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Hi Jean, not sure if you are making a dig at me, but in Ottawa, we do not charge GMs, nor IMs, any entry fee at all, even if they just show up. I had assumed that was almost standard practice. And even if it is not, I feel it is right to not charge such elite players, both as a gesture of respect, and pragmatically, as they attract lower-rated players.
I am glad to know that Aris. I must have come to the wrong conclusion that Bob Gillanders' way was mainstream in Ontario. But in any case I must point out that any possible dig coming your way from me could not be anything but friendly. ;)
As Roger pointed out, you are wrong. Long term annual average is about 67 cm. per year as compared to 83 in Toronto.
It is not a very right parameter how much precipitations fall over the year for a normal person. An inconvenience is with drizzling day after day. (imho)
Environment Canada has the annual average rain / snow & precipitation days for Victoria Airport and Toronto Pearson A (and all other places)
Toronto Days with Rainfall: >= 0.2 mm 118
Victoria Days with Rainfall: >= 0.2 mm 150
T Days with Precipitation - 145
V Days with Precipitation - 154 (it clearly shows that snow is very rear.)
I am glad to know that Aris. I must have come to the wrong conclusion that Bob Gillanders' way was mainstream in Ontario. But in any case I must point out that any possible dig coming your way from me could not be anything but friendly. ;)
Don't panic Jean, nobody is listening to my crazy radical ideas. If Aris is successful in utilizing Ken's very generous offer, that would be great. I wish him every success.
Hate is a very strong word! Nor do you hate on someone.
As some have pointed out, the kind of construction that results in hating on has come into popularity. I don't know who was first, but songwriter Phil Ochs famously wrote (emphasis mine): "you won't find me singing on this song when I'm gone, so I guess I'll have to do it while I'm here". In both cases the on implies emphasis on performance. RIP, Phil.
Ah yes, Phil Ochs, his American "We're the cops of the world!" And you and I - we're the cops of ChessTalk. Seriously, I hate the juvenile bastardization of English. Phrases like - I'm like..... he's like.... my bad duh are all signs of the state of the human race. The human race is devolving now. If this keeps up, in twenty generations we'll be sitting in the trees eating bananas, scratching our armpits and going urk, urk urk.
Ah yes, Phil Ochs, his American "We're the cops of the world!" And you and I - we're the cops of ChessTalk. Seriously, I hate the juvenile bastardization of English. Phrases like - I'm like..... he's like.... my bad duh are all signs of the state of the human race. The human race is devolving now. If this keeps up, in twenty generations we'll be sitting in the trees eating bananas, scratching our armpits and going urk, urk urk.
I'd call it democratization. Language changes. We are not Tennyson is not Shakespeare is not Chaucer. I don't object to new forms, but to mindlessness. </rant> (note the use of a form that would not have existed 25 years ago).
Cop? Excuse me but that is a slang term. On what basis is a language purist such as yourself using a slang term over the correct term of constable?
I don't claim to be a language purist, that's your designation of me. 'Cop' has been in the English language for over 1,000 years - so f.o., If I want to use a slang term I will. As usual, you miss the point of a ChessTalk post and respond with a non sequitur.
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