Because it snowed last night
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From: don (Calgary) on 10 Apr 2010 11:49 On Sat, 10 Apr 2010 08:33:28 -0400, Doug Payne <dwpayne(a)uwaterloo.ca> wrote: >Snowed here yesterday as well. On my first day of retirement. Jeez. So I >did what any self-respecting cold-blooded Canadian would do, I went for >a nice long ride. It's been crappy here for a week or so. Not so icy I can't ride, but the cold North wind takes all the fun out of it. As for what any self respecting Canadian would do - well I'd say we should all go to Vegas for the weekend. <g>
From: Doug Payne on 10 Apr 2010 17:13 On 10/04/2010 11:49 AM, don (Calgary) wrote: > As for what any self respecting Canadian would do - well I'd say we > should all go to Vegas for the weekend.<g> Hey, I'm old, I'm not sure I could ride 7,000 km in a weekend!
From: Chuck Rhode on 10 Apr 2010 22:51 On Sat, 10 Apr 2010 15:45:35 +0000, don (Calgary) wrote: > We all have the same opportunities. I don't have a problem with a > lack of transparency related to the pricing policies of private > companies. They have no obligation to charge the same fee to every > customer. Well, there you go then! US Federal law disagrees ... or used to. Firms engaged in interstate commerce can discriminate but have a legal burden to show how any discrimination makes sense in terms of their costs. You would do well in the US health-care system. Here a clinic will not (cannot) give you a straight answer about how much a flu shot costs because it depends.... I don't know about you, but I HATE shopping for flu shots, land line phone service, cellphone service, internet service, and cable TV. Largely this is because price/value comparison between providers is so G.. d....d opaque. That is, I believe, THE reason why prices for these things are so high: People are disinclined to switch because they don't know what they'll get even when they know what they've had. -- ... Be Seeing You, ... Chuck Rhode, Sheboygan, WI, USA ... Weather: http://LacusVeris.com/WX ... 50° — Wind W 3 mph — Sky mostly cloudy.
From: Chuck Rhode on 10 Apr 2010 23:10 On Sat, 10 Apr 2010 05:29:33 -0700, tomorrow(a)erols.com wrote: > Let's review. Don wasn't happy with his internet service, so he called > a competitor to see if it would be worth his time and effort to switch. > It was, so he did. Then the competitor failed to meet its stated > obligation, so Don called his original service provider and complained > about the service he was getting. In an effort to salvage the business > relationship, the original provider offered price breaks 2/3 discount! > and service upgrades to Don, 4x speed! > which were blandishment enough to cause him to risk > staying with the original provider to see if he could be happy, thus > giving them a second chance at retaining his business. They had been ripping him off all along! > And in your analysis, somehow this is all bad; it's encouraging > companies to cheat and chisel their customers, it's actually UNETHICAL > of Don, and it's even "what's wrong with America?" Uh-huh! > I disagree. I don't see that Don or either company did anything wrong, > other than the shortfalls in service demonstrated by both companies that > he dealt with. In point of fact, it sounds like a normal free market > transaction to me. Uh-huh! > While I can appreciate that it would be easier for the consumer to > compare prices if all companies offered the exact same rate to all > customers at all times, published those rates, and never had specials or > limited offerings or marketing drives, that's not really something we > can expect in a non-command economy. .... and your point would be what? .... that there's room for the states to be involved in consumer protection? -- ... Be Seeing You, ... Chuck Rhode, Sheboygan, WI, USA ... Weather: http://LacusVeris.com/WX ... 45° — Wind NW 3 mph
From: S'mee on 10 Apr 2010 23:13
On Apr 10, 3:13 pm, Doug Payne <dwpa...(a)uwaterloo.ca> wrote: > On 10/04/2010 11:49 AM, don (Calgary) wrote: > > > As for what any self respecting Canadian would do - well I'd say we > > should all go to Vegas for the weekend.<g> > > Hey, I'm old, I'm not sure I could ride 7,000 km in a weekend! Man up and suck it up buttercup... 8^) |