Yeah but back then you could just go into the future, work a few weeks and come back with enough money to live like a king. Dunno why more people didn't try doing that.
Anonymous is being silly. Hydro's actually one of the most bilingual bits of the Quebec establishment. The whole website's in both languages and they'll talk to you on the phone in English quite happily.
Fact of life: when people want your money they will make an effort to speak your language.
Hydro is one of the more bilingual service oriented institutions in the province. I have never had a problem getting information in English, their meter readers are courteous and professional, and, one time when I called up their PR woman for info about the old Vallee Street Sub-station (where Complexe Desjardins is today) and some bio details on the legendary Charlie Good (45 years of service, from the days of Montreal Light Heat & Power, and who gave Rene Levesque the overview of the land when Rene was named Natural Resources Minister under Jean Lesage), I was offered, without asking, a beautiful coffee-table book on the history of Hydro, in English, and which was sent by courier to my door.
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That's $41 in 2010 dollars though...
ReplyDeleteYeah but back then you could just go into the future, work a few weeks and come back with enough money to live like a king. Dunno why more people didn't try doing that.
ReplyDeleteEven at $41 in 2010 dollars...my home electric bill is $105/month now.
ReplyDeleteI will choose $41 over $105.
But that's five weeks in the summer. If you don't use equalized payments you can pay like $40 a month in the summer, especially if you don't have a/c.
ReplyDeleteWow in French and English. Such a radical idea.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous is being silly. Hydro's actually one of the most bilingual bits of the Quebec establishment. The whole website's in both languages and they'll talk to you on the phone in English quite happily.
ReplyDeleteFact of life: when people want your money they will make an effort to speak your language.
Kate,
ReplyDeleteSo true... I didnt actually mean to rag on Hydro Quebec. Just on the language legislation overall.
Hydro is one of the more bilingual service oriented institutions in the province. I have never had a problem getting information in English, their meter readers are courteous and professional, and, one time when I called up their PR woman for info about the old Vallee Street Sub-station (where Complexe Desjardins is today) and some bio details on the legendary Charlie Good (45 years of service, from the days of Montreal Light Heat & Power, and who gave Rene Levesque the overview of the land when Rene was named Natural Resources Minister under Jean Lesage), I was offered, without asking, a beautiful coffee-table book on the history of Hydro, in English, and which was sent by courier to my door.
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