Please continue any discussion on random news items here.

Winnipeg has an insanely high amount of restaurants per capita...  it's such a competitive business that you absolutely need top notch service/quality of food to stand out.   

Now if I were to wish for a new restaurant to come to Winnipeg it would be Trois Brasseurs (3 Brewers). I had it in Quebec and it had great beers and solid dishes.   

8 hours ago, The Unknown Poster said:

Yes, the Pembina location closed on...I believe Friday.

 

 

Boy that didn’t take long!

This is an amazing story 

 

Joey "Jaws" Chestnut devoured a record-breaking 74 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes Wednesday at Coney Island in Brooklyn, New York, to win the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest for the 11th time in the past 12 years and the third year in a row. 

Another one bites the dust 

 

1 hour ago, The Unknown Poster said:

Another one bites the dust 

 

The vacancy carousel continue;'s in the Village, this property has been re-incarnated so many times and I'm sure some else will take it on.

7 hours ago, bustamente said:

The vacancy carousel continue;'s in the Village, this property has been re-incarnated so many times and I'm sure some else will take it on.

Apparently it was “secretly” purchased on January and will be redeveloped into retail.  Staff were let go with no notice this week. 

 

On 2018-07-04 at 7:54 AM, The Unknown Poster said:

This is an amazing story 

 

Story gets worse

 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5924847/Elvis-Costello-63-reveals-battling-aggressive-cancer.html

https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/honourary-name-slurpee-way-coming-to-rouge-road-1.4002381

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/mini-steam-train-assiniboine-park-1.4738203

Rescue is underway

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/thai-cave-rescue-navy-dive-operation-1.4738333

also

 

Edited July 8, 20187 yr by iHeart

http://www.tmz.com/2018/07/08/justin-bieber-engaged-to-hailey-baldwin/

9 minutes ago, FrostyWinnipeg said:

http://www.tmz.com/2018/07/08/justin-bieber-engaged-to-hailey-baldwin/

Nicely done Justin! 

And yes she’s a Baldwin. Daughter of Stephen.  So Justin will be part of the Baldwin Family. 

Ex Calgary Stampeder.

 

1 hour ago, bigg jay said:

Ex Calgary Stampeder.

 

I think he is ******!!!

How does a teenage soccer coach lead his players into a flooded cave??? How did they get there?

3 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

How does a teenage soccer coach lead his players into a flooded cave??? How did they get there?

I believe they were on a tour or something.  They were exploring caves when fast rising water cut off the entrance.  Apparently things can flood fast there. 

The coach took them further into the cave to look for an alternate exit and high ground to keep safe. 

One plan was to keep them there til October until rainy season passes. But they had bad weather moving in and I think I saw them saying the air wasn’t great hence the dive out plan. 

It will likely be a movie. 

On 2018-07-04 at 7:54 AM, The Unknown Poster said:

This is an amazing story 

This really is an amazing story.

There's the remarkable strength of character and courage shown by all of the people involved,

and the level of skill of the people who found the boys, and then devised and are carrying out the plan to get them out.

All led by two apparently quiet, non attention seeking,  British civilian amateur cave rescue divers, one a retired fireman, one an IT guy, and also I think an Australian MD/cave rescue diver. 

I understand that It was the two Brits that initially went in, and found the boys and the coach. One 47, and the other 56 years old.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/07/09/meet-seven-british-divers-playing-leading-roles-thai-cave-rescue/

At one point they have to take off their tank, and go through an opening 38 centimetres across. 

they lead the boys out, one diver ahead of the boy, and one behind, all roped to each other, and to a line fixed to the cave wall.

the boys do not wear a tank, the lead diver carries a second tank, which is connected to the boy's full face mask.

brilliant, cause the tanks are heavy. and move.

It's an almost incredible demonstration of fortitude,  and skill.

I also appreciate the Thai officials complete lack of grandstanding.... one short press conference a day, by one person. no questions.

I learned that there are cave diving rescue societies, which of course these men are leading members of. And that they call diving in a cave where it is partly submerged, and partly not, sump diving.

If you're following it, they do not have oxygen in their tanks, they have air. 

 

Edited July 9, 20187 yr by Mark F

8 hours ago, The Unknown Poster said:

I believe they were on a tour or something.  They were exploring caves when fast rising water cut off the entrance.  Apparently things can flood fast there. 

The coach took them further into the cave to look for an alternate exit and high ground to keep safe. 

One plan was to keep them there til October until rainy season passes. But they had bad weather moving in and I think I saw them saying the air wasn’t great hence the dive out plan. 

It will likely be a movie. 

Apparently, they were having a picnic after a soccer practice & decided to go exploring.  The caves are well known in the area as being dangerous & there are signs posted, right at the mouth of the cave, advising people not to enter (especially at this time of year). 

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/greyhound-cancellations-alberta-manitoba-saskatchewan-british-columbia-1.4739459

Thai cave rescue: All 12 boys and soccer coach freed

 

https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/09/asia/thai-cave-rescue-mission-intl/index.html

Edited July 10, 20187 yr by wanna-b-fanboy

'Killjoys' remove England flag from Westbury White Horse.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-wiltshire-44782208