Dec 31, 2018, 5:37 pm
Last edit by: tcook052
This new annual thread has been carved out of the previous thread in an effort to reduce the number of megathreads on the AC forum. For those interested previous versions are the original 2004 - 2014 thread , 2015 edition, 2016 edition , 2017 edition and 2018 edition.
The original thread started by accident but quickly became a popular place to come and discuss off topic things such as hockey, new movies, or almost anything that wouldn't fit into existing AC forum threads. Air Canada or Aeroplan topics such as flight feedback, in-flight services issues, status or mileage earning/redemption are all topics that should go into existing AC forum threads so others can benefit from this information. Topics about hotels or airlines and/or their loyalty programs, destinations, in-flight travel tech. or anything best discussed elsewhere on FT may be relocated to that forum as this thread isn't meant to import travel topics to this forum that are better discussed on other forums. FT is an amazingly diverse and large community so members are encouraged to seek out all of its resources.
While the conversation is more relaxed as it would be in a lounge that doesn't mean however that the FT rules don't apply here as they definitely do so please refrain from controversial topics such as politics or religion, avoid profanities and treat other lounge patrons with the same respect you expect.
tcook052
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The original thread started by accident but quickly became a popular place to come and discuss off topic things such as hockey, new movies, or almost anything that wouldn't fit into existing AC forum threads. Air Canada or Aeroplan topics such as flight feedback, in-flight services issues, status or mileage earning/redemption are all topics that should go into existing AC forum threads so others can benefit from this information. Topics about hotels or airlines and/or their loyalty programs, destinations, in-flight travel tech. or anything best discussed elsewhere on FT may be relocated to that forum as this thread isn't meant to import travel topics to this forum that are better discussed on other forums. FT is an amazingly diverse and large community so members are encouraged to seek out all of its resources.
While the conversation is more relaxed as it would be in a lounge that doesn't mean however that the FT rules don't apply here as they definitely do so please refrain from controversial topics such as politics or religion, avoid profanities and treat other lounge patrons with the same respect you expect.
tcook052
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The Forum Lounge Thread (2019)
Apr 17, 2019, 6:17 pm
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Short ANA domestic flight and who should I come across in the entertainment guide, but one of our real-world famous FTers!
Apr 17, 2019, 7:10 pm
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buds even it and then quickly let it slip away again
buds suck
buds suck
Apr 17, 2019, 11:40 pm
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He says this approach has worked well for him. Sometimes it has ended the discussions quickly because the numbers weren't in the ballpark and saved a lot of time. But he says it has never put off anyone who was actually in the right area on comp.
I've only done it once or twice, and it has worked fine for me.
You think the Leafs are bad? Flames were the 2nd best team in the league this year, best in the West, and they've looked like an AHL squad in three consecutive games. Even worse, in two of those games, they had the lead with less than three minutes to go and threw it away.
It didn't help tonight that the refs let Colorado get away with hooking and holding like it was 1997, and the Backlund call that led to the tying PPG was inconsistent with the let-them-play attitude for the first 57 minutes or so, but the Flames still deserved to lose.
I don't know why I ever had faith in this team that has won a grand total of four playoff series in the last 30 years.
Apr 18, 2019, 5:52 am
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You think the Leafs are bad? Flames were the 2nd best team in the league this year, best in the West, and they've looked like an AHL squad in three consecutive games. Even worse, in two of those games, they had the lead with less than three minutes to go and threw it away.
It didn't help tonight that the refs let Colorado get away with hooking and holding like it was 1997, and the Backlund call that led to the tying PPG was inconsistent with the let-them-play attitude for the first 57 minutes or so, but the Flames still deserved to lose.
I don't know why I ever had faith in this team that has won a grand total of four playoff series in the last 30 years.
It didn't help tonight that the refs let Colorado get away with hooking and holding like it was 1997, and the Backlund call that led to the tying PPG was inconsistent with the let-them-play attitude for the first 57 minutes or so, but the Flames still deserved to lose.
I don't know why I ever had faith in this team that has won a grand total of four playoff series in the last 30 years.
Was venting in my own centre of the universe bubble (
), but yes, would be a shame this year that the flames might go down (sadly) in... flames.
Apr 18, 2019, 6:12 am
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You think the Leafs are bad? Flames were the 2nd best team in the league this year, best in the West, and they've looked like an AHL squad in three consecutive games. Even worse, in two of those games, they had the lead with less than three minutes to go and threw it away.
Apr 18, 2019, 8:59 pm
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What a game at Bell MTS.
Apr 19, 2019, 7:40 pm
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This is brutal; I can't watch.
Feels like yesterday's game at MTS.
Feels like yesterday's game at MTS.
Apr 19, 2019, 7:51 pm
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Apr 19, 2019, 7:57 pm
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Apr 19, 2019, 8:02 pm
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Apr 19, 2019, 8:08 pm
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Apr 19, 2019, 8:42 pm
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Apr 19, 2019, 9:31 pm
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Apr 19, 2019, 9:36 pm
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Regardless, full marks to Flames Fans.
Sea of Reds Fanning the Flames Forward - say that 3x fast
Sea of Reds Fanning the Flames Forward - say that 3x fast