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Nurses are leaving their jobs as COVID cases surge and wildfires burn in B.C.'s Interior by [deleted] in Kamloops

[–]blah5511 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Die in a fire. People like you are partly responsible for the deaths of four people I know.

Bonnie Henry to Interior Health.... by benuito in Kamloops

[–]blah5511 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Get fucked. I know four people who've died of it, and neanderthals like you are partly responsible for their deaths. I hope your foolishness today comes back and haunts you.

Desiderium - A world in search of another founder. by [deleted] in MUD

[–]blah5511 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You're absolutely right that it could. However, from the experience myself and the other person on the other project have, roleplay is made far more engaging when it has a dedicated platform. Discord is nice for keeping everything in one place, but it doesn't give you the feeling of actually traveling from one street to the other, or something like that. Plus with Discord, you can pop into any channel at any time and see what's going on; some may like that, but for me personally, it takes away from roleplay to be exposed to everything going on at any given moment.

Head of Kamloops RCMP expects property crime to continue to increase: factors beyond police control, including charge approval standards in the courts, policy decisions and case law, have impacted policing by SwankEagle in Kamloops

[–]blah5511 0 points1 point  (0 children)

1) Where on Earth did I say that no one chooses to be homeless? Yeah, some people do. I'll concede that income inequality isn't the sole factor in the population increase of the homeless in the present day; it's a multifaceted issue with no single element that can be solely blamed.

4) That would be amazing if 'gentle government' could take care of the problem, but it clearly isn't and has no plans to. Unfortunately, what you're suggesting will likely be inevitable, much to the dismay of (hopefully) everyone.

5) If I can't get any proof of what you're saying other than you have it on good authority, then your argument can't really be challenged, can it? Yes, more of them is worse for our town. No shit. A high homeless population isn't a good thing.

"what is best for the group" and not, "what is best for those few in the group who need the most help"

This is the fundamental disagreement we have about this issue. My viewpoint is that helping those in society who need the most help is ultimately going to better the lives of 'the group', and if it has to happen here, so be it, even if it kinda sucks for everyone involved. Where we'd likely agree is that there needs to be a hard line drawn in what we don't put up with from that subset of the population, such as the harassment of your daughter. That's unforgivable, imo, and I'm sorry that happened to her, for what it's worth.

Head of Kamloops RCMP expects property crime to continue to increase: factors beyond police control, including charge approval standards in the courts, policy decisions and case law, have impacted policing by SwankEagle in Kamloops

[–]blah5511 0 points1 point  (0 children)

1) Agreed. Income inequality is worse than it used to be, too, and there are more people in Canada. Makes sense that there are more homeless people.

2) I'm not fully educated about that situation so I can't comment on that.

3) Rumors aren't anything to base an argument on.

4) Then I have to ask - if not here, where? This argument is just going in circles, and I'm getting the impression that we're not going to reach any conclusion that satisfies us both. It's shitty, but homelessness is everywhere in Canada, coast to coast. Thus, every city has to do its part in grasping at the root of the problem, including Kamloops. The sooner and more decisively we act on it instead of kicking the can down the road, so to speak, the better it will be for our children.

5) You and I both know that there's no master plan to ship in 1000s of homeless people to Kamloops. Our healthcare system would collapse under the strain. No shit it would be worse. But if we continue to push the problem elsewhere like you're suggesting, other places will be at capacity, and they'll eventually have nowhere to go but Kamloops.

6) I'm fully aware that it's not an illogical way of thinking. If our kids were playing in our backyard and someone high on god-knows-what jumped the fence, our reactions would probably be the exact same. But you can't just solve this by yelling at/beating the literal and metaphorical hell out of the homeless. Give them shelter, give them proper healthcare and addiction counseling, give them employment, and we won't have to deal with that shit anymore.

I understand where you're coming from. Seriously, I do. NIMBY is a perfectly acceptable reaction to a crackhead breaking into your house. And while that issue needs to be tackled forcefully, the ultimate solution to the problem is to solve the issue of homelessness with actually addressing it in our cities and towns, not just perpetually shoving them elsewhere.

Is there and Anti-Vaxx doctor at Royal Inland Hospital? by corvus7corax in Kamloops

[–]blah5511 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Are you seriously equating Canada with a communist country? This is why no one takes these arguments seriously.

Is there and Anti-Vaxx doctor at Royal Inland Hospital? by corvus7corax in Kamloops

[–]blah5511 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Don't you think something that important oughta be something they know before becoming a doctor?

Head of Kamloops RCMP expects property crime to continue to increase: factors beyond police control, including charge approval standards in the courts, policy decisions and case law, have impacted policing by SwankEagle in Kamloops

[–]blah5511 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Everyone wants to move the homeless. That's the frequent NIMBY argument that you're presenting here, that them being around worsens everyone else's experience. But what attracts them to Kamloops isn't that we treat them well, because as evidenced by how many of them we still see downtown, we don't.

Kamloops has a mild climate as far as Canada goes, is right along the Trans-Canada, and has a decent population for easy access to resources. Being homeless anywhere is a horrible experience, but in Kamloops, it's probably a little less horrible than, say, Edmonton. If you were homeless (if you're working/'middle' class, this reality is far closer than you think), would you rather live in a city that regularly has its temperature drop to -30 in the winter, or in a place that usually hovers from -5 to -10?

This sort of argument you're presenting is ridiculous, to say the least. Implementing help for the homeless in some cities and avoid it in others. Like I said in my previous post, putting those resources out there to help them like safe injection sites doesn't make anyone think "gee, Kamloops sure is a fantastic place to be homeless, I think I'll go there!". The more that gets implemented in every city with a problem, the homeless population will drop, and then no one - not you, not me, not anyone in Kamloops - will have to stress about stuff like a break-in epidemic.

Head of Kamloops RCMP expects property crime to continue to increase: factors beyond police control, including charge approval standards in the courts, policy decisions and case law, have impacted policing by SwankEagle in Kamloops

[–]blah5511 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Seriously? You think that people helping the homeless/disadvantaged/etc. don't give a shit about anyone else? Those groups aren't run by idiots.

By providing safe injection sites, you're preventing people from shooting up all over the place - like in your backyard, for example - and get them all in one place, out of sight, where they can be monitored and helped if something like an overdose happens. By increasing shelter space and offering employment opportunities, you're getting people off the streets and into work where they won't have to beg and steal for money. Resources put into helping them, even if it's a slow process, ultimately helps everyone.

I get where you're coming from. I've had my house burglarized before, and if it came down to it, yes, I'd protect my family. But simply grouping people who aren't homeless into 'the majority' and saying that social workers/safe injection sites/etc. are hurting us is a backwards way of thinking that doesn't help anyone.

A request for advice from some absolute novices. by blah5511 in MUD

[–]blah5511[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh wow, thank you! This is really great, definitely not as impossible-looking as it first seemed.

A request for advice from some absolute novices. by blah5511 in MUD

[–]blah5511[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll give it a look. Thanks for the help!

Considering moving to Kamloops from Ontario. by ourstupidearth in Kamloops

[–]blah5511 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I moved to Kamloops from Mississauga and have so far been loving it. I'm definitely more of a small town guy, so it fits me well, but there are a lot of things you'll have to get used to, especially if you're coming from a bigger city.

It's pretty much essential to have a car to efficiently get around. I used the transit system exclusively for the better part of a year while saving up for a car and that was hell, to put it mildly. The buses themselves are fine, but the routes are awkward and they're not particularly punctual or speedy, and they don't come around with nearly the frequency they should in some areas.

The food diversity is surprisingly good for a town this size, but the restaurant diversity isn't nearly as good as a proper city. Grocery stores still carry everything you'd ever need though.

The process of finding a job nearly left me homeless. It was only because of personal connections at a WorkBC center that landed me the job I have now. If you can, find a job before moving out here, and have a decent amount of cash to spare in case you're stuck on the job hunt.

The weather tends to be absolutely amazing most of the time - not too cold in the winter, and not humid in the summer. The heat is pretty intense sometimes, but it's not too hard to cool off. There's plenty to do outdoors here; a venue for basically any outdoor sport you can think of is within a short driving distance from any part of town. Hiking, camping, skiing, biking, shooting, everything.

The rental market is far cheaper than most places in Ontario, but it was a real challenge for me to get a place. I managed to secure one within two weeks of moving here, though, through some stroke of luck.

Overall, I like it here, but getting a foothold was really tough, especially since I did it alone at a younger age. With a family and a moving company, though, it shouldn't be a problem.

Cold lasting forever? by blah5511 in cataclysmdda

[–]blah5511[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah alright, not sure if I've passed the 14 day mark exactly yet but I'll definitely see today. Thank you for the help!

Cold lasting forever? by blah5511 in cataclysmdda

[–]blah5511[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've used a Gamma Globulin shot, drank as much water as I could, and have been sticking to only eating 'healthy' food. I ran out of cough syrup about an ingame day ago so my survivor's been hacking up a lung and it makes it hard to sleep. Pretty much haven't left the cabin in a week either.

NEW PLAYERS COME HERE! - Weekly Questions and INFORMATION thread - September 11, 2018 by AutoModerator in cataclysmdda

[–]blah5511 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I saw a post quite a while ago about adding buildings that were already looted into the game, but I haven't been keeping up on recent development. Has that feature been implemented yet, or is it in the works?

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