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  1. And do you have approvals for the Tsawwassen extension in your back pocket? Didn’t think so.
    My hydro analogy is perfect. Oil spills have a very temporary impact by comparison. You just don’t want to admit that. Funny how you weren’t protesting three gorges back in the day. Or the expansion of the ports in corpus christi over the years. Oh, that’s right – they aren’t in your backyard.

  2. was it true the captain (name escapes me) was friggin ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL?
    Joe Hazelwood had, apparently, tied one on before sailing. From the accounts that I remember, once the Exxon Valdez got underway, he went below to his cabin and slept it off. A junior officer was left in charge of the ship, one, who I understand, didn’t have the same amount of experience that he did.
    For some reason, the ship ran onto the rocks that damaged its hull. One story I heard was that the aforementioned officer was careless and didn’t notice the hazard in time.

  3. What – no bagpipes? Sacrilege!! I commend this:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5rOrWiCZRo
    It’s from “The Longest Day”, but Bill Millin, as Lord Lovat’s personal piper, did pipe the Commandos ashore on D-day. Some years afterwards, he chanced to meet some Germans who had been on the opposing side that day. When he asked why he hadn’t been shot, their response was “dummkopf”. Seems they thought he was just crazy, and forbore to shoot at him.

  4. VLOG — Video Log
    VLOGGER — one who operates a vlog
    similar to blog (web Log) and blogger (one who operates a web log)

  5. Oh gawwwd … you know which letter need not apply for inclusion? That’s right. H – Heterosexual
    The whole alphabet … but no “H” !!

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