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PT6A posted:I also think the airlines have got things backward: they should give hold luggage allowance for free and charge for overhead bin space, so I never have to put anything under the seat in front of me. That'll never happen because the airlines make as much or more money flying cargo in the hold than they do hauling your pasty rear end around. Also gently caress Westjet and their Kool-Aid drinking legions of moron western Canadian fanboys. They are a poo poo-tier company in every way.
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lol gently caress you and your knees imma recline my loving seat all i want
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May 30, 2016 23:23
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The last time I had a 6 hour flight the couple that was supposed to sit behind me took our seats, and to avoid too much shuffling around as the flight was boarding we just took their seats which were directly behind. the moment the seatbelt sign went off their seats both went back crushing my knees. The last time I am ever so charitable.
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May 30, 2016 23:32
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Raise the seat in front of you and then jam it in place so whoever sits there thinks it's broken and gives up.
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May 30, 2016 23:34
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Ikantski posted:6'4, every flight is a passive aggressive war with the person in front of me who thinks reclining is their god given right. Same, except I'm 6'5". I almost always get someone in the emergency exit isle to take pity and swap with me. I really don't fit in the regular rows at all.
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May 30, 2016 23:38
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I heard Vince Li was just trying to give himself a little more room on the bus. They just pack folks into those things, you know? hosed up if true, but understandable in that light.
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May 30, 2016 23:39
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Cultural Imperial posted:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quebec_referendum,_1995#Immediate_responses Perhaps what the Quebec sovereigntist movement needs is a rebranding, something that encompasses both their policy of economic interventionism and ardent support for a French-speaking nation. A sort of 'national front' if you will
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May 30, 2016 23:42
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Dude. "Nationalist socialism" was right there.Blade_of_tyshalle posted:I heard Vince Li was just trying to give himself a little more room on the bus. They just pack folks into those things, you know? hosed up if true, but understandable in that light. Matryoshka Airlines always has tickets for some reason.
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May 30, 2016 23:49
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cowofwar posted:Raise the seat in front of you and then jam it in place so whoever sits there thinks it's broken and gives up. i remember someone selling lil widgets designed to lock the seats in front of you in a given position and people going goddamn ballistic over the excesses of the free market
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May 31, 2016 01:07
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Ambrose Burnside posted:i remember someone selling lil widgets designed to lock the seats in front of you in a given position and people going goddamn ballistic over the excesses of the free market Your right to recline ends where my legs begin! 
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May 31, 2016 01:34
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I pretty much never recline my seat on flights shorter than six hours, but if you think you get to tell people not to recline their seats on flights that go across an ocean, yeah, try again.
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May 31, 2016 01:57
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Pixelante posted:Oh hey, remember that Fort Mac Fire? It's still going! My coworker was actually legitimately angry this morning that JT "lied" when he told the Russians we didn't need help. 
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May 31, 2016 02:12
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Ativan: Making Flights Easier for Everyone.
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May 31, 2016 02:34
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Pixelante posted:Ativan: Making Flights Easier for Everyone. That doesn't help. I'm not anxious, I'm physically uncomfortable. MrChips posted:That'll never happen because the airlines make as much or more money flying cargo in the hold than they do hauling your pasty rear end around. Then they should charge for total baggage weight including hand baggage (or total passenger and baggage weight, but that will never happen even though it should), and charge an additional fee to have access to overhead bin space. And for gently caress sake I want to see them actually use the sizing device and tell rear end in a top hat McFuckface that his overgrown roller bag is not suitable cabin baggage.
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May 31, 2016 03:25
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So why did the NDP vote against collective bargaining in the house today?
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May 31, 2016 03:30
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bunnyofdoom posted:So why did the NDP vote against collective bargaining in the house today? What are you referring to?
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May 31, 2016 03:33
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C7, the bill to allow the RCMP to have collective bargaining. NDP voted against today
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May 31, 2016 03:36
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really you would vote to give the rcmp benefits gtfo
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May 31, 2016 03:38
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I assume collective bargaining for the armed forces is also coming?
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May 31, 2016 03:38
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Oh I am sorry. Guess unionization and collective bargaining is only good when organizations you personally like get them. And yes, I am not denying that the RCMP needs fixing but still, it's bullshit that the NDP voted against this.
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May 31, 2016 03:39
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Wow, for somebody who is hyper sensitive about criticism -- to the point that I've given up trying to talk to you like an adult because you become so hysterical about how unfair it is that you're asked to defend the government you constantly shill for -- you sure are quick to retreat into Harperesque obfuscations. A quick google search suggests the objection to the bill is because while it grants "collective bargaining" to the RCMP it also carves out a whole bunch of areas where they're not allowed to negotiate with management. Sounds like exactly the kind of poo poo-samdwidge-disguised-as-a-progressive-measure that I'd expect from the Trudeau government.
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May 31, 2016 03:41
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bunnyofdoom posted:Oh I am sorry. Guess unionization and collective bargaining is only good when organizations you personally like get them. And yes, I am not denying that the RCMP needs fixing but still, it's bullshit that the NDP voted against this. PK loving SUBBAN posted:I assume collective bargaining for the armed forces is also coming?
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May 31, 2016 03:42
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I am defensive because every time I did respond to criticisms you always either moved the goalposts, made poo poo up, or came up with an ad-hominen attack. But continue your holier than though shtick.
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May 31, 2016 03:43
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bunnyofdoom posted:I am defensive because every time I did respond to criticisms you always either moved the goalposts, made poo poo up, or came up with an ad-hominen attack. But continue your holier than though shtick. When has that ever happened? Seriously, post an example and I'll talk about it at length.
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May 31, 2016 03:48
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oh no the poor rcmp i can't wait until they start blaming PTSD for everything like the CF
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May 31, 2016 03:50
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tagesschau posted:I pretty much never recline my seat on flights shorter than six hours, but if you think you get to tell people not to recline their seats on flights that go across an ocean, yeah, try again. I can't tell people not to recline but I can just push on the back of the seat the second it moves back and if they give me the stink eye I politely tell them they're welcome to make a scene about it. Only had to do that a few times. The past half a dozen times I've flown I've been in the pilots seat anyway. Not that a Cherokee is all that more comfortable than flying coach.
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May 31, 2016 03:58
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So, assuming that there haven't been any amendments, this article from April would seem to give a pretty good over view of the problems here. Perhaps bunny can clarify since I'm sure he did some research on this issue before accusing the NDP of voting against "collective bargaining".quote:A committee of MPs is prepared to make major amendments to a bill that would affect RCMP health benefits and restrict what the Mounties' future union could negotiate with management.  How dare the NDP vote against this
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May 31, 2016 04:01
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bunnyofdoom posted:Oh I am sorry. Guess unionization and collective bargaining is only good when organizations you personally like get them. And yes, I am not denying that the RCMP needs fixing but still, it's bullshit that the NDP voted against this. Unionization and collective bargaining are good but that doesn't mean every bill mentioning them is worthy of support.
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May 31, 2016 04:02
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My counter point on the harrassmemt thing is this. Thin blue line. It has been shown that yes, police are often reluctant at best to punish other police for wrong doings. Now yes rcmp management is also a shitshow in this regard too but I feel it is better if a third party would be called in for harrassmemt issues rather than letting the union deal with it.
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May 31, 2016 04:07
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So you've managed to make up poo poo that didn't happen, attacked my personal character, and moved the goal posts of your own argument within five minutes of ing about those very things. Well played.
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May 31, 2016 04:13
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(OK that sounds pretty drat shrill but as a reluctant NDPer that's kinda in character  )For his next trick bunny will elbow me in the tits.
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May 31, 2016 04:18
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Really? What did I make up pray tell? The thin blue line is a documented phenomenon. how did I move the goalposts? I was responding to your criticism by pointing up the context and circumstances that made it actually make sense.
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May 31, 2016 04:19
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you guys should just gently caress already
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May 31, 2016 04:22
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Well I would, but helsing keeps turning me down. I even have the scented candles ready
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May 31, 2016 04:23
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bunnyofdoom posted:Well I would, but helsing keeps turning me down. I even have the scented candles ready You might just have to take him by the arm and lead him through the crowd.
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May 31, 2016 04:30
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Well I imagine the quote Helsing had an issue with would be this not particularly honest bit:bunnyofdoom posted:So why did the NDP vote against collective bargaining in the house today? I think I agree with the LPC on taking disciplinary measures out of the union's hands (no idea what to make of the change to health benefits for injured mounties) but that really wasn't fair commentary.
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May 31, 2016 04:33
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If you really wanted to know why the NDP voted against it, you should probably ask an NDP member why instead of passive-agressively asking here. Especially since you work in Ottawa and could likely find an NDP staffer without too much trouble.
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May 31, 2016 04:34
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what's niki ashton see in her gendered lens
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bunnyofdoom posted:Really? What did I make up pray tell? The thin blue line is a documented phenomenon. how did I move the goalposts? I was responding to your criticism by pointing up the context and circumstances that made it actually make sense. You made a bunch of accusations directed against me as an individual and accused me of debating dishonestly, claims I dispute and want you to either back up or retract. I'd even go so far as to say I'm honestly curious to know if there's any substance to what you're saying. Obviously I don't think that there is, but believe it or not I aim for a certain modicum of intellectual consistentncy and honesty when I post here and if there's a real case to be made that I failed that standard, as I'm sure do, then I'd prefer to be called out on it. For all my disagreements with Pinterest Mom, I tend to appreciate it when he takes the time to outline a specific and thoughtful disagreement with something I've said. On occasion he's identified genuine errors or oversights I've made. That kind of criticism is helpful. To reiterate something I said when this came up a little while ago, I really find this kind of personal rivalry poo poo to be trite as hell. I like to argue aggressively but there's no need for it to be personal. I'm all for you making GBS threads on the NDP when appropriate - in the last election thread I probably spent more time bitching about the NDP and Mulcair than anyone -- but only if you're gonna at least entertain the occasional debate about your own party. I would seriously take almost any conceivable debate about policy over another page of discussing airline seating and I can tone down my sometimes aggressive tone when needed, but recognize that if you're going to mostly avoid responding to criticism of the Liberals then it's kind of bad form to turn around and attack the others parties. It comes off as though your only real objection is that you wish the forum was pro-Liberal rather than being a bunch of sadbrain nihilists with a (frankly quite exaggerated, given how much time we spend bitching about it,) tilt toward the NDP. Also, just to be clear, I accused you of "Moving the goal posts" because you went from saying the NDP voted against "collective bargaining" to seemingly acknowledging that this is a foggy grey area in which the attempt to regulate collective bargaining conflicts faces unique challenges because of the nature of the industry. That would seem to be a different and much more qualified position than the one you initially took.
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EvilJoven posted:I can't tell people not to recline but I can just push on the back of the seat the second it moves back and if they give me the stink eye I politely tell them they're welcome to make a scene about it. You must be totally fine with people who do not fit into the seat beside you taking up part of yours. Being stopped from reclining your seat (if you want/need to) means the person in the seat behind you is taking up part of yours. PT6A posted:Then they should charge for total baggage weight including hand baggage (or total passenger and baggage weight, but that will never happen even though it should), and charge an additional fee to have access to overhead bin space. And for gently caress sake I want to see them actually use the sizing device and tell rear end in a top hat McFuckface that his overgrown roller bag is not suitable cabin baggage. This complaint really isn't applicable to Canadian airlines, all of which seem to have adopted a new, smaller carry-on size that is unique to Canada. I don't see why I should have to pay extra to check a bag that was purchased specifically because it fit within the old Canadian (and current U.S.) size requirements. Porter actually had the gall yesterday to blame it on Transport Canada. Bit by bit, they're losing all of the advantages they used to have over Air Canada. The time you save by not having to show up to the airport an extra 90 minutes early, in case U.S. customs is backed up for no reason, is next on the chopping block.
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