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HughFreakingDillon

Thirty Bills Unpaid said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

it really bugs me when people talk about "today's youth" and how spoiled they are and weak they are and whatnot. how did that happen? they didn't just come out of the womb that way. they were TAUGHT that way by the generation bitching about them! as someone else said, each generation has it easier than the last as a result of technology and innovation. it doesn't mean they are weaker, it means they are used to fewer hardships. I'm sure they'd be just as resiliant in a time of crisis as any of us. it's not like millenials are that much different from gen x-ers. a school cancelling for a snow day isn't because the kids are whiners. it's because the adults making the rules think the kids can't handle it. and that's whose fault it is.

I think we also tend to suffer from revisionist history a bit. did I have to walk to school in the freezing cold and blizzard like conditions? yep. did I whine about it? of course I did. I wasn't walking to school with a pipe in my mouth and my fists clenched and a scowl shouting "you won't beat me!" to the heavens.

and I'm from the coldest shithole in NA.

anyway, back to the thread.

Just for the record... snow days are complete linked to risk: keeping everyone off the roads until they are safe to travel (at least here they are).

Winterpeg. Eesh. Was there coaching a few years back. Sorry, Hugh. It never left a great impression with me. It was cold. And flat. I wanted out of there.

yeah, I know about the safety and all that. I wasn't talking about snow days, really. just about dealing with the cold and how people my age seem to think they were all fucking popeye when they were kids. they complained about it just as much as kids do now.

if I wasn't born here, i wouldn't come here either. the local music scene in the 90's was amazing, but beyond that, I have no particular love for the city. I am very attached to family and familiarity. if I wasn't, I would have moved to vancouver 20 years ago. most people from the west coast have that same impression about winnipeg. our skyline is about 6 buildings. you can see it from 10 miles away it's so flat. and fuck, it is COLD as FUCK. and the mosquitos in the summer can be DEADLY if we have a really wet spring.

I don't blame NHL players for not wanting to be traded here.

Thirty Bills Unpaid

mcgruff10 said:

Thirty Bills Unpaid said:

mrussel1 said:

Thirty Bills Unpaid said:

PJfanwillneverleave1 said:

Thirty Bills Unpaid said:

PJfanwillneverleave1 said:

Thirty Bills Unpaid said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

it really bugs me when people talk about "today's youth" and how spoiled they are and weak they are and whatnot. how did that happen? they didn't just come out of the womb that way. they were TAUGHT that way by the generation bitching about them! as someone else said, each generation has it easier than the last as a result of technology and innovation. it doesn't mean they are weaker, it means they are used to fewer hardships. I'm sure they'd be just as resiliant in a time of crisis as any of us. it's not like millenials are that much different from gen x-ers. a school cancelling for a snow day isn't because the kids are whiners. it's because the adults making the rules think the kids can't handle it. and that's whose fault it is.

I think we also tend to suffer from revisionist history a bit. did I have to walk to school in the freezing cold and blizzard like conditions? yep. did I whine about it? of course I did. I wasn't walking to school with a pipe in my mouth and my fists clenched and a scowl shouting "you won't beat me!" to the heavens.

and I'm from the coldest shithole in NA.

anyway, back to the thread.

Just for the record... snow days are complete linked to risk: keeping everyone off the roads until they are safe to travel (at least here they are).

Winterpeg. Eesh. Was there coaching a few years back. Sorry, Hugh. It never left a great impression with me. It was cold. And flat. I wanted out of there.

Easy TB.
Winterpeg isn't a tourist hotspot but damn can they handle the cold.
Not as well as people from Saskatchewan though.

Proud to say I was born in Saskatchewan (Saskatoon)!

Folks moved west before I knew my ass from a hole in the ground. Going back to visit relatives was always fun. Xmas was cold. Summer was nice.

gollee, yuk, yuk, know wander we aint gets alung
borne and razed in regina
I would take a Saskatchewan winter over any coastal winter fullstop.

I don't remember the last time I heard the distinct crunch of walking on frozen snow while at the same time dealing with nostrils frozen shut.

I had that tonight.

Went night skiing (cross country). What a bad idea: poor wax, freaking cold, hands numb, nostrils sticking... eesh.

All good now! Triumphantly braved the cold and sitting here by the fire with a nice IPA.

Canada.

I love skiing but I've never cross country skied. It sounds like a horribly painful amount of work.

Downhill is funnier for sure, but cross country gets you out of the house and tooling through the forest instead of staring out the front windows of your house.

Once you kind of get it... it's easier. It doesn't take long, but there's a bit of a learning curve that might serve as a deterrent to future attempts.

There's something to be said for sweating at -20.

dirty it's going to be 55 here in a few days. absolutely zero snow.

Well Scruffy... I guess you won't get to wear your new long johns you got for Xmas then!

HesCalledDyer

rssesq said:

when CT had only one area code

Maryland used to only have 301. Now we have 240, 301, 410, 443, & 667.
240 & 301 cover the western half of the state, with 240 being primarily used for cell phones & 301 for land.
410, 443, & 667 all cover the eastern half, with 443/667 primarily being cell & 410 for land.

We are also getting area code 227 in the western half within the next couple years, once 240 & 301 are exhausted.

With ever-increasing population and the expansion of cell phone use, I'm sure sometime in our lifetime we will see the addition of another code requiring 12 or 13 digit dialing within the US.

rssesq

(203) covers most of what matters round here (southern CT)
(860) the hicks

Annafalk

There were no cellphones...

HesCalledDyer

Annafalk said:

There were no cellphones...

Ahhh those were the days!

rssesq

HesCalledDyer said:

Annafalk said:

There were no cellphones...

Ahhh those were the days!

HOGWASH! Smart phones are making me rich!
https://www.wsj.com/articles/car-crashes-are-on-the-rise-and-warren-buffett-blames-texting-1441800119

jk ... sorta

oftenreading

Thirty Bills Unpaid said:

mrussel1 said:

Thirty Bills Unpaid said:

PJfanwillneverleave1 said:

Thirty Bills Unpaid said:

PJfanwillneverleave1 said:

Thirty Bills Unpaid said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

it really bugs me when people talk about "today's youth" and how spoiled they are and weak they are and whatnot. how did that happen? they didn't just come out of the womb that way. they were TAUGHT that way by the generation bitching about them! as someone else said, each generation has it easier than the last as a result of technology and innovation. it doesn't mean they are weaker, it means they are used to fewer hardships. I'm sure they'd be just as resiliant in a time of crisis as any of us. it's not like millenials are that much different from gen x-ers. a school cancelling for a snow day isn't because the kids are whiners. it's because the adults making the rules think the kids can't handle it. and that's whose fault it is.

I think we also tend to suffer from revisionist history a bit. did I have to walk to school in the freezing cold and blizzard like conditions? yep. did I whine about it? of course I did. I wasn't walking to school with a pipe in my mouth and my fists clenched and a scowl shouting "you won't beat me!" to the heavens.

and I'm from the coldest shithole in NA.

anyway, back to the thread.

Just for the record... snow days are complete linked to risk: keeping everyone off the roads until they are safe to travel (at least here they are).

Winterpeg. Eesh. Was there coaching a few years back. Sorry, Hugh. It never left a great impression with me. It was cold. And flat. I wanted out of there.

Easy TB.
Winterpeg isn't a tourist hotspot but damn can they handle the cold.
Not as well as people from Saskatchewan though.

Proud to say I was born in Saskatchewan (Saskatoon)!

Folks moved west before I knew my ass from a hole in the ground. Going back to visit relatives was always fun. Xmas was cold. Summer was nice.

gollee, yuk, yuk, know wander we aint gets alung
borne and razed in regina
I would take a Saskatchewan winter over any coastal winter fullstop.

I don't remember the last time I heard the distinct crunch of walking on frozen snow while at the same time dealing with nostrils frozen shut.

I had that tonight.

Went night skiing (cross country). What a bad idea: poor wax, freaking cold, hands numb, nostrils sticking... eesh.

All good now! Triumphantly braved the cold and sitting here by the fire with a nice IPA.

Canada.

I love skiing but I've never cross country skied. It sounds like a horribly painful amount of work.

Downhill is funnier for sure, but cross country gets you out of the house and tooling through the forest instead of staring out the front windows of your house.

Once you kind of get it... it's easier. It doesn't take long, but there's a bit of a learning curve that might serve as a deterrent to future attempts.

There's something to be said for sweating at -20.

Cross country beats downhill by a mile. The peace and quiet as you glide past the scenery. No lift lines. No lift tickets. No crowds. No noise. Great workout. And you rarely break something.

Thirty Bills Unpaid

oftenreading said:

Thirty Bills Unpaid said:

mrussel1 said:

Thirty Bills Unpaid said:

PJfanwillneverleave1 said:

Thirty Bills Unpaid said:

PJfanwillneverleave1 said:

Thirty Bills Unpaid said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

it really bugs me when people talk about "today's youth" and how spoiled they are and weak they are and whatnot. how did that happen? they didn't just come out of the womb that way. they were TAUGHT that way by the generation bitching about them! as someone else said, each generation has it easier than the last as a result of technology and innovation. it doesn't mean they are weaker, it means they are used to fewer hardships. I'm sure they'd be just as resiliant in a time of crisis as any of us. it's not like millenials are that much different from gen x-ers. a school cancelling for a snow day isn't because the kids are whiners. it's because the adults making the rules think the kids can't handle it. and that's whose fault it is.

I think we also tend to suffer from revisionist history a bit. did I have to walk to school in the freezing cold and blizzard like conditions? yep. did I whine about it? of course I did. I wasn't walking to school with a pipe in my mouth and my fists clenched and a scowl shouting "you won't beat me!" to the heavens.

and I'm from the coldest shithole in NA.

anyway, back to the thread.

Just for the record... snow days are complete linked to risk: keeping everyone off the roads until they are safe to travel (at least here they are).

Winterpeg. Eesh. Was there coaching a few years back. Sorry, Hugh. It never left a great impression with me. It was cold. And flat. I wanted out of there.

Easy TB.
Winterpeg isn't a tourist hotspot but damn can they handle the cold.
Not as well as people from Saskatchewan though.

Proud to say I was born in Saskatchewan (Saskatoon)!

Folks moved west before I knew my ass from a hole in the ground. Going back to visit relatives was always fun. Xmas was cold. Summer was nice.

gollee, yuk, yuk, know wander we aint gets alung
borne and razed in regina
I would take a Saskatchewan winter over any coastal winter fullstop.

I don't remember the last time I heard the distinct crunch of walking on frozen snow while at the same time dealing with nostrils frozen shut.

I had that tonight.

Went night skiing (cross country). What a bad idea: poor wax, freaking cold, hands numb, nostrils sticking... eesh.

All good now! Triumphantly braved the cold and sitting here by the fire with a nice IPA.

Canada.

I love skiing but I've never cross country skied. It sounds like a horribly painful amount of work.

Downhill is funnier for sure, but cross country gets you out of the house and tooling through the forest instead of staring out the front windows of your house.

Once you kind of get it... it's easier. It doesn't take long, but there's a bit of a learning curve that might serve as a deterrent to future attempts.

There's something to be said for sweating at -20.

Cross country beats downhill by a mile. The peace and quiet as you glide past the scenery. No lift lines. No lift tickets. No crowds. No noise. Great workout. And you rarely break something.

Tough to argue with this.

Going downhill is pretty damn fun though.

Thirty Bills Unpaid

I was just sitting here thinking about the old record store I used to buy albums from.

Melody Way.

$4.99- $6.99.

Double lps were $9.99 (Kiss Alive, Saturday Night Fever).

I remember when I had 100s of records. A flood damaged them all. Plus... my friends and I welcomed compact discs. I never thought I'd be going back to them.

hedonist

Ah! I had Aron's on Melrose, across from Fairfax High, my alma mater. Many hours and dollars and sweet times spent there.

Husband had Woody's in Columbus.

(that is NOT how it sounds)

PJfanwillneverleave1

I remember when, yeah
I swore I knew everything, oh yeah
Let's say knowledge is a tree, yeah
It's growing up just like me, yeah
I'm so light the wind he shakes
I'm so high the sky I scrape
I'm so light I hold just one breath and go back to my nest
Sleep with innocence...

A fantastic song that I just can't get enough of.

HesCalledDyer

PJfanwillneverleave1 said:

I remember when, yeah
I swore I knew everything, oh yeah
Let's say knowledge is a tree, yeah
It's growing up just like me, yeah
I'm so light the wind he shakes
I'm so high the sky I scrape
I'm so light I hold just one breath and go back to my nest
Sleep with innocence...

A fantastic song that I just can't get enough of.

Absolutely killer live!

tbergs

Mavis Beacon taught you how to type on your Apple IIe...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqJNX-9Yuc4

rssesq

cassette singles

whispering hands

rssesq said:

cassette singles

Lmbo! Yes!!

brianlux

... a new, sealed major label vinyl record on sale cost $3.99? Oh yeah!

Thirty Bills Unpaid

brianlux said:

... a new, sealed major label vinyl record on sale cost $3.99? Oh yeah!

You're the only one that can relate to that, Brian.

But I can relate to $4.99 lol!

brianlux

Thirty Bills Unpaid said:

brianlux said:

... a new, sealed major label vinyl record on sale cost $3.99? Oh yeah!

You're the only one that can relate to that, Brian.

But I can relate to $4.99 lol!

I'd settle for $4.99!

On the other hand, I shouldn't complain. Using the CPI inflation calculator, a record on sale in 1967 for $3.99 would run $29.10 today. That's about right.

InHiding80

whispering hands said:

rssesq said:

cassette singles

Lmbo! Yes!!

I had one for 2 Legit 2 Quit.