My top 5 Rants of the Week thread

SpiderX

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1) Here in Saskatoon we had a spring blizzard. No biggie. It's snow that we have 8 months out of the year. Granted 3 days ago there was none to be seen. What pisses me if is that people here drive like retards when it snows. Yesterday I was turning onto the freeway and was behind a jeep. The guy was doing 40km/h!! the limit is 90km/h. I understand the need to be cautious when the roads suck, but it's bloody ridiculous. You're more of a hazard on the freeway then the snow.

2) War coverage. OMFG, are we that naive today, because of no real exposure to war that we forget that people actually die during wars? All I hear or read is " 2 soldiers died today or 1 soldier dead after attack" Yes death is horrible, but what about WW1 or WW2 when MILLIONS died? The news makes it sound like a few people dying is a big shocker. It's a WAR.

3) My government sucks. I realize that we are a soverign nation and that it is our right to have our own thoughts and opinions. Fine, we don't think the war is the right way to do things...but..the US, our Allies, have decided to go to war to get rid of Saddam. At this point we can say we don't agree with it, but we support you. You have our backing. Have they done that? Nope. All they are doing is chomping at the bit to help rebuild Iraq after the war. Not to mention our politicians acting like snot nosed kids by calling Bush, et al names.

4) Peon employees, who share the exact same position as you, that feel they are the lead driver and try to throw their weight around. Especially when it's a frickin 7 dollar an hour job. yeesh. Get a life. Get a real job.

5) Ignorant bloody Canadians that boo, swear at and harass American kids that are in Canada for a hockey tournament. Pathetic. Makes me ashamed to be Canadian and hide the flag that is on my right calf.
 

yllus

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Originally posted by: SpiderX
1) Here in Saskatoon we had a spring blizzard. No biggie. It's snow that we have 8 months out of the year. Granted 3 days ago there was none to be seen. What pisses me if is that people here drive like retards when it snows. Yesterday I was turning onto the freeway and was behind a jeep. The guy was doing 40km/h!! the limit is 90km/h. I understand the need to be cautious when the roads suck, but it's bloody ridiculous. You're more of a hazard on the freeway then the snow.

2) War coverage. OMFG, are we that naive today, because of no real exposure to war that we forget that people actually die during wars? All I hear or read is " 2 soldiers died today or 1 soldier dead after attack" Yes death is horrible, but what about WW1 or WW2 when MILLIONS died? The news makes it sound like a few people dying is a big shocker. It's a WAR.

3) My government sucks. I realize that we are a soverign nation and that it is our right to have our own thoughts and opinions. Fine, we don't think the war is the right way to do things...but..the US, our Allies, have decided to go to war to get rid of Saddam. At this point we can say we don't agree with it, but we support you. You have our backing. Have they done that? Nope. All they are doing is chomping at the bit to help rebuild Iraq after the war. Not to mention our politicians acting like snot nosed kids by calling Bush, et al names.

4) Peon employees, who share the exact same position as you, that feel they are the lead driver and try to throw their weight around. Especially when it's a frickin 7 dollar an hour job. yeesh. Get a life. Get a real job.

5) Ignorant bloody Canadians that boo, swear at and harass American kids that are in Canada for a hockey tournament. Pathetic. Makes me ashamed to be Canadian and hide the flag that is on my right calf.
Woot woot, preach it brother. I agree with you fully on points one through five. :)
 

Aquaman

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great rants :D

ps. a bit off topic but what are the real estate prices like in Saskatoon? How much does a condo, town house and house cost?

Cheers,
Aquaman
 

Aquaman

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Originally posted by: SpiderX
Originally posted by: wfbberzerker
jerboy???


jk :p


Someday someone really has to explain the whole Jerboy thing to me please. lol

he was some nef that liked to talk about flourescent light bulbs & using UV light to check for urine stains in his roommates room.

Cheers,
Aquaman
 

wfbberzerker

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Originally posted by: Aquaman
Originally posted by: SpiderX
Originally posted by: wfbberzerker
jerboy???


jk :p


Someday someone really has to explain the whole Jerboy thing to me please. lol

he was some nef that liked to talk about flourescent light bulbs & using UV light to check for urine stains in his roommates room.

Cheers,
Aquaman

not to mention he whined about everything under the face of the sun.
 

melly

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i agree with your comments. but i'm still glad i'm canadian and not from or living in the you ess of eh!
 

SpiderX

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Originally posted by: Aquaman
great rants :D

ps. a bit off topic but what are the real estate prices like in Saskatoon? How much does a condo, town house and house cost?

Cheers,
Aquaman

hmm, well Condo's usually go for 75k - 100k I believe. Probably a little more.
Townhouses 120k ish.
Houses anywhere from 75 to 300k. My parents live in a 4 bedroom bungalow. It has a pool and indoor hottub. Not sure the squarefootage, but it would probably fetch around 160-170 right now. If that gives you any idea. We're seeing a lot of those prefab neighbourhoods these days.

I may be a bit off on my figures, but I'm sure Colt45 will set me straight. lol
 

kermalou

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Originally posted by: Aquaman
Originally posted by: SpiderX
Originally posted by: wfbberzerker
jerboy???


jk :p


Someday someone really has to explain the whole Jerboy thing to me please. lol

he was some nef that liked to talk about flourescent light bulbs & using UV light to check for urine stains in his roommates room.

Cheers,
Aquaman

lest i remember correctly, everybody here practically egged him on to do it with the famour....
"PICS!!!!PICS!!!" posts
 

SpiderX

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Originally posted by: caramel
i agree with your comments. but i'm still glad i'm canadian and not from or living in the you ess of eh!

Yeah I love Canada, but the whole Montreal thing was really dissapointing. They were kids.

Maybe we should just send all the Quebecers back to France. hehe
 

melly

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Originally posted by: SpiderX
Originally posted by: Aquaman
great rants :D

ps. a bit off topic but what are the real estate prices like in Saskatoon? How much does a condo, town house and house cost?

Cheers,
Aquaman

hmm, well Condo's usually go for 75k - 100k I believe. Probably a little more.
Townhouses 120k ish.
Houses anywhere from 75 to 300k. My parents live in a 4 bedroom bungalow. It has a pool and indoor hottub. Not sure the squarefootage, but it would probably fetch around 160-170 right now. If that gives you any idea. We're seeing a lot of those prefab neighbourhoods these days.

I may be a bit off on my figures, but I'm sure Colt45 will set me straight. lol


damn, maybe i should move to saskatoon. nah! ;)
 

SpiderX

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Originally posted by: caramel
Originally posted by: SpiderX
Originally posted by: Aquaman
great rants :D

ps. a bit off topic but what are the real estate prices like in Saskatoon? How much does a condo, town house and house cost?

Cheers,
Aquaman

hmm, well Condo's usually go for 75k - 100k I believe. Probably a little more.
Townhouses 120k ish.
Houses anywhere from 75 to 300k. My parents live in a 4 bedroom bungalow. It has a pool and indoor hottub. Not sure the squarefootage, but it would probably fetch around 160-170 right now. If that gives you any idea. We're seeing a lot of those prefab neighbourhoods these days.

I may be a bit off on my figures, but I'm sure Colt45 will set me straight. lol


damn, maybe i should move to saskatoon. nah! ;)

I wouldn't mind. ;)

 

Aquaman

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Originally posted by: caramel
Originally posted by: SpiderX
Originally posted by: Aquaman
great rants :D

ps. a bit off topic but what are the real estate prices like in Saskatoon? How much does a condo, town house and house cost?

Cheers,
Aquaman

hmm, well Condo's usually go for 75k - 100k I believe. Probably a little more.
Townhouses 120k ish.
Houses anywhere from 75 to 300k. My parents live in a 4 bedroom bungalow. It has a pool and indoor hottub. Not sure the squarefootage, but it would probably fetch around 160-170 right now. If that gives you any idea. We're seeing a lot of those prefab neighbourhoods these days.

I may be a bit off on my figures, but I'm sure Colt45 will set me straight. lol


damn, maybe i should move to saskatoon. nah! ;)

We could be roomates :D

Cheers,
Aquaman