Mastodawn

Just got off the phone with #811 to book my 2025 #Alberta #covid and #flu #vaccinations.

Holey moley what a nightmare. TBC, the 811 agent was FAB once I got through. ❤️

But, 811 has ~57 seconds worth of messages prior to being able to make ANY selections.

Currently it is x3 for booking a covid vaccination.

THEN, once in x3, you need to select x2 for booking (as x1 is 'for information about covid').

A lovely intercept comes on to explain 'higher than usual call volumes' (you know, what every phone system ever has said pretty much for the last decade🙄) AND THEN sends you to on-hold music … only to most-likely have ANOTHER message intercept to let you know they're too busy and "goodbye." 😳😡

Fastest redial and menu selections I could manage was every 2 minutes. Took 1 hour of redialling like this to get to the actual on-hold #queue, and was then another hour on-hold.

If using a cellphone, make sure you have a powerbank/charger handy! 😬

#abhealth
#abpoli
#yeg
#yyc
#yqf
#yqu
#ymm
#medhat

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Jul 16, 2025

Spent the last 2 nights in accessible cabins at the Gas City Campground. My kids and disabled father-in-law really enjoyed it! But it’s a trip waking up and showering in a campground and then going to work. #medhat

Likely Jan Lukas May 17, 2025

@robsonfletcher

Hey, what's going on with the #CBC weekend #news service? When Tim Devlin (#Edmonton ?) did the weekend news, there was weather, etc for all major centres in #Alberta.

Today (May 17) we're getting #Calgary-only news and #WeatherForecast

I have no issues that CBC streamlines news for weekends, but if it is broadcasting province-wide, the news/weather needs to reflect that.

#yeg
#yyc
#yql
#ymm
#yqf
#yqu
#llb
#medhat

micropainter May 20, 2023

My kid: OMG THE UCP IS MAKING GRANDMAS CRY?!?

"Tough moment door knocking in #MedHat. Lady, in her 80’s, weeping. She doesn’t want to vote UCP, but she wants to protect her grandkids. Local “conservatives” told her that teachers in public schools encourage kids to be gay and only Danielle Smith will stop that.
Cruel!" --Thomas Lukaszuk, former PC MLA

#ableg #abpoli #abvotes #abelxn #yyc #yeg #FireTheUCP

https://twitter.com/LukaszukAB/status/1659955023730855936?s=20

Thomas A. Lukaszuk on Twitter

“Tough moment door knocking in #MedHat. Lady, in her 80’s, weeping. She doesn’t want to vote UCP, but she wants to protect her grandkids. Local “conservatives” told her that teachers in public schools encourage kids to be gay and only Danielle Smith will stop that. Cruel! #ableg”

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Dustin Cartwright - Cyp-MedHat Jan 27, 2023

Raised the alarm in court, but nobody listened. That child went on to experience physical and psychological abuse for the summer months with an abusive parent, which the child should not have been subjected to.

There's an epidemic of apathetic, harmful, judges in #medhat #ableg

Diesel1234 Nov 26, 2022

Gwendoline Dirk

Nov 23
She offers empty promises that will be broken once elected! #abpoli #medhat #Brooks

Derek Gavey 🇨🇦 💻🎸Nov 20, 2022

First post! Looking for software devs to chat with. Happy to follow any friendly strangers as well. #medhat #yxh #webdev #javascript #opensource #music