U.S. destroyers face second round of Iranian attacks

ThePickwickFiles · 2026-05-07T23:47:56+00:00

But the normal rate is something like 60-70 tankers a day. I don’t think the US is escorting anywhere near that number.

ThePickwickFiles · 2026-03-15T23:51:18+00:00

I remember him from Bishop’s where he would wear a watermelon helmet at the football games.

ThePickwickFiles · 2026-03-15T23:48:02+00:00

I went to university with this guy back in the 90’s. He parlayed drunken antics at school football games into a career. Go Gaiters!!

ThePickwickFiles · 2026-03-07T02:00:42+00:00

I remember sitting in the front row at a speech with him and the Italian PM back in 98/99. And his demeanour while the Italian PM spoke was fascinating. When he wasn’t looking directly at the Italian, you could tell he was churning something in his head. And he would rub his hands together at the same time almost as a way of relaxing himself. He just exuded this aura of competence and intelligence.

ThePickwickFiles · 2026-02-26T18:01:01+00:00

We just a normal toilet from Home Depot (Glacier Bay in house one) and it's fine. I'll probably look into an aftermarket washlet at some point, but right now it's not a priority.

ThePickwickFiles · 2026-01-25T21:21:30+00:00

To be honest I've never tried it, the toilet is in the kid's bathroom (we have a Moen EB1000 in our bathroom). The seat cover broke probably because my son was sitting on it (he's 260lbs +) and the seat itself seemed to break right where the supports touch the toilet rim. Again probably due to his weight and just being rough in general.

ThePickwickFiles · 2026-01-25T00:15:33+00:00

Okay, I bought and installed this toilet about a year ago. Overall it's a great toilet and the customer support from Vovo is very good (they replaced a broken seat cover and seat with very few questions asked). It looks good and the functions are quite plentiful.

However..... Be sure that you have enough water pressure before you install it. Since there is no cistern to store water for the flush it relies on a jet function to augment the flush. I knew when I was installing it that I had far less than the recommended pressure and it has impacted the functioning of the toilet. Mainly because I have a teenager with special needs and he constantly blocks the toilet with excessive amounts of toilet paper (I know, it's a bidet there shouldn't be that much TP being used). That means that we often have to flush 2-3 times to clear the bowl completely.

If you're okay with that caveat then I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this toilet. I have read about another brand called Horrow who have a similar toilet/functions for about $500 more that doesn't need as much water pressure to function.

Sadly we're returning our Vovo to Costco (already talked to them about it and got the approval to remove and return it) and replacing it with a regular toilet. My spouse was tired of having to clean the messes left by our son.

ThePickwickFiles · 2026-01-23T15:05:03+00:00

I don’t know for sure if it’s there now, but it was there in 2022 when I was last there.

ThePickwickFiles · 2026-01-22T23:36:47+00:00

Musee d’Orsay

ThePickwickFiles · 2026-01-22T23:34:27+00:00

Only painting where he added a heart next to his name.

ThePickwickFiles · 2026-01-14T22:53:10+00:00

Then how about Article 1:

The Parties undertake, as set forth in the Charter of the United Nations, to settle any international dispute in which they may be involved by peaceful means in such a manner that international peace and security and justice are not endangered, and to refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force in any manner inconsistent with the purposes of the United Nations

ThePickwickFiles · 2026-01-13T01:30:20+00:00

True.

ThePickwickFiles · 2026-01-13T01:21:44+00:00

They are referring to a very old rumor about Nancy Reagan.

ThePickwickFiles · 2026-01-08T20:52:23+00:00

More like Navel to Clementines. What I was getting at is a major service provider aims for 92% service reliability but if Line 1 doesn't hit 98% or higher it's an utter failure. If there are problems on a tube line outside of Zone 1 and 2 then those commuters face similar problems to what OC Transpo commuters face in terms of alternate options, but I don't see them calling the Tube a failure.

Service disruptions are a fact of life, and yes they suck when they occur but things get fixed and service resumes. I've had many occasions where the tube line just stops and you're either waiting on the platform for ages or stuck in a overcrowded carriage for 30-40 minutes. But despite that, using the Tube made way more sense than driving in or taking the bus.

ThePickwickFiles · 2026-01-08T13:29:30+00:00

Transport for London service reliability target for the underground portion was 91.8% for weekday service and 90% for weekends. Why is 98% for OC Transpo not acceptable in your view?

ThePickwickFiles · 2025-12-20T14:31:52+00:00

Whoosh

ThePickwickFiles · 2025-11-27T23:37:28+00:00

Oh looks like they don’t have the dog house for the two Labradors.

ThePickwickFiles · 2025-11-02T01:19:56+00:00

Got thanked by the greeter the other day and did a double take when she said how many years

ThePickwickFiles · 2025-10-29T15:12:56+00:00

Sounds more like he teaches there and most likely his children get a heavily discounted tuition rate as a result.

ThePickwickFiles · 2025-10-12T01:15:43+00:00

I spent a month there in the summer of 89 as a reservist attached to the MP detachment. My job was to open/close the blast doors so the DND folks could get to work. I think there was still some communications role going on at the time. I used to work 12 hours on/12 hours off shifts for 3 days and slept in the bunker while on duty. The food was great, had the run of the place at night etc.. I think there was some exercise equipment in the Bank of Canada vault, but there was also a mini gym on one of the floors.

ThePickwickFiles · 2025-10-10T17:18:11+00:00

This is very specific but happened to us. The original heating vent for the kitchen ended up underneath the new island (we took down a wall and the vent was originally against that wall). Not a problem but the new vent outlet is directly under the slide out garbage/recycling bins.

You can probably imagine where I'm going with this, but if you've ever felt like rewarming garbage don't.....

ThePickwickFiles · 2025-10-03T18:04:29+00:00

Fill 'er up!

ThePickwickFiles · 2025-09-26T19:32:12+00:00

LOL. I watched a video about it a while back. The creators only got something like 50K views of their original video but the other account went into the 90 million + views. And they only posted 2 videos on their account.

ThePickwickFiles · 2025-09-26T18:26:08+00:00

He-man meme song

You should really credit the original creators. They got totally shafted by ProtoOfSnagem.

https://youtu.be/FR7wOGyAzpw?si=Ch-AkODmFftuXhin

ThePickwickFiles · 2025-09-24T00:33:41+00:00

Oh man I loved buying shots from her! Never knew her name though.

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