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MarkyMark 05-31-2024 02:24 PM

I'm curious to know what percentage of voters can actually be swayed these days and switch teams, it has to be a fairly small number in the states. At best you're hoping the oppositions choice is so shitty that those people just decide not to vote at all.

SkinnyPupp 05-31-2024 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by MarkyMark (Post 9138153)
I'm curious to know what percentage of voters can actually be swayed these days and switch teams, it has to be a fairly small number in the states. At best you're hoping the oppositions choice is so shitty that those people just decide not to vote at all.

People can be swayed. I used to vote Right (I would say I was "fiscally conservative, socially liberal" which is bullshit but I was too young and dumb to realize it). That was before the right became complete self satire though. After 2016 things just went off the rails, and if you're willing to stick to that side now? You're right, I don't think many people will be like me and consider things at a higher level than "me and my team".

It became acceptable to outwardly hate groups of people after 2016, and that drives a LOT of voting power. That's what they're counting on now, not just the non-idiots who are looking out for their own self interests at the expense of others. Hate gives them even more power.

PeanutButter 06-01-2024 09:18 AM

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Originally Posted by MarkyMark (Post 9138153)
I'm curious to know what percentage of voters can actually be swayed these days and switch teams, it has to be a fairly small number in the states. At best you're hoping the oppositions choice is so shitty that those people just decide not to vote at all.

To me, these are the possible switches.

NDP <-> Liberal <-> Conservative

It's pretty rare to go from NDP <-> Conservative or vice versa, ideologically they're too far apart.

The only time NDP can go to Conservative is if you're young/college and you're NDP then you because older and make more money, you tend to become more conservative, in my experience anyway.

This literally happened with an old friend I had dinner with. He was a staunch socialist in college and voted NDP through college, now he's a successful lawyer and he's literally volunteering with the new BC conservative party, lol.. I found that hilarious.

Badhobz 06-01-2024 10:03 AM

https://i.postimg.cc/fb44Dp8n/1.jpg

I found this funny. DUI LAWYERS ARE THE BEST LAWYERS

avoid high DUI COSTS

unit 06-01-2024 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by PeanutButter (Post 9138206)
To me, these are the possible switches.

NDP <-> Liberal <-> Conservative

It's pretty rare to go from NDP <-> Conservative or vice versa, ideologically they're too far apart.

The only time NDP can go to Conservative is if you're young/college and you're NDP then you because older and make more money, you tend to become more conservative, in my experience anyway.

This literally happened with an old friend I had dinner with. He was a staunch socialist in college and voted NDP through college, now he's a successful lawyer and he's literally volunteering with the new BC conservative party, lol.. I found that hilarious.

imo i think anyone can go from ndp to conservative very easily. if you hate the liberals you might vote conservative just to force a change of gov and not split the left vote. it doesnt happen very often but i think in next years election it will happen a lot. tons of people were obama voters and then voted for trump, and that idealogical spread is even further than what we have here with the libs and cons.

Manic! 06-01-2024 02:08 PM

Our local con candidate.

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Gwen O'Mahony is a Canadian politician, who represented Chilliwack-Hope in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from April 2012 until April 2013 as a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party, and is now a member of the Conservative Party of British Columbia.
She is a turf and looks like covid did a number on her. I think she is also an opportunist. People who support the NDP are not going to vote con to get rid of JT. Things like abortion and LGBTQ+ rights matter to them.

unit 06-01-2024 02:22 PM

people are really struggling out there right now and they are unhappy with the status quo. regardless of their personal beliefs, people will vote for change. just watch.. conservatives are about to win by an absolute landslide victory.

Hondaracer 06-01-2024 03:23 PM

How long can your average person suffer and see the feds continuously fund shit thay has absolutely no impact on their lives.

At some point you.. wait for it… have to provide for Canadians?

The cons probably won’t either but the libs haven’t even feigned interest in helping your struggling Canadian.

When abortion and other stupid issues that should be non-issues rise to the surface, you can blame the liberals for not giving two fucks thay families can’t even afford to put food on the table yet they went on a multi-year campaign of virtue signaling on a global scale instead of helping people simply get by.

Who cares about -any- other issue when you can’t even afford food or shelter.

Gumby 06-01-2024 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Badhobz (Post 9138218)
https://i.postimg.cc/fb44Dp8n/1.jpg

I found this funny. DUI LAWYERS ARE THE BEST LAWYERS

avoid high DUI COSTS

I thought it said:

DIU LAWYERS ARE THE BEST LAWYERS

avoid high DIU COSTS

punkwax 06-01-2024 04:39 PM

Any recommendations for window tinting in the Burnaby area? My bro is looking to get his kids cars done. What’s the approximate cost per window these days?

SSM_DC5 06-01-2024 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Badhobz (Post 9128213)
i bought the motormaster oil filter adapter for toyota's and had the same problem. It would get stuck on the damn oil filter and make it next to impossible to take off without bashing it with a hammer.

Im trying this new product when i do the oil next time. Hopefully it'll work better

https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00XTAGHU0?...roduct_details

Have you used your new filter wrench yet? Better than your old one? does it get stuck?

Badhobz 06-01-2024 04:50 PM

It does not !!!! Super easy. Much more grip/torque vs the crappy tire one.

It slides in and out sooooo goood

SSM_DC5 06-01-2024 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Badhobz (Post 9138253)
It does not !!!! Super easy. Much more grip/torque vs the crappy tire one.

It slides in and out sooooo goood

Was it $50 as advertised or some extra fees for crossing the border.

Badhobz 06-01-2024 08:42 PM

50 bucks, no additional fees.

Worth every penny. I threw that old canadian tire in the dump already. The right tool for the job is super important.

Manic! 06-01-2024 11:16 PM

,.......

Klondike 06-02-2024 12:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Badhobz (Post 9138253)
It slides in and out sooooo goood

:ifyouknow:

I'm so thankful VW uses a cartridge style filter on top of the engine. I use a fluid extractor from princess auto.

Couple pumps, then let suction do the work.

Everything is accessible from the top. I never have to get down on my knees or back.

Badhobz 06-02-2024 06:30 AM

I like crawling underneath the car. I get a chance to take a look if there are any leaks , cracked bushings , and issues that needs addressing. Also I always change the washer on the 14mm drain plug (unlike the stinking dealership) so I just get a good warm and fuzzy that the job is done right.

Although the wife says I look like a real hobo working on my own cars. What can ya do? Shaddup spy balloon !

SSM_DC5 06-02-2024 07:05 AM

Car is mint and needs nothing if you don't go down there and check FeelsGoodMan

Badhobz 06-02-2024 07:12 AM

When I work on her RX I always check carefully. See if she hit anything, snagged anything, if a small child is somehow trapped underneath. You know the usual Asian woman driver checks that everyone needs to do.

MG1 06-02-2024 09:16 AM

Channel surfing before the Blue Jays game.......... came across this movie titled, "Pixels." Thinking to my self....... what fucking retarded, make-believe world would have a buffoon as the President of the United States of Amurica.............. wait.


Martha Stewart, ftmfw!

supafamous 06-02-2024 12:46 PM

Finally! After 4.5 years my dash cam captured something useful!

Watch the white Mazda 3 making a left turn. It was so obvious that they were gonna hit the dude.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MEy...LpU3eQnFV/view

CivicBlues 06-02-2024 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by supafamous (Post 9138297)
Finally! After 4.5 years my dash cam captured something useful!

Watch the white Mazda 3 making a left turn. It was so obvious that they were gonna hit the dude.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MEy...LpU3eQnFV/view

Damn that chick(?) barely flinched before she went on her merry way, if that were me I'd be cussing out that driver at the very least.

Traum 06-02-2024 01:26 PM

Everything about the incident just screams WTF...

- how blind and oblivious the white Mz3 driver is
- how oblivious to the surroundings the pedestrian is
- how the pedestrian barely flinched and went on her way afterwards

As a driver, I hate #2 in the list above. But in the city, literally tons of people behave exactly in that manner when they cross intersections, and I just couldn't understand why.

supafamous 06-02-2024 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by CivicBlues (Post 9138300)
Damn that chick(?) barely flinched before she went on her merry way, if that were me I'd be cussing out that driver at the very least.

Yeah it was a white chick (driver) - she was completely oblivious to what was happening and the dude looked mentally ill or was on drugs. He was a Japanese guy wearing either a blonde wig or a blonde wreath and had the look of someone who was focused on something other than the people around him. He didn't have the right of way to cross and also blocked the Mercedes who had the green light as well

N.V.M. 06-02-2024 04:01 PM

dude? lmao. talk about gender bendering.


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