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And then Lowry takes a puck in the ear while sitting on the bench. You had to ask, didn't you?

Bieksa called us Edmonton at least once, I thought maybe twice

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To be clear, I mean the topic of Residential Schools in general, not this specific horror show. Long story short, and trying to avoid putting words in anyone's mouth... in the BLM/Travis Rudolph thread (which I recommend everyone avoid like the plague) I, a privileged suburban white man, basically argued that socio-economic status matters and should be reflected in sentencing. This was in response to the suggestion that a crime is a crime, no matter who, what, or where, and that victims of racism hate or prejudice shouldn't be able to use any of the above as an excuse when sentenced. I said that the black and white world of right and wrong they live in does not exist, never has. I then suggested that they attend a Truth and Reconciliation dialogue to better understand why generational racism and open prejudice might have something to do with why a person might find themselves desperate enough to commit crimes. I was then informed that: 1) they were aboriginal 2) they were a residential school survivor, and 3) that I looked like a ******* idiot for preaching from an ivory tower. I'm gunshy to say anything to anyone at this point, you could say. Which is frustrating, because at these very same T&R dialogues you are urged to speak about it often and openly if you want to be an agent of change.

Last time I spoke on the subject here I was roundly told to STFU so why even bother.

Oscar Isaac (Star Wars' Poe Dameron, Ex Machina) confirmed as the lead for Moon Knight. I'm not a 'MCU guy' since I've only watched a few movies and the Netflix series (Daredevil and co.) but Moon Knight was one of my favorite comic book characters. Its the nunchucks.

Spare yourself. Just imagine 200 pounds of wet grass wearing a wife beater and white-framed sunglasses

I think you're counting ICU beds in all Manitoba; my numbers are for Winnipeg, I plainly said so, and several pages back you can see my source from the first time I posted should you wish to verify.

Now my own father has had his non-emergency non-elective surgery pushed back twice now. Its not life threatening, only agonizing and detrimental to his day to day life. But hey, on the plus side, at least we saved those tax dollars on those unused ICU beds. Well, back to begging the Feds for money and nurses, shipping patients to Ontario and the US, and ignoring doctors as they plead, yet again, for a stay at home order since current restrictions aren't being enforced. We are on the Titanic without enough lifeboats. Only we knew the iceberg was out there years before leaving port, and we sailed ahead anyways.

I mean I don't want to get all political it's f'ing exhausting. All I know is the doctors warned back in 2017 when the proposed cuts were made that using average occupancy rates for ICU's was basically ******** if you want to be prepared for a pandemic. Simply, ICU's are supposed to be mostly empty. If they are full, you are in trouble. Without knowing COVID-19 was a thing they were able to tell us that we had nowhere near what we needed if cuts were enacted. Warnings were ignored and cuts were made. Then the pandemic came and these same doctors penned a letter warning that, as a direct result of our limited ICU capacity we had to do everything we could to avoid an outbreak. They were called troublemakers and ignored. These are all facts, I'm not scapegoating anyone. If you think 18 beds don't matter when we are exporting our patients to neighboring provinces while cardiac patients die in their beds awaiting surgery then I really don't know what to tell you. There is all sorts of blame to go around but only certain people are in a position to make things happen.

Yes, these greasy pricks are helping absolutely no-one. We have roads to fix, I'd like to put them on a chain gang til they figure it out. But these people didn't cut 18 ICU beds over the last 4 years.

It really gets my goat. They were warned repeatedly, and they didn't just ignore advice... they scorned it and the people that were giving it. Said they were just trying to stir up trouble. Ugh. No, stirring up trouble is mentioning the fact you've been working without a contract for over 4 years. These people were sounding the alarm bells for OUR safety. But.. nobody that could do anything about it, seemed to care...

Winnipeg had 73 ICU beds in January 2017. Then Victoria, Concordia, Seven Oaks and more get trimmed or axed, leaving us with 55 by January 2020. I just don't know that people really cared if it didn't effect them directly. This pandemic is exposing it to everyone, rather than the few impacted at rare peak/overflow times being the only ones to learn the awful truth. Someone in the PC government said 'look at all these empty beds, you aren't even using them!' The NDP had been overspending on healthcare, like drunken pirates we were told. Bet the 6 families are glad we were able to tighten our belts. SMH. I get that tough decisions need to be made by the people at the top, but honestly, this is embarrassing and shameful.

Leaving it all on the ice. These guys want it

Helle well above average tonight

This is a great analogy. Who's seen Full Metal Jacket? Someone needs a pillow party. I'm not saying we should beat these antivaxxers with pillowcases full of bars of soap, I'm just saying if we filmed it we'd get an Oscar nomination.

You're better off if you can go without. Superstore (St James) and any hardware store is a whos who of non-compliance and idiocy right now. My politics have kept me out of Walmart for a decade, so I can honestly only imagine what a petri dish it is. Once inside, social distancing at Costco wasn't hard in most areas - 100 people is not a lot - but you still had people packed ass to elbow in clothing, meat, produce, and the garden center because some people are too impatient to social distance, so I was still on the defensive most of the time. I used to benefit mentally from the occasional bout of retail therapy. I cant wait to go thrifting for fun again. Til then, shopping is a stressful in and out operation fuelled by necessity. If my local Safeway or Family Foods carried OHSA approved rain gear I probably would have avoided Costco entirely.

Some people don't give a crap about the flood until the water is at their own doorsteps. This is what will have to happen before they get a clue.

Former Winnipeg Blue Bomber plans to get vaccinated in wedding dress for a good cause https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/john-rush-vaccine-rainbow-resource-centre-1.6033177?__vfz=medium%3Dsharebar

I went to the St James Costco today at 9am. Thought maybe I'd beat the rush. Nah. Easily 60 people ahead of me in line, including couples and families... there was someone on a megaphone reminding people only 1 person per household... lots of couples just pretended to be separate, each with their own membership card... only to regroup once inside. The elderly gentleman ahead of me refused to wear a mask in line, insisting he only has to wear it indoors... as if he's not the one at greatest risk. No point arguing. Just gave him a wide berth; if he can't be bothered to protect me then I'll protect myself. Some people just can't look past their own selfish being.

The burning sensation you experience as you walk inside would be reminder enough, you devil you 😉

https://www.thewrap.com/wheel-of-time-early-season-2-renewal-amazon/ Cannot frikken wait. WoT is dear to me. Rosamund Pike might be the perfect casting for an Aes Sedai... I believed for a long time the only way to pull off a WoT show would be via some sort of animated series, but with the success of GoT, The Witcher and so on, live action sword-and-sorcery is in high demand (and being executed well)

My optimism is tempered with caution... who remembers being 1-0 in the Vegas series? Northern Skunk would happily remind us, assuming he hasn't disappeared into the ether for good.