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I suppose that in the land of Poutine, gravy and fish might not be so bad :lol:

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Could it have been the original Four Seasons Motor Hotel at Jarvis and Carlton? THere are some pictures here https://robertmoffatt115.wordpress.c...-four-seasons/

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My local chippy at uni - about 5 doors down from the house I lived in so heavily frequented by me and housemates - had jars of pickled eggs, gherkins and onions on the counter. A pickled egg with a chicken pie and chips was a go-to combo if it was close enough to closing time that we didn't want to make the owner have to fry up a fresh batch of fish (was always wise to keep in his good books....)

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I guess its only slight different to having "chip shop curry sauce" with your fish and chips which is as popular a side as mushy peas in some parts of the UK

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Stop it. One can only imagine the fragrance of curry sauce, mushy peas, gravy and fish and chips washed down with a pint of Guinness.

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https://bnonews.com/monkeypox/


https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/british...1376fe0bae.jpg

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I heard something on CBC this morning about how only 6% survive a heart attack outside of a hospital in Nova Scotia.

Of course my natural reaction to this was thinking that having a heart attack outside a hospital was quite a good place to have one, if you were going to.

Humour aside...a quick bit of googling suggests that's actually quite normal, even if quite surprising.

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God save the Queen :cake:

https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/british...8fe9f10460.jpg

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‘Disgusting’ behaviour at Canadian police undercover training course sparks inquiry

I enjoy a movie or tv show where someone goes under cover and has to convince the bad guys he really is a bad guy as much as anyone but...

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i was thinking about Pukka Pies and chips with curry sauce. The pie must be upside down exposing the soft underbelly for easy attack. Or maybe a giant spring roll with chips and curry sauce. Those were the days

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It used to be astonishing to learn that people lived beyond the North Circular, Now it's astonishing to learn how they lived

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You're just jealous.

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Went down a deep YT rabbit hole tonight, ended on this.

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Ahh... big deep sigh...the decade that I started as boy and ended as a man... with countless fond memories along the way.....those were the days, I was saying to someone the other day, I often "mourn for my youth" never really came to terms with getting old.,,,but here I am! :(

Those damn YT rabbit holes! lol... I think will have to share that excellent piece of memory lane....

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When I'm working at my computer with the headset on, every time I take a sip of tea or water I wonder what would happen if the mike dipped into my mug. Instant electrocution?

If anyone wants to try this out for me and (hopefully) report back I'd be very grateful.

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You might sound like this

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Very good!

"Ladies clothes... comfy, comfy, comfy!"

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Flair Airlines are the worst. You get exactly what you pay for.

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They complain when it's too hot, complain when it's too cold. No pleasing some people.

https://news.sky.com/story/red-extre...esday-12652381

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My wife used to say she couldn't wait for Summer (Winter) to end so she could start bitching about it being too cold (hot) instead. :lol:

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Having spent decades in the UK, almost 2 decades in NJ and now in Ontario…I never, ever complain about it being too hot.

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40c recorded at London Heathrow today. Poor bastards in their brick built homes must be sweltering.

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Highest temperature today was at RAF Conningsby in Lincolnshire, 40.3 degrees.

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The hottest I have ever experienced here in Kamloops was 47.3c last Summer. It was brutal.

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52 days left to use your paper £20 and £50 banknotes.

https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/news...d-50-banknotes

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Just heard a BBC radio newsreader refer to the Canadian province of Saska-CHOO-wan.

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God save the Queen.

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Indeed!
God receive the Queen
God save the King.

It's weird saying King.

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I think I can honestly say that I have never sung "God Save the Queen" in my whole life.

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Us Brits are good at queuing....4 miles and growing.

https://news.sky.com/story/queen-que...-grow-12697909

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Pffft seen bigger line ups at the Costco free food samples

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9hrs right now, not too bad.

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I've just received a CV in which the applicant describes himself as "A Gen Y with a decade of experience in... "

FFS.

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Obviously, not in math.

T2F

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It's the fact that they used the term at all in a CV that appals me, not whether it's mathematically correct or not. Anyway, I looked up Gen Y (aka Millenials) and it is generally accepted to be the generation born mid-1990s to early 2000s. So chances are a Gen Y would comfortably have around 20 years of work experience by now.

To be fair, he did say he had a decade of experience in the energy industry. He may well have had a previous decade or two of experience in another industry, but we'll never know because I deleted it before I got any further.

I also Googled "T2F" but drew a blank apart from a knitting reference?

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That's too funny

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Some of us will be familiar with 5 Guys Burger stores in Canada. Cant say I use them very often as I find better burgers and prices at mom and pop burger bars.

So they have opened one in Preston and the local paper sent a reporter.

We sent reporter Hannah Bridgeman down to the sample the menu and report back to readers. Her order included the ‘Little Bacon Cheeseburger’ (£7.35), and ‘Little Cajun Fries’ (£3.15) with a refillable drink (£3.75), and a Five Guys Shake Oreo Cookie flavoured (£5.25). The total stacked up up to £19.50 – not unsubstantial but, reported Hannah, well worth it.

So using the local Canadian store the Little Bacon Cheeseburger is $9.59 Little Cajun Fries $4.49 Regular Drink $3.09 (Large) $3.29 and Oreo Cookie shake $5.79 subtotal $29.46 probably plus 1.47 GST and PST $2.06 = $32.99

Rough conversion 19.50 x 1.56 = $30.45.

Does that seem reasonable to pay over $30 for that which would be considered a lunch meal?

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Had Five Guys in Buffalo two weeks ago, from what I recall for two of us - bacon cheeseburger, and cheeseburger, fries, one medium drink, one large drink - it was about US$30, which I thought was fairly reasonable for two of us.

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Putting aside the Canadian total appears to include a regular drink and a large one, why have a shake as well? Is that supposed to be a dessert?

Whenever we order delivery I stay away from 'combos' as a 2l bottle from the supermarket and out of our fridge is a way better deal. If I was ordering that, I'd stick with the burger and fries for $14 plus tax making it just over $16. Perhaps if I was out and eating it in the burger bar I might want a drink but if I'm eating for only $16 I'd balk at the price jump for pop out of principle.

If eating in a posh restaurant where the meal was $160 and the wine added $40+ I'd view that entirely differently even though it's all proportionate.

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:lol: