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  1. mariomike

    High Speed Train Coming?-split from boosting Canada’s military spending"

    Never know who you'll chat with on a train. "You do mine, I do yours."
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    High Speed Train Coming?-split from boosting Canada’s military spending"

    Don't vouch for this site . But, it tracks VIA Rail On Time Performance. https://thetrackrecord.ca/
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    Public service employment has grown by 31 per cent

    It's almost impossible to get kicked out. Unless you’ve become a public disgrace, they’ll tolerate most anything. All sorts of programs available now. Cautions. Warnings. Last chances. Reprieves. They might transfer you to another department if you promise to shape up. Probation is...
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    Public service employment has grown by 31 per cent

    I hear you. But, it's not that easy to get rid of municipal employees. Our Mayor , and my employer, Mel Lastman R.I.P. put it this way,
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    Police Folk Allegedly Behaving Badly

    The effing balls that would ( allegedly ) take! 🙃
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    Public service employment has grown by 31 per cent

    When customers said, "I pay your salary." I never talked back. Even when you were breaking your back trying to help them. But, I like how Jack Webb handled it, The Association of Municipalities Ontario (AMO) , Emergency Services Steering Committee (ESSC) puts out a Position Paper...
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    LCBO theft

    Funny to remember when LCBO kept the booze out of sight in the back room, yet when the corner smoke shop got wise that the smokes weren't for my mother, all you had to do was go to cigarette vending machine at the bowling alley. No questions asked.
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    Public service employment has grown by 31 per cent

    Came up , after I retired , over Sick Bank Gratuity... `I don't have it, so you shouldn't either,' instead of `you have it – why don't I?' It's not a race to the bottom.
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    Alberta government thread

    Looks like Alberta is cracking down on dangerous truck operators. Carriers, or killers?
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    High Speed Train Coming?-split from boosting Canada’s military spending"

    This thread is giving me train withdrawals. Next trip is Ottawa. But, that's not till September. Right now I'd like nothing better than to ride the UP ( free with NDI 75 ) to Union and say, "Give me a Sleeper ticket to anywhere." 12070 I'm in no hurry. And, bring back the printed tickets...
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    The WTF News Files

    Of the couple, or the dude gettin duct taped? WARNING! Bad language.
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    LCBO theft

    The area just north of ours had Prohibition into the 21st Century. High Park , including our local restaurant, still has it. Ginger Ale with your dinner.
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    The WTF News Files

    That's awkward. King Charles’ Death Report Mistakenly Airs on Radio Station After Staffer Played Announcement ‘Out of Curiosity’ https://ca.yahoo.com/news/king-charles-death-report-mistakenly-043050862.html
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    Directives to military chaplains urge expunging God, religion from Remembrance Day, public ceremonies

    Our departmental Chaplain leads our pensioner group in prayer. We could "take a knee". But, some would need help getting back on their feet. 😀
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    LCBO theft

    "I bet you 2, 3 years, we get prohibition back. This time we make it stick. ...The trouble was — see, before — too many guys wanted to be top dog. One mob gets to massacring another... Next time the mobs'll get together." Said one gangster to Johnny Rocco.
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    The WTF News Files

    Gettin' towed in Vancouver. ( Could happen anywhere. )
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    Funny Pix & Video Thread

    It was sent to me on Facebook. If you can't even trust Facebook, what's the World coming to?!
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