03-23-2011, 03:54 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: May 2006
Location: @HOOT250
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Living Canadian For One Year
I did a quick search on the guys name and couldn't find a topic on this but thought it was interesting. I was actually reminded of this guy when OilKiller was ripping on the Canadian media content in the Zappo thread.
http://www.oneyearonecanadian.ca/about/
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For 12 months, I will only buy Canadian products, eat Canadian food and consume Canadian media.
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I honestly don't think I could do it for the exact reason OilKiller brings up in the other thread, Canadian media/content is brutal!
Anyone think they could last a year?
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Originally Posted by henriksedin33
Not at all, as I've said, I would rather start with LA over any of the other WC playoff teams. Bunch of underachievers who look good on paper but don't even deserve to be in the playoffs.
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03-23-2011, 04:04 PM
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#2
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Okotoks
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Not a chance.
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03-23-2011, 04:04 PM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Calgary
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CP is powered by Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd....a UK company. Can you do without CP for a year?
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03-23-2011, 04:04 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Vancouver
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The media thing wouldn't bother me at all. It would be the food part. Buying only Canadian fruits and vegitables, especially in the winter, would suck.
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"A pessimist thinks things can't get any worse. An optimist knows they can."
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03-23-2011, 04:06 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Silicon Valley
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He used a computer, google, and drove a car, didn't he?
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"With a coach and a player, sometimes there's just so much respect there that it's boils over"
-Taylor Hall
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03-23-2011, 04:11 PM
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Market Mall Food Court
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Originally Posted by Phanuthier
He used a computer, google, and drove a car, didn't he?
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He prob had the computer and car already. Not sure about google.
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03-23-2011, 04:15 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Moscow, ID
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I wish this man luck on his pointless endeavor.
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As you can see, I'm completely ridiculous.
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03-23-2011, 04:20 PM
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Bitter, jaded, cursing the fates.
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Could be worse. Could live American for a year.
Imagine how hard that would be without oil?
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03-23-2011, 04:23 PM
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#9
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Calgary
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Pretty tough to do in a world full of multinational companies. Final assembly of items might occur in Canada but chances are the raw materials and components were sourced outside of Canada.
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03-23-2011, 04:25 PM
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Calgary
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If you read the link you will discover he is not doing all of this for 12 months. As an example, he is only doing the "internet" for one month. Some of the things he only has to do for a couple months.
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03-23-2011, 04:26 PM
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by burn_this_city
Pretty tough to do in a world full of multinational companies. Final assembly of items might occur in Canada but chances are the raw materials and components were sourced outside of Canada.
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He also touches on this in one of the updates he gave on soap. He is trying to do things "as Canadian" as he can. Most of the stuff "made in Canada" is still outsourced parts.
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03-23-2011, 04:30 PM
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Jordan!
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Chandler, AZ
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Originally Posted by HeartsOfFire
Could be worse. Could live American for a year.
Imagine how hard that would be without oil?
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Gas is cheaper here buddy
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03-23-2011, 04:30 PM
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#13
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Franchise Player
Join Date: May 2006
Location: @HOOT250
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Originally Posted by burn_this_city
Pretty tough to do in a world full of multinational companies. Final assembly of items might occur in Canada but chances are the raw materials and components were sourced outside of Canada.
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He breaks it down...
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- Gold – The product is designed, manufactured and entirely sourced in Canada.
- Silver – The product is designed and manufactured in Canada, but its constituent parts or ingredients don’t all originate here.
- Bronze – The product is designed here, but neither manufactured nor entirely sourced in Canada.
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So he is trying to get as much 'Gold' product he can and if not he works down the list.
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Originally Posted by henriksedin33
Not at all, as I've said, I would rather start with LA over any of the other WC playoff teams. Bunch of underachievers who look good on paper but don't even deserve to be in the playoffs.
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03-23-2011, 05:37 PM
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: SW Colorado
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Originally Posted by HeartsOfFire
Could be worse. Could live American for a year.
Imagine how hard that would be without oil?
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I'm not sure I understand...did somebody misplace all the oil in Alaska, Texas, the Dakotas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, the gulf states, etc.?
Where I live, it's also pretty hard to travel very far without seeing natural gas wells.
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03-23-2011, 05:54 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: May 2006
Location: @HOOT250
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Originally Posted by sclitheroe
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That's awesome!
Hey I never said it was a good idea or he was doing a good job but it makes you think about how little is made/from Canada.
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Originally Posted by henriksedin33
Not at all, as I've said, I would rather start with LA over any of the other WC playoff teams. Bunch of underachievers who look good on paper but don't even deserve to be in the playoffs.
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03-23-2011, 06:03 PM
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And I Don't Care...
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: The land of the eternally hopeful
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It ranges from tough to nearly impossible to buy only Canadian, but the sentiment is laudable.
Everyone in Canada should strive to support (buy) Canadian products as much as possible (when there is a choice to be made).
I try to and it is difficult.
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03-23-2011, 06:15 PM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Calgary
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Mmm...sexy parallaxing 
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03-23-2011, 06:20 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: H-Town, Texas
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Quote:
Originally Posted by AvsJerk
I'm not sure I understand...did somebody misplace all the oil in Alaska, Texas, the Dakotas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, the gulf states, etc.?
Where I live, it's also pretty hard to travel very far without seeing natural gas wells.
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I don't get it? Why do they think there is no oil in the US? 
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