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Hondaracer 06-02-2025 01:40 PM

The amount of times I showed up to a condo and a customer had a door bell camera and was told to either not install it, or the tech was going to “help” install it must have been 50-60 times.

So business wise, it makes sense leaving a $200 door bell uninstalled if you can “bundle” their services, regardless of whether they use it or not because it looks better in the book? lol ok..

Legit fuck Entwistle and everyone at any sort of level of authority there, only wish the worst for them. Fucked with a lot of people who were nothing but decent employees

Razor Ramon HG 06-02-2025 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Badhobz (Post 9179649)
https://vancouver.craigslist.org/nvn...854593834.html

this guy's ad is killing me. the first picture is excellent too.

Lol, those fucking images

spoon.ek9 06-02-2025 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by !Kodamu (Post 9179629)
Lordco Trico Exactfit

$12.59 :considered:

MG1 06-03-2025 10:40 PM

https://www.reddit.com/r/oddlysatisfying/s/33PIFdFMmL

winson604 06-03-2025 11:31 PM

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Originally Posted by GS8 (Post 9179706)
I almost got smooth talked into signing a new contract (had been month to month for like 4 years now). It wasn't the cheapest but I knew I'd be cancelling soon anyway.

Usual Telus hacks in my condo lobby, cornering me in the mailbox area (I should have skipped mail check that day). Basically laughs at what I'm paying monthly, said he could get me a bunch of extra features added to my plan and my price would still be lower. At no point did he mention signing a contract. All he did was prop up what he was 'giving to me' and 'lowering my bill' while talking fast in a rural ass Indian accent.

He was going to give me a security camera FOR MY FUCKING 500SQ FT CONDO THAT I LIVE IN ON MY OWN. And I'm barely home. Oh nooooo, someone gonna steal my baking soda and flip flops?!?!

I had to ask if it's a brand new contract and he danced around it a bit before saying yes 'but but but savings!'

I said 'no, I'm moving out soon'.

Then when it came to finally cancel, I knew I would have to free my day completely up. Luckily, it only took 1.5 hours and that was it. I had to keep myself calm because I knew the guy was probably chained to a desk with someone behind him, screaming at him to keep my account active.

This company needs ass cancer at the bottom and a brain aneurysm at the top. Fuck em all and their shady ass 3rd party TFW wrangling scumbag contractors too.

Cancelled cable 2 years ago and have been rocking just internet, credits are up next month so called today and got sweet talked by Telus getting TV again lol. That said it was $50 more than what I'm paying now which includes Disney, Netflix Premium, and a 3rd choice which I opted for Sportsnet. I fugure I already have Disney and Netflix which run me $40/month so I'm really just paying $10 more for TV.

bcrdukes 06-04-2025 05:31 AM

That's actually great value!

Just remember when your plans and credits expire (if applicable.) I had to do that for my parents a while back and because I forgot, the bill easily doubled! :o

GLOW 06-04-2025 09:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Hondaracer (Post 9179708)
The amount of times I showed up to a condo and a customer had a door bell camera and was told to either not install it, or the tech was going to “help” install it must have been 50-60 times.

So business wise, it makes sense leaving a $200 door bell uninstalled if you can “bundle” their services, regardless of whether they use it or not because it looks better in the book? lol ok..

the hw i heard is garbo anyway, and i was told that if you cancel services you lose functionality so IMO it's better to just buy 3rd party doorbell cam yourself

Hondaracer 06-04-2025 09:27 AM

Monitored alarm systems are BS anyways, what’s the “paladin” temporary foreign worker gonna do when he shows up to your alarm going off?

Just buy door bell cameras or exterior camera from Costco. It’s kinda sad to see a company like ADT that was pretty respected, had decent hardware and actually installed real security systems get bought up by Telus only to be shoved under their gross umbrella and have incompetent people install garbage hardware

Badhobz 06-04-2025 09:43 AM


Badhobz 06-04-2025 10:10 AM

^i want one for chiefs, butchers, and mechanics too.... bascially anyone in trades. ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE BUILDING MY HOUSE.

Jason00S2000 06-04-2025 10:18 AM

I am so cheap I watch all my TV shows and movies at Goku dot SX. Learn to close pop-ups fast but so many good shows and movies on there!

roastpuff 06-04-2025 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by spoon.ek9 (Post 9179596)
What's a good aftermarket brand for wiper blades these days? I need to replace the 16" on the rear windshield of the EF. Gonna also have to bend the arm and perhaps lube up the spring to get better contact too.

Edit:

quick search on crappy tire and they only have two choices

1. Reflex 16" $14.99
2. RainX 16" $24.99

As mentioned by Kodamu, Trico Exactfit. Or Anco, basically the same.

It's what I use on the Audi and the S2000. Works as good as Bosch Icons, half the price or less.

Mikoyan 06-04-2025 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Jason00S2000 (Post 9179916)
I am so cheap I watch all my TV shows and movies at Goku dot SX. Learn to close pop-ups fast but so many good shows and movies on there!

Over 9000?

spoon.ek9 06-04-2025 03:44 PM

I'm sure this is a thing most of you won't care about so it seems like this is the perfect thread for it...

Maybe it's because I'm in pharmacy but I don't know what led to most people pronouncing fentanyl incorrectly. Nearly everyone nowadays keeps saying fen-ta-NULL when it's actually fen-ta-NILL. The spelling alone would tell you "NYL" couldn't possibly be pronounced as NULL. Just a pet peeve of mine :lol

Badhobz 06-04-2025 04:04 PM

Fen ta null !!?!?
Fen ta null !!!?

It’s fentanill say it right !!!

Never !!!!

Okay I’m gonna enjoy it this….

——-

Surely Mr spoon you wouldn’t lose it over something as trivial as the pronunciation of fentanull

It’s fentanill !! I’ll kill you !!

spoon.ek9 06-04-2025 04:28 PM

wouldn't lose my shit, no. it's really just annoying because somewhere along the line someone decided they would pronounce it incorrectly and it spread like wildfire.

It would be like me saying TyleNILL instead of Tylenol. Just makes you shake your head at the stupidity.

edit: I just got the Simpsons reference lol. man, I was slow on that one.

It's CHOW DAHHH say it right Frenchie!

danned 06-04-2025 09:33 PM

https://i.imgur.com/QHLN26U.jpeg

Jason00S2000 06-04-2025 10:11 PM

"Make the world's coolest Toyota"

https://i.ibb.co/xqLDyN3m/Chat-GPT-I...1-10-10-PM.png

That'll do, donkey, that'll do.

RabidRat 06-05-2025 08:48 AM

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Originally Posted by RabidRat (Post 9179523)
Spoiler!



If airlines really wanted better packing efficiency, they should start putting people up on bunk beds up near the ceiling. There's all that empty space up there that nobody uses.

And I bet people would even pay extra for those. Imagine getting to lie flat for a red eye flight, and being elevated above all the other peasants.

And if this becomes really popular, heck just get rid of all of the seats, and go all-in on bunk beds. I bet you could stack 6 people from floor to ceiling. And then have like, a communal set of seats in the middle of the plane for people to sit up a while if they want to.

https://cdn.onemileatatime.com/wp-co...Seat-10-1.jpeg

Badhobz 06-05-2025 08:52 AM

Yes let’s make air travel even worse somehow. Surely that’s what everyone’s been asking for.

I hate flying. So much so that I’ve actively looked into getting a private airplane and it’s significantly cheaper than ya think. To own a private plane costs about 2500 a month for the plane and storage. Talking a little Cessna not some g7 jet.

Only problem is a little Cessna is a piece of shit and won’t take you very far

underscore 06-05-2025 08:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Hondaracer (Post 9179699)
Reading more recent posts online about Telus it seems like they’ve shifted into full scam mode.

That doesn't surprise me when they've been greasy as fuck for years. When I was a kid they called our house and managed to turn me ignoring the guy and just saying "uh huh" every so often into an approval for adding an internet plan. My parents had no clue til a box showed up one day with a modem and a bill. My mom was pissed off with them for that to begin with, then when she called they wanted her to drive across town to give them the modem back. She told them to come get it or she'd just put it through the window of the nearest building that said Telus on it lol.

Then a few years back a few different friends who had TV + internet packages kept having landlines randomly get added to their bill every so often. They'd have to keep an eye on their bill and call to have it reversed every so often.

But the worst was when my grandparents canceled their internet but Telus kept charging them anyways. They didn't notice it for a while, but when they did and they called Telus about it they were basically told Telus couldn't do anything about it because they didn't have an account number (no shit, they don't have an account). After a bunch of back and forth and my mom getting mad at Telus people on the phone they finally get the charges to stop and gave my grandparents back less than half the money they'd taken.

Telus is scum. I'll never do business with them in any way.

Traum 06-05-2025 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by RabidRat (Post 9180038)
If airlines really wanted better packing efficiency, they should start putting people up on bunk beds up near the ceiling. There's all that empty space up there that nobody uses.

And I bet people would even pay extra for those. Imagine getting to lie flat for a red eye flight, and being elevated above all the other peasants.

If it is anything like couchettes in trains, then it seems like it's gonna be a terrible idea LOL~ Add air turbulence and that'll make the ride even more "interesting" LOL~

bcrdukes 06-05-2025 09:31 AM

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Originally Posted by RabidRat (Post 9180038)

If airlines really wanted better packing efficiency, they should start putting people up on bunk beds up near the ceiling. There's all that empty space up there that nobody uses

And I bet people would even .pay extra for those. Imagine getting to lie flat for a red eye flight, and being elevated above all the other peasants.

And if this becomes really popular, heck just get rid of all of the seats, and go all-in on bunk beds. I bet you could stack 6 people from floor to ceiling. And then have like, a communal set of seats in the middle of the plane for people to sit up a while if they want to.

I can't help but relate what you just shared to a refugee camp.

RabidRat 06-05-2025 09:32 AM

:lol okay nevermind... moving this to the shit nobody wants thread!

Gerbs 06-05-2025 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Badhobz (Post 9180039)
Only problem is a little Cessna is a piece of shit and won’t take you very far

Popping open the Cessna windows when you fly it is insane. Doors are 1.5" thick at best.


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