Everything posted by Mark H.
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Canadian Politics
I sit corrected. Thanks.
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Canadian Politics
And I'll bet they told you 'you have paid your dues' when you got a job in Southern MB. I think it's very telling that the head office for Frontier SD is located in Winnipeg.
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Canadian Politics
And with the exception of places like Thompson and Flin Flon, it just gets worse as you go further north I was also against Bill 64. And, I do not want to see anything of that ilk implemented, until we actually have a competent government
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The Weather
Ah yes, 2004. I was attending BU - got stranded in Brandon for 3 days.
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2021/22 - CFL Offseason - Non-Back-to-Back Grey Cup Champion Thread
In pro sports, maybe. I know there's a long list of other jobs that I could do, and many teachers/coaches are the same.
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2021/22 - CFL Offseason - Non-Back-to-Back Grey Cup Champion Thread
I have never taken it that way, and I don't think that's how it's usually intended.
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The Weather
Looking out my window at 6 AM on Wednesday morning, things were still calm. But in spite of that, we still got the call that the division was closed. Within an hour, it could have been a very dangerous situation, had the school busses started out that morning. And quite honestly, no harm was done. Kids got a couple days off and some people bought lots of milk. I found it hilarious that people felt the need to justify their milk usage...on Twitter.
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The Weather
I didn't shovel our back steps until a few minutes ago. Well over 2 feet of snow, maybe 3. We also had some eavestroughs come loose from snow load.
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The Weather
Escarpment...
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The Weather
I don't know. The info I'm reading shows snow today and tomorrow, with a blizzard tomorrow afternoon.
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The Weather
Honestly, the BS from PT is beyond stupid. I mean, geez, Winnipeg kids get a snow day once in a quarter century, let them enjoy it We've had 13 snow days in LSSD this year - I wonder what they'd do with that... And equally stupid - Sunrise told their teachers to refrain from posting stories on social media today - so they won't be thought of as lazy
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The Weather
Winnipeg schools are closed for two days - this has not happened in 20 + years.
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The Weather
Highways will close at midnight, but some divisions are still not making it official.
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The Weather
Metro divisions are closing for the first time in 20 years.
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Canadian Politics
There are about 20 ridings where the votes earned by the PPC candidate would have been enough to give the Conservative candidate a victory But there is really not enough evidence that shows they were previous CPC voters - some were even previous Green voters (fringers gonna fringe) https://globalnews.ca/news/8212872/canada-election-conservative-vote-splitting/
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Canadian Politics
You just might be right - a large chuck of the PPC vote was a Covid mandates protest - and we certainly heard the Cons fall all over themselves to support the Convoy They've only got 119 seats right now. Pollievre winning the PPC support back will get them maybe another 10, as there isn't that much real evidence that they lost seats due to the PPC vote
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Canadian Politics
It has hurt him somewhat - he's won back to back minorities - at least one of those should have easily been a majority Unless Pollievre's current positions are just grandstanding in order to win the leadership race - he has no chance of winning an election
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Random News Items
That's an impressive salary for truckers And, it's all good in the States, until you have an accident Then you'll owe double the amount of that salary
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The Weather
You're going to 'run' right 'on' into this system. It should give you some respite - to write another missive - or two...
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The Weather
Well, there was no snow day for those slick roads last week. Bus drivers were in a treacherous position. So, don't hold you breath.
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The Weather
That Breezy Point area floods almost every year. The government bought out some of the more flood prone houses - the rest have earthen dikes.
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The Weather
The ground is no longer completely frozen. You can already see green grass where the snow is melting.
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The Weather
I'm pretty sure that would be a first, for any budget involving public finances.
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The Weather
It's not too much yet. The white tails were running straight down the middle of Netley Creek - last July / August If we get melting weather after this system, the timing should be pretty good for May seeding
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The Weather
I realize we're all going to be pretty miserable next week, but this predicted snow is actually fantastic One way or the other, the creeks, the streams, the rivers, the lakes and our ground water/water table, need to be replenished They are forecasting another hot and dry summer, so we still NEED more spring moisture If we get more moisture now, then we could get by with minimal moisture over the summer - last spring was very dry, coupled with a dry summer Another crop year like 2021 will send food prices through the roof and severely impact other parts of the economy