Comments for Off Topic http://www.sandyofftopic.com Late-40's feminist engineer talks about everything not about BPM Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:21:40 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 Comment on Rebuffing the Skype stalkers by Anotherone http://www.sandyofftopic.com/2007/02/rebuffing-the-skype-stalkers/comment-page-1/#comment-19476 Anotherone Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:21:40 +0000 http://www.sandyofftopic.com/2007/02/rebuffing-the-skype-stalkers/#comment-19476 Thank you for posting this. This stalking is more than a nuisance. Its gets positively scary if that person is or claims to be in your own city. I feel vulnerable... Good to hear so many women post about it. Thank you for posting this. This stalking is more than a nuisance. Its gets positively scary if that person is or claims to be in your own city. I feel vulnerable… Good to hear so many women post about it.

]]> Comment on St. Andrews Farmers’ Market – coming soon (we hope) by Off Topic » Blog Archive » Market day http://www.sandyofftopic.com/2009/05/st-andrews-farmers-market-coming-soon-we-hope/comment-page-1/#comment-19465 Off Topic » Blog Archive » Market day Sat, 06 Jun 2009 23:57:29 +0000 http://www.sandyofftopic.com/2009/05/st-andrews-farmers-market-coming-soon-we-hope/#comment-19465 [...] you live in the Queen West area and are connected to me on Facebook or Twitter, or read my previous post, it would have been hard to miss my excitement this week at the opening of the new market. This is [...] [...] you live in the Queen West area and are connected to me on Facebook or Twitter, or read my previous post, it would have been hard to miss my excitement this week at the opening of the new market. This is [...]

]]> Comment on T-Fal Vitacompact Food Processor/Blender review by sandy http://www.sandyofftopic.com/2008/11/t-fal-vitacompact-food-processorblender-review/comment-page-1/#comment-19461 sandy Thu, 14 May 2009 18:21:44 +0000 http://www.sandyofftopic.com/2008/11/t-fal-vitacompact-food-processorblender-review/#comment-19461 I am! I haven't found anything that it doesn't do well, although I haven't used the juicer functionality (except the citrus juicer, which is a separate attachment). I don't use it as much as I did at the start when it was a novelty, but I regularly use it to make my own hummus (much better and cheaper than purchased) using the food processor, smoothies in the blender including great blending of ice cubes in the drink, and orange juice using the citrus juicer. I definitely give it two thumbs up. I am! I haven’t found anything that it doesn’t do well, although I haven’t used the juicer functionality (except the citrus juicer, which is a separate attachment). I don’t use it as much as I did at the start when it was a novelty, but I regularly use it to make my own hummus (much better and cheaper than purchased) using the food processor, smoothies in the blender including great blending of ice cubes in the drink, and orange juice using the citrus juicer. I definitely give it two thumbs up.

]]> Comment on T-Fal Vitacompact Food Processor/Blender review by carol atkinson http://www.sandyofftopic.com/2008/11/t-fal-vitacompact-food-processorblender-review/comment-page-1/#comment-19460 carol atkinson Thu, 14 May 2009 17:47:14 +0000 http://www.sandyofftopic.com/2008/11/t-fal-vitacompact-food-processorblender-review/#comment-19460 I just read your comments about the T-Fal Vitacompact Food Processor (which I was looking at on my Air Miles account). Now that you have had it for a few months, are you still as positive about it? Thanks for the review! I just read your comments about the T-Fal Vitacompact Food Processor (which I was looking at on my Air Miles account). Now that you have had it for a few months, are you still as positive about it?

Thanks for the review!

]]> Comment on Rogers and phone unlocking by sandy http://www.sandyofftopic.com/2007/01/rogers-and-phone-unlocking/comment-page-1/#comment-19459 sandy Sun, 10 May 2009 22:30:33 +0000 http://www.sandyofftopic.com/2007/01/rogers-and-phone-unlocking/#comment-19459 Hi "alex" - considering that your email address is from mobileincanada, I assume that you work there or are a paid shill in some way. I don't mind if vendor of phone unlocking add comments about their services here, but don't assume that you have to hide your identity by posting a fake testimonial. Hi “alex” – considering that your email address is from mobileincanada, I assume that you work there or are a paid shill in some way. I don’t mind if vendor of phone unlocking add comments about their services here, but don’t assume that you have to hide your identity by posting a fake testimonial.

]]> Comment on Rogers and phone unlocking by alex http://www.sandyofftopic.com/2007/01/rogers-and-phone-unlocking/comment-page-1/#comment-19458 alex Sun, 10 May 2009 21:40:39 +0000 http://www.sandyofftopic.com/2007/01/rogers-and-phone-unlocking/#comment-19458 I used http://unlock.mobileincanada.com and i received the unlock code in only 3 hours(overnight) and followed the instructions on the tracking page (yeah, they have a tracking page!). It worked like a charm! Now I will be able to use my phone in Europe without incurring roaming charges. I used http://unlock.mobileincanada.com and i received the unlock code in only 3 hours(overnight) and followed the instructions on the tracking page (yeah, they have a tracking page!). It worked like a charm! Now I will be able to use my phone in Europe without incurring roaming charges.

]]> Comment on Moving hell by ricardo http://www.sandyofftopic.com/2006/09/moving-hell/comment-page-1/#comment-19457 ricardo Tue, 05 May 2009 13:14:24 +0000 http://www.sandyofftopic.com/2006/09/moving-hell/#comment-19457 Just last week I been ripped off, by this same "cons movers", the same escheme is repeated day after day, and we have no protection from police, courts, or BBB's just nobady gives a dam about these, I'm also thinking into taking them to court, (does anyone scamed before has done it??, if so pls, contact me at usagb@latinmail.com asap) maybe if we set a claim alltoghether, the sistem will respond wit a god sanction against these so called "movers" Also I sugest to post these kind ok links on places where this thieves normally operates as Kijiji, Craiglist,ebay and others. I just started after all the superb info I found after I did the search on the company 1715130 ontario Just last week I been ripped off, by this same “cons movers”, the same escheme is repeated day after day, and we have no protection from police, courts, or BBB’s just nobady gives a dam about these, I’m also thinking into taking them to court, (does anyone scamed before has done it??, if so pls, contact me at usagb@latinmail.com asap) maybe if we set a claim alltoghether, the sistem will respond wit a god sanction against these so called “movers”

Also I sugest to post these kind ok links on places where this thieves normally operates as Kijiji, Craiglist,ebay and others. I just started after all the superb info I found after I did the search on the company 1715130 ontario

]]> Comment on XKCD LOL by sandy http://www.sandyofftopic.com/2007/06/xkcd-lol/comment-page-1/#comment-19456 sandy Wed, 29 Apr 2009 19:47:22 +0000 http://www.sandyofftopic.com/2007/06/xkcd-lol/#comment-19456 Yes, it's WordPress. Yes, it’s WordPress.

]]> Comment on XKCD LOL by Wonkie http://www.sandyofftopic.com/2007/06/xkcd-lol/comment-page-1/#comment-19455 Wonkie Wed, 29 Apr 2009 19:02:31 +0000 http://www.sandyofftopic.com/2007/06/xkcd-lol/#comment-19455 The XKCD cartoons are great - simple and so funny... thanks for the introduction! :) Love your theme by the way - are you using wordpress?? The XKCD cartoons are great – simple and so funny… thanks for the introduction! :) Love your theme by the way – are you using wordpress??

]]> Comment on Moving hell by sandy http://www.sandyofftopic.com/2006/09/moving-hell/comment-page-1/#comment-19453 sandy Fri, 17 Apr 2009 01:33:29 +0000 http://www.sandyofftopic.com/2006/09/moving-hell/#comment-19453 Brian, the statement that "movers have to disguise charges in order to get fair compensation" is an indication that there's something deeply wrong with the industry. I have paid full price for a brand name moving company (not mentioned here) to move me from California to Toronto, and I was still ripped off when they showed up at my new place and told me that they couldn't get their truck in the drive (not accurate), so had to take it to a depot and offload it to a smaller truck. They then held my furniture hostage until I paid them an additional $800. My leather furniture was damaged, and when their insurance appraiser came to look at it he said that I would be due compensation, but then they decided that they hadn't caused the damage. In addition to the thousands that I paid them for the move, I was out an additional $2000 or so in extra fees and furniture damage. This was a "professional" moving company with a well-known name, and I paid top dollar. There was no excuse what happened, and I don't think that I deserved it in any way. Brian, the statement that “movers have to disguise charges in order to get fair compensation” is an indication that there’s something deeply wrong with the industry. I have paid full price for a brand name moving company (not mentioned here) to move me from California to Toronto, and I was still ripped off when they showed up at my new place and told me that they couldn’t get their truck in the drive (not accurate), so had to take it to a depot and offload it to a smaller truck. They then held my furniture hostage until I paid them an additional $800. My leather furniture was damaged, and when their insurance appraiser came to look at it he said that I would be due compensation, but then they decided that they hadn’t caused the damage. In addition to the thousands that I paid them for the move, I was out an additional $2000 or so in extra fees and furniture damage.

This was a “professional” moving company with a well-known name, and I paid top dollar. There was no excuse what happened, and I don’t think that I deserved it in any way.

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