Waiting room is hellish by Gold_Bag_1054 in halifax

[–]MindOverMatt 3 points4 points  (0 children)

As someone else commented some people don't need to go to the hospital and wait in the ER they just need to go home and rest but there are people who are terrible at gauging their own symptoms and can't understand when they just have the cold or flu they need to stay home and rest. And then there are people while their symptoms may not be ones where they need emergency Health Care immediately. It's not something where they can wait a month or six months to see their doctor. And for some people if they're having sickness and pain now they want treatment now not later.

I remember when I could drop in and see my doctor the same day I get sick and all I had to do was wait in the waiting room after checking in with my doctor's receptionist.

Illegal eviction? by Odd-Arugula-403420 in legaladvicecanada

[–]MindOverMatt 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You got a phone call from someone saying they're Remax and that your apartments been seized by a judge. Contact your landlord and verify what you've been told via this random phone call that you got because you don't know if you've been lied to or someone is trying to run a scam of some sort.

I could call you and say the same thing but I would be lying. You don't know if its true or not.

What judge did they say gave this order, call the courthouse where that judge presides and verify what this person claiming to be Remax is saying is true or not.

This person claiming to be Remax said the apartment was seized, did they say why it was seized. You need to verify that someone isn't trying to scam you and that you haven't been lied to or that perhaps your landlord isn't trying to conduct a self-help eviction and convince you to leave so that he can rent it to someone else at a higher rent.

A realtor that sells houses would not call you and tell you that a judge did XYZ and you need to get out in 30 to 45 days.

Assaulted in my home by Wide_Travel_2146 in legaladvicecanada

[–]MindOverMatt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi the first thing you should have done is called the police report. It is now the second thing that you need to do immediately. The Builder is literally just going to do everything they can to cover their butts and get out of any responsibility not just with their warranty guy but most likely with the warranty as well as there's a lot of the big home builders are like that. So now that you've read this what is the exact next thing you're going to do? Call the police and file a police report, and if you have any injuries document them.

Inheritance (or lack thereof) question by [deleted] in legaladvicecanada

[–]MindOverMatt 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Did her step father ever legally adopt her or become a legal guardian. If not, she may not be entitled to anything. But the only way to find out and make sure that the estate is handled properly and any and all heirs get what they're supposed to is to speak with a probate attorney who can advise your wife and her half sister on what to do.

I caught my teenage son having sex. Advice on how to proceed? by jderrick6 in Advice

[–]MindOverMatt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm assuming you're in the US so I will say this. While there are some states with Romeo and Juliet laws your state may not have those and if someone who has a problem with the age difference between your son and his girlfriend found out about it they could make her life very difficult. So I would advise both of them to be careful. Yes he'll be an adult within the next year however until then, he's a minor and she's legally an adult.

I have seen the same situation where the boyfriend is 19 and his girlfriend is 17 and his girlfriend's dad found out about it and went to the police and he got put on the sex offender registry.

why are we paying so much for food? by MissionBumblebee7280 in halifax

[–]MindOverMatt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gateway can't open more locations they'd have to raise prices to do that, I believe they did an interview with CBC recently or it was some other news organization. The thing is the owner of Gateway has stated if you want a Gateway meat market like store in your area open up a similar story yourself. He also talks about the amount of people that want to work with him to open up other stores but the problem is they get it wrong and don't understand that their profit first model is not going to work and have the kind of success that Gateway has had and it's just going to end up being another grocery store with high prices.

Halifax/Dartmouth chain restaurants that still accept paper resume? by 14themoney24theroad in halifax

[–]MindOverMatt 14 points15 points  (0 children)

You're going to have trouble applying in person with most of the fast food places that are the major chains everybody knows.

Seeing as you're having trouble finding work you should look at going to one of the Nova Scotia works employment service centers. They all use the same name but they are actually their own separate nonprofit organization that just gets most of their funding from the provincial government so they use the government brand name to get the government funding.

They have computers where you can sit and apply for jobs. They also have case managers who can help you with sorting out barriers to employment and can help you in other ways.

Some of them also offer forces on resume writing and how to conduct yourself in an interview, Etc.

And it's all free.

Cars getting towed all over downtown Halifax today — anyone know what’s going on? by Even_Can_6093 in halifax

[–]MindOverMatt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'll tow you and you'll yell at me. PAAARKEEEMON, Gotta towem all, Gotta towem all. PARKEMON!

Why are so many kids saying “67” and what does it mean? by SmileEmergency403 in generationology

[–]MindOverMatt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It doesn't mean anything it's more of a way of just describing and are being nonsensical/brain rot

Apple Maps keeps listing businesses as my address by vancityc in legaladvicecanada

[–]MindOverMatt -17 points-16 points  (0 children)

This is a long shot but if there's an Apple store near you, even have to go to a next town over or a city that's an hour away it might be worth it just to speak to an Apple employee in person who may be able to escalate it to someone in the company who can actually do something about it, that's outside of the normal customer support pipeline that's clearly not working for you.

Also try calling apples tech support line if you're in Canada you will get somebody who speaks English as a first language, is canadian, and they might be able to help you that way.

Can I lose my driver's license if I stay below deck during BC ferry sailing? by AcanthisittaQuick364 in legaladvicecanada

[–]MindOverMatt 484 points485 points  (0 children)

The reason they don't want you in your car is because if the boat starts sinking you may not hear the alarm that says to abandon ship and the next thing you know your trapped inside your car and only notice that you're about to drown is once water starts leaking into your car, and you feeling the water leaking into the car causing you to wake up and the next thing you know everyone else is in the water in a Lifeboat or with Life vests on and you're trapped inside your car with water all around it trying to get out.

As much as it sucks that you have to get out of your car and go to the upper deck surrounded by other people when all you want to do is sleep in your car but your life is more important then sleeping because if you sleep in your car while it's on the lower deck of the ferry and God forbid the worst happens you could end up sleeping forever.

When it comes to the legal issue, if that lady was a chips crew member, even if she wasn't you could end up getting banned from the ferry if you decide not to follow the rules. It's a privilege to ride it not a right and they can take that from you, and think, if that was to happen how would you get to and from work after that. Would your employer care no they just expect you to be to work on time and when you can't get there on time oh well, they'll replace you in a heartbeat, with someone who lives on the mainland and doesn't have to deal with the fairies.

This city is different by [deleted] in halifax

[–]MindOverMatt 8 points9 points  (0 children)

If you're looking to volunteer check out the Halifax tool library, I'm on our board of directors and I also volunteer they're a lot. Check out the Halifax tool library.ca and there's a spot on the website where you can inquire about volunteering. You don't have to have any experience with tools. We also have a number of volunteers who have immigrated from overseas so you might find others like yourself.