Now the (unnamed) person above (who is not on the same page as I am but whose manifest intelligence and debating skills I admire) is also talking about leaving for good. So much adrenaline is not good for one's internals, to be sure. I suggest a time out.
Nickolas
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I am out of here
by Aussie Oz inthis place has become far to jw ish for my liking.. free expression and rights to make reply are shut down by those who hold the key.. this forum is turning into an uber christian outreach program with those who take umbridge to them getting locked and deleted threads.
it would perhaps not be so bad if the moderators actually communicated to people such as myself rather than cold cutting.
they complain when we make a public outcry and tell us it belongs in a private message, yet cannot see 'the straw in their own eye' and do not use the private messages to communicate why they have done what they do.
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I am out of here
by Aussie Oz inthis place has become far to jw ish for my liking.. free expression and rights to make reply are shut down by those who hold the key.. this forum is turning into an uber christian outreach program with those who take umbridge to them getting locked and deleted threads.
it would perhaps not be so bad if the moderators actually communicated to people such as myself rather than cold cutting.
they complain when we make a public outcry and tell us it belongs in a private message, yet cannot see 'the straw in their own eye' and do not use the private messages to communicate why they have done what they do.
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I'd like to read the offending thread and post, myself. One of the consequences of not spending most of one's time on this board, as some do, is that you miss so much. However, I'm not sure what is missed is worth the dedication. Sometimes I'd like to advise some of you folks to get out and expand your horizons a bit, but to each his/her own.
The ironic thing about this thread is it laments an apparent stifling of freedom of speech, but from what I understand the tempest is over objections to an individual poster's (Shelby's) writing style which is itself a subset of freedom of speech. The serpent eats its tail.
I would never want to be a moderator in here. The old saw about herding cats comes to mind.
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Anyone from Canada? Thinking of emigrating there...
by teel intitle almost says it all.
i'm sure there are some canadians here, so please voice your oppinion - am i out of my mind to move there, or is it the best decision of my life?
- of course the answer is somewhere in between, but feel free to be extreme if you want to .
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I would recommend that people make sure they are going to the WEST coarst and no tth eisland on the EAST coast Newfoundland. I have no idea how anyone ever "found" that land and didn't mistake it for an iceberg. They must have the worst winter blizzards of anywhere
I've never lived there as a resident but spent a fair bit of time working on Newfoundland's west coast, commuting out of Ontario. I applied for a permanent position there several years ago but didn't get it. Newfoundland is stunningly beautiful and is an outdoor sportsman's paradise. It also has the friendliest people in the country - ask all those American folks who landed there on 9/11 when their planes were rerouted. Yes, their blizzards are fierce, but so were the blizzards in northern BC and northern Ontario where I lived for many years. It's all relative. The downside of Newfoundland is not its weather but its cost of living. It's an island, and everything has to come in by ferry. Services are also expensive, so income taxes are amongst the highest in the country. Given the right job that pays well, I'd go there for sure.
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The Wine Thread.
by Open mind inif you enjoy a glass of vino now and then, tell us what you like and how your tastes got to where they are now.
wine snobs & non-snobs alike welcome!.
my intro to the world of wine was my jw parents buying a huge screw-top bottle of paul masson or gallo red or white, having half a glass, and sticking it out on the back porch thinking that wine stayed good like that.
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...sometimes I even add it to the food.
and so much more succinct. (Wish I'd said that.)
g'night, all
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I am out of here
by Aussie Oz inthis place has become far to jw ish for my liking.. free expression and rights to make reply are shut down by those who hold the key.. this forum is turning into an uber christian outreach program with those who take umbridge to them getting locked and deleted threads.
it would perhaps not be so bad if the moderators actually communicated to people such as myself rather than cold cutting.
they complain when we make a public outcry and tell us it belongs in a private message, yet cannot see 'the straw in their own eye' and do not use the private messages to communicate why they have done what they do.
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Admin's admin. They're like the GB. Not perfect. Still, I'm wondering what's happened while I wasn't paying attention. I'll take a look in the morning.
g'night
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The Wine Thread.
by Open mind inif you enjoy a glass of vino now and then, tell us what you like and how your tastes got to where they are now.
wine snobs & non-snobs alike welcome!.
my intro to the world of wine was my jw parents buying a huge screw-top bottle of paul masson or gallo red or white, having half a glass, and sticking it out on the back porch thinking that wine stayed good like that.
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BTW, when exactly is "Sun's over the yardarm" in your world?
Traditionally, 5:00.
I do enjoy a good port or sherry as well. Also on the list are late harvest and ice wines.
Love port, don't like sherry, but the late harvest and ice wines can be pretty intriguing.
one of the down sides to living in Canada.
ain't it the truth? I just about weep whenever I visit a wine store in the US, wanting to buy all of it and smuggle it back north.
I cook with wine all the time...
me too, but I'm drinking it while I'm cooking. Hardly ever actually put it in the food I'm cooking.
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The Wine Thread.
by Open mind inif you enjoy a glass of vino now and then, tell us what you like and how your tastes got to where they are now.
wine snobs & non-snobs alike welcome!.
my intro to the world of wine was my jw parents buying a huge screw-top bottle of paul masson or gallo red or white, having half a glass, and sticking it out on the back porch thinking that wine stayed good like that.
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I love wine and do my best to drink it every day. I have a small semi-passive cellar - about 450 bottles - stocked 80% to reds and the rest to whites with the odd rosé that's great with burgers. Favourites are the big reds out of California, Australia and Italy, although there are some really good Chilean and Argentinian offerings at really decent prices. I prefer German, Alsatian and Canadian whites. I've got some big buck reds in the cellar but most are $20 or less. Value for the dollar and wines that will improve with cellaring is the name of the game. My wife and I took a vineyard tour in of all places Ensenada Mexico back in February. I didn't hold up any high expectations but I was pleasantly surprised. Their merlot and petit syrah offerings were really good, and cheap. I've just bought a case of the latter. 2009 L A Cetto. Best deals I've seen in Italian reds lately has been 2007 Ricossa Barbera d'Asti Superiore and 2006 Rocca delle Maci Chianti Reserva, both 90/100 and exceptional values. Another good one is 2007 Catena Malbec out of Argentina, 91 and another Argentine malbec, 2009 Chakana Mendoza which rates a conservative 89. Almost forgot the recent release of 2008 Penfold's Mourvdre Bin 2 Shiraz, a maybe overly generous 93 rating but a fabulous wine just over $20. Lots more but these are the ones that come to mind.
Sun's over the yardarm. Time to find something interesting.
Edit. Just checked the inventory. One solitary NZ wine. 2008 Monkey Bay Sauv Blanc. I'll try some others, karter. Any recommendations?
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Anyone from Canada? Thinking of emigrating there...
by teel intitle almost says it all.
i'm sure there are some canadians here, so please voice your oppinion - am i out of my mind to move there, or is it the best decision of my life?
- of course the answer is somewhere in between, but feel free to be extreme if you want to .
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Moved to Montreal and lived there for 31 years. MUST speak french
Lived in Montreal for only 2 years. The West Island is mostly English speaking but all the action is downtown where you'll get by in English but really need French to get into the culture. Anywhere outside of Montreal you absolutely need French, especially Quebec City, which is still one of my favourite places in the province. Worst thing about Quebec is taxes. Very high, even by Canadian standards.
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Will the Watchtower ban Chicken McNuggets?
by Nickolas inever heard of transglutaminase?
it's also known as meat glue.
while banned in the eu it is very commonly used in north america and australia.
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Nickolas, I was just wondering if you happen to know why it is banned in the EU? I'm sure it isn't for the same reason the WT would ban it.
Bacteria count. Food processed with meat glues need to be well cooked but some food processed with meat extenders have traditionally been eaten over a range of done-ness including rare, like hamburgers and steaks.
That glue sounds like the pink slime stuff that is supposed to be in macdo's burgers.
That pink slime is called meat extender. It is processed by the big slaugherhouses and sold to the fast food industry for use in hamburgers, including McDonald's. Not a rumour. Fact. (reference Food Inc.)
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Anyone from Canada? Thinking of emigrating there...
by teel intitle almost says it all.
i'm sure there are some canadians here, so please voice your oppinion - am i out of my mind to move there, or is it the best decision of my life?
- of course the answer is somewhere in between, but feel free to be extreme if you want to .
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I've lived in Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia and commuted to work in several other provinces and states south of the border.
There's winter and there's winter. Winters in the northern parts of the provinces are brutal unless you get into them. By that I mean downhill or cross-country skiing, snowmobiling, ice fishing, etc. Then you might even start to look forward to them. People in the most southern parts of BC and Ontario who complain about their winters are wooses. It lasts a few months, a lot of days are nevertheless beautiful and then the weather is the best in the world for three seasons. I've shivered in -30 degrees F in Prince George, Thunder Bay and Timmins and I've baked in 110 degrees F in Houston, Atlanta and Mobile. I'd rather shiver. Be aware of the phenomenon of microclimate. Weather can be more or less enjoyable in places that are only a half hour drive apart. I'm thinking particularly about the Okanagan and Niagara Peninsula.
Alcohol prices suck and sales are controlled by government who cream off lots of revenue. Governments also generate a lot of their revenues from casinos and lotteries. Taxes are higher than in the US but have come down considerably over the past 10-15 years. Fuel and food prices are a little higher than they are in the US but a lot less than in Europe. Housing is a mixed bag. Stratospheric pricing in Vancouver and Toronto but more reasonable and historically stable in the outlying areas. The medical system needs to address wait times but the quality of care is good. The general population is much less religiose than in the US and attitudes are much more liberal, albeit regionally. Quebec is laid back about sex and BC is laid back about cannabis, for examples. Violent crime is low, especially outside of the big cities.
Best thing about this country is its freedom. You are freer here than in any other place in the world.