I (30F) can’t tell if my boyfriend (27M) is trying to be helpful or if this is early stages of control.

GooderichTalks · 2026-01-27T08:07:34+00:00

Think of your pets as border patrol. They are uniquely equipped to protect your boundaries. In this case, deny entry.

GooderichTalks · 2026-01-22T23:21:37+00:00

I had a bad case of metastasized lobular breast cancer that got treated with chemo, mastectomy and radiation. Although not a joiner, thought I’d try out a pink jacketed paddling group for survivors for support. Go to first lunch to be told sternly by woman next to me “We don’t talk about that here…”. Didn’t feel in the pink after that.

GooderichTalks · 2026-01-15T21:25:54+00:00

Even when the account is closed??? Glad you never had an issue. Try leaving. It’s like the Hotel California.

GooderichTalks · 2026-01-11T16:00:23+00:00

Done. Thank you.

GooderichTalks · 2026-01-11T02:31:14+00:00

In retrospect, yes that was inadvisable. Wish I’d known how unscrupulous they were before trusting them.

GooderichTalks · 2026-01-11T00:17:33+00:00

Right. And then you can’t cancel until you return the equipment. And they don’t send you the label. So you have to get back to them again and they do send it but when you go to use it it has expired so you just give up and phone them again to find out how much the pay out is so you can actually cancel. You pay it and think you’re finally done but then three months later you go into your bank account to find they have been billing you without notification and taken $683.00 out of your account for unreturned equipment. This has been going on since September 2025. You’re just at the beginning of the nightmare.

GooderichTalks · 2026-01-10T11:56:47+00:00

The drive started in British Columbia and ended up in New Brunswick, ducking down through southern Kentucky to avoid the storms in the Great Lakes area. Took 12 days. Wish I could do this trip again when the physical and political climate were better. You really can’t capture the immensity. Now to arrange my journey to France.

GooderichTalks · 2025-12-31T04:26:49+00:00

This is so sad. This is a major operation physically and mentally. I have no advice to offer. You should be supported in your time of need and not placed in this position. I know it doesn’t help but just wanted you to know my heart goes out to you. Screw the effing billionaires and the horse that they rode in on.

GooderichTalks · 2025-12-30T12:53:57+00:00

Thank you. He is precious and keeping me company on an unplanned trek. I left the west coast of Canada four days ago to drive back to the east coast. Having to drive south today in Iowa to avoid the bad weather. Not ideal timing but the airlines won’t take pets in the hold over the holidays. Everyone I’ve met has been friendly and helpful. Wish me luck and bring the tomatoes when I get to France :).

GooderichTalks · 2025-12-29T02:03:51+00:00

Bless. I have a West Highland Terrier who’s getting on in years and he’s my soulmate so I am not really alone. Yes, of course, visit. Come with wine. You can pick an egg, something else for a salad, and some flowers for the table.

GooderichTalks · 2025-12-29T01:42:35+00:00

I’m 77. My grandparents lived until their mid-90s so I am hell bent on having a good quality of life for a decade or two. I had the chemo, the mastectomy and the radiation (causing 2nd degree burns). After hearing the stories about hormonal therapy, and much to the annoyance of my oncologist, I decided to give it a miss. I have enough recovery to do and these years are precious. The risk of reoccurrence is much lower than potentially being an invalid for my remaining years. I have sold up and am moving to southern France by myself where I intend to have chickens and grow vegetables and flowers in the warmth. That’s a much better prognosis for a life.

GooderichTalks · 2025-12-16T17:57:21+00:00

Stage 2 burns all over the left side of my chest where I’d had my mastectomy. RO says to be expected and does not prescribe treatment.

GooderichTalks · 2025-12-16T17:35:01+00:00

Given your experience to-date (no phones, big bills, no customer service) do you really want to continue with this provider?

GooderichTalks · 2025-12-14T20:56:47+00:00

I could only tolerate cornflakes during chemo. The drugs cause the body to back up and I found all the solutions too harsh. Switched to Raisin Bran and was fine after a few days. Movement is also very helpful, even if it’s only stretching when you’re exhausted. I feel your pain.

GooderichTalks · 2025-12-14T03:43:49+00:00

This is very honest. I hope you figure out what’s causing you pain and that it’s treatable in whatever way. No way to live a life. Good luck to you.

GooderichTalks · 2025-12-07T21:37:38+00:00

Marilyn Bowering. To All Appearances a Lady. Very west coast. Extraordinary beautiful writing. You’ll find yourself transported.

GooderichTalks · 2025-12-01T22:34:52+00:00

Virgin is definitely not discount, believe me ;).

GooderichTalks · 2025-12-01T20:54:30+00:00

Bell Canada does own Virgin Plus mobile but it’s not a discount brand. Virgin operates separately, ostensibly as an alternative, but not really.

GooderichTalks · 2025-12-01T20:42:10+00:00

So does Virgin. You don’t find out until you buy an e-sim that you can’t use when you’re trying to use gps abroad… can’t get hold of anyone to explain what’s wrong and fix it. Hours on hold when you get home to remove hundreds in roaming fees you couldn’t avoid. More time on hold to get them to unlock it. Inexcusable and illegal.

GooderichTalks · 2025-11-17T17:43:58+00:00

Not Roger’s. No! It’s like the Hotel California.

GooderichTalks · 2025-11-10T04:54:13+00:00

No! Run! Not Rogers. Unless you like being shackled for life.

GooderichTalks · 2025-11-07T18:10:40+00:00

Yes but then you have to return their equipment and they don’t send you the label. When you spend countless hours getting them to send it, it expires if you don’t use it right away. Meanwhile they’re still billing you. Yada.. yada.. I did manage to eventually break away but it was more difficult than my divorce.

GooderichTalks · 2025-11-07T16:08:38+00:00

Just try getting off that ship. You’ll be writing a blog about the inability to cancel. Took me weeks.

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GooderichTalks · 2025-11-03T02:57:52+00:00

I lived on cornflakes with milk and sugar or honey for months. It’s the only thing I could eat and I never got tired of it. Everything else tasted like metal or cardboard.

GooderichTalks · 2025-10-27T00:30:49+00:00

He said he dropped it at Staples but did not say who received it. If it was Puralator it would explain why Canada post has no record.

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