OT Those Phlegmatic Canuckistanis

Tim Lysyk wrote in message news:Gy7Tc.12604$S55.2912@clgrps12...

BTW, his buddy Ralph did a nice job of shooting him in the back.

Be nice to Ralph. He is the fisherman's friend after all. His government
is responsible for the widespead adoption of catch and relewase
angling on our east slope cutthroat streams, and we now have province
wide barbless hooks regulations cause Raplh went fishing at a lodge that
required barbless hooks.


Did he come up with his health care policy via the same method?

Peter

Peter Charles wrote:

Did he come up with his health care policy via the same method?

Peter

No, I think that started when he was still drinking.

Tim

Tim Lysyk wrote:

Peter Charles wrote:


Did he come up with his health care policy via the same method?

Peter


No, I think that started when he was still drinking.

When he *was* drinking? When was he *not* drinking?

BTW, sorry I didn't get a chance to get together with you on my
trip. Unfortunately, I basically went fishing on very short notice in
between sightseeing and visits with SWMBO's family and friends. Still,
it was great to get a taste of the Crow. I can see how you'd want to
spend as much time there as possible.

And now that SWMBO is a grandmom (grandmom?!!) with a grandkid in
Lethbridge, hopefully we'll be heading up there on a regular basis.


Chuck Vance

Conan the Librarian wrote:

When he *was* drinking? When was he *not* drinking?

Ralph took the pledge a few years ago after an incident one New Year's
eve where he verbally attacked some people at a local shelter. He was
under the influence at the time, and as a result, apologized publically
and gave up drinking.


BTW, sorry I didn't get a chance to get together with you on my
trip. Unfortunately, I basically went fishing on very short notice in
between sightseeing and visits with SWMBO's family and friends. Still,
it was great to get a taste of the Crow. I can see how you'd want to
spend as much time there as possible.

And now that SWMBO is a grandmom (grandmom?!!) with a grandkid in
Lethbridge, hopefully we'll be heading up there on a regular basis.


Chuck Vance

I understand, it would have been fun to get together, but timelines are
always short. Next time.

Tim Lysyk

Tim Lysyk wrote:


Conan the Librarian wrote:

When he *was* drinking? When was he *not* drinking?

Ralph took the pledge a few years ago after an incident one New Year's
eve where he verbally attacked some people at a local shelter. He was
under the influence at the time, and as a result, apologized publically
and gave up drinking.

Yeah, I probably should have included a smiley there, as I remember
the incident. IIRC, he admitted he had a problem, but didn't feel the
need to seek professional help.

So does it appear that he's sober these days? Or is it hard to
tell? :-)

BTW, sorry I didn't get a chance to get together with you on my
trip. Unfortunately, I basically went fishing on very short notice in
between sightseeing and visits with SWMBO's family and friends.

I understand, it would have been fun to get together, but timelines are
always short. Next time.

Will do. Maybe you can show me all the *really* good spots. ;-)
Though I must say, I got enough action on dries (well, actually on a #16
parachute Adams) to feel like my outings were a success. Who knows what
I might have done if I had tried nymphing. ;-)


Chuck Vance

Conan the Librarian wrote:

So does it appear that he's sober these days? Or is it hard to
tell? :-)

Yeah, pretty much. He is happy the province is now debt-free, and is
looking at eliminating helth care premiums for seniors now. They still
have a ways to go to restore services to earlier levels.

Will do. Maybe you can show me all the *really* good spots. ;-)
Though I must say, I got enough action on dries (well, actually on a #16
parachute Adams) to feel like my outings were a success. Who knows what
I might have done if I had tried nymphing. ;-)


Chuck Vance
Went to a few good spots today. Caught a lot of cutts, some of pretty
substantial size.

Tim Lysyk

Conan the Librarian wrote:

So does it appear that he's sober these days? Or is it hard to
tell? :-)

Yeah, pretty much. He is happy the province is now debt-free, and is
looking at eliminating helth care premiums for seniors now. They still
have a ways to go to restore services to earlier levels.

Will do. Maybe you can show me all the *really* good spots. ;-)
Though I must say, I got enough action on dries (well, actually on a #16
parachute Adams) to feel like my outings were a success. Who knows what
I might have done if I had tried nymphing. ;-)


Chuck Vance
Went to a few good spots today. Caught a lot of cutts, some of pretty
substantial size.

Tim Lysyk

Tim Lysyk wrote:


Conan the Librarian wrote:

When he *was* drinking? When was he *not* drinking?

Ralph took the pledge a few years ago after an incident one New Year's
eve where he verbally attacked some people at a local shelter. He was
under the influence at the time, and as a result, apologized publically
and gave up drinking.

Yeah, I probably should have included a smiley there, as I remember
the incident. IIRC, he admitted he had a problem, but didn't feel the
need to seek professional help.

So does it appear that he's sober these days? Or is it hard to
tell? :-)

BTW, sorry I didn't get a chance to get together with you on my
trip. Unfortunately, I basically went fishing on very short notice in
between sightseeing and visits with SWMBO's family and friends.

I understand, it would have been fun to get together, but timelines are
always short. Next time.

Will do. Maybe you can show me all the *really* good spots. ;-)
Though I must say, I got enough action on dries (well, actually on a #16
parachute Adams) to feel like my outings were a success. Who knows what
I might have done if I had tried nymphing. ;-)


Chuck Vance

Conan the Librarian wrote:

When he *was* drinking? When was he *not* drinking?

Ralph took the pledge a few years ago after an incident one New Year's
eve where he verbally attacked some people at a local shelter. He was
under the influence at the time, and as a result, apologized publically
and gave up drinking.


BTW, sorry I didn't get a chance to get together with you on my
trip. Unfortunately, I basically went fishing on very short notice in
between sightseeing and visits with SWMBO's family and friends. Still,
it was great to get a taste of the Crow. I can see how you'd want to
spend as much time there as possible.

And now that SWMBO is a grandmom (grandmom?!!) with a grandkid in
Lethbridge, hopefully we'll be heading up there on a regular basis.


Chuck Vance

I understand, it would have been fun to get together, but timelines are
always short. Next time.

Tim Lysyk

Tim Lysyk wrote:

Peter Charles wrote:


Did he come up with his health care policy via the same method?

Peter


No, I think that started when he was still drinking.

When he *was* drinking? When was he *not* drinking?

BTW, sorry I didn't get a chance to get together with you on my
trip. Unfortunately, I basically went fishing on very short notice in
between sightseeing and visits with SWMBO's family and friends. Still,
it was great to get a taste of the Crow. I can see how you'd want to
spend as much time there as possible.

And now that SWMBO is a grandmom (grandmom?!!) with a grandkid in
Lethbridge, hopefully we'll be heading up there on a regular basis.


Chuck Vance