Quilotoa

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[–] Quilotoa@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 hour ago

The most common method is to declare yourself president for life.

 

Or perhaps you'd prefer the sangria and chocolate flavoured ones?

[–] Quilotoa@lemmy.ca 1 points 5 hours ago

It's a lifestyle change. I had friends move there from Sudbury (different direction and Sudbury is smaller, but it may be helpful). They say the social difference is the thing you have to work on most. You have to get involved with the clubs and groups. Because the winters are long, people tend to stay in their houses more and so, if you don't get involved, you feel cut off. The summer tourists also take a bit of getting used to. It's not as bad as some places. I moved from S. Ontario to Sudbury. I totally love it. Never going back. I endure the winter by traveling and (again) getting involved in the community. The summers make up for it. 330 lakes in the city. Not too hot. The "rush hour" is laughable compared to TO.

 

Heard Island and McDonald Island, two Antarctic outposts, are on the list of places that Trump is putting tariffs on. No human has even visited the islands in a decade. There are only penguins and elephant seals.

[–] Quilotoa@lemmy.ca 1 points 5 hours ago

Syria also has sanctions, has less trade with the U.S. than Russia and is on the list.

 

Russia was not included in the countries hit by Trump's tariff. The press secretary say it's because previous sanction "preclude any meaningful trade," but other countries that do even less trade, such as Syria, were on the list.

[–] Quilotoa@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 day ago

Yeah, it's a no win. Either NATO becomes ineffective because it won't honour it's agreement or WW3 starts.

[–] Quilotoa@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago

Kind of like Czechoslovakia in WW2.

[–] Quilotoa@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I wonder where he got the batteries. Most discarded recyclable batteries are discarded because they no longer hold a charge.

[–] Quilotoa@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago

Another interesting thing I noticed is that when traveling Americans are asked where they're from, they'll say their state rather than their country. I wonder why.

[–] Quilotoa@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 day ago

I wonder if they could refuse to put tariffs on. Not that it would make much difference. They're a small market. It would be more than just words on a paper.

[–] Quilotoa@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago

Yeah. I found that weird. I was there for a month last year. They seem to hold no animosity for the atomic bombs. Vietnam keeps the war memory fresh and many times, we made sure people knew we were Canadian because they do not like Americans.

[–] Quilotoa@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Too bad. We could use a competitor to Tesla.

 

I see that Canada's EV car, the Arrow 2.0 is showing at a global trade fair in Germany. The prototype has been around for a couple of years. Is it any closer to the production phase?

 

We just got back from 7 weeks in Europe and I was really sorry we hadn't put on any Canadian tags on our backpacks or clothes. People (Canadians included) are hesitant to talk to you and they treat you with caution or hostility until they find out you're Canadian.

[–] Quilotoa@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

That's all the reason Trump would need to invade Canada.

 

For any cross country skiiers out there, both the skate ski and classic tracks are in great condition, at least at Naughton trails.

 

Greetings. I saw this on a post on Reddit and decided to give it a try. Northern Ontarian who is into photography, writing, traveling, spending time at camp, biking, skate skiing, guitar, carpentry, and gardening.
One question: Are there any unspoken rules about posting/responding on Lemmy?

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