Alright, don’t yell for my span in betwixt rants, although there’s been more than enough insanity to fry my brains this summer. But like the rest of you dealing with Covid-19 and all the thrill and ills has been exhausting. Boredom is really draining you know. But damn if I wasn’t shaken out of my […]
Read More »You read it here first, there is someone actually working at the PMRA and approving new products! Maybe the cleaning staff stole a rubber stamp and is having some fun? Or they finally figured the best way to get something off their desk is to approve it? No matter the reason, it’s a welcome breath […]
Read More »This quasi isolation for the last 8 weeks has started to eat away at my brain cells. You would have thought I’d written 50 rants by now, but when everyone is locked in their houses, even the government folks, there ain’t much to rant about besides Covid 19. But trust me, there worse folks than […]
Read More »Surprised I have written after being semi-isolated for the past 5 weeks. I say “semi” as there’s still doctors, drugs and digestables, and I am the designated shopper. We do share those duties a bit, but with checking in at work and running my other errands it’s just as easy to stop somewhere. Plus I […]
Read More »Well I got that one wrong. Pet Control is an essential service, and you can keep going like always. Except there may not be anyone to answer the door. I was thinking the Feds and Provinces would come up with the logical list to reduce COVID-19 exposure. That was my first mistake, trusting the […]
Read More »The US PCO Industry has successfully petitioned to get pest control services noted as an essential service. Through the NPMA? I’ll need to investigate more. But the point of this wasn’t to help the general good in the COVID fight, it’s mainly to keep a revenue stream. But are you ready to forego charges for […]
Read More »Here’s another acronym you may find scattered throughout in future Rants, if I can continue to find things to Rant about. (that’s an good one! Should stop while I’m ahead). Anyway. OAR, ORA, ARO. I tried to find the combo that sounds the snappiest. Orkin/Abell/Rentokil. I suppose OAR is apropos as it also captures their […]
Read More »If your not aware or haven’t had the good fortune of a visit, the Regional PMRA enforcement officers are doing on-site inspections at each PCO place of business. This isn’t really a bad thing, hell we get inspected by 5 or 6 different gun-toting, ticket writing folk all the time. Keeps everyone on our toes […]
Read More »Happy New Year, and welcome back! Well, you didn’t go anywhere, I just took a break from bashing people. If any Industry should prosper in the Year of the Golden Rat, it should be Professional Pest Control. I don’t know why it’s a Golden Rat Year, so a free jug of Demand to the first […]
Read More »I get the NY Times every Sunday, just to do the cross word and keep my mind fit. But occasionally I do read something. In the December 2nd issue I believe, in the Times Magazine, was a fascinating article on how a teacher/professor in northern Europe carried out a simple experiment. The article started out […]
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