Miscellaneous

2020-01-28

B.C. Ford owner gets new vehicle after dealing with car repairs for 17 weeks

CA Member Business & Economics, Canada, Miscellaneous 0

Article Link: https://globalnews.ca/news/6470378/ford-owner-new-vehicle-car-repairs/

Discussion posted by: Arye ben-Shaoul

A B.C. woman who owns a Ford vehicle says she’s relieved she can put her car issues behind her, after the dealership and Ford Canada agreed to replace her SUV. “I actually almost cried with relief, I have to be honest. It’s been a weight off my shoulders,” said Sarah Timmins. In 2018, the Trail, B.C. resident bought a new 2018 Ford Escape Titanium SUV. A year later on Sept. 24, 2019, however, the vehicle, with only 14,000 kilometers on the odometer, broke down and ended up in the repair shop at the Ford dealership where Timmins had purchased it. The SUV has been under repair for 17 weeks.

2020-01-27

Iranian aircraft slides onto highway after pilot ‘misses’ runway

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Article Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-51261549

Discussion posted by: Arye ben-Shaoul

An Iranian passenger plane ended up belly-down in the middle of a highway after reportedly skidding off the runway during a botched landing. Two of the 136 passengers on board suffered leg injuries in the incident in the city of Mahshahr, medics said. The Caspian Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-83 was flying there from Tehran. State TV quoted provincial aviation officials as saying that the pilot “landed the aircraft too late and this caused him to miss the runway”. This “caused the aircraft to overshoot the runway and stop in a boulevard” next to the airport, Mohammad Reza Rezaei added.

2020-01-22

SUV driven into TTC tunnel makes it to Union Station

ReBeater Canada, Miscellaneous 0

Article Link: https://torontosun.com/news/local-news/suv-driven-into-ttc-tunnel-makes-it-to-union-station

Discussion posted by: Rebeater

A driver followed a TTC streetcar into the Queens Quay tunnel early Wednesday, making it all the way to Union Station before getting stuck. The SUV entered the tunnel around 2:30 a.m. and drove to the commuter platform before getting stopped by a concrete block that serves as a walkway on the tracks to the operator washroom. “We had a car enter the tunnel behind a streetcar and service was impacted until about 6 a.m.,” said TTC spokesman Hayley Waldman. Toronto Police say there will be no charges, but the man’s licence is under review.

2020-01-20

‘Target Tori’ gets outpouring of donations after toothbrush spat at Massachusetts store

IRWeasel International, Miscellaneous 0

Article Link: https://www.foxnews.com/us/target-tori-donations-toothbrush-massachusetts

Discussion posted by: IRWeasel

A Target customer’s attempt to publicly shame a store manager over her refusal to sell him a mispriced electronic toothbrush has backfired after sympathizers raised over $30,000 for her. The incident began Friday when David Leavitt, whose Twitter biography said he is an award-winning journalist with bylines for multiple media outlets, tried purchasing an Oral B Pro 5000 electric toothbrush that was marked for sale for $.01 at the Swanesa, Mass., store, The Herald News reported. Leavitt tweeted that a store manager named Tori refused to sell him the item for the displayed price, prompting him to call the police.

2020-01-20

‘Boggles My Mind’: Man finds $43,000 in used couch, returns it to owner

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Article Link: https://ottawasun.com/news/good-news/boggles-my-mind-man-finds-43000-in-used-couch-returns-it-to-owner/wcm/e3851d4e-ecf3-4193-bd98-7b3c5cce8f6d

Discussion posted by: Rebeater

Sometimes, buying second hand can really pay off. A Michigan man bought a couch and ottoman from a Habitat for Humanity ReStore shop last month but recently discovered a happy little bonus in the furniture — US$43,000 in cold, hard cash. “It still boggles my mind,” Howard Kirby told CBS affiliate WNEM in Bay City, Mich. “I still have to pinch myself to make sure I’m not dreaming or something.” After buying the furniture in December, Kirby found the ottoman a little uncomfortable as the weeks went by. His daughter decided to investigate and discovered the cushion was stuffed with thousands of dollars in cash. It wound up totalling a whopping $43,170.

2020-01-18

Prince Harry, Meghan Markle will no longer use royal titles, Queen and Buckingham Palace announce

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Article Link: https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/prince-harry-meghan-markle-queen-announcement-royal

Discussion posted by: IRWeasel

Queen Elizabeth and Buckingham Palace released much-anticipated statements on Saturday confirming that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will no longer use their royal titles and will move forward with their initial “Megxit” plan in the spring of 2020.

2020-01-14

Wild Highway Video: Truck pushes car along 401

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Article Link: https://torontosun.com/news/local-news/wild-highway-video-truck-pushes-car-along-401

Discussion posted by: JayMak

The OPP are investigating a video posted online in which trucks and cars appear to be playing a vehicle game of roller derby. The undated video shows what appears to be a salter truck pushing a car sideways on Hwy. 401 approaching Bayview Ave. A car is in the curb trying to avoid the situation and drives away before the salter slams the sideways vehicle into the guardrail. Then, a tractor trailer driving behind the salter truck looks as if it wants to give the sideways car in the rails a swipe as well.

2020-01-14

Russian model clinging to life after naked fall from window

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Article Link: https://torontosun.com/news/world/russian-model-clinging-to-life-after-falling-naked-from-apartment-window/wcm/5af354d6-7d5d-4737-9b78-7bfa2e37bda2

Discussion posted by: Eddie Baconator

A Russian model who once graced the pages of Vogue magazine is clinging to life after reportedly falling naked out of the third-floor window of her boyfriend’s apartment. According to the U.K. Sun, 21-year-old Ksenia Puntus suffered head and chest injuries after falling from the window of a Moscow apartment occupied by her boyfriend, Andrei Bakov – the son of film director Nikita Milhalkov.

2020-01-13

Fire sends plumes of smoke over downtown Toronto

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Article Link: https://edmontonsun.com/news/local-news/fire-sends-plumes-of-smoke-over-downtown-toronto/wcm/12b3ce33-3c49-4978-814f-0579c20d489c

Discussion posted by: Rebeater

Investigators are probing the case of a spectacular fire in the Rosedale Valley late Sunday afternoon Emergency crews were dispatched just before 4:30 p.m. for reports of heavy black smoke coming from the valley just north of the intersection of Bloor St. E. and Sherbourne St. As observed from the Toronto Sun offices just west of the scene, the smoke was carried aloft south into the eastern portions of the downtown core.

2020-01-10

‘World’s hottest grandmother’ selling sexy snaps to fundraise for Australian wildfire relief

IRWeasel International, Miscellaneous 0

Article Link: https://torontosun.com/news/world/worlds-hottest-grandmother-selling-sexy-snaps-to-fundraise-for-australian-wildfire-relief

Discussion posted by: IRWeasel

The woman dubbed the “world’s hottest grandmother” is doing her part to raise funds to help battle the ongoing firefighting efforts in her native Australia by taking advantage of what she knows best. Her sexy self. This past Wednesday, 49-year-old Gina Stewart stated on Instagram that she’ll be sending out free subscriptions to her OnlyFans account – a social media site where people subscribe to raunchy content – to anyone who donates at least $10 to a number of fundraisers for the Australian bushfire relief.

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