Random Thoughts...or...What's on Your Mind?

[Avro Arrow]

So I found out this week that Canada--or more specifically, the Quebec Maple Syrup Producers organization--has a "strategic maple syrup reserve".

The only way that could be more of a Canadian cliché is if toque-wearing trained beavers brought bottles out of the reserve pile with hockey sticks... while eating poutine.

 

[JD]

Yeah, my mom told me about that a couple days ago, and it took her a little while to convince me that she was being serious, and it actually was a real thing.

 

[Worf factor9]

So I found out this week that Canada--or more specifically, the Quebec Maple Syrup Producers organization--has a "strategic maple syrup reserve".

Those Bastard Beavers!!

I'm capping off my pancake flour and buttermilk reserve forthwith.

Flip you.

 

[scotpens]

The other day I got a check in the mail for my share of the settlement amount in one of those class-action things. The check was for ninety-one cents! I mean, why do they even bother? It probably cost more than that to process, print and mail the check!

 

[galleywest]

So I found out this week that Canada--or more specifically, the Quebec Maple Syrup Producers organization--has a "strategic maple syrup reserve".

The only way that could be more of a Canadian cliché is if toque-wearing trained beavers brought bottles out of the reserve pile with hockey sticks... while eating poutine.

In the 2010s there was The Great Maple Syrup Heist, which was apparently one of the biggest heists in Canada's history, in which a huge amount of maple syrup was stolen from Quebec. They provide most of the world's maple syrup, it turns out! Who knew?! There was a great episode of the podcast Criminal about it.

 

[There Be Whales Here]

The past few days have been personified in the military doctrine of "Hurry up & wait".
Working 12 hour shifts I haven't had any free time beyond coming home to eat and sleep and felt I had so much I was neglecting and had to catch up on. Now that I have a day off, I'm actually bored and don't know what to do. WTF?!

 

[Worf factor9]

The past few days have been personified in the military doctrine of "Hurry up & wait".
Working 12 hour shifts I haven't had any free time beyond coming home to eat and sleep and felt I had so much I was neglecting and had to catch up on. Now that I have a day off, I'm actually bored and don't know what to do. WTF?!

Are you in the restaurant biz?

Cuz that will do it to you. Close, mid, open... that will totally F you up.

 

[There Be Whales Here]

Are you in the restaurant biz?

Cuz that will do it to you. Close, mid, open... that will totally F you up.

No, I could never work in a restaurant especially having to deal with both the working conditions and all the angry Covidiots that are making service workers lives a living hell and why they are hemorrhaging employees like crazy. My current assignment at my job just requires 12 hours so they can save money by not having to hire more people if they used the standard three 8 hour shifts instead. While it makes for long days, but it's also the price I pay for basically of having twice the number of days off as someone with a 9 to 5 day, so I'm not complaining too much. And at least it's both consistent hours and day work of 6A to 6P. I've had to turn down even better paying jobs because the shift times would have been either different day to day or all overnight; neither of which I want any part of at this point in my life.

 

[Worf factor9]

neither of which I want any part of at this point in my life.

I wish you well my friend. Constantly dealing with shit-heads at work is a pain in the Ass.

 

[There Be Whales Here]

I wish you well my friend. Constantly dealing with shit-heads at work is a pain in the Ass.

Which is another advantage of my current assignment that offsets the long hours and suck-ass pay is in not having to deal with other humans much since I mostly work on my own. After many years of facing the stupidity and drama of members of the public as well as some that I know would have sent me off to the undiscovered country without a second thought, it's yet another thing I no longer want a part of at this point in life's journey. Getting to make my pay in peace and quiet is something I feel I've earned.

 

[Avro Arrow]

In the 2010s there was The Great Maple Syrup Heist, which was apparently one of the biggest heists in Canada's history, in which a huge amount of maple syrup was stolen from Quebec. They provide most of the world's maple syrup, it turns out! Who knew?! There was a great episode of the podcast Criminal about it.

Now that you mention that, I think I do remember hearing about that in the news back when it happened! It was funny hearing them talk about the "street value" of maple syrup like it was some kind of illicit drug!

 

[auntiehill]

 

[Commander Troi]

Well, I think we all know how this is going to end.

It's okay. This has all happened before. And it will all happen again.

I just love how when you keep waiting for something to happen, and it doesn't happen, until you finally give up on it happening.

That's great!

So I found out this week that Canada--or more specifically, the Quebec Maple Syrup Producers organization--has a "strategic maple syrup reserve".

The only way that could be more of a Canadian cliché is if toque-wearing trained beavers brought bottles out of the reserve pile with hockey sticks... while eating poutine.

LMFAO!

 

[galleywest]

Why do they call it Excel when it doesn't excel at anything??

 

[Non Sync]

Why do they call it Excel when it doesn't excel at anything??

Because it excels at driving people crazy?

 

[There Be Whales Here]

While I have known about Alexa's vast collection of cat meows that drive our kitties crazy, I've just been informed the other day that Google's clandestine snooping servers also have a substantial assortment of fart noises the device will play upon request. Not sure the steps my wife took to find this out, but she does seem to think it's hilarious. She can be so juvenile sometimes .

 

[Worf factor9]

While I have known about Alexa's vast collection of cat meows that drive our kitties crazy, I've just been informed the other day that Google's clandestine snooping servers also have a substantial assortment of fart noises the device will play upon request. Not sure the steps my wife took to find this out, but she does seem to think it's hilarious. She can be so juvenile sometimes .

When she asks Alexa to turn on the video of lighting Farts...Duck and Cover!!!

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And yes, I've done it.

 

[There Be Whales Here]

When she asks Alexa to turn on the video of lighting Farts...Duck and Cover!!!

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And yes, I've done it.

It doesn't take an actual "hold my beer moment" for most guys to realize putting a flame near their crotch for any reason is never a good idea. Those guys are apparently not one of them.

 

[scotpens]

It doesn't take an actual "hold my beer moment" for most guys to realize putting a flame near their crotch for any reason is never a good idea. Those guys are apparently not one of them.

If they scorch their balls off, it would be Darwinism in action -- assuming they haven't already had kids.

 

[Worf factor9]

It doesn't take an actual "hold my beer moment" for most guys to realize putting a flame near their crotch for any reason is never a good idea. Those guys are apparently not one of them.

I was wearing jeans, if I had been wearing shorts...my di-lithium crystals may have fused.

Ya know the old saying, "Young, dumb and full of..." I escaped.