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This is what happens when you let government legislate anything and everything. :)

SkotlandSkye comments on Apr 10, 2019:

The sad thing is that a LOT of breeders have this mentality. What the government SHOULD regulate is who is allowed to breed more humans. That should require education, psych evaluations, stable careers and homes....and a licensing process/lottery for those who do qualify.

Surfpirate replies on Apr 10, 2019:

That's a great idea and later we could round up the nonbreeders and keep them in forced labour camps, awesome idea. :D

This is what happens when you let government legislate anything and everything. :)

Cast1es comments on Apr 10, 2019:

Should be the smoker , out in the rain .

Surfpirate replies on Apr 10, 2019:

:D Did you quit smoking recently? Just askin. :)

If only those heartless Xstians had bothered to read their own damned book then they would know ...

IamNobody comments on Apr 9, 2019:

I think this is misleading ( Not that I care about xstians ) but this issue is most definitely not about religion

Surfpirate replies on Apr 10, 2019:

@kenriley Just to clarify, the meme is about religious hypocrisy in general, the first two words of the meme are 'Real Christians'. The post doesn't even specify the the US/Mexico border as this is an issue in many countries in the West that have large Xstian populations and have moved to the right politically over the migration issue. Brexit is largely about controlling immigration from non-Xstian countries and the rise of the Xstian right in other European countries is also tied to this issue.

If only those heartless Xstians had bothered to read their own damned book then they would know ...

IamNobody comments on Apr 9, 2019:

I think this is misleading ( Not that I care about xstians ) but this issue is most definitely not about religion

Surfpirate replies on Apr 9, 2019:

Odd that you say that because the post clearly references Xstians.

Happy Sunday from Kentucky, where the redbuds in my back yard are in full bloom this warm and rainy ...

Surfpirate comments on Apr 7, 2019:

Meanwhile in Canada, we use Clamato Juice and we already got this. ;)

Surfpirate replies on Apr 7, 2019:

@DharmaBum50 BBQ chipotle spice mix sounds just fine by this Canuck.

It's finally spring and we need to remember that conservation is an important part of gardening and ...

bigpawbullets comments on Apr 6, 2019:

I like you style.

Surfpirate replies on Apr 6, 2019:

I own a full size back hoe and can dig down up to 19 feet, nothing comes back up from that depth. ;)

I've been an atheist my whole adult life and I have never been a Catholic but I have to say that she...

Marionville comments on Apr 6, 2019:

Can’t say the outfit does anything for this atheist!

Surfpirate replies on Apr 6, 2019:

I had a look around the internet and managed to find this for you, hope it helps.

Meanwhile in Ontario, we are open for business but only if you are connected to the right people, ...

ToolGuy comments on Apr 4, 2019:

We will be closed to business if Ford shrinks the money supply the way he plans to.

Surfpirate replies on Apr 4, 2019:

The money supply is controlled through the Bank of Canada, it's a federal jurisdiction. No doubt the fat bastard will come up with something to throw the economy into a tailspin but I don't think he has any pull with the Bank of Canada.

A little humility goes a long way in life and it helps to smooth out some of the bumps we encounter ...

escapetypist comments on Apr 3, 2019:

I'm too sexy to be humble

Surfpirate replies on Apr 3, 2019:

Your too sexy for yourself. :D

A little humility goes a long way in life and it helps to smooth out some of the bumps we encounter ...

NoMagicCookie comments on Apr 3, 2019:

What Tripe Marcelo Gleiser is asserting. If you lack a belief in something you don't "belief in nonbelief" you lack a belief in. Then the writer incorrectly defines atheist and shifts the goal post "Why saying “God doesn’t exist” is saying too much" What a slimy convoluted attempt ...

Surfpirate replies on Apr 3, 2019:

Is that an invisible dragon I see hanging out in your garage? ;)

There is a slow motion train wreck occurring to the south of our border in Canada and we are aware ...

dave1459 comments on Apr 2, 2019:

I guess you are not aware that the US is a representative democrate form of government. That mean that congress, both the House and the Senate have vote and pass laws, and budget measures. It is not a pure democrate system. If congress doesn't get off its ass and pass the required measures nothing...

Surfpirate replies on Apr 3, 2019:

@dave1459 No doubt some of my ancestors shot at some of yours, I wouldn't think twice about it. lol

Pretty sad commentary on our society.

Lavergne comments on Apr 3, 2019:

Don't discount this theory.....there are a lot of people who care more about dogs and cats (and other animals) than they do about their fellow man. This might be a smart approach... ???? ;)

Surfpirate replies on Apr 3, 2019:

I've had animal lovers make the case for why animals are more worthy of human compassion and it was a reasonable argument. ;)

TESLA is moving into the main stream market with the new model and price point.

Heathenman comments on Apr 2, 2019:

Hmmm, That comment I made may have left the wrong impression. Yes Tesla has a great product. I can't wait to get a Tesla. Yes, there price is going down. In my opinion, EM is setting the bar. My point is this;. EM gets bad press for the most trivial of things. His legal troubles seem ...

Surfpirate replies on Apr 3, 2019:

My wife and I are experiencing this negativity first hand as we struggle to get our electric bike company off the ground, nothing but road blocks from government and the financial and insurance industries. Electric vehicles are the future but the ICE lobby is hard at work making it as distant a future as possible.

There is a slow motion train wreck occurring to the south of our border in Canada and we are aware ...

dave1459 comments on Apr 2, 2019:

I guess you are not aware that the US is a representative democrate form of government. That mean that congress, both the House and the Senate have vote and pass laws, and budget measures. It is not a pure democrate system. If congress doesn't get off its ass and pass the required measures nothing...

Surfpirate replies on Apr 3, 2019:

@dave1459 The native peoples that sought refuge in Canada from the US Cavalry that was butchering them like the buffalo? Maybe just any native people of the Americas that were slaughtered by Europeans? We have a lot more of the survivors of that holocaust than most countries, particularly the US.

There is a slow motion train wreck occurring to the south of our border in Canada and we are aware ...

dave1459 comments on Apr 2, 2019:

I guess you are not aware that the US is a representative democrate form of government. That mean that congress, both the House and the Senate have vote and pass laws, and budget measures. It is not a pure democrate system. If congress doesn't get off its ass and pass the required measures nothing...

Surfpirate replies on Apr 2, 2019:

@dave1459 Probably for the same reason that Canadians are universally liked, we actually try to help instead of just invade like our Southern cousins.

There is a slow motion train wreck occurring to the south of our border in Canada and we are aware ...

dave1459 comments on Apr 2, 2019:

I guess you are not aware that the US is a representative democrate form of government. That mean that congress, both the House and the Senate have vote and pass laws, and budget measures. It is not a pure democrate system. If congress doesn't get off its ass and pass the required measures nothing...

Surfpirate replies on Apr 2, 2019:

I am well aware that the US is a republic and how the levels of government are supposed to work as a system of checks and balances but I am not blind and can see quite clearly that the reality has become far removed from the intention. Your government is broken and the system has been gamed, it needs to be fixed before the US slips into a totalitarian state. Feelings are not divorced from reason, they spring from it.

Is there any hope of unity in a Multi-cultural society?

Surfpirate comments on Mar 31, 2019:

When you consider that a majority of Canadians came from the British Isles initially and that small land mass was comprised of 4 groups - English, Scottish, Irish and Welsh - the 4 of which still can't get along, so the best we can hope for is unity in diversity.

Surfpirate replies on Apr 2, 2019:

@LB67 I suppose the difference between the US and Canada is that the US has always prided itself on being a melting pot whereas Canada prided itself on being a salad bowl. With the rise of the fascist right in the USA there has been signs of similar rhetoric in Canada and I find that disturbing, especially as I am a 9th generation Canadian with roots going back to 1753. I Am Canadian to the bone, I trace no roots back to the old country because this is my family's old country but at the same time I celebrate newer Canadians and the cultural diversity that they bring with them when they choose to make Canada their new home. This talk of us and them has always existed in Canada but it is trying to legitimize itself and I have no time for that. If you want to be intolerant of your fellow countrymen and point out the differences instead of celebrating them then there is a country for you and it waits below the 44th parallel.

We are in a new geological era.

Charlene comments on Apr 1, 2019:

Yes cause we Human are killing the only planet we live on..

Surfpirate replies on Apr 1, 2019:

The planet has survived all manner of extinction events and it is just fine, humans on the other hand are pretty much screwed and it's through our own actions.

Each and everyone of us in the picture is under death threats for speaking our mind.

Surfpirate comments on Mar 29, 2019:

All religions profess to a message of love and acceptance but if you don't accept their particular version of this then you will be met with hatred and rejection. Some members of my family are Xstian and the members that were JW's but left the cult are treated as though they were walking dead. ...

Surfpirate replies on Mar 29, 2019:

@brentan There are some very angry and bitter people in that particular cult.

My short nightmare from last night.

Surfpirate comments on Mar 29, 2019:

I've had dreams with spiders but always as hostile forces, never as pets. It may be a case of dream symbolism, the baby representing some form of innocence and the spider devouring it represents a cold and calculating force.

Surfpirate replies on Mar 29, 2019:

@Naejidlopalev that's the problem with symbolism, it's one size fits all so it defaults to social norms and whereas most people are arachnaphobic you would appear to be arachnaphilic.

Agnosticism is not the same as atheism.

Surfpirate comments on Mar 29, 2019:

I would be quite willing to accept real evidence for a creator being although that does not mean I would bow down to such a being. Certainly it would deserve respect but I doubt that such a being would be so advanced in so many ways but still have the petty need to be worshiped in order to validate...

Surfpirate replies on Mar 29, 2019:

@Paul4747 It certainly is a human trait to expect a divine being capable of creating everything out of nothing to then spend eternity checking to see if humans are jerking off or having sex out of wedlock while eating shrimp. lol

Cautionary tales that were misinterpreted as how to guides.

mcgeo52 comments on Mar 28, 2019:

I would add the movie, Idiocracy.

Surfpirate replies on Mar 29, 2019:

I watched it again just last month, never fails to make me laugh and make me worried.

Dream journal 3/26/19 The night before last I had a dream that went semi lucid.

Surfpirate comments on Mar 27, 2019:

I've known a few people that had trouble flying higher than the electrical lines, that was a smart way to get past the mental barrier.

Surfpirate replies on Mar 28, 2019:

@Electro68 glad to help in anyway I can. If you decide to try trans-dimensional dreaming you might want to work on some protective measures, at the very least some shield work before going further than outer space. Just my opinion

A CANADIAN DREAM I dreamed last night that I was an independent candidate at a political debate ...

Electro68 comments on Mar 27, 2019:

What a cool dream. Good recall, SP.

Surfpirate replies on Mar 28, 2019:

Thanks, I tend to recall my dreams better than I can recall movies.

The Canadian position on same sex marriage summed up perfectly, just watch where you're putting that...

RoyMillar comments on Mar 27, 2019:

Marriage is simple .2 human beings getting married ,,rest is mind games, leave gender ,race colour etc out of it does not matter,,only thing that does is these two are happy and contributing constructive to society as a whole

Surfpirate replies on Mar 27, 2019:

Such an obvious conclusion to reach, you would think.

Who needs Obamacare when there is Jesuscare? :)

Sofabeast comments on Mar 27, 2019:

Hmm, yes madam, you're going to die and go to heaven. Yay!

Surfpirate replies on Mar 27, 2019:

@Sofabeast Matter to Energy or Energy to Matter - no waste involved.

Dream journal 3/26/19 The night before last I had a dream that went semi lucid.

Surfpirate comments on Mar 27, 2019:

I've known a few people that had trouble flying higher than the electrical lines, that was a smart way to get past the mental barrier.

Surfpirate replies on Mar 27, 2019:

@Electro68 I think of it as sliding or blinking, with sliding you sort of bend space and time, like you are fast forwarding a movie at maximum speed so that you leave one part of the dream and fast forward through it. With blinking it seems more like teleporting from one place to another, the time remains the same, usually. I really like dimensional travel in my dreams where there isn't much of a connection with earth bound reality, kind of scary at first but very interesting, I haven't done much of it lately. :(

Who needs Obamacare when there is Jesuscare? :)

Sofabeast comments on Mar 27, 2019:

Hmm, yes madam, you're going to die and go to heaven. Yay!

Surfpirate replies on Mar 27, 2019:

@Sofabeast Do they recycle souls in heaven? Sounds awfully green for a Deity that is all about death and destruction but you never know. :)

Dream journal 3/26/19 The night before last I had a dream that went semi lucid.

Surfpirate comments on Mar 27, 2019:

I've known a few people that had trouble flying higher than the electrical lines, that was a smart way to get past the mental barrier.

Surfpirate replies on Mar 27, 2019:

@Electro68 How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Practice, practice, practice. :) Once you get used to high altitude flying in the atmosphere you want to try going to the moon and beyond, sounds hard but it gets easier the higher you go because it is just your mind setting limits that keeps you down. Once you go high the next step is to ask yourself why I can't go anywhere I want?

Who needs Obamacare when there is Jesuscare? :)

Sofabeast comments on Mar 27, 2019:

Hmm, yes madam, you're going to die and go to heaven. Yay!

Surfpirate replies on Mar 27, 2019:

What do you call a Believer going to Heaven? - - A good start. ;)

Hands up, anybody who is surprised at this outcome? Anyone? Anyone at all? I thought not.

bobwjr comments on Mar 26, 2019:

What did you expect from lying douche

Surfpirate replies on Mar 26, 2019:

No better but there are some that are surprised and that I do find surprising.

To give you an idea of the levels of crime and newsworthy events in my home city in the UK, the main...

Surfpirate comments on Mar 26, 2019:

A good news story, how refreshing. In Canada we still report shootings where nobody is even hit with a bullet, my American friends think we are nuts.

Surfpirate replies on Mar 26, 2019:

@CeliaVL Some people seem almost disappointed that they aren't at risk of being mugged or shot at, I guess their own lives just aren't that exciting otherwise.

I dreamed last night that I was an independent candidate at a political debate and here's what ...

SukiSue comments on Mar 26, 2019:

You were dreaming of being in America?

Surfpirate replies on Mar 26, 2019:

@SukiSue Well the PC's are basically GOP lite, they think they are in power even when they aren't and have a strong Xstian underpinning - probably why the candidate in the dream showed up early, gave a statement and left because they don't debate, they just dictate, also a good reason to have police protection. lol The Liberals are the center party in Canada so they often govern but they are head in the clouds much of the time, imagine if Hillary and Bernie had a child and it became the leader of your country and you get the idea. Liberals are also elitists so it explains why the candidate didn't even bother to show but instead had his press secretary just read out a prepared statement. The NDP is the labour party of Canada, strong union backing so these guys know about reality but they never get to actually govern as big money keeps them out of the winner's circle, therefore they just run interference on the big parties and try to keep them from doing anything too stupid. The Independents like me don't really get to speak because they aren't considered to be newsworthy so no voice. Meanwhile the consumer society in Canada is in debt and trying to sell off the crap in their garages, stuff they didn't need and bought with money they didn't have in the first place. Nobody is buying. ;)

I dreamed last night that I was an independent candidate at a political debate and here's what ...

SukiSue comments on Mar 26, 2019:

You were dreaming of being in America?

Surfpirate replies on Mar 26, 2019:

These are all the major political parties in Canada - Progressive Conservatives, Liberals and New Democratic Party. I think I was actually in Scarborough, Ontario which is part of Toronto.

11:11 am on Sunday morning and so far I have managed to maintain self control, the day is but young.

escapetypist comments on Mar 25, 2019:

I am a non-domineering idiot

Surfpirate replies on Mar 25, 2019:

I wish all idiots were as inane as you are. :)

So do you think that once again the Neoliberals have prepared a budget for the better off amongst ...

Ragamuffin comments on Mar 23, 2019:

The real issue is that we were promised a balanced budget by 2019. Instead, we have a $20 billion deficit. This despite a huge tax revenue increase from the booming economy. Shiny goodies for affluent middle class voters don't come cheap! Nice hair, though.

Surfpirate replies on Mar 23, 2019:

@Ragamuffin I have always found that the more I learn the more doors open that are yet to be explored but I guess it does not work that way for everyone.

So do you think that once again the Neoliberals have prepared a budget for the better off amongst ...

Ragamuffin comments on Mar 23, 2019:

The real issue is that we were promised a balanced budget by 2019. Instead, we have a $20 billion deficit. This despite a huge tax revenue increase from the booming economy. Shiny goodies for affluent middle class voters don't come cheap! Nice hair, though.

Surfpirate replies on Mar 23, 2019:

@Ragamuffin Hayek was interesting and Galbraith too, Keynes not so much in my opinion but it was 30 plus years ago. You are more tenacious than I when dealing with the living Encyclopedia, he knows everything so you cannot explain anything to him.

So is the Alt-Right going to win in Canada? [thewalrus.ca]

Ragamuffin comments on Mar 23, 2019:

No, the People's Party of Canada (PPC) isn't even on the radar. Scheer is a twit. But the Tories are ahead in the polls and Trudeau has been a disaster. Singh hasn't had a chance to establish himself. The Greens are booming and might actually break through for a few seats. They could have a ...

Surfpirate replies on Mar 23, 2019:

@Ragamuffin I should add that I am a Lefty Libertarian who votes Green federally and provincially, just ran for municipal politics and lost by 9 votes.

So is the Alt-Right going to win in Canada? [thewalrus.ca]

Ragamuffin comments on Mar 23, 2019:

No, the People's Party of Canada (PPC) isn't even on the radar. Scheer is a twit. But the Tories are ahead in the polls and Trudeau has been a disaster. Singh hasn't had a chance to establish himself. The Greens are booming and might actually break through for a few seats. They could have a ...

Surfpirate replies on Mar 23, 2019:

@Ragamuffin Catch and release on that guy, I gave up a while back.

Promises, promises, we got 2 inches of the white stuff last night.

RichieO comments on Mar 23, 2019:

You're lucky, some have been waiting over 2000 years for the 2nd coming...

Surfpirate replies on Mar 23, 2019:

I wonder if god sized Viagra would help with that condition

I’m sure there’s a story here. Homossassa River in central Florida.

MojoDave comments on Mar 22, 2019:

The story is... IT'S CENTRAL FLORIDA! Mwahahaha!

Surfpirate replies on Mar 23, 2019:

I was thinking the very same thing, Nutbar Central! :D

I swear I follow and discuss American politics online waaay more than Canadian.

Surfpirate comments on Mar 22, 2019:

Canadians follow American politics because when the elephant to the south sneezes we Canadian mice catch a cold. Canadians are much more aware of American politics because of the effect it has on our daily lives but Americans tend to be blissfully ignorant of Canada and most other nations in the ...

Surfpirate replies on Mar 23, 2019:

@demifeministgal To be honest there are lots of Americans that do travel and resist the America First programming that is everywhere in the US but to be completely honest there are even more Amuricans that don't travel, don't own a passport and I think that's a good thing. ;)

Thought it was clever.

Surfpirate comments on Mar 22, 2019:

I like the mobile coops that allow the hens to get to the bugs without getting to the veggies.

Surfpirate replies on Mar 22, 2019:

@Carin It doesn't go between the rows

I swear I follow and discuss American politics online waaay more than Canadian.

ToolGuy comments on Mar 22, 2019:

Greens are Cons with composters!

Surfpirate replies on Mar 22, 2019:

@ToolGuy It seems self evident to me that politics follows the money and the money therefore determines the actions of politicians, regardless of their stripe. I would be much happier with spending limits on elections that allow for real people to compete in elections and the elimination of parties in general, there is nothing that requires political parties in our democracy.

I swear I follow and discuss American politics online waaay more than Canadian.

ToolGuy comments on Mar 22, 2019:

Greens are Cons with composters!

Surfpirate replies on Mar 22, 2019:

Some day you are going to have to layout your theory on right wing Greenies. I will be mind blown I am sure.

The lovely ladies of Trumplandia.

Redheadedgammy comments on Mar 22, 2019:

Could they be any uglier?????

Surfpirate replies on Mar 22, 2019:

Only on the inside.

The lovely ladies of Trumplandia.

silverotter11 comments on Mar 21, 2019:

*THAT* is the most disgusting this I have seen in a long time. Admin in it's infinite wisdom did away with our nausea emoji. ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh puke puke puke

Surfpirate replies on Mar 22, 2019:

@mooredolezal it's a very small love in a very big garage then

2500 year old ship found, 70% complete! [atlasobscura.com]

Triphid comments on Mar 21, 2019:

Hey, wait a minute, that can't be correct since the Faithfools will tell you that the earth is only 6,500 years old according to their great book the Goat-herders Guide to the Galaxy ( aka the bible).

Surfpirate replies on Mar 21, 2019:

No doubt this was planted by the great deceiver as part of a cunning plan to trick the faithful. lol

The lovely ladies of Trumplandia.

silverotter11 comments on Mar 21, 2019:

*THAT* is the most disgusting this I have seen in a long time. Admin in it's infinite wisdom did away with our nausea emoji. ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh puke puke puke

Surfpirate replies on Mar 21, 2019:

Where's the love? ;)

Do You believe in ghosts or evil spirits?

Surfpirate comments on Mar 20, 2019:

Our family cottage is known locally as The Haunted House on the hill. I've experienced a few things that I cannot explain scientifically but I have also found that a lot of people who also have scientific training are very close minded so I just don't bother discussing these things with them. I do...

Surfpirate replies on Mar 20, 2019:

@mordant ok

A Christchurch mosque has been linked to the drone killing of New Zealand al-Qaida suspect Daryl ...

Surfpirate comments on Mar 20, 2019:

What exactly is the point you are trying to make? Hmmm

Surfpirate replies on Mar 20, 2019:

@zesty Rapists enjoy pussy too, doesn't make them kind towards women. I would like to believe that Trump is the most vile pig of a man in the US of A but I think that would be naive.

A Christchurch mosque has been linked to the drone killing of New Zealand al-Qaida suspect Daryl ...

Surfpirate comments on Mar 20, 2019:

What exactly is the point you are trying to make? Hmmm

Surfpirate replies on Mar 20, 2019:

@zesty BTW, killing people without trial by their peers using a drone is no better than chopping of the heads of infidels. Just because the murder is by remote doesn't make it clean.

A Christchurch mosque has been linked to the drone killing of New Zealand al-Qaida suspect Daryl ...

Surfpirate comments on Mar 20, 2019:

What exactly is the point you are trying to make? Hmmm

Surfpirate replies on Mar 20, 2019:

@zesty If a country is breeding Xstian, white supremacists then maybe it needs to solve it's own problems before pointing the finger at others. The US has a racist, misogynist president who supports white supremacy and crazy Xstian doctrine that hurts women and the environment, fix that and then get back to me on a vague association with a radical extremist who was assassinated by drone strike along with the fellow standing next to him.

My wife and I are in the process of opening up an electric bike rental company and these are images ...

hankster comments on Mar 19, 2019:

what is the planning Department's complaint/ concern?

Surfpirate replies on Mar 20, 2019:

@hankster I was starting to look at two other towns that are close by when we were introduced to the owner of the biggest employer in town and he suggested we put it on some of his land. Things may suddenly change as a result, time will tell.

My wife and I are in the process of opening up an electric bike rental company and these are images ...

hankster comments on Mar 19, 2019:

what is the planning Department's complaint/ concern?

Surfpirate replies on Mar 20, 2019:

@hankster The town only allows 2 food trucks in the entire town (both owned by the same family) so mobility would be a negative but if we locate on private land with the right backer in our corner we may be able to bypass many of the objections.

My wife and I are in the process of opening up an electric bike rental company and these are images ...

hankster comments on Mar 19, 2019:

what is the planning Department's complaint/ concern?

Surfpirate replies on Mar 19, 2019:

@hankster really it is bylaw stuff and not national building code requirements

My wife and I are in the process of opening up an electric bike rental company and these are images ...

Babyoda comments on Mar 19, 2019:

Just wanted to plug your business a little bit and tell everyone how beautiful the Thousand islands area is if people did not know.If Surfpirate gets his business going a bunch of us should contact him and go visit ,again good luck.

Surfpirate replies on Mar 19, 2019:

Free rentals for my Atheist friends, let the Believers pay. :)

My wife and I are in the process of opening up an electric bike rental company and these are images ...

hankster comments on Mar 19, 2019:

what is the planning Department's complaint/ concern?

Surfpirate replies on Mar 19, 2019:

Nonpermanent structure, no washroom facilities. unsightliness, structural tie downs - in a nutshell, it is small town ignorance.

Went to Ottawa yesterday to be part of the swearing in of the First racialized MP as leader of a ...

amymcmxcii comments on Mar 18, 2019:

What does "racialized" mean. I'm not familiar with the term. I know that Jagmeet Singh is Sikh and of South Asian origin.

Surfpirate replies on Mar 19, 2019:

@amymcmxcii When one considers that there is only one race and it is the human race then the whole premise behind racializing anything falls apart but that's political correctness for you.

My Irish gift to you. I'm having a fun day. [youtube.com]

Surfpirate comments on Mar 17, 2019:

Friends of mine used to host the Irish Rovers when they were passing through Toronto back in the old days and the stories that came out of those camp overs are legendary. I think the song 'Wasn't That A Party' came out of a weekend at the Gibson's house and the neighbours Blue Spruce barely ...

Surfpirate replies on Mar 19, 2019:

@SukiSue Jimmy Gibson was a mate of mine in public school, a very musical family and they knew how to party. The cops showed up one night and stuck around for a bit, eventually they spent the night because they couldn't drive the squad car back to headquarters. lol The things people got away with back in the old days.

As a Canadian I have always scratched my head when I tried to understand why our US cousins do not ...

Carin comments on Mar 18, 2019:

What an informative & fascinating article. I am constantly impressed by how much Canadians know about the US, & especially how much they are interested in what is going on over here. Thanks for sharing this & teaching me more about my own country!

Surfpirate replies on Mar 18, 2019:

Canadians would be happy to ignore the US if they would just leave Canada the hell alone but they won't. The best part is that Americans are blissfully ignorant about every other country and the impact that their country has on those countries, many Americans are actually completely ignorant of anything outside of their own state.

Went to Ottawa yesterday to be part of the swearing in of the First racialized MP as leader of a ...

amymcmxcii comments on Mar 18, 2019:

What does "racialized" mean. I'm not familiar with the term. I know that Jagmeet Singh is Sikh and of South Asian origin.

Surfpirate replies on Mar 18, 2019:

Sounds like code for not a white dude, some caucasians can really torture the language to avoid sounding politically incorrect.

Here is a deck I replaced this winter.

Surfpirate comments on Mar 18, 2019:

Very clean work, I like that you 45've the spacer boards that define each of the 10' sections, a nice touch.

Surfpirate replies on Mar 18, 2019:

@CallMeDave I figured it was either 10's or 12's but wasn't fussed about doing the math based upon the spacing of the railing supports. They look overspan btw but I am used to Canadian building codes which have a slightly higher standard in some areas, especially in Part 3.

As a Canadian I have always scratched my head when I tried to understand why our US cousins do not ...

azzow2 comments on Mar 18, 2019:

I have talked to doctors about this. Basically, the quality of care drops extremely in a universal health care society. The amount of paperwork increase causes a lot of doctors close up their practice because they do not want to employ the amount of staff required to keep up on the paperwork. The ...

Surfpirate replies on Mar 18, 2019:

@azzow2 I suppose it is the flip side of the coin when it comes to national philosophies between Canada and the US. We both started out with the same British roots but we took to very different paths, you had your revolution and we just froze the bastards out until they gave up and went home. :) Canadians have fewer people so we have to protect our labour pool and keep it healthy, American companies seem to feel that their workers are more disposable. Canada therefore has a more inclusive social safety net and the US tends to kick people to the curb and just get a replacement worker. I pay slightly higher taxes than I would in the US but I don't have to spend money on a lot of other factors which are knock on effects from the policies in the US - higher policing costs and security expenses, the possibility of going bankrupt over health care costs and the ever present threat of civil war between the normals and the crazies that polarize Amerika. Ultimately, the Canadian system is cheaper and more effective than the US system for 99% of the population but the 1% owns and operates the US system so you are not going to see this without a domestic war.

As a Canadian I have always scratched my head when I tried to understand why our US cousins do not ...

escapetypist comments on Mar 18, 2019:

We do have universal healthcare. It's called living in a first world country. :)

Surfpirate replies on Mar 18, 2019:

It's first world for about a third of Americans but the other two thirds are developing world or third world.

My Blue elf aloe is stealing the show right now in my succulent garden.

Surfpirate comments on Mar 17, 2019:

We had those at our old home in Bermuda. Our last Bouvier Bree is buried under them.

Surfpirate replies on Mar 18, 2019:

@Cast1es Bermuda is Another World and it was my home for 8 years. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6F4u0enQ_kY

As a Canadian I have always scratched my head when I tried to understand why our US cousins do not ...

azzow2 comments on Mar 18, 2019:

I have talked to doctors about this. Basically, the quality of care drops extremely in a universal health care society. The amount of paperwork increase causes a lot of doctors close up their practice because they do not want to employ the amount of staff required to keep up on the paperwork. The ...

Surfpirate replies on Mar 18, 2019:

@azzow2 I have talked to many Canadian doctors that still see their trade as a mission and not a profit making business. Canadian doctors make a healthy living for themselves and they can walk past a mirror without having to look away.

As a Canadian I have always scratched my head when I tried to understand why our US cousins do not ...

SleeplessInTexas comments on Mar 18, 2019:

The U.S. would collapse if not for the pharmaceutical drug lords.

Surfpirate replies on Mar 18, 2019:

Let it fall.

As a Canadian I have always scratched my head when I tried to understand why our US cousins do not ...

azzow2 comments on Mar 18, 2019:

I have talked to doctors about this. Basically, the quality of care drops extremely in a universal health care society. The amount of paperwork increase causes a lot of doctors close up their practice because they do not want to employ the amount of staff required to keep up on the paperwork. The ...

Surfpirate replies on Mar 18, 2019:

Have you ever sought medical treatment in a country that has universal health care? I've lived in more than a dozen countries and I have seen the difference between those with universal healthcare and those without it. The countries that have universal health care are not only healthier but their level of care is better on average. I am fortunate to be rich by most standards but I still don't want to live in a society where I could go bankrupt to pay for my cancer treatment or have someone who needs cancer treatment rob me in order to pay for their treatment. Look at it a little closer and you will find that your doctor friend is presenting a straw

I never saw God or Dog but I did get the sense that we are all just cells in a giant organism on ...

escapetypist comments on Mar 17, 2019:

You ate acid. What's their excuse?

Surfpirate replies on Mar 17, 2019:

Just a few tabs at a time, no ill effects but the flash backs were a bit of a challenge for a while. :)

The joys of dating, it's been 20 years since I had to jump through those hoops and I do not miss it ...

silverotter11 comments on Mar 17, 2019:

Lucky you. It is a nightmare!!

Surfpirate replies on Mar 17, 2019:

Yes I recall and then finally I clicked with the right person. The upside is great but the downside is that if something should ever happen to my wonderful wife I don't know if I could recover from that loss. Life is about trade offs and you take the good with the bad. :)

Isn't it hilarious how the religious transfer their own deviance onto us? :D

KKGator comments on Mar 17, 2019:

Gotta get another cup of coffee in me before I chat with satan. Also gotta get that dinner baby in some marinade. Vinegar-based is always best. Makes them much more tender. Busy, busy, busy.

Surfpirate replies on Mar 17, 2019:

I do love it when the believers equate my rejection of their delusions as proof that I am in league with their dark lord in their fantasy land. :)

This guy works out every day, takes steroids and has a six pack that you can crush walnuts on - ...

amymcmxcii comments on Mar 12, 2019:

Obviously fake. A real man would be driving a black Ram with a hemi, not a prissy Ford twuck. This is commie suburban mom in disguise, probably driving her whiny kid to his ballet lesson.

Surfpirate replies on Mar 16, 2019:

@amymcmxcii Electric Bicycles in fact, we are in the process of buying a dealership for electric bicycles. :)

There are posters here who are depending on MSM for their opinions.

Surfpirate comments on Mar 14, 2019:

There are posters here that just pull stuff out of their hat and expect everyone to buy into it. Perfectly alright for them to do this but they have to be able to defend their position or make clear that it is their opinion only.