@Thenomain said in RL Anger:
It baffles me how many times I hear business suing over Yelp reviews. Do that many people trust it? Because when I first heard about it, I thought: Well this is going to be a cluster of nonsense. How can they have any reputation?
I once had a dry cleaner harass me over a bad Yelp review
I got a discount on the charge for my move when I threatened a bad yelp review.
Of course, I was threatening it because one of the guys casually joked about shooting my roommate, and didn't actually put my bed together. Like, it fell apart when I sat on it to go to bed.
I utilize Yelp when I'm unfamiliar with the restaurants in an area. However, I also go through the reviews.
Because 9 times out of 10, that 1 star review is some sort of bullshit like, 'I forgot my phone and when I went back there they didn't have it waiting for me!' or 'I requested they make my meal gluten free and they said they couldn't!'
See it's shit like that making me just not fucking bother with Yelp (or any other "crowd-sourced" shit of any kind).
So, I knew of this girl. She was sort of part of a group of friends, but 'joined' them after I'd moved away.
She self-published a book and all of our mutual friends (and friends of hers) were giving it 5 stars and glowing reviews on Amazon. So I went, alright. I'll check it out.
Didn't even make it through the first chapter, it was so painfully bad. And last I looked (like, 4 years ago mind you)... those 5 star reviews were the only ones. Everything else was 1-2 stars with the rare 3.
I'd dig it up now, but I honestly only talk to one person in that crowd anymore and I don't remember her name.
At my apartment, no pet policy. My manager said that I just needed any sort of note from my doctor, and could have something, no deposit or anything. I'd check with the complex before fussing with laws or anything -- their policy might be super lenient in that regard, so it's worth asking what they need (government official form vs simple note from doc).
@Sunny At least in Ontario there are many policies which are make invalid by, y'know, actual laws. So whereas a place might have 'no pets' as a condition doesn't matter, because after you move in you can bring your dog and they can't do jack about it.
The only catch is that if you state in advance you intend to do so they'll just not lease to you for undisclosed reasons. 
Yes, but I am suggesting that places can be MORE permissive than the law, not less, so it's worth ASKING before going through a huge unnecessary headache.
Their pet policy in general is 2 pets, $400 deposit, $25 monthly. But they seemed pretty lax when it came up in the lease signing. Sort of a 'just let us know sometime after you have your cat.' And the link Cupcake provided earlier, re: WA housing... That's the state I'm in. So it looks like they may have to waive fees.
I'm still planning for said deposit, just in case. But once I have paperwork in hand, I'll approach them.
@Sunny At least in Ontario there are many policies which are make invalid by, y'know, actual laws. So whereas a place might have 'no pets' as a condition doesn't matter, because after you move in you can bring your dog and they can't do jack about it.
The only catch is that if you state in advance you intend to do so they'll just not lease to you for undisclosed reasons.
One of my favorite things about living in Toronto are the robust tenant protection laws.
@Thenomain said in RL Anger:
It baffles me how many times I hear business suing over Yelp reviews. Do that many people trust it? Because when I first heard about it, I thought: Well this is going to be a cluster of nonsense. How can they have any reputation?
A whole lot of people trust it. People -- by which I mean the general public, based on numerous studies and surveys -- trust word of mouth more than anything else in their purchase process. And user reviews are considered by most people to qualify as word of mouth. Scores on Yelp can indeed have a serious effect on business.
@Roz
I can understand trusting word of mouth, nothing will get to to try or not try a place faster then the opinion of someone I know. However I would never bother with Yelp, the the thought of the opinions of random internet folks on a restaurant or other business is bizarre to me. I mean I will check out the Better Business Bureau and other things like that on a company but never Yelp.
I check Yelp out if I'm somewhere unfamiliar, like driving through a town I intend to stop for a meal. Sure, that 4.2 average rating restaurant might just be boosting its own scores but it's still a better indication than picking one at random, or just from how it looks like from the outside.
I'll always read semi-recent negative comments if there are any though. Even if they are overrated those are still there.
@Arkandel
I just pick the one that looks good form the outside or if i am feeling timid fast food.
Had great meals, had some bad meals with this method but since I eat 21 of them a week I am willing to let a few slide.
@ThatGuyThere My point wasn't that you trust Yelp as word of mouth. My point is that the general populace often does. I was answering "Do that many people trust it?" with "Yes."
Note to self: you eventually need to stop giving people chances when they keep letting you down over and over and do not seem to give a fuck. At least learn to not give a fuck back.
It is 5am and I'm suffering a combination of jaw-aching headache and sinuses so stopped up that my sink stopped working by osmosis, all triggered by almost twenty minutes of off and on sneezing three and a half hours ago.
I am so ticked off at the human body. If I don't scoop out my eyes with a spoon I'm afraid they will be pushed out on their own accord.
“If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe.”
― Carl Sagan, Cosmos
@Thenomain said in RL Anger:
It is 5am and I'm suffering a combination of jaw-aching headache and sinuses so stopped up that my sink stopped working by osmosis, all triggered by almost twenty minutes of off and on sneezing three and a half hours ago.
Mold counts are through the roof this year. If you're an asthmatic, a nebulizer may help.
Had a panic attack last night. First in a while, actually. One of those where my brain decided something suddenly that was absolutely terrible and no amount of telling it LOGIC and REASON would get it to calm the fuck down. Full head feeling hot and a touch of vertigo, nausea, and the tightness in my chest shit.
And of course, by putting myself to bed early, I ended up with upsetting dreams, too.
Gotta love when your own brain is working against you.
Dear student who just moved to town for university. It appears you have come from a town that doesn't have crosswalks, so you don't know how to use them, so let me clue you in; You have the right of way in them, not 10 feet away from them when you are wearing black in the rain and walk right past it anyway.
If anything, I think you are worth triple points.
