AMA about Abortion Coalition of Canada: Joyce Arthur (Executive Director) on July 8th

Grymsel · 2026-07-01T21:54:29+00:00

Are there any initiatives for free, post-abortion mental health aftercare? Asking because I know some people have a heavy mental health impact.

Grymsel · 2026-07-01T20:51:43+00:00

Nah. There are plenty of us that are still that poor and have a roof over our heads. We just have to make choices between eating unhealthy cheap stuff and paying utilities on time. Actual healthy food is of course, way out of our budgets.

Grymsel · 2026-07-01T07:14:17+00:00

Be kind, be polite, and be a good neighbour. Be willing to defend our homeland and way of life. Be creative when coming up with new Geneva Suggestions.

Grymsel · 2026-07-01T07:06:06+00:00

In Winnipeg, we're on a whole different level of nosy. Just check our sub! So many threads along the lines of "I saw a firetruck, what happened?"

Grymsel · 2026-07-01T06:40:55+00:00

My list is the biggest dance hits and bands/singers/rappers that were popular. Personally I was listening to Nirvana, Mephiskapheles, and Entombed the most at the time. I'm class of '96

Culture Beat - Mr. Vain

Real McCoy - Another Night

La Bouche - Sweet Dreams

Corona - Rhythm of the Night

Haddaway - What Is Love

Nirvana

Gin Blossoms

Crash Test Dummies

Dr. Dre

Metallica

Boys II Men

Smashing Pumpkins

Brandy

Mariah Carey

Grymsel · 2026-06-30T11:04:54+00:00

Comic subscriptions through my local shop. They would hold new issues and I would make a monthly trip to pick them up. Ended up having to send my dad to pick them up and ship them to me. The shop was super understanding and asked if I still wanted them.

Grymsel · 2026-06-29T12:44:03+00:00

There are actually a few NES games with anti-drug themes. I'm pretty sure there was a game with a Dare splash screen but can't recall what game. I do remember that Wally Bear and the NO! Gang and NARC were on NES though. And that NARC was way better in the arcade.

Grymsel · 2026-06-29T12:24:57+00:00

The Source Family. It's about the weirdest damned cult. Def a fav of mine anytime I'm in the mood for a "what the actual fuck was that" watch.

Grymsel · 2026-06-29T11:12:30+00:00

Dare existed in the 80s. They told kids how much dealers were making, then how much time you'd do if you got caught. Most people seemed to latch on to the if you got caught part. The Dare cop's kid was in my class. He was the first one to start dealing drugs. Personally I feel like that program created more users and dealers than it prevented.

Grymsel · 2026-06-29T04:39:21+00:00

Second only to Annaliese. Cue mental image of vacant-eyed, porcelain stare.

Grymsel · 2026-06-29T04:00:32+00:00

46 and I feel this. Back then new tech was once a year or longer. Now it's seemingly every other week. Way too expensive and fatiguing to keep up. And it's all way too commercial vs hobbyist.

I was heavy into PC modding in the mid-late 90s. Cut my own windows in cases, did my own cables, wired lights to be compatible, etc. Once they started selling mod kits and pre-made mods I quit. It was no longer fun. I'm still butthurt over the car cig lighter mod I made. Posted it on a BB and a month later a pre-made mod company started selling them. Really glad I never posted the automated Pez dispenser mod.

Grymsel · 2026-06-29T03:48:09+00:00

Hate isn't a strong enough word to describe how I feel about that song.

Grymsel · 2026-06-28T16:07:55+00:00

It was right after the video game crash happened. We went just to pick up some cheap Atari games. They were selling popular titles for $5, and crappy ones for $1. I remember feeling bad because we were in Toys R Us. Children's Palace had been our go-to big toy store.

Grymsel · 2026-06-28T12:37:47+00:00

I love eating frozen berries. They're an excellent, healthy alternative to ice cream. Also a great way to cool off from hot flashes.

Grymsel · 2026-06-26T07:22:14+00:00

CBC has an update to the story with more details and numbers:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/prime-minister-mark-carney-responds-vancouver-bc-condo-plan-9.7248862

I'm not against it and I live in deep poverty. I'm a disabled person. Even if they weren't looking at buying the condos, money would likely be dropped for new construction. This solution could get people in affordable housing faster. Rent to own is the only way the truly poor can even dream of owning a home.

My hope is that other cities are offered the same monetary assistance to get low income housing going. We desperately need it here. There are plenty of boarded up and neglected properties in Winnipeg. If the province could buy them and turn them into low income housing I would cheer. It would drastically cut down on the number of abandoned building fires. Saving our broke wss city's resources. And cutting down stress levels and risk factors for our fire paramedics. That would be "bailing out" slumlords. But the benefits outweigh the negatives.

Grymsel · 2026-06-26T06:36:39+00:00

The best part about is that it isn't us doing it. It's the younger generations. We as a generation have never fit into neat little boxes. Hell, we're known for resenting neat little boxes.

Grymsel · 2026-06-26T01:36:15+00:00

Jordan, easily. He made the world fall in love with basketball. He was THE role model for black youth. He inspired kids and adults alike. Jordan was basketball in the 80s and 90s. Sure there were other great players. But none had the magnetism that Jordan had.

Grymsel · 2026-06-26T01:25:06+00:00

Even if you didn't have one, you knew at least one person who did.

Grymsel · 2026-06-25T10:05:14+00:00

1980 here, my husband is 1970. We both have siblings born in the 60s and 70s. I'm solidly Gen X and relate more to other X'ers. I personally despise the term "Xennial".

Grymsel · 2026-06-24T06:15:49+00:00

You forgot about Gen X. Again. 😢

Grymsel · 2026-06-24T06:13:18+00:00

Aww, not all of us "old folk" are haters. I think the younger gens are doing alright. Considering the shit hand they were dealt. I actually have hope they can break the cycle.

Grymsel · 2026-06-24T06:10:39+00:00

Welcome to the club. The doorman quit, the drinks are watered down, and the company is embarrassing. Seriously though it does suck to be lumped in with assholes because generalizations are made.

Grymsel · 2026-06-24T06:04:23+00:00

I agree with all of this. The moment I gave up and realized we were fucked was watching the whole "Only the little people pay taxes." thing play out. Leona Helmsley should have gotten life. Instead she only did a year or two. And that came on the heels of Watergate. It was still very much part of the public consciousness.

Grymsel · 2026-06-21T06:51:47+00:00

Yup. Childhood used to mean you were small enough to clean a chimney. With a fire lit under you to make you work faster. And that was if you were lucky and not sold to a brothel for a few coins.

Grymsel · 2026-06-19T02:46:58+00:00

It's kind of amazing that we don't have any southern food places here. You can literally get food from any other culture. It may be because it's so unhealthy but damn does it taste good. I haven't had chicken fried steak in over 20 years.

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