gowlerk 2,249 #1 March 6, 2016 Don't panic people....but. This distillery is 2 miles from my home DZ. Crown Royal is our favourite whiskey. I know it ages for years, but still, I feel a chill in my soul. http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/crown-royal-production-halted-after-strike-371152891.htmlAlways remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #2 March 6, 2016 gowlerkDon't panic people....but. This distillery is 2 miles from my home DZ. Crown Royal is our favourite whiskey. I know it ages for years, but still, I feel a chill in my soul. http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/crown-royal-production-halted-after-strike-371152891.html It's Canadian beer - so . . .I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gowlerk 2,249 #3 March 6, 2016 turtlespeed***Don't panic people....but. This distillery is 2 miles from my home DZ. Crown Royal is our favourite whiskey. I know it ages for years, but still, I feel a chill in my soul. http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/crown-royal-production-halted-after-strike-371152891.html It's Canadian beer - so . . . Oh.... you strike at my Canadian heart and soul. Our whiskey got many of your people though the tragedy of Prohibition. And now you stoop to calling Crown Royal beer. You, you...hard shelled reptile.Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 851 #4 March 6, 2016 Love me some Crown!I'd also LOVE to get a 4.5% raise this year....I'll be lucky to see 2% again. If it's like my employer, those of us non-represented employees are on the short list for replacing striking union employees. Hopefully, this will get sorted in short order. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gowlerk 2,249 #5 March 6, 2016 normiss Love me some Crown!I'd also LOVE to get a 4.5% raise this year....I'll be lucky to see 2% again. If it's like my employer, those of us non-represented employees are on the short list for replacing striking union employees. Hopefully, this will get sorted in short order. The 4.5% is over three years. I don't know the history, or if there is any justification for the strike. Gimli is a pretty cheap place to live though.Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
akarunway 1 #6 March 6, 2016 gowlerk ***Love me some Crown!I'd also LOVE to get a 4.5% raise this year....I'll be lucky to see 2% again. If it's like my employer, those of us non-represented employees are on the short list for replacing striking union employees. Hopefully, this will get sorted in short order. The 4.5% is over three years. I don't know the history, or if there is any justification for the strike. Gimli is a pretty cheap place to live though.I live in S. California and usually get 3% a yr. and barely keep up w/ inflation. Canadas' outlook. Do the math at 1.5 % a yr. raise. Will miss the crown but I prefer Knob Creek anyway. Canada | Economic Forecasts | 2016-2020 Outlook Overview Actual Q1/16 Q2/16 Q3/16 Q4/16 2020 GDP Growth Rate 0.20 0.3 0.2 0.6 0.5 0.5 percent [+] Unemployment Rate 7.20 7 7.1 7 7.2 6.7 percent [+] Inflation Rate 2.00 1.9 2 1.5 2.1 2.1 percent [+] Interest Rate 0.50 0.5 0.25 0.25 0.25 2 percent [+] Balance of Trade -655.00 -1029 -991 -2495 -1998 -1585 CAD Million [+] Government Debt to GDP 86.51 86.53 86.95 87.37 87.79 89.53 percent [+]I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gowlerk 2,249 #7 March 6, 2016 I don't think there will be a shortage of Crown. There is a lot of it sitting in the dozens of warehouse buildings at the site. All filled with racks of oak casks filled with slowly aging whiskey. Maybe in 3 or 4 years or so they will have to cheat a little on the aging time to cover the strike period. They don't bottle it there, they ship it out in rail cars to a bottling plant near Windsor.Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #8 March 7, 2016 normiss Love me some Crown!I'd also LOVE to get a 4.5% raise this year....I'll be lucky to see 2% again. If it's like my employer, those of us non-represented employees are on the short list for replacing striking union employees. Hopefully, this will get sorted in short order. Hopefully the employees will prevail and get better wages and working conditions. I'm hoping the middle class will someday flourish again. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phil1111 1,149 #9 March 7, 2016 "The Scots are renowned for their whisky but, for the second year in a row, whisky from another country has been named the best in the world. Crown Royal Northern Harvest Rye, a Canadian malt whisky, was awarded 97.5 marks out of 100 in Jim Murray's Whisky Bible, earning it the title of world whisky of the year.... Whisky expert Murray tasted more than 1000 whiskies before deciding on the Crown Royal and called it a masterpiece: "Rye, that most eloquent of grains, not just turning up to charm and enthral but to also take us through a routine which reaches new heights of beauty and complexity. "To say this is a masterpiece is barely doing it justice."... Yvonne Briese, Vice President of Crown Royal said: "Crown Royal Northern Harvest Rye showcases the rye whisky that has been such an integral component of the Crown Royal Deluxe blend since 1939. This is a testament to the unbelievable blending and distilling that’s been taking place in Gimli for over 75 years. "We are thrilled that Crown Royal Northern Harvest Rye has been named World Whisky of the Year." http://www.telegraph.co.uk/food-and-drink/news/scots-left-reeling-as-canadian-whisky-named-worlds-best/ The Premier of Manitoba should order them back to work and if they refuse! Fire Them. A good Rye Whiskey is the right of the world. Not to be infringed by a few. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gowlerk 2,249 #10 March 7, 2016 The Premier of Manitoba should order them back to work and if they refuse! Fire Them. Manitoba has an NDP Premier (Leftish). Beside, the guys with the secret knowledge are on strike too, not just the grunts. Whiskey making is not just science, it's art as well.Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #11 March 8, 2016 I seem to recall Ronald Reagan firing all the ATC controllers who went on strike, but that was different. It wasn't an option to go on strike. Those jobs are absolutely needed to keep the skies safe. Booze makers, well its the company's call whether to fire them or meet them in arbitration."Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #12 March 8, 2016 gowlerk******Don't panic people....but. This distillery is 2 miles from my home DZ. Crown Royal is our favourite whiskey. I know it ages for years, but still, I feel a chill in my soul. http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/crown-royal-production-halted-after-strike-371152891.html It's Canadian beer - so . . . Oh.... you strike at my Canadian heart and soul. Our whiskey got many of your people though the tragedy of Prohibition. And now you stoop to calling Crown Royal beer. You, you...hard shelled reptile. No - your whiskey is good - . .I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerryBaumchen 1,436 #13 March 8, 2016 Hi BV, QuoteIt wasn't an option to go on strike. I worked as an employee of the federal gov't. from '69 to '99 and no one was allowed to go on strike. It was a condition of accepting the employment. Jerry Baumchen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #14 March 8, 2016 turtlespeed*********Don't panic people....but. This distillery is 2 miles from my home DZ. Crown Royal is our favourite whiskey. I know it ages for years, but still, I feel a chill in my soul. http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/crown-royal-production-halted-after-strike-371152891.html It's Canadian beer - so . . . Oh.... you strike at my Canadian heart and soul. Our whiskey got many of your people though the tragedy of Prohibition. And now you stoop to calling Crown Royal beer. You, you...hard shelled reptile. No - your whiskey is good - . . I'm sorry if I hurt your feelers.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gowlerk 2,249 #15 March 8, 2016 turtlespeed************Don't panic people....but. This distillery is 2 miles from my home DZ. Crown Royal is our favourite whiskey. I know it ages for years, but still, I feel a chill in my soul. http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/crown-royal-production-halted-after-strike-371152891.html It's Canadian beer - so . . . Oh.... you strike at my Canadian heart and soul. Our whiskey got many of your people though the tragedy of Prohibition. And now you stoop to calling Crown Royal beer. You, you...hard shelled reptile. No - your whiskey is good - . . I'm sorry if I hurt your feelers. Awwww....maybe your shell is not as hard as I thought.Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #16 March 8, 2016 gowlerk***************Don't panic people....but. This distillery is 2 miles from my home DZ. Crown Royal is our favourite whiskey. I know it ages for years, but still, I feel a chill in my soul. http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/crown-royal-production-halted-after-strike-371152891.html It's Canadian beer - so . . . Oh.... you strike at my Canadian heart and soul. Our whiskey got many of your people though the tragedy of Prohibition. And now you stoop to calling Crown Royal beer. You, you...hard shelled reptile. No - your whiskey is good - . . I'm sorry if I hurt your feelers. Awwww....maybe your shell is not as hard as I thought. You can always depend on Forty Creek, or Pendleton.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
