NintendoAge http://nintendoage.com/forum/ -Sqooner Can someone give me a VALID reason not to ship to Canada? http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=8&threadid=111191 2013-09-20T11:05:13 -05.00 Vandy 117 Originally posted by: arch_8ngel

Originally posted by: Pharoah

I know they have those Bars, but I think if we're going to continue the discussion, it should be via PM's as it's WAAAAAY off topic lol, has been for a while. Back to shipping.
I was thinking more along the lines of some kind of mini-keyboard where you pressed individual buttons that would mechanically actuate fully fingerings. (like a simplified hand)

 
Interesting, never considered that.

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I'm 32 btw, hows about you stop trolling, I notice it was almost a full 24 hours from the time I posted last to the time you posted, did you sit that entire time thinking of a way to say what you said? You had no reason to say what you said other then to stem an argument, which BTW, if you check the rules, isn't allowed.

What you said wasn't in light of Debate.. no... it was an attack on me personally, which is a violation of forum rules.... Learn to read? ]]> Can someone give me a VALID reason not to ship to Canada? http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=8&threadid=111191 2013-09-20T10:53:01 -05.00 Vandy 117 Originally posted by: Pharoah

I know they have those Bars, but I think if we're going to continue the discussion, it should be via PM's as it's WAAAAAY off topic lol, has been for a while. Back to shipping. I was thinking more along the lines of some kind of mini-keyboard where you pressed individual buttons that would mechanically actuate fully fingerings. (like a simplified hand)


]]> Can someone give me a VALID reason not to ship to Canada? http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=8&threadid=111191 2013-09-20T10:51:32 -05.00 Vandy 117 Originally posted by: fdisk

I'm tired of your liberal treat me fair crap in this post. The sooner u wake up and realize life isn't fair the better off you will be I am assuming by your post your about 16 or 17. Grow up.
With a reply like this, I really hope you just knee-jerked after one of his earlier posts and didn't actually get to the part where he says he's a 30-something working dad that lost most of his fingers on one hand in a tragic table saw accident...

]]> Can someone give me a VALID reason not to ship to Canada? http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=8&threadid=111191 2013-09-20T05:56:08 -05.00 Vandy 117 Can someone give me a VALID reason not to ship to Canada? http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=8&threadid=111191 2013-09-19T21:13:16 -05.00 Vandy 117 Can someone give me a VALID reason not to ship to Canada? http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=8&threadid=111191 2013-09-19T20:44:32 -05.00 Vandy 117

On my drive home I got to thinking about a guitar attachment that would let you finger chords with one finger.
You would probably have to do one device pre configured for each compatible set of 3 or 5 related chords, so it will inhibit any aspirations of playing free jazz... But it seems like a device that if it worked there would be a tween market for that would make it worth commercializing.

A person could still get the satisfaction of doing individual string picking and not just play rhythm guitar. ]]> Can someone give me a VALID reason not to ship to Canada? http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=8&threadid=111191 2013-09-19T19:54:50 -05.00 Vandy 117
I totally agree about overcoming adversity, I just havn't really been given the time to come to terms with things, and move on to figure out other potential passions. The largest portion of my gaming that has been effected is the retro gaming, I've purchased recently an adapter that allows me to use the PS2 controller on my SNES console, but a controller that's tailored to my specific needs would be nice, as the paddles are difficult to use, and the original controllers have buttons directional pads that irritate my stub thumb, I wasn't aware that there was someone with reputation in this area. Thanks for the tip, I'll contact him.

Anything analog seems to be somewhat doable, depending on where the analog stick is located, it can't be too far from the side of the controller on the left, for obvious reasons. I'm currently playing GTA5 so I'm not totally disabled in the gaming area, just have to stop frequently as my hand tenses up fairly quickly.

As for the American Insurance systems, they have been under scrutiny for quite some time, so there may have been revamps to how they operate, but I know here in Canada, the same techniques used, or used to be used, by American Insurance companies to deny entitlements is being employed here in Canada.

The biggest problem is there is no government agency that mediates WCB in any way shape or form, their self regulating and can essentially write their own law into policy. This portion has been confimed by my MLA (Local Politician) ]]> Can someone give me a VALID reason not to ship to Canada? http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=8&threadid=111191 2013-09-19T18:24:56 -05.00 Vandy 117 Originally posted by: Pharoah

 

It is, but not when dealing with being injured at work so to speak. Alot of long term disability insurances have disclaimers stating that if it happens at work and is covered by WCB that it's not payable, or is only partially payable, so once you get injured at work, your essentially screwed in that respect.

I wasn't refering to the woodworker, I was refering to your dad and his situation, and how it has effected you.

However, in regards to the woodworker, while the injury itself is similar, you have to consider experience, you say this man is extremely experienced with woodworking. I on the other hand, was injured after only 6 months of experience woodworking, and still suffer shutters and flashbacks of that day to this day, particularely when I see or hear a saw of any kind. In addition to that, this woodworker appears to me to have been of healthier mental state than I was before my accident or now after the fact.

The individual variables that lay benieth are the true factors, not the completely visable condition that's apparent to anyone, be it friend or stranger.

With that being said, comparing one persons condition to anothers can, and often is, taken as an insult, even if on the surface both conditions appear the same.

Variables you havn't considered in your annalysis is recreational activites over your friends, his is likely woodworking, mine was music and games, to be more specific, Guitar and games.


Again tho, I never said I was insulted, I simply stated that it can, and in most cases is, taken as insulting, because the comparison itself is the insult, not the injury one is being compared to.
 
In the USA, if it is partially payable by another source (workman's comp, SSDI, etc) then they still pay the difference up to the policy limit.



The woodworker I mentioned was injured when he was still an apprentice.  Granted, his injury was not actually woodworking related (he lost fingers in a couple of unrelated accidents - so any mental trauma was not job related)

The point was that even with missing fingers he was still able to become a master woodworker. (so if you come to terms with the trauma, people have managed to do highly skilled work with their hands, even with missing fingers).  

Not saying that you would go back to woodworking, though, since there is clearly some serious psychological impact from what happened.


And I'm seriously not trying to minimize your situation, because I definitely wouldn't want to lose any number of fingers, if I could avoid it.  


Since your game hobby is very likely inhibited using standard controllers, have you considered contacting Ben Heckendorn about working with him to develop a controller that can be used by people missing fingers on one hand?  He has done some interesting designs in the past, and I thought I read that he was trying to get into that kind of work on a more regular basis, with a humanitarian purpose. ]]> Can someone give me a VALID reason not to ship to Canada? http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=8&threadid=111191 2013-09-19T17:46:04 -05.00 Vandy 117 Originally posted by: arch_8ngel

For all of the WCB horror story aspect of this... is individual long-term disability insurance not available in Canada?

I've seen the payout sheets for worker's comp in the USA, and they get pretty grisly with putting value on specific portions of specific body parts.
But that isn't really insurance you are "buying" yourself like long term disability insurance would be (where you can get coverage that guarantees full payout if you are unable to do your exact job that you were covered for).



EDIT:  and I am sorry if you took it as an insult, but I don't think it is insulting to suggest that I personally know an extremely talented woodworker that still does his job with multiple missing fingers on one hand.  That seems REALLY similar to your situation.
It is, but not when dealing with being injured at work so to speak. Alot of long term disability insurances have disclaimers stating that if it happens at work and is covered by WCB that it's not payable, or is only partially payable, so once you get injured at work, your essentially screwed in that respect.

I wasn't refering to the woodworker, I was refering to your dad and his situation, and how it has effected you.

However, in regards to the woodworker, while the injury itself is similar, you have to consider experience, you say this man is extremely experienced with woodworking. I on the other hand, was injured after only 6 months of experience woodworking, and still suffer shutters and flashbacks of that day to this day, particularely when I see or hear a saw of any kind. In addition to that, this woodworker appears to me to have been of healthier mental state than I was before my accident or now after the fact.

The individual variables that lay benieth are the true factors, not the completely visable condition that's apparent to anyone, be it friend or stranger.

With that being said, comparing one persons condition to anothers can, and often is, taken as an insult, even if on the surface both conditions appear the same.

Variables you havn't considered in your annalysis is recreational activites over your friends, his is likely woodworking, mine was music and games, to be more specific, Guitar and games.


Again tho, I never said I was insulted, I simply stated that it can, and in most cases is, taken as insulting, because the comparison itself is the insult, not the injury one is being compared to.

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