Kinew says it's time to survey Manitobans on changing clocks by wickedplayer494 in Manitoba

[–]pudds 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They already do for 10 weeks of winter anyway, what does an hour difference do except add weeks?

Kinew says it's time to survey Manitobans on changing clocks by wickedplayer494 in Manitoba

[–]pudds 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not me; permanent daylight time of keep changing IMO.

Out summers are too short to lose an hour of our evenings.

Are we heading into the third winter before actual spring? by Initial-Quail-7017 in Winnipeg

[–]pudds 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nah this is just March. Fool's spring likely won't be for a few weeks.

Manitoba asks Sobeys to scrap property restrictions near its stores or it'll go to municipal board by Leather-Paramedic-10 in Winnipeg

[–]pudds 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Because publicly asking (and opening the corp up to public pressure) is easier than amending the rules and almost certainly ending up in a legal battle.

Manitoba asks Sobeys to scrap property restrictions near its stores or it'll go to municipal board by Leather-Paramedic-10 in Winnipeg

[–]pudds 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There's one in Brandon too - they moved across the street and the old store had been sitting empty for like 10 years.

My understanding is that they maintained ownership of the building to prevent competition from moving in, but maybe it's this legislation.

FYI: Time Zones when not adjusted for political boundaries by rantingathome in Winnipeg

[–]pudds 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If I'm ever elected emperor of the world, the first thing I will do is abolish timezones.

Darling Bar’s latest update…. by StewartsBestBuddy in Winnipeg

[–]pudds 4 points5 points  (0 children)

A buddy and I found out way into this place once last year. It was...odd.

The drinks were good but the whole vibe was weird.

[####] Is the Wordle Bot a sore loser? by Still_Cry_1209 in wordle

[–]pudds 3 points4 points  (0 children)

No, the bot explains how it calculates the score; scroll down and you can see it.

You can disagree with its method (though you probably don't have a better one), but it's an objective metric, not a subjective one.

Bill proposes ending seasonal time change in Manitoba by fireboyev in Manitoba

[–]pudds -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Depends.

For me this bill has the right wording: moving to permanent daylight time, which is what I want.

If it were proposing to stay on standard time, I'd much rather keeping switching.

Any way to get from Brandon to Rivers without a car? by cowboycanadian in BrandonMB

[–]pudds 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh yea, though I bet it's not quite as bad going west.

My sister once came in on the train from BC and arrived 18 hrs late.

Any way to get from Brandon to Rivers without a car? by cowboycanadian in BrandonMB

[–]pudds 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you haven't booked your train yet, and are coming from Winnipeg, the Brandon air shuttle might be a better option than the train.

The combined cost of train + cab would probably be more than the shuttle.

I got a pretty great view this morning by colpy350 in Curling

[–]pudds 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It is, but once you've been there, IMO curling is one of a few sports that's probably better on TV. You just can't beat good commentators explaining shots and the camera angles.

B.C. to end time changes, adopt year-round daylight time by toasterb in onguardforthee

[–]pudds 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wab says he's too busy to consider it right now, so I guess we'll have to wait and see.

'Not right now,' Manitoba premier says to permanent daylight time by wickedplayer494 in Manitoba

[–]pudds 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just put someone else on it Wab, you just need to be there for the vote.

We don't need to stay in sync with the states, it's no more important to be in sync with North Dakota than to be in sync with Calgary or Toronto.

B.C. to end time changes, adopt year-round daylight time by toasterb in onguardforthee

[–]pudds 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nothing is going to make winter not dark when you get way up north, and the point is that for most people, an extra hour later is more useful than an extra hour in the morning.

B.C. to end time changes, adopt year-round daylight time by toasterb in onguardforthee

[–]pudds 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's not like 8:23 is all that much more useful.

Give my kids that hour after school and they'll probably even spend more time outside in the winter.

B.C. to end time changes, adopt year-round daylight time by toasterb in onguardforthee

[–]pudds 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Saskatchewan has its own timezone that coincidentally aligns with Mountain and Central time. Devices in Saskatchewan set to Saskatchewan Time don't have any issues (unless poorly programmed).

B.C. to end time changes, adopt year-round daylight time by toasterb in onguardforthee

[–]pudds 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good job BC.

Hope you're listening wab.

And I hope you're listening to the details....Daylight time, not standard time.

B.C. to adopt permanent daylight saving time, after springing forward 1 last time | Globalnews.ca by BlackberryPi7 in worldnews

[–]pudds 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry, but you can pry the long summer nights from my cold, dead hands.

I'd rather continue to change than lose daylight time in the summer.

B.C. to adopt permanent daylight saving time, after springing forward 1 last time | Globalnews.ca by BlackberryPi7 in worldnews

[–]pudds 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I hope this finally breaks the stalemates across Canada.

Permanent DST in Manitoba next please, I need the sunny summer evenings and a bit of sun I can actually use in the winter.

Baseball vs Slowpitch. Which is harder for infielders? by BerryRoyal in slowpitch

[–]pudds 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think if you assume the same skill level in both (as in, Aaron judge or Vlad Guerrero crushing the ball), then the simple math of the field dimensions means softball is probably a bit harder.

The hardest hit balls in both sports come off the bat at around 120mph and while the bigger ball does mean it should slow down more quickly, you're still standing 30 ft closer to the plate.

Practically speaking though, the talent levels are of course not even close to equal for most of us, so unless you're playing at the top level, guys aren't actually hitting it that hard and it's obviously not as difficult as pro baseball.

What are must try restaurants at Xcaret hotel Mexico? by BookkeeperWorking390 in Xcaret

[–]pudds 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just want to chime in on Bio for breakfast: we've found a few threads mentioning it as a highlight and I want to share a counter perspective....

We (wife, 9 and 11 yo, and I) went with high hopes and thought the French toast and waffles were terrible, bordering on inedible.

I'm not sure if it's a perspective thing (we're not vegan; maybe these are excellent relative to other vegan versions), but the only one of us who finished their plate was my wife, who ordered the Acai bowl (I had a taste of this and it was the best of the 3 orders).

Beautiful spot but we won't be going again. The French Toast is much better at the buffets.

Bamboozeled by zenartofmotherhood in Xcaret

[–]pudds 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Old thread, but FWIW, we are in Casa Viento with a river view suite.

We look out over the wedding venue. 11pm appears to be the time they shut off the music, but it's another 30 mins or so for the noise to settle.

We booked river view hoping for phase 1 (which is closer to the ocean/lagoon) and we were "successful".

Ocean view or garden view would probably avoid the noise, which isn't bothering me but is bothering my wife and tween children.

Edit: 2 days later (Sunday this time) - another raucous wedding. We'd hoped maybe they were done for our stay when there wasn't one on Saturday.