Some random dude, occasionally funny, mostly annoying and obnoxious
Sunny side of the Moose Mtns
Joined December 2011
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This deserves endless retweets…
The Winnipeg Jets should play their entire slate of regular season home games outdoors at Princess Auto Stadium. It would be the biggest home ice advantage in the league. Imagine The Florida Panthers rolling into town mid January when it's -47 with the homeless native guys still stumbling down Portage and Main all doped up on dirty meth and rail whiskey. Imagine being in that 2 diamond Fairmont on the chin of 2 Lombard Place that has the worst window insulation in the entire league thinking about how not only the sun doesn't shine here but my fuck we gotta drive 25 minutes down the Pembina HWY to play a god dam hockey game outside. Why wouldn't Winnipeg do this? They'd go 42-0 at home. Shoutout to Joey Polo Park. Shoutout Earls on Main. God bless Chinnipeg
-People's
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A young mother and her 2 children were killed in a head on collision near Foam Lake.
I don’t have all the details but it sounds like a man tried to pass a semi on a gravel road and collided head on with the young family coming the other way. The dust created by a semi on prairie gravel roads in the fall is like a thick fog. You just can’t see through it as to what is in front of you or what is coming.
It’s impossible.
I have known of 2 other accidents like this, one being a man I knew quite well who was killed in the same manner.
Prairie harvest is a time of patience and acceptance. Large equipment is moving slowly on our roads as they feed the world.
If you can’t see, don’t pass.
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🚨 There was a robbery at Western Sales in #DavidsonSk!
Well... not really. But that's what someone thought when RCMP officers responded to a report of suspicious activity at the dealership just after midnight early Wednesday morning.
Here's what actually happened:
Around 9:00, Tuesday night, a customer's combine suffered a breakdown when a cleaning shoe failed. The parts weren't available in #BiggarSk at the time, so on-call Parts Specialist, Ross hit the road to Davidson for a late-night parts run to help keep the customer rolling the next day.
The Davidson team had locked up for the night when Ross arrived just before midnight, but arrangements had been made for him to access the parts and use a forklift to load them onto his trailer. A lone truck, a forklift moving equipment around late at night and a dark dealership yard must've looked suspicious to someone nearby because before long, RCMP cruisers were rolling down the highway with lights and sirens on! 🚓
The Mounties contacted the Davidson team, and when Tony arrived, security footage quickly confirmed there was no robbery in progress. Just a dedicated parts specialist on an after-hours mission.
Ross, who was blissfully unaware that he was potentially a wanted criminal, returned to Biggar with the parts the service tech required to get to work on the combine first thing the next morning, and happily went to bed.
The good news? The combine got the part it needed to get back in the field.
The bad news? Ross may need to start notifying local law enforcement when he goes on midnight parts runs.
Just another harvest reminder that our team will go the distance (at all hours of the night), to help keep farmers in the field when every hour counts. 🌾🚜
#Harvest2026 #WesternSales #SaskAg #JohnDeere #partsrun
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Ace Bailey had 7 Stanley Cup rings. Six are pictured here. He was wearing the seventh on a flight out of Boston 25 years ago today. #NeverForget911
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I’m happy that the provinces that voted overwhelmingly for Carney will suffer the most. Well deserved.
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The highest praise I can give to Lloyd Robertson is that I had no idea what his political views were. May he rest in peace.
I just had a great visit with a young rancher going through some tough days. Reach out to your friends and peers. Everybody is dealing with something. You’re important to your friends & family; take care of yourself #SickNotWeak #MentalWellbeing #DoMoreAg #LetsTalk
Unbelievable
I’ve known Danny and Chelsea for 30 years.
So happy that he’s ok. We’ll help to replace the missing stuff. Can’t replace missing people.
Come on #DogPound, that’s just bad Karma.
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It's not quite a pipeline or affordable homes. But congratulations on building something, anything.
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Mark Carney.
Brookfield.
Cutting down the rainforest.
Slaves.
My friends, you need to see this.
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Gout pain is brutal.
Most advice? Outdated, incomplete, and missing key truths.
Here’s your blueprint to naturally reverse gout — not just mask the pain.
This thread could save your joints and kidneys: 🧵
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Our herd reduction is your opportunity! We are again selling our bred heifers. These heifers come from generations of carefully selected cows that are hard working, easy feeding, & highly fertile. Only exposed for one cycle, so only the most fertile females are retained.
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After hearing from the doctor that her son Léo’s cancer could no longer be treated, that no therapy was working anymore & the only goal was “to keep him comfortable until the end”… Claire went to his room.
Léo was sitting on his bed, watching videos on his tablet. She sat beside him, rested her head against his & they had this heartbreaking conversation:
Me: Breathing hurts, doesn’t it?
Léo: Uh… yeah.
Me: Does it hurt all the time?
Léo: (looking down) Yes…
Me: This cancer is awful… You know, you don’t have to fight anymore.
Léo: I don’t have to? (with a small smile) But I’ll keep fighting for you, Mom!
Me: No, sweetheart… You’re doing it for me?
Léo: Well… yes.
Me: And what’s a mom’s job?
Léo: To protect you! (with his big smile)
Me: My love… I can’t protect you here anymore. The only way to do it now is from the sky. (My heart shattered.)
Léo: Then I’ll go to the sky and play while I wait for you! You’ll come, right?
Me: Of course I’ll come! You know you can’t get rid of Mom that easily!
Léo: Thanks, Mom! I’ll play while I wait for you!
That was their last real conversation.
In the hours that followed, Claire never left his side. They played, laughed, watched videos. & fought the “bad guys” with their toy guns. They made the most of every moment.
An hour before he left, he snuggled into her arms again & told her how he wanted to be remembered: “As a policeman.”
A little later, Claire went to the bathroom. When she came back, Léo was sleeping deeply. His little body had given up. But in one final breath, he opened his eyes, smiled & whispered: “I love you, Mom.” Then he closed his eyes as Claire softly sang into his ear…
Léo passed away at just 4 years old, in his mother’s arms, after a brave fight against cancer.
The photo shared isn’t just one picture, it’s two. In the first, you see Léo lying on the bathroom rug, waiting for his mom to finish her shower. In the second… the same rug. Empty. Just a silent rug, where a perfect little boy once waited for his mom.
If tonight your child is near you, put your phone down, forget what you’re doing,
& give them the longest, warmest hug. 💛
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