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Brandon

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  1. People ragging on him was justified because he was playing really bad. After numerous weeks of him being the weak link people on here assumed he was hurt because the drop off didn't make any sense otherwise. I'm fairly certain most of the people on here assumed he was not 100% because of just how bad he played.
  2. I personally found this to be my favorite CFL parody of all time
  3. I'm sure TBurgess will spin this into somehow the Bombers being the worst team ever in the CFL since we lost to VAJ.
  4. I've been to a few and they are nice, the only unfortunate is the extremely high crime in the area.
  5. Indoor water parks everywhere across North America ;D I'd assume many buildings can be converted into condos or other kinds of spaces. In the States they are slowly finding ways to fill out all of the dead malls they have now. I'm sure the same can be done with office buildings.
  6. Maier does not seem to handle pressure very well. He can however at least physically throw the ball deep so I imagine as always the key for success is the d-line.
  7. I was under the impression that North America did not raid or pillage any tombs in Egypt? I thought all of that was monitored and controlled by some sort of organization from that country.
  8. I totally forgot to also mention how Usher is a complete clown and would totally fit in with the 2022 Riders team. Guy show boating when they were down by 2 scores and not doing well at all. He was an idiot.
  9. That looked extremely underwhelming.
  10. Companies in the States had tried doing this as a way to cut labor costs, it's a very bad idea and a slippery slope for jobs that do not require a higher level of skill/education. Basically it ends up as outsourcing to places like India where jobs in North America are given to places outside at a fraction of the cost. I don't understand cutting the wage, why would two people who are doing the exact same job be paid in a different amount? I can understand offering incentives such as a parking pass or maybe an extra gas allowance and maybe even a food allowance. But why would I cut the wage of an employee who is saving the company (or agency) a lot of money by working from home? If anything the folks working from home should get a bonus because they save money on not spending a lot of money on office space. We have one building downtown that was 1.2 million per year on rent and a large amount of costs associated to heating, electrical, cooling, IT, infrastructure repairs, etc... that is replaced by paying a small license for our software that allows them to VPN from home. Zero drop off from productivity since COVID and WFH. They use a different building for satellite desks/offices whenever they need to get together which is shared with other agencies at a joint cost. It's a no brainer.
  11. I guess it could be an issue with organizations that do not use TEAMS, but everywhere in the Federal Gov't that I know of is using TEAMS and it's beautiful. Makes having conversations with my co workers across the Country so much easier then trying to organize a time for everyone to call in with a phone. Being able to quickly share a screen or having others take over the screen makes things so much better.
  12. Then you die lol. If a staff member requires a manager to hold their hand and watch them 8 hours per day then the issue isn't work from home, that issue is a terrible employee. Every job regardless of what it is with has some form of metrics that an employee can be evaluated on. A bad employee will be bad in the office or out of the office. I've rarely heard of anyone who is a productive employee say that they miss being in the office and would be more productive going back. The most that I've heard is some people miss the social aspect and going out for lunches but that's a really small % of people. It's the old people way of thinking that if someone is left on their own to do work that they'll stay home and watch tv and do nothing at all. These kind of folks are the same ones who resist any sort of change in technology or processes because they fear the unknown and are comfy with what they are familiar with.
  13. 1 - D-line stuffed the run all night and got to Fajardo frequently. 2 - Oliviera he wouldn't stop pushing forward, the even better bonus is Forde only referenced Andrew Harris once from my memory! 3 - McCrae showing that people complain way too much on our depth and roster management and whining about not having Salima or whatever his name was. HH - Alexander for a well timed interception that sealed the game. The bozo of the night - Refs missing frequent face masks by the Als
  14. Wow my head hurts from listening to the annoying Als crowd and stadium music. I can't think of any gaming experience at any live event which has so much annoying noises played over and over and over again. Even if I was a home town fan it would annoy the hell out of me. Great game by the Blue, the score somewhat flattered the Als. I'm hoping McCrae is not hurt, I don't think he saw the ball in the 4th quarter at all? Fajardo actually had a decent game all things considered, I guess he's not completely washed up. Stanback did nothing at all and didn't seem to have any holes what so ever, good job on stuffing the run by our guys.
  15. I said HC and OC, not sure who would be GM. Either way it isn't about titles... look at what the hell Jones has done in the last 2 seasons. He's insane. LaPolice being chosen because it's an easy hire and someone who can at least take over instantly without a learning curve of being a HC. I don't think he would be the long term hire.
  16. I'm calling it... in three weeks Paul LaPolice will be HC and OC of the Elks for the rest of the season. Also I forgot the terrible short yardage attempt in which Edmonton lined up their d-line lol. Jones is such an idiot.
  17. As an employee with Federal and working from home I can confirm that any talk that productivity or delays as result of working away from the office is 100% full of poop. It's propaganda because of the pressure that Ottawa (and other) downtowns are facing from the local businesses who are complaining that business is down because the federal employees are the ones buying coffee and lunches from them. I've worked at 4 different federal gov't agencies in my career and I know first hand that people are far more likely to not work a full 8 hour day, take excessive breaks, get distracted with conversating with fellow employees when in the office. Also the mental health aspect is a huge factor, not having to spend 1.5 hours per day in my car rushing to get home to pick up my kids from an after school program is a massive benefit. I also know people who work with the provincial justice system, they were back logged prior to COVID because the sheer amount of crimes in Manitoba is incredibly high. That number of crimes sky rocketed once people were locked at home and drinking more and whatever other factors that lead to people committing crimes. Most of the provincial staff had to work in office because the system is antiquated and still uses a lot of paper. I'm not sure where Lawler falls in but it has nothing to do with WFH or Hybrid. Unions do protect bad employees, but what you are complaining about is a management issue. I've seen people completely hide behind the union and do absolutely no work, but it's not like these people once in the office work hard and then at home stop. These folks won't work no matter where they are and who they work under.
  18. https://www.wwe.com/article/darren-drozdov-passes-away
  19. I just watched the game and the ego of Chris Jones is screwing the Elks massively. Cornelius should of been inserted in the 2nd half after the first drive that Doege went nowhere with. What a complete joke and that Edmonton team has all quit. Very little of them are hustling or trying to make physical plays or even really do anything. No attempt at stripping the ball or receivers diving for the ball. I can't believe how bad they are right now, this is Tim Burke bending over and taking it bad. Ottawa at least played physical and Khari called a really good game for Adams. Adams reminds me of Richie Williams and that's not a compliment. Really skinny qb with an awkward and slow delivery and a weak arm that will not do well in bad (winter) conditions. I don't know if Edmonton wins any games this season with Jones in charge?
  20. Hopefully he can retire a Jet down the road
  21. The wife (I assume it's the wife) older lady messes our orders about 75% of the time. She'll start recommending the bison or elk roti's and spend minutes trying to get everyone to order the "cream soda" like drink and then she'll write down and bring out those things despite us saying no and ordering different items. After doing this three consecutive visits of her serving the wrong order we then learned to ask her to repeat the order before taking it back to the kitchen and that seems to work. She doesn't mean any ill will and is very friendly but I believe she gets easily confused. Edit: I forgot to add that they (she) also likes to change prices on the fly, we were over charged a few times on our meals because the prices on the menu were out of date. If you go on google reviews you will see several people complaining about her adding extra money to the bill. So double check the bill and make sure she doesn't change the prices on you.
  22. I don't think they do dine in anymore, I've tried a few times over the last few years and it's always been closed. Roti's are solid but the wife running the front is kind of in her own world. Always double check that she writes down the correct order because in the past she would change our orders on the fly lol. I do recommend also checking out K&S Island Grill on Portage Ave, also home made and they definitely have a much more hotter spice level on the various items.
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