Question For the Canadian readers

Scott wrote:
> "Bryan Heit" <bjheit@NOSPAMucalgary.ca> wrote in message
> news:ev31li$ivr$1@news.ucalgary.ca...
>
>> Ours tend to be bigger, but then again, we have more space. I imagine
>> that suffield is so large, not because it was intended that way, but
>> rather because there wasn't any other use for the land. That part of
>> the country is truly the asshole of Canada - dirty, ugly, and nearly
>> useless.
>
> Glad you said it, I didnt want to insult the national spirit without
> provocation, but from the sattelite, it looks pretty fugly.


Oh, there no national spirit at stake at all - those few Canadians
who've had the (mis)fortune of going there will back me up; the rest are
probably only vaguely aware that place even exists. My friend who works
there actually keeps an apartment here in Calgary so he has a place to
escape to on weekends.

Kinda funny - he keeps an apartment; I keep fish.

I very briefly considered taking up a job with him. Its interesting
stuff, but I don't think its the kinda thing I'd like to do with the
rest of my life. Plus, its one of the last places on earth I'd want to
live.


> Stockton is the asshole of the Western US. When they give Kalifornia an
> enema, Stockton is where they stick the hose.


I'll haven to scratch that off my list then.


> Conversly, you guys have Banff, the Canadian Rockies and the Inside Passage.


Yep. As I always tell visitors to Calgary - go west. Nothing worth
seeing to the east for about 2000km.


> In fact your nation is a lot like ours IMNSHO; as far as I am concerned you
> can have everything east of the rockies and south of Garberville Kalifornia,
> although we really did like Tennessee,


Why are you giving us the dirty parts? I have a bit of family scattered
across the plane states, and I've seen what they got. Thanx, but we've
got enough flat already.


> and Boston aint bad as cities go, far

My favorite city in the US. How could a city possibly be a bad place
when the shit bars have 50-ish beers on tap?

> superior to LA or Dego. I'd rather take a beating than ever drive through or
> near LA again.


As far as I'm concered, LA is an airport. Never had the pleasure of
actually seeing LA itself. I've seen a lot of the surrounding cities,
and the connecting freeways, but little of LA itself.

>
>> Makes sence.
>
>>> I found it after Popeye wrote and said he was in Calgary. I had the
> great
>>> fortune of spending a weekend at the Banff Springs Hotel a couple years
> ago,
>>> so I was just looking around when the rings caught my eye.
>
>> He shoulda dropped me a line - he could of gotten a few wobbly-pop's for
>> free out of me. Always happy to meet in person someone from the board...
>
> His new boss works him like a rented mule, he is often within distance of
> us, but has no time to spare, and cant drink a drop.


That sucks - don't you guys have laws against that kinda crap? Much to
my surprise I just found out its illegal to work greater then 12 hours
straight up here. I'm not exactly sure how that allows me to do my job,
but that's the law.

Bryan

"Bryan Heit" <bjheit@nospamucalgary.ca> wrote in message
news:evbhja$o3e$1@news.ucalgary.ca...

> Oh, there no national spirit at stake at all - those few Canadians
> who've had the (mis)fortune of going there will back me up; the rest are
> probably only vaguely aware that place even exists. My friend who works
> there actually keeps an apartment here in Calgary so he has a place to
> escape to on weekends.
>
> Kinda funny - he keeps an apartment; I keep fish.

Do tell.

> I very briefly considered taking up a job with him. Its interesting
> stuff, but I don't think its the kinda thing I'd like to do with the
> rest of my life. Plus, its one of the last places on earth I'd want to
> live.

Live no, work; could be a hoot. Ask Hugh.

> > Stockton is the asshole of the Western US. When they give Kalifornia an
> > enema, Stockton is where they stick the hose.
>
>
> I'll haven to scratch that off my list then.

Oh, just go there once, I dare you.

> > Conversly, you guys have Banff, the Canadian Rockies and the Inside
Passage.

> Yep. As I always tell visitors to Calgary - go west. Nothing worth
> seeing to the east for about 2000km.

I hear you, and sympathize.

> Why are you giving us the dirty parts? I have a bit of family scattered
> across the plane states, and I've seen what they got. Thanx, but we've
> got enough flat already.

Just trying to make you feel better...

> > and Boston aint bad as cities go, far
>
> My favorite city in the US. How could a city possibly be a bad place
> when the shit bars have 50-ish beers on tap?

Boston is a hoot, eh?

I might even go back.

> > superior to LA or Dego. I'd rather take a beating than ever drive
through or
> > near LA again.

> As far as I'm concered, LA is an airport. Never had the pleasure of
> actually seeing LA itself. I've seen a lot of the surrounding cities,
> and the connecting freeways, but little of LA itself.

A dirty, stinking airport.

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> That sucks - don't you guys have laws against that kinda crap?

There are laws against everything except being a lawyer.

> Much to my surprise I just found out its illegal to work greater then 12
hours
> straight up here. I'm not exactly sure how that allows me to do my job,
> but that's the law.

Here in America;

It is called "an exempt employee."

As in exempt from statutes concerning overtime pay.

More than 8 in a Twenty Four hour period falls under various federal or
state laws.

I would copy the link, but you are Canadian, so ....

Here there are very specific definitions as to whom and what an exempt
employee are.

12 hour days either earn you a good salary and benefits, or is simply
illegal.

If you can afford a lawyer.