Neil
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Post by Neil on May 2, 2011 21:48:11 GMT -8
... and then there's the old proverb about being careful what you wish for.
Tonight, the party that I've voted for all my life achieved an historic breakthrough and is for the first time, Canada's official opposition in Parliament.
In so doing, Canada's voting patterns have been re-ordered in a way that the politician that I loathe more than any other in my lifetime has been given a majority. Hopefully, Harper's dignified, gracious speech tonight was a sign of a shift in his political morality. Extremely unlikely, but one can only hope, since we all want the best for Canada, whoever may be in power.
What an amazing shift in Quebec. It will take a while to see what really caused that, and what it means for Canada. One thing is certain: with the fall of the Liberals, the election of a Green, and the fact that four years from now the NDP will be running a realistic campaign to elect a prime minister, our political landscape has changed forever. Interesting times for all but the ignorantly apathetic.
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Post by mrdot on May 2, 2011 22:54:34 GMT -8
:)on tonite's election results, I don't think it will be all that bad to have a strong gov't with a good ndp oposition to keep an eye on things, and thanks to brother wettcoast for changing up my sig. :)mrdot.
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Post by dofd on May 3, 2011 22:42:41 GMT -8
Neil, I hope the Harper Government reforms as well. Not a NDP supporter, but happy to see them doing better. I voted for the best support of my area (Vancouver Centre), and it was Liberal.
You have to vote who is best for your riding.
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Post by Mike C on May 4, 2011 1:50:00 GMT -8
You have to vote who is best for your riding. I agree and disagree. I feel that Iggy was no more of a leader than the Orange-flavoured Tic-Tac that rests in my hand right now. He personally was a deterrent for thousands of potential Liberal voters, who rested their faith in Jack Layton's Trustache.Though the trustache was not good enough for me, when I was greeted at the ballot with the name of a former BCTF leader, Ginny Sims, who led this ridiculous organization into job action while I was in school. In fact, I was not exactly impressed with any of my choices on that ballot - incumbent Liberal Sukh Daliwal is best described as useless, and Conservative Mani Fallon had very little profile. It is in this particular case that I voted for the party's leader. I am glad to see the NDP now has a strong voice in Ottawa. I feel that it has been a back-and-forth between the Liberals and Conservatives for far too long, and it is good to see some fresh Orange on Parliament Hill, keeping a Conservative Majority in check.
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Post by Mill Bay on May 4, 2011 19:38:07 GMT -8
I would just like to say that the days of 'Conservative Majority', and 'NDP Victory Party' being political oxymorons are over, for good or ill. I believe we may now have someone write a book which will parallel the chronicle of the UK liberal party called 'The Strange Death of Liberal England'. Now we will have the 'Not So Surprising Death of Liberal Canada', at least temporarily. I will ultimately draw my conclusions on how good this government is for Canada after the next four years when the full account of how they have acted on our behalf is known.
I would just also like to try and lighten the mood slightly as far as the war on terror debate be reiterating the comment I read that the reason it took so long to find America's arch nemesis is because he was secretly holding out to see the president's long form birth certificate before allowing his enemies to discover him.
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Post by Low Light Mike on May 20, 2011 10:35:17 GMT -8
Randy Savage "the Macho Man" died today.
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Post by FNS on May 23, 2011 0:31:59 GMT -8
Randy Savage "the Macho Man" died today. Sad to see him go. We've lost quite a few entertainers as well as a few notable grapplers in recent years. And some good promotions around here as well. Big Time Wrestling (Portland Wrestling) was our favorite around here until it closed in the early 1990s. This was Don Owen's great promotion. It was a simple show. No over tilt silliness we see on today's worldwide versions. No fancy light shows. You turned on your TV and were presented the card with lots of great names on the slate. Dutch Savage was a favorite. An odd villain, named Steve "The Gorilla" Lawler, got a banana crushed on his face by Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka once which got everyone in the Portland Sports Arena in total laughter. Buddy Rose, Roddy Piper, Matt Borne, Andre the Giant, Bull Ramos, Stan Stasiak, so many others. Sandy Barr was usually the referee. Frank Bonnema was a great announcer for TV. BCTV had a good show called "All Star Wrestling" with Al Tomko, "Pinky" and "Stinky" Cagle, Timothy Flowers, Moondog Moretti, Mike Edwards, Bulldog Bob Brown, and so many others. Ed Karl was a very capable announcer on this show. Now, back to "Why the sky is blue" (whenever the clouds give way, that is).
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Post by mrdot on May 23, 2011 10:46:14 GMT -8
:)thinking back to the old WWF and the macho man thing, and when that guy started his blathering thing, in kind of reminds me of when don cherry starts his hockey rants on cbc sports! another guy that comes to mind when we used to go down th pt. roberts and hear gene kineski, and he would carry on in a similar vein! he called himself canada's greatest athelete, go canucks go! :)mrdot.
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Post by lmtengs on May 29, 2011 10:14:16 GMT -8
www.ccg-gcc.gc.ca/eng/CCG/Careers/Virtual_ToursHere you can get virtual tours of some of the Canadian Coast Guard's fleet. The 'Light Ice Breaker' is virtually identical inside to the Sir Wilfrid Laurier that my grandfather worked on, except on the Laurier, the lounge, crews mess, and some other rec spaces are a bit larger and overall, the Laurier has a newer feel to her.
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Post by Koastal Karl on May 29, 2011 21:38:46 GMT -8
I was on route 1 today and I noticed that how the water changes color usually cause of the mucky water from the Fraser usually halfway across the strait. Well I noticed today that brownish mucky water was as far across the strait and into Active Pass till about the first bend on the Tsawwassen side. I thought wow I have never seen this mucky water in Active Pass before. I wonder why that is??
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Post by Scott on May 30, 2011 6:38:11 GMT -8
I could be wrong but I think it's from the spring run-off (more water in the Fraser) and it's probably not too uncommon this time of year.
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Post by WettCoast on May 30, 2011 10:49:33 GMT -8
John is correct. The greater the volume of mucky brown water discharged from the Fraser, the further out to sea the plume spreads. The Fraser is swollen at present from melting mountain snow packs, and a lot more rain than is typical at this time of year. This in not unique to the Fraser either.
There is still plenty of snow to 'come down' yet. Should it melt quickly, such as from a sustained heat wave, the volume of water will increase greatly over what it is now, and there could be serious flooding such as happened in 1948. The plume could extend all the way through Active Pass to the Victoria side.
With a few additional 10's of thousands of years the Fraser just might completely fill Georgia Strait with silt and Vancouver Island will have its bridge.
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Post by Scott on May 30, 2011 19:13:04 GMT -8
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Post by lmtengs on Jun 2, 2011 20:42:02 GMT -8
Does anybody know of any good hikes, less than 4 hours long, in Kamloops? I'm heading out there tomorrow for the weekend, and for in case when I get bored, I'd like something to do.
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Post by Neil on Jun 4, 2011 20:29:32 GMT -8
Very rude of Alex Burrows to not even let the viewers get back to their seats before he scored the game winner tonight. I was finishing the dishes, and all of a sudden John Shorthouse shouted about a goal, causing me to race over to the other cabin to catch the replay on the TV.
The Canucks are establishing a reputation as a team that makes the most of their opportunities. I'll be delighted if they prove my earlier dismissal of them to be wrong.
I love Jack Knox of the Times Colonist. His suggestion for the name of Victoria's new junior team: the Thundering Bureaucrats. Odds are probably fairly long against that one.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jun 5, 2011 17:17:58 GMT -8
It is hot in Suez.
The dice are on the table.
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Post by lmtengs on Jun 18, 2011 17:13:41 GMT -8
Warning, this video contains graphic content; viewer discretion is advised.Would this horror be a potentiality on any of our ferries?
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Post by Freeland on Jun 23, 2011 11:02:07 GMT -8
For what it worth department. This article in Everett Herald caught my eye. www.heraldnet.com/article/20110622/NEWS03/706229793PORT TOWNSEND -- A private submarine is diving this week near Port Townsend to examine the wreck of a steamer that sank in 1921 in Puget Sound. The 90-year-old wreck of the SS Governor rests in 240 feet of water. The Peninsula Daily News reports people on board the 15-foot submarine from OceanGate of Everett will take photos to develop three-dimensional images of the hulk. The expedition will test equipment that OceanGate will use to examine an oil tanker, the Montebello, that was sunk by the Japanese during World War II off the coast of California near Morro Bay. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration wants OceanGate to help determine if 70,000 barrels of oil can be removed from the tanker.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jun 23, 2011 16:37:28 GMT -8
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Post by lmtengs on Jun 25, 2011 6:32:31 GMT -8
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Post by Freeland on Jun 25, 2011 20:28:28 GMT -8
Here is another Monster Moves. This time a Mississippi River boat. Sort reminds me a little of the Steel Electrics. However this has an interesting ending.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jun 30, 2011 11:03:41 GMT -8
6 years ago today, David Hahn announced that the Queen of Oak Bay was built "sometime in the 1960s".
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Post by lmtengs on Jun 30, 2011 11:22:51 GMT -8
6 years ago today, David Hahn announced that the Queen of Oak Bay was built "sometime in the 1960s". Really, now? 6 years today, that's what I would've been saying... let's see, I would've been 61 days short of my tenth birthday. I think Mr. Hahn should spend a few days reading threads from this here forum and studying the online fleet profiles at BCF's website... The only word I can come up with is DUNCE.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jun 30, 2011 12:21:22 GMT -8
The only phrase I can come with is "why would anyone waste time on what Hahn said 6 years ago?" Can go back to when Glen Clark insisted on what the FastCasts cost including toliet paper at a public event, but won't. Happy Canada Day! Paul, it was my cheeky way of reminding everyone that today "June 30th" is the 6th anniversary of the Queen of Oak Bay's beaching at Sewell's. - you got my subtle suggestion, right ?
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Neil
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Post by Neil on Jun 30, 2011 16:04:29 GMT -8
Can go back to when Glen Clark insisted on what the FastCasts cost including toliet paper at a public event, but won't. Actually, you have mentioned it. Twice today.
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