Earlier this week, the leaders of the Conservative Party, the NDP and the Bloc Quebecois shut out the Green Party of Canada from any televised leader debates for the upcoming elections. They stated that if the current leader of the Green Party, Elizabeth May, participated in the debate that they would withdraw from it. Only […]
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Adventures In Unclogging A Vacuum Hose
Posted: 3rd September 2008 by Luc "Sandman" G. in TipsTags: central vac, central vacuum, clog vacuum, clogged central vacuum, clogged central vacuum hose, clogged vacuum, clogged vacuum hose, Plumber's snake, unblog vacuum hose, Vacuum cleaner
I’ve recently had to deal with a clogged central vacuum hose. I didn’t peak under the bed before passing the vacuum and sucked up a facecloth. As soon as I had heard something big being sucked up I turned off the vacuum but it was too late. The cloth had jammed itself in real tight […]
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
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 […]
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 […]
