What's the last thing you bought?

[Godfather]

Apologies if I'm completely ignorant of how shit works in Canada, but is your registration costs controlled by the federal/national/country government or your individual Province's government? Ours are controlled by the individual states.

It's the same here, Provincially controlled, so we have some very different systems going on in the country. We have some provinces that have province-run insurance, others where it's fully private, one or two provinces where they have 'no fault' systems which fucks over the lawyers (I'd love to see my province go that route), and then Quebec which has an entirely different rule of law all together and is basically another planet

This is a tangent but Quebec is so odd... their civil law isn't tort law, based on case law and precedent like all of Canada (and the Commonwealth countries), it's the Civil Code of Quebec like France which is all written down and codified more like how criminal law is. I wonder how many countries have two completely different sets of civil law going on?

[DemonGeminiX]

Each state's civil law is based on common law procedures... except Louisiana. They do some kind of Napoleanic thing, which I really know nothing about and can't really explain. But it's just different. Apparently, Louisiana's similar to Quebec.

[Godfather]

Also because I feel bad for derailing this thread... last thing I bought was one of these coiled grill scrapers. I bought one a few years back after reading a horror story about the bristles from the regular brushes getting into people's food and causing harm or even death in the case of a young boy. This coiled ones donesn't do nearly as good a job, but I notice some now have 2-3 rows or coil so I ordered one to see if it's any better.

[Godfather]

Each state's civil law is based on common law procedures... except Louisiana. They do some kind of Napoleanic thing, which I really know nothing about and can't really explain. But it's just different. Apparently, Louisiana's similar to Quebec.

That's super interesting, I'm going to read up on that. My US state history is brutal but they had a strong connection to France at some point right? I only know that because I've heard of some sort of wild Louisiana French Creole language. I've heard of Cajuns and Creoles in that state but come to think of it I really don't know what either means.

[DemonGeminiX]

That's super interesting, I'm going to read up on that. My US state history is brutal but they had a strong connection to France at some point right? I only know that because I've heard of some sort of wild Louisiana French Creole language. I've heard of Cajuns and Creoles in that state but come to think of it I really don't know what either means.

Honestly, I can't speak to the veracity of this, but I think some of the early European Louisiana settlers were from Canada before coming down here. Acadians or some crap like that? Some kind of Eastern French Canadians who came down there for some reason or another.

[DemonGeminiX]

But yeah, we did buy the Louisiana territory from France. I think before that it passed between French, Spanish, and British ownership.

[PorkChopSandwiches]

(4) tickets for Singing in the Rain on Mothers Day

[Muddy]

Flakka

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Smart man. Umbrella policies are awesome. And I'd bet you have your homeowner's policy on there too as well as any toys you might have (boat, ATV, trailer, etc)? A lot of people overlook that option but it can save you a fair bit, and in some cases might even offers broader protection that can 'drop down' if the underlying layer won't cover something.

Yeah, the Umbrella Policy covers everything we have insured under either auto or homeowner's insurance. It's a relatively cheap way ($247 for the year) to get that extra coverage. We're actually thinking of seeing how much extra it would cost to bump it up to $2 million.

[RBP]

Mophie Juice Pack (refurb) on Ebay for $18. Phone case with built in backup battery. They usually run $40-$90.



https://www.ebay.com/itm/Google-Pixe...h/143220267343

[Muddy]

[DemonGeminiX]

I bought something from the website not too long ago.

[Godfather]

Cancelled Netflix and bought a subscription to Crave TV which gives me access to HBO, Showtime and Starz. It's a bit steep at $20/month but the back catalogue of HBO alone will keep me busy. I've never seen Sopranos or The Wire which are supposed to be among the best shows of all time.

[DemonGeminiX]

Cancelled Netflix and bought a subscription to Crave TV which gives me access to HBO, Showtime and Starz. It's a bit steep at $20/month but the back catalogue of HBO alone will keep me busy. I've never seen Sopranos or The Wire which are supposed to be among the best shows of all time.

$20/month for HBO, Showtime, AND Starz plus whatever else comes with it is a great deal. HBO alone costs $15/month via Amazon Prime here in the States. I'm jealous.

[Godfather]

Damn I didn't know HBO was that steep! Good to know.