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Looking for a little advice in terms of purchasing a pre paid cell phone for my girlfriend. I am looking at Virgin Mobile and Fido, and trying to decide what the best option is. She needs something with good reception , it will be used a lot in Greely/Manotick, and it just needs to be a pretty...

Hey Lisa, Congrats on your win on 105.3 playing the money machine on your way to Kingston on Friday night (5:15pm). You did well... I probably would have stopped when you did. Congrats...:party BogeyGolf

for anyone that "grew up" in the early 80's Teenage Head was one of those bands that you probably saw numerous times and Frankie always gave it his all. They were still at it 30 years later. http://www.cbc.ca/arts/music/story/2008/10/16/kerr-obit.html

Any Rogers subscribers out there that know when, or if, Rogers will be broadcasting this channel?

This one's for you bud. http://www.dreamarcades.com/octane120.shtml

Lamborghini presents The Estoque:faint:

I just got a used Blackberry, and it works ok except for that there is a password on it and I can't disable it. I also can't download third party programs. I think it has to do with the IT policy on it. Any idea on an easy way to fix this? Thanks.

I've noticed that I'm getting a lot more spam in the past week or so. When I checked the spam folder for my Rogers account I have over 43000 messages...............the kicker is that my spam folder is set to delete every day. For kicks I emptied it this morning before I left for my round of golf,...

Ummm, visuals are fine, but is that what they call a theme song????? Absolutely horrible. They should have paid the price. :thumbsdow:thumbsdow:thumbsdow:thumbsdow:thumbsdow:thumbsdow:thumbsdow:thumbsdow:thumbsdow:thumbsdow

Well RIM has finally got the details out on their new Storm touchscreen phone. Another "iPhone Killer", which is probably what a lot of the business world has been waiting for. My company is on Bell so I was happy to hear that I might be able to get my paws on one of these when they drop in Canada....

Hop you had a wonderful Birthday Brit! :cheers

Hopefully he has hit his last golf ball---guilty on all 12 counts :thumbsup

Registration is now available for the national don't call list. Hopefully it works :). https://www.lnnte-dncl.gc.ca/index-eng

I'm looking for a place that sells single DVD/CD cases. I used to go to a place on Somerset called Cas-Tech, but they've closed down and I've got a bunch of stuff that needs cases. Preferably I'd like someplace that sells a variety of different case sizes (reg/thinpack) and colors...

Hey everyone, The time has come for me to up-grade my PC at home and rather than going to a box store and buying a generic POS I thought I'd see if anyone here has a recommendation on where I should go. I just bought a new 24" monitor so I'm just looking for the box. I want to stay with a PC...

Looking for advice as to how to go about replacing my water heater at home. Don't want to rent. Also, any comments on the new tankless based on experience. Regards

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No, this is not dirty. It is pretty incredible. http://www.maniacworld.com/excavator-undresses-a-woman.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERtDaAtkvhQ Why oh why doesn't CNN time delay everything 7 seconds so stuff like this doesn't end up on the air? I hope they never do, I think its hilarious but just curious why they don't

Does anyone know of someone in Gatineau that can install a flat screen TV on the wall and hook up all the wires that go with the HD Receiver, Surround System, DVD Player, etc for a few bucks. My girfriend is looking for someone to do this for a half decent fee.

Beware http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/nwsrm/lrts/2008/l080818-eng.html http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/nwsrm/lrts/2008/l080818b-eng.pdf

Could be a rumour but Dan McTeague just announce that the price of gas will be 12¢ a liter higher tomorrow morning (Friday Sept. 12) in Ottawa. http://www.mcteague.ca/WebPages/gas_price_chart.htm Could be a rumour but he is usually right...

Always the the quiet professional, keyboardist Richard Wright of Pink Floyd fame headed to The Great Gig In The Sky today. While David Gilmour and Roger Waters always seem to get the head lines, Richard was most certainly an integral part of the sound of the band. Listening to any of there songs...

You come to a cross roads in your life and have to make a choice. Do you: A) Continue as is being assured that you will be moderately happy with your decision for the rest of your life but knowing what lies ahead is what's keeping you from being completely happy or B) Change things up on a...

If anyone is sitting around not doing anything, and can help, I'm desperately trying to get a bunch of tickets to the Senators-Habs game on February 21st for a bachelor party. Tickets on sale today, first day. Trying both phone and online here. Upper seats only please, if you get through. Longshot,...

Hey guys--need your advice here--2004 Impala---lots of HWY driving--never use cruise control--126,000KM. Original equipment replaced at 51,000 km and then upgraded at 72,000 Km for a total cost of 750.00---because first replacement was JUNK. Now I am at 126,000 and I am being told that rotars are...

I am torn, you hear so many different sides to the cable story. I just bought a new LG Scarlet 42" LCD TV and a PS3/5.1 System as well. Not super high end on the sound system. I grabbed two monster hdmi cables and two monster audio cables and am now getting massive amounts of flack from my...

Does anyone know how I can get my microphone to work when I plug it into my laptop? I just downloaded a Karaoke program, but can't seem to get the mic to work. Do I need a special sound card or sofware? The music works, and it can record my voice, but I just can't hear myself when speaking into...

Well finally made the decision to buy an IPod. Taking a couple of flights in the next little while and prefer my own music to that offered by the airline. Advised that best prices were at Costo so went yesterday and noticed that all they had (Innes Rd.) was the IPod Touch. More than I want or...

I was just in Costco Kanata and they are trying to clear out Greg Norman golf shirts for $14.99:thumbsup Great price considering they are usually $50 at GT. I bought 3.

Does anyone have a shipping box that would be suitable for shipping a driver that I could have/buy. There is a fellow OGer who desperately wants his new-to-him R7 ASAP. Please PM with details. Thanks in advance!! :thumbsup :thumbsup

Since I broke down and got an iphone , I am curious to know what applications everyone has added to theirs. So, watcha got?

Do any of you drink these? What are your favourites? I have maybe one or two a week, depending on my schedule. My favourite is the Mountain Dew Amp. The taste of some of these just turns me off of them.

Jerry Reed passed away the other day. :( http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gtCKwgisw0t7ftgEpx3zQa1gEjtQD92UROC00

... for next summer. Anyone have any recommendations from past experience? Must be child friendly (easy slope to water, beach) and pets welcome. If you know of such a place that you or a friend has rented in the past, please let me know.

So I was booked to fly to London with Zoom on the 10th of September, and unless something drastic changes, that won't be happening. I'm trying to find a cheap fare at a comparable time, and was wondering if anybody has recommendations for an affordable airline. Thanks.

I am thinking about attending there cuisine & patisserie diploma course. was just wondering if anyone on here took this course or knows anyone who has that could give me some feed back. thanks

Here is the full list of recalled products....it's HUGE!!! http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20080821/maple_leaf_list_080821/20080821/ I M :dead :sick

I am going to pick this up shortly, can't wait to start my life as Niko Bellic. Anyone else?

My wife and I just got home from a live concert by Hells Bells, an AC/DC tribute band. Man if you ever get the chance to see these guys perform do not miss it :thumbsup If you are a fan of AC/DC this is as close as you will come to seeing them live. They did 2 one hour sets outdoors and had the...

Ok so i have decided its time to buy one of these things, and am real confused on what way to go. I don;t play alot of games and buying it just to play Tiger Woods 09 Madden 09 and maybe a basketball game. Not much of a shooter guy. And since i download all my movies off the internet and play on...

For any Dave Matthews Band fans or any that have enjoy their music. LeRoi Moore, founding member and sax player extraordinaire passed away yesterday. The following is the statement on the band's web site. We are deeply saddened that LeRoi Moore, saxophonist and founding member of Dave Matthews...

What is the difference between the map/satellite feature included with Google Maps and the info you would get if you subscribed to Google Earth? Would the maps and satellite shots (resolution and up-close features) be any better? Thanks,

Lately I have been getting a lot of emails from the Scammers lately. I just laugh when I read them. I mean come on, who in their right mind is going to fall for something like the one you can read below. It arrived this morning. I need to talk to my email server, they should be holding this...

This makes me really really mad :biting: Just wondering if anyone else feels the same way. I'm sick of PETA and all their stupid campaigns. http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_25515.aspx

What if Canada doesn't win a medal at the Olympics? How would you feel? How will you react?? :scratchch :scratchch

I would like to know if anyone is using a battery powered lawn mower and if so what is your opinion of it? My daughter needs a mower but I don't want her messing with a gas mower, too hard to start. Battery powered models are not cheap so before buying one I'd like to hear from anyone using...