Imagine how catastrophic fire must have been to buildings like this centuries ago, when fire fighting equipment were barely more than dudes with buckets. Add the additional risk of candles/oil lamps/torches, I’m surprised any building more than 200 years old still stands.

Which one? I grew up literally across the tracks from the Canadian Railway Museum!

I scrolled all the way down to make sure a diabeetus reference would be there. Thank you madam/sir/Russian spy not.

Reminds me of a date I had a few years ago. The lady’s biological clock was ringing loud and clear. She was asking about my family’s health history, wanted to see their pictures, practically checked my teeth out like I was a racehorse and did ask about my financial situation.

The Swiss have referendums on practically a monthly basis. Put it to a public vote and watch the pro-java vote to win by a 99% margin.

In a vacuum I would agree. I make it a point when I invite guests to NOT bring anything, especially booze. I homebrew and my +1 has a decent cellar and bar, so we’ve got enough beer, wine and spirits to keep a submarine crew blotto for a long furlough.

My question is: how come restaurateur Stratis Morfogen isn't in the name of the year bracket??

Agreed. My favorite part of traveling is just showing up at the local grocery store and browsing. The local food speciality will be there at a fraction of the prices in the tourist center.

Leftover booze is always useful. I don’t like rhum, and ended up with a 26 ouncer with at most 2oz gone after a housewarming party. I used it to cook!

I did. It was a half assed invitation to take it back, the kind you always turn down.

I kinda do think Geoff Molson and PKP are in a cold war situation. They announced today that TVA sports will scramble their signal on the Bell cable service for the playoffs, forcing the francophone population to watch on Sportsnet. They are using as primary excuse the unfair royalty payments on their speciality…

I’m also a mosquito attractant. I’d be sitting in the boat, wearing a garage mechanics’ jumpsuit, work boots and gloves, and a bug cap, with repellant both under and over the clothes, and the fuckers were all over me. Meanwhile, my ex father in law was bare chested in short shorts and laughing at me, nary a bug in his…

Does Avon still make Skin So Soft? It was surprisingly effective, even in the great Canadian north. It probably had PMD.

Agreed. Maybe if you sell it like “If I can find a way to make project X go twice as fast, could you back me up/help me get the ressources I need?”

That’s how I interpreted it as well. I’m sure there’s a way to rephrase it, maybe something like “if we can find a way to make project X go twice as fast, would you be willing to help me? How would you go about to make it happen?”

Word. I stopped hunting white whales where unless you’re part of the clique you’re just a beardo with money to them. I go to pubs with solid beers and good service.

I’m a bit of a social misfit, in the sense that I don’t follow unwritten rules, often just to go against the grain. And I’m a notoriously cheap bastard.

He suffered a Heart attack.

Nope, hard cider is freshly pressed apples, at least that’s the way I make it. There’s an orchard that can press apples for me, but they’re dessert apples, so not optimal for cider. Transporting a 5 gallon pail or carboy in the back seat of my car in this pothole-infested province isn't a good idea either.

Phil is a fascinating human specimen. Both relatable yet repulsive. I truely wish him well, but if I see him sitting alone at the bar, I’m getting a table. At another bar. Three towns over.