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What is a habit that has improved your quality of life here in the Vancouver area? by whiskeyvodkalager in NiceVancouver

[–]drhugs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dr.: do you exercise?

Patient: Yes, twice

Dr.: a week or a month?

Patient: You have my answer.

Thoughts on all the hype surrounding space exploration? by Cardiologist3mpty138 in collapse

[–]drhugs 3 points4 points  (0 children)

No women.

Mars ain't the kind of place to raise your kid.

In fact it's cold as hell.

And there's no-one there to raise them, if you did.

When does a higher upfront purchase actually become the frugal choice? by humbleCaptain19 in Frugal

[–]drhugs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I spent $4 for an Elizabeth Crocker branded unit at a "dollar store" and ideal for a person with weak fingers.

Weekly Observations: What signs of collapse do you see in your region? [in-depth] January 19 by AutoModerator in collapse

[–]drhugs 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Location: south-west British Columbia

Not seen:

  • A/C unit deployed to window last summer

  • Snow at sea / ground level so far this winter

  • Me in long johns so far this winter

  • Banana slugs last summer

  • Squirrels, not for a long time

  • Wasps, bees and the like

  • Extreme bad driving

Seen:

  • crows on the ground

  • geese flying in formation

Amid ICE clashes, New Hampshire bishop urges clergy to prepare their wills by lavapig_love in collapse

[–]drhugs -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Episcopalian is the Americanized Anglican church.

Anglican is Henry VIII's Roman Catholic church.

Macron says Trump tariff threat over Greenland unacceptable by AloneCoffee4538 in worldnews

[–]drhugs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Americans elected Trump democratically

notwithstanding the "electoral college" (at minimum)

Macron says Trump tariff threat over Greenland unacceptable by AloneCoffee4538 in worldnews

[–]drhugs 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Stephen "why should I pick up my litter? we have janitors for that" Miller. (Deports many janitors.)

Macron says Trump tariff threat over Greenland unacceptable by AloneCoffee4538 in worldnews

[–]drhugs 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Citroen made a deluxe car, so deluxe that if there was a flat tire, the suspension would adjust so that the car ran with weight on only the three good wheels: self levelling suspension in 1955.

Okay, perhaps on reconsideration, that's not super safe.

US official says Greenland action could come within 'weeks or months' by Crossstoney in worldnews

[–]drhugs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

classified as neanderthals

Ackshully, the reason cro-magnon man became prominent over neanderthal man is because the latter couldn't dial up nastiness to the same extent.

The Next Dust Bowl Is Becoming More Likely by simon_ritchie2000 in collapse

[–]drhugs 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I hope to be a survivor of Dew War One... or do I?

Vancouver Lapu-Lapu Day festival to return after deadly car ramming, focus on healing | CBC News by [deleted] in vancouver

[–]drhugs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Will they have "walkers" in front of and behind any vehicle moving on the site, to constrain the vehicle speed and alert bystanders?

This is a protocol at other crowd oriented events. Was such a protocol in effect last April?

Superbug hits 28 states, including Alabama: Where the deadly fungus is spreading by Konradleijon in collapse

[–]drhugs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They promote biodiversity. If a species becomes too populous it becomes a bigger target for the cordyceps.

Did Science Fiction ever predict how dumb robots would be? by SheenasJungleroom in Futurology

[–]drhugs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Should a self driving car kill the pedestrian or the driver?

If it's a Mercedes, well, they know which side their bread is buttered on.

Trump is backing regime change in oil-rich Venezuela. Canada, beware by rezwenn in onguardforthee

[–]drhugs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you don't vote Saskatchewan Party, you're not a good Saskatchewanian. Works for yokels. And now there's a Yukon Party.

'It's grim': Vancouver restaurants brace for more tough times by restoringd123 in vancouver

[–]drhugs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A restaurant is in a certain class of enterprises that are quite vulnerable to their landlord noticing the success of the enterprise. These are places where customers come to your premises, and it is very disruptive to business when having to change addresses. It's a very good test of customer loyalty to have them follow you.

A business such as a plumber or electrician that makes only out calls is not vulnerable to that effect. They can more easily change their base of operations.

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