GO LEAFS GO

[Dougie93]

4 minutes ago, impartialobserver said:

We are supposed to be getting a dusting of snow tonight. I have no problem with that. 

To each their own,

I don't know any Canadians who like winter

my buddy with the 1st Armoured Division in El Paso says he dreams of winter

but I tell him;  it's not like the Swiss Alps

it's just ice & frozen dog shit everywhere

Edited May 1, 2023 by Dougie93

[impartialobserver]

Just now, Dougie93 said:

my buddy with the 1st Cavalry Division in El Paso says he dreams of winter

That would be me. 110 degrees, dry, dusty, and everything brown.. gets old

[Dougie93]

2 minutes ago, impartialobserver said:

That would be me. 110 degrees, dry, dusty, and everything brown.. gets old

see, I love the desert

my father was American, my American family lived in Flintridge, Los Angeles foothills

now of course nobody likes Bakersfield

but I do love the Mojave, like out around Palmdale & Edwards AFB

[impartialobserver]

3 minutes ago, Dougie93 said:

see, I love the desert

my father was American, my American family lived in Flintridge, Los Angeles foothills

now of course nobody likes Bakersfield

but I do love the Mojave, like out around Palmdale & Edwards AFB

Have driven to San Diego and LA 5 or 6 times and you through the Mojave (palmdale, riverside, adelanto, victorville) and I can't see what lures folks into living on the open empty desert. Reno is desert but we have forested areas such as Lake Tahoe and the Eastern Sierra within view. 

[taxme]

On 4/29/2023 at 7:32 PM, Iceni warrior said:

Leafs through to round 2.

19 year curse is over.

It's coming home...

I am also glad to see that the Edmonton Oilers have made it to round two. Wouldn't it be great to see Toronto and Edmonton playing together for the Stanley Cup? ?

[Dougie93]

46 minutes ago, impartialobserver said:

 Reno is desert but we have forested areas such as Lake Tahoe and the Eastern Sierra within view. 

I dream of being a Nevadan, I know I would love Reno

best gun laws in America too

but my Canadian wife is afraid of Americans, American freedom is too scary for her

[impartialobserver]

1 minute ago, Dougie93 said:

I dream of being a Nevadan, I know I would love Reno

best gun laws in America too

but my Canadian wife is afraid of Americans, American freedom is too scary for her

Well, you are not wrong about the guns. We have quite the gun culture here. Four public shooting ranges within 10 miles of town and nearly infinite amount of space to have your own non-county-sanctioned shooting range. Only direction from town that there is not wide open spaces is West... this is the route to Sacramento and San Francisco. Interesting factoid... Outside of ID, WY, and MT.. Reno has the most retail outlets where one can legally purchase a gun. Guns are not a big deal in my world but that does not mean that I do not observe what is around me.

Some selling points about Reno.. no state income tax, relatively mild weather except for August, very mild on the politics, and within 5 hours drive of mostly anything (San Francisco, Yosemite, Crater Lake OR, Elko, the Redwoods, Pacific Ocean, Wine country, and Utah National parks).

[Dougie93]

1 minute ago, impartialobserver said:

Well, you are not wrong about the guns. We have quite the gun culture here. Four public shooting ranges within 10 miles of town and nearly infinite amount of space to have your own non-county-sanctioned shooting range. Only direction from town that there is not wide open spaces is West... this is the route to Sacramento and San Francisco. Interesting factoid... Outside of ID, WY, and MT.. Reno has the most retail outlets where one can legally purchase a gun. Guns are not a big deal in my world but that does not mean that I do not observe what is around me.

Some selling points about Reno.. no state income tax, relatively mild weather except for August, very mild on the politics, and within 5 hours drive of mostly anything (San Francisco, Yosemite, Crater Lake OR, Elko, the Redwoods, Pacific Ocean, Wine country, and Utah National parks).

oh yeah, I pine for Nevada from afar

don't forget the dark skies star watching at Great Basin National Park

[impartialobserver]

Just now, Dougie93 said:

oh yeah, I pine for Nevada from afar

don't forget the dark skies star watching at Great Basin National Park

If you are outside of Las Vegas or Reno.. the sky gets very dark very quickly. I have been on my mountain bike through the most remote stretches and camped out at night on the desert. If you are ever down here again... you should check out Jarbidge. 

 

https://youtu.be/dWi1O12mH9M

[Dougie93]

5 minutes ago, impartialobserver said:

. If you are ever down here again... you should check out Jarbidge.

funnily enough, my wife does like Vegas

she likes going to the shows

I'm not big on Vegas, I like the outdoors

but Vegas can draw my wife down there for a visit

[impartialobserver]

Just now, Dougie93 said:

funnily enough, my wife does like Vegas

she likes going to the shows

I'm not big on Vegas, I like the outdoors

but Vegas can draw my wife down there for a visit

I only go to Las vegas for work. Otherwise, I avoid that place. Too hot and too ugly. 

Is she a wine drinker? If she likes broadway shows, concerts, and such.. there is Sacramento and Napa for that. 90 minute drive... 

[Dougie93]

6 minutes ago, impartialobserver said:

I only go to Las vegas for work. Otherwise, I avoid that place. Too hot and too ugly. 

Is she a wine drinker? If she likes broadway shows, concerts, and such.. there is Sacramento and Napa for that. 90 minute drive... 

I could just sit at the end of the runway at Nellis, drinking beer and watching the jets

one glass of wine knocks my wife out

if we're going to Cali tho, then I'm going all the way to Big Sur on the Coast Highway

[Dougie93]

1 hour ago, taxme said:

I am also glad to see that the Edmonton Oilers have made it to round two. Wouldn't it be great to see Toronto and Edmonton playing together for the Stanley Cup? ?

according to Linecombinations.com

Edmonton has Codi Ceci playing top pairing right Defence

he cant even handle bottom pairing in this league

Edited May 1, 2023 by Dougie93

[Dougie93]

good grief, Luke Schenn is back on the Leafs ?

with Morgan Rielly getting paid $8 million to play second pairing ?

same old same old Leafs

[Iceni warrior]

6 minutes ago, Dougie93 said:

good grief, Luke Schenn is back on the Leafs ?

with Morgan Rielly getting paid $8 million to play second pairing ?

same old same old Leafs

He's been good. 

Not afraid to drop the gloves either.

Speaking of dropping the gloves. Papi got into a fight with Stamkos.

First time in NHL history that two 60 goal players duked it out.

Not much of a fight to be honest but it was historic.

 

[Dougie93]

4 minutes ago, Iceni warrior said:

He's been good. 

Not afraid to drop the gloves either.

Speaking of dropping the gloves. Papi got into a fight with Stamkos.

First time in NHL history that two 60 goal players duked it out.

Not much of a fight to be honest but it was historic.

 

I'm not going to try to bring you down

I sincerely hope the Leafs win the Cup for you

I've just moved on with my life

I just don't feel any emotional connection to it anymore, not to the Leafs, nor Toronto

but as your friend, I would still celebrate with you if they ever won

 

 

[Iceni warrior]

11 minutes ago, Dougie93 said:

I'm not going to try to bring you down

I sincerely hope the Leafs win the Cup for you

I've just moved on with my life

I just don't feel any emotional connection to it anymore, not to the Leafs, nor Toronto

but as your friend, I would still celebrate with you if they ever won

 

 

It makes me sad that we don't watch the games together anymore but I respect your decision.

 

[Dougie93]

Just now, Iceni warrior said:

It makes me sad that we don't watch the games together anymore but I respect your decision.

there's nowhere for me to watch the games

i don't have cable

and the nhl66 site doesn't work for me anymore

but I will still keep you company while you watch;  meet at Hastur's for the next game

[Dougie93]

9 minutes ago, Iceni warrior said:

 I respect your decision.

it wasn't a decision

I just woke up one morning and realized ;

I don't love the Leafs anymore

I don't love Toronto anymore

I don't even love Canada anymore

too many decades of losing

too many people in Canada who prefer a totalitarian nanny police state to freedom

this is just not my team anymore

[Dougie93]

32 minutes ago, Iceni warrior said:

It makes me sad

like I will admit

I'm rooting for Florida against the Leafs

I want Team Freedom to beat Team Woke

[taxme]

15 minutes ago, Contrarian said:

⬆️ Trending via Global News

Florida Panthers restrict ticket sales to U.S. residents for home games against the Toronto Maple Leafs.

I guess that the Maple Leafs should do the same thing in Canada. Tit for tat. ?

[impartialobserver]

I am rooting for Toronto to win this next series and to play Carolina in the conference finals. 

[Iceni warrior]

1 hour ago, Dougie93 said:

there's nowhere for me to watch the games

i don't have cable

and the nhl66 site doesn't work for me anymore

but I will still keep you company while you watch;  meet at Hastur's for the next game

All you need is a VPN set to a European nation.

You don't have to join me though. I won't ask you to do it for me.

Unless we make it to the final in which case I'll come over and we can go to a sports bar HAGP and watch it there.

 

[Iceni warrior]

1 hour ago, Dougie93 said:

like I will admit

I'm rooting for Florida against the Leafs

I want Team Freedom to beat Team Woke

Man, you got it bad.

Hopefully winning a couple more rounds will shake it out of you.

[WestCanMan]

On 4/30/2023 at 12:27 PM, Iceni warrior said:

 

There's gotta be a better Gilmour hilite reel than that. All the clips are 1 second long. It's hard to see skill in a clip that short.