# The Canadope Café, 2014 Edition: In 3-D! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 1, 2014, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2014-edition-in-3-d/677612 "2014-01-01T05:07:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 68
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2014, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2014-edition-in-3-d/677612/1341 "2014-08-06T10:28:06Z")
> [@Das\_Glasperlenspiel](#): > > Took the horses out on Saturday for a long ride through the bush; hot tub and wine to soak out the aches and pains afterwards… Hang on. Horses? Hot tub? Wine? We should talk. Oh, we should talk. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Das\_Glasperlenspiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/das_glasperlenspiel/32/2944_2.png) [@Das\_Glasperlenspiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Das_Glasperlenspiel)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2014, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2014-edition-in-3-d/677612/1342 "2014-08-06T14:58:35Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > Hang on. Horses? Hot tub? Wine? > > We should talk. Oh, we should talk. 🙂 Tough life, ain’t it?:D. It’s my weekly stress-buster after five days of insanity at work. Anytime you are in Ottawa, my friend! ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2014, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2014-edition-in-3-d/677612/1343 "2014-08-06T15:47:06Z")
> [@swampspruce](#): > > Began staining the fence, and drinking copious quantities of Steamwhistle accompanied by some great bbq. Only wisserteen sections to go…\ You used _wisserteen_ in your fence math? There’s your problem, right there. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2014, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2014-edition-in-3-d/677612/1344 "2014-08-06T15:49:19Z")
Bother. The job in Ottawa didn’t pan out… and it was one where the posting looked like they’d read my resume and copied it in. I was hoping to pop into the group with good news. Clearly I am in the wrong place or something. Anyone need a minion out west? ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2014, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2014-edition-in-3-d/677612/1345 "2014-08-06T16:23:29Z")
> [@Sunspace](#): > > Bother. The job in Ottawa didn’t pan out… and it was one where the posting looked like they’d read my resume and copied it in. I was hoping to pop into the group with good news. Clearly I am in the wrong place or something. > > Anyone need a minion out west? Sorry to hear that Sunspace. If it’s not too personal, may I ask what the job was? ---
**Author:** ![swampspruce](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampspruce/32/261_2.png) [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2014, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2014-edition-in-3-d/677612/1346 "2014-08-06T19:43:21Z")
> [@Sunspace](#): > > You used _wisserteen_ in your fence math? There’s your problem, right there. 🙂 It’s just easier than trying to figure out whether I should stain the whole works including my neighbor’s “side” or only the bits I (by which I mean my lovely SO) have to look at. So dividing 22 sections by wisserteen at 6 half sections per gallon… I need more beer…😃 I can look around here for jobs if you’re interested, **Sunspace**. What field are you looking at? ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2014, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2014-edition-in-3-d/677612/1347 "2014-08-06T21:13:25Z")
> [@swampspruce](#): > > It’s just easier than trying to figure out whether I should stain the whole works including my neighbor’s “side” or only the bits I (by which I mean my lovely SO) have to look at. So dividing 22 sections by wisserteen at 6 half sections per gallon… I need more beer…😃 Wait, wait. You never mentioned that the fence had other than two sides (depending on who was looking at it). That makes wisserteen seem _almost_ logical. > [@swampspruce](#): > > I can look around here for jobs if you’re interested, **Sunspace**. What field are you looking at? Web development, technical writing, content creation, and/or ebook formatting… where is “around here” for you? ---
**Author:** ![swampspruce](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampspruce/32/261_2.png) [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2014, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2014-edition-in-3-d/677612/1348 "2014-08-06T22:30:31Z")
Cold Lake Alberta. ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2014, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2014-edition-in-3-d/677612/1349 "2014-08-07T01:12:14Z")
> [@Sunspace](#): > > Web development, technical writing, content creation, and/or ebook formatting… Get involved with the [Toronto](http://www.stctoronto.org/#!job-bank/c1ylq) and [Southwestern Ontario](http://www.stc-soc.org/) chapters of the Society For Technical Communication – terrific for networking with other technical writers. Get in touch with people involved in or graduated from the University of Waterloo Rhetoric and Technical Writing program – there is a lot of employment for tech writers out that way, e.g. [http://www.wowjobs.ca/BrowseResults.aspx?q=Technical+Writer&s=r&l=Waterloo%2C+ON](http://www.wowjobs.ca/BrowseResults.aspx?q=Technical+Writer&s=r&l=Waterloo%2C+ON) ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2014, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2014-edition-in-3-d/677612/1350 "2014-08-07T01:34:24Z")
> [@Sunspace](#): > > Wait, wait. You never mentioned that the fence had other than two sides (depending on who was looking at it). That makes wisserteen seem _almost_ logical. > > Web development, technical writing, content creation, and/or ebook formatting… where is “around here” for you? There is an absolute shitload, SHITLOAD, of high-tech layoff people here in Ottawa. The bankruptcy of Nortel pretty much ensures that unless you have an inside contact you will never get employed in high-tech here. I’m not kidding. If you got at least an interview you are miles ahead of everyone else up here in high-tech wasteland. “Don’t cry Don’t raise your eye It’s only high-tech wasteland” ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2014, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2014-edition-in-3-d/677612/1351 "2014-08-09T15:59:47Z")
**Moncton Mountie-killer Pleads Guilty** Pled guilty to 3 counts of 1st degree. Sounds like his psych assessment came back that he was competent, leading to the guilty pleas. > **[CBC News - Latest Canada, World, Entertainment and Business News](https://www.cbc.ca/news)** > > The latest news from across Canada and around the world. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2014, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2014-edition-in-3-d/677612/1352 "2014-08-09T18:22:02Z")
Major storm in Regina last night. Made the Weather Network’s live broadcast. They reported about 700 lightning strikes in the Regina area. Fortunately, we came through okay. Some tree branches down but no flooding. Sump pump is working-huzzah! ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2014, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2014-edition-in-3-d/677612/1353 "2014-08-12T20:26:29Z")
Sitting on the tarmac at Thunder Bay Airport: hi **Muffin!** { **Piper** waves @ **Muffin** } ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2014, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2014-edition-in-3-d/677612/1354 "2014-08-13T01:10:47Z")
Hi Piper! [waves back] ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2014, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2014-edition-in-3-d/677612/1355 "2014-08-14T01:42:35Z")
Sitting in O’Reilly’s pub on George St, St John’s, with friends and listening to the band. I love St John’s! ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2014, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2014-edition-in-3-d/677612/1356 "2014-08-14T02:11:02Z")
Awesome. Enjoy! ---
**Author:** ![Timetrvlr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Timetrvlr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Timetrvlr)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2014, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2014-edition-in-3-d/677612/1357 "2014-08-14T02:43:05Z")
Orange sunlight again here in central BC today from all the forest fires burning. We’ve had lots of hot dry weather with no rain for a while. No one in danger from the fires but the smoke is difficult for those with breathing difficulties. Sure hope for rain soon. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2014, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2014-edition-in-3-d/677612/1358 "2014-08-14T06:36:47Z")
> [@Northern\_Piper](#): > > Sitting in O’Reilly’s pub on George St, St John’s, with friends and listening to the band. I love St John’s! So do I–been too long since I was there. One night, I ended up playing with the band on stage! ---
**Author:** ![Uzi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/91b2a8/32.png) [@Uzi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uzi)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2014, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2014-edition-in-3-d/677612/1359 "2014-08-14T08:17:21Z")
Sitting here in the middle of Africa at my desk. 2nd shift in. Communications suck. I’ve got to fix that. I’ve never seen so many bugs in my life. Big ones, little ones, termites everywhere. Very fat birds, though. The air con is broken, but it surprisingly isn’t that hot this time of year even though we are just above the equator. Very humid, so everything is covered in water. The villages around here are built using mud brick. The people work in the fields and the only automation they use in the fields are ox to pull the cart. Rainy season. Rains every day. Got to learn French, which sucks major, major donkey balls but I’ve read enough backs to cereal boxes that it shouldn’t be that hard. Just wave my hands around, speak in a loud Clouseau-esk accent and I should be fine. At least according to the field boss (who speaks French among a number of other languages)😃 I had no desire to go to Africa after working in the Middle East for so long, but working in Hong Kong sucked badly (too many meetings with nothing to show for them) that I couldn’t pass on the opportunity. That being said, I like it here. Not what I expected at all. Seems safe enough and as I said, the people are friendly and helpful. Still live in HK, though. Don’t want to leave there at all. Just don’t like working there. I’d need LOTS of money to do that again. Much better just to live there and live like a tourist. ---
**Author:** ![Malthus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@Malthus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malthus)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2014, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2014-edition-in-3-d/677612/1360 "2014-08-14T13:04:51Z")
> [@Uzi](#): > > Sitting here in the middle of Africa at my desk. 2nd shift in. Communications suck. I’ve got to fix that. > I’ve never seen so many bugs in my life. Big ones, little ones, termites everywhere. Very fat birds, though. > The air con is broken, but it surprisingly isn’t that hot this time of year even though we are just above the equator. Very humid, so everything is covered in water. > The villages around here are built using mud brick. The people work in the fields and the only automation they use in the fields are ox to pull the cart. > Rainy season. Rains every day. > Got to learn French, which sucks major, major donkey balls but I’ve read enough backs to cereal boxes that it shouldn’t be that hard. Just wave my hands around, speak in a loud Clouseau-esk accent and I should be fine. At least according to the field boss (who speaks French among a number of other languages)😃 > I had no desire to go to Africa after working in the Middle East for so long, but working in Hong Kong sucked badly (too many meetings with nothing to show for them) that I couldn’t pass on the opportunity. That being said, I like it here. Not what I expected at all. Seems safe enough and as I said, the people are friendly and helpful. > Still live in HK, though. Don’t want to leave there at all. Just don’t like working there. I’d need LOTS of money to do that again. Much better just to live there and live like a tourist. Here’s hoping you are far away from that Ebola epidemic. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2014-edition-in-3-d/677612.md?page=67) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2014-edition-in-3-d/677612.md?page=69)