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[klr_guy]

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Just had a pleasant interaction with 407, who'd a thunk it.

Got a bill for my late wife's transponder lease renewal, enquired if I could transfer it to my name and pay the bill via her estate account. "We can't transfer transponder ownership but I've removed all charges. Please return the transponder at no cost, sorry for your loss."

 

[backmarkerducati]

Years back my wife accidentally paid the 407 by mistake (online banking) when trying to pay another bill (clicked on the wrong one). And to top it off, it was for a car/account that was long gone and she noticed weeks later...

I basically told her good luck getting that money back (I expected runaround)! She called them, they answered the phone and they straightened it out right away, refunded the money.

 

[MacDoc]

Damn where do these kids come from

 

[MacDoc]

‘Book brigade’: US town forms human chain to move 9,100 books one-by-one

A small Michigan community banded together to help a beloved local bookstore move its stock to a new storefront

www.theguardian.com

 

[MacDoc]

Wow

110-year-old Fort Erie, Ont., man says to treat others as you'd like to be treated​

Burdett Sisler was born April 13, 1915, and hopes to live at least another 5 years​

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/burdett-sisler-turns-110-1.7513443

 

[MacDoc]

https://bsky.app/profile/blisterpearl.bsky.social%2Fpost%2F3lnh52rqzes23

Made me smile

 

[MacDoc]

Experience: I spent $50,000 cloning my dog

I know not everyone would agree with what I did, but Lucas was my soulmate

www.theguardian.com

 

[wonderings]

Experience: I spent $50,000 cloning my dog

I know not everyone would agree with what I did, but Lucas was my soulmate

www.theguardian.com

I wonder where that ends. Another $50K in 10 years or less? Or the hope is prices come down and that dog would only cost $25K.

 

[RC-31]

•Is there a history of disease in the family?

•My twin father and twin brother both have lymphoma...does that count?

 

[MacDoc]

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/the-finish-line-was-in-spain-how-did-this-racing-pigeon-end-up-in-nova-scotia-1.7515276

The finish line was in Spain. How did this racing pigeon end up in Nova Scotia?​

The homing pigeon, named Peter, is recovering after going wildly off course during a race​

Giuliana Grillo de Lambarri · CBC News · Posted: Apr 24, 2025 5:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: April 24

How this Spanish pigeon ended up on Sable Island

When a Spanish fancier released his eight-month-old pigeon for its very first race, the bird was supposed to fly to Majorca from Ibiza. Instead, it ended up on Sable Island, more

 

[nobbie48]

The finish line was in Spain. How did this racing pigeon end up in Nova Scotia?​

The homing pigeon, named Peter, is recovering after going wildly off course during a race​

Giuliana Grillo de Lambarri · CBC News · Posted: Apr 24, 2025 5:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: April 24

How this Spanish pigeon ended up on Sable Island

When a Spanish fancier released his eight-month-old pigeon for its very first race, the bird was supposed to fly to Majorca from Ibiza. Instead, it ended up on Sable Island, more

I knew a guy that raced pigeons and tracked their performance, giving the slower ones to a friend of his wife. I asked what she did with them and was told "She cooks them." Now there's an incentive plan.

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