Can You Be Friends With Your Ex

This topic came up with the C100 Breakfast Club this morning. Can you be friends with your ex?

Yesterday's Question of the Day results.

Yesterday we asked you to describe your own personal appearance. 68% of respondents said they are just plain average followed by above average, below average, gorgeous and butt ugly!!

National Do Not Call registration

On line registration for the National Do Not Call list begins today. Here's the link if you want to register your number https://www.lnnte-dncl.gc.ca The number to call if you'd prefer is 1-866-580-3625.

Do women speed more often than men?

Here's an e-mail from Christine....

Driving on the 103 to work every day I have noticed something that seems odd to me. I have noticed most of the people exceeding the speed limit are women. Is this the norm??

Yesterday's Question of the Day results.

We were wondering about leisure time yesterday and asked how much leisure time do you have in the run of a day. 39% of respondents said 2 hours, 33% said less than an hour, 16% said 3 hours, 8% four hours, and 4% have 5 hours or more of leisure time every day. Lucky them!!!

Yesterday's Question of the Day results.

Yesterday we asked if you consider yourself a shopaholic. 78% said no, 22% admitted they were.

Impulse Buying!

Lets continue the discussion we started this morning on the Breakfast Club. What's the biggest item you ever bought on an impulse? Answers we had on the air this morning included a time share, a car and a puppy.

Yesterday's Question of the Day results.

Yesterday we asked you how much T.V. you watch in a day. 35% of respondents said 2 hours, 25% watch television for 3 hours a day, 20% 1 hour a day, 16% watch 4 hours a day and only 4% of respondents don't watch T.V. at all.

Are You A Shopaholic? Take the Test

Results of the new test found that nearly 9 percent of those polled, mostly women, would be considered compulsive buyers.

Where do you fit in? Take the test below and then answer our Question of the Day.

The new test includes six statements, for which individuals answer on a 7-point scale from strongly disagree to strongly agree:

(Strongly Agree =7, Agree=6, Somewhat Agree=5, Neutral=4, Somewhat Disagree= 3, Disagree=2, Strongly Disagree=1)

My closet has unopened shopping bags in it.
Others might consider me a "shopaholic."
Much of my life centers around buying things.
I buy things I don’t need.
I buy things I did not plan to buy.
I consider myself an impulse purchaser.


Respondents who score 25 or higher would be considered compulsive buyers.

Now that you know your results, answer our Question of the Day.

Thanks.

Weekend Question of The Day results.

Over the weekend we asked which item in your wardrobe you'd be lost without. 74% said the perfect bra, followed by a little black dress with 14%, followed by a white blouse, a snug fitting blazer and a slim fitting skirt.

Best TV Shows

Seinfeld, M*A*S*H, Friends; they're all shows that have stood the test of time. Even though they've been off the air for years, we're still watching them. Here's the thing...is there a TV show on the air right now that we're going to be watching ten or twenty years from now? Which current TV show will stand the test of time?

Better Homes Moving Day!

Congratulations to Wendy Pike of Cole Harbour who won over $10,000 of furniture from Gallery One this morning!!

Yesterday's Question of the Day results.

Yesterday we asked if you thought Stephen Harper is hot or not. 87% of respondents said not.

EXILE FOR CHILDREN'S WISH FOUNDATION

This Friday on George's Island; My tribemates and I are raising money for Children's Wish Foundation, who grant wishes for kids with life threatening illnesses.
Just click on the link below...click on my name....and click on DONATE NOW to make a secure online donation.
Whatever you can give to help these amazing kids is greatly appreciated.


http://secure.childrenswish.ca/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=1353&srcid=1349&frtid=637

Yesterday's Question of the Day results.

Yesterday we asked how you release frustration, 42% of respondents said they eat, followed by exercising, shopping, smoking, arguing with spouse and drinking.

I've Got A Crush On Harper

Have you heard the latest youtube sensation? It's called "I've Got a Crush On Harper." It's almost a direct rip-off of a song that emerged this summer for Barack Obama. Have a listen and tell us what you think.


www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9vAHT-fW98


Thanks.

Yesterday's Question of the Day results.

Yesterday we asked you if your children drink energy drinks. 85% of respondents said no.

Yesterday's Question of the Day results.

Yesterday we asked you if you have a tattoo, 65% of respondents said no.

What would you do for Elton John tickets?

Congrats to Joanne Harpell, who won our first pair of tickets for WHAT WOULD YOU DO FOR ELTON JOHN TICKETS. She got a tattoo of Elton John with the C100 logo on her leg live on the air this morning, courtesy of Merle from Island Rose Tattoo.
Send your entries to us for next week. Go the contests page at c100fm.com

Weekend Question of The Day results.

Over the weekend we asked, of the top 5 overpaid actors in Hollywood who you thought should be number one. 45% of respondents said Tom Cruise, followed by Jennifer Lopez, Nicole Kidman, Cameron Diaz and Jennifer Garner.

Yesterday's Question of the Day results.

Yesterday we asked who you were more comfortable sharing something personal about yourself with. 57% of our respondents said their hairdresser.

Yesterday's Question of the Day results.

Yesterday we asked which character best describes you boss. 38% of respondents said Donald Trump, followed by Michael Scott from The Office with 23% of the vote. Miranda Bailey from Grey's Anatomy and Tony Soprano tied with 15%, and holding up the rear with just 8% of the vote was Mr. Burns from The Simpson's.

Is butting out littering?

Here is a question, sent to our e-mail, from one of our listeners.

Take a look and let us know what you think?

I take Exit 2 into work every day and am amazed at the number of cigarette butts lying on the roadside. I don't understand why smoker's don't find it acceptable to butt them in their vehicle ashtray, but appear to think it's perfectly fine to toss them out the window for all to see, and for someone else to clean up (IE: Community Service / Public Works).

My question(s) do other people find this as mind boggling and offensive as me? Is tossing cigarette butts out the window littering? If yes, should offenders be fined?

Thanks,Janet

Hands up the Honesty Test!

Yesterday's Question of the Day results.

Yesterday we asked you if you would trade your pet for a million dollars. 53% of respondents said no they wouldn't.

Freshman 15 tips

College freshmen have a special notoriety: A full 15 pounds named for them.

The Freshman 15 refers to weight gained during the first year away from home. But the extra pounds can be avoided if you follow these tips from Brook Benten Jimenez. She's a certified group fitness instructor, personal trainer and nutritionist.

Her tips will work for everyone, even if your freshman year was so long ago that you scarcely remember how many pieces of pizza you ate to win a nightly dorm contest.

1. Ix-nay on late-night acking-snay: Pizza can be delivered at all hours. And having just a slice – well, maybe just two – when everyone else is noshing is more than tempting. But if you must stay up late and are hungry, reach for fruit or something healthy. Which leads us to ...

2. Get enough sleep. "Sleep loss is associated with an increase in appetite," Ms. Jimenez says. "Without adequate amounts of sleep, your metabolism slows down and you tend to move slower and be less active."

3. Make exercise part of your juggling routine. You have lots of balls in the air: Classes, study, socializing. Exercise needs to go on the calendar, too. Even if it is just 20 minutes a day.

4. Be on portion patrol. Lots of dorms offer all-you-can-eat, help-yourself buffets. Don't get carried away; there will be more food at the next meal. Allow yourself one reasonable plate of food.

5. Be mindful. "Remember: Everything you eat has to go somewhere," Ms. Jimenez says. "Every morsel of food has calories, and those calories don't disappear after melting in your mouth." The food may be used as energy or released as bile or used for cell function or stored as fat. "But it does not disappear."

Weekend Question of The Day results.

We asked what your favourite movie was of the top 6 movies of the summer of 2008, here's how they lined up according to your votes. Mamma Mia 30% of the votes, Dark Knight 25%, Sex and the City 18%, Iron Man 13%, Indianna Jones 10% and Wall E 5%.

A Complaint Free World!

Here's an email we received recently. We're giving it a try. If you decide to do the same, let us know how it goes.



acomplaintfreeworld.org

Good morning!

I just wanted to let you guys know about this fantastic idea a man in the States had. He has started a complaint-free movement. It is a very simple idea with a very simple solution. You wear a bracelet and every time you catch yourself complaining, gossiping, or criticizing, you switch it to the other wrist. This includes talking, emailing, muttering under your breath, etc. The only thing that is 'free' is thinking the complaint, gossip, and critism. The goal is to go 21 days IN A ROW without complaining, gossiping, or criticizing. He says it takes an average of 4-8 months to go the 21 days. I've been doing it now for two weeks and it is amazing how it has started to change my thinking. I rarely try to 'one-up' people with my complaints, and I tend to catch myself before the complaint comes out of my mouth. I haven't made it one complete day yet without complaining, but I complain a lot less than I used to.

Check out his website (I've included it at the top of this email) for more info on it. You don't have to buy the book or the bracelets, just watch the videos about it and find something that you can move from wrist to wrist, or pocket to pocket, or whatever. He is hoping to have the day before Thanksgiving designated as a national complaint-free day in the States, and I think it would be fitting if we could try to get that going here.

Signed,
An avid listener - love you guys! You make my mornings.

Yesterday's Question of the Day results.

Yesterday we asked if you live pay cheque to pay cheque. 70% of respondents said yes.

New Music Friday

Today's New Music Friday song was from Brandy, Right Here. Did you hear it? What did you think? If you missed it take a listen by clicking on the link.
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=LzJWh1onMvE

Yesterday's Question of the Day results.

Yesterday we asked if you'd prefer it if your children wore uniforms to school?
59% of respondents said yes.

Atlantic Canadian Wealth

The following news story offers some food for thought. Feel free to leave a comment.

HALIFAX - A new study on debt, financial security and the wealth gap in Atlantic Canada suggests things have grown worse for the region's poor over the past decade.The GPI Atlantic report says there is a very uneven distribution with the richest 10 per cent of Atlantic households owning about half the region's wealth while the poorest 40 per cent together own only 3.6 per cent.
The authors say one-quarter of Atlantic Canadian households have no wealth at all, since their debts, on average, are at least as great as their assets.
The region has at least 11,000 millionaire households.The study says there's also an ongoing shift of wealth out of the region with households in Atlantic Canada experiencing the fastest growth in debt in Canada during the six-year period between 1999 and 2005. Consumer bankruptcies have also risen sharply in the region to levels much higher than in the rest of the country.
(The Canadian Press)

Uniforms or not.

What do you think of uniforms for school? We wonder if it would make your life easier if your children had to wear a uniform to school? You wouldn't need to get all that new back to school clothing. You wouldn't have to feel the pressure of buying brand name items so you child fits in. What's your opinion.

Yesterday's Question of the Day results.

Yesterday we asked if you were glad to see the kids go back to school today and 57% of respondents said yes.