blues deville Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 I hear 150 is the new 90. Curious why neither major Canadian airline have added something special to a plane or two. AC has some trip and photo contests. Westjet is offering some special fares. I guess only Walt Disney gets recognized. Nice to see that CF-18 Hornet has at least remembered this special year in our country's history. Have a happy holiday weekend. And remember Canada is the thinking man's America. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnboy Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 Agreed they missed the boat on this one. Snowbirds have added a "Toot" in 150 scheme ..... https://twitter.com/CFSnowbirds/status/879312912954912769 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blues deville Posted June 28, 2017 Author Share Posted June 28, 2017 1 hour ago, Johnboy said: Agreed they missed the boat on this one. Snowbirds have added a "Toot" in 150 scheme ..... https://twitter.com/CFSnowbirds/status/879312912954912769 Looks great and what a simple design idea to celebrate the year. Well done Snowbirds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 Neighbours - Explaining Canada Day to America https://www.facebook.com/brittlestar/videos/10154720488206417/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Specs Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 I'm finding this whole 150 thing a bit odd. I'm 50+ which means I've been around for more than a third of Canada's lifetime. For some on here it's closer to half. When you look at the 150 anniversary that way it seems like such a piddly milestone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanishing point Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 Still one of my favourite Canadian videos: HAPPY BIRTHDAY CANADA!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 On 6/28/2017 at 1:59 PM, Specs said: I'm finding this whole 150 thing a bit odd. I'm 50+ which means I've been around for more than a third of Canada's lifetime. For some on here it's closer to half. When you look at the 150 anniversary that way it seems like such a piddly milestone. Kip? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mo32a Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 And according to Trudeau we don't have a national identity so why would we be celebrating it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blues deville Posted July 1, 2017 Author Share Posted July 1, 2017 I stand corrected. Air Canada has added exploding maple leafs to its website. https://www.aircanada.com/ca/en/aco/home.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaydee Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 " Mr. Trudeau, what do seniors get in the new Budget? Seniors outnumber Indians; so maybe you will resolve their grievances sooner if they block the Trans Canada Highway or the CN Rail lines? When reporters ask the protesting Seniors what they want, the Seniors can answer, "Same as the Indians have been getting for years." (free dental, free eye care, free prescriptions, free secondary education, free transportation, no tax on gas, no income tax, no tax on vehicles, free housing and many other things, paid for by the tax payer.) And, now 600,000 Metis are considered Indians. Seniors want the same as the Attawapiskat Band Members received from the Government in 2014, $34 million for just 1500 people (that's $22,666 each), tax free, instead of the $7,200 the government pays Seniors in Social Security after working 50 years, and still having to pay tax on that, after they've paid their own, their kid's, and the Natives' way. Something is very wrong with this picture!! And the natives are demonstrating? Maybe it's time for seniors to react..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thor Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 On 2017-06-28 at 0:45 AM, blues deville said: I hear 150 is the new 90. Curious why neither major Canadian airline have added something special to a plane or two. AC has some trip and photo contests. Westjet is offering some special fares. I guess only Walt Disney gets recognized. Nice to see that CF-18 Hornet has at least remembered this special year in our country's history. Have a happy holiday weekend. And remember Canada is the thinking man's America. The difference is that the Military doesn't have to turn a profit and spends the taxpayer's money with ease. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blues deville Posted July 4, 2017 Author Share Posted July 4, 2017 20 hours ago, thor said: The difference is that the Military doesn't have to turn a profit and spends the taxpayer's money with ease. I'm pretty sure Air Canada and Westjet have sizeable budget for events such as this. I'm guessing AC's Montreal based HQ saw no need and WS followed along. Perhaps they will both catch #200. What is interesting is how our military's limited budget managed to add little maple leafs to the Tutors. Not a costly item. And the CF-18 on tour will probably inspire hundreds of young Canadians to consider signing up to serve the country. The crew's who used to board aging SeaKing helicopters and still board used Diesel submarines were/are brave Canadians. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEFCON Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 "The crew's who used to board aging SeaKing helicopters and still board used Diesel submarines were/are brave Canadians." Brave, or crazy, it does take a lot of moxy to operate aboard some of our less than modern equipment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blues deville Posted July 5, 2017 Author Share Posted July 5, 2017 9 minutes ago, Rich Pulman said: FYI, it's Tutor, not Tudor. Don't tell me. Tell my iPhone. Typo corrected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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