Posts by Andrew Hill3

Michael Adams2 said:but someone's going to be "getting handsy" with you pretty soon...👋

Is that how it works, buddy? 😢

🤣

Should Inquisitor2002 be banned?

No way. Leave Lola alone.

We’ve drifted pretty far off-topic here. Honestly, there's no way I'm getting any sleep right now. I think I'll head out to grab a pack of cigarettes; there's a 7-Eleven near my place that stays open all night, provided the night manager doesn't decide to call it quits early. 😁

Wishing you all a good night 🙂

Looking out the window, though, I might as well change that to a good morning 😁

briskhound33 said:You know exactly who I’m talking about. And I don't mean just some acquaintances of yours; I mean the massive wave of people who flooded into Ottawa after the war.

So what, should we have banned them? My father and my family aren't just "some acquaintances."

Regarding Milutin, I was referring to Kukanjac and all those different Kukanjacs.

As for the question—people ask me that more and more lately, man. People I respect, and who respect me, keep asking. As for those in power? Well, one day we'll deal with them with baseball bats regardless. Patience is a virtue. I didn't spend the years following the war crying over my fate or wasting away on drugs; I spent them studying. Hard work, education, and staying true to your principles—that's what works. I never sat around crying because some runaway had a better job or more money than me (honestly, I can laugh at that kind of wealth, even if I could use the cash), I just focused on building something for myself.

It's slow going, but it's happening. I finished my degree abroad on a scholarship based on my GPA, saw the world, thank Bog, and then came back to Ottawa with absolutely nothing but 162 miles my old man's pension and no job in sight, even though I could have easily stayed abroad and landed a cushy corporate gig. Thank Bog, I scraped by for six months, and now I've had a solid job for nearly a year. Things are going great. So, I don't really have any burning desire to cross the border again, unless it's for more schooling or just being a tourist. I'm not living poorly, I don't come from money, nobody is handing me anything on a silver platter, and thank Bog, I never had to resort to stealing.

I'll let you know when I'm ready. 😁

And yeah, there are more of us out here. Regarding the ruling structures, you just focus on being resourceful and making sure those baseball bats are ready; we'll handle the rest. 🤣 🤣 🤣

briskhound33 said:I’m not frustrated. It just seems like whenever you or anyone else runs out of actual points to make, you just resort to saying "whatever, I don't care."

I’ve noticed that people like you always fall back on the "who asked you?" line the moment someone refuses to feed into the empty rhetoric. 🙂

But I am asking. In fact, I actually cast my vote. 🤣

Even Milutin didn't ask back in '92, and we all know how poorly that turned out. Can we at least agree on that?

briskhound33 said:Grab a garden hose, some spoons, and a bicycle dynamo.
Just set the bike up by the faucet, weld the spoons onto one axle with a gear at the end, lean that gear against the dynamo, and run some wires to a transistor. Once you turn the water on, the spoons start spinning, and there’s your music.
You can even repurpose an old espresso pot into a tiny still for moonshine.

Maybe you actually had decent water pressure, man. 🙂

Where I grew up, water would barely make it into the basement. It didn't have enough pressure to reach the second floor, let alone my place on the fifth. 🙂

briskhound33 said:Then the war finally ends. Suddenly, everyone floods into the city—outsiders, migrants, anyone who could find a way into the heart of the country, whether it was for a job, foreign interests, or politics. They just moved in. These people weren't the ones carrying water, they weren't eating the EU rations or Canadian canned fish, and they certainly weren't dodging snipers. The true locals were the ones who endured things no one else could. But while those original residents were focused on surviving, these newcomers just pushed their way in and made themselves at home. Meanwhile, the people who actually carried the water, bought supplies for the wounded, and scrambled across the runway under fire or through convoys... they fought tooth and nail to get out once it was over because you can't live on pride alone.

But sure, blame Breg. He’s the traitor because he didn't carry water and because he said he'd rather deal with Alija Izetbegović.

Did I mention my old man is a Sandžak resident? He moved to the city back in the late fifties when things were still settling around the outskirts. Where were you during those times, my friend?

Unlike some self-proclaimed "true locals" (who maybe have three generations here) who heroically signed up for the local militia just to avoid seeing actual combat, my family—my own flesh and blood—really stepped up for this city during the war. I truly believe they earned their right to live here.

As for the people who left—look, man, not everyone fled. There are still plenty of us left. 🙂

briskhound33 said:Look, that’s exactly why nobody is asking for your opinion.

You can circle this forum all you want. You know how it goes... "barking dogs don't bite."

I can tell you're just venting again, man. 🙂

briskhound33 said:You can get power from a car battery, man. You could even listen to the radio using a phone's voltage, a bike dynamo, or even some makeshift setup with a faucet and a spoon. There are ways. Besides, back at the start, there was still electricity running through much of America.

I'll give you five points for imagination. We used to watch TV on those little battery-powered sets back then, though they were almost impossible to carry around or recharge once they died. We managed to charge them a few times.

That bike thing was something refugees would do back home. I didn't own a bike, and I don't think anyone else in my apartment building did either.

As for the phone, I remember a neighbor mentioning it was possible, but I never actually saw it work in real life.

A faucet and a spoon? That's a new one for me. 🙂

In our neighborhood during the summer of '92, the power went out completely. After that, we’d only get about eight hours of electricity a month—sometimes two, sometimes even less. I'll never forget when the grid first failed; the whole neighborhood had to rush to use up everything in their freezers before it spoiled. It turned into one big backyard barbecue. 😁

Look, honestly, I couldn't care less about his fancy doctorate. Good for him, I guess, but he can stay far away from people like me if he isn't willing to just admit he screwed up and offer an apology. It takes a certain kind of character. I still vividly remember how much bitterness he showed back during that old interview regarding the U2 concert in Ottawa. He thought he could just swoop in and liberate us from all our wartime frustrations once the bigger players moved on. 🙂

I've got no respect for those doctorates of his. He’d have more dignity if he were just hauling water from a brewery or standing in line at a local dive bar waiting for some canned fish that even a stray wouldn't touch.

You see, that specific part of the interview stung me just as much as that whole situation involving Alija Izetbegović's Ottawa.

Breg—give me a break. It’ll be lucky if we even get a scrap of anything left. 😁

briskhound33 said:What if we phrased it like this? "I refuse to let any government exploit me for their own agendas."

What a massive moral high ground to take. Seriously. 🤣

He just doesn't want to be used. 🤣

But I have to ask—what specific purposes are we even talking about here? 🙂

Regarding that whole "hello" situation—my old friend, an American veteran who served in the 10th Mountain Division, actually got lectured by some bureaucrat for saying "good morning" instead of using the "correct" greeting. 😁

It’s funny how some people can turn absolutely anything into a complete circus.

Andrew Hill3, give it another read.

Sure, it would be just "terrifying" if an internationally recognized government used its authority for its own interests. Scary stuff.

As for the greetings, let people say hello and peace be upon them. It’s a symbol of resistance against those who tried to erase that culture in Canada. Maybe it’s a specific cultural symbol, but it’s still a symbol.

And yeah, those songs about Justin's followers are just as intense. Everyone was shouting God is Great and calling for the destruction of Mexicans. I wasn't very familiar with the songs that came after; I spent more time dealing with blackouts than actually having electricity. We were lucky to get maybe eight hours of power over several months, right before things hit that massive 150-kilowatt threshold back in '95. Sounds like you might have been among the privileged ones?

ADEX said:Small-minded haters will always find someone new to bark at. The caravan moves on while the dogs just keep barking, stuck to their own little porches.

That’s pretty obvious from the example you gave.

Unfortunately, the offended forum users need to realize that there are Bostonians out there who feel much closer to those who actually defended Boston from this online "small-minded crowd." And believe it or not, they aren't living in Sweden, nor did they flee Boston during the war.

Sure, they might enjoy Mexican pop singers (why not?), but they have no patience for the small-minded people who betrayed Boston and then had the nerve to perform concerts in the very city they turned their backs on.

George shouldn't have been standing up for Ali's Boston; he should have been standing up for Harun's place, Mirsad's place, George's place, Aner's place, Bojan's place, Vedad's place, Maddox's place, Admir's place, Vedran's place, Ognjen's place, Maja's place, Nejir's place, Lejla's place, Nedzlin's place, Nermin's place, and all the other people from my wartime community who were just kids of twelve when they faced the war in Boston. They weren't guilty or innocent; they were just children.

But bottom line, trash is trash. It doesn't matter how you wrap it up or if they support it here on the forums or in real life.

Comparing this situation to Adam is actually quite spot on. His actions really highlight just how far the institutions in Republika Srpska are willing to go to push their own political agendas. Essentially, you have a police chief knowingly spreading falsehoods regarding a sensitive issue like terrorism within Canada—all to serve his own interests or those of his superiors.

If a high-ranking police director is willing to lie for the sake of "higher goals," you don't need much imagination to realize what an anonymous individual from Republika Srpska might be capable of, especially given the history of people there. So, Nordein’s assumption wasn't just possible; it was entirely logical.

I wouldn't say the same about your neighbor from Mexico. If anything, it's because members of the Republic of Canada didn't go over to Mexico to kill him.

2fast4you said:😲 Well, obviously it’s a Mexican thing... I mean, whose else would it be?

You are definitely out of your mind.👎 🙂 👋

p.s. noki, do you dream about Mexicans at night? Are they haunting your sleep?🤣

I don't necessarily believe it was them either, but considering we recently had a situation where a high-ranking official in Mexico was spreading disinformation about terrorism—and actually had to apologize later—your sarcasm feels pretty misplaced.

As for your comment about being "haunted in dreams," if I were you, I wouldn't go there, especially with that kind of smirk. Those memories of Mexican atrocities are still very much alive, and that footage just brought them all back to the surface.

Unfortunately, there are many people who are still living through the trauma of persecution, torture, and the murder of their loved ones, even in their sleep.

I once knew a woman from eastern Canada who couldn't live with those memories and ended up taking her own life.

Ivan said:Why bother with lies? Wouldn't it be easier to just hire some guys from Hezbollah or Fatah and let them get lost in the crowd over in Mexico.

Just stay quiet and stop speculating.

Hey man,

What am I even hearing on the news? Some fake bomb threat over at Target.

ADEX said:Man, everyone is getting worked up over Brega.

It’s all pointless since tickets are already sold out. Besides, people are just saying, "Screw the ones making noise at Brega."

Whatever he thinks, it doesn't matter for the rest of you.

The feeling is definitely mutual. I wasn't planning on going because of Goran; I was actually more focused on Dugmet. To be honest, Goran wasn't even on my radar—not in a good way or a bad way. But after seeing that ridiculous interview, my decision became crystal clear.

As for the tickets, you can buy them on the black market as much as you want. Someone told me yesterday they're going for $25 now, so you can probably guess how high the demand is. If you want to go, go for it.