I had to Share It

Most of us out there heard about the new Apple tablet computer the iPad and yes the iPad is high on my wish list.

But what are people thinking these days I now ran in to so many video’s that basicly break the iPad and why I can’t really say. It is such a waste of money and resources and what about the poor people who want an iPad but can’t buy one yet because stupid people buy them to break them.

Let me list what I found so far:

It all started with this iPad smashing video that was live on the day they went on sale in the US

Then there was this video that “tests” the iPad and how long it will last. For me another unnecesary thing. Do you buy an iPad to drop it a couple of time on the floor?

Then there is the typical blender video to see if it blends in a blender. Great the iPad does not even fit in the blender so they removed the back and bended it so it would fit.

and now the last one I found today. Someone put an iPad in a microwave and yes we all know it is gone break.

And the last video even used the 64gb iPad 3G the most expensive of them all.

People can we stop doing these stupid video just to get some attention?

If you really want attention do something good or different that does not waste a 500 dollar machine that is brand new. Would you go buy a car and drive it in to a wall? because to me that is the same thing you know it is gone break.

So yesterday was earth hour and that means that between 8.30 PM and 9.30 PM you should have your lights of for an hour and lots of cities in the world participate in this.

I heard that in 2009 our city (Calgary) used 1% less power compared to normal and that while Toronto saved 15% so people where disappointed about that and they should. But now today the number from yesterday came out and guess what we used 0.5% less power then normal and now you hear all those people being happy about how much they saved. I am really disappointed.

But I think that our problem lies by the organization here in Calgary.
First of all they did not realy do anything to get attention to the earth hour 2010 till last moment.  And then there was an event downtown at Olympic Plaza and finding information about that was also almost impossible. But I went there last night because I left my light off and unplugged all the other electronics in my home. The happening down town was not even worth mentioning and that is all I am gone say about this.

At least some big buildings downtown joined in last night the Bow Building was without lights for an hour and the Calgary tower to. And some other buildings had less lights on. But after the hour things went back on and that I don’t get. Why does an office tower downtown have so much lights on on a saterday nights.

Come on people start turning the light off if it is not used. When you leave your office flick the switch. if you leave the washroom turn of the lights.

Make a change for the better not just an hour a year.

I liked a little train at Sears and it was on sale before Christmas but I decided not to at that point but then the sales started and it went up from 24.95 to 39.95 and again I thought that that would be a bit much.

But then I visited the Sears website and guess what they have the same product on sale for 19.95.

So I went back to the store trying to get it for the online price but NO they would not pricematch there OWN website.

If I want this train then I have to order it through Catalog shopping or there website and the let them ship it to the store (where they have at least 12 in stock) to me would be just insane to waste so many resources that for me I decided not to order it from Sears.

And people I would advice you Never to buy something in the Sears stores because you have big changes that they will charge you 100% extra like they try with the little train.

If I really want this train then I decided to order it at the manufacturer who sells and ships it for less and then it just comes from Hong Kong.

OK I know you get sick of it so do I.

But I thought I would make a list to to help you not get sick

So what can you do to protect yourself and other of getting the flue.

• Stay home when you are sick! by going out YOU are personally responsible of spreading H1N1
• Shop less. I know it sounds harsh but by going out less makes it less likely that you pick up the virus.
• Touch less. The H1N1 can survive on surfaces for up to 30 minutes so watch it when you touch the escalator hand rail or the most popular items in stores.
• OK washing you hands helps of course
• Touching nose and mouth less helps to because that is where the virus will enter your body.
• Help your immune system by getting your vitamins maybe a couple more this time of year will help you.
• Don’t share things like water bottles and plates and stuff because you don’t know if you friend carries the virus
• These are the most important once BUT don’t forget if YOU are sick STAY HOME!!

Then the last funny thing I heard on the news yesterday. Apparently the companies making the flu shots demanded not being liable and that to me means even more that I will NOT get the vacine.

And finally don’t panic it is just the flu so if you get sick take it as you do any other flu.

OK here in Calgary the H1N1 vaccination is in full swing for the last two days now and lines are crazzy long with waiting times of 4 hours or more.

Maybe I don’t get it but what is all the fuss about. People it is the flu, I got it so for me deffinitly no shot but now you get all those people saying that you are selfish if you do not get the H1N1 shot. I would say screw them I think it is a health risk on it’s own just standing in line for 4 hours with people who are afraid of getting the flu and you never know what all those people carry with them. maybe just another strain of a different flu????

I would urge people to grow up and behave like a smart person. Take you precausions and when you start to feel sick then stay home and sicken out.

But on the other hand I also don’t believe in all those medicines they have for when you are sick.

For now I would say that I was on a holiday in New York in September and there at that point already 800.000 people had the H1N1 virus and still you didn’t see hand sanitizer stations like you see everywhere in Calgary. OK people talked about it and took it as it came. But non of those 800.000 people got vacinated and don’t have to any more. So if you already got the flu in the last months BIG changes you had H1N1 and that means that you are imune for it now so getting the shot with all the extra risks in it does not make any sense.

Today on my way home I took the back alley to my place and then you see thing you really don’t want to see. Why do people have the urge to dump there old furniture just somewhere in an alley way?

If you go to the trouble of loading it in you car then the effort of driving a little bit further to the land fill can’t be that much more.

And yes maybe you have to pay 10 bucks to dump your gabage (under 250kg) but now you risk getting a huge fine for dumping your crap where it doesn’t belong.

I would be so a shamed to just dump your trash in some once back yard, OK most times it is a company where they dump it but still that doesn’t change a thing does it. This filth just does not belong there and the longer it stays there the worse it gets with animals going through it and then the rain or like today the snow makes it wet and then the sun will warm it up so that it starts to rot and smell.

Come on people we all live in this city, why do we have to make a mess out of it. STOP it!!!!

And you know if your furniture is still good and sometimes it looks still great you can bring it to a place like Value Village they will be happy with it and some of them even come pick it up at you home so you don’t have to worry about it at all.

And finally if you really can’t afford the 10 dollars for the landfill why can’t you take the effort to dump it in a garbage bin because in 9 out of 10 cases I seen there is a garbage bin big enough to hold the stuff they dump within 10 meters. Come on people lets make this city a bit cleaner PLEASE!

We all by now know how annoying those calls that try to sell you something.

But you can have some fun with them to. Have a look at this little video and maybe it gives you some idea’s

Let me tell you what I like to do. When I get called by a telemarketing company I put there nr in my phone so next time they call I know it is THEM. And then I just like to pickup and say “I AM NOT INTERESTED IN YOU S..T” and that normally keeps them kinda surprised (to say the least).

I would say invent something like it your self and share it with us maybe if we all do something like it we will have FUN with them instead of getting annoyed

So GM decides to dump some of there dealers or actually they dump a lot of them.

Of course this is gone cost jobs and that is sad but on the other hand is it worth to be a dealership of a brand if you sell less then 35 cars a year?

Coming from a country where every town has 1 or maybe 2 dealerships for 1 brand it is still strange to me to see all the same kind of dealerships in once city. Often I even wonder why there are so many dealerships of one brand so close together. Who was thinking when those dealerships where handed out?

I personally believe that the time has come that some of those brands just need to go bankrupt for me it would be sad because i own a Jeep and what would happen with my warrenty but really there is no logic at all to keep those brands going.

Where they sleeping the last 10 years? To me they where, if you see how brands from outside North America evoled there cars and how the brands here just did nothing should mean that the only thing they can do is stop.

Maybe you noticed phone calls from (604)-687-0142 in lots of cases they call in the day when you are not home but when you then get them on the phone one time they try to bug you to get a subscription to the Calgary Herald newspaper.

It is anoying that if you signed up for not getting those unwanted phone calls the newspapers and the “good causes” are still able to call you. So what can you do to make it stop?

First you can write to the customer service department of the Calgary Herald at calgaryherald@reachcanada.com and then they will try to get you address and I did not give it to them why do they need my name and address to remove me from there marketing phonelist?

Then you can also contact the company that calls you RSP Customer Care Centres who do not really seem to care about customers! On their website they have the option to delist you phone nr and for me that did not get me of the phone list they use.

So i tried something else. I wrote and email to every email address i could find on there website.

Being :

dnc@rsvpcare.com
leslie@rsvpcare.com
james@rsvpcare.com
connie@rsvpcare.com

I don’t know if this helped but at least I bugged them a bit and if this isn’t enough to stop it then I will start calling them at there office nr 604.687.0615 and you could of course also try to call the nr they call you with 604.687.0142

Come on People let this shit stop do something back to them!

OK so Friday we had weather warning here in Calgary and the roads where like really bad with traffic going slow like really slow. But then there comes an ambulance with lights and sounds in the middle of delivering a patient to the hospital.

The Ambulance did not go that fast he was careful with all the snow and ice on the roads. But then there are lots of crazy drivers around him going so fast and all passing the ambulance. Guys what are you thinking it is bad outside why go so fast and bring us all in danger?