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As the famous Robert Frost said, “good fences make good neighbors”.  Since my old fence was leaning at a 30 degree angle for past few years, I my neighbor and I decided to fix it.

After spending many weeks finding a fence company that actually returned phone calls, I found Derek at A. D. Holmes Fence and Deck. Not only did he return or answer every phone call promptly and courteously, he also built a solid fence.

Call him if you need a fence and live in the Toronto area.

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Truer words are seldom spoken.

Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch says the ongoing metamorphosis of China and India from historic backwaters into economic powers will help reshape the world in the next few decades.

TheStar.com | Business | China, India reshaping world, Murdoch says.

In a related note, my air pump broke after 2 seasons, and our patio swing meshing is broken after a hail storm.  Pay less, and get even less quality.

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Don’t worry, Warren Buffett is buying again.

Investors were moving back into equities Friday, as a bullish commentary from Warren Buffett outweighed the latest troubling indicator for the U.S. housing market.

Will The Street Obey Buffett? - Forbes.com.

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The noise is getting louder from way down south.

The economic storm engulfing North America will sweep away more of Ontario’s key auto industry next year when Daimler closes its heavy-truck operation in St. Thomas and eliminates more than 1,300 jobs.

St. Thomas truck plant gets chop from Daimler.

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After today`s market crash, it doesn`t look like the bailouts have worked or will work.

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In our quest for the best pizza in the GTA, we found ourselves eating some pretty dry pizza from Pizza Pizza.

We then decided to tell them about it via a webform on their website.

Within a few minutes I got a call from 416-967-1111, and received a very concerned apology and a full credit.

Today I used the credit at another franchise holder’s location, and had a much better pie.

This is an example of great customer service…and they’ve kept me as a customer.

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That Giant Sucking Sound seems to be picking up steam in Ontario.

Ross Perot’s most famous quote was a few years off, but it seems to really be resonating lately.

Volvo Group is shutting down its Goderich road grader operations and eliminating about 500 jobs as consolidations and closures continue hammering Ontario’s manufacturing sector.

Volvo plant closure takes toll on Goderich.

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Just dumped Bell(er) … after they sent me a retroactive bill with increased charges on call this and call that, I called to complain.  After talking with a the CSR over in Manila, I thought enough was enough.

So when recommending a friend to TekSavvy for internet, I noticed they do home phone.  There is apparently nothing for me to do except switch and save.  So Bell will be sent packing.

It will be nice to deal with Canadians in Chatham when I have an issue, too.

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I’m glad I took my 95% loss early a couple of years ago.  Hanging on would have been futile.

Shares of Nortel Networks Corp. plumbed new depths yesterday after the troubled maker of telecom equipment cut its sales forecast for the year and surprised analysts with news that it was looking to sell a key division to raise cash.

TheStar.com | Business | Nortel dives to 25-year low as outlook worsens.

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If jet fuel distribution is this complicated, one can only imagine how complex a web gas and diesel fuel distribution is.

Bigger jets such as Air Canada’s new Boeing 777s are even thirstier machines. Flying from Toronto to Narita in Japan, for example, requires roughly 120,000 litres of fuel, with a price tag closer to about $144,000.

TheStar.com | Business | Air Canada’s Fuel proof supply system.

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When my Toshiba was giving me a hard time, I talked to a nice kid in Manila.  He actually knew what he was talking about, and his English was pretty good.  Thanks, Gerry Schwartz, for picking a country with a decent dialect to outsource jobs.

MANILA — In a row of cubicles, young women with headsets are talking with customers across the ocean in North America

Philippines answers the call to prosperity.

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Ross Perot’s giant sucking sound is at it again.

Deere & Co., the world’s largest maker of farm machinery, is closing its factory in Welland, Ont., and moving the work outside Canada by the end of 2009, costing the Ontario economy another 800 manufacturing jobs.

TheStar.com | Business | Deere to close Welland factory with 800 workers.

This Jeff Rubin guy makes a living calling for $200 oil, $2/l gas, and other such calamities that never seem to materialize.

A perfect storm of waning supplies coupled with a bad hurricane season could send gasoline prices higher again for good – perhaps as high as $1.75 a litre, a CIBC economist says.

TheStar.com | Business | Gas may hit $1.75 a litre: CIBC

I’d prefer listening to a psychic like Anthony Carr over this loon.

It’s possible, but not likely to help them much at this late stage of the game.

Does anyone understand Bell’s new ad campaign? They sure are spending big bux. I have been scratching my head over the “er” boldness, and still can’t figger it out. Bell still dominates in the landline business, but they still seem like underdogs everywhere else.