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Old Feb 7th 2019 | 10:32 am
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This is what I like about San Diego.

You can go from this on the coast

https://www.reddit.com/r/sandiego/co.../scripps_pier/

https://www.reddit.com/r/sandiego/co..._of_san_diego/

and only an hour away can go to the top of mountains,

https://www.reddit.com/r/sandiego/co..._of_mt_laguna/

and 90 minutes from the coast be in full on desert

https://www.reddit.com/r/AnzaBorrego...il_oc_highres/
 
Old Feb 7th 2019 | 12:37 pm
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Originally Posted by Partially discharged
...Also like...podcasts, NPR....
CBC broadcasts PRI's The World which I understand is on NPR too. I sometimes catch it at 1.00 am on my bedside radio.
 
Old Feb 8th 2019 | 2:18 am
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Trudeau and a Montreal Irish association lobby on behalf of junior hockey in the Republic of Ireland and get a result: I knew about the Elite League in NI from reading about the Belfast Giants but never thought about the south. Either in Nat Geo or Equinox I read about a pick-up hockey team called the Dubai Penguins, who kept ice to play on at great expense and had no real opposition. People love iced hockey.
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Old Feb 8th 2019 | 12:54 pm
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My wife is trying to get home from work, but there is some sort of police incident and road is closed so bus driver kicked everyone off the bus, so now she is stuck and not sure how to get home, translink has not yet posted any detours for the routes affected.

 
Old Feb 8th 2019 | 1:15 pm
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Originally Posted by Jsmth321
My wife is trying to get home from work, but there is some sort of police incident and road is closed so bus driver kicked everyone off the bus, so now she is stuck and not sure how to get home, translink has not yet posted any detours for the routes affected.
Can she ask any of the other bus passengers what they are doing to get home?
 
Old Feb 8th 2019 | 2:12 pm
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Originally Posted by BristolUK
CBC broadcasts PRI's The World which I understand is on NPR too. I sometimes catch it at 1.00 am on my bedside radio.
I recall driving from Ottawa to Toronto late at night and listening to that.

In my car radio I can usually pick up NPR from northern New York state.

They also have lots of great podcasts.
 
Old Feb 8th 2019 | 2:25 pm
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Repeated mopping is as good a workout for your arms as 'arm day' at the gym. My biceps are burning after a couple of hours of mopping water yesterday.

on the plus side, we have replaced our water pressure tank thingy ourselves, it's not leaking and we have water!
 
Old Feb 9th 2019 | 4:44 am
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I wonder if other citys do this as well? Edmonton sends out bills after a building fire if you have used certain insulation.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/mobile/canada...zpcuucSJ6zUrj4
 
Old Feb 11th 2019 | 4:45 pm
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This video someone took from their apartment overlooking the street Sunday during the snow, free entertainment for her....

https://www.reddit.com/r/vancouver/c...aos_of_tragic/

Its snowing again, translink has already basically said they will suck so at least they set expectations low...lol

My wife is going to attempt a taxi tomorrow to work, bus if taxi doesn't show, she is going to leave 90 mins early, takes 30 mins on a normal day.
 
Old Feb 11th 2019 | 4:51 pm
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Originally Posted by Jsmth321
This video someone took from their apartment overlooking the street Sunday during the snow, free entertainment for her....

https://www.reddit.com/r/vancouver/c...aos_of_tragic/
Nice, laughing at people struggling to go about their lives in dangerous conditions. What a brainless, smug little twit. Hope she goes arse up next time she goes out.
 
Old Feb 12th 2019 | 4:03 am
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Wife had heck of a time getting to work today, she called and arranged for a taxi last night but never showed which isn't unusual, Vancouver taxis are unreliable on a good day, eventually a bus came, but it wasn't able to get all the way to where she works, so she ended up having to walk the last half.
 
Old Feb 13th 2019 | 10:48 am
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Anyone in Toronto find a couple of broken chairs in the street?
 
Old Feb 13th 2019 | 11:42 am
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Anyone in Toronto find a couple of broken chairs in the street?
Stupid bitch, fancy uploading it to the internet.
 
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Price reduction in West Vancouver real estate, price dropped a cool 4 million.

https://www.reddit.com/r/vancouver/c...ncouver_these/
 
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Airbus is ending A380 production, appears the last plane will roll off the line in 2022.

Qantas recently cancelled their remaining orders, and Emirates slashing their remaining orders by a large margin, Airbus really has no other choice.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/14/busin...tes/index.html
 


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