To buy or to wait.. I should never have to try to guess at what the price of gas will be tomorrow. There is no way gas should shoot up 20 cents in one day. A few cents I can understand, but a few weeks back it jumped close to 20.
Now my van has a 100 litre tank. 20 cents x 100 litres is $20 difference.
Tuesday, September 8, 2015
Thursday, September 3, 2015
You are my sunshine
Everyone knows this catchy song, right? Well, not really. This song, well, the chorus, is sung in a cheery manor, it's often claimed as romantic, or sung to young kids. Well Stop!
If you think the song is happy and romantic, Here are the lyrics:
v1:
The other night, dear,
As I lay sleeping
I dreamed I held you in my arms.
But when I woke, dear, I was mistaken
And I hung my head and cried.
c:
You are my sunshine, My only sunshine.
You make me happy When skies are grey.
You'll never know, dear, How much I love you.
Please don't take my sunshine away.
v2:
I'll always loved you And make you happy.
If you will only say the same.
But if you leave meTo love another
You'll regret it all some day.
v3:
You told me once, dear You really loved me
That no one else could come between.
But now you've left me And love another,
You have shattered all my dreams.
Taken out of context, sure, the chorus sounds great. But really people, this song is depressing. It's a sad country song. Stop singing it to your kids.
The only time it's appropriate to sing this song to your wife is if she's left you for another man and you need to lament and sing the blues.
If you think the song is happy and romantic, Here are the lyrics:
v1:
The other night, dear,
As I lay sleeping
I dreamed I held you in my arms.
But when I woke, dear, I was mistaken
And I hung my head and cried.
c:
You are my sunshine, My only sunshine.
You make me happy When skies are grey.
You'll never know, dear, How much I love you.
Please don't take my sunshine away.
v2:
I'll always loved you And make you happy.
If you will only say the same.
But if you leave meTo love another
You'll regret it all some day.
v3:
You told me once, dear You really loved me
That no one else could come between.
But now you've left me And love another,
You have shattered all my dreams.
Taken out of context, sure, the chorus sounds great. But really people, this song is depressing. It's a sad country song. Stop singing it to your kids.
The only time it's appropriate to sing this song to your wife is if she's left you for another man and you need to lament and sing the blues.
Ashley, Ashleigh, Ashlee, Ashlie, ETC
Are you just trying to confuse us?
Why would you use a random spelling to phonetically get the same name? That's just mean to your kids, and to society as a whole.
"Oh, sorry, That's not how you spell my name, There's a silent P in the middle"
I'm sorry if I spelt your name wrong, but I've had people get mad at me because rather then using their obscure spelling I defaulted to the most common one.
If I use the wrong Ashley, I'm not going to apologize to you. You should be apologizing to me for being too damn complicated! Better yet, your parents should apologize to me for making a spelling mistake on your birth certificate.
Why would you use a random spelling to phonetically get the same name? That's just mean to your kids, and to society as a whole.
"Oh, sorry, That's not how you spell my name, There's a silent P in the middle"
I'm sorry if I spelt your name wrong, but I've had people get mad at me because rather then using their obscure spelling I defaulted to the most common one.
If I use the wrong Ashley, I'm not going to apologize to you. You should be apologizing to me for being too damn complicated! Better yet, your parents should apologize to me for making a spelling mistake on your birth certificate.
Wednesday, September 2, 2015
Superstore prices
Superstore here in Manitoba has the most convoluted pricing structures around. I swear they are just trying to confuse everyone.
When I see a price I want to know what I'm going to pay. Grocery shopping shouldn't require a Phd in mathematics.
If I want one can of soup it should cost the same as each can if I wanted 20.
What if I don't feel like buying my noodles in groups of 3?
I've even seen items with a minimum quantity of 12. I'm fine with buying in bulk, there are only so many cans of Tuna I can go through.
I am convinced they do this pricing schemes just to catch people off guard. Even people who closely watch prices are inevitably going to screw up and grab the wrong quantity.
Since you're stuck doing your own bagging there you can't watch the cashier and make sure the prices are all what you expect.
When I see a price I want to know what I'm going to pay. Grocery shopping shouldn't require a Phd in mathematics.
If I want one can of soup it should cost the same as each can if I wanted 20.
What if I don't feel like buying my noodles in groups of 3?
I've even seen items with a minimum quantity of 12. I'm fine with buying in bulk, there are only so many cans of Tuna I can go through.
I am convinced they do this pricing schemes just to catch people off guard. Even people who closely watch prices are inevitably going to screw up and grab the wrong quantity.
Since you're stuck doing your own bagging there you can't watch the cashier and make sure the prices are all what you expect.
Minions everywhere
What is with people posting some random quote on top of another random picture? I'd say I feel old when I see new trends I don't understand, but this one seems to be perpetuated mostly by people older then me.
The minions are especially stupid, Minions just make intelligible noises, there's no way they'd say the things you're making them say.
Can't people just say "I need coffee" or "I like my children" or "I'm in love".
Bicyclists I have to pass more then once
Public Service announcement: People won't be nice the second time they have to pass a bike.
When I drive down the road, I change lanes to pass a bike. But when that bicyclist squeezes by me at the next stop light, I get perturbed. When the light turns green, I will pass you again, but this time I won't give you the space you deserve. I am not going to run you down or anything, but I'm not going to wait until I can change lanes to pass you, I'm just going to squeeze by you.
If you don't like getting squeezed off the road, Obey the rules of the road:
When I drive down the road, I change lanes to pass a bike. But when that bicyclist squeezes by me at the next stop light, I get perturbed. When the light turns green, I will pass you again, but this time I won't give you the space you deserve. I am not going to run you down or anything, but I'm not going to wait until I can change lanes to pass you, I'm just going to squeeze by you.
If you don't like getting squeezed off the road, Obey the rules of the road:
- Stop at stop signs and stop lights.
- Don't pass cars that are waiting at stop lights.
- Stay off sidewalks
- Use bike paths and bike routes as much as you can.
I feel like we can all get a long. Most bicyclists are good at following the rules, but there are a few entitled *******es that give all riders a bad name.
Moving right to turn left
Driving down the street the other day minding my own business while overtaking a car in the left turn lane. This car suddenly swerved into my lane so they could turn left.
Seriously, Does your little Sun Fire feel so big that you need to take up as much space as possible? You're going to make her feel fat, Your car is going to start asking you about her chubby little bumper. You're going to have to buy her some fancy air fresheners so she can start feeling good about herself.
Do yourself and your car a favour: Stay in your lane.
Seriously, Does your little Sun Fire feel so big that you need to take up as much space as possible? You're going to make her feel fat, Your car is going to start asking you about her chubby little bumper. You're going to have to buy her some fancy air fresheners so she can start feeling good about herself.
Do yourself and your car a favour: Stay in your lane.
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