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  5. The TV Thread

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    From a Reddit user...

    ‘Frasier’ Reboot Being Explored By Kelsey Grammer & CBS TV Studios by Somali_Pir8 in television

    [–]nomefish 66 points 23 hours ago* 

    I always liked the idea of Frasier going back to Boston for a tenure position as a professor at Harvard. When he gets there, he learns that Niles is also up for the job. They end up both getting hired, but they’re constantly competing as teachers for the tenure position. Meanwhile, Frasier reconnects with Lilith and Frederick. And, since they’re right across the river from Boston, it allows for the occasional visit from Ted Danson and co. from Cheers.

    EDIT: it could even be insinuated that neither of them were too enthusiastic about the position or were necessarily going to accept it, until they learned the other was also in the running, so they both essentially take the job and try to excel at it solely because they want to be better at it than the other.

  6. Portage & Main

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    3 hours ago, Rich said:

    My issue with opening up Portage & Main is that it really can't be compared to other intersections in most major downtown cities.   

    Most intersections are true 4 way intersections where the majority of traffic flows straight in all directions and you have some cars turning left and right that can be handled with turning lanes on busy streets to minimize the impact on the majority of the car flow as those turning cars wait for pedestrians to cross.

    When Portage hits Main Street the majority of the traffic flow is turning either left or right onto Main with a smaller percent of traffic going straight on Portage Avenue East.   It is the opposite.  So having the majority of your car flow having to wait for pedestrians to cross will absolutely have a huge impact up Portage and probably Main if they make the green light longer to compensate for pedestrians.     

    Does anyone really think opening up Portage & Main will revitalize the downtown?  I worked downtown for years and even if they made patios and whatever to try to make it compelling, I'm there to work most of the time during the day, so I'm not going to get a lot of use out of it.  

    Seems to me, the motivation to open up Portage & Main is to revitalize it as a "meeting place" downtown for significant and special  events.  It is Winnipeg's most iconic intersection and people want it to be open to gather for special events.    Take down the permanent barricades, replace them with something that can be easily removed.   Keep the barricades up for rush hour and most days.  Take them down when you want to use the intersection as a "meeting place" for whatever event you want people to gather for.  

    I don't work downtown anymore, nor do I need to go through it for my daily commute, so this doesn't really affect me one way or the other.   But I don't think the benefits of this outweigh what is already a horrible rush hour bottle neck.

    If we can't compare P&M to other city's intersections, shouldn't we also avoid comparing rush hour travel times.  I'm sure any of our out-of-province posters could remind those who aren't familiar about travelling in Cgy, Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal.  Part of Winnipeg's car culture problem is 1) we really, really like to drive and relating to that 2) our transit blows and is a major headache for people.  But I think we all *should* be able to agree that a 30-40 mins drive home (for example) isn't that bad comparatively.  

    One reason that people are presenting as a benefit for opening is accessibility.  The walking detour down the street, down flights of stairs, up the other side etc isn't possible for every person (disabilities).  Whereas everyone can, as a matter of fact, spend an minute extra at a light. They may hate it, it may be awful for the city, maybe's possibly's and what if's - - I completely acknowledge. 

    Will opening P&M in and of itself revitalize Winnipeg?  Of course, not.  Did the building of MTS Centre?  How 'bout the NHL's return?  Artis Reit's 300 Main announcement? That's another thing we do a lot of here.... I don't see how "A" benefits "B" so let's cancel A before we spell the rest of the alphabet.  

    I, too, have no skin in the game, other than a love for the city I was born and raised in.  My strongest opinion on the whole topic is just that the debate being THIS heated is so, so Winnipeg.... the world's biggest small town. 

  8. Random News Items

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    On 2018-07-11 at 12:39 PM, The Unknown Poster said:

    Its Uber's choice not to accept unreasonable conditions.

    The fact they exist in so many markets but MPI thinks we are special is ludicrous.  Its purely political.  That map shows the over-whelming desire of Winnipeggers to have Uber.

    The fact is, the taxi companies have known about Uber potentially coming here for years and their effort was in lobbying government to stop it and making Uber out to be a boogeyman to the people.  Not making their service better, safer and more reliable.

    A friend was in Cali last weekend and used Uber for the first time and reacted like I did the first time (in vegas last year)...its a revelation. 

    Lyft > Uber.

    But either way, ride-sharing is here.  What's the issue???

    Personally, I'd rather support a Canadian start-up anyway. 

  9. The TV Thread

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    13 hours ago, johnzo said:

    Babylon Berlin opening credits.  The show is pretty good, but the credits are astonishing.  They're a little NSFW if you squint at them.

    I'm going to give this show a try...  I've had it earmarked since reading it was the most expensive non-English language TV Drama of all-time.  $40M to produce!! 😮 

  12. The Day Early Game Day Thread BC @ WPG

    in Blue Bomber Discussion

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    IGF will be lit tomorrow!  🔥🔥🔥

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    Sat, 7 Jul Sunny. A mix of sun and cloud late in the afternoon with 30 percent chance of showers. Risk of a thunderstorm late in the afternoon. Wind south 40 km/h gusting to 60 becoming west 30 late in the afternoon. High 35. Humidex 45. UV index 9 or very high.
    Night Clear. Low 20.

     

  23. Around the NHL 2017/2018

    in Winnipeg Jets Discussion

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    Karlsson's wife started a charity, Can't Dim My Light which among other things combats cyber bullying.  Awfully ironic or maybe we now know why it was started?

    Feel bad for Sens fans... that whole org needs a tear down.  Hold a dispersal draft to dump players, strip Melynk of ownership, relocate to Quebec City.  /story

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