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Duracuir1
··Never Used A KodakNext up DSloan, a trip to the Yukon and the Sour Toe cocktail.
The Canada Appreciation Thread
Next up DSloan, a trip to the Yukon and the Sour Toe cocktail.
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Dsloan
·Back in the day, they said "Take a sip but don't drink too much!"
Mine was a very small sip indeed...
Lol, they were telling people to fill out water bottles, and many did so.
I sipped from my hand then sort of spit most of it out.
Holy Moly, I really have a lot learn about Canadian cuisine. There's so much more to it than poutine, apparently.
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Vercingetorix
··Spam RiskTried to get to Dawson a few years ago, but there were fires. I think mostly accelerated by invasive beetles, no doubt a result of climate change.
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SpeedyPhill
·Pilots flying Trans-Atlantic surely like the sight of Goose Bay in Newfoundland / Labrador in CANADA !
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CalgaryJim
·Next up DSloan, a trip to the Yukon and the Sour Toe cocktail.
I asked the guy if any toes get swallowed, what do they do? One or two every year, they just get new ones, lol.
In other words, a great marketing scheme, no real toes!
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Archer
··Omega Qualified Watchmaker211 years ago today…
Sorry? I guess…
Sorry? I guess…
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gatorcpa
··ΩF InvestiGatorSorry? I guess…
Who would have ever thought that South Park would be 25 years ahead of their time?
On a more positive note, I saw this commercial today. Very nice!
I think I recognize that riff at the end.
Sent with much love.
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Archer
··Omega Qualified WatchmakerYou had to go there, eh?
Here's another interesting factoid from the same era...Fort Bunder as they called it at the time.
Yes, the border used to be on the 45th parallel, so some of what is now the US was once Canada. You guys spent 2 years building a fort to protect you from Canada, and built it 1.2 kms (0.75 freedom units) inside the Canadian border. Whoops!
The border was adjusted in 1842, and the fort was now in the US. You are welcome! See we are in fact really nice people...
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gatorcpa
··ΩF InvestiGatorYou guys spent 2 years building a fort to protect you from Canada..,
Surveying was more of an art than a science then anyway.
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Archer
··Omega Qualified WatchmakerGiven that there was no country called “Canada” in 1816, I think we were a little more worried about British colonizers, but yeah, OK.
Surveying was more of an art than a science then anyway.
gatorcpa
By the way, many of those who populated Upper Canada fled the US after the revolution. Some even supported or were indifferent to the US attempted invasion in 1812, but when the US came in and attacked innocents and burned York (now Toronto) the sentiment shifted dramatically against the invaders. It was a massive tactical failure to attack civilians, and it roused the populace - seems like a lesson that wasn't learned in many ways, unfortunately.
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dsio
··Ash @ ΩFI don't know why the British were the scary part, if it were me I'd be far more fearful of the Québécois. I was watching a documentary about the great Canadian maple syrup heist and it stuck me that everyone they were interviewing was insane to varying degrees, from the Barrel Runners to the Syrup Mafia... all of them.
It is genuinely fascinating to watch though, part of the dirty money series, and they are right that Canadian maple syrup is infinitely better than the imitation stuff.
It is genuinely fascinating to watch though, part of the dirty money series, and they are right that Canadian maple syrup is infinitely better than the imitation stuff.
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··His Holiness Puer SurdusI don't know why the British were the scary part, if it were me I'd be far more fearful of the Québécois. I was watching a documentary about the great Canadian maple syrup heist and it stuck me that everyone they were interviewing was insane to varying degrees, from the Barrel Runners to the Syrup Mafia... all of them.
It is genuinely fascinating to watch though, part of the dirty money series, and they are right that Canadian maple syrup is infinitely better than the imitation stuff.
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Trev
··The ArchitectTime for a midday shot. I was recently gifted this maple syrup that looks kind of fancy. Delicious.
Wife is still freaked out by me pouring it on eggs/meat too.
Wife is still freaked out by me pouring it on eggs/meat too.
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lindo
·A footnote to this discussion of how Canada has been affected by the recent changes in USA's view of the world.
Threats to the sovereignty of Canada, Greenland and even Mexico may be regarded by many Americans as hyperbole, but the sad fact is that the rest of us find those threats very disturbing, and not so easily dismissed.
In Australia, we have long regarded the USA as a steadfast, reliable and worthy partner, to which consistent hands-on support from Australian governments and our military services has been given. The days of the WWII war in the Pacific, and the very real threat to an invasion of Australia that American serviceman played a vital part in stopping, were the high water marks of that strong relationship. Gratitude for that was a factor in subsequent Australian support to the USA over the many decades that followed.
Sometimes that support was for ill-advised ventures in which we had no direct interest, other than to show that we could be relied upon. That cost us lives, but the view of those times was that their sacrifice was worth it to ensure a strong partnership.
That view has now changed. We are still coming to grips with the realisation that in the event that Australia is threatened, any existing alliance with Australia could well be regarded by the US government as no longer relevant to its interests.
We are not alone in this uncomfortable feeling of suddenly being outside the circle. The European Union countries are in an even more dire position. It is clear that the US government view is that the rest of us should buckle up and spend much more on defence - and I think that is perfectly reasonable.
However there is still a need for countries to band together to face a common threat. The sad fact is that the USA is no longer seen by the rest of us as a reliable partner, other than a country willing to sell its armaments to those able to raise the funds.
Threats to the sovereignty of Canada, Greenland and even Mexico may be regarded by many Americans as hyperbole, but the sad fact is that the rest of us find those threats very disturbing, and not so easily dismissed.
In Australia, we have long regarded the USA as a steadfast, reliable and worthy partner, to which consistent hands-on support from Australian governments and our military services has been given. The days of the WWII war in the Pacific, and the very real threat to an invasion of Australia that American serviceman played a vital part in stopping, were the high water marks of that strong relationship. Gratitude for that was a factor in subsequent Australian support to the USA over the many decades that followed.
Sometimes that support was for ill-advised ventures in which we had no direct interest, other than to show that we could be relied upon. That cost us lives, but the view of those times was that their sacrifice was worth it to ensure a strong partnership.
That view has now changed. We are still coming to grips with the realisation that in the event that Australia is threatened, any existing alliance with Australia could well be regarded by the US government as no longer relevant to its interests.
We are not alone in this uncomfortable feeling of suddenly being outside the circle. The European Union countries are in an even more dire position. It is clear that the US government view is that the rest of us should buckle up and spend much more on defence - and I think that is perfectly reasonable.
However there is still a need for countries to band together to face a common threat. The sad fact is that the USA is no longer seen by the rest of us as a reliable partner, other than a country willing to sell its armaments to those able to raise the funds.
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dsio
··Ash @ ΩFOn a lighter note:
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·Sometimes that support was for ill-advised ventures in which we had no direct interest, other than to show that we could be relied upon. That cost us lives, but the view of those times was that their sacrifice was worth it to ensure a strong partnership.
For what it's worth, my deceased father served in the Vietnam/American war (an ill-advised venture as you say) with Australians and told me , his young son, how grateful and impressed he was with them. So on his behalf, thank you.
As for the rest, we shall see what the future holds. Your concerns are very understandable.
My wife and I have attempted to invade Vancouver several times, but the locals have so far successfully defended themselves by repeatedly raising their real estate costs.
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