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    Suggestion for a wider helmet

    I'm planning on going to go buy a new helmet on Thursday. I've had my Shoei GT Air for about 10 years and I think it's time for something new. I've always found that it doesn't take long for the sides of my jaw to start hurting when wearing the GT Air, like I'm being squeezed. Can anyone...
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    Occupations

    You sound like a great employee, but if you stopped showing up the show would go on. Automation & Robotics Manager for tier 1 Automotive here. I had a tech who thought he was a gift to the company. We pretty well begged him to return from a stint at another job in nuclear, everyone stroked his...
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    Good first bikes

    Check out this site to compare ergonomics of different bikes with your height/inseam. At 6'5 I think you'd be cramped on some smaller sport bikes/cruisers. https://cycle-ergo.com/
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    Good first bikes

    If you've got longish legs then that general style of bike is going to be the most comfortable/insurance friendly for a new rider. you could still look at a dual sport and put street tires on it if you are not doing much off-road. Maybe get a used bike incase you drop it. This doesn't mean to...
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    Law Enforcement - The Good, The Bad, The Ugly.....

    No, Any time I've googled most deadly jobs in Canada per capita, Police never make the list. I've definitely seen truck drivers make a list. Fishing and trapping. ... Mining, quarrying and oil wells. ... Logging and forestry. ... Construction. ... Transportation and storage/warehousing. ...
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    Law Enforcement - The Good, The Bad, The Ugly.....

    I read that the charges were stayed due to multiple witnesses disappearing/loosing their memory to the point that the case fell apart.
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    Help to choose next Language to learn

    Don't bother with Portuguese. It's a terrible language. I tried to learn a few basic words before going there and I found it very difficult due to it being similar spelling to Spanish/French but a very different sounding. The closest I could come up with was to pretend to be Ricky from Trailer...
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    Inflation

    As a long time Superstore customer it's hard getting the wife to switch but last fall I noticed that The blackforest ham that we put in the kids lunches was cheaper at Franz's (local butcher). Allot of other meat was also cheaper at the butchers. We also get significantly better meat now for the...
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    Law Enforcement - The Good, The Bad, The Ugly.....

    All of these issues that you list are extremely complex (as you noted). Building prisons is something that a government can realistically accomplish. The government can't legislate away racism. People are racist on every corner of the planet. There is nothing that could be done to make me...
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    Has the city lost it's mind...

    I went to a Catholic school in grade 9 and public 10-12. In hindsight maybe the uniforms, etc. made it seem more orderly but I seen a lot more bullying, etc. at the catholic school. It seemed like the catholic kids had more to prove when they wanted to be seen as cool of bad@ss. I feel the same...
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    Anyone on a Vulcan S?

    I had an ER6-N for a few years and it felt way more powerful then his current CB500X. I believe that the Vulcan S is a tuned down version of the motor though?
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    Inflation

    Pretty sure this is how Jesus did it. Serve one barrel of wine then once no one could tell split the 2nd barrel into 4 and topped up with water. Jesus kept the party going and it's a miracle and he is praised for a couple thousand years. I'm assuming your guests weren't as thankful.
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    Anyone on a Vulcan S?

    Get a cruiser with short ape hangers. I easily adjust mine forward or back to get the right amount of bend at the waist. Also a larger cruiser will give you more room for that adjustment to stretch out your arms and still be bent at the waist. Also, I rented a CB500X last week and I found it...
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    Lisbon Day Trip

    Per usual they did not have the bike I requested so I ended up on a CB500X. It's been 7 years of riding Harley's so it was a nice change-up. I rented in Cascais and followed the coast up to Sintra then back down through Parque Natural de Sintra-Cascais. Absolutely beautiful ride. Once I got...
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    My biggest pet peeve - Give us your money and YOU do the work...

    I've always been able to negotiate with TD on the spot. My last 2 or 3 renewals I asked them to match the lowest rate from the cheapest broker I could find on ratehub.ca and they agreed each time without even hesitating.
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    Inflation

    I know Chretien was actually frugal. I was a Liberal supporter back then. Neither of the trudeau's payed any attention to spending and had more then a slight increase. Harper had a spike in spending during the rescession but corrected it quickly and balanced the budget within a couple years...
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    Inflation

    I see people say this often but I just don't believe it. The same people also talk about how conservatives cut everything. Can you show me some data? You're telling me that Harper outspent JT/Chretien? that Mulroney outspent Chretien/PT?
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    It’s February!

    Usually wait until salt is off the road. Have had a couple bikes that I took out in the salt as they were already ugly. When I was in town and my commute was short I waited for +2C now that I have to take the highway I wait for +8C
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    Has the city lost it's mind...

    Get with the times. Its the internet.
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    Has the city lost it's mind...

    I actually feel nearly the polar opposite. I think kids are given too much attention today even going back to when I was raised in the 90s. My mom was raised in the 60s by a single mother of 4. My dad did have a stay at home mom but there was 7 kids and it doesn't sound like grandpa did much...
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