Samson's Flow
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Work complaints today.
I have a big presentation tomorrow morning, for which I am relying on a few other colleagues to provide some input information that I have been asking for the last two weeks. It is now <18hrs until the presentation and they still haven't provided anything. This means I get to spend nearly all of those hours pulling this together. ?
The inputs they needed to give me weren't even that ####### hard to do, they just procrastinated the ***** out of this. The worst part is sitting here doing nothing knowing that the second I get their files it's armageddon for me.
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21 hours ago, dudacek said:
@Samson's Flow pulling this from Friday’s thread, Vancouver has the second-worst housing price-income ratio in North America, so I’m not surprised to see hotel costs scaring you off.
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-most-expensive-housing-market-canada-2019
The capital, Victoria, is just as bad. Fortunately, if you don’t need to be in the city, life further up the Island is a little more affordable. Lots of good camping and hiking opportunities, if that’s your speed.
We ended up getting a stop in Victoria as part of our Alaskan cruise, so I still got to show off some of B.C. to my wife.
The good camping and hiking is definitely part of the interest, but we also wanted to be close enough to the downtown area to explore.
It was much easier to enjoy B.C/Vancouver when I was traveling on my company's buck ?
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11 hours ago, dudacek said:
I just want to humbly point out that this is life every day where I live. ?
(Minus the drink package and premium dining options.)
Well duda we were planning on visiting Vancouver first, but audibled when we saw hotel prices in the mid $300's/day. To this day it is my favorite place in North America and can't wait to get back again
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On 8/31/2019 at 6:37 AM, North Buffalo said:
We will take a cruise to Alaska... though trying to find the one with the most stops and maybe one that involves taking a train back. Was going to do it this year till these health issues came up for me and my Dad. Hopefully next year.
On 8/31/2019 at 7:17 AM, Eleven said:I think that's different, though. That's a nature-oriented trip and I think it's great.
As someone who just took an Alaskan Cruise back in August, I will absolutely say that's different and also well worth it. The amount of scenery you can experience just from the boat, plus the nature/wildlife oriented shore excursions and opportunity to explore really made the trip. I can't say enough good things.
Even the cruise portion wasn't too bad, given the drink package and premium dining options. ?
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On 8/23/2019 at 12:12 PM, Weave said:
A good read about the need for voting in favor of process over policy.
Thanks for sharing Weave. Regardless of party affiliation we should all be working to have our conversations and as an extension our government to act in a way that facilitates conversations and actually functions like a democracy (or more accurately a representative republic).
Consolidation of power to the point where a handful of people make all the decisions shifts our government a lot closer to a dictatorship than I imagine a lot of us a comfortable with.
I would point out that the proliferation of the internet has shifted our society away from the ability to conduct a civil conversation with differing viewpoints. It's all internet trolling and echo chamber content lately.
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On 8/1/2019 at 12:22 PM, New Scotland (NS) said:
So, @Samson's Flow, although you will always be @Touched By Boyes to me, what have they done to your Blue Jays?
It's the inevitable big sell off to bank on the young guns. The team success is all riding on how well Vlad Jr, Bichette, Biggio etc do in transitioning to the big leagues. It can either turn out great (Houston with Altuve, Correa, Bregman) or not so great like Profar or Buxton to a certain extent.
Either way they are tough to watch now - but unlike the tank in hockey, relying on big prospects is a proven way to become a competitive team in MLB
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On 7/24/2019 at 3:15 PM, MODO Hockey said:
Im down - are we looking at games in march once again? (i would love a game vs Toronto again)
On 7/24/2019 at 4:43 PM, New Scotland (NS) said:If you can come for a second time from Europe I should make more of an effort to come from not quite as far flung Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
I know I missed it last year, but if MODO and NS are coming, I guess I would have to come back and do it again.
I think that first year was the best turnout because we had a lot of out of towners come for the game (MODO, Neo, etc.) that it made it even more of a special event.
13 hours ago, Wyldnwoody44 said:Guys, you know I'll be in, flowin it up!!!
Actually on second thought... ?
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A 31 year old all-star 1C with nearly 900 career points vs. barely in the league but former Finals MVP Cam Ward = win for me.
The dark net already has all the information it could possibly want to identify you btw...
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Just bought our tickets for Austin City Limits. Plan to go to the second Saturday as part of a trip to the Austin area for my cousin's wedding. Anyone ever been and have tips/recommendations?
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Nice trade. Great value for a useful piece. The remaining term is a big value on our side
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With the 24th pick in the 2006 NHL draft, your Buffalo Sabres select...
Dennis Persson D - Sweden
Ugh....
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6 hours ago, Eleven said:
I haven't seen the whole world, but NYC is the worst I have seen among the three continents I've been to. It's just gross. And I have to go there all the time for work. I had to walk through SEWAGE in Queens once.
As someone who has been to much of Europe, nearly every major city in North America and the Caribbean - NYC is the worst of them by far.
I'm currently in Berlin now, and I know it's not quite as big, but this is a big city done right. Clean streets, useful metro, lots of history and culture in museums, etc
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On 6/13/2019 at 2:12 AM, Eleven said:
Q: What do you call a city with shops that advertise brick oven pizza and house-made pastries, but lack an oven; which stinks to high Hell, and which is full of people who insist it's the best place on Earth?
A: New York.
I've been here for six hours and can't wait to get back.
This is absolutely the correct opinion. NYC is awful.
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14 hours ago, Wyldnwoody44 said:
Pristine condition!!! I wanted to buy it and ship it home
Unfortunately I'm in st Petersburg for another night then to Helsinki, some day trips then to Estonia and then I fly home from Finland, if I had more time, I'd hop a train and visit.... Def see the flaming dragon in Krakow, auschwitz, and the Weilishika salt mines are a must!
Figured it would be tough to pin you down ?. I'm told by my wife that all of those spots are on the itinerary, but thanks for the recommendations!
Stay safe out there and enjoy the wanderlust!
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1 minute ago, darksabre said:
The camera on my Pixel 3A is pretty darn good too. But I admit that I'm just not one of those people who takes pictures.
Haha. Excluding last year's Italy trip, i've probably only taken about 100 other photos in my lifetime. I'm with you.
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Just now, darksabre said:
I'm this way too, which is why Josie takes all of our pictures.
I think if I had an actual camera I would do more, but her iphone is better than anything I have.
I'll admit ever since I got a good camera phone (Google Pixel 2) it makes the mobile photo taking much more palatable.
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5 hours ago, New Scotland (NS) said:
Thanks, but I'm not really a fan of the team, or the NBA, but am just glad that an underdog from a small(?) market city won it. I am happy if that happens in any sport, really, especially when an unexpected (not sure if the Raptors winning was all that unexpected) team beats out the defending champs.
@Hoss, now he is a real fan and must be very happy.
Come on NS, I can get behind the "underdog" mentality of Toronto playing against the dynasty Warriors, and being the only team in Canada makes for a good storyline, but Toronto is not and cannot be called a "small market" team. Toronto is the 5th largest North American city behind Mexico City, NYC, LA and Chicago.
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23 hours ago, shrader said:
I'm the exact opposite. I won't take anything on the trip I'm enjoying. I get too caught up in the moment.
This used to be me as well. I would just enjoy the sights and the experience.
Then last year in Italy my wife challenged me to the be the primary photographer on the trip... I took 1,200+ pics by the end of it!
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On 6/13/2019 at 2:24 PM, Wyldnwoody44 said:
Come join me on a magical journey ?
Not sure how much longer you are in eastern Europe, but starting Saturday we will be in Krakow, Poland and heading west from there to Berlin over the next two weeks. Not sure I can promise equally attractive sights and women in Poland, but at least we're some friendly faces if you're feeling adventurous...
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I was really hoping to check in on this thread and find him signed or indications that its a done deal. A whole lot of nothing so far.
That would have been a nice way to finish off the week :)
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19 minutes ago, Sabel79 said:
On to things that aren’t terrible (well tv shows that aren’t terrible): Chernobyl. Holy ***** it’s perhaps the best, and by far the darkest show I’ve ever seen. I’ve read reviews from people who grew up in the 80’s USSR stating they got every single detail right. The writing, cinematography, acting all so good. Also, abjectly terrifying if you think about it.
Chernobyl was fantastic. It was gripping, stomach turning, compounding mistakes drama centered around the arrogance of man. The disaster itself and the pacing of the events surrounding it made it a great watch. I will say it is amazing how far a government will go to protect/prevent negative press and maintain power through messaging.
If you think things like this are limited to Soviet era Russia I don't know what to tell you...
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We're getting the band back together!!!
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Tyler Kroft broke his foot today in OTA's - out 3-4 months.
Joe Buscaglia Verified account @JoeBuscaglia 1m1 minute ago Kroft's broken foot is the same one he broke last season as a member of the Cincinnati Bengals. #Bills
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On 5/11/2019 at 2:03 PM, Brawndo said:
12 minutes seems excessive
There has never been a better reason for the glass window in the microwave. You need to know when the baby microwavin' is done.
We're all a bunch of degenerates. ?
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Non Sabres Deadline Trades/Rumors
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Sorry TrueBlue - we've all been waiting for the Risto trade to drop for multiple weeks now. It looks like it isn't happening before Thursday's opener.