Pet Peeve of the Day
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Websites that offer shipping to countries other than the US, but then require you to choose your State/Province from a dropdown that only includes US States. :doh:
cheers Chris Maunder
Chris, Do you remember the Red Rose Tea commercials? "Only in Canada, you say... pity"
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So what's the deal.. I wouldn't expect you would need to update your zip code database manually. I figured the USPS sold zip code databases, and everybody updated from those from time to time. Is that not the case, or is this just your personal zip code database? Oh, and I'd have said something other than "Beaverton" for the 97003 zip code.. so its probably good you went and got that from a more authoritative source :) And.. you didn't mention if you got the other new zip code too? Just curious.
I live in Oregon, and I'm an engineer.
patbob wrote:
So what's the deal.. I wouldn't expect you would need to update your zip code database manually. I figured the USPS sold zip code databases, and everybody updated from those from time to time. Is that not the case, or is this just your personal zip code database?
It's my personal DB I keep around for the odd times when I need to validate stuff. If it was for a live production site I'd update more than once a decade. :laugh:
patbob wrote:
Oh, and I'd have said something other than "Beaverton" for the 97003 zip code.. so its probably good you went and got that from a more authoritative source
There's so many non kid sister friendly jokes that can made about that.
patbob wrote:
And.. you didn't mention if you got the other new zip code too? Just curious.
Probably not. My quick update was in the same format which went back to 2012. To use that 2017 data I'd need to cook up a new import. Which I will... when I'm not being lazy (as in not looking for a new job).
Jeremy Falcon
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patbob wrote:
So what's the deal.. I wouldn't expect you would need to update your zip code database manually. I figured the USPS sold zip code databases, and everybody updated from those from time to time. Is that not the case, or is this just your personal zip code database?
It's my personal DB I keep around for the odd times when I need to validate stuff. If it was for a live production site I'd update more than once a decade. :laugh:
patbob wrote:
Oh, and I'd have said something other than "Beaverton" for the 97003 zip code.. so its probably good you went and got that from a more authoritative source
There's so many non kid sister friendly jokes that can made about that.
patbob wrote:
And.. you didn't mention if you got the other new zip code too? Just curious.
Probably not. My quick update was in the same format which went back to 2012. To use that 2017 data I'd need to cook up a new import. Which I will... when I'm not being lazy (as in not looking for a new job).
Jeremy Falcon
Jeremy Falcon wrote:
My quick update was in the same format which went back to 2012
97078 is the other new one. I can never remember what it is, so I had to look it up:
..the U.S. Postal Service is creating two new ZIP Codes in the Beaverton/Aloha area, effective July 1, 2014. The new ZIP Codes are 97003 and 97078.
This says 2014, but I'm sure its been longer than that.. I must be having a señor moment.
I live in Oregon, and I'm an engineer.
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Jeremy Falcon wrote:
My quick update was in the same format which went back to 2012
97078 is the other new one. I can never remember what it is, so I had to look it up:
..the U.S. Postal Service is creating two new ZIP Codes in the Beaverton/Aloha area, effective July 1, 2014. The new ZIP Codes are 97003 and 97078.
This says 2014, but I'm sure its been longer than that.. I must be having a señor moment.
I live in Oregon, and I'm an engineer.
patbob wrote:
I must be having a señor moment.
Si Señor :)
Jeremy Falcon
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Chris, Do you remember the Red Rose Tea commercials? "Only in Canada, you say... pity"
Not sure we got that one in Australia.
cheers Chris Maunder
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Websites that offer shipping to countries other than the US, but then require you to choose your State/Province from a dropdown that only includes US States. :doh:
cheers Chris Maunder
What? Are you going on about that Canada-isn't-a-state thing again?
Software Zen:
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Not sure we got that one in Australia.
cheers Chris Maunder
Red Rose Tea, as sold in Canada, is an orange pekoe; in the U.S., it's a black tea. Look up the commercials on Youtube. But, I agree with you on the 'State/Province' issue.. quick annoying.
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PIEBALDconsult wrote:
Along with dropdowns with more than a few items.
... that are not sorted or in any recognisable pattern Also, those that have wide line spacing so you can only see 5 items without having to scroll down
Oh, those. In SSIS there's a drop down that is apparently sorted by the GUIDs of items. :mad:
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Websites that offer shipping to countries other than the US, but then require you to choose your State/Province from a dropdown that only includes US States. :doh:
cheers Chris Maunder
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Websites, even Canadian websites, that offer some prize or promotion but deep within the official rules...NOT VALID IN QUEBEC!
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Yes, that one actually hurts me deeply but in order to actually offer prizes to anyone in Quebec we have to go through a bunch of tres annoying stuff that makes us just put our head in our hands. Read more at Why many contests exclude Quebec residents | Financial Post[^]
cheers Chris Maunder