OT: OT thread number 11 | No More Bad News PLEASE!

[Nunymare]

Sorry I haven't been around over the last month or so, folks. I have been in Beijing working at the Olympics, and did not have a lot of time to check in here (in addition to the different timezone and some 10+ hour workdays...). Definitely an interesting experience in the closed loop system there, but good to be back on Canadian soil.

Anyways, looks like I missed a good deal of drama around these parts, probably for the better.

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[Bryanbryoil]

Sorry I haven't been around over the last month or so, folks. I have been in Beijing working at the Olympics, and did not have a lot of time to check in here (in addition to the different timezone and some 10+ hour workdays...). Definitely an interesting experience in the closed loop system there, but good to be back on Canadian soil.

Anyways, looks like I missed a good deal of drama around these parts, probably for the better.

Welcome back to this side of the pond!

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

@Cloned I bet she’s accepting applications.

 

[Ritchie Valens]

These f***ing gas prices. I'm not sure how I'll afford to get to work pretty soon.

I wouldn't be surprised to see $2 a litre in Alberta by summer.

 

[Jumptheshark]

Sorry I haven't been around over the last month or so, folks. I have been in Beijing working at the Olympics, and did not have a lot of time to check in here (in addition to the different timezone and some 10+ hour workdays...). Definitely an interesting experience in the closed loop system there, but good to be back on Canadian soil.

Anyways, looks like I missed a good deal of drama around these parts, probably for the better.

Did you meet a guy named Dave Mstthews who working as one it guys for team Canada?

 

[Fixed to Ruin]

These f***ing gas prices. I'm not sure how I'll afford to get to work pretty soon.

I wouldn't be surprised to see $2 a litre in Alberta by summer.

I think it's probably a certainty.

 

[yukoner88]

Holy puck batman

My TCL phone died so I had tk switch back to my old blackberry android.

The ads I got bombarded with before logging back into my account here were overwhelming

 

[Nunymare]

Did you meet a guy named Dave Mstthews who working as one it guys for team Canada?

Only visited the Canadian Olympic Committee office in the main press centre once or twice... was pretty much restricted to the press tribune at venues. Although I did get a chance to watch a few men's hockey games, I have to say that the women's gold medal final was probably the best hockey that I saw there.

 

[bellagiobob]

These f***ing gas prices. I'm not sure how I'll afford to get to work pretty soon.

I wouldn't be surprised to see $2 a litre in Alberta by summer.

The work from home option for those who can gets more appealing all the time.

 

[yukoner88]

Diesel is even higher.

Winnipeg flying j diesel was 1.75/L when I got in this afternoon

 

[Ritchie Valens]

Diesel is even higher.

Winnipeg flying j diesel was 1.75/L when I got in this afternoon

Insanity.

 

[Tobias Kahun]

Vancouver is 1.92ish for regular.

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

Vancouver is 1.92ish for regular.

Ouch.

 

[ThreeOfAPerfectPair]

Oh boy.

 

[oilers'72]

Alberta Gas Buddy is a handy site for gas prices.

Alberta Gas Prices - Find Cheap Gas Prices in Alberta

 

[Jumptheshark]

Here in La Fortuna CR. one of the locals goes around all day playing Smoke on the water on a Pan Flute

 

[joestevens29]

I laughed at this one on the radio this morning.

"You may want to walk to work this morning, because gas is so expensive"

At first I thought she was going to say because the roads were poor from all the snow, lol

 

[yukoner88]

Alberta Gas Buddy is a handy site for gas prices.

Alberta Gas Prices - Find Cheap Gas Prices in Alberta

Lol..........."cheap"...........


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[Ritchie Valens]

Vancouver is 1.92ish for regular.

Ouch.

My new "empty" is before the 5/8 mark on my fuel gauge.

If gas gets up around BC prices, it just might be cheaper to feed a horse.

 

[Fixed to Ruin]

My new "empty" is before the 5/8 mark on my fuel gauge.

If gas gets up around BC prices, it just might be cheaper to feed a horse.

Don't forget that the Federal Carbon Tax goes up on April 1st. So we might want to start looking into that horse sooner than later.

 

[OfCorsiDid]

This is definitely one of those times that I thank my lucky stars I work from home.

 

[joestevens29]

Don't forget that the Federal Carbon Tax goes up on April 1st. So we might want to start looking into that horse sooner than later.

Hay prices were pretty high, sure they will go up even more now lol

 

[bellagiobob]

 

[LaGu]

So … is all Ukraine/Russia discussion off limits? @Bryanbryoil. The other thread kind of lost the non-politics part in the last couple pages, but normal info and/or discussion should be allowed right?

An Italian populist had an idea today which I thought was kind of simpleminded but would be very effective. Let’s stop talking about it this and just go there instead, let’s walk into Ukraine with MPs, senators, congressmen from the EU, US, Canada, and so on and let’s see how they handle it. Peaceful “Ghandi” protests by world decision-makers.

Now I know for a fact he himself wouldn’t go, but still. That would be very effective, although maybe seem as a declaration of war/aggression from one side…

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

This is definitely one of those times that I thank my lucky stars I work from home.

It will still cost you $1.75 and a 3rd round pick to Calgary to walk upstairs.