This and that

I have just discovered ChatGPT, it’s amazing! Just ask it a question and you get a concise well written answer. It’s AI (artificial intelligence) and sometimes makes mistakes but if it can’t find the answer it says so. Cool site.

Go Leafs!

Well, that’s that, and then there’s this:

Just a small sample of how large corporations are ripping us off. If I did this I would be in jail quicker than quick. Remember the guy who bought up all the hand sanitizer from Costco? I defiantly don’t agree with what he did but if he was a large corporation he would have gotten away with it.

And this:

Rosalie has turned her hand lately to cooking as a hobby. I enjoy her dishes and her enthusiasm. I have also learned all sorts of ways of telling her I don’t like a particular dish without actually saying I don’t like it. Any new skill is a good skill.

One of the off-shoots is that she has started making different flavours of margarita. So far she has tried mango and papaya. I love them both but can’t make up my mind which I like best so she has to keep making them until I can finally decide.

Also this

Our rent was due to be paid so we went to the Intercam bank to withdraw some pesos from our account. We walked in, took a number and were seventh in line. Now, in a Canadian bank that means a five minute wait. This however, is Mexico.

Our second stop was Barra so we decided to go there first to buy some plants but the place was closed for some reason. So back to the bank again and continue standing in line. We still had our original number but still had to wait forty five minutes before getting served. Total time from when we first walked into the bank was an hour and twenty minutes.

There are three tellers but only one was open. The tellers not only deal with customers but also members of the staff who come up and speak to them regularly.

It was exhausting!

Once the money was in my wallet it had to go to the BanaMex bank to pay the rent. It was getting too late that day as we were expecting visitors so the plan was to go back the next day during siesta time when most Mexicans are off eating their lunch.

The way to pay the rent, is to have a photo of our landlords credit card and present it to the teller. They then take our cash money and give us a receipt which we take a photo of and send to the landlord via email. It works well especially as BanaMex has a bit more efficient way of dealing with clients. The whole thing this time took about five minutes.

Go Leafs! Oh, for the non North Americans, the Toronto Maple Leafs are my favourite ice hockey team and are doing great right now. I take a lot of abuse because I’m a fan of an eastern Canadian team so folks like to rub it in a bit.

Again, Go Leafs!