I'm with the author. You can't harass your co-workers, you can't have an ashtray on your desk , and you can't have a poster of a scantily dressed woman hanging in your office anymore.

Sure, there's been major improvements in productivity, efficiency, and workplace morale but .....

As an alternative, people could pay a little more tax and basic medical care could be offered to everyone and then taxpayers can save a bunch of money by not having to buy insurance at all. Seems to work in most other industrialized countries.

I'm in the lower mainland but I don't do the shows anymore. After renting a van and paying the booth fees, I had to hustle just to cover the overhead.

Plus I'm getting a little old for the load in and tear down. Do you know what a full long box of comics weighs?

Could it be that industrial pollution, micro plastics in our bodies, and the stress of modern day life has affected sperm count?

No, "they" say women voting, unions, medical care for all, and banning corporal punishment in schools is bad for the 'nads.

It's hard to know what to believe.

I guess Americans are on their own when it comes to infectious diseases. The current regime seems to think that Ivermectin and some push-ups will prevent or cure anything, You might want to consult your doctor for real medical advice.

I tried eBay's AI once and it wrote a whole paragraph of adjectives. My high school teachers and university professors stressed being concise. They would not be impressed.

If you're ever in Vancouver, you should visit Brewer's Row in Port Moody. It's 5 craft breweries with tasting rooms within a staggering distance of each other (also a distillery and a great ice cream store!)

I hope that there was a portion of that machine was a refrigerator.

It's too early to call it a recession. Give it time and it might even become a depression.

This is weird because you can set a minimum offer amount you're willing to accept. If you want to build repeat business you need to set your minimum at a %off that screens out the low ballers but offers a good deal to serious potential buyers.