Last week, I had described my bad beer experience while I was away in Fort McMurray. I wrote up a blog entry then sent an email off to Moosehead. Today, I’d just like to thank Moosehead for their handling of the issue! Here is how it went down:

The day after I had sent the email, I had received an email from Joel Levesque, who is the Vice President of Public Affairs at Moosehead. He thanked me for the email and provided contact information for Francine Valiquette, who handles customer inquiries. He also said that, “Moosehead Light that is shipped outside the Maritimes is bottled in the trademark Green bottle“.

I then sent an email off to her and received a call the next day at work. I told her what had happened with the beer. She gathered my address and asked me to try and find out the code on the bottles of beer. By the way, the code is located near below the neck of the bottles, and it allows Moosehead to determine when the beer had been bottled. Once I had found the code, I emailed her back, and she let me know some information including when it was bottled.

After a few days had passed, I received a letter in the mail from Moosehead. Inside were coupons for a replacement case of beer, a customer satisfaction survey, and a self addressed and stamped letter. I am very happy with the response from Moosehead - from the beginning to the end. I’ll be mailing back the survey tomorrow with a thank you note attached!

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Note the hilarious warning: “This project involves taxidermy, dremels, and sometimes graphic pictures of dead animals. While there are no guts in this tutorial, viewer discretion is still advised. If you are offended by this entire idea, please peruse the wallet contest or the laser cutter contest instead”.

Enjoy!

At the Cantina on Tatooine:

Han Solo on the Death Star:

Boba Fett VS Han Solo:

Yo Mama Fight:

Jar Jar meets Vader:

This is one movie you should really check out. I had been seeing some previews and reviews; but, I was never that interested in watching it. So, what better to do on a lazy Sunday then checked it out. I’m glad I did. It was a well done documentary on the American health care system. It went over the problems from the everyday person’s point of view, which I think most of us already know of; but, it also did some comparisons to Canada, Great Britain, France, and Cuba. It provided some information on how the system came about and where it stands right now.

My favorite parts involved the comparisons. The Canadian comparison involved interviewing people traveling to the United States and purchasing insurance, just for a day trip. He also interviewed people in a waiting room, asking them how much it would cost and how long they had to wait. Most estimates sounded very quick, but the more I think about it now, anytime I have gone to the hospital, I have seen someone within half an hour. I know we all love to complain, but at the end of the day we do have it good here. I can still remember working part time in school when I fell and broke my elbow. If we had been in the United States, sometime like that could have put my family into debt, something that we all just take for granted. We love to complain about 14% HST, but nobody would be willing to give that up for outrageous medial costs!

I found the other comparisons to Great Britain and France very interesting. They all have different systems, but the core is that we all contribute to ensure that the people who need help get it. I think that is the real message. That is the message that needs to be drilled into Americans who think that they can do it alone, because when it comes down to it, you need all the help you can get, and nobody will be there to help you then!

The Cuban trip was really great to see. Michael Moore took a boatload of 9/11 survivors to Guantanamo Bay where he asked for them to get the same level of health care that the terrorists receive (which is far better then anything I can ever imagine getting myself!). Needless to say, they were ignored. So what was left to do but take them to the hospital in Havana. In Havana, they received the care they needed, similar to any other Cuban. I found it really interesting when some locals told them where the hospital and pharmacy was located, a block away. They also said there are so many that you never have to go far. I liked that because I know that is true. When I worked in Cienfuegos, I had to walk by a hospital everyday. There was also another one near the University in the other direction. That’s closer then the hospital where I live now!

I think you should watch this movie if you get a chance, it really got me thinking about our system and ways to improve it. Nothing is perfect, but I would still have to say I am pretty happy with what we have right now!

There is nothing better then a good Home Shopping Channel accident:

Winnipeg is now home to a first in pizza places. It’s not making national news due to its excellent pizza, but instead to it’s included content - porn (pr0n for you geeks). Assuming you are 18 or over, you can order up a pizza which will be delivered to your house. As an added bonus, pornographic material is inserted under every pizza. The image is revealed as you eat the pizza.

Like many people, you may be asking yourself - is this legal? The answer is yes, as long as people are 18+. The delivery people have to check for ID to ensure they are of age. “They have to make sure they’re selling to someone who’s of age,” lawyer Ian Berger said. “But other than that, get a little something extra with your pizza.. there’s nothing wrong with that.”

The best part of some people’s comments: one woman told CBC News that the woman depicted in the Porno Pizza insert was “too naked,” while another said porn is “something I wouldn’t expect to have anything to do with pizza.”

The owner also says that most orders are actually from women. “So I’m pretty pleased to see that a demographic that some people might think that we’re offending is actually a lot more open to the concept than society would think,” he said. The owner also says that if enough people are turned on to the Porno Pizza concept, he has the naming rights for what could be a national franchise.

That’s right, we eventually found a case of Moosehead Light at the Sobey’s liquor store in Fort McMurray. Although Sobey’s does not have grocery stores out west, they do manage to run a liquor store with some Maritime beers in it. Needless to say, I was excited at the opportunity to have a great beer while out in boomtown. We purchased a 12 pack for later.

When we eventually got home, I quickly opened the case and put some beer away in the fridge. This is where I became worried. The bottles did not look like your typical Moosehead Light bottles. These ones were green in color. I shrugged and continued putting the beer in the fridge. I then patiently waited for the beer to become cold. Chris also froze some beer mugs. The wait seemed to take forever, but finally, they were cold.

I bolted to the fridge, opened up a bottle, and smelled the contents. It smelled normal. Safe to drink? Lets try! So I take a drink. Bahh! What was that? Did I just drink watered down moutain lion urine? I must have because this is absolutely nothing like Moosehead Light. I’m sorry, but if it doen’t even taste similar it shouldn’t have the label. I’m planning on emailing Moosehead to let them know the beer in Fort McMurray is making them look bad. Seriously, imagine someone else wasting their money on this! They would think they Moosehead beer sucks in the Maritimes too!

Needless to say, the beer was only fit for the dogs!