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bigbird
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 |  Subject: Re: tagg from southwest Missouri (Springfield)  Tue Nov 30, 2010 4:55 pm | |
| | Tagg wrote: |
Oh come on now bigbird, Canada isn't another country! Its America's hat!  |
Sometimes it feels more like we're America's urinal. |
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DennisB
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| | Subject: Re: tagg from southwest Missouri (Springfield) Tue Nov 30, 2010 5:16 pm | |
| bigbird, Do you really feel that way? |
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bigbird
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| | Subject: Re: tagg from southwest Missouri (Springfield) Tue Nov 30, 2010 5:28 pm | |
| | DennisB wrote: | | bigbird, Do you really feel that way? |
Unfortunately I do Dennis.
We are having an ongoing environmental problem with North Dakota. Devil's Lake in ND is overflowing and flooding. The US response was to drain it into a small river which feeds into the Red R. that then flows into Canada and then into L. Winnipeg. The diversion of water is introducing non-indiginous fish and parasites into our watershed. Will ND install a proper filter? No, the Americans plan on making the drain and outlet BIGGER against our complaints.
Then there's good old free trade. The Americans have first rights to our oil, water, and power should they run short. If we run short, the Americans get ours before we do. One could say the Canadian gov't did a piss poor job of negotiating NAFTA, but we had a gun held to our head. That gun was keeping the big 3 automobile manufacturers producing cars in Canada. They promised if we signed NAFTA we wouldn't lose any automobile manufacturing jobs in return. That sure went out the window. We lost the jobs anyway, and now we're losing our natural resources. It won't be long before not only our oil is gone, but our fresh water too.
Then there's the US import tariffs on our softwood lumber. Canadians were undercutting US softwood lumber prices. What did the US do? Shut down all our lumber mills by imposing huge tariffs to price our lumber right out of the market.
I'm not anti-American, just really really disappointed in our own gov't for letting this happen. We did it ourselves, with eager participation from the USA.
Who owns all our petroleum and mining companies? How about our railroads?
One more thing. The terrorists who flew the 9/11 hijacked airplanes didn't sneak into the US from Canada as your gov't would have you believe. They crossed in just like everyone else with proper documentation. But blame us anyways.
Enough already. Sorry for the rant, but you asked.
Back to the topics at hand. The Honda Silverwing! |
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Skippy
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| | Subject: Re: tagg from southwest Missouri (Springfield) Thu Dec 02, 2010 10:42 am | |
| Wow Bigbird and I thought us lot over here in the UK were getting the 'dirty' end of the stick from Europe! The only difference is I suppose, that if the worst came to the worst we could always blow up the channel tunnel and become a real island again!  You guys seem stuck with it. |
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bigbird
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| | Subject: Re: tagg from southwest Missouri (Springfield) Thu Dec 02, 2010 1:02 pm | |
| Whether it's Obama, Bush, Clinton, Bush, Reagan, Carter, Ford, Nixon, LBJ, Kennedy, ad infinitum, it's still the same pot of soup being stirred exactly the same way.
The Canadian gov't always has been and will be at the mercy of the big dog Imperialists. |
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Skippy
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| | Subject: Re: tagg from southwest Missouri (Springfield) Thu Dec 02, 2010 1:32 pm | |
| And the French........  |
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bigbird
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| | Subject: Re: tagg from southwest Missouri (Springfield) Thu Dec 02, 2010 1:42 pm | |
| We could keep fueling this fire, but I don't want to. I'm sure there are lots of forums out there for politics. This is a US based forum. The majority of members here are Americans. I don't want to anger anyone and risk being banned. Let's keep this focused on the Silverwing.
Go Bears!
One of their starting front 4 linebackers (Israel Idonije) is from Brandon Manitoba and played university football at the U of Manitoba, my alma mater.
OK, then, Go Blackhawks. Their captain, Jonathan Toews, is from Winnipeg also.
Alright, then, no more politics OR sports. Silverwings only.
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Skippy
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| | Subject: Re: tagg from southwest Missouri (Springfield) Thu Dec 02, 2010 1:57 pm | |
| AWWW Spoil sport LOL. TBH, I did think twice about adding my last comment. But you are totally right; Its all about the bikes  If I wanted to start an arguement then all I need to do is log onto the 'BBC Radio 4 Womans Hour' notice board and makes some ever so slightly sexist remarks - the vitrol that follows would take hours to sift LOL. My now retired boss, took offence at an article they broad cast a couple of years ago and did just that.... (thats how I know what happens) and his/our seemingly (by male standards) inocquious comments drew the wrath of all woman kind it seemed and was even mentioned in the following days programme - Fame At Last LOL!!! As you say, best to stick to what we know about.......
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Tagg
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| | Subject: Re: tagg from southwest Missouri (Springfield) Thu Dec 02, 2010 6:35 pm | |
| | Skippy wrote: | | And the French........ |
YEA! Screw the french!
Now go away or i shall taunt you a second time, you silly English wiper of other peoples bottoms! |
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Tagg
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| | Subject: Re: tagg from southwest Missouri (Springfield) Thu Mar 10, 2011 1:16 pm | |
| Bout damned time huh?
Finally found my s-wing. 2009 red
Picking it up Saturday, just in time for it to get cold again, and rain Sunday. Yea! ! |
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model28a
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| | Subject: Re: tagg from southwest Missouri (Springfield) Thu Mar 10, 2011 2:36 pm | |
| Tag Congratulations on the new S/Wing.  I know you will get many miles of smiles out of new scoot. |
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CathyN
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| | Subject: Re: tagg from southwest Missouri (Springfield) Thu Mar 10, 2011 5:07 pm | |
| Tag, Congrats on the new Swing. Where did you end up finding it on the internet or locally? I saw some on Scooterfinds in your area this past week. You will find it so much more comfortable then your rukus. Have fun. I'm still waiting for good the weather to reach Chicago.  |
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Tagg
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| | Subject: Re: tagg from southwest Missouri (Springfield) Thu Mar 10, 2011 5:56 pm | |
| | CathyN wrote: | Tag,
Congrats on the new Swing. Where did you end up finding it on the internet or locally? I saw some on Scooterfinds in your area this past week. You will find it so much more comfortable then your rukus. Have fun. I'm still waiting for good the weather to reach Chicago.
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The red 09 they had left at Russellville Honda (AR). I Figured if i waited long enough it would come down.
just over 6 for an 09 with like 4 miles on it, figured i got a smokin deal! Hope my truck can make it down there and back! |
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jdeereanton
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| | Subject: Re: tagg from southwest Missouri (Springfield) Fri Mar 11, 2011 5:53 am | |
| Excellent find and price. I have never had the patience to wait, but I see and understand the advantage. Glad your search has ended with a great result. I doubt I held backon my welcome when you originally joined, but once again welcome - enjoy the new ride. |
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Tagg
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| | Subject: Re: tagg from southwest Missouri (Springfield) Sat Mar 12, 2011 2:07 pm | |
| Finally got the thing home. Unfortunately, i missed the shot of the odo reading zero, didnt think about it till i got off of it just now! Mybad! |
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