Random Thought Thread

[intarsiabox]

I keep praying to have some of this global warming show up in Alberta.

[The Grizz]

I keep praying to have some of this global warming show up in Alberta.

+1,000,000,000

[Dearth]

Was -25 here this morning supposedly be warming up by Monday but believe it when I see it

[mark]

little frosty walking the dog this morning as -30°plus the wind

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h316/das75/wx_zps3f1e0435.jpg

[reefwars]

ooooohhhhh and the balling wars takes a twist with a sudden deletion and lock down lol :twised::twised::twised::twised:


carry on:P

[thmh]

ooooohhhhh and the balling wars takes a twist with a sudden deletion and lock down lol :twised::twised::twised::twised:


carry on:P

One post to rule them all!
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/12/08/sy3ypata.jpg


-Tony

[kien]

ooooohhhhh and the balling wars takes a twist with a sudden deletion and lock down lol :twised::twised::twised::twised:


carry on:P

At least balling is legal. Someone told me two-part dosing was illegal because it's grey market from china, it wasn't true balling.

[reefwars]

At least balling is legal. Someone told me two-part dosing was illegal because it's grey market from china, it wasn't true balling.

i was told the same lol but at that price i couldnt resist:mrgreen::mrgreen:

[darkreef]

When buyer don't take the time to read the advertisement and try low balling you for free stuff. This trade is expensive enough

[thmh]

Full story ...... You guys can decide what information to believe !!!:)

Here is the "selective" piece ....Apparently any high end bulk additives can be "TM".
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/12/08/8yte4ava.jpg

Here is the full thread
http://www.zeovit.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18612


In before locked......oh wait this is an open thread !!!:)


-Tony

[The Grizz]

All this talk about balling...........love to try it..............but I cant get the size of fluid chambers I am wanting..........so I will just ball another way :cry:

[jorjef]

Is it just me or do others find Ecotech advertising following them around the Internet. Reason 12876 I will never buy anything Ecotech.

[intarsiabox]

Is it just me or do others find Ecotech advertising following them around the Internet. Reason 12876 I will never buy anything Ecotech.

I have yet to see a single advertisement from ecotech directly, only from stores selling ecotech products.

[jorjef]

Propaganda machine rages on. I feel like I'm in Catching Fire watching those hologram broadcasts from Capitol City........ We are to just shut up and watch, your responses will be met with a swift beat down. Oh never mind thread is locked. I guess it saves me from the embarrassment of questioning the superior (can you hear the angles singing?) system to soon rule us all. Unno maybe the cold has made me crusty.

[reefwars]

had my clam now for quite some time ,bought when the market was low and i figure by 2020 if this keeps up i will be able to retire off it lol

seriously...i will

:mrgreen::mrgreen::twised::twised::mrgreen::mrgree n:

[Aquattro]

had my clam now for quite some time ,bought when the market was low and i figure by 2020 if this keeps up i will be able to retire off it lol

seriously...i will

:mrgreen::mrgreen::twised::twised::mrgreen::mrgree n:

My maxima is my retirement fund!

[mark]

^ too bad mine went the way of my mutual funds :sad:

[Ram3500]

Kids are so much fun until they go into high school and then they turn into monsters

[Dearth]

Kids are so much fun until they go into high school and then they turn into monsters

Don't forget their empty stomach syndrome I swear they never get full just take brief respites between eating and sleeping

[Flash]

i am 28 and i still love disney movies... I try to grow up... i mean i haven't seen any of the star wars movies, never seen harry potter, never seen LOTR... but disney... that $#!t comes out in theaters and I have to go see it...

I think I am trapped in a 8 year olds body...

[kien]

i am 28 and i still love disney movies... I try to grow up... i mean i haven't seen any of the star wars movies, never seen harry potter, never seen LOTR... but disney... that $#!t comes out in theaters and I have to go see it...

I think I am trapped in a 8 year olds body...

They released the Little Mermaid on Blu Ray just this past fall and I've been watching it non-stop !! :sing: Because, I want to be, where the people are.. :sing:

[Flash]

I KNOW RIGHT!!!!! lmao! I have it... bought it... it happened... Also have Monster U as well currently... got Lady and the tramp in Aug... I dunno, I guess I just want my kids to grow up and be able to see what I watched when I was a kid!!

[Ram3500]

I allways try to get my 6 year old into Disney but he is like na I want to watch Sponge Bob

[kien]

I KNOW RIGHT!!!!! lmao! I have it... bought it... it happened... Also have Monster U as well currently... got Lady and the tramp in Aug... I dunno, I guess I just want my kids to grow up and be able to see what I watched when I was a kid!!

You think you're Disney-crazy? We have an annual pass to Disneyland. Yes, said, but true. It doesn't get much crazier than that. I guess you could say that, :sing: we want to be, part of that world :sing:

[Dearth]

You think you're Disney-crazy? We have an annual pass to Disneyland. Yes, said, but true. It doesn't get much crazier than that. I guess you could say that, :sing: we want to be, part of that world :sing:

My friends took their 2 children to Disneyland last year and I think it will be their first and last trip as when their 5 yr old son started to cry when he saw Mickey cause the 6 foot mouse scared him their 7 yr old daughter went up and kicked Mickey for scaring her lil brother and then giving Mickey a severe talking to about scaring little kids. Best part was it was all caught on video every time I see it I can't help but laugh so hard till I cry.

[mrhasan]

Anyone ever measured the TDS of snow?!

[intarsiabox]

Anyone ever measured the TDS of snow?!

14 at my house!

[Flash]

Try feeding a ball python, a red tail boa, aclimating my clowns back into my new tank and moving my partners cats into my house with 3 cats already... Talk about a handful!! Not he mention the 3 dogs down stairs!

[Doug]

Why does Capt. Morgan spice rum & egg nog taste so good..


:heh:

[kien]

My friends took their 2 children to Disneyland last year and I think it will be their first and last trip as when their 5 yr old son started to cry when he saw Mickey cause the 6 foot mouse scared him their 7 yr old daughter went up and kicked Mickey for scaring her lil brother and then giving Mickey a severe talking to about scaring little kids. Best part was it was all caught on video every time I see it I can't help but laugh so hard till I cry.

Disney is awesome for crazy **** like that! haha. And ya, I've seen some pretty messed up **** at Disney. So awesome. :lol:

[SanguinesDream]

Try feeding a ball python, a red tail boa, aclimating my clowns back into my new tank and moving my partners cats into my house with 3 cats already... Talk about a handful!! Not he mention the 3 dogs down stairs!

Meh. We have a zoo and can never leave home as a result. Srsly, who wants to adhere to instructions for feeding, cleaning and care for over 100 animals? We have a book of instructions, color code and have everything pre-made and people still can't be paid enough.

Do I win the gold medal for the Martyr Olympics? I think I've got a shot at the bitching and complaining relay.

[Nano]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIYibfufOdU&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Have at 'er

[gregzz4]

OK, you asked for it

Pretty awful 'scape

Looks pretty fresh judging by the rock
Only time will tell if the fish live ...

On the flip side, it looks great with lots of fish, although I feel sorry for them in that small space

Thanks for the vid

[Ram3500]

George Bailey rocks

[mike31154]

Anyone ever measured the TDS of snow?!

High up in the mountains not far from Kimberley at the backcountry Boulder Hut I carefully scooped some fresh snow & it measured 2 or 4, can't recall exactly. Actually had a good reason to do it, we had run out of distilled water to top up the batteries of the micro hydro system & I wanted to confirm melted snow was ok to use. Good enough in a pinch, but we had no choice anyhow, the plates were almost exposed on a couple of the batteries.

I imagine results will vary depending on location, length of time since the snow fell, proximity to industry, etc.

Water for the hut comes from a spring fed creek & IIRC it measured around 10-11. And that TDS is prolly good stuff like minerals your bod needs.

[mike31154]

"Convenience Charge", what next? I just purchased a ticket to a concert in Kelowna online & the price breakdown doesn't show either PST or GST, but this Convenience Charge. Convenient for who, certainly not me? Honestly, what the H is this? A hidden tax? Who's kid am I helping to send through college with this charge? So an initial $59.00 cheap seat ticket ends up costing $70.75 due to an $11.75 Convenience Charge? Convenient for me would be if ZZ Top came to my living room to perform instead of me driving from Vernon to Kelowna, finding a parking spot, rocking out to the tunes & then driving back from Kelowna to Vernon.....

Not finished my rant... I look at some of my utility bills & in addition to GST, PST, I see franchise fees, carbon tax, clean energy levy, 5% rate rider.... argggh. And all that sheeet is on top of Fed & Prov Income tax, Municipal Home Owner taxes, sewer, water & the list goes on.... Is it time to simplify our tax system or what? Might mean some bureaucratic job cuts, but I just don't care, I'm all taxed out! Time for a revolt, anarchy even. Clearly our politicians are incompetent at every level and their all spending like drunken sailors... on the wrong things. Otherwise there wouldn't be homeless folks looking for handouts on the street, or hospitals with light a bulb campaigns to help buy much needed medical equipment & finish new hospital towers... how many other charities are out there???

'Kay, I think I'm good now, Merry Christmas.

[lastlight]

http://i.imgur.com/3EiI9fs.png

[mrhasan]

http://i.imgur.com/3EiI9fs.png

You have put the face in the wrong place :lol:

And the word "original" is missing.

[mrhasan]

High up in the mountains not far from Kimberley at the backcountry Boulder Hut I carefully scooped some fresh snow & it measured 2 or 4, can't recall exactly. Actually had a good reason to do it, we had run out of distilled water to top up the batteries of the micro hydro system & I wanted to confirm melted snow was ok to use. Good enough in a pinch, but we had no choice anyhow, the plates were almost exposed on a couple of the batteries.

I imagine results will vary depending on location, length of time since the snow fell, proximity to industry, etc.

Water for the hut comes from a spring fed creek & IIRC it measured around 10-11. And that TDS is prolly good stuff like minerals your bod needs.

"Convenience Charge", what next? I just purchased a ticket to a concert in Kelowna online & the price breakdown doesn't show either PST or GST, but this Convenience Charge. Convenient for who, certainly not me? Honestly, what the H is this? A hidden tax? Who's kid am I helping to send through college with this charge? So an initial $59.00 cheap seat ticket ends up costing $70.75 due to an $11.75 Convenience Charge? Convenient for me would be if ZZ Top came to my living room to perform instead of me driving from Vernon to Kelowna, finding a parking spot, rocking out to the tunes & then driving back from Kelowna to Vernon.....

Not finished my rant... I look at some of my utility bills & in addition to GST, PST, I see franchise fees, carbon tax, clean energy levy, 5% rate rider.... argggh. And all that sheeet is on top of Fed & Prov Income tax, Municipal Home Owner taxes, sewer, water & the list goes on.... Is it time to simplify our tax system or what? Might mean some bureaucratic job cuts, but I just don't care, I'm all taxed out! Time for a revolt, anarchy even. Clearly our politicians are incompetent at every level and their all spending like drunken sailors... on the wrong things. Otherwise there wouldn't be homeless folks looking for handouts on the street, or hospitals with light a bulb campaigns to help buy much needed medical equipment & finish new hospital towers... how many other charities are out there???

'Kay, I think I'm good now, Merry Christmas.

Maybe you are paying to get snow with tds 2-4 when needed :lol:

Jokes apart, that snow seems as clean as my RO water output (4 tds). Don't know but can the TDS meter be affected (maybe higher or lower) if the snow is acidic/alkaline/neutral? That might be interesting. Suppose TDS reads less in acidic water and you get a TDS of 5ppm and you put the snow ball in the mouth and DAMN! Lemonade slush!

[mike31154]

Maybe you are paying to get snow with tds 2-4 when needed :lol:

Jokes apart, that snow seems as clean as my RO water output (4 tds). Don't know but can the TDS meter be affected (maybe higher or lower) if the snow is acidic/alkaline/neutral? That might be interesting. Suppose TDS reads less in acidic water and you get a TDS of 5ppm and you put the snow ball in the mouth and DAMN! Lemonade slush!

I pay good money to go the the Boulder Hut every winter to get as far away from civilization & the gov't as possible. That bill includes GST and some sort of holiday tax.... To the best of my knowledge the gov't does not make snow. In Toronto the mayor calls in the military if they get too much of it at one go. They don't deal with it too well in Vancouver either.

To the best of my knowledge a TDS meter is simply a conductivity meter, not sure acid or alkaline has any impact on the reading. Although, if TDS is mainly alkaline type elements.... not sure what elements make water acidic, but certainly lime content which is abundant in mountainous regions, would tend to make the water alkaline? Acid rain I suppose, that would probably be high in sulphur? Time for a chemist to chime in.

[mrhasan]

I pay good money to go the the Boulder Hut every winter to get as far away from civilization & the gov't as possible. That bill includes GST and some sort of holiday tax.... To the best of my knowledge the gov't does not make snow. In Toronto the mayor calls in the military if they get too much of it at one go. They don't deal with it too well in Vancouver either.

To the best of my knowledge a TDS meter is simply a conductivity meter, not sure acid or alkaline has any impact on the reading. Although, if TDS is mainly alkaline type elements.... not sure what elements make water acidic, but certainly lime content which is abundant in mountainous regions, would tend to make the water alkaline? Acid rain I suppose, that would probably be high in sulphur? Time for a chemist to chime in.

As far as my limited chemistry knowledge goes, both acid and alkali are ionic solutions so they should interfere TDS reading (since its a conductivity meter). Lime contents are acidic so I guess those snow must be acidic too. Acid rain contains sulphur (in form of sulphuric acid I guess) along with many other low pH acids.

[mike31154]

As far as my limited chemistry knowledge goes, both acid and alkali are ionic solutions so they should interfere TDS reading (since its a conductivity meter). Lime contents are acidic so I guess those snow must be acidic too. Acid rain contains sulphur (in form of sulphuric acid I guess) along with many other low pH acids.

With regard to lime, I meant limestone which is an alkaline agent, not the green fruit, which of course contains acetic acid. My reference was intended to be limestone in the mountains. Sorry for the mixup.

[mrhasan]

With regard to lime, I meant limestone which is an alkaline agent, not the green fruit, which of course contains acetic acid. My reference was intended to be limestone in the mountains. Sorry for the mixup.

Ops :lol: Yah lime, limestone, limewater....I don't know why they would be named such!

[Coralgurl]

Ok , where has December gone?? Actually, where has this year gone?? Year end sucks, 12 hour days suck, hoping for some downtime over the holidays!!

[mike31154]

@ Raied. Yeah well, it was me that forgot to add the word 'stone' to lime, so my mistake. Assumptions can lead to confusion. As far as acid vs alkaline affecting TDS meter readings, again I'm just guessing, but you mention both are ionic solutions. My take is, pure DI water conducts no electricity since there are no impurities, whether acidic or alkaline. My high school physics goes back a long way, but ionic means there are free electrons? This means there is potential for current flow, i.e. conductivity. So it shouldn't matter whether a solution is acidic or alkaline, either one should conduct providing a reading on a conductivity (TDS) meter? Perhaps you could run this question by one of the highly intelligent (and paid) professors at your university!

EDIT: Google is your friend, I think I answered my own question, no need to bother the professor..

Properties of Acids
taste sour (don't taste them!)... the word 'acid' comes from the Latin acere, which means 'sour'
acids change litmus (a blue vegetable dye) from blue to red
their aqueous (water) solutions conduct electric current (are electrolytes)
react with bases to form salts and water
evolve hydrogen gas (H2) upon reaction with an active metal (such as alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, zinc, aluminum)

Properties of Bases
taste bitter (don't taste them!)
feel slippery or soapy (don't arbitrarily touch them!)
bases don't change the color of litmus; they can turn red (acidified) litmus back to blue
their aqueous (water) solutions conduct and electric current (are electrolytes)
react with acids to form salts and water

[mrhasan]

@ Raied. Yeah well, it was me that forgot to add the word 'stone' to lime, so my mistake. Assumptions can lead to confusion. As far as acid vs alkaline affecting TDS meter readings, again I'm just guessing, but you mention both are ionic solutions. My take is, pure DI water conducts no electricity since there are no impurities, whether acidic or alkaline. My high school physics goes back a long way, but ionic means there are free electrons? This means there is potential for current flow, i.e. conductivity. So it shouldn't matter whether a solution is acidic or alkaline, either one should conduct providing a reading on a conductivity (TDS) meter? Perhaps you could run this question by one of the highly intelligent (and paid) professors at your university!

Ionic solutions are the charged particles (like mixing calcium chloride in water would form Ca+ and Cl-) and applying a voltage in the solution could cause the positive ones to go to negative terminal and vice versa. I can't recall whether there would be any free electrons. The hottest topic right now in Canreef with all the ionic balance and stuffs :razz: We already have atleast "one" highly intelligent chemist in this forum isn't it? ;)

[The Grizz]

Ok , where has December gone?? Actually, where has this year gone?? 12 hour days suck, hoping for some downtime over the holidays!!

I second that 1,000,000,000,000%, Im booked solid right up to xmas eve day & the wife has put her foot down & told me I am taking at least a week away from work if that is possible.

[intarsiabox]

The hottest topic right now in Canreef with all the ionic balance and stuffs :razz: We already have atleast "one" highly intelligent chemist in this forum isn't it? ;)

Yep, caused me to lose complete interest in either product. It's pretty sad really.:neutral:

[Coralgurl]

I second that 1,000,000,000,000%, Im booked solid right up to xmas eve day & the wife has put her foot down & told me I am taking at least a week away from work if that is possible.

I don't think 2014 is going to be any better...seems like we are booming again, hard to get things done or have people respond to requests.....

On another note, had a weird dream last night that for some reason, all the water drained out of my tank and I found my fish in barely enough water to stay alive or flopping around on the floor. (so tank didn't explode). Threw them in my sump and random buckets in a mad panic, then used my new pump to bring water up from the basement. Got up this morning, checked the tank, all was good, just need top up water....hmmmmmm.....

[spit.fire]

My boss handed me my Christmas bonus and said "don't spend it all on fish tanks"

Phhh, common I'm only planning on spending most of it on fish tanks

[mrhasan]

My boss handed me my Christmas bonus and said "don't spend it all on fish tanks"

Phhh, common I'm only planning on spending most of it on fish tanks

He doesn't need to know ;) :razz:

[spit.fire]

I'm tempted to just buy a pallet of io salt

[HaZRaTTy]

Christmas Bonus what's that?:neutral:

[The Grizz]

Christmas Bonus what's that?:neutral:

No doubt!! My boss is a cheap penny pinching scrooge!!

[Delphinus]

The dreaded time of year has arrived. I, I loathe to look forward to this time ......


... when the J&L New&Noteworthy page goes offline until January. Oh the humanity!!! :cry:

[spit.fire]

so today i got to the store, stuck a bottle of coke in the freezer to cool it down, left it in there for about 3 hours... looked at it and it wasnt frozen, slipped, dropped it on the floor, picked it up and proceeded to open it.
it overflowed everywhere and turned into an instant slushy...


stupid coke

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

so today i got to the store, stuck a bottle of coke in the freezer to cool it down, left it in there for about 3 hours... looked at it and it wasnt frozen, slipped, dropped it on the floor, picked it up and proceeded to open it.
it overflowed everywhere and turned into an instant slushy...


stupid coke

Hahahaha. You stick a Coke in the freezer for 3 hours, drop it & then open it and its Coke's fault that it spewed all over the floor??:laluot_32:

Sorry my friend, but that's a good one Tyler.

[spit.fire]

Hahahaha. You stick a Coke in the freezer for 3 hours, drop it & then open it and its Coke's fault that it spewed all over the floor??:laluot_32:

Sorry my friend, but that's a good one Tyler.
its their fault that when it did explode it exploded into a slushy mess instead of just plain liquid.... the exploding part was my fault

[Dearth]

Being as we are a 24/365 mill we don't shut down for Christmas and it works out that my crew works all the stats this year big money for us last paycheck of the year always good to look forward to.

[GoFish]

Being as we are a 24/365 mill we don't shut down for Christmas and it works out that my crew works all the stats this year big money for us last paycheck of the year always good to look forward to.

Who's happier, you or the government? Merry chirstmas politicians! Lol
And a very merry one to you and your fat paycheck Dearth :)

[spit.fire]

Who's happier, you or the government? Merry chirstmas politicians! Lol
And a very merry one to you and your fat paycheck Dearth :)

Government is never happy they always want more money, the rich get richer while the poor get poorer


On a lighter note

PEOPLE NEED TO LEARN HOW TO DRIVE

I had to stop at Home Depot for some plumbing supplies so my horn could have a break

[kien]

The government wants more money because we want more stuff. We want less traffic, better infrastructure, more doctors, better health care, more immigration services, more police, better education system... We all want something that the government is responsible for providing. Someone has to pay for it all. Our System isn't perfect, but it's not terrible either. There are a lot of terrible systems in the world. Just ask someone who has come from a communist state, or a dictatorship,. I for one am quite happy to pay my taxes and do my part. The result is a great education and health system that I had the fortune of growing up in and raising my kids in. As well as safe place for my family to live. To me, it is a small price to pay for these comforts that so many people in the world do not have.

[ReefHero]

The government wants more money because we want more stuff. We want less traffic, better infrastructure, more doctors, better health care, more immigration services, more police, better education system... We all want something that the government is responsible for providing. Someone has to pay for it all. Our System isn't perfect, but it's not terrible either. There are a lot of terrible systems in the world. Just ask someone who has come from a communist state, or a dictatorship,. I for one am quite happy to pay my taxes and do my part. The result is a great education and health system that I had the fortune of growing up in and raising my kids in. As well as safe place for my family to live. To me, it is a small price to pay for these comforts that so many people in the world do not have.


+1 we got it pretty good here. Definitely has to be amongst the top rated countries IMO. And don't kid yourself I'm sure they would tax the poor and starving in third world countries if they had anything....
Looks like Putin is trying to give us a run though lol..... Such a swell guy ;)



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[lastlight]

my tank is doing so crappy i keep fantasizing about throwing in the towel. my friend just bought me an apex controller for christmas though so i'd hate to do that to the guy lol. i'm almost mad at him for forcing me to continue enduring all this DEAAAAATHHH.

first my sps now all my rics. params of course all look awesome.

here's hoping a new year brings change.

And if you read this bro... thanks again for the awesome gift =)

[don.ald]

The government wants more money because we want more stuff. We want less traffic, better infrastructure, more doctors, better health care, more immigration services, more police, better education system... We all want something that the government is responsible for providing. Someone has to pay for it all. Our System isn't perfect, but it's not terrible either. There are a lot of terrible systems in the world. Just ask someone who has come from a communist state, or a dictatorship,. I for one am quite happy to pay my taxes and do my part. The result is a great education and health system that I had the fortune of growing up in and raising my kids in. As well as safe place for my family to live. To me, it is a small price to pay for these comforts that so many people in the world do not have.

Hotel almost $900 a night: Alberta premier on taxpayer group's 'naughty' list

- See more at: http://www.timescolonist.com/news/national/hotel-almost-900-a-night-alberta-premier-on-taxpayer-group-s-naughty-list-1.769264#sthash.u0vwZmRC.dpuf:mrgreen:

[ReefHero]

Hotel almost $900 a night: Alberta premier on taxpayer group's 'naughty' list



- See more at: http://www.timescolonist.com/news/national/hotel-almost-900-a-night-alberta-premier-on-taxpayer-group-s-naughty-list-1.769264#sthash.u0vwZmRC.dpuf:mrgreen:


Yea then you get these politicians.....
Most of us would be fired or fined for doing things like this.


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[kien]

Hotel almost $900 a night: Alberta premier on taxpayer group's 'naughty' list

- See more at: http://www.timescolonist.com/news/national/hotel-almost-900-a-night-alberta-premier-on-taxpayer-group-s-naughty-list-1.769264#sthash.u0vwZmRC.dpuf:mrgreen:

Yup. There are some terrible politicians out there. Just like how there are terrible Canadians out there. However, you can't judge our entire citizenship on A few bad apples. :-)

[jorjef]

Who ever grew up wanting to be a politician? What a hideous, thankless job. I'm just glad there are people wanting to do the job. Anyone care to step up and give it a try?

[mike31154]

I dunno, but the current crew isn't inspiring a whole lot of confidence in me for the future of our fine land. Aside from the misspending of our taxes they don't seem to get a lot done. Prorogue, take some time off. The few times I've taken a minute or two to watch question period in Parliament have amazed me. A bunch of grown ups acting like a kindergarten class. And I'm not on any one party's case, once they get to Ottawa, most of them (even those with the noblest intentions) get turned after a few months. Yes we are well off in Canada and it's great that we have the right to criticize the folks running the show. Hopefully it stays that way and more of them start to listen to their constituents.

[don.ald]

Yup. There are some terrible politicians out there. Just like how there are terrible Canadians out there. However, you can't judge our entire citizenship on A few bad apples. :-)

My post wasn't intended to judge any citizen as bad or say that the politician is terrible, I wouldn't know any of that actually!
It was to point to where some of the tax dollars go. That's all.

[Reef Pilot]

my tank is doing so crappy i keep fantasizing about throwing in the towel. my friend just bought me an apex controller for christmas though so i'd hate to do that to the guy lol. i'm almost mad at him for forcing me to continue enduring all this DEAAAAATHHH.

first my sps now all my rics. params of course all look awesome.

here's hoping a new year brings change.

And if you read this bro... thanks again for the awesome gift =)

Huh!!?? Last pics I saw from your tank were pretty awesome!... And glad your friend got your head turned the right way again...

[kien]

My post wasn't intended to judge any citizen as bad or say that the politician is terrible, I wouldn't know any of that actually!
It was to point to where some of the tax dollars go. That's all.

Well, I for one think it is a terrible miss appropriation of public funds. A better politician would make a choice not to such a thing. A better government would not allow such a thing. There are definitely a lot of holes in the system.

I would never want to be a politician. Pretty much every single decision you make, some one is going to hate you for. You can not appease the entire population. The best you can do is find a balance of sorts. There are a lot of good politicians doing great work because they are passionate about their constituents. For example, we have a great major.

[don.ald]

Well, I for one think it is a terrible miss appropriation of public funds. A better politician would make a choice not to such a thing. A better government would not allow such a thing. There are definitely a lot of holes in the system.

I would never want to be a politician. Pretty much every single decision you make, some one is going to hate you for. You can not appease the entire population. The best you can do is find a balance of sorts. There are a lot of good politicians doing great work because they are passionate about their constituents. For example, we have a great major.

I tend to agree with you, but this story, it's only the media side of things intended to sell news. I wouldn't think that this woman entered politics to do bad...as most politicians intend to do good like your Mayor.
Your mayor made the "world" news for all the good things he did.
Unfortunately, most individuals in the political realm have the negative things associated to them published, hence why most of us would never take on the task of such leadership.

[Leah]

my tank is doing so crappy i keep fantasizing about throwing in the towel. my friend just bought me an apex controller for christmas though so i'd hate to do that to the guy lol. i'm almost mad at him for forcing me to continue enduring all this DEAAAAATHHH.

first my sps now all my rics. params of course all look awesome.

here's hoping a new year brings change.

And if you read this bro... thanks again for the awesome gift =)

INTERESTING!!!

[jorjef]

http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd32/jorjef/image_zps05bba7f4.jpg

[reefwars]

Was tired if how boring and plain all my snails are , so out of interest decided to glue 30 polyps of zoanthids to a golf ball sized turbo now instead of a coralline golf ball cruising around I have something colorful :)

If this lasts I'm doing all my snails lol

[chef]

Was tired if how boring and plain all my snails are , so out of interest decided to glue 30 polyps of zoanthids to a golf ball sized turbo now instead of a coralline golf ball cruising around I have something colorful :)

If this lasts I'm doing all my snails lol
I think you may be onto something. Why should tuxedo urchins be the only ones that get to cruise around with garnish

[Parker]

Been cruising some model train forums because I want to build my son something for his room and because his favourite toy is his wooden train table. Man, this looks to be another expensive endeavour! Lol

[mark]

^ big time. Couple of months back, club my Uncles are with brought their display to train show in Edm. It (link here to pictures (http://www3.telus.net/goldencityrailwaymodellers/Photos.html)) and others amazing the amount of work and detail. btw, their club got the silver at the show

[Parker]

I had a 4x8 layout when I was a kid and spent hours and hours with it. Nowhere near as detailed as those in the link you provided.

[mike31154]

I have a Märklin HO set from my childhood in crates in the basement. Have always planned to set it up again. What's out there these days is amazing, but my set is surely an antique by now. No idea if the engines even work anymore and I need a 110 to 220 volt transformer to power it.

[Parker]

Mine was HO as well but I think I'm going to go with N gauge for my son's layout. To be fair too his twin sister I'm going to build her a doll house.

[intarsiabox]

Mine was HO as well but I think I'm going to go with N gauge for my son's layout. To be fair too his twin sister I'm going to build her a doll house.

Depending how old your son is n scale is pretty small and even putting trains on the track can be very difficult for children. Hobby wholesale has both n and ho test tracks set up so maybe bring your boy there to try out n scale first. Lots of free track plans on model railroader.com. Of course if the layout is really for you and you just use the kids as an excuse to buy stuff without the wife complaining like I do then n scale is great for people who like to do models.

[Parker]

That wasn't the plan, I have enough of my own hobbies. But you never know. Lol

[mike31154]

Yeah, not sure about N scale, if anything go the other way to G scale or LGB! Lehmann Gross Bahn. You can set it up in your yard! Have it deliver a beer to you at the BBQ.

http://www.lgb.com/en/company.html

[Parker]

I don't have a ton of room to dedicate to it. Maybe 24"x12' at it's absolute biggest. It takes a 24" radius in HO in order to run anything he wanted, it would be outside edge to outside edge. He's still pretty young so I have time to collect and stockpile a bunch of things for when he's a tad bigger.

[jorjef]

What happened to those two wild and crazy kids from down east? Having too much fun and put in the penalty box?, maybe a time out......

[Proteus]

Yeah they been quiet for a while

[chef]

You know your addicted to reefing when you live in a ski town, get the biggest snowfall of the year, but all ya wanta do is get to the city for some frags and fish!!!:surprise:

[Reef Pilot]

You know your addicted to reefing when you live in a ski town, get the biggest snowfall of the year, but all ya wanta do is get to the city for some frags and fish!!!:surprise:
You are sick indeed!!! 50 cm of new snow last night!! Can't go today, but heading up there tomorrow. Just hope they can open all the top alpine with all the avalanche clearing to do.

[The Grizz]

Surfing canreef on my new 65" Samsung led 3d smart tv is cool but takes long time to post anything.:biggrin:

[Scythanith]

Haahaa we just bought the Samsung 7100 series. It's about 15' from the reef tank :)

[The Grizz]

Haahaa we just bought the Samsung 7100 series. It's about 15' from the reef tank :)

Mines on the wall 90* of the tank about 5' away

[Aquattro]

Sometimes the people I have to deal with simply amaze me...

[spit.fire]

Sometimes the people I have to deal with simply amaze me...

Same here, like yesterday the one guy at work, told him he can't use the Crane that he grabbed for what he was doing.... Smashed it into a heater 2 minutes later

Told him not to use the 400$ fan as it's for a specific job and we were told not to use it for anything else, 15 minutes later he tripped on the cord, knocked it over and destroyed it

All he had to say was " well you're not the supervisor why should I listen to you"

..... BECAUSE IM THE LEAD HAND AND SENIOR FABRICATOR IN THE SHOP

[Flash]

did you know that the handle in the bathroom stall you use to lock/unlock the door has the most bacteria on it in the entire bathroom and most cleaning crews do not wipe it down? Did you also know that 90% of the bulk pink/white soap you see contains air born fecal particulates which means you are essentially washing your hands with poop and potentially e-coli?!

Also it's safer to wipe your hands on your pants then use a hand air dryer (yes even the new dyson ones)

(yes this is what I do for a living as a facilities specialist for western canada.. I fix these gross problems...at least this is only one part of my job... I also sell Keurig and snacks for company's break-rooms!) lol

[Coralgurl]

Sometimes the people I have to deal with simply amaze me...

So very true. I had it out with my boss yesterday who I constantly have to manage and told him I've had enough of his temper tantrums....could be on the hunt for a new job simply as I've had enough.

did you know that the handle in the bathroom stall you use to lock/unlock the door has the most bacteria on it in the entire bathroom and most cleaning crews do not wipe it down? Did you also know that 90% of the bulk pink/white soap you see contains air born fecal particulates which means you are essentially washing your hands with poop and potentially e-coli?!

Also it's safer to wipe your hands on your pants then use a hand air dryer (yes even the new dyson ones)

(yes this is what I do for a living as a facilities specialist for western canada.. I fix these gross problems...at least this is only one part of my job... I also sell Keurig and snacks for company's break-rooms!) lol

Never knew this and I'm going to follow up with my service providers to ensure this is being done. Seriously gross!!!!

[lastlight]

did you know that the handle in the bathroom stall you use to lock/unlock the door has the most bacteria on it in the entire bathroom and most cleaning crews do not wipe it down?

i'll bet everyone's mobile phone is twice as bad too lol.

[Doug]

i'll bet everyone's mobile phone is twice as bad too lol.

Esp after they drop it in the toidy and take it out again....:D

[Flash]

very true. phones are bad, but not as bad as the bathroom. lol!

[spit.fire]

So after adding up some receipts for fuel I've decided that it's time to move closer to town....
I spend an average of 500$ on fuel a month and on average 1.5 hrs a day driving

[gregzz4]

So after adding up some receipts for fuel I've decided that it's time to move closer to town
I don't blame you

I'm about the same fuel/time ratio, but I'd hate your commute
I'm roughly $70/week and 45mins/day
The horses eat a lot of hay

[Proteus]

I was commuting 2 hours a day back and forth to work. I move to the town my work was located and saved $400 a month and get to see kids alot more

[Baldy]

Does anyone know why they put the drip catchers on the bottom of hand Sanitizer dispensers now? It's because the drips that land know the floor are eating through the floor finish. Imagine what that stuff eleven do to your hands using it as much as some do.

Imarine how often you'd be sick if you were never exposed to bacteria or germs because EVERYTHING was sterilized all the time. You'd get sick from putting your hands in your tank!

[lastlight]

Does anyone know why they put the drip catchers on the bottom of hand Sanitizer dispensers now? It's because the drips that land know the floor are eating through the floor finish. Imagine what that stuff eleven do to your hands using it as much as some do.

Imarine how often you'd be sick if you were never exposed to bacteria or germs because EVERYTHING was sterilized all the time. You'd get sick from putting your hands in your tank!

http://static1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20131224233035/prettylittleliars/images/f/fb/The_more_you_know_banner.jpg

[Proteus]

Imagine a time before hand sanitizers lol

[Baldy]

You mean a time when our immune systems were strong enough to fight off a cold or flu without rushing to a doctor, waiting in line, and getting numerous immunizations? I do Lol. OK I'm done venting now.

[Baldy]

Here's a random thought. My wife is pregnant and expecting in March. Why is it every time I tell someone with kids that were expecting, the immediate response is to ask, "is it your first?"

[Misses.ReefWars]

I think its to determine how much knowledge to share, in regards to the child being your first, sometimes new parents dont know little secrets or tricks to parenting, its like an open page to give advice...where as being your second child or third you pretty well got it down pat :)

[daplatapus]

Or it's just to find out if you really know what you're in for. :twised:

[Baldy]

Or it's just to find out if you really know what you're in for. :twised:


The closer they, the more this scares me but don't tell my wife that!

[Baldy]

Geez autocorrect has been getting me good lately. I meant the "closer I get", not "the closer they"

[lastlight]

Or it's just to find out if you really know what you're in for. :twised:

this is exactly why lol. if it's their first i'd like to put a bit of fear into them.

[Misses.ReefWars]

its not only about that lol but some people are sadistic lol

[Misses.ReefWars]

no offence to anyone :)

[lastlight]

no offence to anyone :)

i'm sadistic it's ok =)

[Misses.ReefWars]

i'm sadistic it's ok =)

lol

[rickcasa]

Yeah, you're kinda giving it away that it's your first and they're excited for you. Most couples after the first born don't really announce the pending birth of another. Almost like the thrill of it has worn out. Lol

Take it from a dad of 3 toddler girls. Weee.....

[Baldy]

i can see your guys point. i just found it funny that everyone always asks that lol. as for the thrill, thats one way of putting it. id say more scary, exciting, terrifying, interesting, ..........and many others. Kinda just want to get it over so theres no more worrying, anxiety, nervousness and everything else as well

[jorjef]

You can lead a horse to water.....

[mrhasan]

You can lead a horse to water.....

Sssssh. People will lead you to tears :razz:

[jorjef]

Sssssh. People will lead you to tears :razz:

I have been slapping my fingers all night, I'm a little short on patience and too curt even on a good day. I hope the rookies realize the priceless and corrective responses they are getting from very experienced reefers.

[Parker]

Pffffttttt all you guys having one kid at a time... pansies.

[Dearth]

Pffffttttt all you guys having one kid at a time... pansies.

Yup twins were an exciting time around the house .........

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

Some great advice I received from fellow reefers who were already dads before my firstborn was born:

Do major water changes and set up your tank to almost run itself for the next half year or so after the baby is born.

If you have any big ticket items on your wish list, BUY it BEFORE the baby arrives, cause you're NOT getting it after the baby is here.

Learn to function while sleep-deprived & learn to nap when baby naps.

[spit.fire]

Gotta love getting an email every two days for balance alert on my credit card saying they owe me money

[reefwars]

2wrkjghkjghrjg

[kien]

2wrkjghkjghrjg

I was just thinking the same thing.. But are you willing to ship to me ?

[reefwars]

2wrkjghkjghrjg

I was just thinking the same thing.. But are you willing to ship to me ?

absolutely buddy i sure can but i just fragged them lol heres the pics:

frag 1:

2wrk




frag 2:

jghkj




frag3:

ghrjg





frags will need healing time and shipping is available through CTS

[reefwars]

oops forgot prices



$$$$$ OBO

[Reef Pilot]

Soory but their seem to be an issue with the controls at this end sorry, do you have an opinion worth publishing ?

Are you new here? Half the crap I write isn't worth publishing. Do you have any comments worth reading?

Maybe I have a weird sense of humour, but couldn't avoid a good laugh when I saw this... LOL

[Aquattro]

Maybe I have a weird sense of humour, but couldn't avoid a good laugh when I saw this... LOL

I had the same laugh when I wrote it :) I'm home, sick and cranky and have to remove my sand bed, so that's the best I could do.

[Aquattro]

I tell ya, it's the cold meds. They make me crazy.

[Aquattro]

Maybe I should eat a Snickers bar?

[christyf5]

naw you're more fun when you're cranky. now the question is, what tv character are you in your current non-snickered state? :wink:

[Aquattro]

naw you're more fun when you're cranky.

Can talk to my wife about that?? She doesn't see it.

And that other guy, me an im, we ad a fight..

[christyf5]

Can talk to my wife about that?? She doesn't see it.

And that other guy, me an im, we ad a fight..

well from here its fun :razz:

missed the fight. bummer :/

[Aquattro]

well from here its fun :razz:



FWIW, I think I'm hilarious!!

[kien]

I tell ya, it's the cold meds. They make me crazy.

More crazy than your baseline ?

[Aquattro]

More crazy than your baseline ?

Well, let's say I just open up a bit more :)

[Reef Pilot]

Well, if you can't have a good laugh at yourself once in a while,... you would go crazy,... except you might not know it... LOL.

[Coralgurl]

I picture Brad as Arnold swartzenegger without his snickers bar....:lol:

Funny, I think I'm funny when I'm grumpy too, family just says I'm irrational.

[Aquattro]

I picture Brad as Arnold swartzenegger without his snickers bar....:lol:

Funny, I think I'm funny when I'm grumpy too, family just says I'm irrational.

I picture me as Arnold even with the snickers bar!! What can I say, I'm a dreamer!

[Aquattro]

And if you think reefing is expensive, try feeding 4 dogs every month!! sheesh!

[Dearth]

$330 a month here for 3 cats have one cat with special dietary needs so all 3 get it and the food is costly :sad:

[spit.fire]

Ouch, 30$ lasts my dog a couple months

[Aquattro]

Ouch, 30$ lasts my dog a couple months

Nice. I spend almost 200/mo on food.

[jorjef]

Something has to give. Its like ten million people talking at the same time in ever increasing volume.

[The Grizz]

And if you think reefing is expensive, try feeding 4 dogs every month!! sheesh!
Try 6 huskies Brad!! and the wife is trying to get our oldest to breed again.:faint:

[Coralgurl]

Anybody want to buy my car, it's been bad luck for me since day 1, going in for it's 4th visit to the body shop after being rear ended....again.

[Dearth]

Got a note taped to my truck door today telling me to learn to park however it was in not so kind wording yet I was parked legally according to the white lines my truck was parked between which apparently the person failed to notice was somewhat entertaining as a lady saw the person who posted the note and waited for me to come out and she even told me I was parked legally

I guess some people are permanently mad at the world for perceived wrong doing

[Proteus]

Big fire in town today 4 houses burnt to the ground. It's great to see our community come together to help those affected

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

Anybody want to buy my car, it's been bad luck for me since day 1, going in for it's 4th visit to the body shop after being rear ended....again.

No offence, but you SUCK at marketing:wink::twised::lol:

[Coralgurl]

No offence, but you SUCK at marketing:wink::twised::lol:

How's this...freakin fun car to drive but seems to attract all the yahoos to kiss her sexy rear-end.....

Better???? :biggrin:

[jorjef]

Watching HIFI. Fitz and the Tantrums, cool music.

[Lindsey]

:biggrin:

[hillegom]

This is page 666
:twised:

[mark]

Got a note taped to my truck door today telling me to learn to park however it was in not so kind wording yet I was parked legally according to the white lines my truck was parked between which apparently the person failed to notice was somewhat entertaining as a lady saw the person who posted the note and waited for me to come out and she even told me I was parked legally

I guess some people are permanently mad at the world for perceived wrong doing

at least wasn't this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRP30mhqmnQ)

[Pike]

Page 666 of this thread. Bad omen do not look at your tanks today

[straightrazorguy]

This is post 6660 on page 666.

Scaaaaary....

[Coralgurl]

at least wasn't this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRP30mhqmnQ)

I use these, you can pick your own ....http://www.youparklikean*******.com/

I don't know how to name a link, sorry for the language....

[Coralgurl]

Love it when your ATO pump sounds like its run dry, when it was full mere hours before and you realize the line has come out of the sump and dumped 5 gls of water in the office......

[Misses.ReefWars]

Love it when your ATO pump sounds like its run dry, when it was full mere hours before and you realize the line has come out of the sump and dumped 5 gls of water in the office......

I like to dump most of the bucket for quick top up...then fill up the bucket again and plug her back in to ATO...lasts longer :p

[lastlight]

Love it when your ATO pump sounds like its run dry, when it was full mere hours before and you realize the line has come out of the sump and dumped 5 gls of water in the office......

my setup is half made of tie-wraps i swear. go get some!

[Coralgurl]

my setup is half made of tie-wraps i swear. go get some!

I had it velcroed in, easy to keep the lines in place plus organize the cords in the sump....my daughter's cat has been staying with us for the last week and I'm pretty sure he got tangled up in it and pulled it out. I did this after it came loose and dumped the water out the back of the tank, down the wall and into my daughters room in the basement. Hasn't been an issue until now....I'm just going to shoot the cats......

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

Well I guess I get to be post #6666 of page 666. Ooooooh. Freakie:twised:

[SteveCGY]

Well I guess I get to be post #6666 of page 666. Ooooooh. Freakie:twised:

Page 667

[lastlight]

Page 667

167 for me. how do you guys deal with 10 posts per page lol.

[kien]

167 for me. how do you guys deal with 10 posts per page lol.

Only 5 posts per page for me. I hate scrolling.

[lastlight]

Only 5 posts per page for me. I hate scrolling.

I texted you. You should get them in aboot an hour or two.

[kien]

I texted you. You should get them in aboot an hour or two.

Thanks bro! I'll be here, waiting for them..

[jorjef]

Is Burc out of business? His website is kapoot.

[kien]

Is Burc out of business? His website is kapoot.

Oh boy, here we go! :pop2:

[denny_C]

Is Burc out of business? His website is kapoot.

noticed that yesterday as well , site hasnt been updated in a bit but it worked two nights ago:)

[lastlight]

Yeah I was just there a couple days ago. It's totally possible the domain just expired right under his nose. It's happened to me a few times when I've lost track.

[Aquattro]

How does equipment know you're going on vacation? Weird...

[kien]

How does equipment know you're going on vacation? Weird...

They received a push notification from Murphy.

[Aquattro]

They received a push notification from Murphy.

Well, it can wait until I get back. You're in charge, don't break anything.

[Dearth]

I wonder if Kien knows he is the centre of the universe or at least the centre of Canreef ...

[Aquattro]

From a friend's Facebook status

"While checking in at the Hampton Inn:

Woman checking in in front of me: Do you have suites?

Cute young blond girl behind desk: Well...we have cookies every night."

[jorjef]

Big pond, big Koi


http://www.oxbowherald.sk.ca/News/Local/2014-06-11/article-3759276/Koi-fish-in-Boundary-Dam/1#

[lastlight]

I once saw a koi in the community lake where i grew up here in calgary. was also a big boy...

[jorjef]

I've never had a spokes person or rep effect me to the point where I would rather........ no I WOULD get out of the hobby before I bought any of the products he wholesales...

[Zoaelite]

I've never had a spokes person or rep effect me to the point where I would rather........ no I WOULD get out of the hobby before I bought any of the products he wholesales...

OMG BUT YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND; ITS NATURAL SCIENCE THAT PROVES IT!!?

The ability to close AND amend threads needs to be REMOVED. Let me assure this person he does no good to himself by amending others posts and then closing the discussion.

[jorjef]

OMG BUT YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND; ITS NATURAL SCIENCE THAT PROVES IT!!?

The ability to close AND amend threads needs to be REMOVED. Let me assure this person he does no good to himself by amending others posts and then closing the discussion.

Tell me how you feel how you really really feel, I wanna,I wanna :puke: ever time I seem him post.

[kien]

I've never had a spokes person or rep effect me to the point where I would rather........ no I WOULD get out of the hobby before I bought any of the products he wholesales...

I totally agree with this. I wish they would stop trying to tell me that I NEED sea salt to have a successful tank. Where's the proof? Where's the science?? Have they actually tried table salt to prove this ?? I bet I could run my tank on table salt. Sea salt my arse. Now, if i could just figure out how to get table salt in 5g pails..

[Zoaelite]

I totally agree with this. I wish they would stop trying to tell me that I NEED sea salt to have a successful tank. Where's the proof? Where's the science?? Have they actually tried table salt to prove this ?? I bet I could run my tank on table salt. Sea salt my arse. Now, if i could just figure out how to get table salt in 5g pails..

Pffft, you should still have left over baking soda? Use that!

[kien]

Pffft, you should still have left over baking soda? Use that!

But that will cause an imbalance. Sheesh Levi, everyone knows this. Go back to school.

[jorjef]

This stuff HAS to be close enough. I'm sure it says balanced and ionic on the package somewhere. Maybe not in the same sentence buutttt come on.

http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd32/jorjef/imagejpg1_zps7c8b7665.jpg

[gregzz4]

This stuff HAS to be close enough. I'm sure it says balanced and ionic on the package somewhere. Maybe not in the same sentence buutttt come on.
Gimme a few minutes, I can make that bag read what you want :rolleyes:

I have fairly large colonies that appear to be happy
Honestly, I'm gonna keep using my salt buckets, and my bulk additives, and 'Damn the Torpedoes'

[jorjef]

I swear someone is loosing his mind......

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=talking%20to%20yourself

[Coralgurl]

Amazing how much brighter the tank is when one decides to do some maintenance, scrape the glass and clean light lenses....now I can see all my pretty aiptasias......:twised:

[Dearth]

Amazing how much brighter the tank is when one decides to do some maintenance, scrape the glass and clean light lenses....now I can see all my pretty aiptasias......:twised:

But under the right light aiptasia looks so pretty and "flowery" as my nieces put it

[Coralgurl]

But under the right light aiptasia looks so pretty and "flowery" as my nieces put it

Mine look like big scary stringy monsters! Big and fat too!

[spit.fire]

Gotta love paying 1100$ in deductions on 2 weeks wages... Does bc suck or are all the provinces this crappy

[Slyguy00]

I just paid 1600$ to the man for one weeks wages... Now thats some bulls**t. Imagine how much people who make lots of money pay. Scarey!

[Proteus]

Gotta love paying 1100$ in deductions on 2 weeks wages... Does bc suck or are all the provinces this crappy

It's all of Canada. Pretty sad when we pay more toward taxes than food

[Aquattro]

I just paid 1600$ to the man for one weeks wages... Now thats some bulls**t. Imagine how much people who make lots of money pay. Scarey!

Imagine how people that earn less than that gross in two weeks try to survive....

[Slyguy00]

Now thats a scarey thought. But then they wouldnt be paying the government nearly as much either.

[jorjef]

Please raise your hand if you're horrified by the first world problem of making too much money and the hardships that come along with it.

[canadianbudz604]

Too much money ain't enough money

[tlhood]

Revenue Canada wants you to prepay your taxes now, if they think you make too much money.

[Slyguy00]

Please raise your hand if you're horrified by the first world problem of making too much money and the hardships that come along with it.

:wave:

[hillegom]

Oh the joys of overtime

[mike31154]

Would be interesting to find out how many tax auditors there are at all levels of gov't. Every time a politician dreams up another tax, someone has to administer that. More public employees on handsome salaries with full benefits at the expense of we the taxpayers. But in a way, we bring it on ourselves, demanding ever more services.

Some examples of tax items on my utility bills. There are also some charges that I have trouble figuring out, not sure whether they're a tax or what.

BC Hydro - "Rate Rider @ 5% - $3.45"? What in the world is a rate rider? A tax or some nifty little cash grab by the gov't corporation? Small fee yes, but multiply that by a few million customers. This little gem is subject to GST too. On the plus side, the 'carbon tax' does not seem to apply to this utility. Thank heaven for mega dams in BC, we're not burning coal or splitting atoms to generate electricity here.... yet.

Fortis BC, Natural Gas - This one's a hoot.
Commoditiy Charges - "Midstream"? This is above the actual "Cost of Gas" line. Was ist das?
Taxes and fees - There are 4, count 'em 4 items under this heading, Franchise Fee, Carbon Tax, Clean Energy Levy and finally good old GST! Clean Energy Levy & Carbon Tax??? Seems like a double whammy to me. Please explain!

Shaw, Internet & Cable - I've recently cancelled the cable TV & use rabbit ears to pull in a single OTA HD channel. This one's pretty straight forward though, GST, PST, c'est tout.

Telus Mobile - Same as Shaw, GST, PST

On top of income tax, property tax, quarterly utility bills subject to tax items I pay to the city of Vernon, I believe there are also taxes on fuel, liquor & many other items we pretty much consider daily needs in our 1st world society. Add a monthly health care charge to my income... it all adds up. Small wonder we pay more in taxes than the other necessities.

I reckon this is why many retirees & some of our honourable Senators have residences in Mexico or other tax havens. Kudos to the savvy retirees, they've earned it. Senators? Shouldn't they be at work in the royal chamber instead of walking their dog on a beach in Mexico?

Now if the majority of these tax dollars are spent wisely it all's well. The news of corruption & misspending we see regularly on the media is cause for concern though.

Sorry, bit of a rant, have a nice weekend....

[hillegom]

Mike,
well versed

[canadianbudz604]

Telus bc/Rogers wireless: 2 of the biggest scam artists on the planet

[Slyguy00]

Telus bc/Rogers wireless: 2 of the biggest scam artists on the planet

+1 couldnt agree more

[WarDog]

You have to pay extra to live in a first world country, didn't you get the memo? :biggrin:

[Coralgurl]

Got my first electric/water shock today. Mixing nsw, added my trusty pump to the water, put my hand in to rinse my scoop and wowzers..... unplugged the pump, gave it a shake, plugged back in and zapped again.

Not a great feeling for sure. Pump has been tossed!

[Aquattro]

Got my first electric/water shock today. Mixing nsw, added my trusty pump to the water, put my hand in to rinse my scoop and wowzers..... unplugged the pump, gave it a shake, plugged back in and zapped again.

Not a great feeling for sure. Pump has been tossed!

NOW, you're a reefer :) Welcome to the club. We have a section of our club for members that have lit their houses on fire. Everyone needs something to work towards, right?? :)

glad you lived to type about it!

[spit.fire]

What kind of person gets you to let their dogs out and check up on their house while they're on vacation and doesn't leave beer in the fridge....

[daplatapus]

What kind of person gets you to let their dogs out and check up on their house while they're on vacation and doesn't leave beer in the fridge....

Amen, brother!

[mark]

Turned on my work cell after a month of holidays and see this. Guess the delete key will be getting a workout today.
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h316/das75/DSC02369_zps779c6fb3.jpg (http://s67.photobucket.com/user/das75/media/DSC02369_zps779c6fb3.jpg.html)

[jorjef]

Thanks! I guarantee if you didn't it would have lead to my third and likely final banishment. :biggrin:

[intarsiabox]

Thanks! I guarantee if you didn't it would have lead to my third and likely final banishment. :biggrin:

I resisted the urge to post as well.

[jorjef]

I resisted the urge to post as well.

Back to Words with Friends for me. I have some rube I'm soundly thrashing. No possibility of getting banned there. :lol:

[spit.fire]

Oreo? http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/09/29/eza9a9a2.jpg



Ignore the bryopsis..... I'm slowly winning the war

[Dearth]

its scary a couple of days ago I had to teach a university student how to count change when her till crashed sometimes electronics are our worst enemy

[spit.fire]

My tummy hurts

[denny_C]

:)

[Coralgurl]

First task in new position - letting someone go....awesome.....:drinking:

[gregzz4]

Oh you biatch you :lol:

Good luck with it :hug:

[Coralgurl]

Oh you biatch you :lol:

Good luck with it :hug:

Lol, it wasn't that bad. Person was useless and simply used the office as a base to do all her personal stuff rather than her job!

New role not official until Jan 1, but started transitioning!

[Masonjames]

Wow, I can't believe all the black Friday sales going on.

I really should check to see if my LFS has sales going on. I can just picture it now. 25% off on entire inventory of livestock...
No way, too good to be true. 25% off Kenya tree, 25% off frogspawn, 25% off mushrooms and 25% of blue green chromis. At that price I can buy one of each from the entire list of inventory. Oh, I hope I'm not to late. I'd hate to show up after all the good stuff was gone and only be able to get frogspawn, mushroom, Kenya tree, or blue green chromis. A deal like that would bring blue green chromis price slightly lower then powder blue tang online. Almost makes the little guy affordable.


Nope. Just called. Nothing on sale : (

[jorjef]

The stripes never change.

CLOSED.

[lockrookie]

The stripes never change.



CLOSED.


I was going to say something as well but I'm already on his "list" but I agree with you

[kien]

It is kind of sad and unfortunate that they stopped sponsoring as I found them to be a great source of ponding supplies. :-(

[jorjef]

Nothing against Pets and Ponds, I used them a lot in my freshwater days. Mikey on the other hand. :lol:

[Ram3500]

My wife almost cut her finger off today with a mixmaster :eek:

[mike31154]

My wife almost cut her finger off today with a mixmaster :eek:

Ouch. Beware motorized appliances & power tools! Belt sander almost removed the tip of my right pinkie early September. It only takes a fraction of a second of inattention. Hope she's ok & didn't have to wait too long in emergency to get fixed up.

Going off on a little rant, but I found it hard to believe what some folks that arrived before me in emergency actually considered an 'emergency'. Pinky hanging on by a piece of flesh, throbbing, bleeding & I had to wait while a lady who's scalp hurt & a guy looking to get a Dr.'s note to get off work for a leg that had already been x-rayed a week prior were looked after.

[Ram3500]

She was in a lot of pain . Luckily she had great treatment at a local clinic . She was in and out with in a hour . Eight stitches and the cut was to the bone the doctor said. The doctor even wrote her a note saying no dish washing or wrapping presents for three weeks . Oh jeez it's gonna be a few tough weeks .

[gregzz4]

Sounds pretty serious

Good thing she's got a dishwasher (you) and a personal shopper, and a present wrapper, and a etc etc :smile:

[gregzz4]

By the way, remind me not to eat whatever your wife's serving next time I'm around. Wouldn't want to eat something human :razz:

[lorenz0]

wow i missed this site and everyone on it

[kien]

wow i missed this site and everyone on it

we miss you too! I hear your former roommate has a tank for sale.. just sayin'

[yvrpilot69]

Should I get a reef tank or a PS4 for Christmas?

[lockrookie]

Should I get a reef tank or a PS4 for Christmas?


Ps 4 cheaper and less stress lol

[yvrpilot69]

lol, yeah PS4 is definitely cheaper but I get stressed out playing call of duty cause im not very good at it!

[lorenz0]

we miss you too! I hear your former roommate has a tank for sale.. just sayin'

I still have my nano going. Thinking about upgrading when I get home from the grand caymans. Diving here is amazing.

[spit.fire]

I'm really starting to hate Christmas.... Telling the wife not to spend any more money doesn't work apparently

Time to cut off the bank account

[Flash]

do many people still use canreef?!?! it's been a while since I have actually been on and looked through the threads!

[lockrookie]

I myself had taken a hiatus but I see a bunch of new and a few veteran can't refers lurkin about

[Flash]

good to know! seems like my post count has been cut in half... weird!

now to try and get back into this hobby... just need a little help!

[intarsiabox]

good to know! seems like my post count has been cut in half... weird!

now to try and get back into this hobby... just need a little help!

Any posts previously in the buy/sell forums were removed from people's post count.

[Flash]

well that would make a lot of sense! So how do we draw people back to the board seeing as they are all on fb now! lol

[gregzz4]

Just cleaned the skimmer cup and it's still working very well, unfortunately so is my gag reflex
Thanks H1N-whatever it is I have

[Myka]

Why do people always have to fill the boards with the all the crap that annoys them. It's really annoying.

Lmao! I hope this is sarcasm. If not, it's even funnier!

[Aquattro]

Lmao! I hope this is sarcasm. If not, it's even funnier!

lol

[Myka]

Wow, 18 out of the first 25 threads on the "New Posts" page are currently classifieds. :neutral: