GWiz

Enjoy... I made my "World Famous" fresh Chili earlier, think I'll warm it up...

Damn good thing Canada has good "FREE" health care me thinks!! (I'd like your opinion on my previous, serious, post...)

what? You EAT "there"? Wow, that explains a LOT!

You know my friend, all kidding aside, I have to wonder if Canadians in general are a little "slow"... First there was "Dief the Chief" Diefenbaker who killed Canada's hopes to become a major player in the world's (military) aviation industry by SCRAPPING the Avro Arrow... Then there was "Lie'an (lyin') Brian" Moroney who sold Canada out to the U.S. with his "sweetheart" Free Trade deal and letting Quebec, via the Bloc, call the shots on what's left... And we have Moroney's understudy Harper who managed to coerce the PC party to become reformers and is now doing his best to finish what Moroney started with HUGE deficit spending policies on borrowed money... What's it gonna take for Canadians to get some "smarts" when it comes to who they're electing to govern them with only about 1/3 of the popular vote? Diefenbaker, Mulroney, Harper three peas in a pod when it comes to being BAD for Canada...

Right, Shah it is, Shaw is my service provider.. "Even from the worst of things some good may come." - GWiz But I somewhat agree with your assessment of the change in policy, although totally wrongly implemented... Hey, Russia got Canadian (Winnipeg) made jeans, you guys try to take credit for everything...

Umm, may I point out you forgot to mention the "third leg" of the threesome, he had it the easiest, he simply sold Canada down the river to Reagan via Free Trade and introduced Canada to it's new currency referred to by BC as the "Northern Peso"... Stalinist eh, well now, there's about as much chance of that as your Hamilton "pussy cats" winning the Grey Cup...

Hey, let's give Reagan due credit, not so much for the fall of the Soviet Union, but for his Reaganomics which ultimately is what led to to the current "economic conditions" which in turn "triggered" populations to act in the way they are... If you catch my drift... I don't think I'll ever forget the "shamrock summit" between Reagan, Thatcher, and of course our very own lie'an Brian Moroney...

Thank you...

Me thinks Mr. Bush talks out of both sides of his mouth... I guess it all depends on what kind of day he's having or how low his ratings were... - President Bush today portrayed the war in Iraq as the latest front in the "global democratic revolution" led by the United States. The revolution under former president Ronald Reagan freed the people of Soviet-dominated Europe, he declared, and is destined now to liberate the Middle East as well. - http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7991-2003Nov6.html All things considered I'd say he was a whole lot more WRONG than right... Freedom can never be "brought", it can only be won if the people want it badly enough, like in Egypt, and not by putting a Shaw into power like in Iran... Let's face it my friend in Iraq and Afghanistan (the Bush Wars) the final outcome has yet to be determined...

Nevermind Hotels, it's the BEST and I've got Egyptian Cotton bedding right at home...

Maybe, but "Little Mosque on the Prairies" is all Canadian and I know you're jealous...

Ookaaay, spoken like someone who has no knowledge about what he writes... Don't get me wrong, I have no love for Harper and Co., and they're a pretty rotten bunch of apples, but Gestapo, naaa, not even close my friend, not even close, take it from someone who knows...

Worst thread award contest going on? This ones got my vote...

Goes to show there are BIG differences between Aliens just as there are between humans...

Ummm, pssst, you do know if it were like the Gestapo we'd be attending your funeral instead of reading this don't you?

He sure was an embarrassment to Canada in what he did regarding Egypts fight for FREEDOM...

I'm actually getting a bit ticked off... With all the GOOD potential that can come out of the overthrow of the likes of Mubarak it seems the media's only intent is to stir up trouble for Egypt and Egyptians... The sad thing is they might succeed... 300 people died and many more were injured to accomplish what we all witnessed over the 18 days of the protest that turned into a revolution... Put yourself in the shoes of the Egyptians... Would you, after paying such a price, allow another form of autocratic government to rule over you? I sure as hell wouldn't... It's just like I've never felt safer flying because there's no way passengers are gonna just sit by and let some nut take over or blow up a plane as has been proven on several occasions already... I'm old, but if I saw something like that I'd jump him in a second without any thought for my own safety... Why not, the alternative of doing nothing you KNOW will be much worse, so you have NOTHING TO LOSE... That's what I see and hear from Egyptians, anybody tries to install an autocratic Government, including the military, they'd better be prepared to take on an 80 million population... So dear media, Governments and naysayers, get with the program and SUPPORT Egyptians, if you don't, you just may end up having 80 million (for starters) FREE PEOPLE turn against you... Egypt isn't Iran, not even close, but even Iran could have been handled a lot better and just maybe had a much better outcome... "As ye sow, so shall ye reap" is the most important thing to remember when dealing with people... If I hear one more time that the Muslim Brotherhood "might" come to power in Egypt I think I'm gonna puke, it ain't gonna happen... As for some Canadians and Americans on this board, those that don't vote because they don't like ANY politicians, you make me sick because you've just seen what REAL FREEDOM is all about and it sure as hell is worth making a choice and casting a vote... Ahhh, that felt good...

A mite cynical tonight are we? I believe! Watch what's going on my friend, this whole thing has been from the ground up from the get go... AND, more importantly, has encompassed the whole spectrum of Egyptian society, and while they have no formal leadership, the people of Egypt know exactly where they want to take Egypt... They also know to keep an eye on the Military, but they also know them since all men in Egypt have served in it... Right now I'm thinking it's more media hyperbol than anything else, controversy vs a good thing and democracy, we KNOW what slant the "reporting" is gonna take... We'll see where everything stands 6 months to a year from now with, hopefully, the right government and leadership in place... If I have a worry it's outside interference, not the people of Egypt screwing this up...

Replacing the fleet A number of different fighter aircraft have been considered by the Canadian Forces as replacements for the CF-18 with the F-35 Lightning II, Eurofighter Typhoon, SAAB JAS 39 Gripen, and the Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet all having been promoted as contenders by their respective manufacturers.[28] According to Le Devoir, project costs without considering maintenance, training and spare parts, are estimated at $4 to $8 billion.[29] Boeing has indicated the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, a derivative of the F/A-18 Hornet, is a less expensive alternative at an estimated total cost of $4 billion. [30] One of the manufacturers in contention: Boeing, BAE Systems and Saab Aerospace, has promised to assemble the entire aircraft in Canada although the name was not publicly disclosed.[30] Wikinews has related news: Canada announces $9 billion plan to purchase 65 F-35 fighters In July 2010 the Canadian government announced the replacement for the CF-18 will be the F-35 Lightning II. The Canadian government has been a partner in the Joint Strike Fighter Program from 1997 and a Tier 3 partner for the F-35 Lightning II since 2002.[31][32][33] The Canadian Forces plan to buy 65 F-35 with deliveries starting in 2016. The contract is estimated to be worth C $9 billion including aircraft and associated weapons, infrastructure, initial spares, training simulators, contingency funds and project operating costs.[34] Critics said 65 fighters is not enough to fill three complete squadrons and that the F-35 is not suited for arctic patrol since it has a single engine. [35] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_CF-18_Hornet#Introduction_into_Canadian_service

Would've been late '80 and '81 first (2) CF-18Bs arrived at Cold Lake fall of '82...

Umn, time for this PROUD Canadian to make like the 3 monkeys... Back then Pensacola Fl. became a very popular vacation spot for some really good Canadian pilots as I remember...

Nice catch...

And clean streets, which should keep a LOT of them busy for a while after all this, eh...

Again, OK, and I know... Actually one of the mistakes Canada made last go round...

Thank you, as you say, you told me, and I appreciate ALL good information I get, I soak it up like a sponge does water..