I am giving you 100 Hate Points

On what Sports Teams in any League, Club or National Competition do you spend them?

For me:

• 25 Montreal Canadiens - worst and most entitled fans in the country
• 25 Hamilton Tiger-Cats - the jackoff factor at their home games (especially Labour Day) is like nothing else I've seen... and tigers are not freaking yellow! trade colours with BC already!
• 15 "Manchester" United - think they've always been the best and don't realize how much their club contributed to football's modern era being about money and commercialism and haven't grasped how far they've fallen
• 5 Ottawa Senators - I'd hate them more if they weren't such a joke who should have won multiple cups but instead were the Leafs' playoff b!tch... now it's just an annoyance to see their bumper stickers and flags
• 5 Liverpool FC - haven't won in 29 years but act like they win every year and never spend big on players while hating on clubs that buy anybody
• 5 New York Yankees - I woke up this morning so I deserve a trophy, right?
• 5 Dallas Cowboys - I woke up this morning so I deserve a trophy, right?
• 5 Pittsburgh Steelers - I woke up this morning so I deserve a trophy, right?
• 5 Buffalo Sabres - Every time they play the Leafs it's game 7 of the finals
• 1 Saskatchewan - Do these people know how historically irrelevant their team has been? Canada's Team...
• 1 Alouettes - this number has gone down a lot since the times when Anthony was our road block to the GC
• 1 Russian Juniors - I'll never forgive them for the Brawl
• 1 Detroit Red Wings - lots of their fans in southwestern Ontario who reveled in their extended time on top of the league
• 1 LA Lakers - don't even like Basketball much but why does it always seem like this team and their fans are d!cks?

I don't even watch the NFL anymore so the fact that I still harbor that sort of anger towards 2 of their clubs surprised me when I thought about it.

 

Bonus: if you haven't hated enough yet then also spend HATE POINTS on sports players/broadcasters/coaches/officials/managers etc

 

Edited April 6, 20196 yr by bluto

14 minutes ago, HardCoreBlue said:

Absolutely, 100% agree. However, the flip side to this and it also drives me insane (no pun intended) is the ones who believe the fast lane is go as fast as I want and get out of my way cuz its the fast lane.

So I'm doing 125 /130K to pass someone and someone rides my butt coming in at a much faster speed to get the hell out of the way cuz, you know, fast lane.  

Agreed. Driving more than 5-10 over is unnecessary. Just follow the speed limit and the rules of the road 

At least zipper merging is working 33% of the time as compared to 0% five or so years ago.   Same goes with people knowing how to drive on or off ramps.    So some progress in this province.   

 

2 hours ago, Brandon said:

At least zipper merging is working 33% of the time as compared to 0% five or so years ago.   Same goes with people knowing how to drive on or off ramps.    So some progress in this province.   

 

Yeah I’ve noticed a lot of drivers finally getting the difference between merge and yield lately. 

8 minutes ago, JohnnyAbonny said:

Yeah I’ve noticed a lot of drivers finally getting the difference between merge and yield lately. 

When I was in the States and also Ontario/Quebec this summer...  it was like 99% of the time people knew how to do both.   We still have a long ways to go in Manitoba. 

Just now, Brandon said:

When I was in the States and also Ontario/Quebec this summer...  it was like 99% of the time people knew how to do both.   We still have a long ways to go in Manitoba. 

Winnipeg has no freeways so Winnipeggers will never learn. 

8 minutes ago, Brandon said:

When I was in the States and also Ontario/Quebec this summer...  it was like 99% of the time people knew how to do both.   We still have a long ways to go in Manitoba. 

Im from here but learned to drive mostly in Alberta. There’s a stark difference in how it’s taught. 

Having had kids go through driver training just a few years ago, I found that the education and testing was more rules based than skills based, and almost seems geared to “we will fail you a few times to collect fees” rather than “we will teach you how to drive well”.

My daughter did 4 tests, got three automatic fails for technical violations, including two situations where she got different instructions for the same maneuver, and was told she was wrong both times for doing what they told her. Last test she was on Chief Peguis and told to take the exit lane. She paused and the instructor (who had failed her once before) said “if you don’t get over as soon as the lane opens up, I will automatically fail you”. She said “I have to wait” and the instructor was going to fail her when a car roared by them on the shoulder, passing illegally on the right. My daughter had checked her mirrors and seen it coming. so she waited to avoid getting rear-ended. She passed (barely, said the instructor to me). Mentioned the incident and I snapped back “if the driver’s actions prevent the instructor from causing an accident with an improper instruction and no shoulder check from the passenger’s seat, maybe that should qualify as an automatic pass. Now, if it was an MPI training vehicle rather than her personal car, I would gladly have told her to follow your dangerous instructions and wreck your car”. No more critiques from the instructor after that. 

When my son tested later, he had a similar experience of automatic fails for minor flaws, so we hired a private instructor to train him for his final test and they drove him around the area where the test was going to happen, near Bison Drive. Took him to a weird school zone stop sign where there was a crosswalk beyond the stop sign and you had to stop twice before proceeding through the intersection. The instructor said “The instructors love to take students here and then fail them because no one really knows what to do in this zone, it’s badly designed”.  He passed the test and when he did the right maneuver at that tricky spot the instructor later said “I was waiting to see if you were going to fail in that place”.

I would much prefer a training system that teaches you to be a good driver rather than an obedient driver - the former is more valuable in promoting safety. 

1 hour ago, TrueBlue4ever said:

Having had kids go through driver training just a few years ago, I found that the education and testing was more rules based than skills based, and almost seems geared to “we will fail you a few times to collect fees” rather than “we will teach you how to drive well”.

My daughter did 4 tests, got three automatic fails for technical violations, including two situations where she got different instructions for the same maneuver, and was told she was wrong both times for doing what they told her. Last test she was on Chief Peguis and told to take the exit lane. She paused and the instructor (who had failed her once before) said “if you don’t get over as soon as the lane opens up, I will automatically fail you”. She said “I have to wait” and the instructor was going to fail her when a car roared by them on the shoulder, passing illegally on the right. My daughter had checked her mirrors and seen it coming. so she waited to avoid getting rear-ended. She passed (barely, said the instructor to me). Mentioned the incident and I snapped back “if the driver’s actions prevent the instructor from causing an accident with an improper instruction and no shoulder check from the passenger’s seat, maybe that should qualify as an automatic pass. Now, if it was an MPI training vehicle rather than her personal car, I would gladly have told her to follow your dangerous instructions and wreck your car”. No more critiques from the instructor after that. 

When my son tested later, he had a similar experience of automatic fails for minor flaws, so we hired a private instructor to train him for his final test and they drove him around the area where the test was going to happen, near Bison Drive. Took him to a weird school zone stop sign where there was a crosswalk beyond the stop sign and you had to stop twice before proceeding through the intersection. The instructor said “The instructors love to take students here and then fail them because no one really knows what to do in this zone, it’s badly designed”.  He passed the test and when he did the right maneuver at that tricky spot the instructor later said “I was waiting to see if you were going to fail in that place”.

I would much prefer a training system that teaches you to be a good driver rather than an obedient driver - the former is more valuable in promoting safety. 

If by good you are including training that involves being responsible, safe, alert and courteous, I'm with you on this.

18 minutes ago, HardCoreBlue said:

If by good you are including training that involves being responsible, safe, alert and courteous, I'm with you on this.

Being skilled will make you more responsible and respectful of your behaviour and alert to others on the road, which will make you safer and lead to courteous actions, I believe. Just understanding the rules won’t help where you need to react to another rule-breaker to avoid a bad outcome, and maneuver safely where the rules are out the window in an unexpected situation. 

1 minute ago, TrueBlue4ever said:

Being skilled will make you more responsible and respectful of your behaviour and alert to others on the road, which will make you safer and lead to courteous actions, I believe. Just understanding the rules won’t help where you need to react to another rule-breaker to avoid a bad outcome, and maneuver safely where the rules are out the window in an unexpected situation. 

Yup, it's not what the rules are, it's how to apply the rules (or not) realistically in certain scenarios to maximize safety.

31 minutes ago, HardCoreBlue said:

Yup, it's not what the rules are, it's how to apply the rules (or not) realistically in certain scenarios to maximize safety.

Such as - realizing that the light is red - but it's slick. The other driver might not be able to stop. Avoided a fender bender last winter - because we were both on the same page. 

13 hours ago, JohnnyAbonny said:

Yeah I’ve noticed a lot of drivers finally getting the difference between merge and yield lately. 

There is no difference...gas and merge! I say this from the sidewalk and bus.

Growing up in rural MB, I was able to take my dad's old beater out after I got my license. It was winter and I went down snowy backroads, learning how a vehicle reacts on snow and ice. I'd rip around the driveway after a snowstorm before shoveling it. Get stuck, figure my way out and get stuck again. It was so much fun and I quickly learned how to drive in poor conditions and how to get out if I got stuck.

ugh one day back at work and Transit already gives me a hard time schedule wise

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Edited September 23, 20241 yr by iHeart
I shouldn't put an illness rant into here

As someone who was a Shaw customer that had to be forced to get Rogers's crap when it got amalgamated (or rather when the bedroom cable box stopped working)...I have no choice but to say Rogers sucks we went about three months without any issues or connection issues and suddenly in November everything is disrupted. Last weekend was the worst when it did come back up it was only up for maybe less than two minutes and then it's down again

On 2023-10-14 at 7:24 PM, WildPath said:

Growing up in rural MB, I was able to take my dad's old beater out after I got my license. It was winter and I went down snowy backroads, learning how a vehicle reacts on snow and ice. I'd rip around the driveway after a snowstorm before shoveling it. Get stuck, figure my way out and get stuck again. It was so much fun and I quickly learned how to drive in poor conditions and how to get out if I got stuck.

I'm replying to a 2023 post, outstanding.  I've always enjoyed WildPath's posts, wish they would post more often. 🙂

Here's tip we got if you're ever stuck in snow that has been helped us help out a many people along our travels. Take our your floor mats in your vehicle and put them under the tires. It gives the tires grip and most times viola you're unstuck.

So simple yet so brilliant!

2 hours ago, iHeart said:

As someone who was a Shaw customer that had to be forced to get Rogers's crap when it got amalgamated (or rather when the bedroom cable box stopped working)...I have no choice but to say Rogers sucks we went about three months without any issues or connection issues and suddenly in November everything is disrupted. Last weekend was the worst when it did come back up it was only up for maybe less than two minutes and then it's down again

Keep telling you to flip to BellMTS for couple years. 

4 hours ago, HardCoreBlue said:

I'm replying to a 2023 post, outstanding.  I've always enjoyed WildPath's posts, wish they would post more often. 🙂

Here's tip we got if you're ever stuck in snow that has been helped us help out a many people along our travels. Take our your floor mats in your vehicle and put them under the tires. It gives the tires grip and most times viola you're unstuck.

So simple yet so brilliant!

I've kept traction bars in my trunk my whole life and numerous times I've helped people getting unstuck from the snow.    The fold up ones take very little space and are super handy. 

 

On 2025-02-04 at 10:06 AM, HardCoreBlue said:

I'm replying to a 2023 post, outstanding.  I've always enjoyed WildPath's posts, wish they would post more often. 🙂

Here's tip we got if you're ever stuck in snow that has been helped us help out a many people along our travels. Take our your floor mats in your vehicle and put them under the tires. It gives the tires grip and most times viola you're unstuck.

So simple yet so brilliant!

I don't come around these parts as frequently since what went down with the political posts, but I appreciate the kind words.

I've ruined a few floor mats trying to help people get out quickly, but it can be a good quick fix. One time my buddy plowed a friend's brand new truck deep into a ditch after a hockey tournament in Lynn Lake. Not even the ol' floor mat trick would have helped in that deep snow. Just a lot of digging and pushing. Fortunately we had a whole line of hockey players in the truck to help with the pushing.

On 2025-02-04 at 8:41 AM, iHeart said:

As someone who was a Shaw customer that had to be forced to get Rogers's crap when it got amalgamated (or rather when the bedroom cable box stopped working)...I have no choice but to say Rogers sucks we went about three months without any issues or connection issues and suddenly in November everything is disrupted. Last weekend was the worst when it did come back up it was only up for maybe less than two minutes and then it's down again

There's no competition in Canada anymore. Rodgers & Telus have the market. They can pretty well do what they want. 

Just now, SpeedFlex27 said:

There's no competition in Canada anymore. Rodgers & Telus have the market. They can pretty well do what they want. 

and Bell.

 

Manitoba needs it's own Homegrown stuff again, Ontario must have how many? is Sasktel owned by anyone?

 

and crazy thing? at the risk of possibly jinxing it, the connection hasn't been screwy in two days....and the new gateway arrived yesterday.

I am/was a Shaw customer. My huge peeve is having to wait literally hours to speak to a customer service rep. I've been having billing issues with Rogers/Shaw & I can never speak to anyone. My longest wait time was last November. I phoned at 8 am MST & finally talked to someone around 3;35 PM or so. I had to keep my phone plugged in all day. These big telecommunication giants don't give a **** about their customers once they sign you up.

This was the type of stuff that Air Farce warned us about. I was able to get through to someone last weekend

22 minutes ago, iHeart said:

and Bell.

 

Manitoba needs it's own Homegrown stuff again, Ontario must have how many? is Sasktel owned by anyone?

 

and crazy thing? at the risk of possibly jinxing it, the connection hasn't been screwy in two days....and the new gateway arrived yesterday.

I think Valley Fiber is from Manitoba? I wonder if one day they will be available in Winnipeg?   So far I've had them for 4 months at my cabin and have only had two outages that lasted  20 minutes or so.     I will say for the ten months that I had Starlink that I never had a single outage,  so it was reliable.  

At home I switched to Shaw and have seen far more temporary outages then when I had BellMTS before.  Nothing that lasted very long but still annoying enough that the internet would drop for 30 - 60 minutes.