Random stuff - the anything else thread
Jan 13th 2017 | 7:52 am
#1141
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Re: Random stuff - the anything else thread
Pedestrians in parts of Ottawa have abandoned sidewalks (inadequately ploughed) in favour of pristine cycle lanes.
Apparently a lot of cyclists are narked. That's about par for the course with the holier-than-thou cycling brigade.
I'm sure that if the ploughing regime were switched, cyclists would soon be mowing people down on the sidewalks.
Apparently a lot of cyclists are narked. That's about par for the course with the holier-than-thou cycling brigade.
I'm sure that if the ploughing regime were switched, cyclists would soon be mowing people down on the sidewalks.
Out my way no bike lanes for the most part, but pedestrians were walking in the street at times as the side walks were not always cleared enough to walk on.
Jan 13th 2017 | 12:15 pm
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Wal-Mart Canada and 4 management members are in trouble.
Walmart faces 174 charges related to sale of fire-contaminated food - Edmonton - CBC News
Walmart faces 174 charges related to sale of fire-contaminated food - Edmonton - CBC News
Jan 18th 2017 | 8:19 pm
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Re: Random stuff - the anything else thread
You couldn't make this up (at least I couldn't)
From the dreadful Daily Mail
Police inspector, 55, in charge of destroying seized drugs 'was found with £700,000 haul in his house - including 11 kilos of cocaine in his washing machine'
Keith Boots, 55, allegedly stole the drugs from police stores to sell on the streets
Drugs were found at his home after a raid by West Yorkshire Police colleagues
Insp Boots had been in the force for over 20 years and was based in Bradford
It is alleged he plotted with his son Ashley, 31, to sell the stolen narcotics
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4133560/Police-inspector-11-kilos-cocaine-home.html#ixzz4WCIuBs6L
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From the dreadful Daily Mail
Police inspector, 55, in charge of destroying seized drugs 'was found with £700,000 haul in his house - including 11 kilos of cocaine in his washing machine'
Keith Boots, 55, allegedly stole the drugs from police stores to sell on the streets
Drugs were found at his home after a raid by West Yorkshire Police colleagues
Insp Boots had been in the force for over 20 years and was based in Bradford
It is alleged he plotted with his son Ashley, 31, to sell the stolen narcotics
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4133560/Police-inspector-11-kilos-cocaine-home.html#ixzz4WCIuBs6L
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Jan 19th 2017 | 12:34 am
#1145
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Re: Random stuff - the anything else thread
Trump Picks El Chapo to Run D.E.A.
This humour piece is worthy of Private Eye and the writer looks well worth following.
NEW YORK (The Borowitz Report)—Just days after picking Betsy DeVos to run the Department of Education, President-elect Donald Trump has tapped another wealthy outsider by naming JoaquÃn Guzmán, known as “El Chapo,†to head the Drug Enforcement Administration.
In an official statement, Trump said that El Chapo’s “tremendous success in the private sector†showed that he has what it takes to “shake things up†at the D.E.A.
Trump’s appointment of the former drug lord surprised many in Washington, in no small part because acrimony between the two allegedly prompted El Chapo, in 2015, to put a hundred-million-dollar bounty on Trump’s head.
But, appearing on CNN, the Trump surrogate Kellyanne Conway said that the selection of El Chapo should surprise no one. “Mr. Trump always said that he would surround himself with the best people,†she said.
When asked why Trump had readily offered a job to El Chapo while still mulling the fate of another former adversary, Mitt Romney, Conway said, “El Chapo might not have voted for Mr. Trump, but that’s because he’s Mexican and in jail, and Mitt Romney is neither.â€
The appointment of the former drug kingpin is far from a done deal, however, as associates of El Chapo report that he is “concerned†that being a member of the Trump Administration would be bad for his brand.
In an official statement, Trump said that El Chapo’s “tremendous success in the private sector†showed that he has what it takes to “shake things up†at the D.E.A.
Trump’s appointment of the former drug lord surprised many in Washington, in no small part because acrimony between the two allegedly prompted El Chapo, in 2015, to put a hundred-million-dollar bounty on Trump’s head.
But, appearing on CNN, the Trump surrogate Kellyanne Conway said that the selection of El Chapo should surprise no one. “Mr. Trump always said that he would surround himself with the best people,†she said.
When asked why Trump had readily offered a job to El Chapo while still mulling the fate of another former adversary, Mitt Romney, Conway said, “El Chapo might not have voted for Mr. Trump, but that’s because he’s Mexican and in jail, and Mitt Romney is neither.â€
The appointment of the former drug kingpin is far from a done deal, however, as associates of El Chapo report that he is “concerned†that being a member of the Trump Administration would be bad for his brand.
This humour piece is worthy of Private Eye and the writer looks well worth following.
Jan 19th 2017 | 12:47 am
#1146
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Re: Random stuff - the anything else thread
Trump Picks El Chapo to Run D.E.A.
This humour piece is worthy of Private Eye and the writer looks well worth following.
This humour piece is worthy of Private Eye and the writer looks well worth following.
"Putin to Sing at Inauguration" is my recent favourite.
Jan 22nd 2017 | 1:56 pm
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Re: Random stuff - the anything else thread
Article I found of interest. The NP went through recently declassified CIA documents to look for items of interest where Canada was mentioned. Overall nothing of much excitement but a bit interesting to see what the CIA thought about Canada during the period of time the documents cover.
"1972 bulletin found it odd that the Liberals kept portraying a man in his late 40s as a “youthful but brilliant playboy.†By 1978, analysts were writing of Trudeau’s “long-standing fascination†with Cuban dictator Fidel Castro, and noting that while many Canadians “dislike and distrust†Trudeau, he still seemed to be the “most able†leader Canada could muster."
Beware of ‘Canadian sensitivity’: Declassified documents reveal what the CIA really thinks about us | National Post
"1972 bulletin found it odd that the Liberals kept portraying a man in his late 40s as a “youthful but brilliant playboy.†By 1978, analysts were writing of Trudeau’s “long-standing fascination†with Cuban dictator Fidel Castro, and noting that while many Canadians “dislike and distrust†Trudeau, he still seemed to be the “most able†leader Canada could muster."
Beware of ‘Canadian sensitivity’: Declassified documents reveal what the CIA really thinks about us | National Post
Jan 22nd 2017 | 4:19 pm
#1150
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Re: Random stuff - the anything else thread
You got off lightly with only damage to your wallet.
Jan 23rd 2017 | 7:05 am
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Re: Random stuff - the anything else thread
Jan 23rd 2017 | 8:11 am
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Re: Random stuff - the anything else thread
Article I found of interest. The NP went through recently declassified CIA documents to look for items of interest where Canada was mentioned. Overall nothing of much excitement but a bit interesting to see what the CIA thought about Canada during the period of time the documents cover.
"1972 bulletin found it odd that the Liberals kept portraying a man in his late 40s as a “youthful but brilliant playboy.†By 1978, analysts were writing of Trudeau’s “long-standing fascination†with Cuban dictator Fidel Castro, and noting that while many Canadians “dislike and distrust†Trudeau, he still seemed to be the “most able†leader Canada could muster."
Beware of ‘Canadian sensitivity’: Declassified documents reveal what the CIA really thinks about us | National Post
"1972 bulletin found it odd that the Liberals kept portraying a man in his late 40s as a “youthful but brilliant playboy.†By 1978, analysts were writing of Trudeau’s “long-standing fascination†with Cuban dictator Fidel Castro, and noting that while many Canadians “dislike and distrust†Trudeau, he still seemed to be the “most able†leader Canada could muster."
Beware of ‘Canadian sensitivity’: Declassified documents reveal what the CIA really thinks about us | National Post
.Even in his latter years, PET was an extremely charismatic & attractive man.
Jan 23rd 2017 | 10:41 am
#1155
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Re: Random stuff - the anything else thread
I'll make some different ones for you two then. Chocolate chip?
