Buffdog
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OT: OT Thread, Winter Edition(2nd Fall for Georgians)
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Buffdog
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It took just under 24 hours to get from Vancouver to Halifax via Ottawa
Could have been much worse... initially when my connecting flight that was scheduled for this morning got canceled, they booked me for tomorrow night. I would have spent 36 hours in Ottawa
Somehow they booked me on the first operating flight from Ottawa today. Those poor people working for the airlines were really struggling. Absolute nightmare
Could have been much worse... initially when my connecting flight that was scheduled for this morning got canceled, they booked me for tomorrow night. I would have spent 36 hours in Ottawa
Somehow they booked me on the first operating flight from Ottawa today. Those poor people working for the airlines were really struggling. Absolute nightmare
Wow 24 hours is a long time, when i went to Scotland last year it was only 10 hours total.
Good thing you weren't flying out of Toronto, that probably would have taken even longer considering what happened there.
Dirtyclapper
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Anyone have some newer movie suggestions? I'm kinda bed ridden currently. I had a minor surgery this morning and I can barely turn my head I've just been staring at a wall and listening to hockey podcasts on the TV and pissing around on my phone all day, lol sad. I just watched that new Captain America the other day.. meh 6/10. The Gorge wasn't too bad 7.8/10
Netflix is pushing Renfield right now - Nicholas Cage hamming it up as Dracula. I recall enjoying it.
Just scrolling through Netflix...Bullet Train is good fun. Edge of Tomorrow, underrated sci-fi with Tom Cruise. Godzilla Minus One is good too. Ex Machina good thinker sci-fi. I hope you like sci-fi.
Dirtyclapper
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Hell ya thanks for the suggestions, I'm always down for anything Nicolas Cage. My mom told me bullet train was no good so I didn't watch it but on second thought she also likes NCIS so maybe I should give it a go. Edge of tomorrow I've seen a few times killer movie, they don't make em like they used to. I'll watch ex machina too looks interesting, although admittedly I've never got into the Godzilla movies but like I said I'm bed ridden really appreciate the suggestions
UFO
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I had such a great experience last night. When I went to see the Canadian heavy metal band Striker in Zürich, I had the chance to talk to one of the guys after the show. He noticed my Winnipeg Jets T-Shirt and immediately told me to follow him and introduced me to the rest of the band. Even though they are big Oilers fans, they couldn't believe their eyes and we talked about hockey (the Jets are their least hated canadian team 
), music and even UFOs.
They are a bunch of super humble and some of the best guys I have ever met in my life.
My Canadian brothers from another mother. Will never forget this blissful experience.
), music and even UFOs. They are a bunch of super humble and some of the best guys I have ever met in my life.
My Canadian brothers from another mother. Will never forget this blissful experience.
That's a really cool story.I had such a great experience last night. When I went to see the Canadian heavy metal band Striker in Zürich, I had the chance to talk to one of the guys after the show. He noticed my Winnipeg Jets T-Shirt and immediately told me to follow him and introduced me to the rest of the band. Even though they are big Oilers fans, they couldn't believe their eyes and we talked about hockey (the Jets are their least hated canadian team
They are a bunch of super humble and some of the best guys I have ever met in my life.
My Canadian brothers from another mother. Will never forget this blissful experience.
Although as soon as they said that they were huge Oilers fans i would have walked out.
Guardian17
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My mom and dad could have been in this photo in their early 20’s just getting married. Crazy to see group photos and the lack of obesity in this era. What the f*** happened to North Americas?
Buffdog
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Whatever it is, there are other 1st world countries that it has skipped. I think Japan is still under 5% obesity ratesMy mom and dad could have been in this photo in their early 20’s just getting married. Crazy to see group photos and the lack of obesity in this era. What the f*** happened to North Americas?
It's tragic
Honestly i think it's the Internet and phones, when i was 18 ,19 we actually went out to bars to dance and have fun and meet chicks .My mom and dad could have been in this photo in their early 20’s just getting married. Crazy to see group photos and the lack of obesity in this era. What the f*** happened to North Americas?
There used to be bars everywhere in this city to do that, now you are hardpressed to find a couple.
jokesondee
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Delicious food! No fried Mars bars back then.My mom and dad could have been in this photo in their early 20’s just getting married. Crazy to see group photos and the lack of obesity in this era. What the f*** happened to North Americas?
Specifically drive throughs.
Philosophically we've changed massively as a society in the sense that we're so willing to expend money out of pocket for food that is more expensive, less healthy but easy. There's a whole "hey boomer" discussion to be had there but I'll avoid that for the moment.
Even then, take away the drive throughs and you'll see obesity tumble. People are that lazy. You'd have to negate skip/uber eats/etc. as well, but if we just made people get out of the car to get to the food, the impact would be massive.
Bad food existed in abundance growing up - McDonalds and A&W were easy to get to (coffee shops not so much). But you had to actively pursue it and get out of your vehicle. Now? Order it in and never move a muscle beyond lifting your phone. Or never get out of your car.
Phones seem to be the other nail in the coffin. I'm routinely mortified by the amount of time I spend online. Every moment on your phone is a moment you're likely not active (unless you live in Vancouver where the phone zombies are actively moving while on their phones). To Vancouver's credit (guess where I am right now) there is a very active downtown culture that is prohibitively expensive to own a car in coupled with a vibrant downtown community, for them most part (Hastings and Granville excluded). The suburbanites that can't or choose not to live downtown tend to be heavier.
Climate also favors Vancouver over the frozen prairies, but we didn't let that stop us in earlier generations, so I revert to the above points.
