Western Expresso

[Pinus]

Originally Posted by rrskylar

And yet living in the US for a number of years mostly after illegally over staying and then entering Canada without documentation through non official border crossings and claiming asylum or refugee status is somehow okay?!?

What are you banging on about? Why are you referencing my post in relation to asylum seekers?

[EdwardTH]

Originally Posted by rrskylar

And yet living in the US for a number of years mostly after illegally over staying and then entering Canada without documentation through non official border crossings and claiming asylum or refugee status is somehow okay?!?

Who ever said that's ok? You know most of those people get denied right....?

[pspeid]

Originally Posted by EdwardTH

Who ever said that's ok? You know most of those people get denied right....?

Sadly....tragically....the answer is "no....he doesn't"

[bomberjet]

Most of the people get deported after hearings. The other ones with legitimate claims stay. The whiny public never follow up on that part.

The latest whiner outrage today is the City fining people for not cutting their grass. So just cut your damn grass then.

[rrskylar]

Originally Posted by EdwardTH

Who ever said that's ok? You know most of those people get denied right....?

So what exactly is the point of allowing people in from the US who are undocumented (many intentionally) and who can't qualify for Canadian citizenship in the first place? It's just tax dollars to vet them anyway right!?!

[optimusREIM]

Originally Posted by bomberjet

Most of the people get deported after hearings. The other ones with legitimate claims stay. The whiny public never follow up on that part.

The latest whiner outrage today is the City fining people for not cutting their grass. So just cut your damn grass then.

Cutting one's own grass is one thing, but I've heard stories of being compelled to cut grass outside one's property line which is kind of crazy. It was a lot on a street corner and the grass beyond the fence on the main road side was outside the guy's legal property line and the city wanted to make him take care of it so he replaced it with rocks and got a massive fine.

There are legitimate concerns

[bomberjet]

That's extremely common and an expected out come of owning a corner lot. Even in old areas. Depending on where you live, half your front yard is on city property.

In old grid areas, that's not the case most of the time. But yes cut the boulevard. I don't really see why this is an issue. It's just the typical lazy people complaining about how the city is screwing them. Either cut it yourself, or pay via taxes for the city to get it cut. The whiners don't want either option. They want someone to magically just cut it.

Most of the whiners are people in new neighbourhoods who are dumfounded when they need to cut the corner area outside there fence. They're probably paying frontage levi's on the area too. It takes like 2 minutes to cut the boulevard. These are things you should be contemplating when buying property.

[pspeid]

^^ I have a friend who owned a residential lot but didn't build on it for a number of years. He was still responsible for cutting the grass on it, and if he didn't do it in time, the city would do it and bill him. He didn't complain or whine about it, just accepted that if he left grass cutting too long he would have to pay for his mistake. It's really NOT that big a deal, unless one is looking to be outraged by something.

[wardlow]

Originally Posted by pspeid

It's really NOT that big a deal, unless one is looking to be outraged by something.

I think this could be said about pretty much any CBC Manitoba news story.

[pspeid]

Originally Posted by wardlow

I think this could be said about pretty much any CBC Manitoba news story.

Yes, they certainly work hard to create indignant and outraged headlines don't they?

[bomberjet]

^Problem is the Facebook peoples eat that stuff up. I don't really frequent Facebook. But it's all full of babies and people complaining. Everything is a huge deal and Winnipeg is soooo stupid and people are terrified to go outside and blah blah blah. Actually quite depressing.

[pspeid]

Originally Posted by bomberjet

^Problem is the Facebook peoples eat that stuff up. I don't really frequent Facebook. But it's all full of babies and people complaining. Everything is a huge deal and Winnipeg is soooo stupid and people are terrified to go outside and blah blah blah. Actually quite depressing.

Yes it takes a concerted and ongoing effort to dispute this sort of nonsense. Trouble is, it provides both the easy, convenient stereotypes that lazy readers enjoy along with the self-flattering delusion of a wisdom and comprehension others lack. In other words they eat up the lie "they're all stoopid and I'm so smurt! "

[bomberjet]

And by babies I meant the little people who are just born. Not cry babies.

My biggest concern would be the heavy anti Trudeau posting I see, which is warranted sure haha See his latest boxed water gaffe.

But it's so anti Trudeau, everyone is defaulting to Conservatives and fearless leader Scheer. When I would not want that dipshit to be in power either. He'd probably be worse, along the lines of Orange guy. I dislike politics for these reasons. Partisan junk.

[buzzg]

People should be happy they get all that boulevard space in front of their houses without having to pay property taxes it. Cut it. You knew the rules when you bought the property, and if you (somehow) didn't – that's on you.

[optimusREIM]

Originally Posted by bomberjet

And by babies I meant the little people who are just born. Not cry babies.

My biggest concern would be the heavy anti Trudeau posting I see, which is warranted sure haha See his latest boxed water gaffe.

But it's so anti Trudeau, everyone is defaulting to Conservatives and fearless leader Scheer. When I would not want that dipshit to be in power either. He'd probably be worse, along the lines of Orange guy. I dislike politics for these reasons. Partisan junk.

How is Scheer even remotely close to Trump? Say what you will about Trump but the dude's got a spine and is actually getting lots of what he campaigned on done. Scheer is way too wishy washy to be lumped into the same category and it would be basically business as usual in a Scheer government. He's basically the most innocuous politician ever, no personality at all.

[bomberjet]

Racist, homophobic, etc, etc, etc. He's a wanna be Trump. No platform, nothing. Just making the opponent look as bad as possible.

Trump is getting zero done by the way. He takes credit for a lot of stuff but actually hasn't done much. Everything he says is a lie. Putin owns him. What else should we say about Orange?

[optimusREIM]

Originally Posted by bomberjet

Racist, homophobic, etc, etc, etc. He's a wanna be Trump. No platform, nothing. Just making the opponent look as bad as possible.

Trump is getting zero done by the way. He takes credit for a lot of stuff but actually hasn't done much. Everything he says is a lie. Putin owns him. What else should we say about Orange?

Alright well clearly reasonable discussion isn't gonna happen here. bye

[borkborkbork]

Today in rich, frothy irony:

Ken Zaifman has appealed the subdivision of a lot in Tuxedo because it would negatively affect his neighbourhood's amenities and desirability.

The same Ken Zaifman who owns the St Charles, and who is currently overseeing its obvious demolition-by-neglect.

[esquire]

Originally Posted by borkborkbork

Today in rich, frothy irony:

Ken Zaifman has appealed the subdivision of a lot in Tuxedo because it would negatively affect his neighbourhood's amenities and desirability.

The same Ken Zaifman who owns the St Charles, and who is currently overseeing its obvious demolition-by-neglect.

Good grief. If only he held himself to his own standards.

[EdwardTH]

Originally Posted by esquire

Good grief. If only he held himself to his own standards.

Is there any legitimate reason the city hasn't taken the St Charles away from him yet?