01-05-2026, 03:39 PM
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#6041
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Quote:
Originally Posted by topfiverecords
The doctor has warned you every single time you come in to stop licking his tie.
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But its so tangy tho... 
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01-05-2026, 03:49 PM
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#6042
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Originally Posted by undercoverbrother
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During my career as a welder/mechanic/just-fix-the-damned-thing guy I usually had to wash my hands before going to the bathroom. They still looked clean afterwards so….let’s light our smokes and get back to work.
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01-05-2026, 04:15 PM
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#6043
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Pickle Jar Lake
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Amazing you can spot bacteria on your hands. Cool skill.
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01-05-2026, 05:22 PM
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#6044
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electric boogaloo
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Originally Posted by Fuzz
Amazing you can spot bacteria on your hands. Cool skill.
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I hope to meet you some day, because mine will be coated in poo and gizz. Most likely from the same source.
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01-05-2026, 05:43 PM
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#6045
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Pickle Jar Lake
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Quote:
Originally Posted by fotze2
I hope to meet you some day, because mine will be coated in poo and gizz. Most likely from the same source.
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I think I speak for most people here when I say...."ew, gross dude".
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01-05-2026, 05:58 PM
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#6046
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electric boogaloo
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Originally Posted by Fuzz
I think I speak for most people here when I say...."ew, gross dude".
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No schit?
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01-05-2026, 06:28 PM
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#6047
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Franchise Player
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I recently switched home insurance and I wasn’t allowed to pay monthly. Only the annual bill was an option. Anyone have that happen before? What could possibly be the reason? Credit isn’t an issue. She didn’t have or wouldn’t give me a reason.
Last edited by Weitz; 01-05-2026 at 06:30 PM.
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01-05-2026, 07:03 PM
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#6048
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electric boogaloo
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Originally Posted by Weitz
I recently switched home insurance and I wasn’t allowed to pay monthly. Only the annual bill was an option. Anyone have that happen before? What could possibly be the reason? Credit isn’t an issue. She didn’t have or wouldn’t give me a reason.
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With who?
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01-05-2026, 07:06 PM
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#6049
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Franchise Player
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Personal
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01-05-2026, 07:18 PM
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#6050
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Weitz
Personal
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The Personal does monthly payments because that is my setup.
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01-05-2026, 07:26 PM
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#6051
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by calgarygeologist
The Personal does monthly payments because that is my setup.
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Yah I was told I didn’t qualify for some reason. Not the end of the world just thought it was weird. Can pay for the year on credit card so that was nice.
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01-05-2026, 07:52 PM
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#6052
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Uncle Chester
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I assume this is their policy for all Oilers fans.
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01-06-2026, 03:13 AM
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#6053
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Man...what do you have to screw up in your life to be assigned to 'Beacon Duty.'
Just watching LOTR and the beacons of Minas Tirith...thats a real bad job. I mean...its like in war movies where they threaten to post you in Alaska or something.
"So...what do you do?"
"Well. I stare at this pile of wood...all day. Every day. And make sure that it stays as a pile of wood. Then sometimes I check to my left. Then I check to my right. Just to make sure their wood is still just wood.
If its fire tho...thats bad. Then I have to light my wood on fire. And yeah, everyone thinks thats easy. You pour a little oil on it and away she goes. But after that I have to climb down this ####off huge ass mountain and collect more wood to replace what I just burned and then I have to haul all that crap all the way back up and then its back to staring at the wood pile again. Just...staring.
Its a real bitch.
I'd never have shagged the Captain's wife if I knew this was the punishment."
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01-06-2026, 10:32 AM
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#6054
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Memento Mori
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God I could use a job like that now.
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01-06-2026, 11:01 AM
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#6055
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by Shazam
God I could use a job like that now.
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I think it sounds better than it is. I had a relative who ran a forest fire watchtower in northern BC for a long time. He'd be up there by himself for months, watching to radio if there was a fire. He ended up being pretty weird - no human interaction at all.
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01-06-2026, 11:20 AM
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#6056
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Pickle Jar Lake
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My cousin and her boyfriend did it for awhile. Sounds like it gets old quick. Like a lighthouse operator.
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01-06-2026, 11:22 AM
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#6057
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Memento Mori
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bizaro86
I think it sounds better than it is. I had a relative who ran a forest fire watchtower in northern BC for a long time. He'd be up there by himself for months, watching to radio if there was a fire. He ended up being pretty weird - no human interaction at all.
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God I could use a job like that now.
I'm old. I want to retire soon. I'm literally only working to get my AMT back. I'm tired of people. My PM is an idiot. I'm fixing crazy stupid code that another contractor wrote using ChatGPT.
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01-06-2026, 11:54 AM
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#6058
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bizaro86
I think it sounds better than it is. I had a relative who ran a forest fire watchtower in northern BC for a long time. He'd be up there by himself for months, watching to radio if there was a fire. He ended up being pretty weird - no human interaction at all.
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You knew Ranger Gord?
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01-06-2026, 01:01 PM
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#6059
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bizaro86
I think it sounds better than it is. I had a relative who ran a forest fire watchtower in northern BC for a long time. He'd be up there by himself for months, watching to radio if there was a fire. He ended up being pretty weird - no human interaction at all.
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I've met two guys who did this. They were weird in the first place, but enjoyed the work. It's a role that seems in general to do for a few summers total, not a full blown career though. I think (don't recall fully) the two guys did it for 2-3 years and used it as a stepping stone for their careers, but the way we're chatting about it here, it does seem like it'd be a sort of interesting way to gear down certain careers towards semi retirement if you could handle the mental side of being alone for so long. A good option if you need an opportunity to keep up a schedule and time to find yourself (young or old). But I could see the person end up like Alan Parrish in Jumanji if they did it for too long.
I don't think there's no interaction at all, but it is limited. You still need to interact with the others who do this as well as Parks/Forest departments etc.
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01-06-2026, 04:07 PM
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#6060
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DoubleF
I've met two guys who did this. They were weird in the first place, but enjoyed the work. It's a role that seems in general to do for a few summers total, not a full blown career though. I think (don't recall fully) the two guys did it for 2-3 years and used it as a stepping stone for their careers, but the way we're chatting about it here, it does seem like it'd be a sort of interesting way to gear down certain careers towards semi retirement if you could handle the mental side of being alone for so long. A good option if you need an opportunity to keep up a schedule and time to find yourself (young or old). But I could see the person end up like Alan Parrish in Jumanji if they did it for too long.
I don't think there's no interaction at all, but it is limited. You still need to interact with the others who do this as well as Parks/Forest departments etc.
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This was probably 30 years ago - from what he told me he checked in by radio once per day (basically to ensure he hadn't died) unless something was wrong, and the helicopter came every couple of months with supplies, and that was it.
I'm sure now they have starlink and mandatory zoom meetings to discuss departmental objectives.
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