CanPol Megathread: Big Changus

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Baronjutter: Dec 31, 2007; "Tiny Trains"

My friend watched a guy burn to death, the screaming lasted a long time.

# ? May 4, 2016 21:56

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Excelsiortothemax: Sep 9, 2006

Baronjutter posted:

My friend watched a guy burn to death, the screaming lasted a long time.

Hollywood already gave us one of the most disturbing fire death scenes.

https://youtu.be/tYo-1xrkIzk

# ? May 4, 2016 22:01

Fried Watermelon: Dec 29, 2008

You ever watch the ISIS burning video?

He kind of just slumps down to his knees after a while.

# ? May 4, 2016 22:36

Pinterest Mom: Jun 9, 2009

https://twitter.com/TomVernonGlobal/status/727904753498214400

# ? May 4, 2016 22:37

BallsFalls: Oct 18, 2013

the amazing alberta drivers accidentally starting another wildfire

https://twitter.com/ChalmersErin/status/727961283144777728
https://twitter.com/ChalmersErin/status/727964273230499840

# ? May 4, 2016 22:43

Arc Hammer: Mar 4, 2013; Got any deathsticks?

So an body dead yet?

# ? May 4, 2016 22:57

namaste friends: Sep 18, 2004; by Smythe

Arcsquad12 posted:

So an body dead yet?

notley's re-election

# ? May 4, 2016 23:01

Funkdreamer: Jul 15, 2005; It'll be a blast

Ikantski posted:

"Burning to death. After all your nerve endings burn off, it's really not that bad."

CanPol Megathread: After all your nerve endings burn off, it's really not that bad.

# ? May 4, 2016 23:26

DariusLikewise: Oct 4, 2008; You wore that on Halloween?

I feel bad for the pets because they did nothing to accelerate climate change and depended on people to take care of them.

Thats my :supaburn:

Burning Hot Take :supaburn:

# ? May 4, 2016 23:28

Jordan7hm: Feb 17, 2011; Lipstick Apathy

I feel bad for both the people and the pets, because the loss of your home is horrible, and obviously pets dying is sad (also for their owners).

People who want to score political points during events like this are scum.

# ? May 4, 2016 23:30

Chair In A Basket: Aug 6, 2005; I'm basically Jesus.; Nap Ghost

I feel bad for the poor insurance companies who will have their bottom lines affected

# ? May 4, 2016 23:37

Baronjutter: Dec 31, 2007; "Tiny Trains"

Chair In A Basket posted:

I feel bad for the poor insurance companies who will have their bottom lines affected

Don't worry they always have fine print that makes sure nothing too bad ever happens. They also have insurance insurance to insure them in case they have to pay out some big claims.

# ? May 4, 2016 23:38

Brannock: Feb 9, 2006; by exmarx; Fallen Rib

Chair In A Basket posted:

I feel bad for the poor insurance companies who will have their bottom lines affected

I know you're being ironic but it still annoys me anyway. This is exactly what people pay them to provide. Insurance is a loving scam and a racket.

# ? May 4, 2016 23:40

Juul-Whip: Mar 10, 2008

DariusLikewise posted:

I feel bad for the pets because they did nothing to accelerate climate change and depended on people to take care of them.

Thats my Burning Hot Take

Keeping a cat or dog and feeding them has the carbon footprint of an automobile used daily.

# ? May 4, 2016 23:41

Baronjutter: Dec 31, 2007; "Tiny Trains"

Brannock posted:

I know you're being ironic but it still annoys me anyway. This is exactly what people pay them to provide. Insurance is a loving scam and a racket.

Nah insurance pays out all the time and is very very good to have. People are just loving dumb and don't read their policy or have bad brokers that don't explain things. So you'll get some dipshit buy a house, go to his local trusted broker that's totally a cool guy you'd have a beer with and say "bro, give me the cheapest insurnce that will fully cover me" and the broker will say "ok here it is, you're covered! It's got uhh, water, and fire, and contents, and yeah it's good"

Then the insured's water pipe bursts and floods his basement. "Awesome, I'm covered!" no you're not, your policy clearly spelled out what sort of flooding was covered or not, but your dipshit broker never explained the wordings and you were too lazy to read anything yourself. "Wahhh!!! Insurance is a scam!!! They never pay out!!"

95% of the time an insurance company "fucks someone over" it's because they were just following the coverage and wording of the policy and the insured didn't ever bother reading it. 5% it's the insurance company actually being dicks and trying to get out of paying a legit claim that should be covered.

I say it all the time, but people need to understand insurance. Like really dig into every policy you have and understand exactly what is covered and isn't, don't just nod with the broker sells you something and says "yeah you're covered!" If there's anything you don't fully understand, call your broker. If your broker can't explain every detail to you exactly, get a broker who can do their job.

# ? May 4, 2016 23:51

Drunk Canuck: Jan 9, 2010; Robots ruin all the fun of a good adventure.

Jordan7hm posted:

I feel bad for both the people and the pets, because the loss of your home is horrible, and obviously pets dying is sad (also for their owners).

People who want to score political points during events like this are scum.

You care about houses too much.

# ? May 4, 2016 23:51

The Butcher: Apr 20, 2005; Well, at least we tried.; Nap Ghost

Beaverton's been on point lately.

http://www.thebeaverton.com/national/item/2655-tories-reinstated-mandatory-census-is-unfair-to-however-many-canadians-there-are posted:

Tories: �Reinstated mandatory census is unfair to however many Canadians there are�

OTTAWA - The Conservative party came out against the mandatory census again this week, saying that it creates undue stress and is totally irrelevant to all of the several million people currently living in Canada.

�It�s time the government started respecting Canadians,� said interim leader of the opposition, Rona Ambrose. �And they can start by not wasting hard-earned tax dollars on learning about Canadians.�

Canadians, says Ambrose, have a basic right to privacy, whether they are white, black or any of the other races that may exist. When the government crosses that line they enter the territory of a dictatorship.

�The government should not force you to provide private information,� said Ambrose, whose party had passed Bill C-51 giving CSIS those exact powers. �Canadians don�t want this� I assume. Kinda hard to tell without a large survey of some sort.�

According to the Conservative party, the census isn�t particularly helpful anyway. The data it provides can only be used for determining where federal aid programs should focus their work, helping the healthcare system determine hospital locations, providing basic demographic data to retailers looking to open new stores, and other cases where guessing would probably be just as effective.

�In the end, the census is just pointless busy work. Canadians don�t want to arrive at their� houses - yes, houses, I think that�s right - to find a thick envelope full of forms waiting on their doorstep. They want to be spending time with their dozen children and half a dog,� said Ambrose. �They just got back from a long day of work. Or whatever they do during the day. Maybe they pick flowers? Or swim? Do Canadians swim all day?�

Ambrose then excused herself to attend a benefit dinner for unemployed Egyptian-Canadians with red hair who are missing a finger, a demographic she says makes up 30% of Conservative voters.

# ? May 5, 2016 00:02

apatheticman: May 13, 2003; Wedge Regret

Baronjutter posted:

Nah insurance pays out all the time and is very very good to have. People are just loving dumb and don't read their policy or have bad brokers that don't explain things. So you'll get some dipshit buy a house, go to his local trusted broker that's totally a cool guy you'd have a beer with and say "bro, give me the cheapest insurnce that will fully cover me" and the broker will say "ok here it is, you're covered! It's got uhh, water, and fire, and contents, and yeah it's good"

Then the insured's water pipe bursts and floods his basement. "Awesome, I'm covered!" no you're not, your policy clearly spelled out what sort of flooding was covered or not, but your dipshit broker never explained the wordings and you were too lazy to read anything yourself. "Wahhh!!! Insurance is a scam!!! They never pay out!!"

95% of the time an insurance company "fucks someone over" it's because they were just following the coverage and wording of the policy and the insured didn't ever bother reading it. 5% it's the insurance company actually being dicks and trying to get out of paying a legit claim that should be covered.

I say it all the time, but people need to understand insurance. Like really dig into every policy you have and understand exactly what is covered and isn't, don't just nod with the broker sells you something and says "yeah you're covered!" If there's anything you don't fully understand, call your broker. If your broker can't explain every detail to you exactly, get a broker who can do their job.

Some american insurance companies go out of the way to abide by the letter of the contract but not the spirit. Canadian companies seem good enough.

My insurance didnt cover overland flooding during the Calgary flood but because there was a postive test for fecal bacteria we got coverage through sewer backup.

If all else fails poop on it.

# ? May 5, 2016 00:03

Postess with the Mostest: Apr 4, 2007; Arabian nights
'neath Arabian moons
A fool off his guard
could fall and fall hard
out there on the dunes

THC posted:

Keeping a cat or dog and feeding them has the carbon footprint of an automobile used daily.

My cat offsets by decreasing local chipmunk emissions.

vv: perfect in every way

Postess with the Mostest fucked around with this message at 00:11 on May 5, 2016

# ? May 5, 2016 00:05

McGavin: Sep 18, 2012

Funkdreamer posted:

CanPol Megathread: After all your nerve endings burn off, it's really not that bad.

CanPol Megathread: Flames 1, Oilers 0

# ? May 5, 2016 00:08

Subjunctive: Sep 12, 2006; ✨sparkle and shine✨