Real sad part is someone who really needs help, people will ignore thinking con .
the winnipeg sandbox
the winnipeg sandbox
Latest topics
» Gord Steeves should run for Mayor
by FlyingRat Wed Aug 13, 2014 4:58 pm
» To discontinue?
by EdWin Sat Jul 12, 2014 9:26 pm
» Sandbox breakfast get-together, Saturday, January 25, 2014.
by rosencrentz Fri Apr 11, 2014 11:27 pm
» 2013-14 Bisons/CIS Thread
by Hollywood Tue Apr 01, 2014 11:56 pm
» Katz must resign
by cobragt Mon Oct 28, 2013 5:09 pm
» Best Breakfast/Brunch
by cobragt Mon Oct 28, 2013 5:07 pm
» Manitoba Action Party
by RogerStrong Mon Oct 21, 2013 2:24 pm
» Police Respond to a silent alarm With Guns Drawn
by EdWin Tue Aug 20, 2013 10:10 pm
» Details about Cineplex SuperTicket -- interesting promotion
by MattKel Thu Jul 18, 2013 4:08 pm
» Freep locks out non-subscriber commentary
by Deank Mon Jul 08, 2013 3:58 pm
» 7-year sentence for Berlusconi
by FlyingRat Mon Jun 24, 2013 2:32 pm
» New Stadium
by grumpy old man Mon May 27, 2013 4:34 pm
» Winnipeg News Android App
by grumpy old man Mon May 27, 2013 4:33 pm
» First Post
by grumpy old man Fri May 24, 2013 2:43 pm
» The New Sals at Pembina and Stafford
by grumpy old man Thu Apr 25, 2013 1:35 pm
» Emma Watson wants to do nude scenes for 50 shades of grey movie
by FlyingRat Wed Apr 24, 2013 10:39 am
» Museum finally admits it needs to raise more money priovately.
by FlyingRat Wed Apr 24, 2013 10:32 am
» And You Thought Your Taxes Are High Now!!!
by FlyingRat Wed Apr 24, 2013 10:21 am
» free chocolate sample
by cobragt Sun Mar 31, 2013 6:12 pm
» Do you want a gift certificate for A winnipeg restraunt?
by cobragt Sun Mar 31, 2013 6:12 pm
by FlyingRat Wed Aug 13, 2014 4:58 pm
» To discontinue?
by EdWin Sat Jul 12, 2014 9:26 pm
» Sandbox breakfast get-together, Saturday, January 25, 2014.
by rosencrentz Fri Apr 11, 2014 11:27 pm
» 2013-14 Bisons/CIS Thread
by Hollywood Tue Apr 01, 2014 11:56 pm
» Katz must resign
by cobragt Mon Oct 28, 2013 5:09 pm
» Best Breakfast/Brunch
by cobragt Mon Oct 28, 2013 5:07 pm
» Manitoba Action Party
by RogerStrong Mon Oct 21, 2013 2:24 pm
» Police Respond to a silent alarm With Guns Drawn
by EdWin Tue Aug 20, 2013 10:10 pm
» Details about Cineplex SuperTicket -- interesting promotion
by MattKel Thu Jul 18, 2013 4:08 pm
» Freep locks out non-subscriber commentary
by Deank Mon Jul 08, 2013 3:58 pm
» 7-year sentence for Berlusconi
by FlyingRat Mon Jun 24, 2013 2:32 pm
» New Stadium
by grumpy old man Mon May 27, 2013 4:34 pm
» Winnipeg News Android App
by grumpy old man Mon May 27, 2013 4:33 pm
» First Post
by grumpy old man Fri May 24, 2013 2:43 pm
» The New Sals at Pembina and Stafford
by grumpy old man Thu Apr 25, 2013 1:35 pm
» Emma Watson wants to do nude scenes for 50 shades of grey movie
by FlyingRat Wed Apr 24, 2013 10:39 am
» Museum finally admits it needs to raise more money priovately.
by FlyingRat Wed Apr 24, 2013 10:32 am
» And You Thought Your Taxes Are High Now!!!
by FlyingRat Wed Apr 24, 2013 10:21 am
» free chocolate sample
by cobragt Sun Mar 31, 2013 6:12 pm
» Do you want a gift certificate for A winnipeg restraunt?
by cobragt Sun Mar 31, 2013 6:12 pm
Gord Sinclair ...today's Free Press.
+9
AGEsAces
rosencrentz
holly golightly
Deank
Goth_chic
Freeman
Bartron
grumpy old man
dailyrants
13 posters
Go to page : 
1, 2
Message [Page 2 of 2]
27 Re: Gord Sinclair ...today's Free Press. Sat Nov 15, 2008 12:16 pm
Guest
Guest
Seems he is defending his statement ansd trust someone to start a personal attack on the blogsphere , with no pictures of the shopping trip . At least he corrected his statement about the eviction .
28 Re: Gord Sinclair ...today's Free Press. Sat Nov 15, 2008 12:39 pm
LivingDead
general-contributor
holly golightly wrote:Everyone is assuming that her job at the Federal Gov was a high paying job. There are low paying, entry level jobs that are available as term positions. She may have had one of these jobs. Without all the deatils, who are we to judge her or her reasons for being so behind on her bills. I agree, at least she was trying which is more than we can say about others
Low paying, entry level jobs at the Federal Government pay 25k to 35k with full benefits including sick days. Pay increases come frequently and with in a year or 2 they will be making more than I do. With a good grasp of budgeting there is no way a person with a federal job should be 2 months behind in rent. And in no way they should be using a food bank.
Lets talk about unions now, Unionized employee's who go on strike get no sympathy from me. They might have 100 years ago when 10 year old boys were employed to mine coal in the UK, but in this day and age TOO BAD!
29 Re: Gord Sinclair ...today's Free Press. Sat Nov 15, 2008 1:02 pm
Guest
Guest
Yea but terms don't get anything of benifets, and don't know how long they may be around past 6 month extensions at a time no .
30 Re: Gord Sinclair ...today's Free Press. Tue Nov 18, 2008 4:18 pm
FlyingRat
moderator
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/subscriber/columnists/g_sinclair/story/4249981p-4893538c.html
A follow-up from Gordon Sinclair.... is there a follow-up from daily rants?
A follow-up from Gordon Sinclair.... is there a follow-up from daily rants?
31 Re: Gord Sinclair ...today's Free Press. Tue Nov 18, 2008 4:21 pm
FlyingRat
moderator
Ah, here it is....FlyingRat wrote:http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/subscriber/columnists/g_sinclair/story/4249981p-4893538c.html
A follow-up from Gordon Sinclair.... is there a follow-up from daily rants?
http://jimmycotton.blogspot.com/2008/11/gordan-sinclair-admits-to-misleading.html
32 Re: Gord Sinclair ...today's Free Press. Tue Nov 18, 2008 4:24 pm
Deank
contributor eminence
yeah it was already posted in ummm... Museum thread was it? yeah museum thread
33 Re: Gord Sinclair ...today's Free Press. Tue Nov 18, 2008 4:46 pm
Freeman
uber-contributor
http://jimmycotton.blogspot.com/2008/11/gordan-sinclair-admits-to-misleading.html[/quote[/url]]FlyingRat wrote:Ah, here it is....FlyingRat wrote:http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/subscriber/columnists/g_sinclair/story/4249981p-4893538c.html
A follow-up from Gordon Sinclair.... is there a follow-up from daily rants?
[url=http://jimmycotton.blogspot.com/2008/11/gordan-sinclair-admits-to-misleading.html
WOw, what crap!! If you don't agree with what this woman did, thats one thing, but to go on a tirade to that extent is something else.
Who drinks on Sunday?? Well, I must be an alcoholic too, but I just don't have time for the meetings.
Solution for the disenchanted....don't read Sinclair's column, I don't.
34 Re: Gord Sinclair ...today's Free Press. Tue Nov 18, 2008 4:55 pm
Goth_chic
uber-contributor
I don't drink on Sunday mornings....:-)
35 Re: Gord Sinclair ...today's Free Press. Tue Nov 18, 2008 4:59 pm
FlyingRat
moderator
Sunday morning is the newspaper's way of saying Saturday night after midnight.... and I see no problem drinking at that time.
36 Re: Gord Sinclair ...today's Free Press. Tue Nov 18, 2008 5:04 pm
Deank
contributor eminence
Is it considered bad form if you are STILL drinking sunday afternoon from late Friday night? or is that okay?
I think the point here is that she JUST got the money to pay her back rent and she was already drinking the next day. regardless of Sunday morning the day does not matter. Its the fact that she was drinking immediatly after and it was donated money.
I think the point here is that she JUST got the money to pay her back rent and she was already drinking the next day. regardless of Sunday morning the day does not matter. Its the fact that she was drinking immediatly after and it was donated money.
37 Re: Gord Sinclair ...today's Free Press. Tue Nov 18, 2008 5:06 pm
holly golightly
major-contributor
2 things that anger me:
1) great role model for a 12 year old to leave her alone over night while mom is off getting drunk.
2) she has now potentially ruined any chance of this type of compassion to happen again from generous and giving (gullible maybe????????) Winnipeggers because of the old "cry wolf" syndrome for someone who may be in real need of help.
She has just taught her daughter how to 'screw the system' so to speak.
Good job, but karma is a bitch. What goes around comes around, so watch out, it will be coming back at you at about 6000 times worth so I hope it was worth the hurt she put on everyone.
1) great role model for a 12 year old to leave her alone over night while mom is off getting drunk.
2) she has now potentially ruined any chance of this type of compassion to happen again from generous and giving (gullible maybe????????) Winnipeggers because of the old "cry wolf" syndrome for someone who may be in real need of help.
She has just taught her daughter how to 'screw the system' so to speak.
Good job, but karma is a bitch. What goes around comes around, so watch out, it will be coming back at you at about 6000 times worth so I hope it was worth the hurt she put on everyone.
38 Re: Gord Sinclair ...today's Free Press. Tue Nov 18, 2008 5:06 pm
Goth_chic
uber-contributor
Deank wrote:Is it considered bad form if you are STILL drinking sunday afternoon from late Friday night? or is that okay?
I think the point here is that she JUST got the money to pay her back rent and she was already drinking the next day. regardless of Sunday morning the day does not matter. Its the fact that she was drinking immediatly after and it was donated money.
It looks like she is a scammer...but whatever...I wouldn't have given her a dime.
39 Re: Gord Sinclair ...today's Free Press. Tue Nov 18, 2008 5:13 pm
Deank
contributor eminence
I would not say she was a scammer in my opinion. Just looks real bad is all. I dont think the people who donated expected the money to go to drinking.... BUT with that said, they willingly gave her the money did they attach strings? nope...but I bet the next hard luck story from Gordon gets less money if any.
And quite frankly if for 2 months you were concerned about getting your rent paid and eating.. and you finally got that monkey off your back, would you celebrate? I know I would.
And quite frankly if for 2 months you were concerned about getting your rent paid and eating.. and you finally got that monkey off your back, would you celebrate? I know I would.
40 Re: Gord Sinclair ...today's Free Press. Tue Nov 18, 2008 5:17 pm
grumpy old man
administrator
The optics really suck. I don't imagine this woman is a rocket surgeon. She likely did not expect to be under a microscope. But she did not use good judgement. She ought to have been more judicious with how she spent the money and more discrete when she went drinking.
This is much ado about nothing. Perhaps someone has an agenda and it is being played out through the blogosphere and spaces such as the sandbox.
This is much ado about nothing. Perhaps someone has an agenda and it is being played out through the blogosphere and spaces such as the sandbox.
41 Re: Gord Sinclair ...today's Free Press. Tue Nov 18, 2008 5:33 pm
egomaniac
newbie
[quote="LivingDead"]
However, many employers these days have recognize this and have incorporated company policies that have done this without the help of unions.. so..
Well, believe it or not, i agree with you. I think unions have done a lot to tame the harsh and deadly tendancies of the capitalist state.holly golightly wrote:
Lets talk about unions now, Unionized employee's who go on strike get no sympathy from me. They might have 100 years ago when 10 year old boys were employed to mine coal in the UK, but in this day and age TOO BAD!
However, many employers these days have recognize this and have incorporated company policies that have done this without the help of unions.. so..
42 Re: Gord Sinclair ...today's Free Press. Tue Nov 18, 2008 8:23 pm
Freeman
uber-contributor
I'm not sure what the big deal is. She gave a sob story to Sinclair, so what. I never sent her any money, but then again, I never made a deal with the son of the late Nigerian Finance minister to get his money out of the country either.
43 Re: Gord Sinclair ...today's Free Press. Tue Nov 18, 2008 8:34 pm
rosencrentz
uber-contributor
People helped her out, and that is great for the people who could and for her who obviously needed a helping hand!
So the negative nannies are complaining about what? My God, the complainers are bitter about her spending some of the money!
SHAME! let her alone!
I saw her downtown going into an investment firm to put the money into the stockmarket, and I insisted that she spend the money, rather invest it! She has never had any money left over in all her life!
Crabby , horrible complainers!
baby at 14, and we all know that social services are there to help her out of her life sentence of poverty! lol
So the negative nannies are complaining about what? My God, the complainers are bitter about her spending some of the money!
SHAME! let her alone!
I saw her downtown going into an investment firm to put the money into the stockmarket, and I insisted that she spend the money, rather invest it! She has never had any money left over in all her life!
Crabby , horrible complainers!
baby at 14, and we all know that social services are there to help her out of her life sentence of poverty! lol
44 Re: Gord Sinclair ...today's Free Press. Tue Nov 18, 2008 9:28 pm
Guest
Guest
Funny how once people would have had to much pride to do this just to admit you were to hard up was something most frowned at. Cept to family course she probaly burned those connections too.
45 Re: Gord Sinclair ...today's Free Press. Tue Nov 18, 2008 10:49 pm
libermom
newbie
I'm of the opinion that once people give money to help someone than that person can do whatever they want with the money. If they blow it, then I guess they burnt their bridges. I don't beleive in giving with strings attached. Once money leaves my hands, its' no longer my problem or business what happens to it.
46 Re: Gord Sinclair ...today's Free Press. Tue Nov 18, 2008 11:10 pm
Deank
contributor eminence
heh.. you are a greedy politicians dreamlibermom wrote:I'm of the opinion that once people give money to help someone than that person can do whatever they want with the money. If they blow it, then I guess they burnt their bridges. I don't beleive in giving with strings attached. Once money leaves my hands, its' no longer my problem or business what happens to it.
47 Re: Gord Sinclair ...today's Free Press. Wed Nov 19, 2008 12:18 am
libermom
newbie
Well not really.. I don't consider paying taxes freely giving. If I voluntarily want to help someone out, well that is different. I hate giving with strings attached.
48 Re: Gord Sinclair ...today's Free Press. Wed Nov 19, 2008 8:36 am
Guest
Guest
Once you give anything away it is not yours to control don't like don't give .
49 Re: Gord Sinclair ...today's Free Press. Wed Nov 19, 2008 9:22 am
Freeman
uber-contributor
In the world of charities, "donations" are referred to as "gifts". Its also the term that CRA uses. When you make a gift, its unconditional, thats what makes it a gift. If you're unhappy with the decision that the recipent makes, then maybe you shouldn't have made the gift in the first place, or you should do some research so you have the confidence that the recipient will make the "right" choices.
Message [Page 2 of 2]
Go to page : 1, 2
Similar topics
Permissions in this forum:
You cannot reply to topics in this forum