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easyguy71

Joined: 8/4/2006

Msg: 53 (view)

Cancelled XMAS parties Posted: 11/16/2009 7:02:05 PM
Place I work is great for organizing a party but they plan it not for days when the four hundred some production workers are able to attend (like a down-day) but for when the office staff are free. They post the ticket sales and have limited seating (usually enough for the office staff, spouses and maybe thirty other couples). It's sort of an ongoing joke, the shake-your-head kind. For the rest of us, we have to be satisfied with not even a christmas card, no posting recognizing the holidays beyond saying that the plant won't be running, no bonus, nothing at all.

easyguy71

Joined: 8/4/2006

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Tough economic times Posted: 11/13/2009 10:04:00 PM
Work's been going strong and we've hired quite a few more tradesfolk. It's good to be in a niche market! Diva, don't have you on msn anymore but there's a position open at work you may be interested in. Either send me an e-mail or if you still have me on MSN then shoot me an e-mail and I can link you to the web page with the job info.

easyguy71

Joined: 8/4/2006

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Bye Bye Tories Posted: 11/9/2009 6:52:10 PM
AE, How can you describe the Conservatives as being fiscally responsible? The oil revenues provided a higher provincial profit than any other province for years, the province has less population than the 3 most populated provinces and they spend more than any other province by far! How is this fiscally responsible? IMHO, the Conservative spending track record makes the old federal Liberals look good.

easyguy71

Joined: 8/4/2006

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Bye Bye Tories Posted: 11/8/2009 5:35:26 PM
Tory popularity is on the downswing regardless of who's at the helm. The only problem is that while people are realizing they may have made a mistake last election, the up-and-coming party is the same party under a different name. There won't be much of a change to things regardless to who is in power. Libs, NDP have no power here. Tories did but are losing it and the new one, Wild Rose, is made up of Tories running away from the PC party. They go to the Rose because they can keep doing what they do under a different name.

easyguy71

Joined: 8/4/2006

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What I simply love about weekends Posted: 11/8/2009 5:31:55 PM
AE, Years ago I worked for Bell Canada as a supervisor for one of their services. I ended up telling them that the phone had bad reception so I couldn't take all calls. They got me one of the ancient bricks that were a lot more powerful. So I found areas it wouldn't work because of the terrain eating the signal. They did the vehicle mounted phone with external antenna. Fortunately I could show that there were areas with the same result, lost signal. Sat-phone came next..... So there I was with a cell, the brick, a bag and a vehicle mounted phone trying like mad to just be left alone once in a while. I don't work for them anymore and have happily been cell-phone free from the last day I worked for them (about 10 years now). I've got a home phone with answering machine and y'know, life's a lot better that way.

easyguy71

Joined: 8/4/2006

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What I simply love about weekends Posted: 11/8/2009 2:31:50 PM
When I am off on weekends, I like to let the wife sleep in. She gets up with the kids all week for school (I'm gone to work by the time they get up) but when I am off during the week, she lets me sleep and brings them to school. To return the favor, I try to do the same on weekends for her. Usually try to get the laundry caught up and dishes done after lobbing some Capt'n Crunch down the kids throats as well so there's not much to do when she wakes. Then take the afternoon for some man-time in the garage.

easyguy71

Joined: 8/4/2006

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FLU CLINICS CLOSING Posted: 11/3/2009 8:09:09 PM
I think we oughta cash in on the frenzy. Sit outside buildings peddling paper masks and surgical gloves. PSSSSTTT! Wanna buy a shot of hand sanitizer? You should get these swim goggles as well in case someone sneezes near you!

easyguy71

Joined: 8/4/2006

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FLU CLINICS CLOSING Posted: 11/2/2009 7:45:42 AM
Someone, Your stats show how many part time designated positions they post, not the true number of hours that part timers, relief or occasional designated workers truly work. The reason for low rates of full time designation is so that the employers can pay less benefits, less fees, less perks to the employee but still expect the same number of hours from them. Many unionized places do have a clause for extra scheduled hours being non-refusable. OMG, After meeting many in various levels of health care from scientists to doctors to nurses, it would be the nurses who are most competent at their jobs. The reason Nurse Practitioners (don't know if they exist in Alberta) are so valued is a basic recognition of how little further training a nurse requires to fill not only her job but about half of what a family doctor or GP has for duties as well. If doctors had listened to the nurses, my wife would have been diagnosed with her affliction in her mid teens and given the ability to tailor lifestyle to extend her quality of life longer. No, doctor pride and arrogance ignored written recommendations from the nurses. Nurses are indeed the backbone that keeps the system running.

easyguy71

Joined: 8/4/2006

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Friends and money Never Mix Posted: 11/2/2009 7:02:20 AM
I've heard southern Ontario child welfare services are getting more and more requests from the children to spend time with the Leafs. They say they have had enough of abusive families and want to go stay with the Toronto Maple Leafs becasue they don't beat anyone.....

easyguy71

Joined: 8/4/2006

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FLU CLINICS CLOSING Posted: 11/2/2009 7:00:25 AM
Shaun, I'll forgive the assumption, but auto mechanics are not the only mechanics. A power plant uses industrial mechanics. If the generators start failing, the mechanics repair it. No generator, no power. Brown-outs or blackouts all over. Without power in the summer, people die. Elderly and ill in hot areas (yes, Canada and the US have them) without air conditioning can die and during brown-outs, deaths increase. Mechanics as well do not work like Jonny Punchclock when working in food industry, manufacturing of ANY kind, mobile repair (that transport that makes sure food gets to your grocery store so you can buy food to eat?), aircraft maintenance, etc. Do you honestly believe "It was after 5pm" would cut it in an inquiry as to why an airplane crashed and killed the people onboard? How about the furnace repair folk and plumbers who make sure your frozen and now blown pipes at 2 AM or the furnace that stops running any time after 5PM still gets fixed? Parents never get off duty, even when they are at work. Planning, worries, arrangements, it's a never ending thing. Sorry, but not just with nurses (my wife was one until MS knocked her out of the field) but any who think they are more special for dedication, for having a job that saves lives and keeps people comfortable, for having bad work conditions at least half the time, for being overworked.... well, sorry, but I see that all over. It's something that is no more expected from that work field than any others. How about a soldier defending a community from being blown away? Do you think that they get better work conditions than anyone in the health care field? Do you think they make remotely close to what a health care professional makes? I left after one 4 year stint. I know people who are in and when not on posting have to work 1 or 2 part time jobs on the side to make sure their kids can eat on the wages they make. We are all special, just like everyone else. Edit: Except for politicians. I truly have no examples of how their jobs can be required for them to be slogging through 18 hour work days for ump-teen days on end.

easyguy71

Joined: 8/4/2006

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Cute Doesn't Cut It ... Posted: 11/2/2009 5:58:07 AM
I think that before people start wondering what they want, they need to re-evaluate what they are willing to put into the relationship to make it long term. I cannot speak for many on here as I am still happily married after being together for near 20 years and married formally for more than half of those. But I can tell you that for my age group, that is not too common. More than half who have been married at some point in my age group are through with their first marriages. People don't realize the level of dedication, commitment, forgiveness, understanding and sharing that a marriage means. They've got this idea (one or both parties) that they can have their own needs or wants met and not really have to be responsible to anyone else about it. To not be expected to return the attention that they are given. To be able to take others for granted as if the love, attention, caring and dedication to them are due to them for being there, but not able or willint or whatever the reason they don't return it at least as intensely as they recieve it. This "accept me as I am" crap destroys a lot of relationships. You can retain who you are but should understand that the ideal person for you is someone who returns all that you offer and makes you want to be a better person to your partner. Your partner should feel the same way. Pettiness, this "treat me like a princess" crap, the "me me me" ideals that men and women are guilty of... these destroy the relationship no matter how ideal your partners may be. Society needs to be re-educated on what a successful marriage means, what level of commitment it takes, but also what you get in return and why the dedication you give is rewarded so much by someone able to return that to you plus more. It makes giving to a relationship a pleasure because you know that you are making your partner happy and you know your partner is doing exactly that right back at you to make you happy.

easyguy71

Joined: 8/4/2006

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FLU CLINICS CLOSING Posted: 11/2/2009 5:45:13 AM
Any true professional at what they do, whether nurse or mechanic, parent or businessman does what they do 24/7/365. They do what they do for the love of doing it and the genuine caring for doing the best they can. This is not nurse specific. As for not knowing what they are getting into, they do have options to work in different care areas from palliative to hospital to the nursing hotline to getting into sales or writing. Or getting out. Or continuing education to further their credentials. Just like anyone else. When crunch time hits in any field, we all are able and expected to put in the effort needed to get through things. Nurses are not the only ones with this expectation nor are they the only ones in a field that is short staffed and that need never really ends. Nothing extra special about that.

easyguy71

Joined: 8/4/2006

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FLU CLINICS CLOSING Posted: 11/1/2009 3:35:58 PM
What stats have to do with it is this. Social behavior that is becoming more prevalent kills more than a virus that will burn run its own course and become a non-issue within a year. Yet they are willing to spend crazy amounts of money, create global fear and awareness, dedicate untold media resources and commit scientific research resources to a virus that will run its own course but do very little toward any of the other things that they could do things about to effect in a more drastic, efective and permanent way. Do they? No. This virus needs awareness but not the media frenzy, not the fear, not the panick it is causing. Look around you, pay attention to where the more severe problems are and how little attention they get compared something that is not nearly as intense a problem as the hype makes it out to be. Yes, it causes illness and sometimes death under the right situations. So does walking on the street and walking on the street have as many deaths related to that from drive by shootings, drunk drivers and fights. Put things in perspective and stop buying into media hype. Think for yourself rather than letting some spin-doctor tell you what to think. My brother is returning from a Locum. He's been working as a farmacist on locum in Nunuvit for about four months. The surveying show that over 99% of the population have already had exposure to the H1N1 virus up there. Once you've been exposed, your body developes antibodies. Yet the shot goes on up there. Only good it will do is make people feel better emotionally because of the fear the media promotes. They don't need it, it will not help them. But it is given to appease social concern. That social concern would be better served in areas where they can do something effective toward improvement, but no... they spend it to calm the masses that media frenzy whipped up by overblowing the concern for something that in reality is low on the list of things you should really be concerned with as a society. As for the killer effect of the virus, the intense severity that the media is feeding the population, it's all hype. (and used those other examples as things that are killing more people but receive less attention, less hype and so less social awareness and concern) Have you ever wondered where the dollars to fund the research that is submitted to health canada comes from? The manufacturer. The guy who wants to sell it. Not an independant research group, not the potential buyer. Only the seller. Would you buy a house, car or other long term commitment item based only on the seller opinion? Or would you need a second opinion to look for the flaws? If you would go for the second opinion rather than blindly trust the seller who's interest is selling, then why would you trust your long term health to something proven only by the seller and that the government (already proven to operate by their own rules, laws be damned) that was sitting on reserves in Ottawa a full week before the approval from the governemtn funded Health Canada gave its approval to the vaccine and openly admitted they "streamlined" the process for this vaccine and ignored their own guidelines. Who do you think made that happen? I am sorry for using an example that was too abstract for your thinking. It isn't always the best when it comes to trying to demonstrate a point but it is just the way my mind works. Very much an "outside the box" thinker.

easyguy71

Joined: 8/4/2006

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FLU CLINICS CLOSING Posted: 11/1/2009 12:53:58 AM
Less people are dying from it in Alberta than there are murders in the province. Drunk or stoned drivers, knifers, fighters kill a whole lot more than this flu does. But the murder rates are not a pandemic and the flu is??? Pandemic: –adjective 1. (of a disease) prevalent throughout an entire country, continent, or the whole world; epidemic over a large area. 2. general; universal: pandemic fear of atomic war.

easyguy71

Joined: 8/4/2006

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What do you do for Halloween? Posted: 10/31/2009 2:28:46 AM
Usually, I rotate with the wife between handing out candy and taking the kids out to various parts of the neighborhood. With her MS, she can manage a block or so and then returns after getting out with them a bit to settle and hand out goodies. This year, I'm stuck working. I was hoping to answer in my pj's and bathrobe trying to convince kids I didn't have candy but that I'd be happy to share my grilled cheese sandwich with them. Maybe even a pop-tart if they were nice........ LOL. (yeah, idea came from http://www.tac.tv/halloween_vid1031)

easyguy71

Joined: 8/4/2006

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capitalism a love story Posted: 10/30/2009 6:27:21 AM
After seeing a few of his other documentaries, I do hope to see this one as well. He does tell a lot of hard truths. The way they are tied together often are missing some details, but that is part of the process of true fact-finding. Pooling resources from more than one source to gain a deeper insight into a story and filtering all of them to come to your own conclusions. Do I see his opinions as being absolute? No. But they are often slanted toward creating an awareness and help form a way of thinking that, if more people believed in, would make the world a better place than it is now. His focus on giving a much greater picture than what you'd get from government or industry propaganda, to give you food for thought and to guide you toward a greater social awareness often is met with resistance, granted. But through thinking about the issues in North America today and how they effect society, hopefully he can change the way a few people think. Or at least make them aware of what they are doing to the whole rather than only thinking of how it effects their own personal greed. Nothing wrong with making a buck, but when society suffers because of it, then hopefully the morals and ethics behind how you do that may be influenced. He's either a love him or hate him kind of documentary maker. But better at providing food for thought that most others out there.

easyguy71

Joined: 8/4/2006

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Friends and money Never Mix Posted: 10/21/2009 11:05:52 PM
Have to second that. Way jumping the gun there, buddy. You may be absolutely right but you could be so far from right that it's unbelievable as well. Give it a day or so and find out for sure. And yes, friends or family and money don't mix. If you end up lending or giving something without getting payment immediately, do so with the expectation of not getting paid. If you do, it's great, but if not, too bad. And it's for you to decide ahead of time whether the value of what you're potentially giving up is worth wrecking a friendship or family relationship over. If you cannot afford to lose it, then don't give it.

easyguy71

Joined: 8/4/2006

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Good Karma/Bad Karma Posted: 10/17/2009 4:40:49 PM
Have to go with Cherub on this one. I do things because they are the right thing to do and I feel that I am there at that moment because I am able to help. Plus, the feeling of knowing you did something good, that personal satisfaction whether anyone else knows or not, that is in itself a great reward.

easyguy71

Joined: 8/4/2006

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Who's hot ? Posted: 10/15/2009 12:26:07 PM
Stationary Movement, Yes it's the same woman in all of Meatloaf's duets. The dorito's commercial girl is Canadian. Back east, my wife did palliative care for her grandmother. She's a sweetie as well as a hottie!

easyguy71

Joined: 8/4/2006

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Who's hot ? Posted: 10/14/2009 10:52:04 PM
I forgot one more. Don't know what her name is but the woman who does the vocals with Meatloaf in "Paradise by the Dashboard Light". Not only was she hot, her singing sends shivers down my spine every time I hear her. In a good way!

easyguy71

Joined: 8/4/2006

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Who's hot ? Posted: 10/14/2009 11:50:02 AM
Catherine Zeta Jones. Holly Hunter Drew Barrymore Shania Twain Leelee Sobieski

easyguy71

Joined: 8/4/2006

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Songs that reflect YOU to the opposite sex Posted: 10/10/2009 10:23:01 PM
Most men do indeed do smooshy. But we don't do smooshy for just anyone. We only admit smooshy-ness for select people. Hard to maintain the tough manly image of protector/hunter-gatherer/solid shoulder to lean on when times are tough ... if you do the opposite and appear to be emotional and sensitive. So we save that until we trust. To start the ball, though, I will cede that I still am effected every single time I hear the song "Smoke gets in your eyes" by The Platters. Every since the movie "Always", I have been effected by that song.

easyguy71

Joined: 8/4/2006

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Songs that reflect YOU to the opposite sex Posted: 10/10/2009 6:42:22 PM
2 come to mind immediately. Tough Enough by the Fabulous Thunderbirds and Lets Give Them Something to Talk About - Bonnie Raite

easyguy71

Joined: 8/4/2006

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Guilty pleasures you probably shouldn't share Posted: 10/3/2009 7:50:00 PM
I like showtunes, musical play sountracks and know all the words to the theme from "Old Yeller". I jump and scream in suspense/horror movies. I cry often when watching movies like the aforementioned "Old Yeller", "The Green Mile" and other powerful movies. I hide this behind a long haired classic heavy metal t-shirt wearing pickup driving tough guy facade but those who know me openly mock me for it all.

easyguy71

Joined: 8/4/2006

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Autism and SB 3 - Stops reporting Mercury in Vaccines Posted: 9/23/2009 10:22:18 AM
Hey Wiyan, did ya happen to notice how the number of kids who recieve vaccines and develope autism are exactly the same as the number of kids whos parents refuse the vaccines and still develope autism? That's demonstrating that it's not asking too much of most still forming brains and immune systems, it only demonstrates that some people cannot leave a dead and proven inaccurate arguement alone.

easyguy71

Joined: 8/4/2006

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Wildrose Alliance CRUSH Conservatives in Calgary by-election Posted: 9/15/2009 4:15:57 PM
37% of 35.7%? That's better than what got the Conservatives their overwhelming majority in the province, I think! Better voter turn-out at least, for sure!

easyguy71

Joined: 8/4/2006

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Vaccines linked to Autism Posted: 9/11/2009 6:57:28 PM
Yes, it's sad that the MMR shots have been blamed for something they are innocent of. No proof whatsoever, identical stats for the percentage of kids without the shot who have autism as those with it, it's crazy that people cannot just accept their kids are different and work on what's best for them rather than play a game of "Who's to blame". It's pure co-incidence that the majority of autistic traits bloom, that the regression of mental abilities strikes at the same time as when the medical world says the shot should be given, being 18 months. It's sort of akin to recognizing that an average age for potty training is 18 months-ish as well. Maybe it's the potty that causes autism! The theory is just as sound scientifically for the potty as it is for the MMR shot.

easyguy71

Joined: 8/4/2006

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Vaccines linked to Autism Posted: 9/11/2009 1:00:37 AM
I will never know the grief? Please don't ever, ever say that to someone who is living it. My daughter lost her 40-some word vocabulary, mobility, reflexes, awareness..... everything. She as well is on the extreme range and at age 8 still doesn't understand body signal enough to know to go to the bathroom on her own even 50% of the time. She's started finally to attempt repetition without understanding what she is saying, but repetition of sound is a good start. The loss of abilities at 18 months is indeed part of the autistic signature signs, and yes, you are born with it. As for looking, contact, affection. We never did agree with the "gotta let them find their own comfort space" thing and forced affection onto her, forced kisses and hugs. And she will look you in the eye and kiss and hug you now if she wants to. Took a lot of time and patience through struggles but it's worth it. And we've done this with other autistic kids as well who now will indeed look at us when we visit, run over and give hugs and get them from us. I agree that you cannot buy into a lot of the advice given by professionals in autism. Each person is different and some respond to things, some don't. As a parent, you know your child best if you stay involved and so there is nobody in the world more able to determine what's working, what's best, what the next step is. I'll look up the name of a machine we had tried out. You can download a 2 week trial of it on your computer. It uses a PECs based picture board that the kids can scroll through to form sentences and "speak". When you hit the go button, it will say the words selected. My daughter was stunned and after getting her first request for potato chips with us helping her use the program to ask for her favorite food, she was interested in trying out new requests. Give in, even if it's spoiling them. She got the idea it could be used to communicate and now is often sub-conciously following the speach of the computer. She only gets one or two of the sounds correct, but it's a start!

easyguy71

Joined: 8/4/2006

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Autism and SB 3 - Stops reporting Mercury in Vaccines Posted: 9/8/2009 7:57:43 PM
The arguements used in the US courts are the same out-of-date claims made that have been debunked. Do you not honestly think that if there were such a proof, it would not have made global news? We've kept up and shake our heads at the knee-jerk reactions that have been given by the US courts. The courts, sham-authors like Jenny McCarthy pushing false information, people who latch onto things that give them something to blame... they all do a serious dis-service to the Autistic community. I am sorry, but based on court wins in the US and the reasons for the wins, I put little to no faith in what they claim or offer. I believe in science, medicine, provable fact. Not the courts but the lab. Not studies based on a handful of people but one with hundreds to thousands of documented cases as proof. For now, we work for the best interest of our daughter and will continue to do so, as you do, with the best information we can get. I'd suggest before believing what a public elected official deems is fair in court, you look up scientific fact involving research within the last 5 years and with a larger subject base than a dozen or two people. WWW.Sciencedaily.com is an excellent place to start.

easyguy71

Joined: 8/4/2006

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Vaccines linked to Autism Posted: 9/6/2009 7:03:50 AM
There are high functioning autistics as well. Hope you are aware of that. And autism is indeed something you are born with. I don't know where you get your information but it is to be questioned. It may not appear that way because it only hits a child at about 18 months old after they begin to develop in some ways normally. They hit a wall with development and often do lose everything they have gained as far as mental milestones, speach, reasoning skills, social abilities. But there are signs from birth as well if you know what to look for. Motor skills development, eye contact, association with people, and many other character traits. Whether your son has autism or mercural poisoning, one single case does not make evidence of anything. I do truly hope you are able to continue helping your child develop and become more in tune with society. It would be phenominal. But for something to become a proof, you need to have produced a constant result in a much larger body of population than 1. As for autism itself, it is not a disease. There is no magic cure. It is a mental affliction, a difference. The worst thing you can do is to feed people's inability to accept that an autistic person is who they are. They are not defective, they are wired differently. And there are many methods of teaching that are highly effective to a lot of these kids. They require dedication. They require more than a full time job's worth of effort without even working in regular parental duties. They require one or two people's full time devotion. The level of involvement partnered with a parent who cannot accept and either plays the blame game, the "search for the magic cure" or who just cannot accept their children as they are often lead to autistics never getting the full attention they need to be able to cope in today's society. Lindaloo, your child is fortunate. You are looking for what's best for your child, taking the time to both give the attention and teaching he needs to develop and to as well look for answers. Whether your search is accurate, or not, is irrelevant to me. What I see as important is that your child is learning, is developing and becoming more and more self capable, self able. That speaks of your devotion, your dedication and your character, no matter what his case is. You are very much to be congratulated for taking your role as a parent so seriously and making your son's life better through that.

easyguy71

Joined: 8/4/2006

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Autism and SB 3 - Stops reporting Mercury in Vaccines Posted: 9/6/2009 6:58:21 AM
I am stunned people ignore scientific proofs that the MMR shots are in absolutely no way responsible for autism. The statistics show zero change in the number of children with or without the shot and the number of children who have austim expose itself at the aproximate 18 month mark. The same percentile of children with no vaccine are autistic. The governments would waste a lot less money, focus on more important things like successful teaching methods to improve an autistic's life and help society as a whole better if they would just quash the whole conspiracy theory thing about the MMR shots being linked to autism. The man who formed the theory fourty some years ago debunked his own theory for the rest of his career. Give it up! Base your actions on fact, on things that will help. Not on an urban legend.

easyguy71

Joined: 8/4/2006

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Is using others internet signal wrong? Posted: 8/16/2009 1:42:25 PM
Actually, it does mean you're wrong. The law is clear. Just because you personally don't feel something is wrong, the law is still the law. I'm sure a rapist doesn't feel that it's bad either. And using your logic of it not costing any money, just using something that is there...... Wrong is wrong. Illegal is Illegal. Immoral and poor ethics.... All the same.

easyguy71

Joined: 8/4/2006

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Is using others internet signal wrong? Posted: 8/13/2009 6:12:36 PM
I have had this happen. I get my butt out of the car, walk up to a hotel that has service and ASK. Takes about a minute or two, never been told no and is what people with good ethics would do. Not only hotels have this, many coffee shops have it, colleges, etc. And if I were to be declined, I'd just go somewhere else and ask. It's not that hard to do, really.

easyguy71

Joined: 8/4/2006

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Is using others internet signal wrong? Posted: 8/12/2009 7:04:03 PM
TCPL wrote "It's absolutely wrong if you believe it's wrong. I think it's anyone's rite to feel that way, based on the fact that it is indeed theft." No, it's the law that clearly states it is wrong. Nothing to do with how YOU feel about it. And as for the word ferry, look it up. It does not only mean a boat. Then, if you have questions, I'll be happy to answer them for you.

easyguy71

Joined: 8/4/2006

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Is using others internet signal wrong? Posted: 8/11/2009 8:08:31 PM
TCPL, Safeway and others have terms for their use but buy the machines and internet connection to give to the public. A private home does not. It's theft. As for the roads and tax dollar thing, the fuel used to ferry the visitors is taxed and guess where the fuel tax in part goes to? The answer is clear. If it is not yours or offered to you, then it's stealing. You can easily ask for permission if you know where to go to ask. Otherwise, you are taking something that someone is buying for their personal use. They did not get the service to share, they got it for their home use. They did not buy it to provide transients free service. That is theft. Common petty theft.

easyguy71

Joined: 8/4/2006

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Is using others internet signal wrong? Posted: 8/10/2009 6:40:41 AM
I'm enjoying this thread. Personally, I think it's black and white. If it is not yours and the owner did not give you permission to take it, then it's stealing. But I do like how some people can close one eye, poke themselves in the other and then look with blurred vision to say "well, it doesn't look as bad as other things so it's OK". That basically would mean you use your judgement. Now the next guy uses his and so if his doesn't match yours, his is still ok because yours already is over the black and white line as well. He can come into your home, borrow your computer, make some coffee and then grab your keys and go for a drive in your car. He feels it's a soft crime because nobody got killed, so it must be OK. And those of you who think internet theft is a soft crime and so "not so bad" can't really say anything because it's all a matter of the perspective of the person doing the crime, right?

easyguy71

Joined: 8/4/2006

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Movies that make you cry Posted: 8/5/2009 5:50:31 AM
The Green Mile, It's a Wonderful Life (yeah, I know it's black and white, old as the hills... but that story is truly beautiful). A lot of movies can do it but they all have quality stories to them, so while some still can make my eyes weepy, actually crying is reserved for a select few.

easyguy71

Joined: 8/4/2006

Msg: 70 (view)

johns looking for sex on this site Posted: 8/4/2009 10:58:11 AM
Yeah, seeing more and more women of all ages that state point blank they are looking for a "generous man", sugardaddy or plain say it, looking for contributions toward life, school, etc.. and in gratitude will satisfy all your needs. I can't really offer anything on a guy contacting you with that offer because it's just beyond what I could fathom. Why do that when there are so many saying that's what they are looking for? Even the ones that say it but add LOL are indicating (in my eyes) that they wouldn't be opposed to it.

easyguy71

Joined: 8/4/2006

Msg: 12 (view)

Fishing near Edmonton Posted: 7/22/2009 3:02:47 PM
Pigeon Lake has pickeral but you cannot keep them. Twice a year you can enter a draw for a couple tags to keep 3 over the summer or winter season but that's it. Further north, yes. Pigeon as well has pike and whitefish which you can keep. Where I am from in Ontario, they are fish you throw back but out here with walleye being protected, they are keeper fish. There's decent trout fishing about an hour or so north of her. Don't eat anything from the Sask River either. Many water systems out here are contaminated so get to Canadian tire and pick up an eating guide if they have one. I'll ask some of the outdoors guys at work for suggestions and get back to you. As for finding deals on stuff, find a website called kijiji . ca and look up whatever you seek. Lots of good deals there.

easyguy71

Joined: 8/4/2006

Msg: 8 (view)

Memory lane Posted: 7/18/2009 3:25:50 PM
For parties, it was the Who Made Who album by AC/DC. Driving, it was "Black Betty" by RamJam For times at home when my metal-head friends weren't around there were 3. There was "I'm on Fire" by Bruce Springstein, KISS singing "Beth" and Linda Rondstat/Aaron Nevil singing "Don't Know Much"

easyguy71

Joined: 8/4/2006

Msg: 19 (view)

friggen ants.... Posted: 7/18/2009 3:16:38 PM
Raid makes a liquid ant killer that's highly effective. Comes in a small red bottle. Couple drops in their path, they bring it back to the colony and it kills the queen when she eats it. No queen, no ant colony. Takes about a week or ten days to work but we've eliminated them from our yard both back east in a wooded Ontario area and out here just as effectively over the last few years.

easyguy71

Joined: 8/4/2006

Msg: 28 (view)

In Sickness and in Health... Posted: 7/17/2009 11:27:46 PM
Document everything, names, times, dates, etc.... Then contact the labor board to find out what they can do. Record that reference number given or ask the person on the other end for it. There will be one. This way you can verify to the labor board that you had these concerns as soon as you were sick, that your boss was asking for more than was legally allowed, that he moderately pushed you to try to get you to back down from your rights. If anything ever comes of it and you require intervention it can be proven you made inquiries out of concern for the direction they seemed to be taking at work and how it may illegally effect you.

easyguy71

Joined: 8/4/2006

Msg: 18 (view)

Money Making Idea's.... Posted: 7/16/2009 12:28:33 PM
My old boss in his retirement has started doing groundskeeping for a couple neighbors. It started off with one, then two, one of whom needed deck repairs. As word got around that he was available, it grew. Within three blocks, he now has a full time job keeping grass mowed, flowerbeds watered, doing handyman type work and keeps active plus pads his income to a point where he's making what rivals his pension. All at 50 yrs old!

easyguy71

Joined: 8/4/2006

Msg: 8 (view)

Can a company ask for medical information Posted: 7/10/2009 8:02:29 PM
If you ask for the suggested policies as people have suggested and the company persists, then as well, ask them for proof of this request being made to other current employees and a written request. Get things on paper as much as possible with real people's signatures on it. You never know when you may need it. If they decline, document who was asking, what was asked, when, etc.... You may need it. Harassment and discrimination cases need as much info as you can provide.

easyguy71

Joined: 8/4/2006

Msg: 4 (view)

Is there an ideal way to die? Posted: 7/9/2009 3:44:46 PM
I think my grandfather had it right. At 76 years old, he loaded up his pickup with his boat, motor and gear, went to pick up minnows for a fishing trip the next day. Went home, cooked supper and sat down with his wife of almost 60 years to watch television. He drifted off to sleep watching a t.v. show holding the hand of the woman he loved.

easyguy71

Joined: 8/4/2006

Msg: 27 (view)

Coke thing actually true. Take a moment to read what snopes says...... Posted: 6/24/2009 1:14:30 PM
If you read what the coke thing on snopes says, they agree with most of it. They do debunk that it is unsafe to drink. But it is used as a cleaner for toilets, degreaser and corrosion remover of engine parts (I'm a mechanic and have tried this one out! It works.) and does indeed contain phosphoric acid. Sorry, but they are mostly all true. The snopes site only debunks the level of safety in drinking it. The steak thing, no. The nail, it's dissolving is in reference to the acid, not coke itself. Misleading the way it is written, but that's what the reference is toward. Personally, I can think of a thousand other things I'd rather have than a Coke in my system. Some people care about the temple, others... meh...

easyguy71

Joined: 8/4/2006

Msg: 26 (view)

#IRANELECTION - Does it concern you? Posted: 6/24/2009 1:06:00 PM
Does anyone here find it odd how this is getting a lot of media yet the Canadian current Prime Minister and his government are in court fighting lawyers who are trying to get him to quit breaking the law with his Governer General intervention thing, the snap election thing he's known for and various other things? The rule of law regarding elections, prime ministerial powers and the abilities of the Governor General have been ignored and he and his party are in court to answer for it. The people who brought the charges to court are not so foolish as to think they can change the recent past, but do want a legally recognized obligation by him that these laws exist, are there to be followed and to be followed by him. Caught this on As it Happens, CBC radio yesterday evening on the drive in to work. Interesting. Corruption, illegal ellections, abuse of power! Who needs to go overseas when we have it right here at home!

easyguy71

Joined: 8/4/2006

Msg: 12 (view)

Anyone else think the Alberta Advantage is behind us?.. Posted: 6/22/2009 8:22:22 PM
Thanks for the further details. And no, wasn't suggesting any increase, just demonstrating that there are .... different.. provincial handlings. Stelmach's dim witted solution to the royalty plan is only half the problem. The Conservative gross mis-mangement of finances for what...about 20 yrs?...is the other half.

easyguy71

Joined: 8/4/2006

Msg: 26 (view)

Iris Evans Speaks out. Posted: 6/21/2009 7:51:52 PM
We can blame it on a lack of attention from parents, yes. Degredation of ethics, morals and general behavior are all directly related to whether they were taught by someone. Do you honestly think an average daycare worker really cares about your child's behaviors and beliefs beyond how it effects the easiness of their jobs? Not likely. The ones who genuinely do are few and far between. Not sure what they taught you in school, but when I went, we were taught to look not only at a statement but the underlying reasons for it. (A good start would be to read the whole post...)

easyguy71

Joined: 8/4/2006

Msg: 8 (view)

Anyone else think the Alberta Advantage is behind us?.. Posted: 6/21/2009 3:34:54 PM
A lot of it is corruption and incompetence run rampant in the Conservatives that keep getting voted into power. They know that all they have to do is state "We are not Liberal" and the people here just keep stuffing them back into power rather than change anything. It allows them to have a reason to complain about how crappy things are, I guess. Related indirectly, anyone see the news in the past week regarding the near 50% royalties that Newfoundland will be getting in the near future with the Hibernia oil starting to flow? Their provincial royalties, a province that is not even 1/100th of Canada's land, will be higher than all of Alberta's and possibly higher than both Alberta and Saskatchewans combined. The Alberta advantage is long dead. Long live the Newfoundland Advantage.

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