The Bitching thread

[urquell]

I forgot to post this. This deposit system is so annoying and it got very complicated since they upped it to 10 cents. Each time I went to return at the grocery stores there was often a homeless with a huge bag and only one machine so I had to wait very long. But these last six months a lot of the machines at the grocery stores were out of service. Some of those machines remained out of service for weeks and I knew they were doing it on purpose. They did not want to deal with this. This the only province with the deposit system, no other province does this. This should be scrapped. Let people recycle like plastic and paper to throw it in bins. It was nice when I used to live in Toronto not having to store bags of empty cans in my house.

Honestly unless you're a relentless consumer of returnable bottles I don't understand why people bother at all. I feel like people never put a price on their own time and consequently undervalue themselves and the use of their day. When I lived in Vancouver you had to go to these bottle return depots as well. They stank of sour beer all the time, they were frequently busy with the shopping cart can and bottle collectors which sometimes meant a long'ish wait and at the end of the process the average person would leave with somewhere between $2-10 after saving their bottles at home for a month. I always figure my time was worth more than the hassle of saving and returning the cans and bottles for the pittance I received so I'd just dump then into the recycle bin or leave them in a bag outside for the nearest "collector" to pick up. After doing the experience a couple of times I just said to hell with it because there was no value to me in participating in the system and I had better things to do that offered a greater return on my time.

 

[AnthonyAnderson]

I believe you just nailed the real problem. The dude is thinking when he's "real hard".

I would have put a laughing emoji if this had not been directed at me

More seriously, try to ponder this weekend if: exploding rates of mental illness in youth, pervasive phone addiction, sense of disconnection that many young adults report, and the fact that our elders are reporting all-time high feelings of loneliness (Statistics Canada) (etc., etc., etc.) might not all be symptoms of this 'disease' that we call modern life.

 

[LeDodo]

Honestly unless you're a relentless consumer of returnable bottles I don't understand why people bother at all. I feel like people never put a price on their own time and consequently undervalue themselves and the use of their day. When I lived in Vancouver you had to go to these bottle return depots as well. They stank of sour beer all the time, they were frequently busy with the shopping cart can and bottle collectors which sometimes meant a long'ish wait and at the end of the process the average person would leave with somewhere between $2-10 after saving their bottles at home for a month. I always figure my time was worth more than the hassle of saving and returning the cans and bottles for the pittance I received so I'd just dump then into the recycle bin or leave them in a bag outside for the nearest "collector" to pick up. After doing the experience a couple of times I just said to hell with it because there was no value to me in participating in the system and I had better things to do that offered a greater return on my time.

When the government put a levy on it and you have to return it to get back your money ... It's just psychological.

 

[Lunaseraphim]

As opposed to the place I was renting before, I sort of rent my incall hourly, and that means I can't really offer cheaper alternatives anymore. I would like to offer an erotic massage option. And maybe shorter booking options, when things are slow. But it's not possible, I would be losing too much money A lot of people keep complaining ''why aren't you offering this or that anymore?'' lol ...

 

[Verbal Kint]

I just give mine to local sports team, or the homless dudes that need that money, a lot more then I do.
I can afford Bubly's, they cant.
Leave it in your driveway, see how fast they dissapear.

 

[Julia Sky]

I just give mine to local sports team, or the homless dudes that need that money, a lot more then I do.
I can afford Bubly's, they cant.
Leave it in your driveway, see how fast they dissapear.

I give mine away to homeless people or friends who need them more than I do, too! I personally can't be arsed to wait in line or bring them anywhere for that matter.

 

[Julia Sky]

Today's bitching : OCD is a psychiatric term that far too many people misuse as just another word to say "quirk". A quirk is not OCD and OCD is not a quirk. Chances are the vast majority of people who claim "my OCD makes me do this and that" do not in fact have OCD, because the things they typically say are due to their OCD do not align with actual OCD symptoms.

(How often can I write OCD in a single post? Lol)

 

[Fradi]

Honestly unless you're a relentless consumer of returnable bottles I don't understand why people bother at all. I feel like people never put a price on their own time and consequently undervalue themselves and the use of their day. When I lived in Vancouver you had to go to these bottle return depots as well. They stank of sour beer all the time, they were frequently busy with the shopping cart can and bottle collectors which sometimes meant a long'ish wait and at the end of the process the average person would leave with somewhere between $2-10 after saving their bottles at home for a month. I always figure my time was worth more than the hassle of saving and returning the cans and bottles for the pittance I received so I'd just dump then into the recycle bin or leave them in a bag outside for the nearest "collector" to pick up. After doing the experience a couple of times I just said to hell with it because there was no value to me in participating in the system and I had better things to do that offered a greater return on my time.

I dump them in the recycle bins in the garage.
I have seen some of the cleaning crew collect them so I guess they must take it somewhere.
Just way too much time and effort for $2-$5.
I can do better things with my time.

 

[Verbal Kint]

(How often can I write OCD in a single post? Lol)

I don't know, but I sure as hell want too...
My... quirk says: 8

...It's lingo.
Bad ones, but lingo non the less.
Like being Authistic while hyper focussed in an online gaming session.
Schizo, to explain erratic behaviours.
I dont bother correcting them, cause the fringe of trying to explain, and being a linguistical ass-hole is too close...

Everything is fun and games, until it happens to you...

When you see the ravage of intrusive thoughts, having on a person tapping 3 times on every objects he touches; for fear something bad will happened to him, if he doesnt. You stop laughing real fast.

Imma bitch bout myself, being on my phone, inside; while It's beautiful outside...
Time to go!
Have a "Bitchin" week-end y'all.

 

[LeDodo]

Today's bitching : OCD is a psychiatric term that far too many people misuse as just another word to say "quirk". A quirk is not OCD and OCD is not a quirk. Chances are the vast majority of people who claim "my OCD makes me do this and that" do not in fact have OCD, because the things they typically say are due to their OCD do not align with actual OCD symptoms.

(How often can I write OCD in a single post? Lol)

My OCD is to eat or pickup those out of the box first ... So I have a very neat ones IN the box lol

Shall I reword my post then?

I get the nuance but I don't know sometimes the things that I do if they are compulsive and distressful or not.

Once at work I was unconsciously trying to revert an iPhone earphone back to it's paper box/package. There was a colleague starring at my hands and she realized I noticed her starring. Then she went like she was curious to see if I would like revert the earphones in it's packaging because that tells a lot about people.
I didn't know how to take it lol

 

[Cap'tain Fantastic]

I give mine away to homeless people or friends who need them more than I do, too! I personally can't be arsed to wait in line or bring them anywhere for that matter.

I separate them from my other recyclyngs, place them in a transparent bag and leave it on the curb on collecting day. Homeless grabs them very quickly.

 

[CLOUD 500]

Honestly unless you're a relentless consumer of returnable bottles I don't understand why people bother at all. I feel like people never put a price on their own time and consequently undervalue themselves and the use of their day. When I lived in Vancouver you had to go to these bottle return depots as well. They stank of sour beer all the time, they were frequently busy with the shopping cart can and bottle collectors which sometimes meant a long'ish wait and at the end of the process the average person would leave with somewhere between $2-10 after saving their bottles at home for a month. I always figure my time was worth more than the hassle of saving and returning the cans and bottles for the pittance I received so I'd just dump then into the recycle bin or leave them in a bag outside for the nearest "collector" to pick up. After doing the experience a couple of times I just said to hell with it because there was no value to me in participating in the system and I had better things to do that offered a greater return on my time.

It adds up especially at 10 cents and with the cost of groceries. I live in an apartment so I cannot just leave things in the curb, they would end up in the trash. I thought about just throwing them in the trash I think I will do just that. Loosing too much.

 

[Zero_Six]

I'm pissed that my local Walmart is closing. As much as I'd rather support local businesses, they mostly closed down because they couldn't compete with Walmart. So now we'll have no Walmart and no small businesses, just a sad almost empty mall that will probably close down within the year. Hopefully the local businesses can bounce back.

 

[Fradi]

I'm pissed that my local Walmart is closing. As much as I'd rather support local businesses, they mostly closed down because they couldn't compete with Walmart. So now we'll have no Walmart and no small businesses, just a sad almost empty mall that will probably close down within the year. Hopefully the local businesses can bounce back.

Can’t feel sorry for a US store closing lol.
It may suck for convenience but they don’t deserve our business.
I feel guilty every time I shop at Costco even though I try to avoid buying any product made in the US.

 

[CLOUD 500]

I'm pissed that my local Walmart is closing. As much as I'd rather support local businesses, they mostly closed down because they couldn't compete with Walmart. So now we'll have no Walmart and no small businesses, just a sad almost empty mall that will probably close down within the year. Hopefully the local businesses can bounce back.

Canadian small businesses are closing faster than they’re opening: report

A new report shows small businesses in Canada are closing faster than they’re opening.

www.ctvnews.ca

^^^^ As per the latest report more businesses are closing down in Canada then opening up. Canada is just not the best place to start a business. Too high taxes, too much red tape, increasing costs are not good combinations for a small business.

 

[LeDodo]

I'm pissed that my local Walmart is closing. As much as I'd rather support local businesses, they mostly closed down because they couldn't compete with Walmart. So now we'll have no Walmart and no small businesses, just a sad almost empty mall that will probably close down within the year. Hopefully the local businesses can bounce back.

CDN or Dorval?

 

[Zero_Six]

CDN or Dorval?

CDN. There's a third one closing as well, Point-Aux-Trembles.

Can’t feel sorry for a US store closing lol.
It may suck for convenience but they don’t deserve our business.
I feel guilty every time I shop at Costco even though I try to avoid buying any product made in the US.

True. I dislike Walmart but they've been there awhile and driven away most of the local competition. Would be great if the local businesses fill the void, but I have my doubts about that happening. It will probably drive business down for many of them. Majority of the people going to the mall are there for Walmart and the Asian grocery store. Now that Walmart is gone, there's going to be far fewer people around.

The company that will benefit the most from this is probably Amazon. I can't go to Walmart to get a new pasta strainer, HDMI cord and slippers but I can easily order that all through Amazon.

 

[Enjoying life]

Can’t feel sorry for a US store closing lol.
It may suck for convenience but they don’t deserve our business.
I feel guilty every time I shop at Costco even though I try to avoid buying any product made in the US.

All my old vinyl is made in USA with along with My Fender Strat! Trump was not around then!

 

[Michelle Gunn]

CDN. There's a third one closing as well, Point-Aux-Trembles.


True. I dislike Walmart but they've been there awhile and driven away most of the local competition. Would be great if the local businesses fill the void, but I have my doubts about that happening. It will probably drive business down for many of them. Majority of the people going to the mall are there for Walmart and the Asian grocery store. Now that Walmart is gone, there's going to be far fewer people around.

The company that will benefit the most from this is probably Amazon. I can't go to Walmart to get a new pasta strainer, HDMI cord and slippers but I can easily order that all through Amazon.

The one in the plaza? Google isn't helping, and since this is the bitching thread I'd like to bitch that Google is getting less and less helpful but the alternatives are worse.

 

[LeDodo]

CDN. There's a third one closing as well, Point-Aux-Trembles.


True. I dislike Walmart but they've been there awhile and driven away most of the local competition. Would be great if the local businesses fill the void, but I have my doubts about that happening. It will probably drive business down for many of them. Majority of the people going to the mall are there for Walmart and the Asian grocery store. Now that Walmart is gone, there's going to be far fewer people around.

The company that will benefit the most from this is probably Amazon. I can't go to Walmart to get a new pasta strainer, HDMI cord and slippers but I can easily order that all through Amazon.

Wondering what will replace it and how they want to turn the mall after the renovation