OT: Leafs Board OT Thread

[Giuseppe Sallo]

Snow shovelers out there, be safe -- protect your back! Haha

 

[Cor]

Should be finding out about that job I mentioned a few days ago, today.

 

[Gary Nylund]

Just finished reading 1984. Best book I have ever read. Some of the stuff in there left me with tears

You might want to try this then:

then.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brave_New_World

 

[taurine330]

Should be finding out about that job I mentioned a few days ago, today.

All the best.

 

[Quarter]

You might want to try this then:

then.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brave_New_World

Read that in high school. Quite good, from what I can remember.

 

[Daisy Jane]

Read that in high school. Quite good, from what I can remember.

ugh i ended up hating that book had to read it like 5 times. blegh.

Cor, good luck on the job news front.


the Cdn dollar was so high this weekend and it dropped again get higher, Dollar, you can do it. at least 80-85c. that's it. that's all i ask.

 

[Diddy]

Just finished reading 1984. Best book I have ever read. Some of the stuff in there left me with tears

Super good. Found the first half boring in my first read but when I finished the book I appreciate the slow, maturing type of pace it had. Fahrenheit 451 is a good similar type read. I Didn't care to much for animal farm.

 

[Xscout*]

ugh i ended up hating that book had to read it like 5 times. blegh.

Cor, good luck on the job news front.


the Cdn dollar was so high this weekend and it dropped again get higher, Dollar, you can do it. at least 80-85c. that's it. that's all i ask.

I wish Canada was more like the forward thinking European countries like Denmark instead of always comparing and measuring our economy to the states.

 

[Al14]

I wish Canada was more like the forward thinking European countries like Denmark instead of always comparing and measuring our economy to the states.

Unfortunately, we share the North American continent with the U.S.A.

As a result, our economies are closely related, and, somewhat dependent.

 

[Al14]

Snow shovelers out there, be safe -- protect your back! Haha

More importantly, take care of your hearts!

Shovel responsibly. Take deep breaths, shovel smaller loads, and, rest often. Don't feel you have to shovel everywhere in one pass. Do the shoveling in stages, taking extended breaks in between.

 

[Daisy Jane]

I wish Canada was more like the forward thinking European countries like Denmark instead of always comparing and measuring our economy to the states.

i import a lot of things from the states - so i neeed the dollar to be relatively par (if not quite par, i know it's probably never going to be that high again).

 

[Gary Nylund]

i import a lot of things from the states - so i neeed the dollar to be relatively par (if not quite par, i know it's probably never going to be that high again).

Never is a big word. Getting smaller all the time but still.

Me I want the dollar to go down (for a while anyway).

 

[Daisy Jane]

Never is a big word. Getting smaller all the time but still.

Me I want the dollar to go down (for a while anyway).

wasn't our dollar so high because the american dollar was so LOW?

why do you want it down what are you up to Gary?

 

[Gary Nylund]

wasn't our dollar so high because the american dollar was so LOW?

Now there's a good question. It's funny, when people talk about our dollar rising or falling, it's almost always in relation the US dollar. So is our dollar rising or is the US dollar falling? I guess the answer is neither, or both - it all depends on your perspective. So when I said I want the Canadian dollar to fall, I wasn't giving an accurate picture of what I want because I don't care about the US dollar, what I want is for our dollar to fall relative to the euro.

wasn't our dollar so high because the american dollar was so LOW?

why do you want it down what are you up to Gary?

My wife has property up for sale in Europe.

 

[Daisy Jane]

Now there's a good question. It's funny, when people talk about our dollar rising or falling, it's almost always in relation the US dollar. So is our dollar rising or is the US dollar falling? I guess the answer is neither, or both - it all depends on your perspective. So when I said I want the Canadian dollar to fall, I wasn't giving an accurate picture of what I want because I don't care about the US dollar, what I want is for our dollar to fall relative to the euro.



My wife has property up for sale in Europe.

okay i can be patient for that i hope you can close quickly.

this is true. Like - i want our dollar to be stable. I know that people think that us having a "weak" dollar is great for our country because we're an exporting country. so people can buy our things easier.

but. for small businesses - it's a killer. we import a LOT. several friends i know had to close up shop. I was contemplating opening my own - but if the dollar doesn't improve i might now. a dollar 1.31 difference is aggravating. (comparative to the Euro, it's nice. Australia/NZ i good too)

 

[Gary Nylund]

okay i can be patient for that i hope you can close quickly.

this is true. Like - i want our dollar to be stable. I know that people think that us having a "weak" dollar is great for our country because we're an exporting country. so people can buy our things easier.

but. for small businesses - it's a killer. we import a LOT. several friends i know had to close up shop. I was contemplating opening my own - but if the dollar doesn't improve i might now. a dollar 1.31 difference is aggravating. (comparative to the Euro, it's nice. Australia/NZ i good too)

Thanks Daisy, I hope we do too (but I think it may take a while).

I feel your pain. When I lived in Europe I ran a business where we were importing and one of our main sources was in GB so I always kept one eye on the pound. I found it quite frustrating that how well we were doing was due in part to external factors we had zero control over.

 

[ErnieLeafs]

Any Matthew Good fans in here?

 

[Raymoondo]

How do I choose between exams and hockey

 

[ErnieLeafs]

How do I choose between exams and hockey

Exams, mate. Hockey will always be there waiting for you to finish. Focus, and finish the semester strong.

 

[Maplebeasts]

Should be finding out about that job I mentioned a few days ago, today.

Good luck man.

 

[Maplebeasts]

Exams, mate. Hockey will always be there waiting for you to finish. Focus, and finish the semester strong.

How do I choose between exams and hockey

This is good advice. Take it from someone in the middle of exams as well.

 

[Quarter]

On the other hand, hockey.

 

[Mitchy]

Man, I don't care for winter at all anymore. When I was little I loved winter because I played hockey. Now that I have lived in Australia, Switzerland, and Vietnam (North of the country) I don't care for winter tat all. Those countries have very mild winters. I prefer that over snow.

Same.

Snow was sort of magical when I was a kid, especially since it came around Christmas time, but just done with winter as a whole now.

Tired of the colds, slips and falls, snow and ice (especially as a pedestrian), and the terrible weather.

 

[Gary Nylund]

Same.

Snow was sort of magical when I was a kid, especially since it came around Christmas time, but just done with winter as a whole now.

Tired of the colds, slips and falls, snow and ice (especially as a pedestrian), and the terrible weather.

I haven't fallen in ages myself but that is an issue for sure. For me it's commuting that sucks. If I could work from home, winter probably wouldn't bother me at all (and there's something about the change of seasons that's quite nice IMO).

Edit - my ideal winter would be something like lots of snow for maybe a week or so around Christmas, then no snow period, just nice dry asphalt. The cold doesn't bother me so much.

 

[Quarter]

Same.

Snow was sort of magical when I was a kid, especially since it came around Christmas time, but just done with winter as a whole now.

Tired of the colds, slips and falls, snow and ice (especially as a pedestrian), and the terrible weather.

Might as well just stop interacting with people then