Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Out-of-town cops reaped millions for G20 work

Ottawa riot cops who answered a midnight call and raced to make it to Toronto by Sunday morning each billed $2,079.99 for a single day’s work.

Three police officers from the tiny township of Stirling-Rawdon made more than $25,997.66 in overtime pay alone.

One Hamilton cop earned $31,590.27 in six weeks.

These are three examples of the premium payouts the RCMP made to out-of-town police officers to patrol last summer’s G8/G20 summits in Huntsville and Toronto.

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Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Bad press on a company will always work

Location: Other, California
Industry: Technology
Annoyed By: TW Cable


So I got a new TV. I then cable in HD so i called TW Cable. they installed an HD box but it had a High Pitched squel every 2 mins. I called them up and complained they then cam back out and replaced the Box a month later. After the box was replace and the tec told me it was a faulty bach of boxes and i should have never got the first box at all I noticed the speakers had damage. I Paid $500 for my TV. I called them back and told them they damaged my TV they then sent another tec out to look at my TV and made a report saying he heard the damaged speakers. after many calls back and forth to get my TV replaced and it not going anywhere I finally told them I had no Problem calling my reporter friends at FOX11 in Los Angeles about the broken boxes being installed on perpuse. soon after i recived a check for the amount paid for my new TV to replace it. the whole $500 to buy a new TV. the power of the media can be more powerful then a lawyer anyday. Bad press on a company will always work.

TheStar Complaints soar about distracted TTC drivers

The Toronto Transit Commission is dealing with a surge in complaints from fed-up customers accusing drivers of talking, texting and even working on Sudoku puzzles behind the wheel.

The number of distracted driving complaints nearly doubled in January 2011 from the same month last year, the Star has learned.

The Star filed an access to information request for copies of TTC customer safety complaints after numerous photographs of drivers texting behind the wheel were published in newspapers and online in late January.

The documents produced show that the commission fielded nearly 700 complaints about drivers behaving badly from Jan. 1, 2010, to the end of the same month this year.

Read more: TheStar Complaints soar about distracted TTC drivers

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

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Thursday, May 19, 2011

They have warranty, but it takes over 7 months

Location: Alberta, Edmonton
Industry: Manufacturing
Annoyed By: Bostitch Tools

Simple, buy a phuematic brad nailer for work and get the job done. Not so, according to Bostitch. You buy their product, and right off the shelf it only lasts a portion of a hour on the jobsite before it fails. Take it back to the store and get another one. It too fails within an hour. So, take it to the repair center. They keep it for two months waiting for parts. The parts come in and it still doesn't work. Take it to another 'warranty' repair depot. They have had it now for 2 months and the parts are still on order.
The tool was purchased for work and now I have to go buy another tool as I can't do without it any longer. You can be sure it will never be Bostitch again.

Fired because of reverse discrimination!

Location: Ontario, Brampton
Industry: Media
Annoyed By: Technicolor Canada Inc

Don't work there, especially if you are Caucasian! They are a confused bunch at best, operating on a wing and a prayer.

Poor Customer Service

Location: British Columbia, Surrey
Industry: Automotive
Annoyed By: ADP Distributors Inc

It seems as though this company has downsized. Have to wait....wait....for a sales person. Where did my favourite receptionist go. The person answering now keeps apologizing for being the only one.

Poor Customer Service

Location: British Columbia, Surrey
Industry: Automotive
Annoyed By: ADP Distributors Inc

It seems as though this company has downsized. Have to wait....wait....for a sales person. Where did my favourite receptionist go? Miss Speech Impediment answers now.