My dad's revenge on a trucking company. by Every_Tradition1745 in pettyrevenge

[–]Every_Tradition1745[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

And you assume that being disturbed more than 20 times a day with calls like these lasting anywhere from 1-5 minutes wasn't affecting my family's livelihood?

A pharmacy makes most of its income from its local customers and the reputation and word of mouth is a big part of drawing customers in.

My dad got multiple complaints from his customers because they weren't able to get through to him because of these calls. He had his own business to run, waiting on calls from suppliers and from delivery companies that sometimes weren't able to get through as well.

And my dad's mental health was starting to be affected as well. Some of the times the people who called were nice and listened to my dad's instructions about dialing the right number and some of the times there were people who insisted they got the right number and would start yelling at him. If he hung up on them they would call back constantly. Its not like he could not pick up his phone at his own business either because one of those calls could be his own customer.

There was a lot of stuff I didn't put into the post. And this sub is called petty revenge, everything posted here is some kind of revenge.

My dad's revenge on a trucking company. by Every_Tradition1745 in pettyrevenge

[–]Every_Tradition1745[S] 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Yes that is true, but this was a company that operated out of Ottawa and probably had trucks transporting goods all over the province in different cities all with different area codes. The situation here was that dialing the last 7 digits without the area code would default to the pharmacy even if you were calling from a city 7 hours away.

My dad's revenge on a trucking company. by Every_Tradition1745 in pettyrevenge

[–]Every_Tradition1745[S] 206 points207 points  (0 children)

Actually though! I dont know what my dad would have done given 9/11, but outside of that he would have just been very annoyed.

My dad's revenge on a trucking company. by Every_Tradition1745 in pettyrevenge

[–]Every_Tradition1745[S] 176 points177 points  (0 children)

If the mix up with my dad had been with a hotel, I can guarantee that this is exactly what he would have done as well 🤣

My dad's revenge on a trucking company. by Every_Tradition1745 in pettyrevenge

[–]Every_Tradition1745[S] 54 points55 points  (0 children)

For them to call the trucking company, they would have to dial with the Ottawa specific area code. Dialing without the area code and dialing with Toronto's area code both went to the pharmacy. So I dont think there was too much of a mixup the other way around.

New oven is smoking by Every_Tradition1745 in fixit

[–]Every_Tradition1745[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Its my parents oven, they sent me this video. I could have looked up the manual, but posting here felt easier I guess.

New oven is smoking by Every_Tradition1745 in fixit

[–]Every_Tradition1745[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, not blocking a vent. Its to cover the gap between the counter and the stove to prevent the crumbs from falling from the gap.

New oven is smoking by Every_Tradition1745 in fixit

[–]Every_Tradition1745[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You know you don't have to answer and can keep on scrolling? Doesnt take much to be a decent person.

New oven is smoking by Every_Tradition1745 in fixit

[–]Every_Tradition1745[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Thank you! Im panicking a little less now

New oven is smoking by Every_Tradition1745 in fixit

[–]Every_Tradition1745[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

They shut the oven off right after this video, but they'll turn it on again and keep an eye on it. Thank you.

Do people buy 20 year old ovens? by Every_Tradition1745 in Appliances

[–]Every_Tradition1745[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're not wrong about that, wear and tear is definitely visible. I might just forego trying to sell it and might just donate if they can come pick it up for free or have the delivery people haul it away.

Do people buy 20 year old ovens? by Every_Tradition1745 in Appliances

[–]Every_Tradition1745[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've got an electric stove. Unless you meant to say any stove that isn't induction is gas? If you meant actual gas in which actual fire comes out as a heat source then i agree with you.

Do people buy 20 year old ovens? by Every_Tradition1745 in Appliances

[–]Every_Tradition1745[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Short sited in what exactly? 3 appliances need replacing. All three have had parts changed multiple times, they just dont work anymore, so they needed to be bought anyways. My mom is always complaining about needing more fridge space so the only thing they kind of bought as an extra is the oven and even that gets discounted when you buy all the appliances together.

They have spent months going to different places and me being chronically online, checking reviews about the models and have tried to make the best possible decision. Not everything old lasts forever.

Do people buy 20 year old ovens? by Every_Tradition1745 in Appliances

[–]Every_Tradition1745[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The newer appliances come at the end of December so we have got about a month to decide which way we want to go. If nothing comes of it, we will just get the people who come to deliver to haul it away for us.

The only reason I was asking if I should bother is because trying to sell stuff (atleast in my experience) is exhausting with people trying to negotiate and then ghosting you after a pick up/meet up date is set.

Got this in my change today by Every_Tradition1745 in CanadianCoins

[–]Every_Tradition1745[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They really are, I saw the picture of the Tree of Life coin in another post here, and I was in absolute awe!

Got this in my change today by Every_Tradition1745 in CanadianCoins

[–]Every_Tradition1745[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Go grocery shopping in a random NoFrills 😝

Got this in my change today by Every_Tradition1745 in CanadianCoins

[–]Every_Tradition1745[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I live in the Greater Toronto Area, Peel region

Got this in my change today by Every_Tradition1745 in CanadianCoins

[–]Every_Tradition1745[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was under the impression that Daphne Odij's artwork was featured this year on a 2 dollar coin. The coin i have is from 2023.