Phil_314

This is the only site for communication. Guess I take it to the extreme - don't even have an IPhone!

Concerned all this speed/convenience isn't good for humanity, in general. Of course, living abroad it can be(& often is) a lifeline for many.

Maybe as Clapton sang.."It's In The Way That You Use It"?

Often think back(& badly miss) the way folks were in the 1970's & 80's..kinder, gentler.. seemingly less stressed.

Correlation/causation? Don't know...

Nah, I love memes and for a lot of folks it's the only way I can say connected to them 

Get off facebook, And advise all to stay away from tiktok lol. Rest are whatever

Yes, but one of those players is elite and the other one is Curry.

maroon has won 3 stanley cups, curry has won 4 nba titles, what am I missing?

It appears that Patrick Maroon's kryptonite is Corey Perry...

Powers of Corey Perry >>>>> Powers of Patrick Maroon

hard pass...can't play D and is small. We have Quinn Hughes who is small and can play D, we have Rathbone who is smaller and learning to play much better D, no room or need for a purely offensive dman. We need big RD, who stay at home, are physical and cheap.

Maybe Draisaitl. Maybe.

Draisaitl

Life came around and it knocked me down but I’m back on my feet

How often: all the time

Independence after marriage: 

Shodoshima was magical for my family - we accidentally chose it, and it turned out to be so much fun as it was an unexpected, relaxing change of pace to modern and fast Japan. First of all, the island is beautiful - you get the beach and the mountains. I recommend watching the movie Twenty-Four Eyes before going there. Once in Shodoshima, visit the set for the movie. Definitely go and spend time with the wild monkeys - try feeding them and experience them jumping all over you! Walking on Angel Road was pretty cool as you can access the smaller island only on low tide. Go to Shodoshima Oliver Park and take pictures with the beautiful architecture as well as jumping on a broomstick kinda like the Studio Ghibli anime Kiki's Delivery Service. 

@Phil_314...different places for different reasons.

When I was single, I loved the Caribbeans (Nassau, Bahamas and Cancun, MX were my favorites in my 20's and 30's - there is amazing warm scuba water diving available, if you like those kind of activities).

Since I've been married, Munich, Costa del Sol, Paris, London, Frankfurt, Naples have been some of our favorite spots.  Also, I used to travel to South Africa and Namibia on business a quarterly basis, and cities like Cape Town are very interesting (dangerous in certain parts, but safe for the most part).  Victoria Falls where Namibia, Bostwana, Zimbabwe and Zambia meet is one of the most amazing places I've been.  And if you make your way to southern parts of Africa, you owe it to yourself to go on a safari with big game cats and all kinds of wildlife.  We used to have a uranium exploration camp along the Orange River separating Namibia from S. Africa and wandering into our camps were baboons, zebras, kudo, cheetahs, and the like.  Andes Mountain range in Argentina/Bolivia/Chile is amazing...if you go, make sure you carry oxygen with you (nearly died at 15,000 ft elevation when I was looking at some lithium salars in Argentina back in 2011). If you love steak, nothing is better than Argentine beef (and the Argentine women may be some of the most beautiful women in the world). And I second Kyoto as a must-visit in Japan...my favorite city in Japan for their cherry blossoms, temples, hospitality.  Cleanest city I have ever visited.

My local faves - Boston (sorry fellow Canucks fans), Chicago (sorry Canucks fans), Los Angeles (sorry Canucks fans), New York (sorry Canucks fans), San Francisco, Seattle and South Beach (though South Beach was when I was younger). 

We have extended family vacation homes at Mammoth Lakes, La Jolla and Hawaii, and my wife and I have a place in Las Vegas off the strip so these are places we end up when traveling (which I like to do less and less with every passing year). The kid in me still loves Disneyland and with the arrival of our newborn son, we'll probably be making regular trips back the happiest place on earth in five years time. So add Anaheim to the list.  And if you've never been up north, Alaska and Yukon Territories are spectacular places to visit (especially in the summer when you get 23.5 hours of daylight). Nothing like teeing off at 10 PM for a quick round of golf.

I hope this helps.

These travel stories rejuvenate my passport vigor.  

Phil I rented a motorbike in Hanoi and travelled all around. Amazing fun zipping up the Ha Giang mountain ranges and I'll go back to do it again one day with some friends who became interested once I regaled them with tales. English is spoken in cities, but I like languages so learned enough food and barter words to get by in rural areas and was always welcomed. Hell I was walking around Ha Giang with my friend looking for a morning ca fe za da when a family yelled at me (in Vietnamese I did not understand) to come over and greet them. You know, the hands and elbows pumping towards the chest and face in "come here" fashion.  

Once I crossed the road and saw what they had I knew what was up. They had pulled a jackfruit off their tree in the backyard and were about to crack it open and wanted to share it with us. Sat there for an hour conversing in broken languages translated by my friend over a fresh fruit breakfast where the sap is so sticky your lips almost glue shut, but the fruit is absolutely delicious, and they made me a coffee.  

You just can't buy experiences like that, and that's why I love to travel.   

Bigbad: great tales man. Argentina women and picana beef are top 5 things to love. But hey, there are lovely people and women everywhere, but the picana is unique. Senegal was always on my list since much of the flavours of southern food I like originated there. You didn't list it so I assume you have not been?

Also, Vinny, I gotta second Kyoto. Shabu shabu please.

Such a fantastic little city with an amazing little food market and amazing temples to check out. I'm not even Buddhist, I just like having a tea and walking the gardens. @Nuxfanabroad 

Sweet!  Thanks @J.I.A.H.N, might actually be visiting Nanaimo sometime this spring

Breka’s 

@Odd. big fan of Breka and their 24 hour service (fun fact, they were the last spot I went to before the world shut down in Mar 2020).

Vegas, for nothing! Cause we know the league will find some excuse to not penalize the Golden Knights.

A suite on the strip, with all the hookers and blow he can handle? 

He can play both sides though.

Just because he "can" doesn't make him great at it.  Hamonic was a pain the last couple years but I'm not sure we improve here.  At least not immediately.

1.5 mil in opened up cap space is what its really about. More cap flexibility helps the team in the long run.

Chong Quing on commercial dr. I think they also have a broadway location but if memory serves the one on commercial is better. 

King Louie's was always tasty, out in White Rock on Johnson Rd.

'Course that was 48 yrs ago...

this place has an awesome mix of Szechuan dishes and also soup dumplings. Long lines sometimes but worth it. 

http://dinesty.ca

pretty sure masks and vax cards are still on in BC isnt it?

@TNucks1 it is, but no more seating restrictions or limits on group/ event sizes.  Gotta think that even if 1 or a few people are asymptomatic, if they attend a big event, there's a good chance some people catch it and so it spreads again.

I dont believe they are counting cases anymore. As long as hospitalization and death numbers stay low, restrictions will continue to loosen. 

that's gotto be the stupidest thing I've ever seen.  The whole all star "experience" is embarrassing

It was a circus...the dodgeball mascots didn't even get out there in time. Chaos competition.

Yeah the only things that I thought were good in the weekend were Kyrou's genuine delight when he beat McDavid in fastest skater, plus Demko did alright in the save streak (Pavelski is also pretty impressive in the 21 in '22 contest). 

Wasn't that like 2-3 weeks ago? 

The other team rumored in on Kane is the Caps.

@Chickenspear thanks for the update. 

News like that got me thinking, how messed up it is that a guy who got bought out as a punitive measure would have a choice as to which suitor he would play for.  I get it that hockey is a business but news like that would only feed into his entitlement as a player, if not an individual.

I'm not entirely sure where they're at. One of my co-workers, who I work quite closely with, had COVID, but I was never contacted by Fraser Health and was never told to isolate.

I think if you are fully vaxxed you are only to self isolate if you start to show symptoms OR you are awaiting a PCR test. You are no longer required to isolate if you've had a close contact but remain asymptomatic.

Thanks @6of1_halfdozenofother @I.Am.Ironman!

I'm gonna let the whole thing blow over for a few weeks.  I'm sure I'm not even eligible yet but I'd rather wait and not have to deal with the crazy lineups.  

BCIT site for tests and vaccinations has been a parking lot that extends around multiple blocks.  It's been like that for last three weeks at least.  

Italian cultural centre has less lineup i think

Yeah but they have more Italians @warrchief 

At my age and condition,  I’d be helpless against an old lady in a walker.  

It depends on what type of gun I had, and how many bullets.

Maybe David Booth should have been a defenseman then @J.I.A.H.N

@VancouverHabitant that's reasonable to assume.  I think Dr. BH's words today at 130 will receive the same amount of respect ("don't do ______" without actual enforcement, par for the course).   

enforcement is actually up to Horgan Phil, not the BCCDC.

JM I meant that as a whole, if the prov. gov't couldn't be consistent in their messaging and enforcement (shouldn't be too difficult to do for two high-ranking, high-paid officials) then it's tough to win the public respect.

Trinity?  In Burnaby?  One of my best friends as kids lived on Trinity, I lived on Cambridge Street!

This was my house:  https://www.redfin.ca/bc/burnaby/4315-Cambridge-St-V5C-1H3/home/155519797

It looks small now - but it was bigger than the others that used to be around it!  

I like that.

Bruce-ster shots.