14 signs you were born and raised in british columbia

Cliffy

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Only people that have never been to the east coast would say something so silly.
That is silly. The east coast is wetter and colder, underemployed, almost always in a recession and has been over fished to the point that they have to move to Alberia to find work.
 

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Cam Neely.... Worst trade in the history of the NHL. I was a Nucks fan until that day.

What's he done since that day?

Correction- I spoke too soon, Neely did indeed have a few productive seasons before his injuries took him out of the game!

That is silly. The east coast is wetter and colder, underemployed, almost always in a recession and has been over fished to the point that they have to move to Alberia to find work.

You have to excuse poor old Cannuck, he doesn't have a broad understanding of kibitzing and banter and as a result makes silly statements from time to time. He probably hasn't sat on the Atlantic beaches watching icebergs float by 10' away. :) :) :) :)

That is silly. The east coast is wetter and colder, underemployed, almost always in a recession and has been over fished to the point that they have to move to Alberia to find work.

One thing for sure, you ain't going to get fat fishing for cod out there! :)
 

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You have to move from the East Coast to Alberta to find fish. There are not many lobsters, there ... just some mutant crayfish near the tailings ponds but I understand that you can get crabs in Ft. McMurray.
 

Cliffy

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You have to move from the East Coast to Alberta to find fish. There are not many lobsters, there ... just some mutant crayfish near the tailings ponds but I understand that you can get crabs in Ft. McMurray.
It's not a big leap from cod oil to crude oil. And rigging is rigging.
 

JLM

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You have to move from the East Coast to Alberta to find fish. There are not many lobsters, there ... just some mutant crayfish near the tailings ponds but I understand that you can get crabs in Ft. McMurray.

Yeah, itchy little bastards! :)
 

Curious Cdn

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Stan Rogers did a song many years ago about migrant Newfies in the Western oil fields called "Free in the Harbour" and it alluded to the historic transition from extracting whale oil to petroleum oil. That was written back in the mid-seventies when Newfoundland still had a fishery and offshore oil was still "Popular Mechanics" science fiction.
 

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I picked pine mushrooms for about twenty years until all the good spots were logged off and now it will probably take 500 to 1000 years before they come back in any quantity. They need old growth for the mycelium to mature.
Not true . Most of my favorite patches are in second and third growth .
Mind you the only old growth in my neck of the woods is in parks and hence unavailable.
but I have filled my trunk with buds on more than one occasion .

When the duff if burned off in a prescribed burn and/or the land is scarified, it will take hundreds of years for the mycelium of a pine to make a come back. Although I live in a rare inland temperate rain forest. the climate is drying up because of extensive logging. On the coast the moisture comes of the ocean but this far inland a lot of it is generated by the ecosystems. Ocean moisture has to jump over the arid Okanagan to get here.
My friends harvested 20 lbs. in 2 hours 2 days in a row in the Forquer ( spelling wrong ) Ferry area this fall .Right in your neck of the woods I believe . Not much old growth around there .

If you want to know what your region looked like 3000 years ago, look at north west Washington today.

How do I know? I've learned a lot from people in every discipline under the sun who are fascinated with the goings on from surface to bedrock who tag along to get a peak at exploration tailings analyzing everything that has happened in that place for millions of years.

How about you?

If you figure there is a mycelium shortage, go buy a few boxes and inoculate. Monsanto sells it.

Monsanto BioAg | DEKALB

http://mycorrhizae.com/
No not the pine mycelium ,despite centuries of effort in Japan and lately here in N.A. pine mushrooms have yet to be
domestically cultured .

B.C Where you can go snowshoeing in the morning and swim in a lake in the afternoon.

Where you can ski Cypress bowl in pants and a halter top.

Black Mountain (Eagle Ridge), at the top you can watch the clouds float below you.

Stawanamous Cheif, Granite monolith. You can climb 3 peaks and watch rock climbers coming up. We did second and third peak last year and there was a hiking group there and the youngest person was 60yrs old.
Cool . I always liked skiing swimming and golfing on the same day .

BC where panhandling is a good paying job.

BC where jibrats scurry around stealing copper wire.

BC Where people smoke indoor weed and eat salad year round and call themselves green.

BC where nobody speaks the language.
Also a grain of truth . So that can be found everywhere .

That is silly. The east coast is wetter and colder, underemployed, almost always in a recession and has been over fished to the point that they have to move to Alberia to find work.
Welcome to the world of Canadian politics . Hey but the Irvin's are liberals .

You have to move from the East Coast to Alberta to find fish. There are not many lobsters, there ... just some mutant crayfish near the tailings ponds but I understand that you can get crabs in Ft. McMurray.
Yup just as easily as in South ***** Newfoundland .
 

Cannuck

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That is silly. The east coast is wetter and colder, underemployed, almost always in a recession and has been over fished to the point that they have to move to Alberia to find work.

...and the west coast has people like you. As somebody that is familiar with both coasts, I would take the east any time.
 

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Stan Rogers did a song many years ago about migrant Newfies in the Western oil fields called "Free in the Harbour" and it alluded to the historic transition from extracting whale oil to petroleum oil. That was written back in the mid-seventies when Newfoundland still had a fishery and offshore oil was still "Popular Mechanics" science fiction.
I had not read this post before my slander of Newfoundland .
 

Curious Cdn

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I personally witnessed the Soviet fishing fleet vacuuming the Grand Banks clean of fish in the 1970s. They were there with large fleets of "trawlers" (each bristling with antennae and satellite "up" dishes) and each fleet had a huge mother ship for processing the fish.

It sure showed us how truly aweful the Soviet Union was at feeding their people when they sailed to other continents and expropriated their food supply. There is a long tradition of looting ...

Anyway, the Newfoundlanders were not responsible for the destruction of their fishery and if anything, the Trudeau government failed to defend their interests.

Now, there's a surprise.
 

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I personally witnessed the Soviet fishing fleet vacuuming the Grand Banks clean of fish in the 1970s. They were there with large fleets of "trawlers" (each bristling with antennae and satellite "up" dishes) and each fleet had a huge mother ship for processing the fish.

It sure showed us how truly aweful the Soviet Union was at feeding their people when they sailed to other continents and expropriated their food supply. There is a long tradition of looting ...

Anyway, the Newfoundlanders were not responsible for the destruction of their fishery and if anything, the Trudeau government failed to defend their interests.

Now, there's a surprise.

Fed Fish destroyed the fishing on both coasts. How anyone thought they could administer salt water from the middle of the continent is beyond me.
 

B00Mer

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Given the long list of things you've been caught lying about, you'll have to excuse me if I don't take your bull**** too seriously.

You really are an ignorant useless troll.. like you pretending to be living on a Military Base in New Brunswick. More of your lies... like being a fireman.

From your photos on your profile, you're way to fat to be a fireman.
 

Cannuck

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You really are an ignorant useless troll.. like you pretending to be living on a Military Base in New Brunswick. More of your lies... like being a fireman.

From your photos on your profile, you're way to fat to be a fireman.

Oh pumpkin...you're upset again. I've apologized for embarrassing you but really, if it bothers you so much maybe you should just quit lying.
 

B00Mer

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Oh pumpkin...you're upset again. I've apologized for embarrassing you but really, if it bothers you so much maybe you should just quit lying.

... keep trying to fit into your fireman suit, when you grow up there may be hope for you.. my son..

 

Cannuck

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... keep trying to fit into your fireman suit, when you grow up there may be hope for you.. my son..


I'm sure you think making it about me will take attention away from your lies. I think that's rather silly but not any sillier than you getting mad all the time.
 

B00Mer

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I'm sure you think making it about me will take attention away from your lies. I think that's rather silly but not any sillier than you getting mad all the time.

Whatever, whatever silly boy....

Your 24/7 obsession to CC shows everyone here your an unemployed welfare bum with no fukking life.

I get you're jelous of Petro, Loc and myself... and have to try and tear everyone down to make yourself feel better, but it's really useless, you're always going to be a welfare grabbing loser.