Category: Stuff & Things
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Don’t Pay Marked-Up Shipping or Prices!
I know you’ve all seen the ads for Rose-gal, Wish, BlueCrate, ROX Jewelery and the sweet deals of Amazon Prime, and I hate to be the one to break it to you – but – all these sites ship you goods straight from the manufacturer from Ali-express. Then they charge you extra funds and more…
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Beware Calling Back Missed Calls!
Hello my dear internet friends, WATCH CALLING BACK MISSED CALLS! I just saw my phone light up and was waiting for a text or notification, but instead, about 8 seconds later it said ‘Missed call’. My standard rule, unless someone leaves me a voicemail or sends a text, is, don’t call them back. I’ve had…
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Less Mess When Drying Plants
I dry a lot of herbs and other plants for a variety of uses, and as anyone knows having a bunch of plants hanging around can be both messy and an open invite for nesting bugs. Even in the dry climate of the Central Okanagan Valley, this can be quite a chore. After searching to…
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Correct Colleague Nomenclature Within Written Communication
As someone who has a short term memory for names, technology is my best friend, putting the answers right at my fingertips. But even with this amazing tool, a professional courtesy is majorly overlooked. – the proper spelling of a colleague’s name. Many times we seem to only care if the person is a customer…
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Dakota Boots
Hey construction friends, Did you know that Dakota Boots are made by a different company than Dakota Outerwear? In the past four years my boyfriend Todd has gone through three pairs of $250 quad-comfort Dakota’s, and all three have had the sole separate from the rest of the boot. He wears Dakota jackets and rain-gear…
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Chocolate REAPER!!!
I just found out about this bad boy, a cross between a Ghost Pepper and a Chocolate Habanero Pepper. Currently the hottest pepper in the world! A friend of mine’s Dad has grown a Chocolate Reaper here in the Okanagan Valley! See below for a video of him testing it out! EEEEESH! *WARNING SCOVILLE HEAT UNITS:…
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Let’s Scam the Scammer – Call 1-604-425-1461
Hello my dear internet friends, Using this website, or any other phone other then your own, please call 1-604-425-1461. They are pretending to be CRA, let’s clog up their lines so they can’t catch an unsuspecting elderly person!!!!!
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Don’t Call Back Spam Numbers!!
We all get them, annoying spam calls. But do you know what their newest trick is? You’ve missed a phone call from an unknown yet ‘safe looking number’. You call it back, and they ding you through the nose in charges. Well NOW WHAT SARAH!!! HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO MAKE SURE I DON’T MISS…
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Fatigue – The Silent Killer
Fatigue is a condition which has been termed by the Canadian Occupational Health and Safety in an effort to reduce workers from injuring themselves or others at the workplace. Many people believe that this condition does not affect them and will try to work past the 16 hours posted on the OHS site. If you…
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