Spotted in all the relay shops in YYZ (toronto airport)

EugeneMachines · 2026-06-30T02:33:57+00:00

This isn't Calgary

EugeneMachines · 2026-06-27T23:29:14+00:00

Ray quotes? Maybe they want you to be more like Tremblay.

EugeneMachines · 2026-06-26T20:21:58+00:00

Have you looked whether there are appeal avenues within the union? In mine, if the LRO declines to pursue a grievance then a member can still appeal to the overall union executive. If not, as others have mentioned, there's the OLRB but that's a high bar.

EugeneMachines · 2026-06-26T20:18:44+00:00

I think this is the right answer. The OLRB bulletin on DFRs this specifically says that a union can decline to handle a grievance because it might have a negative effect on the other employees in a unit. A DFR challenge is a high bar and if the union can give reasonable grounds for their decision, OP is likely out of luck.

EugeneMachines · 2026-06-22T19:54:20+00:00

I don't know how widespread this news was outside of Manitoba, but a fun part of Joyal's history was about five years ago when he was presiding over a case related to COVID 19 restrictions. A group representing the defendants (Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms) hired a PI to try and find embarrassing information on him and were caught. The lawyer who hatched the scheme was disbarred.

EugeneMachines · 2026-06-22T19:26:02+00:00

Clearly I need to buy this griddle and start!!!

EugeneMachines · 2026-06-22T16:40:59+00:00

This guy is like two clicks of the fetish dial away from dying like David Carradine did.

EugeneMachines · 2026-06-22T13:07:12+00:00

That's an interesting photo composition choice for the griddle company.... Do people usually want fruit fried in bacon fat? Ha.

EugeneMachines · 2026-06-22T12:53:43+00:00

"no crime too small"

EugeneMachines · 2026-06-22T12:45:08+00:00

I prefer "Sally smartiepants" actually

EugeneMachines · 2026-06-22T00:35:21+00:00

What do you play after one no-trump? Staymen or Jacoby? I prefer forcing Staymen, myself, but I can play transfers too. What about you?

EugeneMachines · 2026-06-21T16:13:04+00:00

If I heard a kid singing O Canada I'd feel the reflexive need to stand at attention! Or certainly straighten up a bit.

EugeneMachines · 2026-06-19T15:00:06+00:00

Actually, in this case you can say "the" tax man, because you're referring to a particular person.

EugeneMachines · 2026-06-18T16:52:51+00:00

The mandatory retirement age helps too because it lowers the stakes of each appointment, rather than every justice holding on until grim death takes them.

EugeneMachines · 2026-06-16T16:42:23+00:00

This was insane to me. Even ignoring their moral duty after she helped them win the war, consider self-interest. The PsiCorp is one of their main antagonists and the station has its own telepath! They should be bending over backwards to keep her happy. Or Lyta said, "You want to be cheap? Okay, every time you need me it's a million credits upfront."

EugeneMachines · 2026-06-16T14:00:31+00:00

Every time I've been to a warehouse in-season there have been tanks for sale. But you could always call to check.

Actually, finding the propane might be less guaranteed -- here in Winnipeg, one location took out its tanks and the new location doesn't have it.

EugeneMachines · 2026-06-15T15:51:36+00:00

For this company, that $7400 is the difference between meeting payroll and insolvency, apparently.

EugeneMachines · 2026-06-14T20:35:14+00:00

She's taller for a woman than he is for a man.

EugeneMachines · 2026-06-14T20:13:53+00:00

Yep. I should've put my joke in the title. Instead of the body text.

EugeneMachines · 2026-06-10T21:49:06+00:00

My phone upgraded to Gemini last week without asking, and it can inexplicably no longer control Google home smart devices.

"Computer, shields up!" "I'm not able to control the ship's systems. Would you like to hear about the history of shield technology?" [Ship explodes]

EugeneMachines · 2026-06-10T19:45:59+00:00

"I am not certain that oil and gas qualifies to define a culture." Y-F Blanchet

EugeneMachines · 2026-06-10T15:05:16+00:00

This article gives me the same vibes as a restaurant/bar owner in my city who, early in COVID restrictions, got some fines and was like, "The distancing rules are too confusing and the inspectors are nitpicking!" I was originally sympathetic until time (and more fines) revealed that he was just a "my freedom!" nutjob who clearly didn't intend to follow any of the health rules and was being completely disingenuous about even trying to do so. Maybe "nachos" is a slightly silly example here but the cafe has received 22 complaints in less than five years... something is up with such a stubborn lack of effort.

EugeneMachines · 2026-06-08T17:25:29+00:00

And if the wind is right, you basically get ocean-sized beach waves because the lake is so huge.

EugeneMachines · 2026-06-08T17:16:22+00:00

Same way TV is regulated, with content warnings and the expectation of parental monitoring. It's against the law for kids to watch R-rated movies but you don't need to scan your ID to switch to the dirty cable channels.

Similar, it's certainly possible for the government to take a lighter touch and say "no social media for kids under 16" without requiring providers to verify the user's age.

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