Havers, man, lighten up. It's no that bad.
If you go to Halifax Bank of Scotland, Killin branch, and ask to change some
U.S. dollars, they tell you they don't do that. The nice lady behind the
counter dispatches you to the fudge shop in Callander. It was out of our way,
so we waited until we got to the Post Office in Portree, which doubles as a
stationery store (which, incidentally, is stationary).
You also have to watch out for zebras crossing the roads in the UK. They have
kindly marked principal zebra crossings, but still . . .
In France, the wrong people have the right of way in roundabouts. Plus they
give you day-old baguettes for breakfast. Blech! (Sorry, Philippe <g>)
In the UK, they just go the wrong way in roundabouts.
Canada, well, what can we say about Canada. If you move there, you have to be
nice. They are very serious about this. Disgruntled Americans need not apply.
Even calling yourself an American will get you in trouble. Canadians have this
strange idea that they are Americans, too. Something about the whole continent
concept. I dunno.
Give it a couple more election cycles. I think things will straighten
themselves out. If they don't, we can carpool.
--Bob Whitmire
Registered Neanderthal
On Oct 16, 2013, at 5:28 PM, Chris Trask wrote:
> Late last week Century Link installed a New! Improved! WiFi hub at the
> coffee shop I've been going to for over a decade. It has password protection
> that they say was needed to prevent the downloading of copyrighted material.
> I have not had any WiFi access there since then.
>
> We spent over three hours with one of their tech people setting up a
> separate channel that would accept WEP/AES security, the thought being that
> my laptop was too old, only to find that both channels were totally disabled.
> After I left, they were able to restore the WPA2/AES channel, but I still
> have zero access there. Oddly, I have full access to any WPA2/AES WiFi
> enywhere else.
>
> To make things even more interesting, Wells Fargo had unilaterally
> changed my checking account, making an unexpected and unauthorized loan of
> $300 into the account. They tell me that I had agreed to the transfer when I
> first opened the account back in 1984. News to me as whenever I've had an
> overdraught it's just been for the shortage plus a small fee, so this "new
> agreement" that I had never agreed to is nothing short of fraud. That
> account will be closed by the end of next month.
>
> And Congress is locked in an idiological war that is going to bring this
> country to a bitter end at the hands of a distinct minority.
>
> I would really like to emigrate to a civilised country such as France,
> Canada, or Britain.
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