OT: One More Off Topic Off Season Thread

This is more of a winter issue right now I am afraid. We have had a ton of snow so they are eating plants they normally would have to work too hard to get at.

My wife is yelling at three of them as I type this! :)
If we could figure out this interprovincial trade situation in Canada, Alberta and Sask could send some coyotes your way. ;)

They will stop the rabbits from eating your greenery.
 
There are no real options unfortunately. Normally I don't mind the little critters. But they just completely decimated an expensive ornamental plant and have eaten much of or euonymus, though the latter will most likely grow back. They are also eating our cedars.

Our rabbits are very different from the big jack rabbits we have living in our yard in Edmonton. But these little buggers have a non-stop appetite.
Rodent repellant maybe? Buying alfalfa pellets? Sorry, not sure what they'd do, I just know that if they were here their days would be numbered! Slingshot? Fart spray? :lol:
 
If we could figure out this interprovincial trade situation in Canada, Alberta and Sask could send some coyotes your way. ;)

They will stop the rabbits from eating your greenery.
I back onto a greenbelt. We actually do have coyotes. We also have foxes in our backyard fairly often. But rabbits can outbreed these guys with ease it seems.
 
The coyotes and foxes must be eating good in your area for the rabbit population to explode like it is.
We also have lots of hawks as well and the occasional owl. These rabbits live in my fenced yard and that of my neighbors. It seems that they don't like to leave the safety of their cushy homes. Normally we can live in peace as they munch on grass and plants that grow back quickly. It's just years like this where the snow never stops that they really do damage

I have great neighbors but did have one strange rabbit-related conversation. My neighbor noticed a hole under the fence between our two yards. She pointed it out to us stating...Your rabbits have dug a hole between the yards and they are eating our plants. Would you be able to do something about this?
 
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We also have lots of hawks as well and the occasional owl. These rabbits live in my fenced yard and that of my neighbors. It seems that they don't like to leave the safety of their cushy homes. Normally we can live in peace as they much on grass and plants that grow back quickly. It's just years like this where the snow never stops that they really do damage

I have great neighbors but did have one strange rabbit-related conversation. My neighbor noticed a hole under the fence between our two yards. She pointed it out to us stating...Your rabbits have dug a hole between the yards and they are eating our plants. Would you be able to do something about this?
Wait until the rabbits are on your neighbors side of the fence and then put a rock where the hole in the fence is. Then tell them that their rabbits are no longer allowed in YOUR yard!
 
This is more of a winter issue right now I am afraid. We have had a ton of snow so they are eating plants they normally would have to work too hard to get at.

My wife is yelling at three of them as I type this! :)
Yeah, we had rabbits mow down our viburnum shrubs one winter when the snow cover limited their eating options. I caged the bushes the following fall, which helped them survive the winter after an entire growing season of recovering their lost limbs.
 
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"Avoid American products," said the person using their American smartphone while eating American goyslop and watching American streaming services.
It’s not that hard to avoid American products. Most stuff you get in a grocery store isn’t coming from the states. Just as easy to get a Samsung phone vs an apple one.

American streaming services are a bit harder. But there are a few options out there. CBC gem. Britbox. Crave. Piracy etc

For me this has all been a good impetus to cancel some streaming services I don’t actually watch all that much. If I’m going to waste money, I might as well ensure it’s being wasted on something like CBC gem which is $5 a month for ad free content vs ~$18 a month for Netflix.
 
So you agree with what I am saying. I am saying mid to late may. IF the new leader does not call it? Then we get a non confidence vote. But everything that has happened tells me that there is a deal in place for a May election. IT is obvious the conservatives will win a majority in a walk. The only question is, will the Conservative leader kiss the ring or stand up for Canadians

I think most people know the answer to this already. Poilievre is an attack dog (and a very effective one too). He spends the majority of his time talking shit, pointing fingers, demonizing the media and calling people juvenile names. Suddenly a very real, external threat to Canada appears and this attack dog is hiding with his tail between his legs. It's very telling. Where is "Traitor Trump" or "Disaster Don"? He's too scared to stand up to America.

Compare PP's response to Doug Ford (a fellow conservative) and it's night and day. No wonder Ford is about to win another term and the CPC is starting to slip in the polls. Canadian's don't want to be the 51st state.
 
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Geez I just seen that people with a Tesla/electric cars are going to be charged a $200 tax per year.

Greedy province getting their hands on anything they can get.
 
Geez I just seen that people with a Tesla/electric cars are going to be charged a $200 tax per year.

Greedy province getting their hands on anything they can get.
In theory it makes sense, as part of the fuel tax we pay at the pumps is supposed to be for road maintenance. EV's use the same roads, so should in theory pay their equivalent share.
 
In theory it makes sense, as part of the fuel tax we pay at the pumps is supposed to be for road maintenance. EV's use the same roads, so should in theory pay their equivalent share.
Just this day and age. Feels like they are grabbing everything. Increasing property tax, yadda yadda.

$200 is nothing overall though.
 
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Just this day and age. Feels like they are grabbing everything. Increasing property tax, yadda yadda.

$200 is nothing overall though.
Fuel taxes are akin to subscription fees, once you get used to paying it, you basically just accept it and don't pay much attention to it. If you would have told me 20 years ago that I'd be paying a monthly subscription for my doorbell, I would have laughed at you. ;
 
Fuel taxes are akin to subscription fees, once you get used to paying it, you basically just accept it and don't pay much attention to it. If you would have told me 20 years ago that I'd be paying a monthly subscription for my doorbell, I would have laughed at you. ;
Speaking of, I just got my Netflix notice this morning. $23.99

I remember it starting at $9.99 or $10.99
 
Fuel taxes are akin to subscription fees, once you get used to paying it, you basically just accept it and don't pay much attention to it. If you would have told me 20 years ago that I'd be paying a monthly subscription for my doorbell, I would have laughed at you. ;
Close to no products come without some sort of stupid subscription fee these days. Even Samsung is apparently going to charge their galaxy users monthly fees for certain AI features by the end of this year. Those phones are already worth well over 1000 f***ing dollars by the way if you buy one outright. Not to mention what ever you pay for a data plan.

Greed runs the world and unless you're super rich, you don't own much aside from the clothes you wear and the food you buy (for a ridiculous price.) In other words, we only own the bare necessities.
 



Grillo’s hole in one at the WM last weekend. Absolutely insane to dunk it like that and in front of that many people, this is up there for one of the craziest sports moments I’ve seen live.

If anyone is looking for a good sports trip, WM open/Super Bowl weekend in Phoenix area is always a great time and MLB Cactus League starts up right after. Great excuse to get out of the cold for those who live up north in the winters, even though the dollar sucks right now.
 
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