I’m getting fed up with this weather (snow seemingly every day, bone-chilling temps), so I was extra-pleased, when I went out to perform the Daily Shovel, to find that the neighbour’s son was out too; and having finished the city sidewalk for about four houses plus his driveway, was starting in on mine. Of course, I joined in, and between the two of us, we were done in maybe five minutes. By myself, it takes about fifteen.
I thanked him profusely, but I just have to say it again: Thanks, Neighbour!
That’s great, Spoons! I’ve been wondering about my neighbours (a young couple) - they usually clean their walks right away, but they haven’t cleaned them for days now. I thought about doing it for them - maybe I will tomorrow.
Yeah, I guess. But the cynic in me knows that this is just a cheap advertising campaign. WestJet doesn’t give a shit really, and the gifts were undoubtedly donated by Samsung, et al.
It’s a feel-good story that will get a lot of attention on Youtube and Facebook and probably cost a lot less that putting together a traditional advertisement.
I don’t see WestJet doing this because they’re such a caring company. No, I see them doing this as an inexpensive advertising campaign that they hope will go viral through social media and provide them with a lot of unfounded good will.
Yeah, I mean, good for the people involved, they got some free shit. But don’t underestimate the motives of WestJet; they’re not doing this for any particular altruistic reasons.
It will probably drive my mother up the wall because she won’t know when the mail comes anymore. Of course if Grandma can adapt (her community has had the row of boxes since it was built and they moved in) I’m sure she will too.
I hardly get actual mail anyway, I kinda miss it but I still do silly things like send hand written thank you notes (then followed the last one up with an email so they knew I was thankful and wasn’t ignoring them in case the mail took a bit getting across the country).
Thank you Mr. Scrooge. Of course Westjet does it for the publicity. But the great part is that they did it. And how they did it.
And if you see the video, you’ll see that they went shopping at several stores, who were credited at the end. So the stores probably gave them a break on price. good for them.
“unfounded” good will? No sir. The good will is earned through clever marketing, and doing a nice thing.
On a brighter note, the wild birds in my back yard have food again.
Since the big storm ten days ago, I’ve been able to see that the backyard feeder needs filling. But large snowdrifts have kept me from getting into the garage, where I keep the bird seed for the feeder. The birds have been around, wondering where their food is. But today, while at the supermarket, I thought “Why not?” and got some more bird seed. I filled the feeder, put this new sack of food in the house; and within an hour, the birds were back.
It’s nice to hear them, and they provide hours of entertainment for my cats, who watch them from the window.
I’ve been throwing some stale cat kibble out in the backyard for the magpies and squirrels - it’s amazing how quickly they’ll gobble up some kibble! I’m a little concerned about encouraging magpies to hang out in my backyard, though, with the noise they make (and their fantastic memories).
As Cat Whisperer said. They’re pretty common out here. I can understand your confusion, though, Leaffan; as I never encountered them in all my years of living in Ontario.
