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Tagum-N.B.

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Steph C said:
I'm going to do a native rain dance for Tagum.. hoping it rains down with emails from CEM.
Something has to happen, GCMS notes due jun 6,,,,,i sent my email May 22,,,,Now the MP is calling
 

Tagum-N.B.

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scos said:
I conclude that CEM is in desperate need of a prostate exam!
I thing jeepguy caused the problem with his emails, thay shoved it up thier arsss
 

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Not enough time to go there and back but that would be a good idea. Its a paid suspension.

They just sent the cops to my house....... :p :p :p
Just tell them its jason kenneys FAULT you havent had sex in so long
 

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scos said:
Not sure what is more shocking: that an employer sent police to your home over a dispute at work, or that it happens often enough to be just a "normal" occurrence. :-\
I bet the cops think it's funny, going to a Postal worker's house who just went "Postal" :p
I bet they laughed at that.. over doughnuts in the corner Tim Hortons after.
 

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scos said:
Not sure what is more shocking: that an employer sent police to your home over a dispute at work, or that it happens often enough to be just a "normal" occurrence. :-\
Its normal here. The collective intelligence of management here second only to an under-watered house plant. When I was in Toronto I was well respected by my supervisors. Always took on extra work and always available to train new people. My Superintendent refused to sign my transfer request when I decided to move to Winnipeg. I had to go to the Manager to get it authorized. Here they send the cops to your house.
 

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CanadianJeepGuy said:
Its normal here. The collective intelligence of management here second only to an under-watered house plant. When I was in Toronto I was well respected by my supervisors. Always took on extra work and always available to train new people. My Superintendent refused to sign my transfer request when I decided to move to Winnipeg. I had to go to the Manager to get it authorized. Here they send the cops to your house.
I hope you keep all your interactions with your supervisors well documented. It's the only back up you may have one day.
 

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Steph C said:
I bet the cops think it's funny, going to a Postal worker's house who just went "Postal" :p
I bet they laughed at that.. over doughnuts in the corner Tim Hortons after.
Gotta love the stereotypes..... :p :p :p

I think they were more embarrassed about it than I was.
 

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Steph C said:
I hope you keep all your interactions with your supervisors well documented. It's the only back up you may have one day.
I'm a shop steward.
 

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Which one is the COPR - is it the one in your passport? Because ours doesn't have a picture.
No. Copr is the paper thing you have to show to immigration officer when you land? They put 1 of my picture there at the bottom. We have same visa, no picture. Oh by the way what airlines did you get? Where will he change airlines? Is it aircanada? Sorry, noob me! lol :)
 

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comarxx said:
No. Copr is the paper thing you have to show to immigration officer when you land? They put 1 of my picture there at the bottom. We have same visa, no picture. Oh by the way what airlines did you get? Where will he change airlines? Is it aircanada? Sorry, noob me! lol :)
My wife has to go Manila/Vancouver PAL and Vancouver/Winnipeg Air Canada.
 

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comarxx said:
No. Copr is the paper thing you have to show to immigration officer when you land? They put 1 of my picture there at the bottom. We have same visa, no picture. Oh by the way what airlines did you get? Where will he change airlines? Is it aircanada? Sorry, noob me! lol :)
Oh, thanks! Yeah he admitted this morning there was another paper with a photo on it. Really hard to get info out of him these days. And you must know already I'm like the Spanish Inquisition.

He's flying PAL. The price I said yesterday, 1,025, I forgot it's for Davao - Manila - Vancouver.

The reason I book it from Davao on a single ticket is because of the baggage allowance. You know how much baggage you get on PAL, Zest, or Cebu Pacific on the domestic flights.. checking an extra bag will be by the pound and I can tell you with absolute certainty that their scales are rigged on the heavy side because I always am amazed at how my suitcases gained 7 pounds since being on Air Canada.

An international ticket on PAL gets you 2 suitcases of 50 pounds each. If you buy a Domestic leg on the same ticket, your bags will be checked through at no additional cost (and you won't even have to deal with them in Manila) I figured for the extra cost of adding a domestic leg to the ticket it was worth it. Because say you get the seat sale or even use Mabuhay miles it will cost $50 minimum for a ticket. To add say 80 extra pounds extra on a domestic flight would be a fortune. And if you booked another PAL domestic flight to Manila they won't honour the international baggage because it's a separate ticket.
 

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Steph C said:
Oh, thanks! Yeah he admitted this morning there was another paper with a photo on it. Really hard to get info out of him these days. And you must know already I'm like the Spanish Inquisition.

He's flying PAL. The price I said yesterday, 1,025, I forgot it's for Davao - Manila - Vancouver.

The reason I book it from Davao on a single ticket is because of the baggage allowance. You know how much baggage you get on PAL, Zest, or Cebu Pacific on the domestic flights.. checking an extra bag will be by the pound and I can tell you with absolute certainty that their scales are rigged on the heavy side because I always am amazed at how my suitcases gained 7 pounds since being on Air Canada.

An international ticket on PAL gets you 2 suitcases of 50 pounds each. If you buy a Domestic leg on the same ticket, your bags will be checked through at no additional cost (and you won't even have to deal with them in Manila) I figured for the extra cost of adding a domestic leg to the ticket it was worth it. Because say you get the seat sale or even use Mabuhay miles it will cost $50 minimum for a ticket. To add say 80 extra pounds extra on a domestic flight would be a fortune. And if you booked another PAL domestic flight to Manila they won't honour the international baggage because it's a separate ticket.
You can have some of the baggage shipped as freight, i think 20 pesos/kg instead of 100 pesos/kg as baggage,,,,,this must be taken to the freight terminal,,,,,,,,that mite only be for the domestic part of it

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Tagum-N.B.

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Steph C said:
Oh, thanks! Yeah he admitted this morning there was another paper with a photo on it. Really hard to get info out of him these days. And you must know already I'm like the Spanish Inquisition.

He's flying PAL. The price I said yesterday, 1,025, I forgot it's for Davao - Manila - Vancouver.

The reason I book it from Davao on a single ticket is because of the baggage allowance. You know how much baggage you get on PAL, Zest, or Cebu Pacific on the domestic flights.. checking an extra bag will be by the pound and I can tell you with absolute certainty that their scales are rigged on the heavy side because I always am amazed at how my suitcases gained 7 pounds since being on Air Canada.

An international ticket on PAL gets you 2 suitcases of 50 pounds each. If you buy a Domestic leg on the same ticket, your bags will be checked through at no additional cost (and you won't even have to deal with them in Manila) I figured for the extra cost of adding a domestic leg to the ticket it was worth it. Because say you get the seat sale or even use Mabuhay miles it will cost $50 minimum for a ticket. To add say 80 extra pounds extra on a domestic flight would be a fortune. And if you booked another PAL domestic flight to Manila they won't honour the international baggage because it's a separate ticket.
did you buy directly from pal or airline service, i could never get a ticket out of davao to canada i think your way is the way to go with extra bags over 25 kg