Little Kopit
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2oldman wrote:They have those goofy postal codes with a combination of letters and numbers.
I did a google search for Canada postal service, found the site, then a subsequent search for general delivery.
Searching for things Canadian I have a strong preference for engines with a domain component, ie., http://www.google.ca/, click on circle for pages from Canada. & ie, Canada Post
It is much easier to remember combinations of letters & numbers than just one or the other.
The country starts at A (Newfoundland) and goes west. for example to the Yukon
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100 Hanson Street
Whitehorse, Yukon
Y1A 2C6
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"They have those goofy postal codes with a combination of letters and numbers."
Why is that some people think that just because something is different than they use, that they need to add some sort a adjective indicating disapproval.
When Canada introduced the Number/letters combination, US Postal authorities indicated that they wish they had thought of it as the combinations allow for many more address without having to put in additional numbers into the zipcode. Think of the combinations - a six number code only has 999,999 combinations. Where as a Alfa/number has (Z9Z 9Z9 = 26x9x26x9x26x9) what ever that equals.
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cruiserjs wrote:Forwarded to TOK is the best idea.
Pardon my ignorance but what is "TOK"?
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Quote:Pardon my ignorance but what is "TOK"?
TOK is the name of first town after entering Alaska coming north from Yukon
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2oldman
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Ok, ok my apologies for the 'goofy' remark.
I do however find 5 digit codes a whole lot easier to remember than the letter/number combinations. Yes, I know many zip codes by heart.
Can you imagine trying to input a Canadian zip code at the gas pump using a credit/debit card? Might get a bit complicated.
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Little Kopit
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2oldman wrote:Ok, ok my apologies for the 'goofy' remark.
I do however find 5 digit codes a whole lot easier to remember than the letter/number combinations. Yes, I know many zip codes by heart.
Can you imagine trying to input a Canadian zip code at the gas pump using a credit/debit card? Might get a bit complicated.
Praise the Lord that such is out the window!
As I said before, these codes are geographic.
A = Newfoundland
B = Nova Scotia
C = Prince Edward Island
D = ..........
Y = Yukon.
Are you old enough to remember the beginning of 7 digit phone #s? JAckson 5 - to help subscribers rememember their own number. I'm 65 this year. I wasn't even a teeny bopper when all that came in.
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grampachet
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Entering a Canadian postal code into the gas card/credit card system is a pain. You have to go inside and give the attendant your card so you can fill up. Never feel real good about this. I heard you can enter a local code and it will work, heven't tried it yet but will have the opportunity next week on a trip from Langley, BC to Medford, OR.
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grampachet wrote:Entering a Canadian postal code into the gas card/credit card system is a pain. You have to go inside and give the attendant your card so you can fill up. Never feel real good about this. I heard you can enter a local code and it will work, heven't tried it yet but will have the opportunity next week on a trip from Langley, BC to Medford, OR.
I can tell you right now it will not work.The Zip code has to match the Zip of the billing address of the card holder.
If you could randomly enter a number, what would be the point?
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Little Kopit
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I would never ever leave a credit card in an attendant's hand. I'd prepay for a certain amount first.
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