stressors for today, enumerated
May. 16th, 2023 12:06 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jazzfishThere's of course the aforementioned 'nine-months GIS progam is full.' And if I want to do the two-year program, well, course registration is next Wednesday, so I need to be enrolled likely by the end of this week. Which means making that call Soon, and probably coming up with cash for tuition.
Westjet has a pilot strike / lockout likely to happen starting Friday: according to the pilots' union, they're hemorrhaging pilots because the US pays way better. Westjet management does not dispute this but notes that "Canada is a different market." Note that Westjet is currently owned by a hedge fund.
This would be a minor annoyance except that I'm scheduled to fly north tomorrow and back on Monday. So I can either pays my money and takes my chances on being able to get home, or I can drive up, which will cost more money than flying, take more time, and generally be less safe.
Way back in September 2019 I ordered a fancy boardgaming table. The legs and leaves showed up in April of last year but the tabletop itself went missing. A year later they have finally deigned to ship me my tabletop. It looks like they're shipping it to the wrong address, will almost certainly be charging me customs, and may (I haven't read closely yet) be charging me for shipping as well.
And, insult to injury: my internet is out, my ISP's website is down, and their phone lines report "Call Failed." I suspect this is a result of a Telus outage in Surrey just across the river, but who knows.
Graah.
Westjet has a pilot strike / lockout likely to happen starting Friday: according to the pilots' union, they're hemorrhaging pilots because the US pays way better. Westjet management does not dispute this but notes that "Canada is a different market." Note that Westjet is currently owned by a hedge fund.
This would be a minor annoyance except that I'm scheduled to fly north tomorrow and back on Monday. So I can either pays my money and takes my chances on being able to get home, or I can drive up, which will cost more money than flying, take more time, and generally be less safe.
Way back in September 2019 I ordered a fancy boardgaming table. The legs and leaves showed up in April of last year but the tabletop itself went missing. A year later they have finally deigned to ship me my tabletop. It looks like they're shipping it to the wrong address, will almost certainly be charging me customs, and may (I haven't read closely yet) be charging me for shipping as well.
And, insult to injury: my internet is out, my ISP's website is down, and their phone lines report "Call Failed." I suspect this is a result of a Telus outage in Surrey just across the river, but who knows.
Graah.
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Date: 2023-05-17 12:05 pm (UTC)What a week! I hope things are improving...