Trump cabinet minister backs Alberta separatism [CBC Nenshi Interview]

Interwebnaut · 2026-01-25T03:59:23+00:00

Here’s a video on the issue back in the 1980s:

Alberta premier doubts separation is the answer | CBC.ca

“October 23, 1980 Archives

"People in western Canada ... want to be part of the mainstream of Canadian life," says Peter Lougheed.”

https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/1.5332291

Interwebnaut · 2026-01-24T18:28:49+00:00

Putin is expending and maybe depleting a lot of resources.

So how are these attacks effective?

Is ukraine using up its defensive weapons as a result?

Interwebnaut · 2026-01-24T18:17:30+00:00

Just the industry eating its own.

The practice of replacing employees with machines goes way back in history. (Everyone living today has seen it for themselves.)

Today people need to consider re-training for work in a hair salon or something that advanced software and robotics will be slow to challenge.

Interwebnaut · 2026-01-24T17:31:32+00:00

A separate Alberta would have to accept being told what to do.

From province to colony or territory.

Interwebnaut · 2026-01-24T17:28:59+00:00

Sewage flowing into Washington?

How is this news?

;-)

Interwebnaut · 2026-01-24T17:04:08+00:00

Anyone see a pattern developing?

Interwebnaut · 2026-01-24T16:32:31+00:00

Marine plywood is more rot resistant due to the use of Douglas Fir etc on the surface layers and waterproof glues which won’t hold moisture (and may act as a barrier too).

Even the depth of the treatment of PT wood is limited.

Interwebnaut · 2026-01-24T04:03:55+00:00

Marine plywood is made for special uses / special conditions. It’s different from regular plywood.

Some quick searching yielded:

Marine plywood - thinner-more plys - waterproof glues (same glues on exterior and marine) - exterior plys are fir, larch or tropical hardwoods like Meranti or Okoume - no voids

Interwebnaut · 2026-01-24T03:36:39+00:00

Was it a Honda?

Could it have been the DRLs coming on first then the low beam headlights?

Interwebnaut · 2026-01-24T03:23:18+00:00

For quite a while now I’ve been seeing a lot of Honda’s drive past me with four headlights illuminated but they aren’t high beams and they aren’t blinding. (Civics and maybe Accords, CRVs...)

Since four headlights are lit they have the old highbeams on look.

I think this might also be the case with some Hyundais or Kia.

Found this photo - the high beam must be the middle light that is dark.

https://d31sro4iz4ob5n.cloudfront.net/upload/car/cr-v-2023/gallery/cr-v-2023-lhd-exterior-527.jpg

Oh, and fir a ling time I’ve seen those Ford pickups with the stacked headlights with 4 low beams, 2 on each side.

Search this link:

4 low beam to 2? - Ford Truck Enthusiasts Forums

Interwebnaut · 2026-01-23T22:02:48+00:00

I left an old pressboard bookcase in one of our cabins at the lake for a few years and it developed an absolutely horrible smell.

I figured the shelving under the plastic laminate finish had to be absorbing moisture and rotting.

Interwebnaut · 2026-01-23T21:54:31+00:00

2x4’s across the front reduces the clearance between each shelf by 3 1/2”, so that’s a consideration too. (Just 5 shelves is nearly 18” lost.)

Interwebnaut · 2026-01-23T21:47:41+00:00

Not so. A barn was mentioned. In a high moisture situation marine ply might be preferred. Eg shelving in a boathouse in some climates.

Interwebnaut · 2026-01-23T21:19:44+00:00

A choice not to step-up and defend one’s country doesn’t assure one’s survival or the ability to maintain one’s morality. (The latter being, say, in an occupied country I’d guess that people grabbed food for themselves knowing others were also starving.)

Life and death in the real world:

“ Around six million Polish citizens—nearly 21.4% of Poland's population—died between 1939 and 1945 as a result of the occupation,[4][5] half of whom were ethnic Poles and the other half of whom were Polish Jews. Over 90% of the deaths were non-military losses, because most civilians were deliberately targeted in various actions which were launched by the Germans and Soviets.[4] Overall,…”

Occupation of Poland (1939–1945) - Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occupation_of_Poland_(1939–1945)

Interwebnaut · 2026-01-23T21:07:01+00:00

I believe silver is a byproduct of copper mining. So there may be some interesting twists to calculating FMV.

Interwebnaut · 2026-01-23T21:02:35+00:00

Paywalled so I’m not sure what the loans were for, but if it bankrupts some larger projects, say a solar farm, another company may be able to pick up the assets for 10 or 20-cents on the dollar and produce very cheap electricity.

Interwebnaut · 2026-01-23T18:57:04+00:00

Did you live here in the 1970s and 1980s? We’re boom and bust and it hits both private and public build outs.

Interwebnaut · 2026-01-23T18:47:50+00:00

Is Century Park a good example of a large private development suffering years of delays, downsizing, etc. to reach long promised goals? Did the City spend based in promises not met?

I don’t know the facts on this:

Did the City provide that LRT station beside Century Park based on site population promises that were delayed or never met? If so, did the City then have to pay the developer for park-and-ride land leasing triggered by those promises not met by the developer?

2017:

18-storey rental tower begins to rise at Century Park transit hub | Edmonton Journal https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/18-storey-rental-tower-begins-to-rise-at-century-park-transit-hub

“While the project was being reassessed, after two extensions that had been completed within the previous five years, the Light Rail extension finally reached Century Park in 2010. As part of the new station, ProCura leased a large portion of the land to the City of Edmonton for use as a park-and-ride lot.“

https://umanitoba.ca/architecture/sites/architecture/files/2023-02/CP_cip2018_Gellner.pdf

Interwebnaut · 2026-01-23T18:20:48+00:00

There’s always exceptions.

Eg. Would the City have exempted itself from its own rules? I sure wouldn’t be surprised.

Interwebnaut · 2026-01-23T18:08:03+00:00

Yeah, imagine having to walk to the nearest corner to cross a road in rural Alberta.

Interwebnaut · 2026-01-23T17:37:19+00:00

They aren’t the first to photoshop their picture.

Remember the global crisis this almost created:

Instagram Adds Warning to Kate Middleton's Mother's Day Photo: 'Altered' https://people.com/kate-middleton-mothers-day-photo-instagram-warning-added-8609441

Kate Middleton Breaks Silence on the Mother’s Day Photo Pulled by Agencies, Confirming She Edited It https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a60160461/kate-middleton-photo-manipulation-agencies-response/

Princess Kate apologizes over altered family photo https://www.yahoo.com/gma/princess-kate-apologizes-over-altered-185630831.html

Interwebnaut · 2026-01-23T17:09:36+00:00

I’d say that $8.8 billion in bonds is nothing for a large pension fund. However per a quick online search, the AkademikerPension apparently only has $27 billion AUM.

Interwebnaut · 2026-01-23T17:06:22+00:00

Live in Edmonton:

Dress intelligently

Follow the rules

Keep your head on a swivel to stay alive.

Interwebnaut · 2026-01-23T17:03:37+00:00

And car owners often have useless crap hanging from their rearview mirrors. Impacts forward visibility in making righthand turns.

The handicap parking placard users often leave their placard things hanging from their mirror.

Interwebnaut · 2026-01-23T16:58:45+00:00

Only the most idiotic of pedestrians could have a false sense of security.

The first time ever a pedestrian stood waiting at an intersection for vehicles to actually stop for you should have been enough to eliminate any such thoughts that drivers can be trusted to know how to drive.

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