I hate when books are set in Canada but have things like people leaving their credit card in the billfold at a restaurant (here they bring the machine to the table), or stocking their new apartment at Target (please don't rub that in. we only had target for a hot minute and it's dearly…Â
I recently found out my parents chose the initials for my brother and me from a license plate. We're both AEH because of a piece of government issued metal.
umm I was born in '91 and experienced many of these things. How old to Boomers think Millennials are?
I'll give them the Draft (Canadian though, so it didn't effect "us") and the car hop diners. But I called the movies for listings, or looked them up in the daily newspaper, I had…Â
Check your local recycling guidelines before trying to recycle wrapping paper! It isn't recyclable where I live so it goes straight to the trash.
You can also wrap in newsprint (looks great with red or green ribbon) or reuse bags and boxes year after year (I swear my mom has gift…Â
Third grade, circa 1998/1999. My mom was still buying my clothes and definitely had the final say in what I wore to school. Our city was having a heatwave (super rare) and I remember mom giving me a new outfit: orange active shorts and a black cropped tank with a matching orange logo…Â
in the 2nd grade I lost a tooth at my best friend's house. her tooth fairy left me $20! mine usually left $2. I tried so hard to lose other teeth there but never did
I live in Canada near the US Maine border. it's amazing how many US tourists think it's winter here all year long (skis strapped to their roof in August). They also expect to get American change when they use USD.
At our first apartment the neighbors across the hall would put their bags of garbage in the shared hallway for days. There were at least 3 adults living there who would walk past it, go downstairs *walk past the dumpster* and leave at least once a day. It stunk and would leak disgusting…Â
working in retail instead of saying "sorry for the wait" I say "thanks for waiting/thanks for your patience" because it's really hard (not impossible) for someone to snap at you immediately after you've thanked them.
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