July 1, 2025 • 38 mins
(4:58) - HAPPY CANADA DAY!
(14:36) - Rachel HAS to have a reservation
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(00:00):
Doesn't Dave's hat make him looklike Nardwire?
Nardwire. Remember Nardwire from Much
Music? I didn't have cable.
You didn't have cable. Right.
Good. Only Rachel knows who nardwire.
I'm going to put it side by sideof Dave and Nardwire, and you'll
(00:23):
see, 'cause he wore a hat just like that.
That's. A reference more obscure than
Anna Nah. Lana, everybody knows Lana na.
No, I don't think they do. If you took French in the 90s,
you know Lana Na. What is Lana?
Telle. Francais telle Francais.
Bonjour alo salou bam bam telle Francais, telle Francais.
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Learn French from. Francais.
Pineapple puppets. That's.
Why? I recently looked that up on
YouTube for some reason and it is so creepy.
Claymation like it's very no. They're puppets, I thought.
I know, but they look like clay.Anyway, they're very creepy.
I don't know how we watched that, but we did.
That's why we still don't reallyknow French.
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That's exactly why. This, by the way, is due to
underwhelming demand, the podcast that is as Canadian as
Maple syrup, and bonus hosted bythree saps.
(01:31):
Saps Yeah, you're welcome. We yeah.
Happy Canada Day. We are Dave, Rachel and Foreman.
This fine podcast, which is always available for
sponsorship, by the way, is brought to you by Sparkle
Princess Parties. We'll get to that in just a
second. Want to let you know what's
coming up because Rachel has to have a reservation.
(01:54):
Has to or else. Mm hmm.
The keg takes those. Yep.
Yep, they do. Only reservations and only gift
cards. Yeah, whatever.
Warman has a good idea, a bad idea for us.
And I just want to talk about Canada Day, so that's all coming
up. But let's talk about Sparkle
Princess parties, yes? She's she must be out today
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somewhere painting Maple Leafs on people's faces, because I
hope so. Good grief, is she ever good?
Making you look like a Beaver. Making you look like a moose.
He has any you could look like. A goose like her?
Canada. Goose.
I would like her to make me looklike a Beaver.
Yeah, I would like that too. Actually, I'd.
Love to see that yes, I'm dressed.
(02:36):
As a Beaver for Groundhog Day, remember that.
I sure did, yeah, but it. Was a good time, but.
The alternative to wearing a bigheavy mascot costume when it
feels like 40 something degrees would be just painted on your
face. Exactly.
Yeah, Abigail can do that. She is the owner of Sparkle
Princess Parties, the owner and the operator because she'll come
to your party or your event or you're, I don't know, maybe
(02:58):
you're having an outdoor festival, whatever you're doing,
and she'll do face painting, she'll do glitter tattoos, she's
got hair, tinsel. She'll come to your birthday
party or themed party, whatever you're doing with themed crafts
and activities. Imagine you're having a pool
party in August and you need allthe crafts.
You need the entertainment, you need the fun.
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You don't want to be the entertainment and the fun and
provide everything. No, no.
Sure don't. Yeah, that's what you want as a
parent. You don't want to have to do all
that. You pay to go somewhere else.
You pay so that it's they have to clean up and set out for you.
And you don't have to clean up your house.
It just makes it a lot. Easier.
We don't want to do it. Worth every penny.
How many birthday parties have you thrown, Dave?
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I don't. I don't.
OK, it hasn't been as easy as hiring Sparkle Christmas
parties. That's right, she'll come and
she'll get your kids all dolled up.
And when we say face painting, we mean awesome face painting.
Like airbrush type quality face painting not the only.
Way you'll know Dave isn't the Beaver is that he's not eating
(04:03):
wood. Yeah, otherwise.
Distinguishable. You go wow, is that a Beaver at
my party? A real Beaver.
Yes, it is. Holy cow he's wearing a nardwar
hat. Wow, what?
Do you? What is nardwar?
I don't even know what that is. Somebody else has to remember
Nardwar, he was from much music.He had his own little shtick
(04:25):
there anyway. OK, stop.
OK, fine with Rick the Temp. Do you know Rick the Temp?
Tell me you know Rick the temp. No, no.
Yes, you do. No, yes, only because he's on
CHFI now. Oh, easy.
Yes, I think so. Or breakfast television.
Actually, I think this is. The way he did shout out the
Sparkle Princess out parties because we've gotten off track.
Yes, sparkle Princess parties she you can.
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She's in Woodstock, but she'll go around the area.
You can find her on Facebook andInstagram.
Just look Sparkle Princess parties.
I'll put her info in the show notes or at the bottom of the
screen here, you can check it out.
So here we are. As we record this, it's a few
days before, but as the podcast comes out, it happens to be
Canada Day. So my question to the two of
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you, what are you doing for Canada Day Foreman?
Bitching about Saint Thomas's celebrations.
Why? Are they not good?
I wasn't expecting that, but I'min no say more.
Because they change the locationof which park, they do all the
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celebrations and it's a big to do in Saint.
Like, they have lots of fun, lots of stuff to do, huge
fireworks, anything you could want in a Canada Day town
celebration that used to be within walking distance of our
home and now it's 15 minutes across town.
And. Last year, trying to get out of
the parking lot after the fireworks took about as long as
(05:54):
the entire fireworks. Show.
That's annoying. I just, it just grinds my gears.
It will happen down the street. You know what grinds my gears?
Yeah. Happy Canada Day.
Too bad Forman. No.
Well, they have, they have fireworks in my town too.
And my sister is coming to visithere.
(06:16):
She's staying at my mom's house,who lives around the corner from
me, and she arrives on Canada Day, her and her family.
So we'll see them and then we'llspend it with them.
I think they get here early in the morning and then is that?
Canadian though. What do you like?
What don't you do? Something like, you know,
Canadian, don't you? Don't.
You celebrate, don't you? Put on a a stupid shirt, yes.
(06:37):
Yeah, we all have Canada Day shirts.
I just today actually bought newCanada Day shirts for my kids.
I'm so surprised that you never ever do anything for any holiday
other than maybe a little bit for Christmas.
I do so much for Christmas 1 two.
I do have Canada Day shirts and I have for years.
OK, so what's your what's your plan for Canada?
(06:59):
What will you do then? Rachel on.
Canada swim in my pool. OK well in our town they do a a
Canada Day bicycle parade, so you have to decorate your
bicycle. Oh, do you have one?
Yes, I have a bike, and my bicycle's red actually are.
You participating or are? You already are you already
working on that? Are you working on?
Well, I just have Canada Day stuff like I have decor that I
(07:22):
could stick on there, OK. So when you get up in the
morning, do you have AI? Don't know a Canadian breakfast?
Like with Maple syrup, I. Don't know Canadian bacon.
I don't know. No, I mean all the Maple syrup I
made. Yeah, Maple, that's.
Very Canadian, have you with? Blueberry pancakes and the
blueberries are from Nova Scotia.
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Sure. I mean.
Yeah, we might like, you know, some sausages and eggs and bacon
and I don't know. You don't, but you're you have
no plants. No, I don't know what I'm gonna
do. That's that bag of Canadian
stuff from Dollarama. Days away, it's less than a
week. Not days away, it's today.
It is well today. Yeah, yeah.
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The day this comes out, I don't know why.
What's What are you gonna do? Today, I feel like we're
building today's grand Canada Day celebration.
Well, we always do that. I mean, every year we try to do
something a little different because, and I'm not, I don't
really have to worry about goingto work, but other people in my
family family apparently do. Everything was closed.
(08:27):
Yes, but this weekend or this Canada Day, which is on a
Tuesday, that means if you're lucky or if you can take Monday
off or whatever, depending, you get an extra long weekend.
Four days, you get an extra longweekend for Canada Today.
And my wife, God bless my wife, I am with my wife.
(08:47):
I love the fact that she plans ahead for stuff like this.
She looks at Canada Day and sayswhat will I do this year?
So she's working on a menu of Canadian foods for 3-4 days.
We'll do a night. We'll do a night with the
poutine. We'll do like it.
(09:08):
Just that's why I'm asking, whatare you doing for Canada Day?
How do you celebrate Canada Day?Do you really get into it?
No. Or do you do like or are you
like Rachel? Do you just go, well, that's
sort of a day. But your wife is planning all
that. What are you doing?
What are you going to be? Here you're helping you.
Know there was no way. You're helping.
You know what I was doing today?I was outside decorating.
(09:30):
Wow, how? Much decorating are you doing?
Not anything yet, no. How much will you?
Do if I'll pull out my Canada Day stuff.
That's what I do for Halloween, although my kids have been at me
to get better Halloween decorations, so every year we've
added to it a little more and gotten better stuff.
You need the you need the inflatable, remember.
(09:51):
Do you remember the whole Embro inflatable Santa Claus thing?
Yes, yes. How we actually discussed how
all those Santas from Home, Hardware, very Canadian, all
came with a Maple Leaf on Santa's chest.
Right. Yes.
They had better be out today, yes?
Yeah. Are they gonna be I wonder?
I would we need an update on that.
(10:12):
We saw, actually, we were out shopping for more Canada Day
decorations today and saw an inflatable Canadian flag, which
I loved. I loved.
Like the whole flag or the OR the leaf?
It's it's the leaf. But it's an inflatable.
That's cool. One of you against inflatables.
You didn't love them. At one point, we we aren't.
We weren't. But now we're all over them.
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We love them. We love.
Yes. Anyway, I want this thing.
I don't want to pay what they want to charge me.
No. I.
Get it on sale on July 2nd. It might be.
It might be going up next year. Yes, that's fine.
That's the problem. That's the way to do it, get a
good sale on those things for next year.
OK, And then what are you eating?
You're eating Canadian bacon. You're eating Maple syrup.
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I think usually, usually and, and I, I want to preface this by
saying is you. I think you know Foreman, but I
know Rachel does. I had never until about 10 years
ago. I'd never had poutine in my
life. Never.
Which is insane and s'mores. You hadn't had poutine or
s'mores? Well, s'mores aren't
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necessarily. Canadians I can still do
without. I tried s'mores once and went,
yeah, I don't get it. I don't I don't get s'mores
right. Poutine.
I think you're. Not a marshmallow fan?
No, I don't like marshmallows, but I get poutine.
I like poutine, so usually yeah.Poutine on Canada Day for sure.
There will likely be burgers involved because I still I still
(11:40):
think burgers are very Canadian.Yeah, depending on how you do
them, probably only. You know what I got from
Loblaws? Oh.
Oh, you got something? Yeah.
I got burgers that were Donaire burgers.
Now that's Canadian and they're delicious.
It's basically, you know, donairs from out east.
Did you have? Don't don't know what a donaire
(12:01):
is. Oh yeah.
Well, like the sauce essentiallymakes it a.
Literally the official food of Halifax.
Ohh really? Yes.
So it's like a special lamb chowder when I was out there.
Isn't it like the meat is beef, isn't it?
No, it's like lamb or what is like shave.
It's on a spit. Oh yeah, and they.
Shave it off and then they have some kind of condensed milk
sauce you put on there with someonions, so.
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The sauce, it comes with the sauce and it was the special
burger, I guess with the sauce and you put the sauce on and it
was expensive though. You only get four of them for
like 15 bucks but I but they're good.
No, I can't. Oh, it's seasoned ground beef
that is formed into a cone shapeand cooked on a vertical
rotisserie, then shaved off in thin slices for use in donairs.
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Yeah, OK. OK, now you're talking.
There you go. All right, I will look that up.
That seems very Canadian, that. Is a very Canadian thing.
That's a new thing they have this year had.
Never had it, I might try that. What's for dessert?
Because an awful lot of people could not recognize a trivia
question I used on the radio last week.
Wafer, coconut custard and chocolate are the layers of what
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popular Canadian name dessert. Wafers.
I think it's. A coconut custard and chocolate.
It's a Nanaimo box. Oh, Nanaimo, yeah.
Actually Foreman, I put an orderin at the mill for the the
foreman special the candidate days.
That's what I. Meant candidate.
A foreman's candidate. A box of something, yes.
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Yes, OK, interesting. Rachel might have to go up there
then. It's a long drive.
Yeah, they'll be gone. Rage.
Yeah, they'll. Try the time I get there on July
2nd, yeah? They'll lean ahead.
Happy Canada Day. This is due to underwhelming
(13:55):
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This is the podcast that's as Canadian as poutine, and
probably just as good for you. Full of fat.
Don't know about that, I didn't say that anyway.
By the way, don't forget about our website underwhelming.ca.
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(14:18):
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Sure, that goes out once a week?Yep.
New episodes, some exclusive content, sometimes right to your
inbox. Something I also put work into
is booking reservations at restaurants.
(14:41):
Every time we go to a restaurant, I have to book a
reservation. And recently I was going to a
restaurant that didn't take reservations and Jeremy looked
ahead of time and he said they don't take reservations.
I think he might have called them and they're like, Nope, we
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don't we they wouldn't take 1. So I really had to think for a
day whether I wanted to go there, think for a.
Day but I. Hadn't gone to this one and I
really wanted to go and so we did go and we lucked out that
there was no line up when we arrived, which was like on a
Friday at or Saturday maybe at 6:00.
(15:22):
So it was a busy time, but that day we lucked out.
There was no, there was no line up to get in.
So that was good. But there have been so many
times where I try to go to a restaurant and we don't have a
reservation. Maybe we're with friends and
they planned it. They didn't book a reservation
or something. Or we're just out and we need to
go eat somewhere and we go in. No, it's going to be a 45 minute
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wait. I'm like, I'm not, I'm hungry
now. I don't want to wait 45 minutes.
Right, I'm going to. Go somewhere else because
there's all a whole bunch of other restaurants around.
That I. Could go to that will take
reservations. First of all, if A, if a
restaurant doesn't take reservations, I like that
(16:08):
restaurant. There's something about that
restaurant that that appeals to me because they don't need to
take reservations and I don't want to have to make one.
They don't need to take reservations because they're
busy. And B, and you take this any way
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you want. I feel like if you, if I owned a
restaurant, the first thing I wouldn't do is take a
reservation. And the only and the reason I
wouldn't, I wouldn't take a reservation is because unless or
there's, there's always a caveat, but I'm not taking
reservations because I think that probably of if you take
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reservations, 75% of the people that book a reservation actually
show up, I don't think. That's true.
I got 25% of my restaurant that I had set aside for you
goofballs that have to have a reservation and you don't show
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and you don't call. You never call to cancel.
I would call. To cancel maybe?
You do? When was the last time you
cancelled a reservation? Bet you do it all the time, no?
I have kids. If we go.
We're if we've planned it, we'regoing.
What have you got a sick? Kid.
Then I would have to call and cancel.
Yeah, of course. But now it's.
So easy to make a reservation onOpenTable.
(17:36):
You just get the app, you book, you find your restaurant, I.
Don't need to be people, I don't.
I don't need to be on OpenTable,I argue.
That restaurants that are very busy have to take reservations
and some are booked for months in advance.
If they're that busy, you can't get a table at these places.
Well, if they're that good if you're an.
(17:56):
Exclusive restaurant that everybody needs to go.
Two. Yeah, maybe you probably take
reservations, but I could tell you there's at least two, maybe
3 restaurants that I frequent where they don't take
reservations. I know they don't.
The one restaurant I eat at all the time and the phone
constantly rings and they constantly say we don't take
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reservations because that's whatpeople want.
Why don't they? Take.
What is the reason? Because they don't.
Need to and because you'll cancel, they don't need 5
people. I can't.
I'm not cancelling, that's for sure.
If I'm making a reservation, I'mgoing out.
I've. Heard stories.
I've heard stories. Let me, well, let me put it to
you. This.
Way there's more places with reservations because I hate
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having to go somewhere Yeah, I know I can get a drink at the
bar or whatever, but I'm you think the bar is. 4 Go sit.
At the bar, typically driving, I'm only going to have one.
So if I have one at the bar, I'mnot having it.
At my table you get an. Appetizer If you're hungry, you
can go. I have always have to walk in
the way that they are. I'm not taking reservations.
I don't want to have to go and Iwant to know that I have a seat.
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If there isn't a seat, I'm goingto leave.
I guess they don't care about that.
You can't. Live by the seat of your pants.
Well, sometimes I can and we have obviously because I went to
that other one. But I hate that they don't take
reservation. I just if it's if there is a
lineup and I have to wait more than like 20 minutes or
something, I'm not waiting. Oh no.
I'm not going to wait. Do you make?
(19:23):
Reservations. And if not, will you wait and
for how long? OK.
I have, leave us a comment. Let us know for sure.
Send us an e-mail. Let us know.
I have waited the longest I think I've ever waited when I
didn't have a reservation when they said, oh, it's going to be,
it could be an hour, maybe even longer.
I'm like, OK, can I go to the bar?
Yeah, go to the bar. And so I just go to the bar and,
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you know, I think the longest might have been 30 to over 30
minutes, but most of the time I've waited at.
Least an hour. Oh, I've many times.
Ever. Ever.
I've never had, Yeah. But that's typically when we're
with a group of friends and one person has been.
In charge and they did not make a.
Reservation if you're a large. Party which?
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Is so stupid. You have to have a.
Reservation I have. Good friends and they like to
make reservations and that's their thing.
I, I get it. But my, my thing is people that
make reservations, I don't thinkreally care.
They don't care about the restaurant.
They don't care if something comes up and you can't you're,
you know, a sick child or something happens or whatever.
(20:29):
The last thing you're going to do is call the restaurant and
cancel because I mean, if it's a.
Real emergency? I guess not.
It's. Not on your mind.
They're probably only. Holding the table for 10 or 15
minutes anyway, if you don't show up in that time, they're
going to release it the. Only way I'm taking a
reservation from you, Rachel, isif I can have your credit card
number. Oh my.
God, what are you going to charge me for?
(20:50):
I don't know. I'll charge you a no.
Show fee like they're going to start doing in Quebec July 17th.
See. That's a thing.
That's a thing. Reservations.
There's one. Steakhouse in Montreal that says
they'll get sometimes 15 no shows of two or more customers a
day see no shows and so. Oh God and he.
(21:11):
Doesn't think the new fee is going to be high enough because
the new fee is $10 a person for no shows starting July 17th
anywhere in Quebec, but that restaurant owner actually wants
it to be 20 bucks. Yeah, I don't blame.
Them you're costing, just say we're releasing.
The table, if you don't show up right on time like you're done,
we're going to give it to the next person, then you.
(21:32):
Pissed off someone waiting at the door, but they didn't have
to wait. Shouldn't have had to wait
because you weren't going to go.Well, it's a double.
Edged sword because if I'm If I'm waiting at the door because
you've taken reservations, then I'm mad.
If I'm waiting at the door because you haven't take
reservations, haven't taken, then I'm also mad I've.
Waved at you from the borrower. I'm having a drink and I'm
having a nice time. I don't care whatever.
(21:52):
I need a. Reservation.
Well, my kids. Are sitting at the bar with me.
No, they're raised. Causing so much trouble.
Yeah, we need a table. Yeah, in the dining room,
please. Just need to.
Relax, I need a. Booth to.
Contain them, yes, and it. Has to be a booth, Yeah, not a
high table. All chairs.
Thank God. I'll bet they.
(22:13):
Take reservations at the Keg, they sure.
Do Dave? They sure do.
Of course they do. This is due to underwhelming
(22:39):
demand. It's a podcast.
It's the podcast that's as Canadian as Eugene Levy's
eyebrows, just just not as beloved.
Not quite. The podcast isn't.
Quite as beloved, no? You're not not like those
eyebrows. That's a.
High brow to me. Proud.
Yeah. Yeah, very good, very hot.
(23:02):
You're making the. Face of the dog in that meme.
I sent that to my my new boss the other day and she hated it.
And like that, she did get. With the.
Program, this is the best meme there is or ever.
Will be missed to you. Once a week.
And I sent it again, yes. Which you?
Could judge on whether or not that's a good or bad idea, which
(23:23):
is like what I'd like to do now,OK?
Good idea, bad idea. It's time for another good idea,
bad idea. Very.
Good, actually. Briefly, because of our last
discussion, we'd like to start with the Should you be allowed
to charge people for a no show reservation?
That's a good idea. I.
(23:44):
Actually. Do think that's a good idea?
Because I think it's rude that you haven't shown up.
Good. Idea so.
Starting July 17th in all of Quebec, restaurants will be able
to charge up to $10 a person forno shows, but only if the
reservation is for five people or more.
However, restaurant tours will not be allowed to charge the fee
(24:08):
if at least one member of the group shows up to eat.
So if you booked for six people.And Vol.
Five of them can't come, so you come by yourself.
Nobody's getting charged 10 bucks, so you would have.
Made 60 bucks and then does one person eat that much?
I don't know, probably. Not but in.
How you get collect that money, I don't know.
(24:31):
Well. One person maybe you take.
Credit cards like Dave would take mine, right?
Well, maybe that's. They would have.
To to be in order to book the reservation, you got to leave
your card, Yeah. Well, you know one person's
going to take up a table, whether you know they're still
taking up a table. So sure, you know, if they show
and they take up a table, they're still not going to give
you the. I don't know.
All right, I'd. Say good idea, it's a good.
Idea to charge? Yeah, I think.
(24:53):
Yeah, you should. Why not just?
It'll become normal, just agreement.
Yeah. How'd that happen?
I don't know. Good idea.
How about? This opening, well construction
is starting this fall. It will be open next spring.
It is Costco, but without prettymuch everything.
No hot dogs, no stuff, no carts,none of that nonsense.
(25:18):
It's Costco's first ever stand alone gas station.
Oh, I. Heard about that?
Good idea. That's a.
Great idea. The only.
Thing Mission Vieiro Costco in California will sell is
gasoline, yeah. Good idea.
Good. Idea.
Ohh, fun. Fact Dave, I went to Costco on
Saturday, this past Saturday andit was like not busy at all.
(25:41):
I couldn't, couldn't believe that's a bad idea.
Bad. Idea.
I know I knew it. Was a bad idea.
I as I was going there, I'm like, but I have to go.
I got to return something and get something else and then, and
then I got there and we easily parked in the very first row.
Like no trouble getting a spot. It was almost, it was like
deader than it usually is duringthe week, but it was late
(26:01):
afternoon on a Saturday and so Ithink the busy part had ended
and people were almost never. Ever set foot in a Costco late
Saturday afternoon? So it was.
Not busy, I wouldn't. I would never go near less busy.
Than when I go on like Tuesday mornings I would.
Never go near a cost. I don't.
Know about that? For you that's still a bad I
take scuts and I would never ever ever because I hate the
(26:26):
South London Costco. I wouldn't I wouldn't go to it
first thing in the morning any day of the week.
I hate it out you. Wouldn't go why I hate it.
There I just the South London. Because it's opposite.
Well, I totally. Opposite.
I never go to the. North one.
There's just. Nothing.
Nothing about it makes sense. Nothing.
Organized by design. By design when they opened.
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It it was very confusing. You couldn't find.
Anything for a long time. So I'm skeptical of the first
stand alone gas station. However, how many?
Again, I don't go to Costco because I hate it.
How many pumps are at a typical Costco gas station right now?
I can tell you there. Oh.
Well, there's three in a row, and then there's like there's
(27:09):
two rows. Here at least. 5 rows 4 I would
say a minimum 15 I think. 12:00 I could be wrong, it could be
60. 912 Well, this new one will have 40. 40 pumps, 40 pumps OK
and nothing. Else, no, there's nothing there
but 40. Pumps in a field, I'm in favor.
(27:29):
Of that, I like it. Sure, I think.
That's a great idea there. Good.
Idea I mean. I can't.
Possibly. Imagine you ever having to wait
for a pump if there's 40, no. Like a normal, like a truck
stuff doesn't even have 40 no. It doesn't.
Truck steps don't. Have that many depends on the.
Time of day you're going to be waiting.
I've been in lineups at the Costco gas pump for the 4:40.
(27:51):
Usually. Four or five deep and it's not
fun because most people don't know what they're doing.
No, most people get up there andthey've got ohh, do I need my
Costco card? Do I need my debit card?
Yeah. Like it's just crazy.
That's me getting. Propane at Costco?
I don't know what the fuck I'm doing exactly.
And they don't want you to know.And it's different depending on
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location. Yes, by design.
True. It's true.
I don't know that that's. True.
Is this gas? Station going to be near a
Costco or is it just like no I? Don't.
Not even close. To not even.
Just you're just assuming all. Those people in that area have a
Costco card you would have. To yes, you.
Need a Costco card to go so you can go if you don't.
No, there's. No return desk to sign up for
(28:32):
one. No, God, you better not be.
No 40 pumps nothing else. Get out, right?
Well. Here's the thing.
It's good, I think. That's a great idea.
I learned. A long time ago that the Costco
in the North End, they open at 6:30 AM.
Fun fact, they open way earlier than that.
I don't know what time they've always.
(28:54):
I think the earliest I've ever got there is like 615 and
they're always open and only. Seniors would know that.
Huh. Yeah, because I'm up early.
But I, so I, I get, I get into my line, I go into a line on my
own. I don't want to be bothered.
And the most annoying thing to me is when there's hardly
anybody there, why would anybodycome behind me?
(29:18):
Why are you in my lane 'cause it's.
Open and they're not. Find another.
Lane don't come near me. Stay away.
Are you? Don't worrying.
Around 'cause everybody. Just goes to the middle.
No, I. Always go to the end because I
wanna be left alone. I want to be the first one out
at the farthest end. Yes.
I don't. Want anyone near me?
(29:38):
Nothing annoys me more than whenthere's hardly anybody there.
Somebody shows up behind me. I literally swear at them before
they get out of their car. Right.
OK, Yeah. Yeah, yeah, God.
You wouldn't, you wouldn't be caught dead if they could
overhear you. That's.
No, no, I would be dead if they could overhear me.
Yes, bad idea. Bad idea.
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We're nearly. 5000 downloads in the last 30 days and we're
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I know, I can't believe. We're almost at 150, yeah.
That's incredible. That's crazy.
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I'm even impressed and I don't impress easily.
That's who doesn't want that audience.
That's your business or service.Absolutely.
That's right. To us, they're.
Loyal to you? Exactly.
And some, some of this audience even is so loyal, they've gone
out of their way to not only listen to country 104 where
we're number one for new country.
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point? Nine in southwestern Ontario and
available on iHeartRadio anywhere, including Nova Scotia.
OK. All right.
Yes, good. Yes.
But they also sometimes participate in contests on said
radio station. Oh, fun.
And then when we get into phone conversations like this, it with
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Sherry from Granton, which is near Elderton, near Elderton,
near the Twin Cities, near closeto the.
Twin Cities of Kirkton and Woodham.
Yes, Kirkton. And wood or depending.
On which way you're going, Woodham and Kirkton.
Sure. And Saint Mary's, OK.
Yes, yes, I know Brian from Saint Mary's, you know.
Brian, yes, you know. What's actually really funny?
(32:46):
So I went to public school with Ian and high school with Rachel.
That's hilarious. Fun fact, yes, I've been
actually listening to the podcast right now when my phone
rang. I know everything about you.
Oh. My God, it's so funny.
And I went to the live show and I was I that's the last time I
(33:08):
saw Brian there. Oh.
Gosh, Sherry, did we? I.
Hope we talked or something then, did we?
Well, I actually don't know. I was talking to Rachel.
But Mel, Melissa V, she's my best friend, so I know you guys
were talking and she was doing. I was standing with her when she
was getting ready to do your pictures.
Yeah, Melissa. V Photography.
Melissa V Photography I know Sherry, I know who you're
(33:29):
talking. Yes, I went to high school with
Sherry and Foreman's friend Ian,who also works in radio, who we
foreman and I were both at in college with actually, so I
never. Radio person that you guys all
know. Wow, that's amazing.
Yeah. Yeah.
Oh, yeah, of course I know, Cher.
Yeah, we're the same age. Went to school together all
through high school. And I did see her at the live
(33:51):
show and I was talking to her, of course.
And then? I interrupted her listening to
this in order to play a game andnow she got free tickets to see
Dasha at London Music Hall. Fun for her.
OK, great. Well, that's good.
Thank you, Sherry. That's so nice.
I'm glad you. I'm glad you found where Foreman
is now too. Yes, same.
And Joanne? Joanne's always been here.
(34:11):
She's left a comment on Spotify.Hershey lady Joanne.
Oh yes. Joanne, Yes, yes.
She says hi Dave, Rachel and Foreman.
I've listened to every one of your episodes and I must say
this one was one of the funniest.
Episode 129, What happened on that one?
OK. Let me look it up.
(34:33):
Called. Entitled swinging party man.
Oh yeah. Oh, right, that was.
My sex toy party. Yeah, the sex.
Toy party Sex toy party. That's right, your new.
Pest Foreman's new pest and Davegot sick again.
Dave got sick. Yeah, anyway, so that was one of
the funniest, says Joanne. Thanks for making me laugh.
You guys are not only the best, but you're such wonderful
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people, all with such a great sense of humor.
You're doing now what you were always meant to do, make people
smile. Thank you.
Oh. Oh, well, well, well, thank you.
I. Was called her Sherry, but I
mean, Joanne, thank you, Joanne.That's so nice.
Yeah, thank. You and also on Spotify.
Also on the same episode. Megan has commented that my
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sister and I often gift each other Dick themed items for any
occasion, just like before you. You could check out, actually I
have a few that I've I've learned of that you could.
Yeah, you. Flag you could add.
To your list, yeah, flag them for you just before I continue.
Reading that though, imagine giving a Dick themed anything to
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your own sister. I can't I think.
It. Would be a bad idea for me, yes.
You have one. I have two.
Sisters, and neither one of themhave ever or will ever get
anything and give. One to my sister.
But if I gave one to my sister and or my mom, that would be
hysterically funny to me. I would that would be so funny.
(36:04):
Well, give. I'll tell you what you do, you
give your sister and your mom a Dick themed gift on behalf of
Foreman and I 'cause we're not giving one to ours from you.
You know, yes, I'll say love, David.
Love. David Foreman.
That's Make sure it's Dick themed.
We don't care. You know I'm gonna get the.
Decanter the Dick. Decanter the Dick.
Dick, yeah. Good idea.
(36:27):
Well, Megan does go on to say that the only rule is it can't
be an actual toy. OK.
That's fair enough. Yeah, this.
Started when? One year for Christmas.
Enough of them. I can tell you that there aren't
enough. Yeah.
It started when one year for Christmas, we both unknowingly
gave each other a gift in that theme.
(36:49):
OK. She got.
Me a plushie and I got her a coloring book.
Oh my. Gosh, that's very funny it.
Is now getting increasingly harder, unintended to find gifts
of this nature. So thank you for the new ideas,
Rachel. You're welcome.
I hope. I hope they open all those gifts
(37:11):
in front of a big family around the Christmas tree.
Absolutely yes PSI. Just know this comment will get
read on this podcast. I hope so.
Yeah, I couldn't let this. Comment not get posted though,
so I am. So sorry that we left it till
the end. I wish that we'd started with
that. We'll start the.
(37:32):
Next one like with the same comment next time.
Yes. Let's do an entire Dick themed
podcast, yes? I'm down.
Doesn't Dave's hat make him looklike Nardwire?
Nardwire. Remember Nardwire from Much
Music? I didn't have cable.
You didn't have cable. Right.
Good. Only Rachel knows who nardwire.
I'm going to put it side by sideof Dave and Nardwire, and you'll
(00:23):
see, 'cause he wore a hat just like that.
That's. A reference more obscure than
Anna Nah. Lana, everybody knows Lana na.
No, I don't think they do. If you took French in the 90s,
you know Lana Na. What is Lana?
Telle. Francais telle Francais.
Bonjour alo salou bam bam telle Francais, telle Francais.
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Learn French from. Francais.
Pineapple puppets. That's.
Why? I recently looked that up on
YouTube for some reason and it is so creepy.
Claymation like it's very no. They're puppets, I thought.
I know, but they look like clay.Anyway, they're very creepy.
I don't know how we watched that, but we did.
That's why we still don't reallyknow French.
(01:10):
That's exactly why. This, by the way, is due to
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Maple syrup, and bonus hosted bythree saps.
(01:31):
Saps Yeah, you're welcome. We yeah.
Happy Canada Day. We are Dave, Rachel and Foreman.
This fine podcast, which is always available for
sponsorship, by the way, is brought to you by Sparkle
Princess Parties. We'll get to that in just a
second. Want to let you know what's
coming up because Rachel has to have a reservation.
(01:54):
Has to or else. Mm hmm.
The keg takes those. Yep.
Yep, they do. Only reservations and only gift
cards. Yeah, whatever.
Warman has a good idea, a bad idea for us.
And I just want to talk about Canada Day, so that's all coming
up. But let's talk about Sparkle
Princess parties, yes? She's she must be out today
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somewhere painting Maple Leafs on people's faces, because I
hope so. Good grief, is she ever good?
Making you look like a Beaver. Making you look like a moose.
He has any you could look like. A goose like her?
Canada. Goose.
I would like her to make me looklike a Beaver.
Yeah, I would like that too. Actually, I'd.
Love to see that yes, I'm dressed.
(02:36):
As a Beaver for Groundhog Day, remember that.
I sure did, yeah, but it. Was a good time, but.
The alternative to wearing a bigheavy mascot costume when it
feels like 40 something degrees would be just painted on your
face. Exactly.
Yeah, Abigail can do that. She is the owner of Sparkle
Princess Parties, the owner and the operator because she'll come
to your party or your event or you're, I don't know, maybe
(02:58):
you're having an outdoor festival, whatever you're doing,
and she'll do face painting, she'll do glitter tattoos, she's
got hair, tinsel. She'll come to your birthday
party or themed party, whatever you're doing with themed crafts
and activities. Imagine you're having a pool
party in August and you need allthe crafts.
You need the entertainment, you need the fun.
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You don't want to be the entertainment and the fun and
provide everything. No, no.
Sure don't. Yeah, that's what you want as a
parent. You don't want to have to do all
that. You pay to go somewhere else.
You pay so that it's they have to clean up and set out for you.
And you don't have to clean up your house.
It just makes it a lot. Easier.
We don't want to do it. Worth every penny.
How many birthday parties have you thrown, Dave?
(03:41):
I don't. I don't.
OK, it hasn't been as easy as hiring Sparkle Christmas
parties. That's right, she'll come and
she'll get your kids all dolled up.
And when we say face painting, we mean awesome face painting.
Like airbrush type quality face painting not the only.
Way you'll know Dave isn't the Beaver is that he's not eating
(04:03):
wood. Yeah, otherwise.
Distinguishable. You go wow, is that a Beaver at
my party? A real Beaver.
Yes, it is. Holy cow he's wearing a nardwar
hat. Wow, what?
Do you? What is nardwar?
I don't even know what that is. Somebody else has to remember
Nardwar, he was from much music.He had his own little shtick
(04:25):
there anyway. OK, stop.
OK, fine with Rick the Temp. Do you know Rick the Temp?
Tell me you know Rick the temp. No, no.
Yes, you do. No, yes, only because he's on
CHFI now. Oh, easy.
Yes, I think so. Or breakfast television.
Actually, I think this is. The way he did shout out the
Sparkle Princess out parties because we've gotten off track.
Yes, sparkle Princess parties she you can.
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She's in Woodstock, but she'll go around the area.
You can find her on Facebook andInstagram.
Just look Sparkle Princess parties.
I'll put her info in the show notes or at the bottom of the
screen here, you can check it out.
So here we are. As we record this, it's a few
days before, but as the podcast comes out, it happens to be
Canada Day. So my question to the two of
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you, what are you doing for Canada Day Foreman?
Bitching about Saint Thomas's celebrations.
Why? Are they not good?
I wasn't expecting that, but I'min no say more.
Because they change the locationof which park, they do all the
(05:31):
celebrations and it's a big to do in Saint.
Like, they have lots of fun, lots of stuff to do, huge
fireworks, anything you could want in a Canada Day town
celebration that used to be within walking distance of our
home and now it's 15 minutes across town.
And. Last year, trying to get out of
the parking lot after the fireworks took about as long as
(05:54):
the entire fireworks. Show.
That's annoying. I just, it just grinds my gears.
It will happen down the street. You know what grinds my gears?
Yeah. Happy Canada Day.
Too bad Forman. No.
Well, they have, they have fireworks in my town too.
And my sister is coming to visithere.
(06:16):
She's staying at my mom's house,who lives around the corner from
me, and she arrives on Canada Day, her and her family.
So we'll see them and then we'llspend it with them.
I think they get here early in the morning and then is that?
Canadian though. What do you like?
What don't you do? Something like, you know,
Canadian, don't you? Don't.
You celebrate, don't you? Put on a a stupid shirt, yes.
(06:37):
Yeah, we all have Canada Day shirts.
I just today actually bought newCanada Day shirts for my kids.
I'm so surprised that you never ever do anything for any holiday
other than maybe a little bit for Christmas.
I do so much for Christmas 1 two.
I do have Canada Day shirts and I have for years.
OK, so what's your what's your plan for Canada?
(06:59):
What will you do then? Rachel on.
Canada swim in my pool. OK well in our town they do a a
Canada Day bicycle parade, so you have to decorate your
bicycle. Oh, do you have one?
Yes, I have a bike, and my bicycle's red actually are.
You participating or are? You already are you already
working on that? Are you working on?
Well, I just have Canada Day stuff like I have decor that I
(07:22):
could stick on there, OK. So when you get up in the
morning, do you have AI? Don't know a Canadian breakfast?
Like with Maple syrup, I. Don't know Canadian bacon.
I don't know. No, I mean all the Maple syrup I
made. Yeah, Maple, that's.
Very Canadian, have you with? Blueberry pancakes and the
blueberries are from Nova Scotia.
(07:43):
Sure. I mean.
Yeah, we might like, you know, some sausages and eggs and bacon
and I don't know. You don't, but you're you have
no plants. No, I don't know what I'm gonna
do. That's that bag of Canadian
stuff from Dollarama. Days away, it's less than a
week. Not days away, it's today.
It is well today. Yeah, yeah.
(08:04):
The day this comes out, I don't know why.
What's What are you gonna do? Today, I feel like we're
building today's grand Canada Day celebration.
Well, we always do that. I mean, every year we try to do
something a little different because, and I'm not, I don't
really have to worry about goingto work, but other people in my
family family apparently do. Everything was closed.
(08:27):
Yes, but this weekend or this Canada Day, which is on a
Tuesday, that means if you're lucky or if you can take Monday
off or whatever, depending, you get an extra long weekend.
Four days, you get an extra longweekend for Canada Today.
And my wife, God bless my wife, I am with my wife.
(08:47):
I love the fact that she plans ahead for stuff like this.
She looks at Canada Day and sayswhat will I do this year?
So she's working on a menu of Canadian foods for 3-4 days.
We'll do a night. We'll do a night with the
poutine. We'll do like it.
(09:08):
Just that's why I'm asking, whatare you doing for Canada Day?
How do you celebrate Canada Day?Do you really get into it?
No. Or do you do like or are you
like Rachel? Do you just go, well, that's
sort of a day. But your wife is planning all
that. What are you doing?
What are you going to be? Here you're helping you.
Know there was no way. You're helping.
You know what I was doing today?I was outside decorating.
(09:30):
Wow, how? Much decorating are you doing?
Not anything yet, no. How much will you?
Do if I'll pull out my Canada Day stuff.
That's what I do for Halloween, although my kids have been at me
to get better Halloween decorations, so every year we've
added to it a little more and gotten better stuff.
You need the you need the inflatable, remember.
(09:51):
Do you remember the whole Embro inflatable Santa Claus thing?
Yes, yes. How we actually discussed how
all those Santas from Home, Hardware, very Canadian, all
came with a Maple Leaf on Santa's chest.
Right. Yes.
They had better be out today, yes?
Yeah. Are they gonna be I wonder?
I would we need an update on that.
(10:12):
We saw, actually, we were out shopping for more Canada Day
decorations today and saw an inflatable Canadian flag, which
I loved. I loved.
Like the whole flag or the OR the leaf?
It's it's the leaf. But it's an inflatable.
That's cool. One of you against inflatables.
You didn't love them. At one point, we we aren't.
We weren't. But now we're all over them.
(10:33):
We love them. We love.
Yes. Anyway, I want this thing.
I don't want to pay what they want to charge me.
No. I.
Get it on sale on July 2nd. It might be.
It might be going up next year. Yes, that's fine.
That's the problem. That's the way to do it, get a
good sale on those things for next year.
OK, And then what are you eating?
You're eating Canadian bacon. You're eating Maple syrup.
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I think usually, usually and, and I, I want to preface this by
saying is you. I think you know Foreman, but I
know Rachel does. I had never until about 10 years
ago. I'd never had poutine in my
life. Never.
Which is insane and s'mores. You hadn't had poutine or
s'mores? Well, s'mores aren't
(11:17):
necessarily. Canadians I can still do
without. I tried s'mores once and went,
yeah, I don't get it. I don't I don't get s'mores
right. Poutine.
I think you're. Not a marshmallow fan?
No, I don't like marshmallows, but I get poutine.
I like poutine, so usually yeah.Poutine on Canada Day for sure.
There will likely be burgers involved because I still I still
(11:40):
think burgers are very Canadian.Yeah, depending on how you do
them, probably only. You know what I got from
Loblaws? Oh.
Oh, you got something? Yeah.
I got burgers that were Donaire burgers.
Now that's Canadian and they're delicious.
It's basically, you know, donairs from out east.
Did you have? Don't don't know what a donaire
(12:01):
is. Oh yeah.
Well, like the sauce essentiallymakes it a.
Literally the official food of Halifax.
Ohh really? Yes.
So it's like a special lamb chowder when I was out there.
Isn't it like the meat is beef, isn't it?
No, it's like lamb or what is like shave.
It's on a spit. Oh yeah, and they.
Shave it off and then they have some kind of condensed milk
sauce you put on there with someonions, so.
(12:23):
The sauce, it comes with the sauce and it was the special
burger, I guess with the sauce and you put the sauce on and it
was expensive though. You only get four of them for
like 15 bucks but I but they're good.
No, I can't. Oh, it's seasoned ground beef
that is formed into a cone shapeand cooked on a vertical
rotisserie, then shaved off in thin slices for use in donairs.
(12:45):
Yeah, OK. OK, now you're talking.
There you go. All right, I will look that up.
That seems very Canadian, that. Is a very Canadian thing.
That's a new thing they have this year had.
Never had it, I might try that. What's for dessert?
Because an awful lot of people could not recognize a trivia
question I used on the radio last week.
Wafer, coconut custard and chocolate are the layers of what
(13:05):
popular Canadian name dessert. Wafers.
I think it's. A coconut custard and chocolate.
It's a Nanaimo box. Oh, Nanaimo, yeah.
Actually Foreman, I put an orderin at the mill for the the
foreman special the candidate days.
That's what I. Meant candidate.
A foreman's candidate. A box of something, yes.
(13:26):
Yes, OK, interesting. Rachel might have to go up there
then. It's a long drive.
Yeah, they'll be gone. Rage.
Yeah, they'll. Try the time I get there on July
2nd, yeah? They'll lean ahead.
Happy Canada Day. This is due to underwhelming
(13:55):
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Sure, that goes out once a week?Yep.
New episodes, some exclusive content, sometimes right to your
inbox. Something I also put work into
is booking reservations at restaurants.
(14:41):
Every time we go to a restaurant, I have to book a
reservation. And recently I was going to a
restaurant that didn't take reservations and Jeremy looked
ahead of time and he said they don't take reservations.
I think he might have called them and they're like, Nope, we
(15:01):
don't we they wouldn't take 1. So I really had to think for a
day whether I wanted to go there, think for a.
Day but I. Hadn't gone to this one and I
really wanted to go and so we did go and we lucked out that
there was no line up when we arrived, which was like on a
Friday at or Saturday maybe at 6:00.
(15:22):
So it was a busy time, but that day we lucked out.
There was no, there was no line up to get in.
So that was good. But there have been so many
times where I try to go to a restaurant and we don't have a
reservation. Maybe we're with friends and
they planned it. They didn't book a reservation
or something. Or we're just out and we need to
go eat somewhere and we go in. No, it's going to be a 45 minute
(15:44):
wait. I'm like, I'm not, I'm hungry
now. I don't want to wait 45 minutes.
Right, I'm going to. Go somewhere else because
there's all a whole bunch of other restaurants around.
That I. Could go to that will take
reservations. First of all, if A, if a
restaurant doesn't take reservations, I like that
(16:08):
restaurant. There's something about that
restaurant that that appeals to me because they don't need to
take reservations and I don't want to have to make one.
They don't need to take reservations because they're
busy. And B, and you take this any way
(16:29):
you want. I feel like if you, if I owned a
restaurant, the first thing I wouldn't do is take a
reservation. And the only and the reason I
wouldn't, I wouldn't take a reservation is because unless or
there's, there's always a caveat, but I'm not taking
reservations because I think that probably of if you take
(16:54):
reservations, 75% of the people that book a reservation actually
show up, I don't think. That's true.
I got 25% of my restaurant that I had set aside for you
goofballs that have to have a reservation and you don't show
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and you don't call. You never call to cancel.
I would call. To cancel maybe?
You do? When was the last time you
cancelled a reservation? Bet you do it all the time, no?
I have kids. If we go.
We're if we've planned it, we'regoing.
What have you got a sick? Kid.
Then I would have to call and cancel.
Yeah, of course. But now it's.
So easy to make a reservation onOpenTable.
(17:36):
You just get the app, you book, you find your restaurant, I.
Don't need to be people, I don't.
I don't need to be on OpenTable,I argue.
That restaurants that are very busy have to take reservations
and some are booked for months in advance.
If they're that busy, you can't get a table at these places.
Well, if they're that good if you're an.
(17:56):
Exclusive restaurant that everybody needs to go.
Two. Yeah, maybe you probably take
reservations, but I could tell you there's at least two, maybe
3 restaurants that I frequent where they don't take
reservations. I know they don't.
The one restaurant I eat at all the time and the phone
constantly rings and they constantly say we don't take
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reservations because that's whatpeople want.
Why don't they? Take.
What is the reason? Because they don't.
Need to and because you'll cancel, they don't need 5
people. I can't.
I'm not cancelling, that's for sure.
If I'm making a reservation, I'mgoing out.
I've. Heard stories.
I've heard stories. Let me, well, let me put it to
you. This.
Way there's more places with reservations because I hate
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having to go somewhere Yeah, I know I can get a drink at the
bar or whatever, but I'm you think the bar is. 4 Go sit.
At the bar, typically driving, I'm only going to have one.
So if I have one at the bar, I'mnot having it.
At my table you get an. Appetizer If you're hungry, you
can go. I have always have to walk in
the way that they are. I'm not taking reservations.
I don't want to have to go and Iwant to know that I have a seat.
(19:00):
If there isn't a seat, I'm goingto leave.
I guess they don't care about that.
You can't. Live by the seat of your pants.
Well, sometimes I can and we have obviously because I went to
that other one. But I hate that they don't take
reservation. I just if it's if there is a
lineup and I have to wait more than like 20 minutes or
something, I'm not waiting. Oh no.
I'm not going to wait. Do you make?
(19:23):
Reservations. And if not, will you wait and
for how long? OK.
I have, leave us a comment. Let us know for sure.
Send us an e-mail. Let us know.
I have waited the longest I think I've ever waited when I
didn't have a reservation when they said, oh, it's going to be,
it could be an hour, maybe even longer.
I'm like, OK, can I go to the bar?
Yeah, go to the bar. And so I just go to the bar and,
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you know, I think the longest might have been 30 to over 30
minutes, but most of the time I've waited at.
Least an hour. Oh, I've many times.
Ever. Ever.
I've never had, Yeah. But that's typically when we're
with a group of friends and one person has been.
In charge and they did not make a.
Reservation if you're a large. Party which?
(20:06):
Is so stupid. You have to have a.
Reservation I have. Good friends and they like to
make reservations and that's their thing.
I, I get it. But my, my thing is people that
make reservations, I don't thinkreally care.
They don't care about the restaurant.
They don't care if something comes up and you can't you're,
you know, a sick child or something happens or whatever.
(20:29):
The last thing you're going to do is call the restaurant and
cancel because I mean, if it's a.
Real emergency? I guess not.
It's. Not on your mind.
They're probably only. Holding the table for 10 or 15
minutes anyway, if you don't show up in that time, they're
going to release it the. Only way I'm taking a
reservation from you, Rachel, isif I can have your credit card
number. Oh my.
God, what are you going to charge me for?
(20:50):
I don't know. I'll charge you a no.
Show fee like they're going to start doing in Quebec July 17th.
See. That's a thing.
That's a thing. Reservations.
There's one. Steakhouse in Montreal that says
they'll get sometimes 15 no shows of two or more customers a
day see no shows and so. Oh God and he.
(21:11):
Doesn't think the new fee is going to be high enough because
the new fee is $10 a person for no shows starting July 17th
anywhere in Quebec, but that restaurant owner actually wants
it to be 20 bucks. Yeah, I don't blame.
Them you're costing, just say we're releasing.
The table, if you don't show up right on time like you're done,
we're going to give it to the next person, then you.
(21:32):
Pissed off someone waiting at the door, but they didn't have
to wait. Shouldn't have had to wait
because you weren't going to go.Well, it's a double.
Edged sword because if I'm If I'm waiting at the door because
you've taken reservations, then I'm mad.
If I'm waiting at the door because you haven't take
reservations, haven't taken, then I'm also mad I've.
Waved at you from the borrower. I'm having a drink and I'm
having a nice time. I don't care whatever.
(21:52):
I need a. Reservation.
Well, my kids. Are sitting at the bar with me.
No, they're raised. Causing so much trouble.
Yeah, we need a table. Yeah, in the dining room,
please. Just need to.
Relax, I need a. Booth to.
Contain them, yes, and it. Has to be a booth, Yeah, not a
high table. All chairs.
Thank God. I'll bet they.
(22:13):
Take reservations at the Keg, they sure.
Do Dave? They sure do.
Of course they do. This is due to underwhelming
(22:39):
demand. It's a podcast.
It's the podcast that's as Canadian as Eugene Levy's
eyebrows, just just not as beloved.
Not quite. The podcast isn't.
Quite as beloved, no? You're not not like those
eyebrows. That's a.
High brow to me. Proud.
Yeah. Yeah, very good, very hot.
(23:02):
You're making the. Face of the dog in that meme.
I sent that to my my new boss the other day and she hated it.
And like that, she did get. With the.
Program, this is the best meme there is or ever.
Will be missed to you. Once a week.
And I sent it again, yes. Which you?
Could judge on whether or not that's a good or bad idea, which
(23:23):
is like what I'd like to do now,OK?
Good idea, bad idea. It's time for another good idea,
bad idea. Very.
Good, actually. Briefly, because of our last
discussion, we'd like to start with the Should you be allowed
to charge people for a no show reservation?
That's a good idea. I.
(23:44):
Actually. Do think that's a good idea?
Because I think it's rude that you haven't shown up.
Good. Idea so.
Starting July 17th in all of Quebec, restaurants will be able
to charge up to $10 a person forno shows, but only if the
reservation is for five people or more.
However, restaurant tours will not be allowed to charge the fee
(24:08):
if at least one member of the group shows up to eat.
So if you booked for six people.And Vol.
Five of them can't come, so you come by yourself.
Nobody's getting charged 10 bucks, so you would have.
Made 60 bucks and then does one person eat that much?
I don't know, probably. Not but in.
How you get collect that money, I don't know.
(24:31):
Well. One person maybe you take.
Credit cards like Dave would take mine, right?
Well, maybe that's. They would have.
To to be in order to book the reservation, you got to leave
your card, Yeah. Well, you know one person's
going to take up a table, whether you know they're still
taking up a table. So sure, you know, if they show
and they take up a table, they're still not going to give
you the. I don't know.
All right, I'd. Say good idea, it's a good.
Idea to charge? Yeah, I think.
(24:53):
Yeah, you should. Why not just?
It'll become normal, just agreement.
Yeah. How'd that happen?
I don't know. Good idea.
How about? This opening, well construction
is starting this fall. It will be open next spring.
It is Costco, but without prettymuch everything.
No hot dogs, no stuff, no carts,none of that nonsense.
(25:18):
It's Costco's first ever stand alone gas station.
Oh, I. Heard about that?
Good idea. That's a.
Great idea. The only.
Thing Mission Vieiro Costco in California will sell is
gasoline, yeah. Good idea.
Good. Idea.
Ohh, fun. Fact Dave, I went to Costco on
Saturday, this past Saturday andit was like not busy at all.
(25:41):
I couldn't, couldn't believe that's a bad idea.
Bad. Idea.
I know I knew it. Was a bad idea.
I as I was going there, I'm like, but I have to go.
I got to return something and get something else and then, and
then I got there and we easily parked in the very first row.
Like no trouble getting a spot. It was almost, it was like
deader than it usually is duringthe week, but it was late
(26:01):
afternoon on a Saturday and so Ithink the busy part had ended
and people were almost never. Ever set foot in a Costco late
Saturday afternoon? So it was.
Not busy, I wouldn't. I would never go near less busy.
Than when I go on like Tuesday mornings I would.
Never go near a cost. I don't.
Know about that? For you that's still a bad I
take scuts and I would never ever ever because I hate the
(26:26):
South London Costco. I wouldn't I wouldn't go to it
first thing in the morning any day of the week.
I hate it out you. Wouldn't go why I hate it.
There I just the South London. Because it's opposite.
Well, I totally. Opposite.
I never go to the. North one.
There's just. Nothing.
Nothing about it makes sense. Nothing.
Organized by design. By design when they opened.
(26:48):
It it was very confusing. You couldn't find.
Anything for a long time. So I'm skeptical of the first
stand alone gas station. However, how many?
Again, I don't go to Costco because I hate it.
How many pumps are at a typical Costco gas station right now?
I can tell you there. Oh.
Well, there's three in a row, and then there's like there's
(27:09):
two rows. Here at least. 5 rows 4 I would
say a minimum 15 I think. 12:00 I could be wrong, it could be
60. 912 Well, this new one will have 40. 40 pumps, 40 pumps OK
and nothing. Else, no, there's nothing there
but 40. Pumps in a field, I'm in favor.
(27:29):
Of that, I like it. Sure, I think.
That's a great idea there. Good.
Idea I mean. I can't.
Possibly. Imagine you ever having to wait
for a pump if there's 40, no. Like a normal, like a truck
stuff doesn't even have 40 no. It doesn't.
Truck steps don't. Have that many depends on the.
Time of day you're going to be waiting.
I've been in lineups at the Costco gas pump for the 4:40.
(27:51):
Usually. Four or five deep and it's not
fun because most people don't know what they're doing.
No, most people get up there andthey've got ohh, do I need my
Costco card? Do I need my debit card?
Yeah. Like it's just crazy.
That's me getting. Propane at Costco?
I don't know what the fuck I'm doing exactly.
And they don't want you to know.And it's different depending on
(28:12):
location. Yes, by design.
True. It's true.
I don't know that that's. True.
Is this gas? Station going to be near a
Costco or is it just like no I? Don't.
Not even close. To not even.
Just you're just assuming all. Those people in that area have a
Costco card you would have. To yes, you.
Need a Costco card to go so you can go if you don't.
No, there's. No return desk to sign up for
(28:32):
one. No, God, you better not be.
No 40 pumps nothing else. Get out, right?
Well. Here's the thing.
It's good, I think. That's a great idea.
I learned. A long time ago that the Costco
in the North End, they open at 6:30 AM.
Fun fact, they open way earlier than that.
I don't know what time they've always.
(28:54):
I think the earliest I've ever got there is like 615 and
they're always open and only. Seniors would know that.
Huh. Yeah, because I'm up early.
But I, so I, I get, I get into my line, I go into a line on my
own. I don't want to be bothered.
And the most annoying thing to me is when there's hardly
anybody there, why would anybodycome behind me?
(29:18):
Why are you in my lane 'cause it's.
Open and they're not. Find another.
Lane don't come near me. Stay away.
Are you? Don't worrying.
Around 'cause everybody. Just goes to the middle.
No, I. Always go to the end because I
wanna be left alone. I want to be the first one out
at the farthest end. Yes.
I don't. Want anyone near me?
(29:38):
Nothing annoys me more than whenthere's hardly anybody there.
Somebody shows up behind me. I literally swear at them before
they get out of their car. Right.
OK, Yeah. Yeah, yeah, God.
You wouldn't, you wouldn't be caught dead if they could
overhear you. That's.
No, no, I would be dead if they could overhear me.
Yes, bad idea. Bad idea.
(30:16):
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It's a podcast. Of course it is.
And we are Dave, Rachel and Foreman, thank you to Sparkle
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(30:40):
audience, we're here for you. We're here.
For you. Yeah.
That's why we're here. You know what I'm told we have,
well, I do know that we have a thousand 1000 downloads per
episode on average. And I am told that that is in
like the top 1 to 5% of podcastsin the world.
And somebody just told me that this morning.
A podcast expert. Yeah.
(31:00):
He's like, oh you. Guys are doing good.
I'm like, well, that's. OK, that's a guy who like
studies podcasts, yes. So if you would like to get in
on that, you can e-mail us Dave rachelforeman@gmail.com.
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(31:22):
You can send us a message, send us a voice note, be part of the
show. We love hearing from you.
We want you to be part of the show.
And you can do that on our website underwhelming.ca.
We're nearly. 5000 downloads in the last 30 days and we're
nearly 100 and 50,000 downloads total.
I know, I can't believe. We're almost at 150, yeah.
That's incredible. That's crazy.
(31:43):
I'm even impressed and I don't impress easily.
That's who doesn't want that audience.
That's your business or service.Absolutely.
That's right. To us, they're.
Loyal to you? Exactly.
And some, some of this audience even is so loyal, they've gone
out of their way to not only listen to country 104 where
we're number one for new country.
(32:04):
Yes, for him and Forman. Does the afternoon show 103
point? Nine in southwestern Ontario and
available on iHeartRadio anywhere, including Nova Scotia.
OK. All right.
Yes, good. Yes.
But they also sometimes participate in contests on said
radio station. Oh, fun.
And then when we get into phone conversations like this, it with
(32:25):
Sherry from Granton, which is near Elderton, near Elderton,
near the Twin Cities, near closeto the.
Twin Cities of Kirkton and Woodham.
Yes, Kirkton. And wood or depending.
On which way you're going, Woodham and Kirkton.
Sure. And Saint Mary's, OK.
Yes, yes, I know Brian from Saint Mary's, you know.
Brian, yes, you know. What's actually really funny?
(32:46):
So I went to public school with Ian and high school with Rachel.
That's hilarious. Fun fact, yes, I've been
actually listening to the podcast right now when my phone
rang. I know everything about you.
Oh. My God, it's so funny.
And I went to the live show and I was I that's the last time I
(33:08):
saw Brian there. Oh.
Gosh, Sherry, did we? I.
Hope we talked or something then, did we?
Well, I actually don't know. I was talking to Rachel.
But Mel, Melissa V, she's my best friend, so I know you guys
were talking and she was doing. I was standing with her when she
was getting ready to do your pictures.
Yeah, Melissa. V Photography.
Melissa V Photography I know Sherry, I know who you're
(33:29):
talking. Yes, I went to high school with
Sherry and Foreman's friend Ian,who also works in radio, who we
foreman and I were both at in college with actually, so I
never. Radio person that you guys all
know. Wow, that's amazing.
Yeah. Yeah.
Oh, yeah, of course I know, Cher.
Yeah, we're the same age. Went to school together all
through high school. And I did see her at the live
(33:51):
show and I was talking to her, of course.
And then? I interrupted her listening to
this in order to play a game andnow she got free tickets to see
Dasha at London Music Hall. Fun for her.
OK, great. Well, that's good.
Thank you, Sherry. That's so nice.
I'm glad you. I'm glad you found where Foreman
is now too. Yes, same.
And Joanne? Joanne's always been here.
(34:11):
She's left a comment on Spotify.Hershey lady Joanne.
Oh yes. Joanne, Yes, yes.
She says hi Dave, Rachel and Foreman.
I've listened to every one of your episodes and I must say
this one was one of the funniest.
Episode 129, What happened on that one?
OK. Let me look it up.
(34:33):
Called. Entitled swinging party man.
Oh yeah. Oh, right, that was.
My sex toy party. Yeah, the sex.
Toy party Sex toy party. That's right, your new.
Pest Foreman's new pest and Davegot sick again.
Dave got sick. Yeah, anyway, so that was one of
the funniest, says Joanne. Thanks for making me laugh.
You guys are not only the best, but you're such wonderful
(34:54):
people, all with such a great sense of humor.
You're doing now what you were always meant to do, make people
smile. Thank you.
Oh. Oh, well, well, well, thank you.
I. Was called her Sherry, but I
mean, Joanne, thank you, Joanne.That's so nice.
Yeah, thank. You and also on Spotify.
Also on the same episode. Megan has commented that my
(35:17):
sister and I often gift each other Dick themed items for any
occasion, just like before you. You could check out, actually I
have a few that I've I've learned of that you could.
Yeah, you. Flag you could add.
To your list, yeah, flag them for you just before I continue.
Reading that though, imagine giving a Dick themed anything to
(35:41):
your own sister. I can't I think.
It. Would be a bad idea for me, yes.
You have one. I have two.
Sisters, and neither one of themhave ever or will ever get
anything and give. One to my sister.
But if I gave one to my sister and or my mom, that would be
hysterically funny to me. I would that would be so funny.
(36:04):
Well, give. I'll tell you what you do, you
give your sister and your mom a Dick themed gift on behalf of
Foreman and I 'cause we're not giving one to ours from you.
You know, yes, I'll say love, David.
Love. David Foreman.
That's Make sure it's Dick themed.
We don't care. You know I'm gonna get the.
Decanter the Dick. Decanter the Dick.
Dick, yeah. Good idea.
(36:27):
Well, Megan does go on to say that the only rule is it can't
be an actual toy. OK.
That's fair enough. Yeah, this.
Started when? One year for Christmas.
Enough of them. I can tell you that there aren't
enough. Yeah.
It started when one year for Christmas, we both unknowingly
gave each other a gift in that theme.
(36:49):
OK. She got.
Me a plushie and I got her a coloring book.
Oh my. Gosh, that's very funny it.
Is now getting increasingly harder, unintended to find gifts
of this nature. So thank you for the new ideas,
Rachel. You're welcome.
I hope. I hope they open all those gifts
(37:11):
in front of a big family around the Christmas tree.
Absolutely yes PSI. Just know this comment will get
read on this podcast. I hope so.
Yeah, I couldn't let this. Comment not get posted though,
so I am. So sorry that we left it till
the end. I wish that we'd started with
that. We'll start the.
(37:32):
Next one like with the same comment next time.
Yes. Let's do an entire Dick themed
podcast, yes? I'm down.
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