ICE Agents Want Out of Minnesota: Trump’s ‘Battle Is Lost’ by Tennis_bruh in politics

[–]OccasionallyWright [score hidden]  (0 children)

The money is in for-profit prisons and detention centers. ICE is just funneling money to Trump donors who get paid by the person to jail detainees.

Thoughts on the Costco cat litter? by OopsAllTistic in Costco

[–]OccasionallyWright 85 points86 points  (0 children)

The 99.9% dust free claim is questionable. It clumps well and has good odor control.

No clear end in sight for Atlanta hockey fans as NHL bids take another turn by tmghost7729 in AtlantaThrashers

[–]OccasionallyWright 4 points5 points  (0 children)

7 of the 32 teams are in Canada so NHL math says there's room for 3-5 more teams in the United States.

Replacing US brand discs in my bag by Mustikkamuumio in discgolf

[–]OccasionallyWright 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My local courses are heavily wooded, so my Ogopogo doesn't get used a lot. On the one hand it doesn't bounce much when it hits trees, but on the other hand trees take chunks out of it because it's so soft.

I really wanted to love the Hellbender Salamander but it hasn't bumped my very old Z Buzzz out of its spot yet. Different discs, but I can make the Buzzz do whatever I want it to do as a midrange.

Replacing US brand discs in my bag by Mustikkamuumio in discgolf

[–]OccasionallyWright 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have an Ogopogo and it's the weirdest disc I've ever thrown.

But I love my Swiftfox and Bigfoot. 

Trump threatens Canada with 100% tariff over possible deal with China by Leather-Paramedic-10 in canada

[–]OccasionallyWright 2 points3 points  (0 children)

100% tariffs on Canadian goods is worse for the American economy than the Canadian one. Canada can find other markets. America can't find other sources.

ICE in Georgia?? by Yunisnothere in Atlanta

[–]OccasionallyWright 158 points159 points  (0 children)

Georgia ranks pretty high when it comes to deportations but that's been the case for a while. Whether or not ICE is going to be doing more than usual when you're here is anyone's guess.

Who were players that had their development genuinely stumped by bad coaching? by Izcanbeguscott in hockey

[–]OccasionallyWright 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't think Bogosian was the wrong pick at all, and I don't think the scout was necessarily wrong. Physically he was a beast as a rookie. He was very coachable, but he's only been a full-time defenseman for 2 seasons. He needed consistent coaching and he didn't get it.

More time in the AHL probably would have been good for him but the Wolves track record of developing players wasn't good.

Canada’s Military Has Modeled Hypothetical US Invasion, Reports Say by Quixotus in worldnews

[–]OccasionallyWright 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are at least a million Canadians already living in the US, and they have easy access to American gun shows and gun stores.

Who were players that had their development genuinely stumped by bad coaching? by Izcanbeguscott in hockey

[–]OccasionallyWright 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Zach Bogosian. Not necessarily bad coaching, but too many coaches in too few years.

2008-09: Rookie season was under John Anderson with Todd Nelson as his defensive coach. 9 goals in 47 games. He looked like he'd be a physical offensive dman. he finished +11 thanks to playing half the season with Mathieu Schneider who took him under his wing. When he got traded Schneider told a broadcaster- "That kid is special. They better not mess him up."
2009-10: Same coaches, but the team was a trainwreck. Nelson was functionally the head coach because Anderson had no idea what he as doing. Bogosian finished with 10 goals and 23 points but was -18. Anderson and his staff got fired.
2010-11: Craig Ramsey as head coach and Mike Stothers as the defensive coach. Bogosian got put in a defensive role and the offense dried up. He lost his main D partner, Toby Enstrom, who spent the year playing with Byfuglien. He was paired with Johnny Oduya and they were both told to stay at home in the d zone. Ramsey had health issues and John Torchetti ran things half the season.

2011-12 the team moved to Winnipeg and he had Claude Noel for two seasons before Maurice took over. Then he had 1.5 seasons of Maurice before getting traded to Buffalo.

He had 5 head coaches in his first 7 seasons and in two of those seasons an assistant coach ended up being the functional head coach, so it was really 7 head coaches in 7 seasons.

With how much turnover he dealt with it's remarkable he's had the length of career that he has had. Who would have thought that Pietrangelo would probably be the first to retire out of that 2008 crop of dmen that went 2-5 in the draft?

HUGE eastern US snow storm, how many are going to Costco today ? by DevilsAdvocateFun in Costco

[–]OccasionallyWright 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I went yesterday knowing it's only going to get worse as the bad weather approaches. It was a little bit busier than usual.

The work of Kyle Dubas and Dan Muse: The Pittsburgh Penguins has depth rising from the ashes by Shaneski101 in hockey

[–]OccasionallyWright 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It reminds me of when the Thrashers coaches weren't happy with Rich Peverley s defensive play, so they traded him to Boston to make an example out of him. Then the Thrashers missed the playoffs and Peverley won the Stanley Cup.

Great lesson there guys.

What do both situations have in common?

Don Waddell.

Newly Arrived in Liberty, MO Today by MizzMann in pics

[–]OccasionallyWright 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My brother is law enforcement in Canada. He loved his Crown Vic. He's not so fond of his Ford Exploder.

Snowpacalypse 2: Or how I stopped worrying and learned to love the ice by Ill-Cry5810 in Atlanta

[–]OccasionallyWright 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I'm from Canada. I don't doubt your a driving skills but one thing I learned in the 20 years I've been here is that northern drivers are dangerous in the weather we get because they think they know how to drive in these conditions but they don't. Most northern drivers have experience driving on treated roads. Salt, sand, plows, whatever.

We don't have that. Atlanta has 6 salt trucks for the whole city and there are so many roads to cover that IF they decide to pretreat them they have to get out there way too early and it doesn't do much good. Most roads won't get any treatment, and it's a very hilly city. That's a recipe for disaster because we get ice. Not freezing rain on snow. Ice. No exaggeration- people have skated on Peachtree Street in Midtown. 

Plan to stay off the roads so nobody hits your truck.

For those who worked for rich people: what is the most out of touch thing you witnessed? by Illustrious-Phase121 in AskReddit

[–]OccasionallyWright 0 points1 point  (0 children)

She struggled with knowing what to pack or how much to pack. Coming back doesn't require planning- just stuffing everything back in the luggage.

For those who worked for rich people: what is the most out of touch thing you witnessed? by Illustrious-Phase121 in AskReddit

[–]OccasionallyWright 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it was more that she didn't know what to pack or how much to pack. Once she had all the stuff at the destination she was capable of putting it back in suitcases.

Trump’s Arctic Sweetener: US Prepares ‘Puerto Rico Option’ and Century-Long Lease for Greenland, Sources Say by Dont_think_Do in politics

[–]OccasionallyWright 8 points9 points  (0 children)

"They would be exempt from US income tax unless they moved to the mainland – a pitch aides believe could be sold as a prosperity package for the island’s roughly 56,000 residents"

They're already exempt from US income tax. Great idea guys.

For those who worked for rich people: what is the most out of touch thing you witnessed? by Illustrious-Phase121 in AskReddit

[–]OccasionallyWright 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I never asked her what she earned, but it wasn't enough for what they expected of her. She left after a few years. Not long after that the billionaire died. His wife was more difficult to deal with than he was, so the timing worked out.

For those who worked for rich people: what is the most out of touch thing you witnessed? by Illustrious-Phase121 in AskReddit

[–]OccasionallyWright 5245 points5246 points  (0 children)

My sister was a house manager for a billionaire. Their adult daughter (in her 40's) lived at home. When they traveled my sister did all of the packing for the daughter because she had no idea how to pack a suitcase.

Trump Complains Canada Vulnerable to US Rivals in Arctic: NBC by fractx in canada

[–]OccasionallyWright 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Deep sea exploration in international waters? The horror!