Jill_the_Pill

Canada has its problems, and many of them tend to resemble the US's problems. But they are like 10-20 years behind on the same path. So, if you think things were maybe a bit less bad back then: Canada.

Also Canada has far better yogurt.

How much did they pay to have Prime? Have to add that in.

I am looking for fabric right now and am terribly frustrated not to have anywhere but limited quilting shops available. Online is not an answer, because you can't handle the fabric for weight, exact color, and stretchiness.

JoAnn drove all the medium-sized fabric stores out and left us with nothing.

Maybe they don't need to record the conversation at all -- maybe they interpret on the fly and just preserve observation notes (likely to need tires and a birthday gift for 15 year old male).

Absolutely you can make customer service a much better experience for callers!

Here is how . . . . listen very closely now . . . .

Hire and retain many more human workers. Train them well, treat them well, and pay them well. Give them the resources, autonomy, and time they need to solve problems.

Chop down all the phone trees.

>> shouldn't we see non-PE companies flourish in competition?

It's seldom clear to patrons WHY things have changed. People get stuck in their habits and are hesitant to start somewhere new, particularly with things like medical services. My mom wouldn't recognize PE as the source of a problem at her doctor, dentist, vet or mechanic.

... per kilometer ... and it's about 8000 km from Australia to New York

I think it depends on if you include shipping from Australia to North America in the footprint calculation.

And it makes another pot to clean.

But the warmth in the food heated on a burner is nicer than the warmth generated by the microwave (more even, cools slowly).

Maybe we slow down and expect our lunch to take 10 minutes to heat and 5 minutes to clean up?

How does "don't buy more than you know you can use" and "don't produce more than you know you can sell" cost more labor?

There are zillions of good, used, reusable bags and cups already made, emissions and other pollution already committed, available at thrift stores and garage sales.

We have the sole printer (laser) in our extended family, so we wind up printing a lot of shipping labels, tax documents and recipes. Occasionally handouts or flyers for something, map excerpts or directions for a trip where phone signal may be iffy.

They do nest in the cracks between the shelf and the wall, under shelf paper, and even between the pages of cookbooks.

We have had some moderate success with the traps, plus storing big bags of rice and flour in picnic coolers and everything else in airtight containers, but they have to be really airtight -- those little buggers can get under the lid of a mason jar or the tops of a canister set. What happens now is like a lesson in public health and contagion: one container will occasionally get a mess of webs and moths, but the scope is limited.