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Window Follow-up and extra bits
10 years ago
Well, on the plus side, insurance will cover 1/3 of the cost of my window replacement. On the negative side, every glass place in Calgary seems to be open 9-5, mon-fri. This means that I won't be able to get my window fixed until July, due to work.
It turns out that my doctor had set me up for a Cardiac testing appointment several months ago. I only heard about it from the confirmation phone call yesterday. That left me with two days notice to get time off work. Luckily, the staff is sympathetic. Unluckily, I will be driving back and forth across the city several times in the next couple of days.
Is it just me, or has duct tape gotten a LOT shittier as the years have gone on? I remember when I was young, you needed (NEEDED!) a knife to cut it, and anything you taped together would STAY together, whether you wanted it to or not. I bought a roll last weekend, and it was horrible!
1) I could tear it with my fingers easily
2) It didn't stick to my cardboard at first, because the cardboard was slightly dusty.
3) After parking the car in the sun, the tape let go entirely; I came back to find the cardboard over the window hanging loose.
IN case there was any doubt whether I had bought the real thing, or some cheap knock-off, I bought 3M duct tape. The original company that made the stuff for a civilian market. Dafuq, quality?
It turns out that my doctor had set me up for a Cardiac testing appointment several months ago. I only heard about it from the confirmation phone call yesterday. That left me with two days notice to get time off work. Luckily, the staff is sympathetic. Unluckily, I will be driving back and forth across the city several times in the next couple of days.
Is it just me, or has duct tape gotten a LOT shittier as the years have gone on? I remember when I was young, you needed (NEEDED!) a knife to cut it, and anything you taped together would STAY together, whether you wanted it to or not. I bought a roll last weekend, and it was horrible!
1) I could tear it with my fingers easily
2) It didn't stick to my cardboard at first, because the cardboard was slightly dusty.
3) After parking the car in the sun, the tape let go entirely; I came back to find the cardboard over the window hanging loose.
IN case there was any doubt whether I had bought the real thing, or some cheap knock-off, I bought 3M duct tape. The original company that made the stuff for a civilian market. Dafuq, quality?
