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  1. mariomike

    Self Defence in Canada (split from Gun Control 2.0)

    Heard of youthful pranksters putting a paper bag containing excrement on a porch, setting it on fire, then ringing the doorbell. As far as Gun Politics goes, when I worked part-time as DZ driver for a well known armored truck company, we had a shotgun in the cab, and bolstered .38s. I was...
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    Sick Leave

    Saw this in Politics, Do your 35 years, full-time "It's a career, not a hobby" , retire with your first employer, take take your nine month Gratuity, and GTFO on an OMERS pension. 162 sick days are deducted for the Gratuity. You can burn off the remaining 468 sick days, or donate them...
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    Cost of housing in Canada

    The mayor of Canada's largest city put it this way, "being treated like a “little boy going up to Queen's Park in short pants” .
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    End of an era at Cracker Barrel

    Just don't @#$% with the Senior's Special.
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    Funny Pix & Video Thread

    Ontario. Probably still passed.
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    WSIB in Emergency Services

    This may be of interest to Guelph, and other Ontario, municipal taxpayers, 27 August, 2025 City eyes 97% spike in WSIB allocations for firefighters, paramedics https://www.guelphtoday.com/local-news/city-eyes-97-spike-in-wsib-allocations-for-firefighters-paramedics-11126136
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    Active Shooter / Hostile Event ( ASHE ) prevention / response

    Recent school shooter in Minnesota, https://nypost.com/2025/08/27/us-news/minneapolis-shooting-live-updates-latest-on-catholic-school-active-scene/
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    End of an era at Cracker Barrel

    The President has spoken, Uncle Herschel is back. White House takes credit for Cracker Barrel logo reversal https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/26/white-house-credit-cracker-barrel-logo-00527928
  11. mariomike

    Self Defence in Canada (split from Gun Control 2.0)

    Not sure which jurisdiction you live in, but in our town, the way the Paramedic department does it now, after I retired, if it is not an emergency, they refer those calls to Toronto Community Crisis Service (TCCS). TCCS is a non-police or paramedic mental health crisis response program...
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    Self Defence in Canada (split from Gun Control 2.0)

    Don't disturb a man in his bed. "The old man's still an artist with a Thompson. "
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    End of an era at Cracker Barrel

    Even got a three-page C-F-A thread, Chick-fil-A Derangement Syndrome https://army.ca/forums/threads/chick-fil-a-derangement-syndrome.131137/
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    End of an era at Cracker Barrel

    I used to be a fairly regular PB ( Pickle Barrel) enjoyer. Better than CB , in my non-expert opinion.
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    Liberal Minority Government 2025 - ???

    This was posted on Friday regarding, Canada body urges govt action after US halts worker visas for truck drivers: ‘Must view this as a wakeup call’ https://cantruck.ca/cta-statement-commercial-truck-driver-training-and-safety-oversight-of-trucking-companies-issuance-of-visas/
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    Funny Pix & Video Thread

    45th Infantry Division
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    End of an era at Cracker Barrel

    Perhaps , some people, might miss Uncle Herschel in the logo, and possibly see it as an erosion of nostalgia for a bygone era in America? Cracker Barrel Customers Miss the Man in the Old Logo. https://www.today.com/food/restaurants/who-was-man-in-old-cracker-barrel-logo-rcna226534 If they...
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