Airmiles Armchair Chatter

[ilovetotravel1977]

I don't have anyone starting school today but I rescued a young man who lives down the street. He was to wait for the bus at X and Y streets. In our little neighbourhood X and Y streets meet at 3 different places. I went out after the bus should have come by and he was standing outside his home. No one home for the day(all at work). He didn't know his dad's phone #. We had the little chat about not getting in the car with strangers (he has seen me walking my dog all summer but he doesn't know me). He said I looked like a nice lady an he felt OK with getting in the car with me. No other option, I had to drive him to school, I couldn't leave him sitting outside of his house. Took him to the school office (new school for him) and explained the situation to the school secretary. Told her the streets cross at three different places and that's where the confusion started. She was going to make sure he knew which one to stand at tomorrow.

I just don't get people, maybe the dad had no other choice, he had to get to work but what would the little guy have done if I hadn't come along. Our neighbourhood cleans out of people for the work day.

Very kind of you to do that. Not sure I would have felt comfortable doing the same. I probably would have called the non-emergency police line for them to help out.

 

[star72232]

I don't have anyone starting school today but I rescued a young man who lives down the street. He was to wait for the bus at X and Y streets. In our little neighbourhood X and Y streets meet at 3 different places. I went out after the bus should have come by and he was standing outside his home. No one home for the day(all at work). He didn't know his dad's phone #. We had the little chat about not getting in the car with strangers (he has seen me walking my dog all summer but he doesn't know me). He said I looked like a nice lady an he felt OK with getting in the car with me. No other option, I had to drive him to school, I couldn't leave him sitting outside of his house. Took him to the school office (new school for him) and explained the situation to the school secretary. Told her the streets cross at three different places and that's where the confusion started. She was going to make sure he knew which one to stand at tomorrow.

I just don't get people, maybe the dad had no other choice, he had to get to work but what would the little guy have done if I hadn't come along. Our neighbourhood cleans out of people for the work day.

It was so nice of you to help! Our stop is actually similar, with the same street crossing 3X. We were lucky that on my DD's first day of SK (so many years ago - she started Gr. 8 this morning!) there were other people at the same stop who knew where they were supposed to be. The bus company really should post a picture of the stop so people know.

I was so happy this morning when we saw we had the same bus driver in the morning as we had last year. He was always on time last year (and was this morning!). It took until mid-October last year to get him (and my making daily phone calls to the board and the bus company, telling them how late my kids were for weeks) and I'm glad we aren't losing him this year!

 

[hdrolfe]

Took kiddo up for his first day of grade 4! He was really upset that school is starting again, he hates it. He has a good teacher this year, from all accounts, and I really hope it goes well for him. It is weird though, he's doing French Immersion but not everyone is, and they haven't split the kids into French and English classes (apparently they don't want the kids not doing French to feel stupid???) So I guess I'll hear about it later and hope it goes well!

 

[Disney Addicted]

Hubby doesn't like when I let people know we're not home but ... I don't think any of you have any real idea where we live ... we're sitting in Billy Bishop Airport waiting to head off to the Soo using our AM. Weather shows thunderstorms for the day we're riding the Agawa train sigh

Oh no. Here's hoping the weather report is wrong and you have a fantastic time. I'd love to hear about it when you come back.

 

[ottawamom]

Took kiddo up for his first day of grade 4! He was really upset that school is starting again, he hates it. He has a good teacher this year, from all accounts, and I really hope it goes well for him. It is weird though, he's doing French Immersion but not everyone is, and they haven't split the kids into French and English classes (apparently they don't want the kids not doing French to feel stupid???) So I guess I'll hear about it later and hope it goes well!

I applaud your son's school for not splitting up the classes. Children who stay English only, do so for a variety of reasons. As the mother of 2 boys who would have failed miserably in French Immersion I feel the need to speak up. One is brilliant but for the life of him cannot grasp another language (now has BCom and CPA). My other son (finishing college this year, Deans list last term) has a learning challenge and keeping up with lessons takes all his energy. Doing it in a second language would have been too much.

My younger son, when French Immersion started at his school, was put into a class with all the other English only students. The class was huge and many but not all of the children had learning challenges. On day 3 of the school year I pulled him from that school board and placed him in another school system that had an English only school in our neighbourhood. He was not going to get the attention he needed in his old school and in his new school he thrived.

Bottom line is English only doesn't mean "stupid".

 

[hdrolfe]

I applaud your son's school for not splitting up the classes. Children who stay English only, do so for a variety of reasons. As the mother of 2 boys who would have failed miserably in French Immersion I feel the need to speak up. One is brilliant but for the life of him cannot grasp another language (now has BCom and CPA). My other son (finishing college this year, Deans list last term) has a learning challenge and keeping up with lessons takes all his energy. Doing it in a second language would have been too much.

My younger son, when French Immersion started at his school, was put into a class with all the other English only students. The class was huge and many but not all of the children had learning challenges. On day 3 of the school year I pulled him from that school board and placed him in another school system that had an English only school in our neighbourhood. He was not going to get the attention he needed in his old school and in his new school he thrived.

Bottom line is English only doesn't mean "stupid".

I don't think it does at all! I found it strange that the school feels this way. There are some kids who would not do well at it (me!) but that certainly does not mean they are stupid. I hope kiddo manages ok, he's very smart, easily bored, and was doing well in French. It was his choice though, and I have no problem switching him to English next year if it's not going well. I am concerned that if this year doesn't go well I'll need to look at his changing schools.

 

[Donald - my hero]

Gonna put this here for now and if someone wants to pull it to a separate thread that's fine -- internet isn't terrific and hubby needs it for a work emergency URGH

Saw this when i was lying in the hotel bed last night and thought it might be interesting to some of you. Swoop out of Hamilton .. i just picked one of the cheapest dates

 

[marchingstar]

Gonna put this here for now and if someone wants to pull it to a separate thread that's fine -- internet isn't terrific and hubby needs it for a work emergency URGH

Saw this when i was lying in the hotel bed last night and thought it might be interesting to some of you. Swoop out of Hamilton .. i just picked one of the cheapest dates

As someone out west, this hurts! Under 200$ for a direct flight?! You lucky ducks!

 

[hdrolfe]

https://www.rexall.ca/flushotemail

I signed up but I think I did this last year? Not sure if it will work again but worth a shot!

 

[mort1331]

Gonna put this here for now and if someone wants to pull it to a separate thread that's fine -- internet isn't terrific and hubby needs it for a work emergency URGH

Saw this when i was lying in the hotel bed last night and thought it might be interesting to some of you. Swoop out of Hamilton .. i just picked one of the cheapest dates

WOWOW just plugged in next march break for 3 of us $1000.00 can$ return...ugg so tempting....lol

 

[juniorbugman]

Weather shows thunderstorms for the day we're riding the Agawa train sigh

We did the Agawa Canyon tour back in 2015 and it rained the whole time up on the train - stopped while we were at the Canyon and started again on the way down. It wasn't so bad but I wish that the leaves had changed for our tour but we were either too early or too late - we went end of September beginning of October.

 

[osully]

What is Swoop? Is it a discount airline or just a cheap flight searcher? Interesting!

 

[Disney Addicted]

Discount airline owned by WestJet.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/swo...about-canada-s-new-low-cost-carrier-1.3981960

 

[osully]

Interesting. I find it funny that checked bags cost less than carry on! As they charge for carry on! Really no frills huh?!

I would consider using if we didnt already have the miles for our trip next year! Oh, and if we could fly from Ottawa!!

I'm glad Canada is getting a cheaper airline. Its crazy how low flights are within the US.

 

[bababear_50]

Oh My Gosh
Sobeys Ont Flyer
Fri Sept 7th Blue Friday!!!!
LOTS of stuff I usually buy too!!!!!
Plus spend 100 get 100
Finally something with over 5 or 10 bonus airmiles
https://www.reebee.com/flyers/10012/1281457


Metro Ont
https://www.reebee.com/flyers/10017/1281478

OH MY GOSH
Foodland is having a Blue Friday tooo!!
Plus spend 100 get 100
ah and my Lipton chicken noodle soup has airmiles on it--Yes!
https://www.reebee.com/flyers/10016/1281448

 

[Donald - my hero]

NNNOOOOOooooooOOOOOO We don't get back to Toronto from the Soo till around 1 on Friday and then by the time we get home it will be almost 7 -- no Blue Friday shopping for the Ducks

Thought i would share a few snips from the Public Post on Facebook regarding the BMO promo: This is a public answer from a legit account (signified by the little blue check similar to Twitter) so it looks like we can all relax, use our Mastercards and get 500 AM!!!

 

[kristabelle13]

NNNOOOOOooooooOOOOOO We don't get back to Toronto from the Soo till around 1 on Friday and then by the time we get home it will be almost 7 -- no Blue Friday shopping for the Ducks

Thought i would share a few snips from the Public Post on Facebook regarding the BMO promo: This is a public answer from a legit account (signified by the little blue check similar to Twitter) so it looks like we can all relax, use our Mastercards and get 500 AM!!!
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It’s interesting, further back someone posted the terms and conditions which said “Excluding SPC Affinity BMO MasterCard” and I have the SPC Simon fraser University Alumni Airmiles MasterCard and received the email. So I think they really are all over the map with this one.

Side note, I laugh because I have the alumni card with the SPC card. It’s great because you get discounts everywhere but why would they send it out to people with the alumni card?! not complaining, just saying.

 

[ilovetotravel1977]

Is that an air miles mastercard?

 

[osully]

Of course it’s Blu Friday this week. I knew there would be a Spend $100 Get 100 AM coupon thanks to the offer hub but was planning to just get basics this week. Oh well. If there are any of the deal items in stock I will get what we will actually use. I’m not feeling the mad rush right now as I’ve got almost all the miles we need for our trip next year and I can only book in December or so!

 

[ilovetotravel1977]

Sobeys screwed up their flyer again for Atlantic. The blue friday one is posted.