On 5/1/2021 9:10 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Saturday, May 1, 2021 at 6:22:31 AM UTC-4, Dr Bruce wrote:
>> On 5/1/2021 4:55 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>> On Friday, April 30, 2021 at 6:18:09 PM UTC-4, Donald Shenkenberger wrote:
>>>> On 4/30/2021 4:47 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>>>> On 2021-04-30 3:43 p.m., Michael Trew wrote:
>>>>>> On 4/30/2021 10:44 AM, Graham wrote:
>>>>> ill
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thanks! Yes, insurance is gone tomorrow. Perhaps a better job with
>>>>>>>> health benefits is in order for me in the near future.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Or you could emigrate to a civilised country where you wouldn't have to
>>>>>>> worry.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm assuming you are talking about socialist health care like Canada
>>>>>> or some European countries. Trust me, you'll pay for it in the end
>>>>>> with higher taxes and/or lower quality health care.
>>>>>
>>>>> We are well aware that we pay for our health care system with our tax
>>>>> dollars. Most people are very happy with our system.
>>>>>
>>>> Recon why most Canadians live near the USA border?
>>>
>>> Open a history book before you open your mouth.
>>>
>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>>
>> Just curious, what does history have to do with most
>> Canadians living near the US border? Isn't it more
>> about the climate and their economy being so closely
>> tied to ours?
>
> The climate, and the fact that the damned St. Laurence seaway
> is on the southern border.
>
What in the Sam Hill does that have to do with *history*?

> Why do you think most inland cities are located on a river or other
> navigable body of water?
>
> Cindy Hamilton
>
Again, what in the Sam Hill does that have to do with *history*?

Nothing, so your suggestion to open a history
book to answer the question is stupid.

--
The real Bruce is an Aussie asshat

On 2021-05-01 4:55 a.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:

>>> We are well aware that we pay for our health care system with our tax
>>> dollars. Most people are very happy with our system.
>>>
>> Recon why most Canadians live near the USA border?
>
> Open a history book before you open your mouth.

Indeed. We have to be close to the border so that we can defend it when
our neighbours try to invade. There were attempts to invade Canada
during the rebellion, the War of 1812 and the Fenian Raids.

On Fri, 30 Apr 2021 20:29:37 -0400, Sheldon Martin >
wrote:

snip
>
>I can't see the point to instant potatoes... how much effort and time
>to pare, boil, and mash a potful of spuds. And flavor and texture
>can't compare to real spuds.
snip
a lot has changed in the last 50 or 60 years. You ought to try a
quality instant potato that comes in an individual envelope not
something that comes in a big box. The taste and texture is as good
as home made and no nasty smell.
Janet US

On Sat, 01 May 2021 08:46:44 -0600, US Janet >
wrote:

>On Fri, 30 Apr 2021 20:29:37 -0400, Sheldon Martin >
>wrote:
>
>snip
>>
>>I can't see the point to instant potatoes... how much effort and time
>>to pare, boil, and mash a potful of spuds. And flavor and texture
>>can't compare to real spuds.
>snip
> a lot has changed in the last 50 or 60 years. You ought to try a
>quality instant potato that comes in an individual envelope not
>something that comes in a big box. The taste and texture is as good
>as home made and no nasty smell.
>Janet US

Potatoes have no nasty odor. I've tried several potato flakes, I
found nothing better about them, but they are generally pasty... I
prefer mashed with lumps. When I'm going to boil potatoes first thing
in the morning I'll pare and eye a few pounds and leave in water in
the fridge for cooking later. I like to do all my food prep first
thing in the morning.

On Saturday, May 1, 2021 at 9:27:59 AM UTC-4, Dr Bruce wrote:
> On 5/1/2021 9:10 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > On Saturday, May 1, 2021 at 6:22:31 AM UTC-4, Dr Bruce wrote:
> >> On 5/1/2021 4:55 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> >>> On Friday, April 30, 2021 at 6:18:09 PM UTC-4, Donald Shenkenberger wrote:
> >>>> On 4/30/2021 4:47 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> >>>>> On 2021-04-30 3:43 p.m., Michael Trew wrote:
> >>>>>> On 4/30/2021 10:44 AM, Graham wrote:
> >>>>> ill
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Thanks! Yes, insurance is gone tomorrow. Perhaps a better job with
> >>>>>>>> health benefits is in order for me in the near future.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Or you could emigrate to a civilised country where you wouldn't have to
> >>>>>>> worry.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> I'm assuming you are talking about socialist health care like Canada
> >>>>>> or some European countries. Trust me, you'll pay for it in the end
> >>>>>> with higher taxes and/or lower quality health care.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> We are well aware that we pay for our health care system with our tax
> >>>>> dollars. Most people are very happy with our system.
> >>>>>
> >>>> Recon why most Canadians live near the USA border?
> >>>
> >>> Open a history book before you open your mouth.
> >>>
> >>> Cindy Hamilton
> >>>
> >> Just curious, what does history have to do with most
> >> Canadians living near the US border? Isn't it more
> >> about the climate and their economy being so closely
> >> tied to ours?
> >
> > The climate, and the fact that the damned St. Laurence seaway
> > is on the southern border.
> >
> What in the Sam Hill does that have to do with *history*?
> > Why do you think most inland cities are located on a river or other
> > navigable body of water?
> >
> > Cindy Hamilton
> >
> Again, what in the Sam Hill does that have to do with *history*?

The French came down the St. Lawrence, founding cities as they went.
It's the same as the Spanish missionaries founding cities all up the
California coast.

Cindy Hamilton

On 5/1/2021 11:07 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Saturday, May 1, 2021 at 9:27:59 AM UTC-4, Dr Bruce wrote:
>> On 5/1/2021 9:10 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>> On Saturday, May 1, 2021 at 6:22:31 AM UTC-4, Dr Bruce wrote:
>>>> On 5/1/2021 4:55 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>>> On Friday, April 30, 2021 at 6:18:09 PM UTC-4, Donald Shenkenberger wrote:
>>>>>> On 4/30/2021 4:47 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>>>>>> On 2021-04-30 3:43 p.m., Michael Trew wrote:
>>>>>>>> On 4/30/2021 10:44 AM, Graham wrote:
>>>>>>> ill
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Thanks! Yes, insurance is gone tomorrow. Perhaps a better job with
>>>>>>>>>> health benefits is in order for me in the near future.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Or you could emigrate to a civilised country where you wouldn't have to
>>>>>>>>> worry.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I'm assuming you are talking about socialist health care like Canada
>>>>>>>> or some European countries. Trust me, you'll pay for it in the end
>>>>>>>> with higher taxes and/or lower quality health care.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> We are well aware that we pay for our health care system with our tax
>>>>>>> dollars. Most people are very happy with our system.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Recon why most Canadians live near the USA border?
>>>>>
>>>>> Open a history book before you open your mouth.
>>>>>
>>>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>>>>
>>>> Just curious, what does history have to do with most
>>>> Canadians living near the US border? Isn't it more
>>>> about the climate and their economy being so closely
>>>> tied to ours?
>>>
>>> The climate, and the fact that the damned St. Laurence seaway
>>> is on the southern border.
>>>
>> What in the Sam Hill does that have to do with *history*?
>>> Why do you think most inland cities are located on a river or other
>>> navigable body of water?
>>>
>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>>
>> Again, what in the Sam Hill does that have to do with *history*?
>
> The French came down the St. Lawrence, founding cities as they went.
> It's the same as the Spanish missionaries founding cities all up the
> California coast.
>
> Cindy Hamilton
>
You're reaching now, they settled where the weather wasn't as
****ed up as it is up north where no no wants to live, and they
stayed south because of their ties to the US economy.

Neither has anything to do with a history book.

On 2021-05-01 11:07 a.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>
>> What in the Sam Hill does that have to do with *history*?
>>> Why do you think most inland cities are located on a river or other
>>> navigable body of water?
>>>
>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>>
>> Again, what in the Sam Hill does that have to do with *history*?
>
> The French came down the St. Lawrence, founding cities as they went.
> It's the same as the Spanish missionaries founding cities all up the
> California coast.
>


When the New France became part of British North America the English
went went upstream and settled along the St. Lawrence and the shore of
Lake Ontario, up the Ottawa River. Most of the rest of the country was
explored by fur traders. There is a lot of rich farmland in southern
Ontario. Then they built a railway and settled in the prairies.


Most of the settlement of southern Ontario came after the revolution
when Loyalists came north to escape persecution in the US. More
Americans came north for free or very cheap land. They settled in the
first places they found. Even now, with immigrants from all over the
world, they arrive at the main international airports in Toronto,
Montreal and Vancouver, and the stay there until they are established.

As you go north there is less arable land and a lot more rock and bog.
We had those ice ages that at scraped the soil and vegetation off the
surface and wore down to hard granite. It was not good land for
farming, but there is a lot of mineral wealth. Then there is the cold.
People tend to stick to the south where the climate is more moderate.

On Saturday, May 1, 2021 at 11:12:06 AM UTC-4, Dr Bruce wrote:
> On 5/1/2021 11:07 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > On Saturday, May 1, 2021 at 9:27:59 AM UTC-4, Dr Bruce wrote:
> >> On 5/1/2021 9:10 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> >>> On Saturday, May 1, 2021 at 6:22:31 AM UTC-4, Dr Bruce wrote:
> >>>> On 5/1/2021 4:55 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> >>>>> On Friday, April 30, 2021 at 6:18:09 PM UTC-4, Donald Shenkenberger wrote:
> >>>>>> On 4/30/2021 4:47 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> >>>>>>> On 2021-04-30 3:43 p.m., Michael Trew wrote:
> >>>>>>>> On 4/30/2021 10:44 AM, Graham wrote:
> >>>>>>> ill
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks! Yes, insurance is gone tomorrow. Perhaps a better job with
> >>>>>>>>>> health benefits is in order for me in the near future.
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> Or you could emigrate to a civilised country where you wouldn't have to
> >>>>>>>>> worry.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> I'm assuming you are talking about socialist health care like Canada
> >>>>>>>> or some European countries. Trust me, you'll pay for it in the end
> >>>>>>>> with higher taxes and/or lower quality health care.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> We are well aware that we pay for our health care system with our tax
> >>>>>>> dollars. Most people are very happy with our system.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>> Recon why most Canadians live near the USA border?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Open a history book before you open your mouth.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Cindy Hamilton
> >>>>>
> >>>> Just curious, what does history have to do with most
> >>>> Canadians living near the US border? Isn't it more
> >>>> about the climate and their economy being so closely
> >>>> tied to ours?
> >>>
> >>> The climate, and the fact that the damned St. Laurence seaway
> >>> is on the southern border.
> >>>
> >> What in the Sam Hill does that have to do with *history*?
> >>> Why do you think most inland cities are located on a river or other
> >>> navigable body of water?
> >>>
> >>> Cindy Hamilton
> >>>
> >> Again, what in the Sam Hill does that have to do with *history*?
> >
> > The French came down the St. Lawrence, founding cities as they went.
> > It's the same as the Spanish missionaries founding cities all up the
> > California coast.
> >
> > Cindy Hamilton
> >
> You're reaching now, they settled where the weather wasn't as
> ****ed up as it is up north where no no wants to live, and they
> stayed south because of their ties to the US economy.
>
> Neither has anything to do with a history book.

You clearly don't know shit about the history of Canada.

Cindy Hamilton

On Saturday, May 1, 2021 at 10:27:22 AM UTC-5, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Saturday, May 1, 2021 at 11:12:06 AM UTC-4, Dr Bruce wrote:
> > On 5/1/2021 11:07 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > > On Saturday, May 1, 2021 at 9:27:59 AM UTC-4, Dr Bruce wrote:
> > >> On 5/1/2021 9:10 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > >>> On Saturday, May 1, 2021 at 6:22:31 AM UTC-4, Dr Bruce wrote:
> > >>>> On 5/1/2021 4:55 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > >>>>> On Friday, April 30, 2021 at 6:18:09 PM UTC-4, Donald Shenkenberger wrote:
> > >>>>>> On 4/30/2021 4:47 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> > >>>>>>> On 2021-04-30 3:43 p.m., Michael Trew wrote:
> > >>>>>>>> On 4/30/2021 10:44 AM, Graham wrote:
> > >>>>>>> ill
> > >>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>> Thanks! Yes, insurance is gone tomorrow. Perhaps a better job with
> > >>>>>>>>>> health benefits is in order for me in the near future.
> > >>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>> Or you could emigrate to a civilised country where you wouldn't have to
> > >>>>>>>>> worry.
> > >>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>> I'm assuming you are talking about socialist health care like Canada
> > >>>>>>>> or some European countries. Trust me, you'll pay for it in the end
> > >>>>>>>> with higher taxes and/or lower quality health care.
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>> We are well aware that we pay for our health care system with our tax
> > >>>>>>> dollars. Most people are very happy with our system.
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>> Recon why most Canadians live near the USA border?
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> Open a history book before you open your mouth.
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> Cindy Hamilton
> > >>>>>
> > >>>> Just curious, what does history have to do with most
> > >>>> Canadians living near the US border? Isn't it more
> > >>>> about the climate and their economy being so closely
> > >>>> tied to ours?
> > >>>
> > >>> The climate, and the fact that the damned St. Laurence seaway
> > >>> is on the southern border.
> > >>>
> > >> What in the Sam Hill does that have to do with *history*?
> > >>> Why do you think most inland cities are located on a river or other
> > >>> navigable body of water?
> > >>>
> > >>> Cindy Hamilton
> > >>>
> > >> Again, what in the Sam Hill does that have to do with *history*?
> > >
> > > The French came down the St. Lawrence, founding cities as they went.
> > > It's the same as the Spanish missionaries founding cities all up the
> > > California coast.
> > >
> > > Cindy Hamilton
> > >
> > You're reaching now, they settled where the weather wasn't as
> > ****ed up as it is up north where no no wants to live, and they
> > stayed south because of their ties to the US economy.
> >
> > Neither has anything to do with a history book.
> You clearly don't know shit about the history of Canada.


Honestly, Cindy, what do you expect from what is a very obvious troll? Y'all's chains are being yanked, you should know better...just sayin'...

Anyways, "It's a beautiful morning in the neighborhood..." Farmer's Market opens today, and it's gonna be 80 degrees...got s strip steak for dinner...baked tater with all the fixin's and spargel as the veg...

ENJOY LIFE...!!!

;-)

--
Best
Greg

On Sat, 1 May 2021 09:27:55 -0400, Dr Bruce > wrote:

>On 5/1/2021 9:10 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>> On Saturday, May 1, 2021 at 6:22:31 AM UTC-4, Dr Bruce wrote:
>>> On 5/1/2021 4:55 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>> On Friday, April 30, 2021 at 6:18:09 PM UTC-4, Donald Shenkenberger wrote:
>>>>> On 4/30/2021 4:47 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>>>>> On 2021-04-30 3:43 p.m., Michael Trew wrote:
>>>>>>> On 4/30/2021 10:44 AM, Graham wrote:
>>>>>> ill
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Thanks! Yes, insurance is gone tomorrow. Perhaps a better job with
>>>>>>>>> health benefits is in order for me in the near future.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Or you could emigrate to a civilised country where you wouldn't have to
>>>>>>>> worry.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I'm assuming you are talking about socialist health care like Canada
>>>>>>> or some European countries. Trust me, you'll pay for it in the end
>>>>>>> with higher taxes and/or lower quality health care.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> We are well aware that we pay for our health care system with our tax
>>>>>> dollars. Most people are very happy with our system.
>>>>>>
>>>>> Recon why most Canadians live near the USA border?
>>>>
>>>> Open a history book before you open your mouth.
>>>>
>>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>>>
>>> Just curious, what does history have to do with most
>>> Canadians living near the US border? Isn't it more
>>> about the climate and their economy being so closely
>>> tied to ours?
>>
>> The climate, and the fact that the damned St. Laurence seaway
>> is on the southern border.
>>
>What in the Sam Hill does that have to do with *history*?
>
>> Why do you think most inland cities are located on a river or other
>> navigable body of water?
>>
>> Cindy Hamilton
>>
>Again, what in the Sam Hill does that have to do with *history*?
>
>Nothing, so your suggestion to open a history
>book to answer the question is stupid.

what does the topic 'history' mean to you? I see it as a recounting
of people, events, and why things worked out as they did. That would
detail why so so many Canadians live where they do, No? That would
include development of cities and industry. You surely don't believe
that cities and industry were dropped down like Lincoln Logs and
people were placed there?
Janet US

On 5/1/2021 11:34 AM, GM wrote:
> On Saturday, May 1, 2021 at 10:27:22 AM UTC-5, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>> On Saturday, May 1, 2021 at 11:12:06 AM UTC-4, Dr Bruce wrote:
>>> On 5/1/2021 11:07 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>> On Saturday, May 1, 2021 at 9:27:59 AM UTC-4, Dr Bruce wrote:
>>>>> On 5/1/2021 9:10 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>>>> On Saturday, May 1, 2021 at 6:22:31 AM UTC-4, Dr Bruce wrote:
>>>>>>> On 5/1/2021 4:55 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>>>>>> On Friday, April 30, 2021 at 6:18:09 PM UTC-4, Donald Shenkenberger wrote:
>>>>>>>>> On 4/30/2021 4:47 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> On 2021-04-30 3:43 p.m., Michael Trew wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> On 4/30/2021 10:44 AM, Graham wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> ill
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks! Yes, insurance is gone tomorrow. Perhaps a better job with
>>>>>>>>>>>>> health benefits is in order for me in the near future.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Or you could emigrate to a civilised country where you wouldn't have to
>>>>>>>>>>>> worry.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I'm assuming you are talking about socialist health care like Canada
>>>>>>>>>>> or some European countries. Trust me, you'll pay for it in the end
>>>>>>>>>>> with higher taxes and/or lower quality health care.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> We are well aware that we pay for our health care system with our tax
>>>>>>>>>> dollars. Most people are very happy with our system.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Recon why most Canadians live near the USA border?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Open a history book before you open your mouth.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Just curious, what does history have to do with most
>>>>>>> Canadians living near the US border? Isn't it more
>>>>>>> about the climate and their economy being so closely
>>>>>>> tied to ours?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The climate, and the fact that the damned St. Laurence seaway
>>>>>> is on the southern border.
>>>>>>
>>>>> What in the Sam Hill does that have to do with *history*?
>>>>>> Why do you think most inland cities are located on a river or other
>>>>>> navigable body of water?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>>>>>
>>>>> Again, what in the Sam Hill does that have to do with *history*?
>>>>
>>>> The French came down the St. Lawrence, founding cities as they went.
>>>> It's the same as the Spanish missionaries founding cities all up the
>>>> California coast.
>>>>
>>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>>>
>>> You're reaching now, they settled where the weather wasn't as
>>> ****ed up as it is up north where no no wants to live, and they
>>> stayed south because of their ties to the US economy.
>>>
>>> Neither has anything to do with a history book.
>> You clearly don't know shit about the history of Canada.
>
>
> Honestly, Cindy, what do you expect from what is a very obvious troll?
>

You should bust out your Jim Lahey sock and agree with yourself
next, fatboi.

--
Greg Sorrow is also Jim Lahey

On 5/1/2021 11:18 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
> Most of the settlement of southern Ontario came after the revolution
> when Loyalists came northÂ* to escape persecution in the US.Â* More
> Americans came north for free or very cheap land. They settled in the
> first places they found. Even now, with immigrants from all over the
> world, they arrive at the main international airports in Toronto,
> Montreal and Vancouver, and the stay there until they are established.
>
> As you go north there is less arable land and a lot more rock and bog.
> We had those ice ages that at scraped the soil and vegetation off the
> surface and wore down to hard granite.Â*Â* It was not good land for
> farming, but there is a lot of mineral wealth.Â*Â* Then there is the cold.
> People tend to stick to the south where the climate is more moderate.

Let's see the self-proclaimed Dr. refute the part history plays into
where people decided to settle.

Jill

On 5/1/2021 11:27 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Saturday, May 1, 2021 at 11:12:06 AM UTC-4, Dr Bruce wrote:
>> On 5/1/2021 11:07 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>> On Saturday, May 1, 2021 at 9:27:59 AM UTC-4, Dr Bruce wrote:
>>>> On 5/1/2021 9:10 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>>> On Saturday, May 1, 2021 at 6:22:31 AM UTC-4, Dr Bruce wrote:
>>>>>> On 5/1/2021 4:55 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>>>>> On Friday, April 30, 2021 at 6:18:09 PM UTC-4, Donald Shenkenberger wrote:
>>>>>>>> On 4/30/2021 4:47 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>>>>>>>> On 2021-04-30 3:43 p.m., Michael Trew wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> On 4/30/2021 10:44 AM, Graham wrote:
>>>>>>>>> ill
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks! Yes, insurance is gone tomorrow. Perhaps a better job with
>>>>>>>>>>>> health benefits is in order for me in the near future.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Or you could emigrate to a civilised country where you wouldn't have to
>>>>>>>>>>> worry.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I'm assuming you are talking about socialist health care like Canada
>>>>>>>>>> or some European countries. Trust me, you'll pay for it in the end
>>>>>>>>>> with higher taxes and/or lower quality health care.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> We are well aware that we pay for our health care system with our tax
>>>>>>>>> dollars. Most people are very happy with our system.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Recon why most Canadians live near the USA border?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Open a history book before you open your mouth.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Just curious, what does history have to do with most
>>>>>> Canadians living near the US border? Isn't it more
>>>>>> about the climate and their economy being so closely
>>>>>> tied to ours?
>>>>>
>>>>> The climate, and the fact that the damned St. Laurence seaway
>>>>> is on the southern border.
>>>>>
>>>> What in the Sam Hill does that have to do with *history*?
>>>>> Why do you think most inland cities are located on a river or other
>>>>> navigable body of water?
>>>>>
>>>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>>>>
>>>> Again, what in the Sam Hill does that have to do with *history*?
>>>
>>> The French came down the St. Lawrence, founding cities as they went.
>>> It's the same as the Spanish missionaries founding cities all up the
>>> California coast.
>>>
>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>>
>> You're reaching now, they settled where the weather wasn't as
>> ****ed up as it is up north where no no wants to live, and they
>> stayed south because of their ties to the US economy.
>>
>> Neither has anything to do with a history book.
>
> You clearly don't know shit about the history of Canada.
>
> Cindy Hamilton
>

Non sequitur, the question was "Recon why most Canadians live near the
USA border"?, which has nothing to do with your lame history book
reply. The simple fact remains, 90% of Canadian people live close
to our border because of climate and economy.

You clearly just enjoy being a know it all blowhard.

--
The real Bruce posts with Impunity, all others are fake.

On 5/1/2021 9:37 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2021-05-01 4:55 a.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>
>>>> We are well aware that we pay for our health care system with our tax
>>>> dollars. Most people are very happy with our system.
>>>>
>>> Recon why most Canadians live near the USA border?
>>
>> Open a history book before you open your mouth.
>
> Indeed. We have to be close to the border so that we can defend it when
> our neighbours try to invade. There were attempts to invade Canada
> during the rebellion, the War of 1812 and the Fenian Raids.
>
No one to your south wants to invade you, dipshit, you live
south of the frozen tundra because of the weather and the fact your
economy relies so much on ours, neither has shit to do with history.

How stupid are you?

On 5/1/2021 11:47 AM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 5/1/2021 11:18 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
>> Most of the settlement of southern Ontario came after the revolution
>> when Loyalists came northÂ* to escape persecution in the US.Â* More
>> Americans came north for free or very cheap land. They settled in the
>> first places they found. Even now, with immigrants from all over the
>> world, they arrive at the main international airports in Toronto,
>> Montreal and Vancouver, and the stay there until they are established.
>>
>> As you go north there is less arable land and a lot more rock and bog.
>> We had those ice ages that at scraped the soil and vegetation off the
>> surface and wore down to hard granite.Â*Â* It was not good land for
>> farming, but there is a lot of mineral wealth.Â*Â* Then there is the
>> cold. People tend to stick to the south where the climate is more
>> moderate.
>
> Let's see the self-proclaimed Dr. refute the part history plays into
> where people decided to settle.
>
> Jill
>
I've explained it many times, Jill, the fact that you're
a bandwagon jumper isn't my fault.

So much for your pretend killfile too. LOL

On 5/1/2021 11:41 AM, US Janet wrote:
> On Sat, 1 May 2021 09:27:55 -0400, Dr Bruce > wrote:
>
>> On 5/1/2021 9:10 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>> On Saturday, May 1, 2021 at 6:22:31 AM UTC-4, Dr Bruce wrote:
>>>> On 5/1/2021 4:55 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>>> On Friday, April 30, 2021 at 6:18:09 PM UTC-4, Donald Shenkenberger wrote:
>>>>>> On 4/30/2021 4:47 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>>>>>> On 2021-04-30 3:43 p.m., Michael Trew wrote:
>>>>>>>> On 4/30/2021 10:44 AM, Graham wrote:
>>>>>>> ill
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Thanks! Yes, insurance is gone tomorrow. Perhaps a better job with
>>>>>>>>>> health benefits is in order for me in the near future.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Or you could emigrate to a civilised country where you wouldn't have to
>>>>>>>>> worry.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I'm assuming you are talking about socialist health care like Canada
>>>>>>>> or some European countries. Trust me, you'll pay for it in the end
>>>>>>>> with higher taxes and/or lower quality health care.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> We are well aware that we pay for our health care system with our tax
>>>>>>> dollars. Most people are very happy with our system.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Recon why most Canadians live near the USA border?
>>>>>
>>>>> Open a history book before you open your mouth.
>>>>>
>>>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>>>>
>>>> Just curious, what does history have to do with most
>>>> Canadians living near the US border? Isn't it more
>>>> about the climate and their economy being so closely
>>>> tied to ours?
>>>
>>> The climate, and the fact that the damned St. Laurence seaway
>>> is on the southern border.
>>>
>> What in the Sam Hill does that have to do with *history*?
>>
>>> Why do you think most inland cities are located on a river or other
>>> navigable body of water?
>>>
>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>>
>> Again, what in the Sam Hill does that have to do with *history*?
>>
>> Nothing, so your suggestion to open a history
>> book to answer the question is stupid.
>
> what does the topic 'history' mean to you? I see it as a recounting
> of people, events, and why things worked out as they did. That would
> detail why so so many Canadians live where they do, No? That would
> include development of cities and industry. You surely don't believe
> that cities and industry were dropped down like Lincoln Logs and
> people were placed there?
> Janet US
>
I've never said anything but the facts, which are totally climate
and economic reasons for hugging the US border, not because of
events that happened centuries ago. History books don't tell
you that, logic does.

On Sat, 01 May 2021 11:04:00 -0400, Sheldon Martin >
wrote:

>On Sat, 01 May 2021 08:46:44 -0600, US Janet >
>wrote:
>
>>On Fri, 30 Apr 2021 20:29:37 -0400, Sheldon Martin >
>>wrote:
>>
>>snip
>>>
>>>I can't see the point to instant potatoes... how much effort and time
>>>to pare, boil, and mash a potful of spuds. And flavor and texture
>>>can't compare to real spuds.
>>snip
>> a lot has changed in the last 50 or 60 years. You ought to try a
>>quality instant potato that comes in an individual envelope not
>>something that comes in a big box. The taste and texture is as good
>>as home made and no nasty smell.
>>Janet US
>
>Potatoes have no nasty odor. I've tried several potato flakes, I
>found nothing better about them, but they are generally pasty... I
>prefer mashed with lumps. When I'm going to boil potatoes first thing
>in the morning I'll pare and eye a few pounds and leave in water in
>the fridge for cooking later. I like to do all my food prep first
>thing in the morning.

No potato "flakes", please. The old instant potatoes had a nasty
smell. I also try to do a lot of dinner prep in the a.m. so I don't
have to do it later when I am tired.
Janet US

On 5/1/2021 11:27 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Saturday, May 1, 2021 at 11:12:06 AM UTC-4, Dr Bruce wrote:
>> On 5/1/2021 11:07 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>> On Saturday, May 1, 2021 at 9:27:59 AM UTC-4, Dr Bruce wrote:
>>>> On 5/1/2021 9:10 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>>> On Saturday, May 1, 2021 at 6:22:31 AM UTC-4, Dr Bruce wrote:
>>>>>> On 5/1/2021 4:55 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>>>>> On Friday, April 30, 2021 at 6:18:09 PM UTC-4, Donald Shenkenberger wrote:
>>>>>>>> On 4/30/2021 4:47 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>>>>>>>> On 2021-04-30 3:43 p.m., Michael Trew wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> On 4/30/2021 10:44 AM, Graham wrote:
>>>>>>>>> ill
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks! Yes, insurance is gone tomorrow. Perhaps a better job with
>>>>>>>>>>>> health benefits is in order for me in the near future.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Or you could emigrate to a civilised country where you wouldn't have to
>>>>>>>>>>> worry.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I'm assuming you are talking about socialist health care like Canada
>>>>>>>>>> or some European countries. Trust me, you'll pay for it in the end
>>>>>>>>>> with higher taxes and/or lower quality health care.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> We are well aware that we pay for our health care system with our tax
>>>>>>>>> dollars. Most people are very happy with our system.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Recon why most Canadians live near the USA border?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Open a history book before you open your mouth.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Just curious, what does history have to do with most
>>>>>> Canadians living near the US border? Isn't it more
>>>>>> about the climate and their economy being so closely
>>>>>> tied to ours?
>>>>>
>>>>> The climate, and the fact that the damned St. Laurence seaway
>>>>> is on the southern border.
>>>>>
>>>> What in the Sam Hill does that have to do with *history*?
>>>>> Why do you think most inland cities are located on a river or other
>>>>> navigable body of water?
>>>>>
>>>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>>>>
>>>> Again, what in the Sam Hill does that have to do with *history*?
>>>
>>> The French came down the St. Lawrence, founding cities as they went.
>>> It's the same as the Spanish missionaries founding cities all up the
>>> California coast.
>>>
>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>>
>> You're reaching now, they settled where the weather wasn't as
>> ****ed up as it is up north where no no wants to live, and they
>> stayed south because of their ties to the US economy.

What "US economy"? The settlements on both sides of what became the
US/Canadian borders were exactly that. Settlements. Not thriving
metropolises that sprouted up with bankers and CEO's wearing suits. Heh.

BTW, that US/Canadian border stretches across the entire North American
Continent from coast to coast. A Bruce uses a pretty big brush to paint
with.

>>
>> Neither has anything to do with a history book.
>
> You clearly don't know shit about the history of Canada.
>
> Cindy Hamilton
>
He's taking pot shots, as usual. Bruce does a lot of uninformed
speculating.

Jill

On 5/1/2021 11:41 AM, US Janet wrote:
> On Sat, 1 May 2021 09:27:55 -0400, Dr Bruce > wrote:
>
>> On 5/1/2021 9:10 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>> On Saturday, May 1, 2021 at 6:22:31 AM UTC-4, Dr Bruce wrote:
>>>> On 5/1/2021 4:55 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>>> On Friday, April 30, 2021 at 6:18:09 PM UTC-4, Donald Shenkenberger wrote:
>>>>>> On 4/30/2021 4:47 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>>>>>> On 2021-04-30 3:43 p.m., Michael Trew wrote:
>>>>>>>> On 4/30/2021 10:44 AM, Graham wrote:
>>>>>>> ill
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Thanks! Yes, insurance is gone tomorrow. Perhaps a better job with
>>>>>>>>>> health benefits is in order for me in the near future.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Or you could emigrate to a civilised country where you wouldn't have to
>>>>>>>>> worry.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I'm assuming you are talking about socialist health care like Canada
>>>>>>>> or some European countries. Trust me, you'll pay for it in the end
>>>>>>>> with higher taxes and/or lower quality health care.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> We are well aware that we pay for our health care system with our tax
>>>>>>> dollars. Most people are very happy with our system.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Recon why most Canadians live near the USA border?
>>>>>
>>>>> Open a history book before you open your mouth.
>>>>>
>>>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>>>>
>>>> Just curious, what does history have to do with most
>>>> Canadians living near the US border? Isn't it more
>>>> about the climate and their economy being so closely
>>>> tied to ours?
>>>
>>> The climate, and the fact that the damned St. Laurence seaway
>>> is on the southern border.
>>>
>> What in the Sam Hill does that have to do with *history*?
>>
>>> Why do you think most inland cities are located on a river or other
>>> navigable body of water?
>>>
>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>>
>> Again, what in the Sam Hill does that have to do with *history*?
>>
>> Nothing, so your suggestion to open a history
>> book to answer the question is stupid.
>
> what does the topic 'history' mean to you? I see it as a recounting
> of people, events, and why things worked out as they did. That would
> detail why so so many Canadians live where they do, No? That would
> include development of cities and industry. You surely don't believe
> that cities and industry were dropped down like Lincoln Logs and
> people were placed there?
> Janet US
>
LOL! That's certainly what it sounds like, Janet.

I suppose he doesn't think some of us are also at least a little
informed about the history of Australia. Transportation of criminals
from Britain and the building on a continent from a lot of nothing.

He left Denmark to move to Australia. I don't think I've ever heard
why. <shrug>

Jill
Jill

On 5/1/2021 10:46 AM, US Janet wrote:
> On Fri, 30 Apr 2021 20:29:37 -0400, Sheldon Martin >
> wrote:
>
> snip
>>
>> I can't see the point to instant potatoes... how much effort and time
>> to pare, boil, and mash a potful of spuds. And flavor and texture
>> can't compare to real spuds.
> snip
> a lot has changed in the last 50 or 60 years. You ought to try a
> quality instant potato that comes in an individual envelope not
> something that comes in a big box. The taste and texture is as good
> as home made and no nasty smell.
> Janet US
>
You won't change his mind. I only buy enough real potatoes to make
mashed potatoes if I *know* I'm going to be able to use them before they
start to sprout or go soft. I think he tends to buy 10 pound bags of spuds.

I don't use a lot of instant potatoes but I do have a couple of
envelopes (each serves 4 or something) in the pantry. In case of
emergency.

I actually like the chilled refrigerated mashed potatoes from the
grocery store. There are various brands. Heated in the oven or the
microwave. Tastes just like homemade mashed to me. Better texture than
the flakes. Oh, and you can freeze the packages.

Sure, it's easy to make from scratch mashed potatoes. Not so easy to
use up even a 2 lb. bag of potatoes in my house before they start to
sprout. I also don't make dozen egg frittatas every weekend. Sheldon
appears to cook lots and lots of potatoes.

Jill

On 2021-05-01 11:47 a.m., jmcquown wrote:
> On 5/1/2021 11:18 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
>> Most of the settlement of southern Ontario came after the revolution
>> when Loyalists came northÂ* to escape persecution in the US.Â* More
>> Americans came north for free or very cheap land. They settled in the
>> first places they found. Even now, with immigrants from all over the
>> world, they arrive at the main international airports in Toronto,
>> Montreal and Vancouver, and the stay there until they are established.
>>
>> As you go north there is less arable land and a lot more rock and bog.
>> We had those ice ages that at scraped the soil and vegetation off the
>> surface and wore down to hard granite.Â*Â* It was not good land for
>> farming, but there is a lot of mineral wealth.Â*Â* Then there is the
>> cold. People tend to stick to the south where the climate is more
>> moderate.
>
> Let's see the self-proclaimed Dr. refute the part history plays into
> where people decided to settle.
>
>

Do we expect him to let facts interfere with his opinion?

On 2021-05-01 12:02 p.m., jmcquown wrote:
> On 5/1/2021 11:27 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:

>>> You're reaching now, they settled where the weather wasn't as
>>> ****ed up as it is up north where no no wants to live, and they
>>> stayed south because of their ties to the US economy.
>
> What "US economy"?Â* The settlements on both sides of what became the
> US/Canadian borders were exactly that.Â* Settlements.Â* Not thriving
> metropolises that sprouted up with bankers and CEO's wearing suits. Heh.
>
> BTW, that US/Canadian border stretches across the entire North American
> Continent from coast to coast.Â* A Bruce uses a pretty big brush to paint
> with.
>
>>>
>>> Neither has anything to do with a history book.
>>
>> You clearly don't know shit about the history of Canada.
>>
>> Cindy Hamilton
>>
> He's taking pot shots, as usual.Â* Bruce does a lot of uninformed
> speculating.
>


It is easy for someone to assume something on the basis of ignorance.
He assumed that Canadians stuck close to the US for economic reasons.
The fact is that southern Ontario got its first wave of settlers from
the US. They were Loyalists who were escaping oppression in the US.
They settled very close to the border because they travel was too
rigorous. It was wilderness and there were no roads. Most came by water
and disembarked at the few ports that existed. The capital was Newark,
but that was destroyed in the War of 1812. York, now Toronto, replaced
it as capital of Upper Canada because it was further from the US and
safer. It was a bit of a compromise because some had wanted London to
be the capital as it was further inland and safer.

When Upper and Lower Canada united the capital was in Kingston for a
short time, but once again, too close to the US, so it was moved to
Ottawa. We learned early that having government seats and industry too
close to the US was too risky. They were too close to a neighbour that
have tried to invade several times. Our border towns tended to build up
as transportation centres but not business and manufacturing centres.
Those had to be tucked away safely.

On 2021-05-01 12:18 p.m., jmcquown wrote:
> On 5/1/2021 11:41 AM, US Janet wrote:
>> On Sat, 1 May 2021 09:27:55 -0400, Dr Bruce > wrote:
>>
>>> On 5/1/2021 9:10 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>> On Saturday, May 1, 2021 at 6:22:31 AM UTC-4, Dr Bruce wrote:
>>>>> On 5/1/2021 4:55 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>>>> On Friday, April 30, 2021 at 6:18:09 PM UTC-4, Donald
>>>>>> Shenkenberger wrote:
>>>>>>> On 4/30/2021 4:47 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>>>>>>> On 2021-04-30 3:43 p.m., Michael Trew wrote:
>>>>>>>>> On 4/30/2021 10:44 AM, Graham wrote:
>>>>>>>> ill
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks! Yes, insurance is gone tomorrow. Perhaps a better job
>>>>>>>>>>> with
>>>>>>>>>>> health benefits is in order for me in the near future.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Or you could emigrate to a civilised country where you
>>>>>>>>>> wouldn't have to
>>>>>>>>>> worry.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I'm assuming you are talking about socialist health care like
>>>>>>>>> Canada
>>>>>>>>> or some European countries. Trust me, you'll pay for it in the end
>>>>>>>>> with higher taxes and/or lower quality health care.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> We are well aware that we pay for our health care system with
>>>>>>>> our tax
>>>>>>>> dollars. Most people are very happy with our system.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Recon why most Canadians live near the USA border?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Open a history book before you open your mouth.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>>>>>
>>>>> Just curious, what does history have to do with most
>>>>> Canadians living near the US border? Isn't it more
>>>>> about the climate and their economy being so closely
>>>>> tied to ours?
>>>>
>>>> The climate, and the fact that the damned St. Laurence seaway
>>>> is on the southern border.
>>>>
>>> What in the Sam Hill does that have to do with *history*?
>>>
>>>> Why do you think most inland cities are located on a river or other
>>>> navigable body of water?
>>>>
>>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>>>
>>> Again, what in the Sam Hill does that have to do with *history*?
>>>
>>> Nothing, so your suggestion to open a history
>>> book to answer the question is stupid.
>>
>> what does the topic 'history' mean to you?Â* I see it as a recounting
>> of people, events, and why things worked out as they did.Â* That would
>> detail why so so many Canadians live where they do, No?Â* That would
>> include development of cities and industry.Â* You surely don't believe
>> that cities and industry were dropped down like Lincoln Logs and
>> people were placed there?
>> Janet US
>>
> LOL!Â* That's certainly what it sounds like, Janet.
>
> I suppose he doesn't think some of us are also at least a little
> informed about the history of Australia.Â* Transportation of criminals
> from Britain and the building on a continent from a lot of nothing.
>
> He left Denmark to move to Australia.Â* I don't think I've ever heard
> why. <shrug>
>
>

He moved to Australia from the Netherlands, nor Denmark.
I have pointed out in the past that Australia was set up as a penal
colony after the American Revolution. Before the rebellion Britain
transported its criminals to the American colonies.

On Sat, 1 May 2021 12:02:00 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

>On 5/1/2021 11:27 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>> On Saturday, May 1, 2021 at 11:12:06 AM UTC-4, Dr Bruce wrote:
>>> On 5/1/2021 11:07 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>> On Saturday, May 1, 2021 at 9:27:59 AM UTC-4, Dr Bruce wrote:
>>>>> On 5/1/2021 9:10 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>>>> On Saturday, May 1, 2021 at 6:22:31 AM UTC-4, Dr Bruce wrote:
>>>>>>> On 5/1/2021 4:55 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>>>>>> On Friday, April 30, 2021 at 6:18:09 PM UTC-4, Donald Shenkenberger wrote:
>>>>>>>>> On 4/30/2021 4:47 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> On 2021-04-30 3:43 p.m., Michael Trew wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> On 4/30/2021 10:44 AM, Graham wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> ill
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks! Yes, insurance is gone tomorrow. Perhaps a better job with
>>>>>>>>>>>>> health benefits is in order for me in the near future.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Or you could emigrate to a civilised country where you wouldn't have to
>>>>>>>>>>>> worry.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I'm assuming you are talking about socialist health care like Canada
>>>>>>>>>>> or some European countries. Trust me, you'll pay for it in the end
>>>>>>>>>>> with higher taxes and/or lower quality health care.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> We are well aware that we pay for our health care system with our tax
>>>>>>>>>> dollars. Most people are very happy with our system.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Recon why most Canadians live near the USA border?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Open a history book before you open your mouth.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Just curious, what does history have to do with most
>>>>>>> Canadians living near the US border? Isn't it more
>>>>>>> about the climate and their economy being so closely
>>>>>>> tied to ours?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The climate, and the fact that the damned St. Laurence seaway
>>>>>> is on the southern border.
>>>>>>
>>>>> What in the Sam Hill does that have to do with *history*?
>>>>>> Why do you think most inland cities are located on a river or other
>>>>>> navigable body of water?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>>>>>
>>>>> Again, what in the Sam Hill does that have to do with *history*?
>>>>
>>>> The French came down the St. Lawrence, founding cities as they went.
>>>> It's the same as the Spanish missionaries founding cities all up the
>>>> California coast.
>>>>
>>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>>>
>>> You're reaching now, they settled where the weather wasn't as
>>> ****ed up as it is up north where no no wants to live, and they
>>> stayed south because of their ties to the US economy.
>
>What "US economy"? The settlements on both sides of what became the
>US/Canadian borders were exactly that. Settlements. Not thriving
>metropolises that sprouted up with bankers and CEO's wearing suits. Heh.
>
>BTW, that US/Canadian border stretches across the entire North American
>Continent from coast to coast.

About 6,000 miles, I've driven it several times. Be certain to top up
your gas tank at every station, gas stations are few and far between
and many will be out of gas. The drive over the Great Lakes is very
remote and everything quite a distance, not a place to get stranded
for lack of fuel or needing repairs.

>A Bruce uses a pretty big brush to paint with.
>
>>>
>>> Neither has anything to do with a history book.
>>
>> You clearly don't know shit about the history of Canada.
>>
>> Cindy Hamilton
>>
>He's taking pot shots, as usual. Bruce does a lot of uninformed
>speculating.
>
>Jill

Most Canadian history is pre white man... much revolved around the fur
trade. Canadians blame much misfortune on the "Indian Problem". To
learn about Canadian history a good place to visit is Winnipeg... The
Peg is a fabulous city in the middle of nowhere.

On 2021-05-01 1:34 p.m., Sheldon Martin wrote:
> On Sat, 1 May 2021 12:02:00 -0400, jmcquown >
> wrote:

>> He's taking pot shots, as usual. Bruce does a lot of uninformed
>> speculating.
>>
>> Jill
>
> Most Canadian history is pre white man... much revolved around the fur
> trade.


That would be pre Canadian history.

> Canadians blame much misfortune on the "Indian Problem".

We do? We don't have the extensive history of warfare with the native
people that the US had.

>To learn about Canadian history a good place to visit is Winnipeg...
> The Peg is a fabulous city in the middle of nowhere.
I would say that Quebec would be a better place for that because that
was the seat of New France, or Nova Scotia and New Brunswick which is
where so many American Loyalists settled after the revolution, followed
by Toronto, Niagara and Kingston. If you want to visit Winnipeg, so it
in the middle of a cold winter like I did.... -40 and you'll wonder WTF
people were thinking when they settled there.

On 5/1/2021 12:18 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 5/1/2021 11:41 AM, US Janet wrote:
>> On Sat, 1 May 2021 09:27:55 -0400, Dr Bruce > wrote:
>>
>>> On 5/1/2021 9:10 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>> On Saturday, May 1, 2021 at 6:22:31 AM UTC-4, Dr Bruce wrote:
>>>>> On 5/1/2021 4:55 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>>>> On Friday, April 30, 2021 at 6:18:09 PM UTC-4, Donald
>>>>>> Shenkenberger wrote:
>>>>>>> On 4/30/2021 4:47 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>>>>>>> On 2021-04-30 3:43 p.m., Michael Trew wrote:
>>>>>>>>> On 4/30/2021 10:44 AM, Graham wrote:
>>>>>>>> ill
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks! Yes, insurance is gone tomorrow. Perhaps a better job
>>>>>>>>>>> with
>>>>>>>>>>> health benefits is in order for me in the near future.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Or you could emigrate to a civilised country where you
>>>>>>>>>> wouldn't have to
>>>>>>>>>> worry.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I'm assuming you are talking about socialist health care like
>>>>>>>>> Canada
>>>>>>>>> or some European countries. Trust me, you'll pay for it in the end
>>>>>>>>> with higher taxes and/or lower quality health care.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> We are well aware that we pay for our health care system with
>>>>>>>> our tax
>>>>>>>> dollars. Most people are very happy with our system.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Recon why most Canadians live near the USA border?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Open a history book before you open your mouth.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>>>>>
>>>>> Just curious, what does history have to do with most
>>>>> Canadians living near the US border? Isn't it more
>>>>> about the climate and their economy being so closely
>>>>> tied to ours?
>>>>
>>>> The climate, and the fact that the damned St. Laurence seaway
>>>> is on the southern border.
>>>>
>>> What in the Sam Hill does that have to do with *history*?
>>>
>>>> Why do you think most inland cities are located on a river or other
>>>> navigable body of water?
>>>>
>>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>>>
>>> Again, what in the Sam Hill does that have to do with *history*?
>>>
>>> Nothing, so your suggestion to open a history
>>> book to answer the question is stupid.
>>
>> what does the topic 'history' mean to you?Â* I see it as a recounting
>> of people, events, and why things worked out as they did.Â* That would
>> detail why so so many Canadians live where they do, No?Â* That would
>> include development of cities and industry.Â* You surely don't believe
>> that cities and industry were dropped down like Lincoln Logs and
>> people were placed there?
>> Janet US
>>
> LOL!Â* That's certainly what it sounds like, Janet.
>
> I suppose he doesn't think some of us are also at least a little
> informed about the history of Australia.
>
Now you've turned this into an Australian history lesson. Your
strawman topic shift doesn't change the fact that Canadian's
live close to our border for two basic reasons, climate
and ties to *our economy, and not jack shit about Australia.

Btw, your pretend killfile is to laff at.

On 5/1/2021 1:09 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2021-05-01 12:02 p.m., jmcquown wrote:
>> On 5/1/2021 11:27 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>
>>>> You're reaching now, they settled where the weather wasn't as
>>>> ****ed up as it is up north where no no wants to live, and they
>>>> stayed south because of their ties to the US economy.
>>
>> What "US economy"?Â* The settlements on both sides of what became the
>> US/Canadian borders were exactly that.Â* Settlements.Â* Not thriving
>> metropolises that sprouted up with bankers and CEO's wearing suits. Heh.
>>
>> BTW, that US/Canadian border stretches across the entire North
>> American Continent from coast to coast.Â* A Bruce uses a pretty big
>> brush to paint with.
>>
>>>>
>>>> Neither has anything to do with a history book.
>>>
>>> You clearly don't know shit about the history of Canada.
>>>
>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>>
>> He's taking pot shots, as usual.Â* Bruce does a lot of uninformed
>> speculating.
>>
>
>
> It is easy for someone to assume something on the basis of ignorance. He
> assumed that Canadians stuck close to the US for economic reasons.
>
I assumed nothing, the fact remains over 90 percent of you Canuks' live
within 150 miles of our border because of climate and economics. It
has absolutely nothing to do with history, and all to do with real life.




--
The real Bruce posts with Impunity, all others are fake.

Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2021-05-01 1:34 p.m., Sheldon Martin wrote:
>> On Sat, 1 May 2021 12:02:00 -0400, jmcquown >
>> wrote:
>
>>> He's taking pot shots, as usual.* Bruce does a lot of uninformed
>>> speculating.
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>> Most Canadian history is pre white man... much revolved around
>> the fur
>> trade.
>
>
> That would be pre Canadian history.
>
>> Canadians blame much misfortune on the "Indian Problem".
>
> We do?* We don't have the extensive history of warfare with the
> native people that the US had.
>
>> To learn about Canadian history a good place to visit is Winnipeg...
>> The Peg is a fabulous city in the middle of nowhere.
> I would say that Quebec would be a better place for that because
> that was the seat of New France, or* Nova Scotia and New Brunswick
> which is where so many American Loyalists settled after the
> revolution, followed by Toronto, Niagara and Kingston.* If you want
> to visit Winnipeg, so it in the middle of a cold winter like I
> did.... -40 and you'll wonder WTF people were thinking when they
> settled there.

Popeye only knows about Brooklyn history.

On 5/1/2021 12:54 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2021-05-01 11:47 a.m., jmcquown wrote:
>> On 5/1/2021 11:18 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>> Most of the settlement of southern Ontario came after the revolution
>>> when Loyalists came northÂ* to escape persecution in the US.Â* More
>>> Americans came north for free or very cheap land. They settled in the
>>> first places they found. Even now, with immigrants from all over the
>>> world, they arrive at the main international airports in Toronto,
>>> Montreal and Vancouver, and the stay there until they are established.
>>>
>>> As you go north there is less arable land and a lot more rock and
>>> bog. We had those ice ages that at scraped the soil and vegetation
>>> off the surface and wore down to hard granite.Â*Â* It was not good land
>>> for farming, but there is a lot of mineral wealth.Â*Â* Then there is
>>> the cold. People tend to stick to the south where the climate is more
>>> moderate.
>>
>> Let's see the self-proclaimed Dr. refute the part history plays into
>> where people decided to settle.
>>
>>
>
> Do we expect him to let facts interfere with his opinion?
>
Ok Mr French Canadian, wtf doesn't anyone want to live up
in Northern Canada? In fact, you yourself are hugging our
border too, just like the rest of you socialists.

On 5/1/2021 12:02 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 5/1/2021 11:27 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>> On Saturday, May 1, 2021 at 11:12:06 AM UTC-4, Dr Bruce wrote:
>>> On 5/1/2021 11:07 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>> On Saturday, May 1, 2021 at 9:27:59 AM UTC-4, Dr Bruce wrote:
>>>>> On 5/1/2021 9:10 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>>>> On Saturday, May 1, 2021 at 6:22:31 AM UTC-4, Dr Bruce wrote:
>>>>>>> On 5/1/2021 4:55 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>>>>>> On Friday, April 30, 2021 at 6:18:09 PM UTC-4, Donald
>>>>>>>> Shenkenberger wrote:
>>>>>>>>> On 4/30/2021 4:47 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> On 2021-04-30 3:43 p.m., Michael Trew wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> On 4/30/2021 10:44 AM, Graham wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> ill
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks! Yes, insurance is gone tomorrow. Perhaps a better
>>>>>>>>>>>>> job with
>>>>>>>>>>>>> health benefits is in order for me in the near future.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Or you could emigrate to a civilised country where you
>>>>>>>>>>>> wouldn't have to
>>>>>>>>>>>> worry.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I'm assuming you are talking about socialist health care like
>>>>>>>>>>> Canada
>>>>>>>>>>> or some European countries. Trust me, you'll pay for it in
>>>>>>>>>>> the end
>>>>>>>>>>> with higher taxes and/or lower quality health care.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> We are well aware that we pay for our health care system with
>>>>>>>>>> our tax
>>>>>>>>>> dollars. Most people are very happy with our system.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Recon why most Canadians live near the USA border?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Open a history book before you open your mouth.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Just curious, what does history have to do with most
>>>>>>> Canadians living near the US border? Isn't it more
>>>>>>> about the climate and their economy being so closely
>>>>>>> tied to ours?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The climate, and the fact that the damned St. Laurence seaway
>>>>>> is on the southern border.
>>>>>>
>>>>> What in the Sam Hill does that have to do with *history*?
>>>>>> Why do you think most inland cities are located on a river or other
>>>>>> navigable body of water?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>>>>>
>>>>> Again, what in the Sam Hill does that have to do with *history*?
>>>>
>>>> The French came down the St. Lawrence, founding cities as they went.
>>>> It's the same as the Spanish missionaries founding cities all up the
>>>> California coast.
>>>>
>>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>>>
>>> You're reaching now, they settled where the weather wasn't as
>>> ****ed up as it is up north where no no wants to live, and they
>>> stayed south because of their ties to the US economy.
>
> What "US economy"?Â* The settlements on both sides of what became the
> US/Canadian borders were exactly that.Â* Settlements.Â* Not thriving
> metropolises that sprouted up with bankers and CEO's wearing suits. Heh.
>
> BTW, that US/Canadian border stretches across the entire North American
> Continent from coast to coast.Â* A Bruce uses a pretty big brush to paint
> with.
>
>>>
>>> Neither has anything to do with a history book.
>>
>> You clearly don't know shit about the history of Canada.
>>
>> Cindy Hamilton
>>
> He's taking pot shots, as usual.
> Jill
>
Pot shots? I've provided nothing but facts, Jill, while you
and Cindy and mutt and Jeff (Graham and Dave) have had nothing
but strawman and potshots.

Btw, your pretend killfile is FUBAR.

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On 01/05/2021 18:34, Sheldon Martin wrote:
> On Sat, 1 May 2021 12:02:00 -0400, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>> BTW, that US/Canadian border stretches across the entire North American
>> Continent from coast to coast.
>
> About 6,000 miles, I've driven it several times.

6,000 miles? Really?
Even if you include the border with Alaska, it still doesn't come to
6,000 miles.

jmcquown wrote:

> On 5/1/2021 11:27 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > On Saturday, May 1, 2021 at 11:12:06 AM UTC-4, Dr Bruce wrote:

> > > You're reaching now, they settled where the weather wasn't as
> > > ****ed up as it is up north where no no wants to live, and they
> > > stayed south because of their ties to the US economy.
>
> What "US economy"? The settlements on both sides of what became the
> US/Canadian borders were exactly that. Settlements. Not thriving
> metropolises that sprouted up with bankers and CEO's wearing suits.
> Heh.
>
> BTW, that US/Canadian border stretches across the entire North
> American Continent from coast to coast. A Bruce uses a pretty big
> brush to paint with.
>
> > >
> > > Neither has anything to do with a history book.
> >
> > You clearly don't know shit about the history of Canada.
> >
> > Cindy Hamilton
> >
> He's taking pot shots, as usual. Bruce does a lot of uninformed
> speculating.

Can someone tell the genius that I have nothing to do with this topic?
I though Jill was such a troll expert.

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jmcquown wrote:

> I suppose he doesn't think some of us are also at least a little
> informed about the history of Australia. Transportation of criminals
> from Britain and the building on a continent from a lot of nothing.

I have nothing to do with this topic. I don't care about the US/Canada
border. Enjoy!

> He left Denmark to move to Australia.

Not Denmark.

> I don't think I've ever heard why. <shrug>

I've explained this many times.

Dummy.

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Dave Smith wrote:

> On 2021-05-01 12:18 p.m., jmcquown wrote:

> > LOL!Â* That's certainly what it sounds like, Janet.
> >
> > I suppose he doesn't think some of us are also at least a little
> > informed about the history of Australia.Â* Transportation of
> > criminals from Britain and the building on a continent from a lot
> > of nothing.
> >
> > He left Denmark to move to Australia.Â* I don't think I've ever
> > heard why. <shrug>
> >
> >
>
> He moved to Australia from the Netherlands, nor Denmark.

From the Netherlands nor Denmark? From which country then? Lithuania
maybe.

> I have pointed out in the past that Australia was set up as a penal
> colony after the American Revolution. Before the rebellion Britain
> transported its criminals to the American colonies.

These days, it's almost a status symbol to have convicts in one's
ancestry. It means one is true blue Australian. Strewth! Crikey!

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In article >, writes:
>I just had all 4 wisdom teeth
>pulled (ouch), and have eaten noting but jello for over 36 hours. Guess
>I'm going to lose a few pounds though, lol. Will be working on some
>"soft food recipes" here shortly.

When I had all four "wisdom" teeth preemptively removed, I got really good at
garlic mashed potatoes with real chicken broth, herbs and mashed boiled eggs. I
normally can't stand most mashed potatoes because of all the friggin dairy. But
alas, necessity made me adapt a resourceful recipe. Then, there's of course the
Indian sweet shrikhanda: basically Greek-style yogurt flavored with green
cardamom seeds, rose water and honey or palm sugar.


Orlando Enrique Fiol
Charlotte, North Carolina
Professional Pianist/Keyboardist, Percussionist and Pedagogue
Ph.D. in Music theory
University of Pennsylvania: November, 2018

S Viemeister wrote:
> On 01/05/2021 18:34, Sheldon Martin wrote:
>> On Sat, 1 May 2021 12:02:00 -0400, jmcquown >
>> wrote:
>>> BTW, that US/Canadian border stretches across the entire North
>>> American
>>> Continent from coast to coast.
>>
>> About 6,000 miles, I've driven it several times.
>
> 6,000 miles? Really?
> Even if you include the border with Alaska, it still doesn't come
> to 6,000 miles.
>

Popeye is only trying to say "It's WAAYY bigger than Brooklyn!!!!"

In article >,
writes:
>> Socialist health care? What the hell is that? Affordable healthcare for
>> everybody isn't socialist health. It's common sense. What's wrong with
>> Americans?
>
>Millions of Americans are in favor of some sort of national health
>insurance. Unfortunately, other millions of Americans are terribly afraid
>that someone else is going to get something they didn't pay for.
>It's all about the money, Dr. B.

It's not just the anti-mooching principle at work. The same virulent
"socialism" opponents have no qualms with corporate executives earning up to
300 times the average worker's salary, without doing even 10 times the work.
Isn't that deriving unearned benefits?
Orlando Enrique Fiol
Charlotte, North Carolina
Professional Pianist/Keyboardist, Percussionist and Pedagogue
Ph.D. in Music theory
University of Pennsylvania: November, 2018

Dr. Bruce wrote:
> Dave Smith wrote:
>
>> On 2021-05-01 12:18 p.m., jmcquown wrote:
>
>>> LOL!Â* That's certainly what it sounds like, Janet.
>>>
>>> I suppose he doesn't think some of us are also at least a little
>>> informed about the history of Australia.Â* Transportation of
>>> criminals from Britain and the building on a continent from a lot
>>> of nothing.
>>>
>>> He left Denmark to move to Australia.Â* I don't think I've ever
>>> heard why. <shrug>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> He moved to Australia from the Netherlands, nor Denmark.
>
> From the Netherlands nor Denmark? From which country then? Lithuania
> maybe.
>
>> I have pointed out in the past that Australia was set up as a penal
>> colony after the American Revolution. Before the rebellion Britain
>> transported its criminals to the American colonies.
>
> These days, it's almost a status symbol to have convicts in one's
> ancestry. It means one is true blue Australian. Strewth! Crikey!
>

Aye, even *SNIFFEY* mate.

On 5/1/2021 1:34 PM, Sheldon Martin wrote:

>> What "US economy"? The settlements on both sides of what became the
>> US/Canadian borders were exactly that. Settlements. Not thriving
>> metropolises that sprouted up with bankers and CEO's wearing suits. Heh.
>>
>> BTW, that US/Canadian border stretches across the entire North American
>> Continent from coast to coast.
>
> About 6,000 miles, I've driven it several times. Be certain to top up
> your gas tank at every station, gas stations are few and far between
> and many will be out of gas. The drive over the Great Lakes is very
> remote and everything quite a distance, not a place to get stranded
> for lack of fuel or needing repairs.
>

The Canada€“United States border, officially known as the International
Boundary, is the longest international border in the world between two
countries. The terrestrial boundary is 8,891 kilometers long. Wikipedia
Length: 5,525 mi

In article >, writes:
>It should be about a government working for the people to help the
>people. There is no doubt that business and industry help to create a
>prosperous society that benefits all people, nut just the rich.
>One of the selling points about our capitalist system is that it fosters
>competition to increase efficiency and lowers prices. Then the big
>businesses buy up the competitors.

This assumes that prices can be lowered enough to include the chronically poor
in the market base, when in fact, many poor folks are systematically excluded
from purchasing even the cheapest, lowest-quality products. Competition
therefore doesn't help them.

Orlando Enrique Fiol
Charlotte, North Carolina
Professional Pianist/Keyboardist, Percussionist and Pedagogue
Ph.D. in Music theory
University of Pennsylvania: November, 2018