Dec 31, 2017, 6:09 am
Last edit by: jc94
This new annual thread has been carved out of the previous thread in an effort to reduce the number of megathreads on the AC forum. For those interested previous versions are the original 2004 - 2014 thread , 2015 edition, 2016 edition and 2017 edition
The original thread started by accident but quickly became a popular place to come and discuss off topic things such as hockey, new movies, or almost anything that wouldn't fit into existing AC forum threads. More Air Canada or Aeroplan topics such as flight feedback, in-flight services issues or mileage earning/redemption are all topics that should go into existing AC forum threads so others can benefit from this information. Topics about hotels or airlines and/or their loyalty programs should be posted elsewhere on FT as should topics better suited to other forums such as Travel Products for questions about luggage or Travel Photography for discussion about cameras.
While the conversation is more relaxed as it would be in a lounge that doesn't mean however that the FT rules don't apply here as they definitely do so please refrain from controversial topics such as politics or religion, avoid profanities and treat other lounge patrons with the same respect you expect.
The original thread started by accident but quickly became a popular place to come and discuss off topic things such as hockey, new movies, or almost anything that wouldn't fit into existing AC forum threads. More Air Canada or Aeroplan topics such as flight feedback, in-flight services issues or mileage earning/redemption are all topics that should go into existing AC forum threads so others can benefit from this information. Topics about hotels or airlines and/or their loyalty programs should be posted elsewhere on FT as should topics better suited to other forums such as Travel Products for questions about luggage or Travel Photography for discussion about cameras.
While the conversation is more relaxed as it would be in a lounge that doesn't mean however that the FT rules don't apply here as they definitely do so please refrain from controversial topics such as politics or religion, avoid profanities and treat other lounge patrons with the same respect you expect.
The Forum Lounge Thread (2018)
Sep 2, 2018, 1:43 pm
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And good for you that you or your kids never encountered the police.
I routinely work in Singapore, and my colleagues remind me to go nowhere without my passport as although they are not required to carry their ID cards, but the police routinely hold folks without ID on them.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nation..._Identity_Card
Notwithstanding this, if no identification can be produced the police may detain suspicious individuals until such identification can be produced either in person or by proxy.
BTW...unlike Singapore, in Canada you won't go to jail for up to 2 years for failing to register your new address if you move...
I routinely work in Singapore, and my colleagues remind me to go nowhere without my passport as although they are not required to carry their ID cards, but the police routinely hold folks without ID on them.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nation..._Identity_Card
Notwithstanding this, if no identification can be produced the police may detain suspicious individuals until such identification can be produced either in person or by proxy.
BTW...unlike Singapore, in Canada you won't go to jail for up to 2 years for failing to register your new address if you move...
Also, in Canada if you don't register your move if you have a PAL you can get in big trouble too. However every time I called in they were oblivious to this requirement.
Also, from your link: "Holders of an NRIC are responsible for the card's custody but are not required to carry the card on their person. "
Last edited by quantumofforce; Sep 2, 2018 at 1:50 pm
Sep 2, 2018, 2:11 pm
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Sep 2, 2018, 3:22 pm
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Anyone else feel disgusting after eating processed food? Had a pizza for the first time in a while and feel like death.
Sep 2, 2018, 5:18 pm
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Sep 2, 2018, 5:21 pm
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Was this pizza grocery store bought, from a fast food joint or ... in a MLL? 
Sep 3, 2018, 12:21 am
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When I went on my three week trip, I turned off power to a lot of stuff via circuit breakers (basically everything except the fridge), and I shut off the water line to my fridge's ice maker, as well as turned it off.
Upon my return, all power was turned back on.
Fast forward a week, and I was out of ice.
I quickly realized the water was still off, so I turned it on. 24 hours later, still no ice. I turned the ice maker off for 30 minutes, then back on. Still no ice.
I had to flip the circuit breaker to the fridge, power cycling the whole thing. Then the ice maker started working.
I never thought "unplug it and plug it back in" would be necessary for something like that.
Upon my return, all power was turned back on.
Fast forward a week, and I was out of ice.
I quickly realized the water was still off, so I turned it on. 24 hours later, still no ice. I turned the ice maker off for 30 minutes, then back on. Still no ice.
I had to flip the circuit breaker to the fridge, power cycling the whole thing. Then the ice maker started working.
I never thought "unplug it and plug it back in" would be necessary for something like that.
Last edited by canadiancow; Sep 3, 2018 at 2:12 am Reason: typo
Sep 3, 2018, 1:11 am
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When I went on my three week trip, I turned off power to a lot of stuff via circuit breakers (basically everything except the fridge), and I shut off the water line to my fridge's ice maker, as well as turned it off.
Upon my return, all power was turned back on.
Fast forward a week, and I was out of ice.
I quickly realized the water was still off, so I turned it off. 24 hours later, still no ice. I turned the ice maker off for 30 minutes, then back on. Still no ice.
I had to flip the circuit breaker to the fridge, power cycling the whole thing. Then the ice maker started working.
I never thought "unplug it and plug it back in" would be necessary for something like that.
Upon my return, all power was turned back on.
Fast forward a week, and I was out of ice.
I quickly realized the water was still off, so I turned it off. 24 hours later, still no ice. I turned the ice maker off for 30 minutes, then back on. Still no ice.
I had to flip the circuit breaker to the fridge, power cycling the whole thing. Then the ice maker started working.
I never thought "unplug it and plug it back in" would be necessary for something like that.
Sep 3, 2018, 1:14 am
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-- if the water is still off and you turn it off ... shouldn't it be obvious there would still be no ice? 
Sep 3, 2018, 2:12 am
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Sep 3, 2018, 6:44 am
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I wonder why you asked, and I suspect you have a reason although I have yet to know why....but it was grocery store bought frozen pizza. I had a sudden craving I could not resist as I walked through the frozen food aisle and my internal law that should never be broken of not eating processed food....I broke it, much to my demise.
Sep 3, 2018, 7:12 am
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I wonder why you asked, and I suspect you have a reason although I have yet to know why....but it was grocery store bought frozen pizza. I had a sudden craving I could not resist as I walked through the frozen food aisle and my internal law that should never be broken of not eating processed food....I broke it, much to my demise.
I have done the same with grocery store pizza. Eaten and regretted.
Sep 3, 2018, 4:00 pm
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Sep 3, 2018, 6:36 pm
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