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Still funny 2 years later:and Oink replies:
They're not for you. https://britishexpats.com/forum/images/smilies/lol.gif

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I often wonder if my joints are this sore at 39, what will they be like in 10-20 more years.

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That probably depends on the reason why they're sore now. Osteoarthritis? Fibromyalgia? Over-use?

All you can do is follow the medical advice you've been given to manage your condition - not much point in worrying about how they'll be in the future, it'll only blight your present :)

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I discovered yesterday that younger step-daughter sometimes has a problem with what I believe are known as bell peppers – I just call them peppers.

If she cuts one open and finds baby peppers inside she freaks, and someone else has to get them away before she will resume cooking. :ohmy:

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Canada Post delivered my PR card application 1 day early vs their original estimate. I do think they need to change the name of the Xpress Post service, there really is nothing express about it...lol...6 days.

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Ah! Here is the bean thing. I was looking in the soup place :p

What is fatback?
Why is there fat in bean tins ? Not sure I could cope with that. :unsure:

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Pretty cool time lapse of Amtrak Surfliner between San Diego and Los Angles, the Oceanside stop is the last stop in San Diego, before entering Orange County, and then finally at the end entering Los Angeles County and City.

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From googling it looks like it may be a Quebec thing, which would account for my MIL doing it when she makes her own.

Maybe it improves the taste in the cook process because I do like them more than plain beans in tomato sauce. But can't they take it out once cooked? :lol:

It's worse than the stuff lining the contents of a pork pie or attached to Pate. Fortunately there's only one piece mostly, sometimes two.

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We've always put a few slices of sidepork or bacon on top of the beans before putting the lid on and into the oven.

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That gelatin lining a pork pie / pate is very tasty!

Fatback (for beans) is the hard fat (with or without rind) from the back of a pig - and adds flavour without breaking down as soft fat (from the belly) would.
:)

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You're the first person I ever knew liked it. :lol:

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Had my flu shot today. Nyesunurly. :thumbup:

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Airport is ready for next week. New signs everywhere reminding people its illegal to take pot across international borders.

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Noes Siouxie. NoNoNo. :sick: It should only ever line the bin.

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Transit is pricey. I have 5 days week after next when I have to go somewhere daily for 5 days. $66 for just 5 days. (2.95 to get to sky train then 10.25 for a day pass.)

Scooter with gas and insurance was only $70/month......lol

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It's brutal! The city and the province and the feds should all subsidise public transit in the interest of urban traffic control and the environment. If they'd just make monthly and annual passes affordable and even let you ride across the system all the time instead of just on weekends it would be fantastic. I think Regina's bus system is expensive and we get a 31 day adult pass for $92. It doesn't seem like much but compared to the travel you can get on Vancouver transit....... Next summer when I'm 65 the $300 annual pass is an option but I'm so used to driving everywhere it would feel weird. I was without a vehicle a few years ago and bought monthly bus passes for about 3 months, and learning to use the smartphone schedule and app was neat. There are gps trackers on the busses here now so you can see where yours is in real time and see how long it will be until it reaches your stop.

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Fixed fare here is $2.50. Punch pass for 20 trips is $39 (1.95 a trip) and a monthly pass is $64. Seniors free on Wednesdays. That $64 doesn't seem such a good deal (relative to the punch pass) unless you guarantee using it at least 8 trips a week, although one can claim tax on it, so maybe the real cost is around $48.

I do that on line but only for one of the two buses I generally get. One route is every 30 minutes and dead reliable so it's not needed. The other one runs every 15 minutes (more often when traffic is light - most of the time) so not that essential there either. But it is handy when it's very cold out because sometimes I can look at the route and where the three buses running it are and work out that I leave "now" I'd be at the stop for 10 unnecessary minutes.

10 minutes isn't much - we're pampered here :nod: - but it is when 30 below.

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We have monthly passes as well, just I don't take transit often, this will be the first time I will take transit multiple days in a row in almost 2 years, and its only for 5 days so makes no sense to buy a monthly pass each month.

Monthly pass depends on how many zones you need.

1 zone pass is $95
2 zone pass is $128
3 zone pass is $174

The zones are not distance based, just lines they have drawn, someone going from say downtown to Marine Dr travels further vs someone going from Marine Dr to YVR but the person going Marine Dr to YVR has to pay for 2 zones despite travelling less distance.

If you pay cash fare

1 zone is 2.95*
2 zone is 4.20
3 Zone is 5.70


All fares above are regular adult.

My need for transit and the cost break down is:

2.95 to get to Canada Line via bus.

10.25 for a day pass since it ends up a bit cheaper to buy the day pass,

$13.20*5 = $66 for 5 days.



* With cash fare you cannot transfer bus to skytrain/Canada line so you need to pay again to get on the train, you can however transfer skytrain to bus.

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I still find it amazing my dad made in 1991 what I was making in 2018.

Apparently 1 bed rent avg has crossed into the 2k per month territory.

https://www.narcity.com/ca/bc/vancou...hit-dollar2050

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Surprised it took this long.

They filed for Chapter 11 reorganization. If other retailers are any clue, they will attempt to recover enough from holiday sales, then early in the next year announce sales were low and not as expected and file for Chapter 7 and liquidate the company.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/sea...ptcy-1.4862825

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FROM IRS COMMISSIONER MR. DAVID KAUTTER
U.S.A IRS Address:1111 Constitution Ave,NW Washington, DC 20224

How very generous and completely convincing. :rofl:

(although the address is genuine)

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If it is real do we all get to party at your place?

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If it's real, I'll meet you half way. I'll buy a place and we can trash it after.

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It's always the quiet ones....

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Looks like pricing starts at 6.99/gram.

1g @ 7.99

$10 shipping
5% GST 0.90
PST 0.56 (pot)
PST 0.70 (shipping charge)

Total: $20.15


https://www.bccannabisstores.com

Who Sampled...
 

So, I was in this pub in Lunnon last week with colleagues, enjoy a few beverages, the opening bars of a song came on and both myself and a much younger (one of those damned millenials) colleague went "Oohhh, this is a classic". "I didn't put you down for being a fan of the clash" I exclaimed. "Who?", he said, looking at me with a mix of confusion and drunkenness. The song being played turned out to be "Paper Planes" by someone called MIA. The sampled riff that caused my reaction was, of course, from "Straight to Hell" by The Clash. One is a mildly catchy mid 00's popular musical composition, the other is a classic.;)

Anyway, besides now illustrating that I am 50 going on somewhere in my 70's, mulling on this caused me to google "who sampled" which lead to the website of the same name. What a useful thing for really trying to find out where that earworm that is in your head, really came from. Brought to you as a public service: https://www.whosampled.com/

Oh yes, and The Clash:


vs. MIA:

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PST - Pot Shipping Charge? :lol:

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Good find!
Did you try out their '6 degrees of separation' game? Quite fun! :D

https://www.whosampled.com/six-degrees/

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Wow what a site. :thumbup:
Eminem did Joe Walsh:eek:

Brilliant site. I know what I'm doing for the next few days. Not sure when I'm next sleeping.

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Yes, It did lead to a couple of hours surfing youtube videos of various music when I should have been sleeping.....

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Pretty cool photo from space.

https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/im...hHyzcD5P9xeCIY

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Great photo showing how protected Vancouver is from snow in late April.

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I watched an old favourite movie the other evening.
Porky's.

I remember hiring it from the local video shop, watching it and watching it again immediately. I've never done that with any other movie.

It was just as funny this time round.

It's kind of weird that a movie can be so uproariously funny, immature, childish etc and still contain a serious anti-intolerance message .

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Empty homes tax worked on at least one condo...

Original owners bought during a pre-sale 12 years ago. They sold as they are not residents and the home was empty and they did not want to pay the tax.

Original listing price 848,000 sold for 807,000..

Assessment at 873,000.

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/real...ncouver-condo/

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3 stores in no luck in finding my size for pants.

Being tall sucks sometimes.

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Buy the shortest long pants you can that will fit and pretend you're a schoolboy or a member of AC/DC ;)

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Always the comedian. Lol

Having a heck of a time finding boots in my size. Lots in 12 but none in 13 in the lower priced range. 250 and up plenty of sizes. Lol

2 marks, an Army Navy and now trying Wal-Mart which I will work short term as their quality is poor when it comes to shoes.

Scratch Wal Mart for shoes.

Did find pants at Army Navy though.

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Shame you don't have a Giant Tiger there. I take 13s and mine were $35 a couple of years ago. Technically hiking boots but if they're good enough for our winters they would be okay for you. Unless you're talking work boots.

They have an on line store but very limited selection :(

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Good luck with the hunt!! :D

With Walmart, if you think they will fit you, you could order them online, perhaps (you can always pick them up in store - or return them if no good) https://www.walmart.ca/en/boots/N-532+53007404
Have branches in Vancouver (more for clothes but they do have shoes too) https://www.oldnavy.ca/products/big-mens-clothing.jsp
https://oldnavy.gapcanada.ca/browse/...&size=32-1:237

Boots | Men | The Shoe Company/Shoe Warehouse | Shop | Shoe Warehouse have 13+ and branches in Vancouver, not the cheapest but they've some for under $100

These people have bigger sizes in shoes - might be of use but it's more summer shoes than winter boots. https://maximusxl.ca/en/types/footwear
These people sound interesting.. for the future, maybe. https://navaslab.com/pages/about-navas
:)

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The Ozark or Weather Spirits ones for $35 look good enough. I'd be tempted by Jim for $60 as they look nicer to me.