PaladinPhil 11/12/2019 5:47:15 AM

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Kenneth 11/12/2019 5:50:22 AM

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Good morning! We got a big dump of snow yesterday & overnight.

Don Cherry got fired by Sportsnet from the Coaches Corner segment of hockey shows, for complaining that immigrants who don't wear a poppy on Remembrance Day are ungrateful. Meanwhile Justin Trudeau gets a pass for wearing blackface on multiple occasions.

Kenneth 11/12/2019 5:54:51 AM

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Reply to PaladinPhil in 1:

Hi Phil! I stopped by CrappyTire yesterday & picked up an early Christmas present for my teenage son: a new snow shovel. The moment he saw it he developed a sudden interest in his homework.

I volunteered to help coach my son's hockey team this season. As they play on an outdoor rink, I'm not complaining about the cold snap. It will help ensure a good ice for opening day on Nov. 23rd.

lucius septimius 11/12/2019 6:49:58 AM

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Reply to Kenneth in 2:

Yet more proof (as if we needed any) that leftists who hate our civilization get a pass no matter what they do (blackface or murdering 100 million people) but anyone who opposes them must be cancelled.

Occasional Reader 11/12/2019 6:53:31 AM

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In #2 Kenneth said: Don Cherry got fired

Yep, I took up the Canuckian baton here at RB and posted that last night.  I'd like to think this will be A Bridge Too Far for the Wokestapo, but you'd know that better than I. 

"early Christmas present for my teenage son: a new snow shovel." 

I do hope you wrapped it, or at least had a nice bow on it.

Occasional Reader 11/12/2019 6:56:06 AM

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In #1 PaladinPhil said: Debating on whether I should splurge for a new pair or just wear these ones out that are over six years old.

"Use it up, wear it out, make it do (or do without)*"

-WWII home front slogan

* Unless they leak, then get new ones

I did pick up nice, brand-new winter boots yesterday... for Little OR.  Me, I'll be using my old ones... (he'd better damn well appreciate and remember this stuff down the road when he becomes the world's first trillionaire.)

Kenneth 11/12/2019 9:02:59 AM

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Reply to Occasional Reader in 5:

There's a rumour that SportsNet offered to let Don keep his job if he issued a craven apology. Don told them to take  hike.

Yup, I put a bow on it. The look on his face was priceless. 

PaladinPhil 11/12/2019 10:50:01 AM

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Reply to Occasional Reader in 6:

The Squire is outgrowing footwear, or wearing them out. Take your pick.

Doctor's visit went well. We both got flu shots, me first and he took his with only the minimal complaints. Have full physicals booked in January for the both of us.

lucius septimius 11/12/2019 11:32:03 AM

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Reply to PaladinPhil in 8:

We were lucky to get lots o' shoes as hand-me-downs from friends and relatives for the two oldest boys until they were about six.  With girl child, all those were useless.  Number 3 son gets new shoes about every six months -- for good ones I try to stretch by buying a bigger size and then putting paper in the toes until he grows into them.  

You can't win the shoe game.  Best to just find a cheap source -- Target is my go-to here.

PaladinPhil 11/12/2019 11:34:02 AM

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PaladinPhil 11/12/2019 11:35:29 AM

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Reply to lucius septimius in 9:

Not complaining, it's the nature of the beast. Can't really hand down his used footwear either since he's really hard on them. Guess it means he's really active.

lucius septimius 11/12/2019 11:39:24 AM

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Reply to PaladinPhil in 11:

When the choir sang In Flanders Fields at the offertory on Sunday I wonder how many understood that part of the poem?  It did make an impression on my 11 yo.

lucius septimius 11/12/2019 11:40:43 AM

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Reply to PaladinPhil in 11:

sneakers just disintegrate at a certain point.  I need to buy Princess some good shoes -- she's taken to stealing her mom's, which I don't mind all that much since I paid for (and am still paying for) the damn things.

Occasional Reader 11/12/2019 11:51:09 AM

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In #9 lucius septimius said: We were lucky to get lots o' shoes as hand-me-downs from friends and relatives

I seem to be the source for that phenomenon in this case (and, in fairness, Little OR's mom, who buys him a lot of nice stuff).  I'm already handed over bags of stuff to two of my minions, one of whom has a 1 year-old, the other with a baby on the way for next month; with more stuff to come. 

doppelganglander 11/12/2019 12:09:57 PM

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Occasional Reader 11/12/2019 12:14:26 PM

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In #15 doppelganglander said: The other was a three-month contract at Coca-Cola. It's an immediate start once I pass a background check

Use Col Bat Guano as a reference.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUAK7t3Lf8s

doppelganglander 11/12/2019 12:24:23 PM

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Reply to Occasional Reader in 16:

Excellent idea!

PaladinPhil 11/12/2019 1:11:47 PM

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Reply to Occasional Reader in 14:

I have given away so much of the clothes he's out grown it's terrifying. Of course I was a recipient of such largess in the beginning so I had to pass it forward.

Alice in Dairyland 11/12/2019 1:12:03 PM

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lucius septimius 11/12/2019 2:22:50 PM

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doppelganglander 11/12/2019 2:34:53 PM

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Reply to Alice in Dairyland in 19:

Thank you, Alice. 

PaladinPhil 11/12/2019 2:39:28 PM

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Reply to lucius septimius in 20:

Oh, you poor hard done by southerner. We're dealing with snow squalls and arctic like temperatures...

lucius septimius 11/12/2019 2:44:01 PM

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Reply to PaladinPhil in 22:

Keep in mind -- my house is essentially made of paper.  Houses here are not built for the cold.

Occasional Reader 11/12/2019 2:55:41 PM

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In #20 lucius septimius said: my Tauntaun will freeze before I get to the first marker.

And then at night, the Tauntaun Macoutes come...

doppelganglander 11/12/2019 3:01:46 PM

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Reply to lucius septimius in 20:

Unless you're expecting a check, it can wait until it's warmer.

lucius septimius 11/12/2019 3:13:52 PM

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Reply to doppelganglander in 25:

I wish I were expecting a check.  Actually, a chest full of pieces of eight would suffice.

doppelganglander 11/12/2019 3:42:57 PM

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Reply to lucius septimius in 26:

Do they accept pieces of eight at stores? What's the current doubloon exchange rate?

Alice in Dairyland 11/12/2019 4:25:47 PM

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Reply to doppelganglander in 27:   He'd probably have better luck with them than the US dollar coins.  Clerks usually think it's a quarter.  The change machine at work gives you dollars coins for change so you'll hopefully spend them back in their vending machines.  I get stuck with them when we pass a sympathy or get well card around.  I can't put them in the card, so I end up having to buy them back.

buzzsawmonkey 11/12/2019 4:54:22 PM

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It Depends On What You Pay

Can they even sing this with the original lyrics now?