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[LJ]

I walked into a McDonald's this morning in lieu of taking the drive-thru during a coffee run (drive-thru was packed).

 

I must have wasted about 10 minutes in there as there was confusion over several coffee orders containing two creams, three creams, and double doubles. The staff mixed the wrong ratios into the wrong sized cups and couldn't figure out how to untangle the mess. Customers were looking on perplexed and some folks were starting to get agitated, including the staff who didn't understand why nobody was picking up the large double double (which should have been a medium double double).

 

Good times.

Have McDonalds changed the way they operate? I visited two different McD's in the US and you don't get your food while you stand there and wait they give you a plastic number sign you put on the table and they bring the food to you when it is ready.

[tjv]

^really?  I worked at the Empress Hotel about 25 years ago as a valet.  It paid minimum wage or so plus tips and you had to buy your uniform.  I guess it wasn't union in those days, but needless to say I didn't stay long

[VicHockeyFan]

Have McDonalds changed the way they operate? I visited two different McD's in the US and you don't get your food while you stand there and wait they give you a plastic number sign you put on the table and they bring the food to you when it is ready.

That’s an option now at some kiosk locations only certain times of the day.

[VicHockeyFan]

Hypothermia creates symptoms that are similar to intoxication, sleepiness, slurred speech and confusion. Those symptoms, DeRyan said, coupled with the fact that she tried to take her own life, resulted in medical staff treating her like she was mentally ill.

“I heard all the speculation and judgment,” she said.

The most shocking news came when doctors told DeRyan her previous terminal diagnosis was wrong. She was in perfect health.

DeRyan was discharged from hospital after a week and is now back at her Ladysmith art gallery, reflecting on the life she was ready to end. She has received messages from all over the world from friends telling her how she has touched their lives and how much she is loved.

 

http://www.timescolo...life-1.23112686

 

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That part of the story maybe needs some expanding.

[Bingo]

http://www.timescolo...life-1.23112686

 

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That part of the story maybe needs some expanding.

 

As well as this part of the story.

What is the point of life rings if the only time the searchers check them is when the want to retrieve them for future use?

 

Given the amount of time that passed, coast guard crews called off the search. As a crew went to retrieve the life ring, they saw DeRyan floating inside.

 

[VicHockeyFan]

^ Oh I missed that, crazy!

[vortoozo]

^really?  I worked at the Empress Hotel about 25 years ago as a valet.  It paid minimum wage or so plus tips and you had to buy your uniform.  I guess it wasn't union in those days, but needless to say I didn't stay long

 

Still non-union. Parking & valets are contracted out to Robbins.

[shoeflack]

Wow. BC Ferries is apparently planning a $250-million rebuild of the Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal, plus has plans to build two new ships to service Langdale, presumably to replace the Queen of Surrey and the Queen of Coquitlam.

 

The terminal construction would begin within the next five years, with public consultations and approvals process beginning in the new year.

 

http://vancouversun....illion-overhaul

[Matt R.]

I’m very much looking forward to the expansion and rebuilding of the Fulford terminal as well!

Matt.

[weirdie]

http://www.timescolo...life-1.23112686

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That part of the story maybe needs some expanding.

"She was diagnosed with a terminal illness and, skeptical of western medicine, DeRyan opted not to treat the disease. She wanted to die on her own terms."

I would be willing to bet that the first "doctor" isn't one who practices western medicine. I'd assume after her suicide attempt she was committed for observation and assessment by actual doctors who then gave her the correct diagnosis.

[57WestHills]

Wow. BC Ferries is apparently planning a $250-million rebuild of the Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal, plus has plans to build two new ships to service Langdale, presumably to replace the Queen of Surrey and the Queen of Coquitlam.

The terminal construction would begin within the next five years, with public consultations and approvals process beginning in the new year.

http://vancouversun....illion-overhaul

The plan is in its infancy, obviously, but it'll likely be two ships at about two hundred cars which will replace one C class vessel. The second C class would be replaced by a like vessel around 350 capacity.

There's two main reasons for this. The smaller vessels would be to allow a faster turnaround time for the Langdale route which means more sailings and better scheduling compliance which is a huge issue there. Then the larger C class replacement will be a common vessel, likely with at least one other (replacing the Cow / Coquitlam / New West) which would allow cross deployment on major routes.

If traffic levels stay even steady at where they are - or increase - I think you'll see BC Ferries ask the province for an an additional major vessel when they start looking at the next big ship purchase. That should start around 2019.

[VicHockeyFan]

How come the one guy that was a naked nut-job and jumped from BCF got banned for life, but the female naked nut-job that jumped from the ferry is a hero?

Edited by VicHockeyFan, 12 December 2017 - 07:50 AM.

[Rob Randall]

I like how you speak the truth in the most offensive way possible.

[VicHockeyFan]

You're right, I've added in "naked" to soften it a bit.  So the guy cost BCF $40,000, where is the BCF press release that says how much this latest jumper cost?

Edited by VicHockeyFan, 12 December 2017 - 07:54 AM.

[Bingo]

I find the case of the recent woman jumper quite inspirational.

Compare the cost of saving her life during a real event, compared to what it recently cost to have a thousand people doing an evacuation of a BC ferries with FAKE injuries and transporting them to shore on Saltspring.

[57WestHills]

This is very subject to change; however, the new-to-us Northern Sea Wolf is arriving tentatively at Ogden this Friday at 11am.

[RPPB]

Fired up an engine this morning and sounded rough after the long trip.

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[Nparker]

What is the capacity of the above ship? It looks rather small.

[RPPB]

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[Nparker]

Thank you RPPB,