OT: The Newer OT Thread III and Lounge

[Philly85*]

I'd like to donate.. but

http://gawker.com/dont-donate-to-the-red-cross-1652192522

Are there other charities that I could donate to?

1. Gawker
2. American Red Cross

Red Cross is still the best to donate to here, don't even trip.

 

[Gord]

I'm quite glad that the city is going to let the rodeo go.
looks like the cowboys were offered a chance to show loyalty to the city and get an incredible deal and didn't want it.
be interesting what the mayor says.

http://www.edmontonsun.com/2016/05/04/edmonton-mayor-don-iveson-expected-to-announce-citys-decision-to-not-bid-for-canadian-finals-rodeo

"The old purse, at Northlands, was $1.589 million. Our offer was two million. The old total for the stock contract was $540,000. Our offer was $750,000. The housing fee or rights fee for the event at Northlands was $68,000. Our offer was $300,000.”
“Through OEG and the city contributions, we were able to get the purse/stock contract up to $3.25 million.

“The total proposal went from a value of $3.1 million to $4.46 million. Above that, in the last offer, we added 100% of the merchandising.

“I put together a TV deal very similar to the one I used to build the World Junior,” said the former president of Hockey Canada.
He said the plan included to provide suites and loge hospitality areas for the families, a family room at arena level for them and more.
“It would have been the same calibre of facilities for them that we provide the Oilers.

 

[Philly85*]

good riddance

 

[MoneyGuy]

I don't want the rodeo to leave but Edmonton has done all it can with a 44-per-cent increase in financial considerations. It does bother me that Saskatoon seems likely to get the rodeo, after the ****ing Riders taking almost all of the Eskimos' coaching staff and some key players. Anyway....

 

[joestevens29]

I don't want the rodeo to leave but Edmonton has done all it can with a 44-per-cent increase in financial considerations. It does bother me that Saskatoon seems likely to get the rodeo, after the ****ing Riders taking almost all of the Eskimos' coaching staff and some key players. Anyway....

The only reason they are going to get it is because no one else is putting a bid in. Even Saskatoon, is having doubts.

It's rather funny to be honest.

I wonder if this will be like Earls, where the CFR comes begging back only to get less money than what was being offered.

 

[PBandJ]

New Chili Peppers is not bad.

I can already tell it's not produced by Rick Rubin, it actually has tolerable sound quality.

 

[nabob]

The only reason they are going to get it is because no one else is putting a bid in. Even Saskatoon, is having doubts.

It's rather funny to be honest.

I wonder if this will be like Earls, where the CFR comes begging back only to get less money than what was being offered.

Earls pretended to come begging back. There is nothing that they have said that any of the beef they buy will come from Canada, and if it does Canadian farmers will still have to pay an American middleman to get their fancy sticker on it.

 

[Paralyzer]

New Chili Peppers is not bad.

I can already tell it's not produced by Rick Rubin, it actually has tolerable sound quality.

I never had an issue with their music. Loved the old songs, and still love it.

 

[Jumptheshark]

http://blues.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=881507

props to the blues for doing this

 

[Gord]

The only reason they are going to get it is because no one else is putting a bid in. Even Saskatoon, is having doubts.

It's rather funny to be honest.

I wonder if this will be like Earls, where the CFR comes begging back only to get less money than what was being offered.

too late perhaps. there is already another plan in place with PBR.

whatever happened to Calgary making a bid for the CFR?

 

[Baby Nilsson]

1. Gawker
2. American Red Cross

Red Cross is still the best to donate to here, don't even trip.

nvm then ha

 

[Replacement*]

Crazy weather.

multiple times so far this spring where its gotten to 28C, beautiful weather, and a drop to 0- 10C within a 24hr period. With every instance featuring hammering winds and incredibly different pressure systems, and wait for it, no rain..never really rain. Even the 3 apparent *rainy* days last week yielded mere mm's of rain. Hardly a trace.

Its like a weather rollercoaster of crazy. I sure hope they're not seeing this 60km/hr wind tunnel in Ft McMurray right now.

I'd rather see rain than this wind **** starting fires all over the province in already tinder dry conditions.

Its May 8 and ground and soil conditions are bone dry. people that haven't been watering lawn have dead grass. When is it ever this dry in spring.

Also, the dry conditions are so severe there is a fire ban ACROSS the province and a current ban on ANY rec ATV or offroad use.

 

[Replacement*]

Next. Without rain in next 2weeks this year will also be another unprecedented agricultural disaster for the province. You literally can't even seed without enormous watering. These dry conditions support nothing. Not even worth planting for farmers.

So we have here in the province an Oil price disaster, and ongoing economy collapse.
Add no new pipelines to transport that Oil anyway.
Now add massive Ft Mc production shutdowns that will be of unknown length and with this fire likely burning until snowfall.
Forestry being impacted by forests burning up all over the province.
Agriculture screwed yet another season.

I would say when it rains it pours but we actually use some of that.

Man, this province is just getting hammered with the worst fortune.

 

[Fixed to Ruin]

Next. Without rain in next 2weeks this year will also be another unprecedented agricultural disaster for the province. You literally can't even seed without enormous watering. These dry conditions support nothing. Not even worth planting for farmers.

So we have here in the province an Oil price disaster, and ongoing economy collapse.
Add no new pipelines to transport that Oil anyway.
Now add massive Ft Mc production shutdowns that will be of unknown length and with this fire likely burning until snowfall.
Forestry being impacted by forests burning up all over the province.
Agriculture screwed yet another season.

I would say when it rains it pours but we actually use some of that.

Man, this province is just getting hammered with the worst fortune.

And our taxes are going up.

 

[Replacement*]

And our taxes are going up.

All of them. man..

Anyway, anybody check outside? 24hrs ago it was 28C on the deck, drinking wine, mighty fine, beautiful night, no wind.

This evening it is 5C as I speak, 50-60K gusting winds and things flying around.

All this variation within 24hrs.

 

[Nunymare]

All of them. man..

Anyway, anybody check outside? 24hrs ago it was 28C on the deck, drinking wine, mighty fine, beautiful night, no wind.

This evening it is 5C as I speak, 50-60K gusting winds and things flying around.

All this variation within 24hrs.

Today was certainly a fun bike ride. Heh.

 

[Replacement*]

Today was certainly a fun bike ride. Heh.

I was proactive and went yesterday. Out all day enjoying the great weather. Today, not so much..


yeah, wind like this and cycling sucks usually. Unless you only have to go in one direction..with a sail.

 

[Gord]

so there were about 50 complaints to police on the weekend in Edmonton for people using their backyard fire pits.

what selfish idiots. how could anyone this that's ok? grrrrrrr

 

[joestevens29]

so there were about 50 complaints to police on the weekend in Edmonton for people using their backyard fire pits.

what selfish idiots. how could anyone this that's ok? grrrrrrr

I heard that. I just couldn't believe it. I honestly don't know what rock you are living under to not know this. I'd say maybe you were out of country and didn't realize, but even then this news is all over the place.

 

[Paralyzer]

I heard that. I just couldn't believe it. I honestly don't know what rock you are living under to not know this. I'd say maybe you were out of country and didn't realize, but even then this news is all over the place.

Firstly, I at first misread your post and thought you were calling out Gord for hiding under a rock, but now realize your talking about the people with their fire pits . Secondly, I was shocked people were that stupid to have a fire when they called a province wide ban on fire. Wow. What morons. I hope they got fined heavily.

 

[joestevens29]

Firstly, I at first misread your post and thought you were calling out Gord for hiding under a rock, but now realize your talking about the people with their fire pits . Secondly, I was shocked people were that stupid to have a fire when they called a province wide ban on fire. Wow. What morons. I hope they got fined heavily.

The news I heard was they were going to remind people they can't have fires. Not sure if that included a fine or just a warning. Should be a fine though. Wasting tax payers dollars to remind you that you are an idiot should be offset with a fine.

 

[McDNicks17]

The Forest Fire Prevention Act over here in Ontario has some pretty hefty fines.

I'd guess Alberta's equivalent is around the same. Likely somewhere around $500 for starting a fire during a fire ban.

 

[doulos]

Hopefully some folks who have been slammed with joblessness can find a little work doing construction in Fort Mac in the near future. That's about the only upside to this whole disaster.

 

[Fixed to Ruin]

Hopefully some folks who have been slammed with joblessness can find a little work doing construction in Fort Mac in the near future. That's about the only upside to this whole disaster.

I remember when Hurricane Andrew hit Florida back in the 90s there were lots of news reports of people trying to get homes rebuilt and it was huge gongshow. Insurance would pay claims but you couldn't find any builders to do the reconstruction. Fraudsters saw an opportunity and moved in posting as qualified builders from another states taking payment to rebuild homes and only doing 10-20% of the work before bolting to another town and doing the same scam all over again.

Hopefully, things don't happen in that manner in Fort Mac and people don't start forking out their cash out of desperation to the first warm body that says they can build a house. However, i remember in the boom years (~2006-2014) here in AB hearing lots of out of province builders coming to Alberta to take advantage of the hot economy and leaving mid-project.

 

[Section337]

Should take this opportunity to recommend everybody understand your home insurance policy. Companies talk about covering things like hotels and rent until you can get back into your home. But it may not be as much as you think.

When I lost my condo due to the flooding caused by putting a fire out above me, I learned that my upper limit was 50% of my insured contents, not my condo. At 10 months, when I could move back into my own place, I was getting close to paying out of my own pocket.

Probably don't need to revisit your dollars insured every year, but don't go too many years without validating what you have insured with what you need insured.