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Today, 11:38 AM
Thread: Older parents-WWYD?
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Picked up Dad on the weekend and brought him to...
Picked up Dad on the weekend and brought him to our place. He had a small heart attack, in and around getting surgery to remove a couple toes that got infected after smashing them into something. He...
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Yesterday, 09:02 AM
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My needs are pretty basic. I don’t even subscribe...
My needs are pretty basic. I don’t even subscribe to cellular data, just pay as I go for phone and text - there’s enough wifi around to suit my needs. And since that lawsuit around the battery...
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04-22-2024, 12:12 PM
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#methree With old iPhone8+
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04-11-2024, 07:51 PM
Thread: Real Estate Crash thread
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Real Estate Crash thread
The House always wins.
Don’t hate the player, hate the game.
I dislike insurance. But with a wife and child, could not imagine life without the peace of mind.
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04-11-2024, 02:56 PM
Thread: Climate Change
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Quit dwelling on the positive. There’s a lot of...
Quit dwelling on the positive. There’s a lot of negative too, like our diminishing seasonal snowpack.
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04-10-2024, 07:54 PM
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I love my wife and all, but Jesus Hercules Christ...
Love the story about pounding wood screws seano.
My wife’s father is a semi-retired jack-of-all trades contractor. Designed and did about half the build of her cabin (that we’ve since sold). I’ve... -
04-09-2024, 11:31 PM
Thread: 4Runner/Tacoma alternatives?
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Hmm. Think I’ll keep sinking money in my ‘03...
Hmm. Think I’ll keep sinking money in my ‘03 TuRD. Shoulda kept my ‘85 McFly
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04-05-2024, 07:13 PM
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Looks like a super clamp at least on the skis....
Looks like a super clamp at least on the skis. Not sure those clamps were designed for such continuous load bearing though.
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04-03-2024, 10:15 AM
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Another casualty of not seeing the last unread...
Another casualty of not seeing the last unread post. Tried changing the settings back and forth a few times but no luck. TGR app.
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03-31-2024, 11:41 PM
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A video they should play at every level one class
From an avy teaching perspective who cares how one person reacts after the shit hits the fan. Not the purpose of the exercise. What conditions were evaluated prior to the subject dropping in, and...
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03-29-2024, 07:26 PM
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I love my wife and all, but Jesus Hercules Christ...
Dude, blowback off the transom. Like pissing into the wind.
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03-29-2024, 12:37 AM
Thread: Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse
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Bezos will be dead before the effects of his...
Bezos will be dead before the effects of his greed will impact his standard of living. What’s his incentive to change?
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03-27-2024, 10:45 PM
Thread: Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse
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Port Mann bridge in Vancouver cost a little under...
Port Mann bridge in Vancouver cost a little under a billion and took 6yrs to construct (opened 2012, but not competed until 2015) Cable-stayed, a bit shorter at 2km.
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03-27-2024, 04:36 PM
Thread: Netflix: instaView rec's
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Damn neckdeep. Just watched the first episode...
Damn neckdeep. Just watched the first episode based on some of the hype here. Thought the story had some potential, and seeing GOT actors I enjoyed tickled the nostalgia/familiarity nerve.
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03-27-2024, 11:53 AM
Thread: Shit that annoys you
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Our culture is centred around privilege rather...
Our culture is centred around privilege rather than responsibility. Getting worse with the latest batch of leaders (both corp and govt). Afraid it’s not going to get better until a calamity bigger...
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03-26-2024, 10:41 AM
Thread: 23/24 Cdn Rockies and related thread
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If you had ever visited the Zoo downtown when it...
If you had ever visited the Zoo downtown when it was still open, you might understand the need for a sign. Didn’t stop us from blazing in a couple discrete locations on the hill.
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03-26-2024, 08:32 AM
Thread: This week in Canada.
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I just wish all the fuck Trudeau crowd would take...
I just wish all the fuck Trudeau crowd would take a civics lesson in how our government in Canada works. We aren’t the US and we don’t vote for a president.
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03-25-2024, 09:28 PM
Thread: 23/24 Cdn Rockies and related thread
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Don’t discount Murray Ridge in Ft St James....
Don’t discount Murray Ridge in Ft St James. Enjoyed some very good conditions between 05 and 08. Biking on Mt Pope is fun too.
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03-22-2024, 09:48 PM
Thread: Kate Middleton
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Bullshit. Their power comes from the story that...
Bullshit. Their power comes from the story that they are appointed their privilege by divine intervention. That’s what royalty means. If they can’t spin the story to their purpose, then I guess their...
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03-20-2024, 05:15 PM
Thread: Shit that annoys you
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Shit that annoys you
Dunno about ASS, but the remote start with auto-shutoff on my Chevy half ton works just fine. Don’t think the tech is all that much different.
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03-19-2024, 11:48 AM
Thread: This week in Canada.
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Pretty much this ^ That and the jokes may not...
Pretty much this ^
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03-15-2024, 04:40 PM
Thread: Kitty Stoke
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The life of a non-neutered barn cat is a tough...
The life of a non-neutered barn cat is a tough one. Usually not a particularly long one either. Depending on your outlook, neutering might be a blessing.
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03-15-2024, 04:38 PM
Thread: Car tire sabotage
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I may have heard stories of young local punks...
I may have heard stories of young local punks unhappy with out-of-country rv’ers boondocking and being assholes in favourite recreation areas. A woodscrew twisted into the valve core in the middle of...
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03-15-2024, 03:34 PM
Thread: Car tire sabotage
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This was back when tires were bias ply ;)
This was back when tires were bias ply ;)
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03-15-2024, 08:37 AM
Thread: Climate Change
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Top 10th percentile in the world. That’s about...
Top 10th percentile in the world. That’s about $45,000/yr before taxes. Median world income is only about $7k
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03-14-2024, 09:58 PM
Thread: Climate Change
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Climate Change
50% of the energy we consume (75% from fossil fuels) is consumed by the top 10% income percentile. That’s most everyone on this forum. Plastics, essential lubricants, and the like make up less than...
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03-14-2024, 07:34 PM
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Elon Musk: Smartest Guy in The World or Complete Clown?
That is a bottle cap in a football field, surrounded by many other bottle caps that are valuable and functional.
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03-14-2024, 07:28 PM
Thread: Climate Change
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Climate Change
Peak oil was a threat to developed countries and their economies (and to a lesser extent undeveloped countries via conflict and agriculture development). Directional drilling was a boon, but also...
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03-12-2024, 11:07 AM
Thread: going nordic = going ghay?
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^^ Quit post holing on the track! Glad to see...
^^ Quit post holing on the track!
Glad to see you guys still getting some. Forecast to hit near 20C by the weekend here, and last night we didn’t get back to freezing temps overnight.
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03-09-2024, 09:56 PM
Thread: Things That Amuse You
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Ha!
Ha!
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03-08-2024, 11:55 AM
Thread: Fit for 50
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50 is just a number. It was 46-47 for me. Like a...
50 is just a number. It was 46-47 for me. Like a switch was flipped in my body. Arms no longer long enough to read small print under artificial light. Sleep pattern changed, and not for the better....
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03-08-2024, 11:06 AM
Thread: Shit that annoys you
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It amuses me that the money slaves that...
It amuses me that the money slaves that manipulate an artificial system so that they could get an extra hour of daylight to recreate in the evening are saying those in tune with the natural...
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03-05-2024, 08:15 PM
Thread: Shit that annoys you
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Pretty much here too. Local grocery mall has a...
Pretty much here too. Local grocery mall has a few cement dividers and handicapped signage near the main entrance, but the parking lines are non-existent for 4months of the year. Somehow we survive,...
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03-05-2024, 07:27 PM
Thread: Ukraine
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Ukraine
And what is stopping you from heading to Moscow and suing for peace outside the Kremlin? If it’s the cost of airfare start a gofundme. Send me the link, I’ll pony up.
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03-05-2024, 04:39 PM
Thread: Home Remodel: Do, Don'ts, Advice
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While can’t speak to his particular abode, I...
While can’t speak to his particular abode, I recently did the same to move a drain from a tub to a corner shower, about 2ft. Put me right on the limit of the vent connection (within 5ft of the trap)....
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03-05-2024, 03:24 PM
Thread: Ukraine
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Ukraine
I put source of conflict with access to resources, security of property/wealth, or fragility of ego (which includes religion).
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03-04-2024, 12:03 AM
Thread: Christmas trees. Cut em or buy em?
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Wait a sec … You had a cut Xmas tree, in a...
Wait a sec …
You had a cut Xmas tree, in a bucket of hydroponic solution, last until meteorological spring?
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03-03-2024, 07:26 PM
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Hey, first look at the pic and I thought WTF tall...
Hey, first look at the pic and I thought WTF tall weird antenna is sticking up.
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02-28-2024, 09:10 PM
Thread: 2023/24 BC Southern Interior
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Looks like we might finally getting to a 2m base...
Looks like we might finally getting to a 2m base at treeline as well in the N.Thompson. Normally should be 3m by now. And spooky as fuck on some crusts about 1m down, hoping it settles out for the...
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02-24-2024, 06:59 PM
Thread: going nordic = going ghay?
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FKNA. Good show. No local Birchleg here this...
FKNA. Good show.
No local Birchleg here this winter :(
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02-23-2024, 01:53 AM
Thread: Getting dressed in the parking lot
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Tried this in my ‘85 Toyota, but my bsl fits...
Tried this in my ‘85 Toyota, but my bsl fits F.Flintstone. After the second time I almost drove into Apex Cr heading back up the road to WH2O, I started leaving a pair of sneakers in the truck.
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02-22-2024, 09:41 PM
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Shoot, shovel, shut up
Shoot, shovel, shut up
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02-22-2024, 09:38 PM
Thread: Climate Change
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I’m not sure you grasp the alternative scenario....
I’m not sure you grasp the alternative scenario. And this report is only Canada - this is a global phenomenon. Each country faces unique challenges, but the end result is the same if we pretend to be...
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02-22-2024, 09:31 PM
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It’s mating season, and seems your yard is the...
It’s mating season, and seems your yard is the honeymoon suite. It will pass in a couple weeks.
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02-22-2024, 08:01 PM
Thread: Climate Change
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“Lastly, Canadians will have to use much less...
“Lastly, Canadians will have to use much less energy to prevent an acceleration of the climate crisis. And that means an end to economic growth.
‘Mother Nature has other priorities,’ Hughes told... -
02-21-2024, 10:00 AM
Thread: Climate Change
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The tell on how well we’ll survive the coming...
The tell on how well we’ll survive the coming decades is our food system security. Precip patterns are no longer predictable, and our main agriculture areas are already under severe pressure from...
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02-21-2024, 12:14 AM
Thread: Climate Change
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Right up until some naive debutant says ‘Then let...
Right up until some naive debutant says ‘Then let them eat cake’
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02-20-2024, 06:20 PM
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I love my wife and all, but Jesus Hercules Christ...
Must be my west coast upbringing. I could eat west coast fish (white or red) as my primary protein easy. Fried poached baked smoked soup seared raw. You guys are welcome to leave it, more for me :)
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02-20-2024, 06:16 PM
Thread: This week in Canada.
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I heard the big issue is the VQA label will...
I heard the big issue is the VQA label will prevent them from getting their grapes outside of BC. So now they are trying to amend the standard. Sucks when your own protectionism bites you in the ass.
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02-19-2024, 05:20 PM
Thread: Climate Change
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Just the wealthy and lucky will make it in time....
Just the wealthy and lucky will make it in time. I find most N.Americans tend to behave like the frog in the pot of water slowly coming to a boil on the stove.
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