted: 27th July 2008 by Luc "Sandman" G. in OttawaTags: OC Transpo, Ottawa, Pet, pets, Public transport
OC Transpo, the public transportation company that operates in Ottawa, is attempting to launch a trial project that would allow pet owners to carry their pets on buses in pet carriers. I’ve had pets all of my life and currently have 4 cats. I am also very much against this new project. The main issue […]
Ottawa Humane Society Needs Your Help.
Posted: 14th July 2008 by Luc "Sandman" G. in Life, OttawaTags: adoption, Animal Welfare, cat, cat adoption, Humane Society, kitten, kitten adoption, Ottawa Humane Society, Pet, pet adoption, Rescues and Shelters
The Ottawa Humane Society is overcrowded and is in dire need of your help. There are currently close to 300 kittens and cats that are in need of adoption. The OHS usually has a maximum capacity for 200 cats and has had to resort to putting multiple cats per cage. In order to help boost […]
Goodbye South Side
Posted: 12th July 2008 by Luc "Sandman" G. in Football, OttawaTags: CFL, Frank Clair, Frank Clair stadium, Landsdowne, Landsdowne park
On Sunday July 20th a part of Ottawa history will be no more. The south side stands at Frank Clair Stadium will be demolished, wiping away 50 years of history in just the blink of an eye. Frank Clair stadium, formerly known as just Landsdowne Park, was first built in 1909 for the Ottawa Exposition. […]
