I was making a small purchase at a convenience store associated with a gas station. The young man in front of me walked up to pay for his gas, and also ordered a pack of smokes. As required by the law in these parts, the cashier asked to see ID. The young customer, with obvious [...]
Here are a couple of ideas for dealing with telemarketers and junk mail. Enjoy.
Telemarketers
It’s quite easy actually. The next time a telemarketer calls, repeat this phrase:
“Hold on, please.”
Then, carefully put the phone down on the desk or table nearby and walk away. Go back to your supper, as odds have it that you were [...]
Quite often, the actual statistics of crime rates has little bearing on society’s perception of crime rates.
Take crimes against children. Many parents are so uptight about the safety of their children that those children are seldom outside unless a parent is with them. In actual fact, rates of child abduction are actually down. Meanwhile, rates [...]
Some organization did a survey and asked drivers if they supported the idea of toll roads. Isn’t that like asking that French King what he thought about guillotines?
But not for everyone. It’s like that West African Proverb, “There is only one kind of common sense, and 40 varieties of lunacy”.
Almost 300,000 people are treated in emergency rooms every summer due to gardening accidents. The most serious of these involve the lawn mower, which removes hands, feet, and some lives every year. Over [...]
Angus Reid Strategies recently completed a survey to see how much we Canadians are willing to do about the environment. We definitely talk the talk, but we don’t seem to be willing to walk the walk.
Most of us (77%) believe that global warming is a serious problem, yet over half (67%) admit that they have [...]
