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

[Jumptheshark]

 

[Jumptheshark]

This came across my feed today. Film of Pierre Bertons home an hour north of Toronto. The property was left to the writers guild but apparently horribly mismanaged and the one grand home has been left to rot and vandalism. Despicable its been left to deteriorate like this. The place could be a museum.



I wonder as well what kind of depravity leads people to just wantomly destroy things around them as well. This isn't even the work of squatters who would want to preserve the place. This is the work of destroyers that destroy everything in their path and take pleasure in it. Makes you shake your head what this country is even about. This is the foremost Canadian author in history that immortalized our history. In turn his estatte got this treatment. Such a shame.

The writers guild deny they ever owned it. But I remember when he passed they had a new conference saying what their plans were for it. My guess is, that writers guild could not pay the taxes or did not want to pay the taxes. Doing a very brief google search, it looks like the guild gave it to the government almost right away in lieu of taxes and the government did nothing with it. Burton should have did what Robertson Davies did and leave the house to a university.

i

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

The writers guild deny they ever owned it. But I remember when he passed they had a new conference saying what their plans were for it. My guess is, that writers guild could not pay the taxes or did not want to pay the taxes. Doing a very brief google search, it looks like the guild gave it to the government almost right away in lieu of taxes and the government did nothing with it. Burton should have did what Robertson Davies did and leave the house to a university.

i

You’d think the government would have sold / auctioned it off?

 

[Beerfish]

The womens world cup has been astoundingly good, like I am shocked at the quality of play. Tons of great goals, impeccable penalty kicks, great pace, lots of drama, goalkeepers who actually have a clue . (Italy scored a ridicuously bad own goal on themsleves but otherwise...)

I'm impressed.

 

[Drivesaitl]

The womens world cup has been astoundingly good, like I am shocked at the quality of play. Tons of great goals, impeccable penalty kicks, great pace, lots of drama, goalkeepers who actually have a clue . (Italy scored a ridicuously bad own goal on themsleves but otherwise...)

I'm impressed.

I must have watched the wrong games. I'm not spotting many current stars of the game either. I watched Canada and they were inept thoughout. Watched Sweden who were supposed to be 3rd ranked in world and didn't see much. Used to support the womens game until they somehow figured they were on par with men and figured they should be paid as much. I just have a hard time supporting such delusion.

 

[Jumptheshark]

You’d think the government would have sold / auctioned it off?

Many years ago when I still lived in Edmonton, I spent a summer working for the forestry in and around Banff and Jasper (about 87/88) We came across 13 log cabins that had been built in the late 40s early 50s. They were solidly built. They were in good shape and could be modernized. On the maps we had, these were not on them and we were slightly confused. One of my buddies who worked the GUV and went to the university of Alberta, dug into the cabins and it took him a couple of weeks to figure out what happened. The cabins were built just after ww2 by the Alberta and Canadian government. At some point in time, all Premiers and the PM were supposed to have meetings there one summer. The Cabins were built but the meetings were moved Quebec or something. For about 10 years, the Alberta government kept the upkept of the cabins, then in 1960 something, someone just decided to remove any information about the cabins from the records and they were forgotten about.

It sounds like someone was using the Cabins up till the late 70's for hunting or fishing, The road there had been overgrown and nature and taken back the dirt road. The only reason the road to the cabins were discovered was because a forest fire. Last thing I heard was it was now in private hands and used year round.

In every province and city, you would be shocked with some of the stuff that get forgotten about. BC is notorious for owning houses and hotels they forgot about

 

[Beerfish]

I must have watched the wrong games. I'm not spotting many current stars of the game either. I watched Canada and they were inept thoughout. Watched Sweden who were supposed to be 3rd ranked in world and didn't see much. Used to support the womens game until they somehow figured they were on par with men and figured they should be paid as much. I just have a hard time supporting such delusion.

Well they are not at all on par that is for sure. Canada was a gross gross underachiever in this world cup, much like the men. Go to tsn and look at the highlight packages for the games, very well played. The womans game is so vastly better than it was even like a decade ago there is no comparison

 

[Drivesaitl]

Well they are not at all on par that is for sure. Canada was a gross gross underachiever in this world cup, much like the men. Go to tsn and look at the highlight packages for the games, very well played. The womans game is so vastly better than it was even like a decade ago there is no comparison

Interesting comments. I can agree with you that the game has spread out more with more women in the world perhaps playing and getting such experience and exposure as a world cup. But being a longtime fan what strikes me currently is not seeing any womens great players currently. I could be entirely missing out on who those are. Who in your opinion are the current brightest stars and which teams should I grab a look at. Understanding I hate watching the US womens team under any circumstance.

 

[Drivesaitl]

Many years ago when I still lived in Edmonton, I spent a summer working for the forestry in and around Banff and Jasper (about 87/88) We came across 13 log cabins that had been built in the late 40s early 50s. They were solidly built. They were in good shape and could be modernized. On the maps we had, these were not on them and we were slightly confused. One of my buddies who worked the GUV and went to the university of Alberta, dug into the cabins and it took him a couple of weeks to figure out what happened. The cabins were built just after ww2 by the Alberta and Canadian government. At some point in time, all Premiers and the PM were supposed to have meetings there one summer. The Cabins were built but the meetings were moved Quebec or something. For about 10 years, the Alberta government kept the upkept of the cabins, then in 1960 something, someone just decided to remove any information about the cabins from the records and they were forgotten about.

It sounds like someone was using the Cabins up till the late 70's for hunting or fishing, The road there had been overgrown and nature and taken back the dirt road. The only reason the road to the cabins were discovered was because a forest fire. Last thing I heard was it was now in private hands and used year round.

In every province and city, you would be shocked with some of the stuff that get forgotten about. BC is notorious for owning houses and hotels they forgot about

You had what would have been my dream job at that age. Man I LOVED the Forestry Trunk area. I visited several of the Fire lookouts and took a look. At the time you could just pull up and say hi. They were all very nice people usually excited to have any visitor other than a bear

The other fascinating thing about the area is the ghost towns and several areas where coal towns and such existed and now just remnants and foundations existing. History replete in the area. I loved exploring around and stumbling across former settlements in the area. But one doesn't have to go far to see such things. several examples of this exist just within Edmonton (and more did before subdivisions were built ontop of prior settlements.

 

[Jumptheshark]

You had what would have been my dream job at that age. Man I LOVED the Forestry Trunk area. I visited several of the Fire lookouts and took a look. At the time you could just pull up and say hi. They were all very nice people usually excited to have any visitor other than a bear

The other fascinating thing about the area is the ghost towns and several areas where coal towns and such existed and now just remnants and foundations existing. History replete in the area. I loved exploring around and stumbling across former settlements in the area. But one doesn't have to go far to see such things. several examples of this exist just within Edmonton (and more did before subdivisions were built ontop of prior settlements.

The Ghost towns we found were not really ghost towns. We found few places people had been using them for shelter for fishing.

As for this dream job--of the two choices I was given. Spending the summer planting tree and exploring area all across Alberta was the better of then spending the summer under lock and key(first time offence did something best described as greasy kid stuff). I did have a blast, all the so called grownups were all outlaws (best was to describe them) and it was one of the best times I had in my life.

 

[Drivesaitl]

The Ghost towns we found were not really ghost towns. We found few places people had been using them for shelter for fishing.

As for this dream job--of the two choices I was given. Spending the summer planting tree and exploring area all across Alberta was the better of then spending the summer under lock and key(first time offence did something best described as greasy kid stuff). I did have a blast, all the so called grownups were all outlaws (best was to describe them) and it was one of the best times I had in my life.

heh. I hadn't known I needed to be potential Juvenile offender to be granted such opportunity. Man, concur that would have been a great experience. Its kind of funny that it was granted as some sort of punishment in form of community measures. I would want to have had it and applied, and didn't get it.

Our Physed teacher/Hunter training teacher took a group of us out to Wilmore Wilderness area north of Hinton. He was a great teacher and instilled my love of the area. Several ghost towns exist in the Forestry Trunk area. Saw several.

 

[Jumptheshark]

heh. I hadn't known I needed to be potential Juvenile offender to be granted such opportunity. Man, concur that would have been a great experience. Its kind of funny that it was granted as some sort of punishment in form of community measures. I would want to have had it and applied, and didn't get it.

Our Physed teacher/Hunter training teacher took a group of us out to Wilmore Wilderness area north of Hinton. He was a great teacher and instilled my love of the area. Several ghost towns exist in the Forestry Trunk area. Saw several.

Best part of that summer was I spent half the time working and half the time fishing- "need to see if there are fish here" is how one of the outlaw described it.

 

[bellagiobob]

 

[rboomercat90]

Chew your food I guess?

 

[Stoneman89]

Chew your food I guess?

Sometimes it's hard to do.

 

[bellagiobob]

 

[Bryanbryoil]

Interesting comments. I can agree with you that the game has spread out more with more women in the world perhaps playing and getting such experience and exposure as a world cup. But being a longtime fan what strikes me currently is not seeing any womens great players currently. I could be entirely missing out on who those are. Who in your opinion are the current brightest stars and which teams should I grab a look at. Understanding I hate watching the US womens team under any circumstance.

I haven't seen a ton of individual brilliance like you'd see from a prime Ronaldo or Messi. That said there are a lot of quality players and a fair bit of parody. I really enjoyed watching Portugal against Vietnam and the US. Lots of flash and individual skill. Some teams rely heavily on their height advantages since the vertical jumps of the players aren't close to what they are in the men's game. Lots of promise as there are a good number of players that are in their teens and early 20's showing that the game will be in good hands going forward. The more soccer that I watch the more that I find myself admiring the South American flair for the game. Brazil is out, not sure if the women have the same flair of guys like Neymar, Ronaldinho, etc. just in smaller doses. Maybe I'll watch a game or two of theirs on demand and see.

 

[McDNicks17]

Speaking of DnD, Balder's Gate 3 fully releases today.



Might be the first new game I buy in a while. The depth is insane.

• featuring 31 subraces on top of the 11 races (Human, Githyanki, Half-Orc, Dwarf, Elf, Drow, Tiefling, Halfling, Half Elf, Gnome, Dragonborn), with 46 subclasses branching out of the 12 classes. Over 600 spells and actions offer near-limitless freedom of interactivity in a hand-crafted world where exploration is rewarded, and player agency defines the journey. Our unique Character Creator features unprecedented depth of character, with reactivity that ensures whomever you are, you will leave a unique legacy behind you, all the way up to Level 12. Over 174 hours of cinematics ensure that no matter the choices you make, the cinematic experience follows your journey – every playthrough, a new cinematic journey.

Seems like a good game to just chill and play.

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

Speaking of DnD, Balder's Gate 3 fully releases today.



Might be the first new game I buy in a while. The depth is insane.



Seems like a good game to just chill and play.

I might buy a PS5 just for this game. It releases on PS in September. I use a Mac so it won’t run on my machine.

 

[Beerfish]

Very annoyed BG3 is not available for Xbox right now. I guess I have to wait for Starfield in September.

 

[Ritchie Valens]

Just saw the highlights of Germany vs the Korean Republic in the women's World Cup. How Germany didn't bury them is beyond me. They also scored on one of the most beautiful setups I've ever seen in any sport and it got called back because of an offside player by half of a foot. Literally half of a human foot.

Sounds oddly familiar.

 

[bellagiobob]

No surprise.

 

[Jumptheshark]

Canadian province Alberta cancels bid for 2030 Commonwealth Games

It comes weeks after the Australian state of Victoria pulled out of hosting the 2026 Games.

www.bbc.co.uk

This is a smart move. The games are getting too expensive to host

 

[doulos]

No surprise.

Superstore is still the cheaper option for most things. I don't care that people don't "respect" them. All that matters is that my pocketbook does.

 

[Drivesaitl]

I haven't seen a ton of individual brilliance like you'd see from a prime Ronaldo or Messi. That said there are a lot of quality players and a fair bit of parody. I really enjoyed watching Portugal against Vietnam and the US. Lots of flash and individual skill. Some teams rely heavily on their height advantages since the vertical jumps of the players aren't close to what they are in the men's game. Lots of promise as there are a good number of players that are in their teens and early 20's showing that the game will be in good hands going forward. The more soccer that I watch the more that I find myself admiring the South American flair for the game. Brazil is out, not sure if the women have the same flair of guys like Neymar, Ronaldinho, etc. just in smaller doses. Maybe I'll watch a game or two of theirs on demand and see.

Germany, #2, just bowed out not getting a result against #72 team in the world. Germany did not advance to knockout for first time ever. They join Canada and Brazil as topten teams that didn't even advance and all had an easy enough path to advance.

When you combine this dynamic of failure to prevail against pretty weak opposition I need to mention that the top womens national sides in the world have been getting blown out in matches against 15yr old boys.

Heres how badly the ratings are going on TSN here. Canada dropped out and TSN essentially dropped any extra coverage of the ttournament. There I was last night and not one game in the tournament was being replayed on any of their 5 tiers. There had been important matches including the Germany game, TSN wasn't showing it. Maybe they showed it once live.

The telecasts of course try to hype the results up as evidence of parity. I view it more ad evidence of relative mediocrity. I supported Women's football and went to games for 20yrs. When they started asking for equal pay to much more talented male players I stopped going. Thats the difficulty with inane demands. People just stop supporting you altogether. Rapinoe alone did more to further dislike of Womens Football, or at least the US side as anybody on the planet.