probably about welcome week. or fish. but probably welcome week.
Blue in Yarmouth
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| Date | Title | Body |
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| 5 days 10 hours ago | Honda Pilot |
First of all let me go on record as saying buying a new car is the bigeest mistake people can make. When you drive that car off the lot it depreciates in value that very instant and depending on the price you paid that 1 Km you just drove to get out of the lot could cost you over $10,000.00. The way to go IMHE is to buy a very new used car (1 year old), that way someone else took the hit and you can still get much of what you paid out of it if you decide to trade up in a couple of years time. As for the Pilot, my brother bought one a couple of years ago that had about every bell and whistle they offer and paid 59,000.00 Canadian. He sold it last year to buy a Toyota Sequoia and got 38,000.00. He lost 21,000.00 in a little over a year, and it was in good shape. I have never owned a pilot, but have driven one and a few of the toyota SUV's but for my money the best vehicle I have owned is a Chevrolet Suburban. It costs more than a pilot but is much more vehicle as well. You can get a very nice almost new one for a decent price all over the US for between 25000.00 and 35000.00 (I bought my most recent one in Houston). That is what I would suggest, especially if you have a growing family, you can't beat the space it provides and it was as good on gas as my brothers Pilot when he had it. As for what I am doing, getting ready to hit the golf course and then heading to the cottage for a week of vacation with the wife and kids. Getting the boat in the water and doing some fishing will be a welcome break from the daily grind. |
| 5 days 10 hours ago | congrats to you! |
Well done sir. Did you specialize or going for family practice? |
| 5 days 15 hours ago | Not much... |
I actually played in the Q and subsequently went to University back in the mid 90's and early 2000's. I can say that I think they are a bunch of cry babies and the whole thing is absurd. If the people in the US were following this they would have a stroke hearing how little these kids are paying for university and yet still complaining about it. I mean, it would be great if all education was free like in some european countries, but Quebecers have it pretty damn good. Even the majority of the Quebec population are siding with the provincial gov. on this and want the students to piss off. The bottom line to me is they (Quebecers in general) just like to have something to bitch and protest about. Seriously, they are a breed all their own and quite militant whenever they get the chance. |
| 5 days 15 hours ago | I am not getting into the debate.... |
I just have an honest question...Did the AD really pay for the band or was the money donated by some rich alums? I thought it was a donation, not the AD but I oculd certainly be wrong. |
| 5 days 16 hours ago | You aren't the only one.... |
drives me absolutely crazy. |
| 6 days 9 hours ago | Thanks for the compliment |
I'm sorry but it has been a long day at work and I'm afriad I don't follow your question. Which institutions are you referring to? Again, it is probably painfully obvious but I have been run off my feet today and can hardly string a sentence together at this point. |
| 6 days 11 hours ago | but the point is... |
why should I have to? Why can't I play at the level my talent dictates while still having the opportunity to play in University if I don't move on to the NHL? As I said, we can do it in Canada and that is the route I took, though I would have left to play in the NCAA in a heart beat if it was an option. Most kids my age that played at the level I did (midget AAA) are dreaming of making the NHL. The idea that it would be a better decision to "think about my future" by wallowing in tier II until I could go to university and thus give my self a back up plan is just too silly to contemplate for me. It isn't like a person shouldn't be able to do both. I finished my CHL career at 21 years of age which gave me plenty of time to go to university and get my degree. We can do that here in Canada. Why you can't do it in the US is beyond me. This last part I want to say without sounding like a jackass...but tier II hockey for me at 16 would have been like going back and playing midget b. The competitiion, coaching, facilities and player development in tier II are so far below that of the CHL it isn't even funny. I don't mean to be a dick, that's just a fact. |
| 1 week 7 hours ago | An alternative view... |
I agree with the qoute from the guy comparing the CHL and NCAA saying they both offer different things. The thing I don't necessarily agree with is that you only go the CHL route if you are sure of a second round pick. I don't know the structure of hockey in the US, but here in Canada we are in midget at age 14, 15 and 16 then it is juniors (at least it was when I was playing. I had to make the choice of playing in the CHL when I was 16 years old, that is 2 years from the time I would have been going to university. What is a kid supposed to do if he is good enough to play in the CHL but likely not going to be a second round or better pick? Play inferior hockey for 2 years so he can be eligible to play in the NCAA? That's just ridiculous. I played in the CHL and then went to university in Canada and played their as well, but I can honestly say if the NCAA didn't have the idiotic rule about the CHL I would have gladly played their instead. I think the NCAA would have tons of interest from former CHLer's who didn't make the league if they didn't have the lame rules. I guess my point is really just that in Canada there is nothing for a really good hockey player to do between midget and university except the CHL unless they want to play much lower level hockey, and who wants to do that. |
| 1 week 11 hours ago | Well done DD. |
If this is true I 'm very happy for Demar. I really would have liked for him to have been able to play for UM, but I am just happy he seems to be making really good progress as far as his life goes. Good luck Demar! |
| 1 week 13 hours ago | I envy all of you... |
I live in Nova Scotia Canada and have never had the opportunity to get to a live game at UM. It is my dream to make it for a OSU/UM matchup in the next few years and god willing I will. My uncle went to UM in the 70's and shares many stories about the various games he attended while there. All I can say is I hope you all realize how lucky you are to be able to go to the Big House and see the games live. I envy the lot of you! |
