Rumpelstiltskin the door to door canvasser/telemarketer

Posted on Sunday, December 18, 2011 by

What do door to door canvassers and telemarketers have in common? They all want to sell you something or make you the deal of a lifetime. Most often with stories that sound way too good to be true. I’m not talking about the local soccer team doing a bottle drive, or the Heart and Stroke foundation calling on you. I’m talking about those energy distribution companies that want to take over your hot water tank rental agreement or your gas delivery contract by telling you that you’re wasting your money and they can save you money.

I was thinking about cancelling my home phone due to the fact the only people that call on our home phone are telemarketers. I was wondering if there was anything you could say to them to make them give up and leave.

I thought and thought and came up with calling them by name… Rumpelstiltskin! You know the fairy tale story about Rumpelstiltskin? If not read it here. 

I think that everyone should just say one word to a door to door canvasser or telemarketer… Just say “Rumpelstiltskin!” and close the door or hang up.

Spread the word to everyone on Facebook and Twitter, make it go viral and when everyone starts doing this around the country they will have to find another way to sell their product or service without hassling you at home by ringing your bell at dinner time.

Knock Knock… who’s there? Rumpelstiltskin we don’t want any, Rumpelstiltskin go away!

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Posted on Saturday, December 17, 2011 by

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M.I.C. Canadian Eatery & Whisky Pub

Posted on Monday, December 12, 2011 by

This past weekend we went to M.I.C. Canadian Eatery & Whisky Pub located at 1200 Price of Whales Dr. Ottawa, Ontario.

The atmosphere is very much lodge like with several large rooms.  The serving staff are friendly, polite and efficient from what we experienced.  The food was plentiful and tasted very good.

I ordered the THE DRUNKEN COWBOY -An 8 ounce marbled top sirloin steak, seasoned with cowboy spices and topped with homemade whisky butter. $22.99  I ordered this steak medium rare and that’s what I got and tender too.

My wife ordered the HOUSE FISH STICKS -A generous portion of haddock fingers, lightly dusted with a seasoned flour, then fried to a golden brown. Served with fries, coleslaw, and tartar sauce. $11.99  These fish sticks are crisp and not at all greasy as you might think.  Real strips of haddock, not processed fish.

Both of us enjoyed the food and it was not overly noisy until someone turned the volume on the overhead telvisions.  This is a family place so don’t think it’s someplace nice for a romantic evening, it’s not.  But, if you want to go out for good food and bring the kids, this is a great spot.

M.I.C. (made in Canada eh?)

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Main Street Cellar – Manotick ON

Posted on Sunday, October 16, 2011 by

My wife and I went out to dinner at the Main Street Cellar Wine Bar last evening.  5561 Manotick Main St., Manotick, Ontario.

The Main Street Cellar is in an old building on the Manotick main drag.

It was a rather rainy evening and a little cool at 10 deg. C. so I was up for some comfort food.  I enjoyed the Grilled Pork Chop which came with apple, fig, & mint compote with rustic mashed potatoes and asparagus spears that were done perfectly. The compote was especially tasty with a hint of mint on the finish. My grilled pork chop was thick and well done and surprisingly moist and tender.
I pared this dish with a nice Pinot Grigio from Italy.

My wife had the Vegetarian Chickpea Pancake which she enjoyed thoroughly. A unique baked, seasoned chickpea cake with tomato bruschetta and mint couscous.

For desert we shared a generous slice of peanut butter pie – Peanut butter folded into whipped cream to create an airy mousse. Poured over an Oreo based black bottom crust and topped with melted chocolate and shattered peanuts. Delicious!

All in all we enjoyed the food, service and atmosphere very much. Bravo!

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Kobo in Review

Posted on Tuesday, October 11, 2011 by

I like to read.  I don’t read a book a week, but maybe a book or two a month.

I recently purchased the Kobo Touch eReader at Indigo.  I bought the silver coloured one with a Kobo eReader leather sleeve made by Roots to protect it.  Unfortunately it seems to get just as dirty in the protective sleeve due to the leather colour transferring through the lining.  Now the textured back of my Kobo Touch is somewhat stained.

As far as functionality, I love the Kobo Touch.  My battery may not be lasting as long as advertised though.  My books are said to be about 400-500 pages and the Kobo needs charging at that time.  Overall I’m happy with my purchase.  One thing I like is you can borrow books from your library online and read them on Kobo Touch.

As for purchasing Kobo books online I find it okay and prices are competitive enough, but I do have one serious complaint.

Kobo refuses to budge on their “all sales are final” motto.  Okay I get it.  By law they don’t have to do anything for you if there is a dispute.  And you know what, they don’t.

My complaint is that Kobo changes the regular price of books on a whim and then won’t refund the difference to their valued customers.  For example:

I purchased, through Kobo,a novel by Richard Castle that has only just been released last month.  I bought it on September 22, 2011.  I paid $10.49 or there about (came to $11.85 with tax).  Just last week, on October 6, 2011 I found that the same novel has a new regular price of $9.29 plus tax.  This is not a “special” or a “sale”.  This is the new regular price on a book that was just released.  After contacting Kobo with my complaint they said:

We do apologize for the inconvenience. Unfortunately all sales are final on purchases, however when you log onto the web site, you can click on to My Account click” yes please” for special offers, discounts and promotions. In the future you will receive an email in advance informing you of our discounted prices. We do appreciate your loyalty and hope to continue having you as one of our valued customers.

Now I know they’re not obliged by law to provide a refund of the difference, but in all honesty any other company I deal with would have happily refunded the difference.  Again, this was a change in the regular price, not a sale that I would have been notified about.  I do subscribe to sales and promotions but I wasn’t told about this price change, nor would they ever tell me.  Shame on you Kobo.  You remind me of buying fuel for my car… never know when the price will change.

Update Nov. 14, 2011:  Kobo now is selling Heat Rises for $17.99!!!

 

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