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yet, when they're in texas in sunday, its an 8pm start

Football schedule.

Torres suspended 41 games. Honestly, I think it's a long time coming. I like hard play, but there's no need to try and decapitate other players. Seems everyone in the NHL, even his teammates agree with me...

http://www.mercurynews.com/sharks/ci_28929947/sharks-coach-captain-react-torres-41-game-suspension

US TV rights. For the vast majority if Americans, this definitely isn't the marque matchup. On a side note, it might be an excuse to call in sick on Friday

Gallardo is slated to start game one for Texas, who's had their number all year. Price allowed 2 runs in 6 innings when the Jays pounded the Rangers back in August 12-4. Game 1 has the feeling of an instant classic going in. The Jays, by the way, won the season series 4-2. If that means anything.

I do, however, feel like the Jays kind of backed into the postseason. The Rangers won a big game to avoid the wildcard game yesterday against the Angels. The Rangers have an almost identical record to the Jays since the All-Star break. I'd hate to have to make odds for this one. No easy task here.

Pov of someone who was there and actually was concealed carrying

http://www.rawstory.com/2015/10/armed-vet-destroys-gun-nuts-argument-on-mass-shooters-by-explaining-why-he-didnt-attack-oregon-killer/

I’ve heard some crazy stuff from the more guns = less guns crowd, but I never thought I would actually hear (read) someone actually admit that they've become numb or complacent with mass murder in the US. Joepa and his friend Donald are just going to give up trying to fix this?

We know it's not going to be easy, but isn't that why Americans do things? Because they're hard? Come on, America. Get it together.

I tried this method once, but after thinking about it for a while I realized that they must be stainless steel if they're expected to be underwater and not rust. Magnets do not attach to true stainless steel. Foiled again.

 

I like to think that when we, as Canadians, point out the problems that all those guns bring that we are doing it as your friends rather than out of any sense of smugness or imagined superiority. Leaving aside and Us-Cdn comparison, can anybody say that the Brits, for e.g., are any less free for not having hand guns??

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm pretty sure the police there don't even carry pistols.

edit: and while I'm on that thought, I was captivated by an episode of COPS the other day and my wife noted that the police officer was being very intense with these guys during a routine traffic stop. I thought about it, and then noted the appearance of these guys (grubby looking middle aged white guys), the fact that drugs were found in the car, and the fact that there is a very good chance that one or both of these guys could be armed. Not to say it would have transpired different in Canada, but the fact that anyone can be armed puts everyone on edge.

On topic though: this is a terrible tragedy and I'd ask out of respect for the victims that we not speculate on the circumstances until the facts are irrefutably available.

 

 

nah, right now its about making sure their regulars get some extra rest to heal up some bumps and bruises that have been lingering, hell, during the rain delay today, they were all sleeping in the locker room

Yeah, sleeping off a massive hangover lol.

I expect to see more regulars in Tampa. Tulo is supposed to play 1 or 2 games. Home field advantage is usually very important, but it's not like wildcard teams (non home field advantage) haven't made it all the way before. Home field in the CS would be nice, but they'll have it in the DS and the WS (thanks to the all star game), should they get there.

If the formatting for home and away teams in a 7 game series is what I think it is, they'll only need to win one of the first two games to get home field advantage for the remaining 5 games, although the last game will be a road game.

How have we failed the Bubble wrap generation.? Human DNA hasn't changed in 1 or 2 generations, or has it? How dismayed and desperate can a child feel to do this and do it regularly as compared to 20 years ago? Is their future so bleak that the only way to see themselves out is murder and suicide by cop? I know many young kids and they seem to be just fine. They are smarter, more informed, better educated than my generation yet most are very immature for their age compared to us Baby Boomers. Or is it just me? I knew exactly zero kids that were in therapy in their teens in the 70's and 80's. It seems to be common place today for kids to have seen a therapist at least once and I'm speaking from experience with nieces and nephews, God Children of which I have 6 and kids of friends. I don't think that's a bad thing and I know times have changed we seemed to be able to roll with the punches then. I just wish there was an answer, any answer. I saw an abrupt change in teaching and parenting 35 years ago, every kid got a " participation trophy", hell I watched kids soccer games 30 years ago where they didn't keep score because it wasn't about winning or loosing. I said then you have to be crazy. We weren't preparing them for real life, it's all about winning or loosing, one reason I stopped coaching Football. This thing has me deeply concerned. What can I do as Joe Citizen? What can any of us do? I was a Big Brother, coached minor and HS Football, but at 61 I don't know how I can make a difference today. We have many smart people here, what can we do collectively? How about an OFC scholarship program, or a OFC summer camp or mentoring program? I can't just sit here and watch CNN.

I think that statement basically explains it. Never expose children to the real world and what do you expect? I feel very lucky to have avoided that, considering I'm from a fairly well off family and of the same age as what you might consider the "bubble wrap" generation.

You may agree on stripping terrorist and pot seed sellers of their citizenship and forcing your opinion of what women should wear but what do you want to pay for it. The minister of women's wear has spent $250K so far to stop .0002.9% (2)of immigrants from covering their face at citizenship ceremonies while who knows how many beards the minister of men's wear has allowed to slip through. The terrorist and whatever other criminals in jail will have all the time in the world to to go to court so that could cost a couple hundred grand each. And to deport someone the other country will have to agree to take our terrorist, think that's going to happen?

 

And they ask where is JT going to find the $

 

If the minister of want's to look at naked women he can go to the strip club like everybody else, it's cheaper for the rest of us.

Too bad we can't just ship them off to Australia anymore, right?

The amusing thing about this thread is it is like trying to explain sight to a blind person. The USA has pistols so deeply entrenched in our culture and our rights that Canadian can not see the long term effects it has on shaping our Nation. We have never had the privilege nor can we have the privilege of knowing that a pistol will not appear in a disagreement or worse a home invasion. I find that if the possibility of a gun being called in to play people will think twice before they create a situation where it is "needed". I had an incident up North where an elderly Frenchman cussed me out because I was tagged by my boats decal as an American for going past him in a narrow bridge channel. No reason at all for his cussing and also no reason I should have cussed back but he then threatened me with a sinker across my head. Now I think that if there was a chance of it escalating to something that could be life changing he would have held his tongue and we would have enjoyed the day without the incident. I also took comfort in the fact that if he did sail a sinker at me I would be on the shore beating his ass knowing the worst case scenario would be he pulls a knife. It is a strange situation that most people who haven't seen both sides can grasp much less convey to someone who has been taught something so foreign that neither has a common ground to grasp.

 

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My biggest issue with all of this is that either one of you thought that a potential solution to this situation would be pulling a gun and at the very least threatening someones life. Holy crap talk about escalating. Sure, someone was being an idiot but that doesn't mean they deserve to die.

Maybe instead of thinking that if you had a gun this wouldn't have happened, but rather that thank god neither of you had a gun because that could have got ugly fast. In my experience, people are going to be idiots no matter what. And from reading your subsequent posts it's likely if anyone was armed it only would have been the other guy.

This right here is exactly the cowboy mentality that scares me about everyday people carrying guns. Sure there could be 100 responsible gun owners (and for the benefit of the doubt I'll include you with them ), but there's always that one sketchy guy who might be carrying too.

Lol

 

Nah we cant have guns(cause people with guns are crazy)

 

Now lets just bomb everyone, thats cool

 

SMH

I didn't even want to touch that one... lol

We're doomed!!!

All of the top 3 are horrible choices!!!

 

 

Trudeau Says Terrorists Shouldn't Be Stripped Of Citizenship

 

Here's some more fun: http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2015/09/28/bill-c-24-trudeau-audio-conservatives_n_8206798.html?ncid=fcbklnkcahpmg00000008

 

 

Yup. Send 'em back to Syria so they can fight another day.

Funny how you'll agree with him when it's "the other guy." But how do you think Suzuki feels about Harper? I don't think "twerp" would do it justice.

Got a few shots of it lastnight in between the clouds.

 

Beautiful shot. I'm tempted to use that as my desktop background

This is a lot of fun to watch. I hope they can return the favour on the Orioles and clinch the division when in Baltimore.

 

 

Rev. KM Shanthikumar: NDP — Scarborough-Rouge Park

• -The candidate was taped making anti-abortion and same-sex marriage comments, counter to party policies, the Toronto Star reported.
• Status: Still running

 

Ironically the NDP criticized Trudeau for grandfathering existing Liberal MPs, such as John McKay, when he announced that all new Liberal candidates would have to be pro-choice and pro-gay-marriage. Yet, Mulcair allows a new candidate who is anti-abortion and anti-gay marriage to represent the NDP.

 

Mulcair criticized Trudeau for not going far enough to rid his party of candidates who were anti-abortion and anti-gay marriage; yet Mulcair didn't go as far as Trudeau.

 

This should dispel and hopes that the NDP are going to be more honest than the other parties.

Since I didn't read the article but this is the example that came out of it, firing someone because they are trying to impose their religious beliefs on people isn't exactly the same as oppressing someone from reporting facts and important scientific research/findings.

I'm an engineer. I sometimes get hired to assess certain components of properties prior to or following a sale. Regardless of what my finding is I'm going to get paid by my client. There is no benefit for me lying or falsifying information to suit the person paying me. It is in my best interest and professional reputation to tell the truth. No one should have to muzzle themselves for fear of reprimand from whomever is paying them. It is basically as unethical as taking a bribe.

As soon as it was due to start it clouded over at my place. Very disappointed.

I love the comments you get on Gawker articles:

1) Fishing is cruel! This girl is a monster! How would she like not being able to breathe!!!!11111one
2) OMG someone needs to murder this man for filming in portrait mode
3) She didn’t really reel it in on her own the dad helped #sorrynotsorry #nooffensebutt
4) Stop expoiting your personal moments for internet fame #attentionwhore #fishsploitation #girlsploitation

5) Stop reinforcing restrictive gender roles by giving your daughter a pink Barbie fishing pole, what are you Amish?

6) Stop making fun of the Amish, they don’t even fish probably, I don’t know.

 

That's a pretty wide brush, you just used to slap all the honest, hard working mechanics and shop owners across the face with.

I own and operate a small 5 bay, 3 hoist shop; I have 3 licensed mechanics; myself being one of, Both my Techs have been with me since they were 17 or 18 years old; one is now 45 and the other is 34 years old. So yes when you come for an oil change, you are getting an experienced Tech working on your vehicle.

Will we see something that could use attention on a vehicle, possibly; but we do not create an issue; like what you're implying.

I have pride in my shop, my Techs; but most of all, all my customer's vehicles that I keep on the road.

At times I have had co-op students spend a semester here with us; he is watched like a hawk; when he's allowed to do something on his own. Once they have proved to us they're competent at a certain job, we give him a bit of rope; but he's still on my leash,

If we (any employer) don't help the young people interested in a profession; who the hell is.

 

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Ripoff garage owner.

Dan.

Thanks for taking the time to train the younger generations. Today's employment culture doesn't take the time to train anyone anymore. They just expect everyone to be fully certified and have 5 years of experience for entry level positions.

Now that the thread has been thoroughly derailed... if some of those damn boomers would just retire us younger people might be able to get a job

Ive never met one gun owner that thinks having guns makes them a hero

Not necessarily what I meant. But I had one guy try to tell me that if he was at that theatre where the guy shot the place up, he'd of been the guy to stop/prevent it. Kind of like the crazy stuff the NRA spews, for instance the black church that was shot up by that guy down south - If the pastor had allowed guns in his church, this wouldn't have happened.

 

I agree with you absolutely 100% Simon and have always said the exact same thing. I lived in Toronto for 60 years and never once did I ever feel threatened, harrassed or even worried about walking anywhere in that city. My wife worked downtown at Queens Park for 2o years and took the subway and she feels the exact same as I do.

 

Listening to some folks talk about the need to be armed for protection you'd think they live in Bagdad or downtown Afghanistan.

 

I read alot of different American boards and the guys talk about how they carry their handguns in the truck when their out driving around and many of them even carry the guns in the boat when they go out fishing.

 

I just couldn't imagine having to live in that kind of fear.

 

And no, that's not anything against my American friends on this board as I've talked to them about the exact same thing.

Totally agree here.

And not to paint everyone with the same brush, but a lot of my American friends I've talked to that have concealed carry permits or own handguns will admit they don't think a gun will help if they're taken by a surprise attack. The reason most of them carry is because of the cowboy mentality that they'll become the hero when something happens thanks to their gun. Same as the home defence argument, they want to be the hero.

My wife kept a 3-iron beside the bed but I told her that's too hard to hit, you'd be better off with a pitching wedge.

In all seriousness though, since we live in a fairly urban area and the OPP station is literally quicker to walk to than drive to from our house I tell her that the best piece of equipment for self defence is her cell phone and if I'm not home and someone breaks into the house that she should call 911 and not to confront the person. If they're more intent on confronting you than just stealing our valuables then maybe, but don't leave the bedroom looking for a fight. Our property is not worth her life.

Personally, I believe pretty much all dams should be removed from our rivers. Especially the dozens if not hundreds that serve absolutely no purpose or have essentially been abandoned over the years. Look at the Rocky Saugeen River. SVCA did a study on it a couple years ago and concluded almost all the dams in their watershed were doing nothing but preventing fish from moving through the rivers and streams.