[News] "Scotia Place" ground breaking and design release on July 22 1pm MT

[Locke]

Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction

My first job was at Canadian Tire. I also got fired. I was working in the garden center and some random lady told the manager that I grabbed a hose and started spraying her with it. Never happened and I didn't see anything like that happen, but she was soaked. My best guess is that some kid was playing around in there and did it, and she saw me there and thought it was me that did it. I remember walking home after totally confused about the whole situation. It was a crappy place to work anyway.

Naw thats BS.

You know what she did? I guarantee that she was picking up random plants in the Garden Centre and got sprayed by the automated misters. Because she was probably an idiot.

I had so many encounters like that.

"These brake pads are wrong! Take them back!"

- No. These brake pads are your old ones, you just put them in the boxes for your new ones and tried to return them. Nice try but go pound sand.

God that job sucked.

I didn't even care, but if you're trying to screw us over at least put in some effort.

"I replaced all my spark-plugs and my car still wont start!!"

- I see. Well. You bought new spark plugs yes? Okay. But your spark plug wires are here in this box. What are your spark plugs getting power from? Oh? Nothing? Well I think I see the problem here. Go away.

I hated that job.

[Titan2]

Originally Posted by Jay Random

That's because nobody who has ever worked with his hands owns a shovel that shiny. They polish ’em up specifically for politicians to pose with.

Please, please, tell me you are being sarcastic with this post.

[Buff]

Originally Posted by D as in David

Canadian Tire Auto Parts? Oh man, you're giving me nightmare flashbacks. As a 17-year-old I got a job at Canadian Tire and they put me in auto parts - despite knowing nothing about auto parts - because I aced the "IQ test" portion of the job application process. Trying to find parts that you've never heard of and had no idea where they were located on a vehicle and I somehow had to find the correct micro-fiche slide that had the part for their particular vehicle. One of my worst jobs ever.

Originally Posted by Locke

Oh that job sucked ASS.

First of all...nobody knew what they were talking about. I at least had built a race car. I'd built a motor, I'd done vehicular work fine, but I'm no mechanic.

"Hey how do I rebuild my transmission?"

Uh...by paying someone who knows WTF they're doing?

But everyone...every single person who came to the counter starts at what I called 'Stage 10 Pissed.'

Because their car is broken and its going to cost them money and this idiot kid behind the counter doesnt know what he's talking about BECAUSE HE'S NOT A GODDAMNED MECHANIC!

"Tell me what I need to fix my car and how to do it because I'm going to buy the parts and do it myself regardless of the fact that I have no idea what I'm doing."

- Are you fooling with me right now? You dont fix those brakes properly and somebody's gonna have a bad day....do you even know how to bleed a brake line?

God that job sucked.

The mechanics were ass holes, the managers were idiots its was just a complete clownshow from start to finish.

I remember my last day and they were sad to see me go because I was one of their 'best employees' and I thought...I dont care about this place at all. If I'm one your best employees who genuinely couldnt care less about this place...you got problems.

Oh! And one of my favourites?

"The cardboard compacter is jammed, climb in there and jump around to break it all up!"

- Are you funnin' me son? Hell to the f'in NO. You jump into the giant goddamned compactor and break it up yourself. Or let Evel Knievel do it. I dont make enough money to climb into a cardboard compactor. So....no.

Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction

My first job was at Canadian Tire. I also got fired. I was working in the garden center and some random lady told the manager that I grabbed a hose and started spraying her with it. Never happened and I didn't see anything like that happen, but she was soaked. My best guess is that some kid was playing around in there and did it, and she saw me there and thought it was me that did it. I remember walking home after totally confused about the whole situation. It was a crappy place to work anyway.

Fellow Canadian Tire alumni here.

Oh the stories we could all tell. I'd almost be interested in a thread just to hear Locke regale us with his CT Tales much like his Greyhound thread.

[Madman]

Sports to Warehouse! (fellow CT alum)

[SanFranFlamesFan]

Originally Posted by Locke

And then there was my...less than successful stint as a (thoroughly unqualified) pool lifeguard.

Ugh. That did not go well. That did not go well at all. Welp, thats what you get when you're desperate for employees though.

Sounds like there's a story here but I'm scared to ask!

[Calgary]

When do we get some more interior pics! Curious how the box seats will work/how many there is.

[getbak]

Yeah, I'm surprised we're a month in and the full floorplans still aren't available.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by SanFranFlamesFan

Sounds like there's a story here but I'm scared to ask!

https://forum.calgarypuck.com/showpo...&postcount=147

Oh and theres more.

[Locke]

Man, working at Canadian Tire was like a Calgary 'Rite of Passage.'

Sound off folks!

Southland and MacLeod Reporting in!

[getbak]

Isn't there already a Locke's crazy work stories thread? Can we keep this one for arena information?

[Locke]

Originally Posted by getbak

Isn't there already a Locke's crazy work stories thread? Can we keep this one for arena information?

Thats why I moved everything! Because I completely agree.

[woob]

My first job was Pizza Hut at Crowfoot. Would ride my bike to work from just outside the city; around 30 minutes of riding. Started as dishwasher and then promoted to “pizza cook” or whatever. I couldn’t eat there ever again after that job. The smell was madness and gave me flashbacks of being shoulder deep in the nastiest dish water imaginable.

[woob]

Also yes to more floor plans please!

[Sylvanfan]

Originally Posted by getbak

Yeah, I'm surprised we're a month in and the full floorplans still aren't available.

This is 2024...ask to see the Revit Model. Of course some guy is spending days trying to import pictures of the 89 team to be on the wall and forgetting to add openings to access the washroom

[Locke]

Originally Posted by Madman

Sports to Warehouse! (fellow CT alum)

Oh dude...get in the thread in the OT forum! Warehouse? I cant even imagine what went on down there.

I'd hide in the Warehouse when I just needed to disappear and some of the crap I saw down there?

Wild stuff.

[butterfly]

Can we make a Canadian Tire thread and reserve this one for Scotia Place?

[Locke]

Originally Posted by butterfly

Can we make a Canadian Tire thread and reserve this one for Scotia Place?

We have one and I've moved as much as I could over to it.

But...could you imagine if it was 'Canadian Tire Auto Parts Colosseum?'

I think I'd have to hang myself at Centre Ice on opening day.

[Brendone]

Originally Posted by Locke

We have one and I've moved as much as I could over to it.

But...could you imagine if it was 'Canadian Tire Auto Parts Colosseum?'

I think I'd have to hang myself at Centre Ice on opening day.

Sounds like someone would still walk up to you, poke your corpse with a stick, and ask if you work here.

Dalhousie Sports dept. and “Rain check” writer here

[Party Elephant]

Originally Posted by Locke

We have one and I've moved as much as I could over to it.



But...could you imagine if it was 'Canadian Tire Auto Parts Colosseum?'



I think I'd have to hang myself at Centre Ice on opening day.

Iirc the Ottawa arena was the Canadian Tire Centre for a while.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by Party Elephant

Iirc the Ottawa arena was the Canadian Tire Centre for a while.

And it sucked, didnt it??