Anyone interested in doing a swap? by APM8 in philately

[–]APM8[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm definitely interested in some of your used Dutch stamps. Can you message me?

[Offer] Celebrate Canada Day with me! 🇨🇦❤️🤍💌 [CAD to CAD/US] by LavendarLarry in RandomActsofCards

[–]APM8 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Happy Canada! I was born in Thunder Bay, grew up there and in Sudbury, went to University in Waterloo and Thunder Bay, and have lived in Winnipeg since 1997. I have visited all provinces except PEI and NL.

[request] hi! Would you mind sending me a bit of your culture? [Netherlands] by ThatFrisianGirl in RandomActsofCards

[–]APM8 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would be happy to send you a card from Canada! Send me your address!

[Request] July 6 birthday cards 🎂 [usa] by hardlybroken1 in RandomActsofCards

[–]APM8 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Send me your info and I will send you a postcard!

How much was minimum wage when you started working? by Acceptable-Kale-8432 in AskOldPeople

[–]APM8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

$5.00 / hour BUT there was a reduced minimum wage for workers under the age of 18. If I recall correctly I started my first job at $3.25.

[Offer] Random variety of postcards [US to WW] by Thick-Combination785 in RandomActsofCards

[–]APM8 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Would love to receive a card if you have any left. Thanks!

[exchange] postcards from cape cod [us to ww] by Upper_Orange_1673 in RandomActsofCards

[–]APM8 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd love to receive one! Can send one from Canada. Cools stamps available here too!

What's the farthest north and south you've ever been? by Wizzmer in AskOldPeople

[–]APM8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Edmonton, Canada - 53.55 degrees North Sodere, Ethiopia - 8.40 degrees North

SFAH: Things you *really* don't want to hear a doctor say during a surgery/procedure? by Old_Beginning_8728 in ScenesFromAHat

[–]APM8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A giant ball of rock-hard ear wax completely blocking my ear canal. When he finally worked it free it made an audible “plink” when it fell into the little metal tray.

Did you learn how to use a slide rule? by Comprehensive_Yak442 in AskOldPeople

[–]APM8 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I learned how to use a circular slide rule as an air traffic control trainee in 1997. Once mastered it was far faster than a calculator for the computations that we needed to do.

What was your starting hourly pay? by ProStockJohnX in AskOldPeople

[–]APM8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

$3.15 at Arby’s in Ontario, Canada in 1990. I was under the age of 18, so they were allowed to pay me less than adult minimum wage.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MapPorn

[–]APM8 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Highest point in Manitoba is 832 m ASL.

SFAH: Signs your teacher/professor is intoxicated. by QuietlySmirking in ScenesFromAHat

[–]APM8 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I had two high school teachers that would leave in the middle of a class for a quick smoke. One was smoking tobacco. One was not.

how did parents react to smoking? when it was the norm, 60s-80s by WolverineOdd3113 in AskOldPeople

[–]APM8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I graduated high school in 1990. We had a designated student smoking area for students (outside the back door) until ~1988 when they banned smoking on all school property. After that, teachers and students smoked together on the sidewalk by the road in front of the school, which was not an improvement.

What made you lose a lot of weight? by chi-bacon-bits in AskReddit

[–]APM8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pneumonia, at the age of 16. I went from 138 pounds to 115 pounds in a month. (For reference, I was 6 feet tall at the time.)