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Re: Just for fun: the random, useless announcements thread!
Victoria BC's version of Mad Max meets Christmas
Spent some of last night with some other kids watching the Santa truck parade barrel through the streets of Victoria. This is where 80 or so Santa's in the biggest trucks/mobile cranes/ cement mixers/ stone slingers etc who have spent the previous week attaching as many Christmas lights/musical horns/laser displays/soap bubble makers as possible to portable generators that they are also carrying, get to race around on police cleared main streets. It is madness for sure but the locals all turn out for the show.
Ear protection is definitely advisable. It was Covid cancelled last year and this years race seemed a bit saner and slower than previous years where it looked like various Santa's were all competing in who could get their own mammoth's to do the best drifts around street corners.
What could possibly go wrong?
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Re: Just for fun: the random, useless announcements thread!
Yes, with another run in the morning 
Shoshin1
Re: Ajahn Brahm inspirational quotes - Make Peace, Be kind, Be gentle
@Bunks said:
Day 17 - When you stop complaining, you stop suffering.
Not that bloody quote again...
Shoshin1
Re: Just for fun: the random, useless announcements thread!
I'm with you @Bunks! In spirit, I hasten to add... I don't want anyone round here getting ideas, adding 2 + 2 and making 37...!
federica
Re: Covid Cabin
Personally I think it's important to be informed of what's new re the virus and any new strains...The media reports I have seen are for the most part are just saying "Health officials are waiting to see if the present vaccines in use are effective against this new strain" they won't know for a few days...
However there are many who already suffer from anxiety because of the unknowns of this pandemic...
Sadly they are caught between a rock and a hard place, the need to know of any important information regarding Covid 19 and the fear which may come from the information provided...
I think for those who are a bit anxious (which is understandable...a new strain of the virus with greater transmissibility then the last, which could kill if one is severely immunocompromised,) they should just get their information from their local government health authorities and not watch the news, some news stations outlets tend to sensationalise it...
When watching the news I would recommend wearing BS filter glasses and BS filters for the eardrums... 
Shoshin1
