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brodalikeme:
Hahaha

You know most Nigerians think cold is good because of the extreme heat they been subjected to u til they jam cold. By that time, they will know that is different between water and acid even though both have same appearance.

But why can't the cold kill off bedbugs same way it kills mosquitoes? Even this $50K per night hotel had bedbugs.
I know $50K is NOT a huge amount of money but it is not chump change either!

QuinQ:
Oh, ok. You relocating permanently?

Yes

QuinQ:
But why can't the cold kill off bedbugs same way it kills mosquitoes? Even this $50K per night hotel had bedbugs.
I know $50K is NOT a huge amount of money but it is not chump change either!

Do you truly mean this or you are joking? over 95% of Americans do not have that in their bank accounts or never had that. Do you think it is 50,000 Naira? 50,000USD is just about the average annual salary of Americans after tax, some may argue before tax. it means more than 50% do not earn that in a year.

When it gets really cold outide, the inside temperature will probably go as low as 12 degree celsius, assuming no house heater is on, it is not cold enough to kill the bugs. Outside temperature is not same as inside temperature.

Nnamdipapa:
I actually just came back and banks thought I was living in Canada reason they blocked my account. I actually did not have enough money to buy tickets as all my funds were in the account so I told the fraud agent how they expected me to come to Canada?

I had to dip into my business trust account witn BMO to buy the ticket. I noticed business accounts are less strict with transactions.

Scotia bank has a voice authentication over the phone, you can register for one to prevent this kind of trip in the future.

Riversides2003:
-16 and you Dey complain, lol wetin make we wey Dey run -45 back to back do?

-45? Which country be that!

Bobbyjay001:
-45? Which country be that!

-45 is common in the northern parts of Russia and Canada every winter.

chinchum:
Scotia bank has a voice authentication over the phone, you can register for one to prevent this kind of trip in the future.

I am registered and I fully authenticated, I worked at TD for 5 years so I knew about the process. Dude was concerned about the volume of money i was transferring

-16 na summer na. Well because you didn’t have winter clothes

Bobbyjay001:
-45? Which country be that!

Winnipeg was running-45 this January

43Ronin:
Story of lies! Which hotel, motel or apartment in GTA can you get at $45 per night? None! Never was toronto -12° last december. Why these guys wake up one morning and decide to write lies on nairaland beats me. Last year till Date toronto was & is way colder than alberta

Winter returned yesterday currently -33°

An out of character transactions like that would normally trigger fraud blocks on account. It is in your best interest though.

Before you travel, call your western banks and let them know so they would not block your activities in foreign countries. Given your local numbers are usually tied to your accounts and needed to verify codes, you would not be able to do that either.

Best to always use emails and have a dedicated google voice number as backup to verify. With a good VPN service, you can avoid stories that touch. If you want more advice on life decisions, email me.

Nnamdipapa:
So I had the most insane experience last December. Something that still makes my heart race when I remember it.
I was in Nigeria, just jejely making transactions from my foreign accounts, when suddenly all my accounts were blocked on suspicion of fraud. Just like that. No warning.
I called the fraud department at Scotiabank, fully expecting to clear things up in five minutes. After all, I passed every single authentication question. Everything. Then the agent calmly told me I had to appear physically in Canada to verify my account.
I laughed at first. I told him I was in Nigeria. How exactly did he expect me to fly across the Atlantic in the middle of winter just to “verify” myself?
Before I could even process what was happening, my online banking access was shut down completely. These people had already concluded that I should be living in Canada.
That was how my Christmas plans scattered.
I started searching for the cheapest ticket I could find. After hours of looking, I found a United Airlines flight transiting through Dulles Airport in Washington. 11:59pm on Christmas night. About $1,200.
I tried booking with my foreign cards. Nothing went through. My location in Nigeria was now suspicious everywhere. I had to call United directly on the 24th to book manually. Return date: December 30th.
I was pained. Deeply pained.
It would have been my first Christmas in over a decade without snow. No shoveling. No icy wind. Just Lagos vibes. Nigeria sweet, I swear.
But instead, by 7pm Christmas night, I was heading to MMA airport.
We landed at Dulles on the morning of the 26th. As I stood in line for border control, fear gripped me. I was thinking about all the negative things I’ve said about Trump online. I was convinced they would scan my social media and drag me into one interrogation room.
When it got to my turn, the officer asked one simple question and waved me through.
Just like that.

Three-hour layover. Then off to Toronto.
Because of extreme weather warnings in Calgary, I decided not to continue there. We landed at Pearson International Airport in Toronto around 8pm.
I had to wait for missing luggage from the next flight. Retrieved it around 9:30pm.

Then I made the mistake of trying to save money.
I searched online and found a room in Etobicoke for $45 per night. In Canada. In December. Red flag, but my mind was on budgeting.

Outside, it was -12°C. Windy. Dark. Brutally cold.
I took a cab to the address.
The moment we pulled up, my spirit dropped.
The house looked abandoned. The street was dead silent. No movement. No life.
I knocked. A groundsman opened and led me inside.
Then I entered the room.

That was when my night turned into a horror movie.
There was another man on the bed beside mine. Unkempt. Dirty. Lying down, staring into his phone and laughing hysterically. Not small laughter. The kind that makes your spine freeze.

Aye mi!

How was I supposed to sleep in the same room with a complete stranger behaving like that?
The room was dark. Only light from the TV and his phone screen. He didn’t greet me. Didn’t acknowledge me. Just kept laughing and scratching himself aggressively.
Outside, snow was falling heavily. Temperature dropping toward -16°C.
And guess what? I didn’t even come with a winter jacket. This trip was never planned.
I told myself I would endure till morning and check into a proper hotel. I dropped my briefcases, brought out my laptop to finish some client work.
Then I saw something.

The guy started scratching himself violently. Almost desperately. Still laughing.
Kilode?!

As I sat there, uneasy, I suddenly felt movement on my sleeve.
I looked down.
A small brown bug was crawling up my jacket… heading toward my neck.
In that split second, my childhood flashed before my eyes.
Growing up in face-me-I-face-you, I battled bed bugs. I know them too well.
I slapped it instantly. Crushed it. Rubbed it between my fingers.
Then I lifted my hand to my nose.
ALAS MY PEOPLE… IT WAS THE UNMISTAKABLE SMELL OF A BED BUG.

I didn’t think twice.

I grabbed my bags and ran out of that house into -16°C snow without a winter jacket.
Yes. I chose freezing over infestation.
Outside, it was 10:40pm. Snowstorm. Wind slapping my face. No idea where I was going.
I ran across the street and entered a shawarma store just to escape the cold.
From there, I called an Uber to the nearest Walmart. It was closing at 11pm. I had less than 20 minutes.
I was already paranoid. I felt like bugs were crawling all over me. I needed new clothes immediately.
By pure luck, they let me in at 10:50pm.
I ran to the winter jacket aisle. Grabbed a heavy coat, toque, gloves, winter socks. I didn’t even check prices.
After paying, I took another cab back to Pearson Airport.

That night, I slept on a bench.
Actually, I didn’t sleep.

I emptied my entire bag on the airport floor. I was shaking. I was inspecting every single item. I even considered dumping all my clothes in the trash.
I called the woman who rented the room to me and threatened to report her to Health Canada.
The audacity of this woman…
She said maybe I was the one who brought the bugs.
Imagine that.

Anyway, that was just Day 1.
Four days of hell followed before I finally escaped back to Lagos.
I couldn’t wait to smell Nigerian air again.

(To be continued.)

MasterTeeUSA:
Before you travel, call your western banks and let them know so they would not block your activities in foreign countries. Given your local numbers are usually tied to your accounts and needed to verify codes, you would not be able to do that either.

Best to always use emails and have a dedicated google voice number as backup to verify. With a good VPN service, you can avoid stories that touch. If you want more advice on life decisions, email me.

Trust me bro, I know about the process more than most people here. I was assistant branch manager at TD Canada trust and worked in three different branches for a span of five years. I still have my two foreign numbers still going in Nigerioa and I was able to two-step verify, i got a security code, and my voice was authenticated as well. Prior to this time, I always had access online and had everything setup before leaving. I think this was purely a case of discrimination as I was calling from Nigeria and the fraud officer who blocked my etransfer was not comfortable with me transferring about $30k in three days.

Could be...could be not. Banks react if there are issues...maybe around that Christmas period, there was an uptick in fraud business from Nigeria that you are not aware of so they had to take extra precaution. I always transfer all the funds I will need before traveling and I also let the banks know I will be outside of the country. $30k is a lot of money to move across country...even within the US, they will flag that transaction. I am glad you got it resolved. Next time, ask your bank what you should do before you travel or have backups...someone that can front you money, so you would not need to travel back just to claim your account. Madness everywhere.

Nnamdipapa:
Trust me bro, I know about the process more than most people here. I was assistant branch manager at TD Canada trust and worked in three different branches for a span of five years. I still have my two foreign numbers still going in Nigerioa and I was able to two-step verify, i got a security code, and my voice was authenticated as well. Prior to this time, I always had access online and had everything setup before leaving. I think this was purely a case of discrimination as I was calling from Nigeria and the fraud officer who blocked my etransfer was not comfortable with me transferring about $30k in three days.

chinchum:
Do you truly mean this or you are joking? over 95% of Americans do not have that in their bank accounts or never had that. Do you think it is 50,000 Naira? 50,000USD is just about the average annual salary of Americans after tax, some may argue before tax. it means more than 50% do not earn that in a year.

When it gets really cold outide, the inside temperature will probably go as low as 12 degree celsius, assuming no house heater is on, it is not cold enough to kill the bugs. Outside temperature is not same as inside temperature.

You have to be honest, $50K is just not real money in the large scheme of things. As for bedbugs, this below says 4 days in the freezer kills even the eggs

Luckybelt:
Winnipeg was running-45 this January

U have left Nigeria's shore but heard Winnipeg is the coldest place in Canada

QuinQ:
Which parts do you think are fake and why?

Evert part of the story ....is just fiction ...just fly from Nigeria to Canada like say na Contonu he de go .....nonsense

poweredcom:
Evert part of the story ....is just fiction ...just fly from Nigeria to Canada like say na Contonu he de go .....nonsense

Everything is fiction to people like you, and we don't all live in your reality. I can easily enter in over 100 countries without visa including most of Europe, US, and Canada.

poweredcom:
Evert part of the story ....is just fiction ...just fly from Nigeria to Canada like say na Contonu he de go .....nonsense

But going from Nigeria to Canada is exactly like going to Cotonou if you have Canadian passport as he does. The only difference is the $1200 he paid for transport (which, in the scheme of things, is not a huge amount of money). Infact going to Cotonou is even much harder if you go by road!

QuinQ:
But going from Nigeria to Canada is exactly like going to Cotonou if you have Canadian passport as he does. The only difference is the $1200 he paid for transport (which, in the scheme of things, is not a huge amount of money). Infact going to Cotonou is even much harder if you go by road!

I don't understand the guy to be honest. I don't even have a valid Nigerian passport since the past eight yeats and have been traveling back and forth.

QuinQ:
You have to be honest, $50K is just not real money in the large scheme of things. As for bedbugs, this below says 4 days in the freezer kills even the eggs

i am not sure what you mean by honest and real money in large scheme of things. 50k is a lot of money, and there is a reason an account was flagged for a transfer of 10k-30kcad. 50kcad/usd is about the down deposit of buying a 750k house, most can not save that easily, it takes 2-10years of rigorous saving for most people, maybe 1-5years for a couple. Your bedbug posting is simply confirming what i said. Inside temperature can possibly go as low as 12 degree celcius , not -12 degree celcius which i suspect you are confusing together. A bed bug will not be killed in 12 degree celcius.

Nnamdipapa:
I am registered and I fully authenticated, I worked at TD for 5 years so I knew about the process. Dude was concerned about the volume of money i was transferring

okay. Maybe a meeting and personal meeting with branch manager for recognition can also help i believe there are sensible ways to validate that than asking someone to fly miles away.

chinchum:
i am not sure what you mean by honest and real money in large scheme of things. 50k is a lot of money, and there is a reason an account was flagged for a transfer of 10k-30kcad. 50kcad/usd is about the down deposit of buying a 750k house, most can not save that easily, it takes 2-10years of rigorous saving for most people, maybe 1-5years for a couple. Your bedbug posting is simply confirming what i said. Inside temperature can possibly go as low as 12 degree celcius , not -12 degree celcius which i suspect you are confusing together. A bed bug will not be killed in 12 degree celcius.

But $50K cannot buy a house of $750. In Nigeria will anyone let you put down $50K for a $750K house? Nope!
As for bedbugs, in that case why did cold kill off all the mosquitoes - if you're going by inside temperature

Nnamdipapa:
I don't understand the guy to be honest. I don't even have a valid Nigerian passport since the past eight yeats and have been traveling back and forth.

No mind am. How do you get in without Nigerian passport?

QuinQ:
No mind am. How do you get in without Nigerian passport?

I show mu expired passport. It expired 2019.

Nnamdipapa:
I show mu expired passport. It expired 2019.

Expired? Didn't know they worked with expired documents

QuinQQ:
Expired? Didn't know they worked with expired documents

Technically, you cannot be refused entry to your country as a citizen.

chinchum:
i am not sure what you mean by honest and real money in large scheme of things. 50k is a lot of money, and there is a reason an account was flagged for a transfer of 10k-30kcad. 50kcad/usd is about the down deposit of buying a 750k house, most can not save that easily, it takes 2-10years of rigorous saving for most people, maybe 1-5years for a couple. Your bedbug posting is simply confirming what i said. Inside temperature can possibly go as low as 12 degree celcius , not -12 degree celcius which i suspect you are confusing together. A bed bug will not be killed in 12 degree celcius.

Well, I googled real money. Here's what I got. It'll give you some idea


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvNHQei857E?si=ig9pHTQlb94btN-D

Nnamdipapa:
It was -30C when I landed in Calgary the very first time back in the days, I was there with wife and three small kids, I got out of the Airport terminal and quickly ran back.

Canada is too cold for my liking...it's always extreme.

Riversides2003:
This is how it stands in my location. If I see that -16 sef na just sweater I go wear honestly. Cold wan kill person here but we can’t complain mhem. We are Nigerians we go adapt.

Are you sure the unit is F. Looks like like degree C to me.

OgaTheTop2:
Canada is too cold for my liking...it's always extreme.

It was my faults though, I shouldn't have landed in the winter.