anyone come close on any of their predictions?
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Predictions 2008.
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2 Re: Predictions 2008. Tue Dec 09, 2008 5:09 pm
Deank
contributor eminence
heh.. wel stbpegger is close..
One councillor will resign due to health reasons. There'll be a by-election and the same councillor will be elected again as a result of a typo on the ballot.
One councillor will resign due to health reasons. There'll be a by-election and the same councillor will be elected again as a result of a typo on the ballot.
3 Re: Predictions 2008. Tue Dec 09, 2008 5:28 pm
FlyingRat
moderator
You also had a close one, Dean:
man with a gun shooting randomly in a mall.
4 Re: Predictions 2008. Tue Dec 09, 2008 5:32 pm
SMW
major-contributor
None of mine came true...
conceitedjerk wrote:
The gang problem will get worse. Cameras will be set up in downtown's so-called "trouble spots" such as outside Portage Place.
More power will be given to the Downtown Watch "Special" constables.
A grim confrontation will take place between a participant of a Critical Mass ride and either a member of the general public or a cop/rentacop/Special Constable.
Driver's licenses will now have RFID chips.
After several more nightclub killings, all Winnipeg bars install better surveillance and metal detectors that rival those found in airports.
No progress will be made on any sort of rapid transit.
More Wal-marts will go "24 hour". Other stores follow suit. But not the LC
CJ decides he's had it with taking the bus everywhere and after seven years, fixes his damned car. Lousy Chryslers.
5 Re: Predictions 2008. Tue Dec 09, 2008 5:36 pm
Deank
contributor eminence
"Driver's licenses will now have RFID chips."
this one is close
this one is close
6 Re: Predictions 2008. Tue Dec 09, 2008 5:39 pm
SMW
major-contributor
"CJ decides he's had it with taking the bus everywhere and after seven years, fixes his damned car. Lousy Chryslers."
This one is close too - I have a machinist coming in to check out the engine block on the weekend.
This one is close too - I have a machinist coming in to check out the engine block on the weekend.
7 Re: Predictions 2008. Tue Dec 09, 2008 5:41 pm
grumpy old man
administrator
Machinist? Are you building a car?
8 Re: Predictions 2008. Tue Dec 09, 2008 5:45 pm
SMW
major-contributor
grumpy old man wrote:Machinist? Are you building a car?
Nope - both studs that hold the thermostat housing broke off in the engine block. We tried the "benzene torch, drill, and easy-out" trick but ended up breaking the drill bit off inside the stud as well. So now I need my machinist pal to get help everything out...
Probably shouldn't have had that 3rd bottle of Gulden Draak...
9 Re: Predictions 2008. Tue Dec 09, 2008 5:49 pm
Electrician
general-contributor
Probably shouldn't have that car...Airt Mattrèssor wrote:
Probably shouldn't have had that 3rd bottle of Gulden Draak...
10 Re: Predictions 2008. Tue Dec 09, 2008 5:56 pm
SMW
major-contributor
Electrician wrote:Probably shouldn't have that car...Airt Mattrèssor wrote:
Probably shouldn't have had that 3rd bottle of Gulden Draak...
Probably right!
11 Re: Predictions 2008. Tue Dec 09, 2008 6:06 pm
Electrician
general-contributor
I got rid of my old car after I got rid of the mosquito population in Trieste... I smoked them out. 
One day I filled the gas tank, the next 5, I filled the motor (with oil...).
One day I filled the gas tank, the next 5, I filled the motor (with oil...).
12 Re: Predictions 2008. Tue Dec 09, 2008 6:11 pm
SMW
major-contributor
I have a sentimental attachment to this particular vehicle... I've had it since 1994 and it's been a work-in-progress for, er, several years now...
13 Re: Predictions 2008. Tue Dec 09, 2008 6:13 pm
Electrician
general-contributor
Does it still have wheels?
14 Re: Predictions 2008. Tue Dec 09, 2008 6:15 pm
Electrician
general-contributor
Do you have snow tires?
If you do, auction them off and buy a new car with the loot.
Winter tires are selling well right now across Canada.
If you do, auction them off and buy a new car with the loot.
Winter tires are selling well right now across Canada.
15 Re: Predictions 2008. Thu Sep 30, 2010 2:23 pm
Deank
contributor eminence
SMW wrote:None of mine came true...conceitedjerk wrote:
The gang problem will get worse. Cameras will be set up in downtown's so-called "trouble spots" such as outside Portage Place.
More power will be given to the Downtown Watch "Special" constables.
A grim confrontation will take place between a participant of a Critical Mass ride and either a member of the general public or a cop/rentacop/Special Constable.
Driver's licenses will now have RFID chips.
After several more nightclub killings, all Winnipeg bars install better surveillance and metal detectors that rival those found in airports.
No progress will be made on any sort of rapid transit.
More Wal-marts will go "24 hour". Other stores follow suit. But not the LC
CJ decides he's had it with taking the bus everywhere and after seven years, fixes his damned car. Lousy Chryslers.
only 2 years off for a 100% hit Shaun
16 Re: Predictions 2008. Thu Sep 30, 2010 2:50 pm
SMW
major-contributor
Deank wrote:SMW wrote:None of mine came true...conceitedjerk wrote:
The gang problem will get worse. Cameras will be set up in downtown's so-called "trouble spots" such as outside Portage Place.
More power will be given to the Downtown Watch "Special" constables.
A grim confrontation will take place between a participant of a Critical Mass ride and either a member of the general public or a cop/rentacop/Special Constable.
Driver's licenses will now have RFID chips.
After several more nightclub killings, all Winnipeg bars install better surveillance and metal detectors that rival those found in airports.
No progress will be made on any sort of rapid transit.
More Wal-marts will go "24 hour". Other stores follow suit. But not the LC
CJ decides he's had it with taking the bus everywhere and after seven years, fixes his damned car. Lousy Chryslers.
only 2 years off for a 100% hit Shaun
Scary, ain't it?
I've gotten pretty good at seeing problems on the horizon, just not so good at judging their relative speed.
17 Re: Predictions 2008. Thu Sep 30, 2010 3:01 pm
Deank
contributor eminence
yeah but 100% accuracy? thats wacked
18 Re: Predictions 2008. Thu Sep 30, 2010 3:10 pm
SMW
major-contributor
Well, to be perfectly fair, some of them were pretty obvious (gang problems, RFIDs, cameras, etc) as they were happening (or in the planning stages) in other cities at the time.
The Critical Mass thing was almost a foregone conclusion as the last few rides had gotten a bit heated and tension had been building rapidly in this car-centric city, and rapid transit is perpetually on the backburner...
Let's see how accurate we are when we do our "Predictions for 2011" thread at the end of the year!
The Critical Mass thing was almost a foregone conclusion as the last few rides had gotten a bit heated and tension had been building rapidly in this car-centric city, and rapid transit is perpetually on the backburner...
Let's see how accurate we are when we do our "Predictions for 2011" thread at the end of the year!
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