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Vancouver in Winter
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by wolfwithin on January 22nd, 2007
hmm, it's like travelling without having to leave home - nice pic of Van!
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What is your favorite Chinese
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by kitty on January 20th, 2007
well that's one way to eat pussy
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vimy
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by Hester on January 19th, 2007
I have a cunning plan to go see it in April. I just need to spring into action. Two weeks in Europe and my only goal is to see this. The rest of the time I'll be doing what my little sister wants.
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Wash it out with Talent!
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by Headchease on January 18th, 2007
She doesn't hate them she just does not like hockey. She calls our daughter queen of the penalty box. I do not mind the penalties she has gotten this year most of them are for a little to much aggression when going for the puck. She is not real skilled so most of it is contact and interference penalties. Except last night the ref missed the high stick to the back of her head and she how you say "pushed" the other girl. But I diegress you evil L_AFS fan.
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Wash it out with Talent!
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by Mr_Canada on January 18th, 2007
Any team playing the Habs? Ew, I hate people who just watch hockey to hate a team. Support one team, not 29. Eh.
Leaf fans are everywhere, :D Welcome to Leaf Nation, We stretch across this planet. *evil laughter*
Atleast you arn't a fan of "The most hated team in the NHL", ;) I only egg them on by wearing my Maple Leafs costume every few days.
It's funny. :P
Leafs may have the biggest Fan base int he NHL with the most dedicated fans, but honestly, we are obviously the most hated, :( All 29 other hockey team's fan's HATE the Leafs. LOL
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Wash it out with Talent!
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by Headchease on January 18th, 2007
My wife cheers for any team playing the HABS. The kid likes Calgary but will cheer against me just to bug me.
Out here there are a bunch of Oiler fans, Lots of Flame, a few Canuckle heads, Too many Leafs, and those of us who are true Canadian fans. Although we are scorned and ridiculed by all.
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Wash it out with Talent!
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by Mr_Canada on January 17th, 2007
Hmm.....
I think every province of Canada needs a Hockey Team....
The St. John Newfies......
The Saskatchewan Plains..... I dunno. :P
What's your Wifes and Kids teams? Flames?
Don't worry, I'm mocked every day of my life for being a Leaf Fan, ;)
There are like, 2 Die-Heart Leaf Fans in my school, and that would be me and a teacher.
A few "Well, I don't watch Hockey" Leaf fans, and that's it. (dude, there are tons of Hockey fans like this, HOW CAN YOU NOT WATCH HOCKEY?! You are in god damn CANADA. Hockey Nation.)
Rest are Flame fans (as common as water) , Oiler Fans (rare) and a few Bruin fans (even rarer).
Oh, and some... *breaks out laughing* There are actually some Buffalo Fans. I was walking through the hall in my Leaf Jersey and some dope yelled "Go Rangers" at me. Wow. I barely even recognize them as an NHL team, ;)
And the French Canadian teachers are all, of course, Hab Fans. It's really a culture thing or something.
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Wash it out with Talent!
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by Headchease on January 17th, 2007
When I started watching Hockey Night in Canada there were only 2 Choices an Harold Ballard said why should I spend money on good players. My rink is sold out every game. Since then I can not in good faith cheer for the Leafs. I do cheer for the Flames but my 1st choice is still the Habs. Even with the wife and kids dissing them every chance they get.
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Wash it out with Talent!
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by Mr_Canada on January 17th, 2007
Hab Fan eh?
Congrats on supporting an overrated team.
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Wash it out with Talent!
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by Headchease on January 17th, 2007
Use all the talent you want the lafs still SUCK
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CF 104 Starfighter
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by Alta_redneck on January 15th, 2007
INNISFAIL — The “Widowmaker” rears skyward from its mount as a CF-18 Hornet from Cold Lake flies down Main Street in salute to a highly-valued relic of the Cold War.
Old soldiers ignore the cold and biting wind as they form up at the CF-104 Starfighter’s steel and concrete base to dedicate a project that has taken them 26 years and $100,000, plus another $50,000 in donated goods and services, to finally complete.
Shortly after fire destroyed Innisfail’s original branch in 1981, its executive started searching for a suitable monument for its new site. Numerous attempts were made and failed, including efforts to get a Harvard trainer from Penhold.
Members eventually decided to seek out a CF-104, which they felt would be a nice fit with their branch, also numbered 104.
In a search that stretched from Cold Lake to Korea, the branch finally found a contact in Maine, American Air Force officer Steve Alex, who was able to locate and restore their dream plane at a cost of $70,000.
The plane’s value in 1960 would have been $1.4 million.
It is perhaps that testament to tenacity that makes the Starfighter — one of only two remaining planes of its type — such a fitting monument for Branch 104, said Rod Stewart, vice-president of the organization’s Alberta-Northwest Territories command.
“This is a perfect example of outside the box thinking. You have done a tremendous job for your branch and your community,” said Stewart.
He went on to comment that the Starfighter monument would be a landmark in the community and create a new destination for aviation aficionados from around the world.
People who watched the project come to life often questioned why the Starfighter is displayed at such a high angle, pointing nearly straight into the sky, said Dan Rieberger, president of the Innisfail Legion.
“This is one of the few planes in the world that could actually fly in this manner,” said Rieberger. And because it could jump straight up almost from the end of the runway, it seemed suitable to display it that way, rather than in a more conventional fashion, he said.
Innisfail’s model is a Type F trainer, built for the United States Air Force and stationed in Germany from 1961 until its retirement in 1971, said branch vice-president Chris Strong.
There were only 30 Type Fs built of which two remain, the one in Innisfail and the other on display in Belgium.
Even without the fuel tanks on the tips of its very short wings, Innisfail’s Starfighter — nicknamed Widowmaker by the pilots who both loved and feared it — is a formidable reminder of the threat of nuclear destruction.
It’s a rocket with a cockpit, powered by single engine that outweighs the rest of the plane. When a Starfighter’s engine failed, the plane would plummet from the sky like a huge, streamlined anchor. Sometimes, there just wasn’t enough sky between the plane and the ground for the pilot to eject safely. The CF-104 still holds the world speed record for low-altitude flight, said Strong.
Unlike its American cousins, built as multitasking jet fighters, the Canadian Starfighter’s role was as an attack plane, he said.
Of the 239 CF-104s built in Canada under licence to Lockheed, 100 planes and 37 pilots were lost, said Col. (retired) Gerry Morrison, who logged 880 hours flying Starfighters.
Despite its dangers, it was a beautiful plane to fly, responsive and extremely fast, said Morrison, who lives in Cochrane.
He recalled flying the plane on reconnaissance missions at just under 70 metres, taking pictures and trying to remember as many details as possible for his report.
“All CF-104 pilots were trained at Cold Lake, which makes it a significant Alberta aircraft. That makes it all that much more important that you have one of them.
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Vancouver in Winter
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by Dosenbier on January 15th, 2007
We have our share of idiots here too, Man...Mostly idiots with hats
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tiger hornet
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by twister on January 15th, 2007
nice.. you can hardly see the duct tape peeling off from the years of Liberal neglect...LOL
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Vancouver in Winter
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by twister on January 15th, 2007
Nice to look at.. shitty to live through and drive around in...too many idiots so little time
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Vancouver in Winter
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by Streaker on January 14th, 2007
Great pic. Not used to seeing Vancouver like that!
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