Halifax and it’s surrounding cities are considered Halifax Regional Municipality, a mid-size city all put together. If you live in the HRM and you don’t have a car, you best have lots of patience! Our public transit system, Metro Transit, is awful. Bus Drivers will often fly by bus …

The Botswana Power Corporation (BPC) supplies electricity to the entire nation and is a government entity. It gets a part of its electricity supply from neighboring South Africa as well as Zimbabwe and Mozambique.
As I was in a place before where there was no electricity, I was …

I have been riding the Santa Fe bus system which is named Santa Fe Trails for over one year. Because these is often a significant parking problem in downtown Santa Fe where the major attractions are the Santa Fe Trails bus is a good alternative during the day.
Just about …

Water concessionaire for eastern zone of Metro-Manila and nearby towns. It prides itself as the best water supplier Manila has ever experience.
All is not well though for Manila Water Co. Inc. (MWCI) as I experience a sad incident involving their subcontractor for the town of Cainta.
It happened …

Taking the bus in Jakarta is an adventure. There are many kinds of bus here, with different colors. I take the bus to the office, I take the orange ones, called Metromini. Wow! You would understand if you try it yourself. I don’t know …

BSNL is the main telecommunications service provider in India but being a government enterprise it isn’t very efficient , the line is congested and has problem of cross connection along with many other problems so we disconnected our BSNL landline service and opted for Tata Indicom wireless walky post …

I remember doing homework and school assignments at The Eva K. Bowlby Public Library in Waynesburg, PA. After 30-some years, I had a chance to revisit this wonderfully quaint converted Victorian house that sits across the street from a well-maintained small town park. Beyond the park is …

Of course none of us want to think about funeral homes, but we all have to at some time or another. During these difficult times you want to go to a place that makes you feel comforted and that you know respects the wishes of your family members. Wilson’s …

Greatclips is a place that I go to get my hair cut. I really like going there because most of the people that work there are nice and really listen to you. They have never messed up on my hair cut or anything. My sister also goes there to …

As a hardcore writer, good pens are one of the most important things in the world to me. I write for hours at a time, so if there’s a pen that will lessen the cramping, rubbing, branding, chaffing, etc —“ I want it. Too often do I …

Greyhound bus service is an utter nightmare and I will NEVER travel using their services again!
I was set to take a late night bus departing from Springfield, Missouri with Springfield, Illinios as my destination. I was due to have a 45 minute layover in St. Louis where I would …

I recently got a tattoo in New York and i didnt have Lubiderm that i like to use. So i used Tattoo Goo. When you get a fresh tattoo your suppose to put a thin layer of Bacitracin but the tattoo artist said there was no need for that …

If you are unsatisfied with your local telephone service, you might want to give Comwave a try. We did and we are certainly satisfied with the service. Comwave is different in that it uses VOIP or Voice Over Internet Protocol to provide its customers with telephone service. To use …

Of all the Home Affairs Departmental offices I have been to, Centurion appears to be the most organized and least busy one of them all.
I arrived outside the offices at around twelve in the morning, with nothing but the worst expectations of the experience I was about to have. …

I received a call from a telemarketer one time while I was at work. She was offering a BPI Credit Cards and she says I was pre-approve. From the meaning of the term, pre-approve means I need a few documents to give and I can the big chance to …

After living in Bellingham for thirty years, I finally found a real barber shop. I’m talking about a small shop with a real revolving barber poll, stacks of magazines, and men who come in to get a haircut.
I’ve been there twice now and have no intentions of going anywhere …

I just got introduced to the Haven in the Hallow shelter when I found myself trapped in the small city of Mission on December 10, 2010. I set out early in the morning to visit the Westminster Abbey, the monastery, but it was already getting dark and it …

Doctor Who Christmas Special titled „The Return of Cybermen” is another installment in the popular Doctor Who franchise. Once again the role of the Doctor is played brilliantly by David Tennant.
After the end of Season 4, when Doctor was forced to leave his last companion behind, when he wiped …

This is one of the best service provided by USPS.when we are going out on vacation or any other purpose,there is every chance that our mail box will be flooded with mails.Prompt cleaning of mail box cannot be done and if we request our nearby we may …

Koch’s Custom Woodworking
When I looked in the yellow pages for a cabinetmaker to build a kitchen island, there were way too many choices. I ended up going with Koch’s Custom Woodworking, and I’m glad that I did! At first, I called one of the bigger companies, but …

On Friday February 29, I arrived home to find that a package was attempted to be delivered. I called (800)GO FEDEX to confirm that another attempt would be made the following day, because I am only available on Saturdays during daytime hours. I was reassured that Saturday is …

I have been a customer of this phone company for many years. I have not always had good service from them. They were very slow in getting internet service for their customers. We have had internet service for only about 4 years. Their service men are not the brightest. …

I really think FIFA should revise their ticket sales system as I have had no joy in purchasing a ticket for any World Cup game, from the very first time I gave any effort to it, right up until now.
I was initially excited to learn that I could purchase …

There are probably more than a thousand Caltex Gas Stations in Metro Manila but there is one that definitely stands out: The NAIA Caltex Gas Station at the Corner of the Domestic Airport Road and Coastal Road in Pasay City. Not only is it hard to miss coming from …

I only went to Rockwall Salon because my mother-in-law suggested I go there to color my hair because that is where she had started going. My regular hair dresser wasn’t available and it was kind of a last minute decision to do it.
It is located in a strip-mall like …

With the opening of the school year in the last 2 weeks, it was a frenzy of endless shopping for books, stationery, clothes and shoes for my kids. Most of the time, I did not know where to go as I do not know Brussels that well despite …

Trans BSD is a private regular bus service connecting Jakarta and Bumi Serpong Damai (BSD), a district to the south-west of Jakarta. There are three service lanes from BSD i.e. to Ratu Plaza, Kota Railway Station, and Pasar Baru (all are in Jakarta).
Traveling from BSD to one of the …

If you are in the market for a cable provider, be careful if you choose RCN Cable! I have had a horrible experience with this company!
I have phone, high speed internet, and cable with this company and every month there is some type of problem. First of …

Bombay Electric Supply & Transport Undertaking is known by its abbreviation BEST. It has a monopoly in bus transport services within Mumbai. Their importance is next only to the famed Local Electric Train in keeping Mumbai alive and kicking in throughout the day. You will not find anyone …

Less than two weeks ago, my family went through the arduous moving process. Money was a concern so we decided to use UHaul rather than professional movers. It was a very stress free process - probably the easiest part of the move!
They ended up not having the vehicle that …

Light Rail Transit is the most efficient, most economical and fastest way to travel along the Manila area. It was ingeniously crafted long years ago about the late 80’s or 70’s and I reckon the first Light rail in the south east Asia. Light Rail Transit or LRT Line …

The Lost Sock is a coin operated Laundromat in Walkertown, NC. It has been years since I visited an Laundromat and the experience was actually quite pleasant. The facility was very clean. I expected to find soap powder build up or liquid soap spills on the …

This De Post is the postal service in Belgium. If you are living in the are where they speak Vlaams or Dutch language, they call it as De Post. But if you are living in French language part of the country, you should look for the sign board La …

MGE is a taxi services here around Metro Manila. Their main office is found in Caloocan City and they are, perhaps the best Taxi service provider to this time as per my experience. Having seen them line up in shopping malls, they never denied a passenger no matter how …

Do you need quick and fast courier service in Indonesia? Why don’t you try Tiki Courier service? As far as I know, they have great service when it come to deliver your goods or stuffs from one city to another city in Indonesia. Not only between the cities, they …

My phone would constantly ring all day long. I would run to the phone and get very upset to hear a telemarketer on the other end! I would constantly ask to be removed from their marketing list and stress the fact that I was not interested in …

This is my first year ever trying a tanning bed . Normally I lay out in the sun , but a friend of mine recommended Electric Sun . I tried it , and now I go atleast 5 times a week .
They have a few different beds . I …

I recently moved and I used Budget Truck Rental. I was able to make my reservation online and use an online coupon to receive 10% off. The web site is very user friendly and you can reserve or just get a rate quote. They have locations …

My landline service at home is provided by the Botswana Telecommunications Corporation. The office of my husband usually keeps all the telephone lines in the houses of their staff to avoid the connection and disconnection issues which will arise when a house is vacated by staff members who are …

Some smart person took a main consumer gripe (waiting forever for tradespeople to arrive when one has taken time off work) and turned it into a saleable benefit. Ben Franklin Plumbing not only promises to arrive with the hour they specify, they will pay YOU $100 if they …

It all started because we couldn’t get enough money to move. We couldn’t afford a truck from Wisconsin to Texas with all of our stuff. So, we decided to give most of it away. Then we would ship what we had to have and move on from there. My …

The Vancouver Public Library is more than a library. Although it is considered the third biggest library in Canada, it is also an architectural marvel, designed to mirror the modern grandeur of the Roman Coliseum.
The architect was no less than the legendary Moshe Safdie. The Vancouver Public Library …

A few years ago I had a lot of used clothing, lightly used shoes and assorted items that I no longer wanted and needed to give away. The Salvation Army seemed like the perfect solution. I had seen their trucks driving around the city on several different occasions …

This is another fantastic facility that caters to homeless individuals or who have simply ran out of funding on a temporary basis, that they need a helping hand. I ran to this facility on December 10, 2010, when finding myself for the first time in the city of …

Fedex sucks and they charge a whole lot of money. I had to send some documents and CDs for my Aunts to the States, and it cost me $36. I had to pay for 1 pound total even though my package was less than a fourth of a pound. …

Evryone is always looking for a deal when they want to make long distance calls using a calling card pin.
Speedypin.com seems like a good phone card company to use when calling long distance overseas, but with the seemingly reasonable rates comes the incredibly unreasonable and unreliable customer service.
When I …

I was so happy when I heard the Rockwall Pediatrics was opening up the Urgent Kids center for after hours care. I work full-time and it was difficult getting my kids in to see the doctor without missing much work.
The Urgent Kids office is located in front of …

We take our son here quite frequently and we are always pleased with the outcome. Though a warning, it is very busy on the weekends. It would serve you well to call before hand to check on the wait time. Especially when children expected to be patient and smile …