Pay at the Pump Gas Stations
I was nearly tearing my hair out this morning when I decided to fill up my car before heading off to work. I pulled into a Shell gas station and aligned myself to pump number 7 which I am still regretting 10 hours after the fact. I began my normal filling routine and began to pump the gas. Only nothing was happening. “Pump seven is FastPay only” squawked the speaker box nearby. FastPay, huh? Oh, that pay-at-the-pump service. I’ve seen this done before; can’t be that hard. Man, was I wrong.
I pulled out my debit card and swiped it in and out of the terminal as instructed. ‘One Moment Please…’ it displayed. I waited a good half a minute until the gentleman on the other side of the speaker box decided to rudely give his guidance again, “Pump 7 is FastPay only!!” I stormed into the store to confront the discourteous bastard and found a crater face teenager manning the register.
“You have to pay at the pump”, he says.
“I tried”, I replied.
“Return the nozzle to the pump before you attempt it.”
“Why didn’t you say so in the first place?” The little shit shrugged his shoulders; I felt like punching him in the face but that would have been too easy. “Can I just pay here, then?” I asked.
“Nope, have to pay at the pump.” Again, I toyed with the idea of breaking his fucking nose.
I angrily returned to my vehicle and attempted the whole process again; this time with the nozzle returned to its holster. Only the screen was still stuck on the ‘One Moment Please…’ stage. Fuuuuuck!! I fidgeted with the nozzle and pushed button after button until the screen returned to the initial stage. Finally!! I swiped my card again. ‘Car Wash?’ I looked at my car. It was definitely time for a car wash. I pushed the ‘Yes’ button. ‘ULT +’ it read. What the fuck did ULT + mean? I looked up at the small sign that read ‘Car Washes’ and underneath it read the 4 types of washes including ‘Ultimate Plus’. Piece of shit FastPay. Why the fuck would it abbreviate anything when there was plenty of room on the screen? That’s just retarded. Anyway, I went with the deluxe wash. ‘Please select grade and begin pumping’ Fucking finally.
I pumped until the car could take no more and returned the nozzle. I shook it in its holster to make sure that it would register as returned. I waited. And waited. And waited. ‘Receipt in the store’. My eyes popped, I couldn’t fucking believe it. Pay at the pump, get your receipt in the store? Doesn’t that defeat the very fucking purpose of this FastPay system? Un-be-fucking-lievable. I, again, stormed into the store. “What’s the point of pre-pay if I have to come inside to get my receipt”, I asked; yelling more than asking.
The little shit looked at his computer screen and replied, “It’s because you got a car wash.” I held my tongue. He printed out a receipt and handed it to me. “Code at the bottom.” I snatched the piece of paper from his hand and stood there staring for a while. He didn’t dare look up at me. Good thing, cause I’m not sure if I could have held back my fist a third time. I stormed out, got into my car, drove away, and vowed never to return to pump number 7.
Canada Wins the World Juniors 2008
The Canadian team this year was a little bit shaky at times but they managed to overcome it. They were not as dominate as the previous world juniors when we seemed to demolish every team that we had faced. This year it seems that the boys in red and white decided to give everyone else a chance for a change; maybe make it a little more dramatic. Then again, what could be anymore dramatic than the shootout win against the Americans during last year’s gold medal match. But nonetheless, this year was just as exciting.Unfortunately, our game winning streak in the world juniors ended this year at an impressive 20 games. Beaten by the Swedes during the round robin portion, it was fitting to face them again in the gold medal game. It was even more fitting that we won the game in overtime against the spirited Sweden team. Just imagine if this one went into a shootout as well. All in all it was sweet retribution for ending that extraordinary streak.
I have to say that I’m a little disappointed that nobody else takes this event as seriously as the Canadians and Americans. I’m referring to the fan turn-out when the world juniors tournament is held anywhere other than North America. The stands always seem so empty. I’m just glad it’s back in Canadian soil next year. Ottawa, here I come.
Here’s a shout out to this year’s golden boys…
Jonathan Bernier from Laval, QC
Steve Mason from Oakville, ON
Josh Godfrey from Kingston, ON
Logan Pyett from Milestone, SK
Thomas Hickey from Calgary, AB
Drew Doughty from London, ON
Luke Schenn from Saskatoon, SK
PK Subban from Rexdale, ON
Karl Alzner from Burnaby, BC
Stefan Legein from Oakville, ON
Steven Stamkos from Unionville, ON
Zachary Boychuk from Airdrie, AB
Brandon Sutter from Red Deer, AB
Brad Marchand from Hammonds Plains, NS
Colton Gillies from Surrey, BC
Kyle Turris from New Westminster, BC
John Tavares from Oakville, ON
Riley Holzapfel from Regina, SK
Shawn Matthias from Mississauga, ON
Claude Giroux from Ottawa, ON
Matthew Halischuk from Mississauga, ON
Wayne Simmonds from Pickering, ON
Congratulations and thanks for doing your country proud!!
Self Defence??
A lot of commotion in Alberta regarding the death of a home invasion suspect near Calgary. The incident began when 2 men broke into the house at about 3 in the morning. They entered the bedroom where a couple, the only 2 residents, was asleep and a fight ensued which involved a knife or some sharp object. The confrontation ended with one of the criminals fleeing suffering stab wounds and his partner dead on the scene. Now the police are questioning whether it was self defence.
Fucking rights it was self defence. This guy was a goddamn hero in my eyes. If 2 grown ass men broke into my bedroom where I was asleep with my girlfriend, you best believe I’m gonna come out swinging hard. And I wouldn’t be thinking twice about the health and welfare of those little bitches. My number one concern at that point would be what these criminals would do to my girlfriend if I didn’t take them down.
I think it’s safe to assume that those fuckers (apparently known by the residents) didn’t break into the home and enter the bedroom for a friendly chat. And, I doubt that they came in there with the strict intention of robbing the place otherwise they would have avoided confrontation as oppose to coming into the bedroom; they were there to hurt someone. And, c’mon; there were 2 of them. In that situation I think that full force would be the minimum force necessary. Why pull any punches?
I seriously hope this guy doesn’t get in shit for exercising his god given right to protect his home and loved one. If he does, expect some public outrage nationwide.
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I Am Legend Spoiler Review
Big disappointment. This movie had a lot of hype working for it and anybody that read the 1950’s book of the same title knew the potential of this film. When I first saw the preview for this film, I thought, “Wow, this is gonna be good”. I was dead wrong.
The biggest disappointment comes in the form of the Night Seekers. They decided to use computer generated imagery to bring the creatures to life. Unfortunately all they did was make everything unrealistic. The CGI was horrible considering the technology that is readily available for such a big budget film. Honestly, I think I would have preferred it if they used real actors to portray the creatures. “30 Days of Night” proved the effectiveness of this as it makes it that much more believable.
The ending was horrendous. They tried to make everything piece together all of a sudden and it just didn’t work for me. I mean, his belief in God’s plan was suddenly revamped because he saw that the female survivor had a butterfly tattoo (his daughter was making butterflies with her hands before she died). And why did he have to sacrifice himself at the end? He had enough time to throw the grenade and jump into the hole with the others. That’s what grenades are for aren’t they? For throwing. Not for sacrificing your life when there were obvious alternatives.
Another part that got to me was the part where he fell into a trap and they (him and his dog) fought 3 mutant dogs. He was caught in a booby trap (created by the apparently intelligent night seekers) which knocked him unconscious until nearly sunset. There were a couple things that I had to question about this scene. First of all, if the mutant dogs were able to come out into the shade, why didn’t the rest of the night seekers come out as well? Also, why the hell would Dr. Neville decide to crawl only to jump up and limp at the very last moment? This is a man with military training and the smarts of a doctor and he decided to crawl? I just found that stupid and, like the majority of the movie, unrealistic.
Thumbs down for “I Am Legend”. Big thumbs down for killing off the dog.
Why Today’s Society is Retarded
I was having a look through the top 100 songs according to Bllboard.com today. I have to say I was a little disappointed in what was actually included in that list. Makes me sick to see the kind of crap that’s considered popular nowadays. None of it makes sense to me, just a bunch of random rubbish. Some examples…
#14 Good Life by Kanye West
Have you ever popped champagne on a plane
While getting’ some brain
Whipped it out, she said “I never seen snakes on a plane”
Whether you broke or rich you gotta get biz
Having’ money’s the everything that having’ it is
I was splurging’ on trizz
But when I get my car back activated
I’m back to Vegas cause
I always had a passion for flashing’ before I had it
I close my eyes and imagine, the good life
#13 Cyclone by Baby Bash
Now look at that peppa’
On the back of that bumpa’
She aint even playin
When she’s shakin that ruppa‘
And oh, you aint know?
She gets lower than a muffla‘
Even with her girlfriends
Show stopping with a hustla’
The way she move her body
#11 Crank Dat by Soulja Boy
Soulja Boy up in dis (oooooohh)
Watch me lean and watch me rock
Superman dat (oooooohh)
Then watch me crank that Robocop
Super fresh now watch me jocc
Joccin on them haters mane
#1 Low by Flo Rida
Shawty what I gotta do to get you home
My jeans full of gwap
And they ready for Shones
Cadillacs Maybachs for the sexy grown
Patrone on the rocks that’ll make you moan
One stack (come on)
Two stacks (come on)
Three stacks (come on, now that’s three grand)
What you think I’m playin baby girl
I’m the man, I’ll bend the rubber bands
She might see the Maserati
She wanna put it on me
Tryna show me her tsunami
Like I said, random rubbish. That last example was number 1 on the charts for god sakes. “Jeans full of gwap”, “Patrone on the rocks”?!?! Apparently, society not only accepts this kind of stupid jargon but we encourage it as well. We’re throwing spelling and grammar out the window to be replaced by a good beat. I sure hope that kind of retarded lingo doesn’t go any further than lyrics on a song. Cause if people start talking like that on a daily basis we might as well all talk in code.