/me imagines all the permutations of pun this could generate...
>I am sooooooo not touching this <g>
>
>/me imagines denying being loose....
>
>Dana
>
>>>lol well i meant dana :)
>>you meant Dana was loose??
>>/me flees
>>
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>--
>>>Bill Wheatley
>>>Senior Database Developer
>>>eDiets.com, Inc.
>>>(OTCBB: EDET)
>>>3801 W. Hillsboro Blvd.
>>>Deerfield Beach, FL 33442
>>>V: (954) 360-9022 ext. 159
>>>F: (954) 360-9095
>>>E: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>W: <http://www.ediets.com/> www.ediets.com
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: Ben Braver [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2004 4:22 PM
>>>To: CF-Community
>>>Subject: Re:bringing a note
>>>
>>>
>>>Nah, it's still tight, she just needs a copy of it...
>>>
>>>>did you loose your birth cert like i did?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>--
>>>>Bill Wheatley
>>>>Senior Database Developer
>>>>eDiets.com, Inc.
>>>>(OTCBB: EDET)
>>>>3801 W. Hillsboro Blvd.
>>>>Deerfield Beach, FL 33442
>>>>V: (954) 360-9022 ext. 159
>>>>F: (954) 360-9095
>>>>E: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>>W: <http://www.ediets.com/> www.ediets.com
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>From: dana tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>>Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2004 1:25 PM
>>>>To: CF-Community
>>>>Subject: Re:bringing a note
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>You were born in Thunder Bay??? No wonder you emigrated. (runs)
>>>>Actually, I know little about the place except maybe we stopped for
>>>>lunch there one of those times we drove from Edmonton to Toronto. Isn't
>>>>that where they have the Sleeping Giant? We are talking dim childhood
>>>>memories here. Ditto Winnipeg. First anything in a whole lot of flat.
>>>>
>>>>Still. You know what I am talking about... the incapacity to conceive
>>>of
>>>>the idea that anyone would *not* be flying to Mexico. The of course you
>>>>have reservations thing. And why in the hell do I have to prove
>>>anything
>>>>is my point. I was born there, I would like my birth certificate, I am
>>>>willing to pay for expedited service. It's all very Canadian, and I
>>>>mean that in the smug and parochial sense. Present company excluded,
>>>>since it has shown an awareness of a world outside of Ontario.....
>>>>
>>>>Dana
>>>>
>>>>>Y'know Dana, I was born in Thunderbay and grew up in Winnipeg.
>>>>>
>>>>>As for that crack about "big town", 600,000 + people is a lot more
>>>than
>>>>what
>>>>>is in most places. Its also far more laid back and easy going than
>>>most
>>>>US
>>>>>cities.
>>>>>
>>>>>So no more jabs at my home town eh.
>>>>>
>>>>>larry
>>>>>
>>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>>From: dana tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>>>Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2004 10:35 AM
>>>>>To: CF-Community
>>>>>Subject: Re:bringing a note
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Hehehe. I was telling my mother about this and she goes, well it's for
>>>>>security, you know. The Americans. 9/11. I'm like security what? You
>>>>need a
>>>>>birth certificate to get in the States now? Well no, she says. (Dana
>>>is
>>>>>speechless.) It's complicated, she said.
>>>>>
>>>>>As best I understand it, there is some sort of increased demand for
>>>>birth
>>>>>certificates. And you have to get them from Thunder Bay. For those not
>>>>>familiar, Thunder Bay is a podunk town in northern Ontario on the
>>>north
>>>>>shore of Lake Superior. It's about 800 miles by road from the nearest
>>>>big
>>>>>town, and that "big town" would be Winnipeg.... nuff said. Anyway
>>>>despite
>>>>>the no doubt raging unemployment there they haven't hired enough to
>>>>keep up
>>>>>with the demand. People have been bringing news stories to my
>>>>attention.
>>>>>None of them explain why this is happening but they are estimating the
>>>>wait
>>>>>at four to six months. There *is* a mechanism for expedited service,
>>>>but
>>>>>apparently just wanting to go to Mexico is not enough -- you have to
>>>>prove
>>>>>that you have to be there by a certain date. Sigh.
>>>>>
>>>>>Since I don't want to leave my car in El Paso I called the bus line in
>>>>town
>>>>>that is used by a lot of Mexicans and asked them if I could make a
>>>>>reservation to go to Zacateca. The guy who answered the phone thought
>>>I
>>>>was
>>>>>out of my mind. You just go to El Paso, honey, then you walk across
>>>the
>>>>>bridge or take a taxi.... and take a bus in Juarez, he explained. I
>>>>know I
>>>>>know, I told him, and told him the tale of the people in Thunder Bay.
>>>>You
>>>>>know how people act when they aren't quite sure if you are kidding?
>>>The
>>>>>upshot of it is that his bus line doesn't actually go into Mexico, nor
>>>>does
>>>>>it make reservations. I wasn't planning on staying in the kind of
>>>hotel
>>>>that
>>>>>has a web page... when I drive cross-country I usually look for decent
>>>>local
>>>>>independents when I start to get tired.
>>>>>
>>>>>Works well, except I need a piece of paper from someone not me for
>>>>these
>>>>>people in Thunder Bay. Really, I am just seething about this. It's so
>>>>>unnecessary, so... Canadian. Reminds me of getting a health card in
>>>>>Montreal. Pat forgot bureaucracy, which Canada got from the French....
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>My mother suggested that I register for one of the art classes in San
>>>>Miguel
>>>>>de Allende. Like I really need another class this semester...I'm
>>>>already
>>>>>registered for twenty four credit hours for crying out loud...
>>>>>
>>>>>::mumble::: I guess I better go do something.
>>>>>
>>>>>Dana
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>What kind of weird ass government regulation is that?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Maybe I don't understand 'cause I'm not Canadian (but are/were and it
>>>>>>doesn't seem to be making sense to you either ;-), seems a rather
>>>poor
>>>>
>>>>>>excuse for not wanting to do one's job.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Are they afraid you'll love Mexico so much you're going to renounce
>>>>>>your
>>>>>>former-Canadian *and* US citizenships (IIRC)?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>What about elevation of the call, can you "take it to the manager"?
>>>Of
>>>>>>course I guess that sort of feeds into the Customer Service rant...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Dana: Excuse me, I'd like a copy of my birth certificate, please.
>>>>>>Ontario Government Employee: No, you don't.
>>>>>>Dana: I most certainly do, I've even filled out this lovely
>>>paperwork,
>>>>>>in triplicate.
>>>>>>Ontario Government Employee: (takes paperwork and put it under desk)
>>>>No
>>>>>>you haven't.
>>>>>>Dana: Oh, I just did.
>>>>>>Ontario Government Employee: No you didn't
>>>>>>Dana: I did.
>>>>>>Ontario Government Employee: It's lost. You'll have to fill it out
>>>>again.
>>>>>>Dana: You just put it under your desk.
>>>>>>Ontario Government Employee: Well, what did you want it for anyway?
>>>>>>Dana: What?
>>>>>>Ontario Government Employee: Your birth certificate.
>>>>>>Dana: I'm going on vacation, I must have it to secure my passport.
>>>>>>Ontario Government Employee: Prove it.
>>>>>>Dana: Prove what?
>>>>>>Ontario Government Employee: That you're going on vacation.
>>>>>>Dana: What? I haven't got my passport yet.I'm not buying tickets
>>>until
>>>>
>>>>>>I've obtained my passport.
>>>>>>Ontario Government Employee: There, you see?
>>>>>>Dana: No.
>>>>>>Ontario Government Employee: No tickets, no vacation. No vacation, no
>>>
>>>>>>passport required. Good day (closes window)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>wow...that sucks...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>--
>>>>>>will
>>>>>>
>>>>>>----
>>>>>>
>>>>>>William H Bowen
>>>>>>Marketing Communications Manager
>>>>>>AREVA T&D Corporation
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> _____
>>>>
>>>>
>>> _____
>>>
>>>
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