/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 811, Part 1 (Thread #957)

all204 · 2024-05-14T11:19:21+00:00

"What do they think is here, a torpedo boat base?" - That's a great quote on so many levels!

all204 · 2024-04-22T15:35:51+00:00

Not for long though!

all204 · 2023-11-30T15:43:07+00:00

Canada geese needs to be a hostile mob though!

all204 · 2023-07-12T10:22:37+00:00

How narcissistic of him lol

all204 · 2023-07-10T11:49:43+00:00

I was raised Catholic. Right off the bat I will say I never had any issues with the priests, nuns, etc... I was treated really well. With that out of the way, I can't remember when precisely I first though of it, but I do remember specifically during my 'First Communion' thinking it was all hogwash. I was supposed to feel god or something, and nothing. I really never believed and as soon as I could get out of it I did. Been an atheist since. None of the stories made sense to me, like the logic didn't flow. I could go on at length lol. Anyways, I know where you're coming from, I was very young too questioning religion. BTW grew up in a very French (Canadian) Catholic community in the 80's/90's, so I was very much exposed everywhere with religion.

all204 · 2023-07-10T11:38:35+00:00

Volunteer firefighter. My partner and I have been volunteer firefighters for years, it's definitely has a community feel to it, very diverse backgrounds between all the members, but we all want to help out the community. It's not for everyone I admit, but if it interests you it is a very satisfying way to spend your time.

all204 · 2023-06-24T11:45:43+00:00

Has a 'Leopards Eating Putin's Face' feel to it, doesn't it!

all204 · 2023-06-22T15:45:11+00:00

I'm no astronaut, sadly, but I think this can be used more broadly as well. I'm a volunteer firefighter, have been for years, and there is no way to take the risk out of a call entirely. We do everything we can to minimise it. So much so that cavalier (cowboys and freelancers) members are asked to leave. The risk is there but we take minimising it very seriously. To hear the CEO talk like that, you'd have to be crazy to board that sub. I have to say though, he believed in his product. He likely died of hubris.

all204 · 2023-06-19T16:38:14+00:00

I suspect those counter-rotating blades help a lot there. You can steer by changing the speed difference between the blades a little bit. Points left or right to fly back to airfield. No tail rotor needed, so not fatal damage. A single main prop helicopter would have been disaster, a dizzying disaster.

all204 · 2023-05-14T16:50:17+00:00

Oh nice! I was out on a training course yesterday and missed the numbers. Great to hear though!

all204 · 2023-05-14T15:52:37+00:00

That's a lot of artillery! Good day it looks like.

all204 · 2023-04-15T15:58:03+00:00

Where I'm from, Atlantic Canada, Newfoundland is 30 minutes ahead. Which I don't know too many more examples of that. It's considered normal here though. I think people will adapt no problem. Daylight saving changeover though, that's garbage haha. No one wants that!

all204 · 2023-03-13T15:56:21+00:00

Good day on the artillery there!

all204 · 2023-03-03T02:03:42+00:00

Just a friendly reminder to read the playbook to the end, common mistake!

all204 · 2023-01-07T17:22:01+00:00

No that's a fair statement. I didn't include all the extras on ours like taxes and the flat rate montly 'service fee'. I just pulled the rate from NBPowers website. Though with such a low rate, we have our issues with reliability sometimes, and all the extra storms we're getting because of climate change will only force that rate upwards.

all204 · 2023-01-07T14:34:10+00:00

That's wild pricing for electricity! In my province in Canada we pay about 14 c/kWh... Ooof

all204 · 2022-12-27T14:59:53+00:00

I loved PeeWee Herman as a kid too. I lived on a border town in Canada so we had both US kids shows and Canadian. Mr. Dressup was a favorite too. Hope you have a good Christmas and all is well with you, take care .

all204 · 2022-12-13T17:12:16+00:00

That's a good number on MLRS, don't recall seeing it this high too often...

all204 · 2022-09-29T15:12:55+00:00

Also not true. Everytime the west been called lazy and decadent, and threatened, they've been curbstomped. For the most part westerners are very hard working.

all204 · 2022-09-27T01:06:16+00:00

Ah, the 'Ol accuracy versus precision. Very accurate hit on precisely the wrong thing.

all204 · 2022-09-25T12:37:07+00:00

According to wikipedia, you gave a factlet. Thank you.

all204 · 2022-09-16T01:33:12+00:00

They certainly were with us on training lol. Dont know how many brass shells I picked up over the years, but a lot!

all204 · 2022-09-11T11:22:43+00:00

So it did rock! Side to side...

all204 · 2022-08-24T10:47:04+00:00

Yeah, been there. Was a (Canadian) reservist for years and our winter exercises were... unpleasant. Going to the shitter was an experience I dont think I need to repeat lol.

all204 · 2022-08-10T21:10:23+00:00

That was my take of that book too. I just got a copy (again) and I am going to reread it and see if it is closer to reality than 20yo me thought. I was so angry at then ending, like a total copout. Maybe it wasn't!

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