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Person99
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OK, easter is 1 day (also sunday). Good Friday is 1 day. So, no Saturday. OK, I see three days there. Why 4?
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Fujifrontier
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Location: San Antonio, Texas
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*sigh* all so some kids can go look for an egg in the backyard
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Person99
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| Fujifrontier wrote: | | *sigh* all so some kids can go look for an egg in the backyard |
Hey, my kid is going to do that, but I don't get 4 days off because of it!!!!! In fact, I get no extra days off!
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AnalogRocks
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Isn't Canada post closed on Sundays too?
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Person99
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| garyfritz wrote: | Don't believe the Canada Post tracking site. It said my Moome box was still in Ottowa when it was already in my HT. I haven't checked recently -- it may STILL say it's there for all I know.  |
Well, you were right. Canada Post seems to think my package is still in Ontario even though I just picked it up at the post office this morning!
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Joust
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really.
What the hell do they put bar codes on things for then? if the system cannot be automated enough to pick up this data, why bother to put it there in the first place.
This is HIGH Canadian Taxes at work, at their best. 
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zaphod
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the fourth day is for Easter Monday. i spent mine in home depot and under the sink putting in new laundry taps. i don't know what canada post did with theirs.
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Person99
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| zaphod wrote: | | the fourth day is for Easter Monday. i spent mine in home depot and under the sink putting in new laundry taps. i don't know what canada post did with theirs. |
There is no such thing as "Easter Monday" 
Easter is Sunday--Monday off too. No wonder you guys are not an economic powerhouse. 
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rod
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so I finally give my daughter an ultimatum - send me your T4's or process your income tax return yourself. So she says "but I'll be home for Easter. I can bring them then". But NO! I says to put them in the mail today because I'll get them faster and she'll forget to bring them anyway....... so that was Sat. Mar 15, 10 days, Toronto to Sudbury. Nothing as of today......
and that is why, my international friends, in Canada no one uses the phrase "Cheque's in the mail".
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KES
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Well, as an employee (city carrier) of USPS, I am glad to here another postal service getting the once over! thanks!
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innof
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That's funny dave, about Canada's economy....
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Joust
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| Person99 wrote: | | No wonder you guys are not an economic powerhouse. |
Why would you throw in a generalization like that?
Are you implying that because canada post does not update a webpage in a timely manner......forget it.
its not worth the carpel tunnel abuse.
1.00 CAD=0.982997 USD
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AnalogRocks
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LOL
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jask
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| Person99 wrote: | | No wonder you guys are not an economic powerhouse. |
you , my southern brother are a funny, funny man. I think I am going to go buy some cheap U.S. dollars after I finish laughing. 
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I went to mail a package to the US today at my local post office. The woman I got was new, she couldnt figure out what to do on the computer to send the 8 oz box to the US. SHe called the other girl. The young REALLY HOT one. Could be an avatar here..
I've written here about the young hot one before. Smokin' hot, but dumb as nails.
I was sending the package to In. As in Indiana.
She looks at the address on the box and says 'In. As in Illinois, right?".
I say "No, as in Indiana".
She says: "Well, whatever, close enough"
That turned me on so much, I had to do her right there on the post office counter.
'Dear Penthouse Forum. I never thought it could happen to me. I'm a young student going to a small midwestern college in BC...'
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WTS
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Well I just sent a package to Moome via Canada Post and he got it in less than a week. I'd say that's pretty good.
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Joust
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| WTS wrote: | | Well I just sent a package to Moome via Canada Post and he got it in less than a week. I'd say that's pretty good. |
Yes, I had the same experience with a package sent to Australia, UK, Norway, Sweden and Finland.
The common denominator seems to be US Customs.....
thats still no excuse as to why they are incapable if updating the website status.
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Person99
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| Joust wrote: | | Person99 wrote: | | No wonder you guys are not an economic powerhouse. |
Why would you throw in a generalization like that?
Are you implying that because canada post does not update a webpage in a timely manner......forget it.
its not worth the carpel tunnel abuse.
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It was a slam both against the U.S.'s former economic status compared to our current one, as well as a slam against the laziness of the rest of the world (no one in the industrialized world seems to be willing to work as hard as us).
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Joust
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Oh.
sounded like a Slam on Canada.
sorry if I misinterpreted your intent.
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Person99
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| Joust wrote: | Oh.
sounded like a Slam on Canada.
sorry if I misinterpreted your intent. |
Slam to both of us.
The U.S. because we are destroying a great economy.
Canada because you guys are lazy (come on, a 4 day weekend for Easter?!?!?!? In the U.S. it is either a normal two day or a three day--and the mail is still delivered the Saturday before Easter!). I know you guys don't rank as lazy as the Europeans, but you're lazier than us.
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