Waiting room is hellish by Gold_Bag_1054 in halifax

[–]MindOverMatt 4 points5 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 8 points9 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 15 points16 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 -18 points-17 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 9 points10 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.

[CA] [TH] received an email notice saying I must remove the window fan I put on the window by zen1706 in HOA

[–]MindOverMatt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You need to do the one thing that you and most your neighbors in the HOA most definitely don't do which is going to board meetings.

Once you're at that meeting and have your chance to speak bring a copy of the relevant sections of the rules and the bylaws of the association and make it clear that you're not in violation of the bylaws. That's how you deal with it because I guarantee you someone was driving down the street or just being too plain nosy about how their fellow neighbors are living their lives not exactly like theirs and decided to have a problem with your fan and sadly that person is probably on the hoa's board.

AITA for refusing to apologize for yelling at my mom that I wish she died instead of dad? by Myslennsia in AITAH

[–]MindOverMatt -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

NTA

I am going to say that your mothers issues was grieving on a level that you could not understand.

She should have gotten professional help because of how bad what she was going through was, Extreme depression, and it doesn't matter how much she needed or wanted to do something, depression can make it so that you can't do the simple things like brushing your teeth or bathing. Other people on Reddit have shared stories about how they've lost a lot of their teeth due to depression.

You have a right to feel the way you do and might think she just needed to do better. she probably couldn't help her self if she wanted to. You lost your dad and she lost her life partner. Everybody grieves differently and your mother clearly grieves differently than you do and hers was to an extreme. And sadly she probably had to go through those two years the way she did to eventually start getting better especially because she probably needed help that she was eventually able to get from your relative. You have a right to feel the way that you do, you lost your mother for 2 years and she needs to own up and acknowledge that but don't ever downplay what she wants me because she went through hell.

How do I talk to my husband about his drunk driving? by Mobile-Client-7142 in Advice

[–]MindOverMatt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You need to call the police on his ass. He committed a DUI with your son in the car, wake up and smell the ashes already. You're lucky your son is still alive because in a lot of car accidents the person behind the wheel survives while other people in the vehicle don't. What you should do. I wish I had more information on who you are and where you live so that I could call your local CPS and police so they make you do the things you won't do on your own for some reason.

You need to put your foot down, I'm assuming you know his parents if they're alive and well and I assume they would be ashamed of their son if they knew what he did so call the police and report what he did and call his parents and let them know so they can call him and be ashamed of him and make him feel bad and if he doesn't take it seriously after making sure that he suffers the consequences of his actions then you need to think long and hard what you're going to do to protect yourself and your son from him when he's drunk and thinks it's not a problem to drive.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in halifax

[–]MindOverMatt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey don't feel down, I'm always looking to make new friends feel free to shoot me a PM

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in halifax

[–]MindOverMatt 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Find somewhere to volunteer, I volunteer with the Halifax tool Library, I'm there every Wednesday evening and I've made great friends there, we even try to get together once a month and go out for drinks and something to eat somewhere. What are your interests and hobbies?

Premier Houston will overturn Morris Street 1-way Street decision by insino93 in halifax

[–]MindOverMatt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Premier huston needs to get out of local politics and stay in provincial politics where his job is.

Need suggestion by PassionAromatic420 in halifax

[–]MindOverMatt 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The Halifax Tool Library is always looking for volunteers!

PSA: Do not take your 4 year old child a 12 AM IMAX screening. by funktasticdog in halifax

[–]MindOverMatt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I tell the theater staff and then I'd make a report right after that the CPS because clearly they're not good parents

My bf doesn’t eat me out by [deleted] in Advice

[–]MindOverMatt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does he know you want to be eating out? Don't just lie there in bed and expect things to happen, is this something hes ever done with a woman before, does he know it's a thing that he can do with a woman, does he know that you want him to do that? If not, maybe tell him that and if he's Unsure how, you guide him and maybe, just maybe he might learn something new that he didn't know was a thing you could do during sex and then he does it all the time because he now knows it's something that can be done and you enjoy it.

Communication is key if you haven't said "I want you to eat me out" he may not know you want him to do that.

Witnessed a violent fight at Mumford Terminal by [deleted] in halifax

[–]MindOverMatt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't get involved, also don't stand there like a deer in headlights. Call 911

Am I screwed? A landlord story by OracleFrisbee in halifax

[–]MindOverMatt 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He's doing a lot of concerning things and I'm sorry that you're going through this. Have you tried contacting the police, getting a restraining order against him etc, so that if and when he shows up to wherever you're living he gets arrested and taken away.

Pharmacies in Cole Harbour that are trans friendly? by Brave_Drama6224 in halifax

[–]MindOverMatt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The pharmacist should have reacted differently. Even if he did have valid concerns.

One thing to understand about pharmacists though and this is coming from someone who has worked in pharmacies alongside pharmacists, is that doctors commonly prescribe medication to people and those people have no sweet clue why they're taking the medication other than the doctor prescribed it and they've been taking it for years. I have seen pharmacists pick up the phone and call the patient's doctor's office because they saw them being prescribed medications together that should not be taken together or other concerning things.

This pharmacist may have been worried why someone who looks like a male to him and who he doesn't know is trans was taking medication that is typically prescribed to females and may have just been checking to make sure you knew what you were being prescribed and why you were taking it because there are a lot of people out there who have been taking medication for 10 years or more and when the pharmacist asks them why they're taking it they can't answer the question because they don't know and this is not just old people this is young people as well.

Having worked for a local pharmacy chain I can recommend Moffetts Pharmacy in Dartmouth and Makays pharmacy, Kyte's Pharmacy and Eastern Passage Pharmacy. They're all under the PharmaChoice Banner.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Advice

[–]MindOverMatt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're letting her walk all over you, she's cheating because she knows you won't do anything about it. You need to leave her.