i refuse to shop at lowe’s until such time the find the guts to resist the crazy so-called christians family orgs. who are espousing yet more bigotry – this time at the muslims!
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customer experience u-haul
u-haul canada could use some lessons from their counterpart in the usa. a number of recent events has me convinced the canadian franchises have a long way to go before the consumer in canada walks out feeling the same as they do in the states. my experience at the whalley store left me feeling as if i was some miscreant who just crawled in off the street. trying to book a reservations for a tow bar install at the marine drive branch and the coquitlam franchise left me with the impression that they didn’t need the business as it took more than 3 days to get a call back and then a last minute opening. i ended up ordering online for delivery in the washington, then taking the parts to bellingham where i was treated like a super star by every staff person i dealt with young and old alike. thanks to the guys at U-Haul Moving & Storage of Bellingham, 4549 Meridian St. Bellingham, WA 98226
Anso Machining Centre Ltd
Anso Machining Centre Ltd
61 Duncan St, New Westminster, BC V3M 5G3 – (604) 525-7321
Cool machine shop circa 1940′s or older. The machinist is cool too. He’s a real craftsman, taking his time and doing it right. I was so impressed that he found the time to do a small job for me and treated it as though it was a fine piece of precision machinery (6 holes in an alluminium bar). He knows the history of the area and had some great stories about Queensborough and Poplar Island which is just out my window, in the middle of the north arm of the Fraser.
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max has arrived
boybleu’s photostream on Flickr.
not to bore everyone, however my new puppy is the epitome of cuteness. i’m trying to limit my picture taking to a reasonable level. as he just arrived, i feel i’m allowed to indulge a little. hope you enjoy.
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dad day!
i have a remarkable son who, in the simplest ways, makes any occasion special. he’s often late, but never forgetful, gifts are not expected or given…except at christmas and those are sometimes a year in between (he left it on the mantle as he dashed out the door, we got it the next christmas – now it’s a great memory and i’ve always got the books). the father’s day call came while i was out, the message was short, he was off to his weekend job. happily i caught up with him and spent some time covering this and that, nothing too important just sharing time. he always says i love you, and i always believe him. he’s the greatest. my father’s day was all i hoped for. thanks son!
madrone woodwork inc.
recommendation! were in the process of fixing up our kitchen and needed some adjustment done to a couple of kitchen cabinets. sure that it would get done i told my partner not to worry, i’d find someone. lo and behold luck/fate was on my side. after calling a couple of other woodwork operation i landed on madrone woodwork inc. via google maps.
the guy at the other end was super friendly, assured me they could get the job done in time for the delivery of appliances. off goes my partner the next morning, comes home and says they were great, friendly professional and firm with the price quoted to me. our cupboards were ready the next day. nice job, nice price, nice people. my partner says they were super nice to deal with. give em a try, they do all sorts of fine woodwork or low end like our entry level cabinets. 
multiple sclerosis society of canada / société canadienne de la sclérose en plaques
my sister joyce has ms.
for several years now her condition has been deteriorating yet she battles on, fighting every step of the way. the ms she has is progressive with no periods of remission. she has good days and not so good days. in the last few weeks things are not so good.
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pantages theatre – gone
yet more willful destruction of vancouver’s history. after many, many years and no will or backbone, the city loses more buildings from our past. the entire block which included the pantages theatre built at the turn of the last century. see what real preservation looks like in my bellingham write-up a few posts back.
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vancouver olympic village
the only winner is the king of junk, bob rennie. how sweet it must be to be given a virtual monopoly with no risk. vancouver is so fucked up as a community, no aesthetic plan other than mountains, so little culture, an aversion to art, and a desire to knock down everything to satisfy the condo king. ugh!
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