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.

And typical Canuck plug - basic...

Quit dwelling on the positive. There’s a lot of negative too, like our diminishing seasonal snowpack.

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...

Hmm. Think I’ll keep sinking money in my ‘03 TuRD. Shoulda kept my ‘85 McFly

Looks like a super clamp at least on the skis. Not sure those clamps were designed for such continuous load bearing though.

Another casualty of not seeing the last unread post. Tried changing the settings back and forth a few times but no luck. TGR app.

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...

Dude, blowback off the transom. Like pissing into the wind.

Just use the scuppers like a proper sailor. Gender friendly even. Thought you said your wife had a boat ;)

Bezos will be dead before the effects of his greed will impact his standard of living. What’s his incentive to change?

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.
I’d double your estimate.

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.

Will...

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...

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.

I remember a...

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.
The real power in the fed liberal party...

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.

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...

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.
I don’t worry about turning the vehicle off at traffic...

Pretty much this ^

That and the jokes may not be funny, but the reactions of thin-skinned easterners certainly are!

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.

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...

This was back when tires were bias ply ;)

Top 10th percentile in the world. That’s about $45,000/yr before taxes. Median world income is only about $7k
That’s the problem with this climate issue - it’s a global phenomenon but we are very...

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...

That is a bottle cap in a football field, surrounded by many other bottle caps that are valuable and functional.

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...

^^ 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.
Last...

Ha!

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....

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...

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,...

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.

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)....

I put source of conflict with access to resources, security of property/wealth, or fragility of ego (which includes religion).

Climate change is going to put the first one at the forefront when...

Wait a sec …

You had a cut Xmas tree, in a bucket of hydroponic solution, last until meteorological spring?

Wow.

Hey, first look at the pic and I thought WTF tall weird antenna is sticking up.

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...

FKNA. Good show.

No local Birchleg here this winter :(
Will have to take the meadowskippers for a few laps in the treeline meadows next weekend. Snow is done below 1000m here now. That’s a first...

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.
...

Shoot, shovel, shut up

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...

It’s mating season, and seems your yard is the honeymoon suite. It will pass in a couple weeks.

Or go medieval and start shooting. You might be lucky getting one unless you go with night vision....

“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...

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...

Right up until some naive debutant says ‘Then let them eat cake’

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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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.

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.

So sorry to hear of the loss. Condolences to all the family and friends who knew him.

So sorry to hear of the loss. Condolences to all the family and friends who knew him.

Thought twice about sampling the dough, didn’t ya?