[raydan]

As soon as I saw "According to a local exterminator", I stopped reading and started laughing.

[N_Fiddledog]

Oh wait a minute...I see Beave. You think somebody is suggesting immigrants are sneaking in here with roaches or something.

Nobody said that.

However...

In BC we've been having problems with bedbug infestations over the last decade or so. I have read allegations that these little guys have been visiting by hiding in the luggage and clothes of our larger human visitors.

Did you want to argue that one? I'm pretty sure those allegations were MSM. Shall I look?

[CharlesAnthony]

N_Fiddledog N_Fiddledog:

In BC we've been having problems with bedbug infestations over the last decade or so. I have read allegations that these little guys have been visiting by hiding in the luggage and clothes of our larger human visitors.

OK. So, buy stock in the fumigation industry.
What is the problem?

[BeaverFever]

N_Fiddledog N_Fiddledog:

Oh wait a minute...I see Beave. You think somebody is suggesting immigrants are sneaking in here with roaches or something.

Nobody said that.

However...

In BC we've been having problems with bedbug infestations over the last decade or so. I have read allegations that these little guys have been visiting by hiding in the luggage and clothes of our larger human visitors.

Did you want to argue that one? I'm pretty sure those allegations were MSM. Shall I look?

So what do you think the exterminator meat by “diverity”. I mean you posted the story for a reason right?

As for bedbugs, many causes have been suggested including climate change but human travelto warmer climates is one likely vector. You should understand that human travel is not synonymous with immigrants as you might not be aware that most white people travel alsoand being the overwhelming majority of the population are the majority of the traveling population.

[BRAH]

There's also the laziness factor that contributes. Such as a brand new high-rise is built without a garbage chute or room and instead of taking the time to go down to the garbage room residents throw their garbage in the elevator hoping it will be taken down by someone else.

[N_Fiddledog]

BeaverFever BeaverFever:

So what do you think the exterminator meat by “diverity”.

Well, I read the article so I know what he meant. He meant regional diversity providing a larger selection of international products - in particular products from warmer climates - to a larger population.

$1:

I mean you posted the story for a reason right?

Yes. I thought it was interesting. I always thought it was too cold in Edmonton for cockroaches. A professional exterminator says it's not though and apparently the cockroach problem is increasing up there. They had a cold winter in Edmonton last year, didn't they? Interesting...

Any agenda beyond that though has only been provided by you. Then one must react.

$1:

As for bedbugs, many causes have been suggested including climate change but human travelto warmer climates is one likely vector. You should understand that human travel is not synonymous with immigrants as you might not be aware that most white people travel alsoand being the overwhelming majority of the population are the majority of the traveling population.

I don't imagine immigrants are blameless.

Intercontinental travel, in general, would be the larger problem though.

"In January of 2007, British bedbug exterminator David Cane told the BBC that the 2000 Sydney Olympics was the single event most responsible for the global bedbug blight currently plaguing urban centres across Europe and North America.

"The explosion of the [global bedbug] population began around the time of the Sydney Games... by the end of the games, about 98 per cent of the hotels in Sydney had at least one infected room, and because it wasn't detected early enough, it spread to other rooms in the hotels, and people transmitted them from location to location."

Closer to home, Amery predicts the coming Winter Olympics will continue in the unsavoury tradition of Sydney, helping expand the bedbug problem which finds its epicentre today in the downtown core of the city.

"Vancouver is a highly visited area, the turnover in hotels is huge, and with the Olympics coming, this problem is only going to get worse."

https://thetyee.ca/News/2008/05/15/BedBugs/

[Coach85]

N_Fiddledog N_Fiddledog:

Oh wait a minute...I see Beave. You think somebody is suggesting immigrants are sneaking in here with roaches or something.

Nobody said that.

The entire premise of your post was to insinuate that the increase in roaches was a side effect of diversity.

Don't bullshit.

[N_Fiddledog]

Coach85 Coach85:

N_Fiddledog N_Fiddledog:

Oh wait a minute...I see Beave. You think somebody is suggesting immigrants are sneaking in here with roaches or something.

Nobody said that.

The entire premise of your post was to insinuate that the increase in roaches was a side effect of diversity.

Don't bullshit.

Again, I read the article. You're reacting like you didn't. Don't tell me what I think. The idea you're capable of it is what's bullshit.

[Coach85]

N_Fiddledog N_Fiddledog:

Again, I read the article. You're reacting like you didn't. Don't tell me what I think. The idea you're capable of it is what's bullshit.

I read the article. Twice actually.

I know why you posted the article. We all know why you posted the article.

You can quit with the 'who me?' nonsense.

[N_Fiddledog]

And you can cut out the puffed up "world's greatest expert on practically everything including what others are thinking" crap anytime you want to stop being laughed at.

BTW seeing as you're wanting to bring this into the realm of personal attacks and speaking of how you like to puff yourself up. Remember that one where you said the globe and mail doesn't know what it's talking about on diversity training in Ontario hockey because you hadn't been personally contacted? More information is pouring out on that one. Turns out they were right and you were wrong. Bullshitter.

[N_Fiddledog]

Oh and the article here on this topic claims use of regionally diverse products is the cause of roach infestation in Edmonton.

Any claim to the contrary of that is proof you either didn't read the article, don't understand basic English, or have your own agenda.

Any other conclusion drawn from said article comes only from the desperate, distorting minds of you and Beave who were obviously just hoping for a gotcha.

[BeaverFever]

N_Fiddledog N_Fiddledog:

BeaverFever BeaverFever:

So what do you think the exterminator meat by “diverity”.

Well, I read the article so I know what he meant. He meant regional diversity providing a larger selection of international products - in particular products from warmer climates - to a larger population.

Funny because that’s precisely what economic diversity means and you tried to ridicule that comment. Clearly you thought it meant ethnic diversity and were try to insinuate its all the fault of multiculturalism and immigration. Now you’re trying to backpedal.

[Coach85]

N_Fiddledog N_Fiddledog:

BTW seeing as you're wanting to bring this into the realm of personal attacks and speaking of how you like to puff yourself up. Remember that one where you said the globe and mail doesn't know what it's talking about on diversity training in Ontario hockey because you hadn't been personally contacted? More information is pouring out on that one. Turns out they were right and you were wrong. Bullshitter.

I never personally attacked you so you stop pretending your offended.

Tell us why you posted this topic.

If you're suggesting we should believe that you find cockroaches and stories about them interesting? You like stories about insects from Edmonton?

Why did you share this?

I'm fine to run with your fetish for cockroaches but it's far worse than I was suggesting.

On the topic of the diversity training, I'm a coach & trainer in both the OMHA and OWHA.

If you look on both the OMHA and OWHA websites, you'll see nothing of the suggested 'training'. But I'm sure you read some article on a right-wing website that said it was underway, right? Coaches are registered through Hockey Canada and the OHF and when they communicate with us, it's directly to us, not through the associations.

Not being a coach, this is totally out of your league. Pun intended.

[N_Fiddledog]

Coach85 Coach85:

I never personally attacked you so you stop pretending your offended.

Well, if you're going to start with the black is white, up is down crap you can get lost and stop bothering me.

But no, I'll play for awhile just because I actually want to answer your questions.

$1:

Tell us why you posted this topic.

First of all when did "you" become "us?" Been visiting the warmer climes or something? Bringing back some "us" in your suitcase, maybe?

I post a ton of news stories on a multitude of subjects. Don't pretend you haven't noticed.

Why are so interested in this one? Don't answer. We both know why.

Not that I owe you an explanation but here's what happened.

I did see the word "Diversity" in the title. CTV clickbait maybe. It did pique my interest. I also noticed the question mark at the end of the title. Beave and I have that in common. We both noticed the question mark. But unlike Beave - and I'm thinking you - I was curious what the question and answer was. Unlike you two though, I read the article, got the answer and understood it.

An exterminator believed cockroaches were thriving in Edmonton. He believed they'd hitched rides in products coming from warmer regions being shipped in as a result of city expansion. I find that interesting. I've lived in Edmonton. I've been in areas where you'd expect to see cockroaches. I never saw any. I've seen them in Vancouver. I always thought it was too cold in Edmonton. When I posted this story I thought I might be attacked by the 'global warming is coming and we're all gonna die' idiots. I never saw the "Cockroaches are racist" idiots coming. At first it was amusing. You're beginning to get tedious though.

$1:

If you look on both the OMHA and OWHA websites, you'll see nothing of the suggested 'training'. But I'm sure you read some article on a right-wing website that said it was underway, right?

No. You've been hanging out with Beave too much. You're catching his wrongitis. Here ya go. Puff yourself up at these guys.

https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/minor- ... -1.4795895

https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2018/0 ... -memo.html

https://alliancehockey.com/Articles/381 ... Officials/

https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/ontario-mino ... -1.4067276

https://nationalpost.com/pmn/sports-pmn ... expression

And this even goes back to 2017.

https://www.omha.net/news_article/show/818907

http://www.hockeyeasternontario.ca/page ... aining.htm

I would expect a self-proclaimed expert like yourself to at least have heard about it.

[Coach85]

N_Fiddledog N_Fiddledog:

First of all when did "you" become "us?" Been visiting the warmer climes or something? Bringing back some "us" in your suitcase, maybe?

Or maybe because you're on a public forum talking to many people?

N_Fiddledog N_Fiddledog:

An exterminator believed cockroaches were thriving in Edmonton. He believed they'd hitched rides in products coming from warmer regions being shipped in as a result of city expansion. I find that interesting.

Apologies. I wasn't aware of your interest in cockroaches and I apologize if my assumption was off.

N_Fiddledog N_Fiddledog:

No. You've been hanging out with Beave too much. You're catching his wrongitis. Here ya go. Puff yourself up at these guys.

https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/minor- ... -1.4795895

https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2018/0 ... -memo.html

https://alliancehockey.com/Articles/381 ... Officials/

https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/ontario-mino ... -1.4067276

https://nationalpost.com/pmn/sports-pmn ... expression

Yep, all repeating the same thing and yet, nothing has been said to coaches in two of the biggest associations in Ontario.

Unless you're a coach yourself, you have no idea what you're talking about or how a message like this is even communicated to us.

N_Fiddledog N_Fiddledog:

And this even goes back to 2017.

https://www.omha.net/news_article/show/818907

http://www.hockeyeasternontario.ca/page ... aining.htm

I would expect a self-proclaimed expert like yourself to at least have heard about it.

See, this is why you should have backed out of this topic. This is a different topic all together.

The first is saying that coaches are being told to talk to their teams about gender identity and the second is an actual training module about the subject that is not mandatory to be rostered on any team. I know, because I'm rostered on two teams this year without taking this course. See attached. It's strange, because it notes the course as mandatory but I can tell you of the 5 people I coach with on the one team, nobody has the course nor is it listed on the coaching program outlines.

FWIW, I think the first topic of having to have a talk with your players about this is total crap and not my place as a coach. I have no issue taking a free online module, if asked, for the sake of learning and awareness, but the notion of me having a conversation with my players is a non-starter. It won't happen.