Past Poll Results (from fsjames.com)

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20 The best part of Winter is:
Created: Saturday, 1 January 2005 16:49
Total votes: 103

Option 1: Skiing and Snowboarding
- votes: 19 (18.45%)
Option 2: Snowmobiling
- votes: 16 (15.53%)
Option 3: Dog Sled Races & Thunder on Ice
- votes: 11 (10.68%)
Option 4: Curling up by the fire
- votes: 32 (31.07%)
Option 5: Satellite TV
- votes: 25 (24.27%)
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21 There's always something we didn't get for Christmas. I'm going to get myself a:
Created: Saturday, 1 January 2005 16:59
Total votes: 72

Option 1: New vehicle
- votes: 6 (8.33%)
Option 2: Home Entertainment system
- votes: 8 (11.11%)
Option 3: New computer
- votes: 9 (12.50%)
Option 4: Cell phone
- votes: 6 (8.33%)
Option 5: New pet
- votes: 4 (5.56%)
Option 6: Clothing-Makeover-Lifestyle Change
- votes: 11 (15.28%)
Option 7: New furniture or appliances
- votes: 13 (18.06%)
Option 8: New home or Home Improvements
- votes: 15 (20.83%)

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22 There's nothing like the company of a good
Created: Saturday, 1 January 2005 17:03
Total votes: 155

Option 1: person
- votes: 54 (34.84%)
Option 2: dog
- votes: 56 (36.13%)
Option 3: cat
- votes: 12 (7.74%)
Option 4: fish
- votes: 8 (5.16%)
Option 5: computer
- votes: 14 (9.03%)
Option 6: imaginary friend
- votes: 11 (7.10%)

Here's the oldest three. Feel free to discuss any of the polls here

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29 If we got a franchise restaurant in town, which one?
Created: Saturday, 3 September 2005 09:48
Total votes: 124

Option 1: Tim Horton's
- votes: 44 (35.48%)
Option 2: Subway
- votes: 18 (14.52%)
Option 3: McDonalds
- votes: 8 (6.45%)
Option 4: Wendy's
- votes: 1 (0.81%)
Option 5: Dairy Queen
- votes: 7 (5.65%)
Option 6: A&W
- votes: 9 (7.26%)
Option 7: Quizno's
- votes: 27 (21.77%)
Option 8: Burger King
- votes: 4 (3.23%)
Option 9: KFC
- votes: 6 (4.84%)

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33 With the price of gas, how much does it cost you to drive to PG and back?
Created: Friday, 23 September 2005 17:04
Total votes: 106

Option 1: under $20
- votes: 10 (9.43%)
Option 2: $20 to $30
- votes: 10 (9.43%)
Option 3: $30 to $40
- votes: 22 (20.75%)
Option 4: $40 to $50
- votes: 20 (18.87%)
Option 5: over $50
- votes: 44 (41.51%)
(*note - it is 200 miles to PG and back. At $1/L, $20 means 45 mpg!)

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34 I would best desribe myself as:
Created: Monday, 13 February 2006 17:34
Total votes: 27

Option 1: marginally sane
- votes: 4 (14.81%)
Option 2: a redneck
- votes: 9 (33.33%)
Option 3: a complete arse
- votes: 2 (7.41%)
Option 4: an evil genius
- votes: 5 (18.52%)
Option 5: an old crank
- votes: 7 (25.93%)

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36 Should Canada be in Afghanistan?
Created: Friday, 24 March 2006 23:03
Total votes: 187

Option 1: YES
- votes: 50 (26.74%)
Option 2: NO
- votes: 127 (67.91%)
Option 3: I don't know
- votes: 10 (5.35%)
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41 Canada and Afghanistan. Do you:
Created: Wednesday, 27 September 2006 17:07
Total votes: 31

Option 1: Agree with Jack Layton and pull out now?
- votes: 12 (38.71%)
Option 2: Pull out as soon as current combat ops are complete?
- votes: 2 (6.45%)
Option 3: Complete current combat ops and stay as peacekeepers only?
- votes: 8 (25.81%)
Option 4: Stay and fight until Afghanistan is a stable democratic nation?
- votes: 9 (29.03%)
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37 I get most of my news from
Created: Friday, 24 March 2006 23:10
Total votes: 98

Option 1: Newspapers
- votes: 10 (10.20%)
Option 2: Radio
- votes: 10 (10.20%)
Option 3: TV
- votes: 53 (54.08%)
Option 4: The Internet
- votes: 25 (25.51%)

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38 What's your take on the Softwood Deal?
Created: Friday, 5 May 2006 12:45
Total votes: 51

Option 1: Great! What an accomplishment.
- votes: 6 (11.76%)
Option 2: Sux but we can live with it for now
- votes: 17 (33.33%)
Option 3: Cancel the deal, it's terrible
- votes: 28 (54.90%)

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39 Sealcoat Follow-up: Has your vehicle suffered any damage on Hwy27 since the roadwork was finished?
Created: Monday, 22 May 2006 13:05
Total votes: 92

Option 1: No. None at all
- votes: 20 (21.74%)
Option 2: Yes. One of: windshield, lights, or paint chipping
- votes: 25 (27.17%)
Option 3: Yes. Multiple cracks to windshield, lights, or paint finish
- votes: 47 (51.09%)

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45 What's your take on Global Warming?
Created: Wednesday, 27 September 2006 17:31
Total votes: 47

Option 1: It is a serious issue and we must take action now.
- votes: 25 (53.19%)
Option 2: I don't believe any of it. We don't need to do anything.
- votes: 4 (8.51%)
Option 3: It is mostly natural, but we should minimize effects of human activity
- votes: 18 (38.30%)

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Some polls on Politics:

40 BC & Alberta now have a larger population than Quebec, yet we have 11 less MPs and 10 less Senators
Created: Wednesday, 27 September 2006 16:54
Total votes: 27

Option 1: We need to look into redistribution
- votes: 1 (3.70%)
Option 2: Redistribution should happen before the next election
- votes: 25 (92.59%)
Option 3: It's not much of a problem
- votes: 1 (3.70%)
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42 When Senators are elected, and 4 or 5 regions get equal representation:
Created: Wednesday, 27 September 2006 17:13
Total votes: 17

Option 1: Should BC & Alberta be one region?
- votes: 4 (23.53%)
Option 2: Should BC & Alberta & the Yukon be one region?
- votes: 3 (17.65%)
Option 3: Should BC, Alberta, Sask. and Manitoba be one region?
- votes: 1 (5.88%)
Option 4: Should BC be it's own "region"?
- votes: 0 (0.00%)
Option 5: Should each province get 10 Senators similar to the USA?
- votes: 9 (52.94%)

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47 Who do you hope wins the federal Liberal leadership race?
Created: Wednesday, 27 September 2006 20:44
Total votes: 25

Option 1: Michael Ignatieff
- votes: 3 (12.00%)
Option 2: Bob Rae
- votes: 7 (28.00%)
Option 3: Joe Volpe
- votes: 1 (4.00%)
Option 4: Scott Brison
- votes: 1 (4.00%)
Option 5: Stephane Dion
- votes: 1 (4.00%)
Option 6: Ken Dryden
- votes: 11 (44.00%)
Option 7: Martha Findlay
- votes: 1 (4.00%)
Option 8: Gerrard Kennedy
- votes: 0 (0.00%)

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43 Should Fort St. James and Vanderhoof amalgamate like Terrace and Kitimat are considering?
Created: Wednesday, 27 September 2006 17:17
Total votes: 60

Option 1: Never, no way, no how!
- votes: 39 (65.00%)
Option 2: Yes it would save duplication of services.
- votes: 6 (10.00%)
Option 3: Not now but we should study the advantages.
- votes: 15 (25.00%)

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44 Attitude toward local investment in Fort St. James:
Created: Wednesday, 27 September 2006 17:23
Total votes: 45

Option 1: I would invest money in a new business here in the near future
- votes: 6 (13.33%)
Option 2: I would invest money in a new business here soon.
- votes: 2 (4.44%)
Option 3: I would only consider buying out an existing business.
- votes: 4 (8.89%)
Option 4: I would not invest in a business, but I would buy a home here.
- votes: 13 (28.89%)
Option 5: I wouldn't invest in either a home or a business here at this time.
- votes: 5 (11.11%)
Option 6: I would like to sell my home or business and leave here.
- votes: 15 (33.33%)

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49 How much Christmas Shopping did you do in Fort St. James
Created: Friday, 15 December 2006 15:06
Total votes: 47

Option 1: All of it.
- votes: 4 (8.51%)
Option 2: Most of it.
- votes: 7 (14.89%)
Option 3: Some of it.
- votes: 16 (34.04%)
Option 4: Almonst none.
- votes: 13 (27.66%)
Option 5: None.
- votes: 7 (14.89%)

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46 This hockey season I will be rooting for:
Created: Wednesday, 27 September 2006 17:46
Total votes: 62

Option 1: Vancouver Canucks
- votes: 29 (46.77%)
Option 2: Calgary Flames
- votes: 20 (32.26%)
Option 3: Edmonton Oilers
- votes: 5 (8.06%)
Option 4: Ottawa Senators
- votes: 0 (0.00%)
Option 5: Toronto Maple Leafs
- votes: 3 (4.84%)
Option 6: Montreal Canadiens
- votes: 1 (1.61%)
Option 7: some American team
- votes: 4 (6.45%)

Now there are many poll results to discuss! From now on they will be posted as soon as they are taken down from the front page.

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Describes me to a tee!
A redneck who likes to watch Canucks vs Flames all winter eating Tim Hortons donuts with someone else, owns a truck, and disagrees with everything the government does. And one day get new furniture, but not from The Northern.

Right On...

[herbie]

Results of Winter Polls:

If a TV camera was pointed at you, would you be one of the people that says Hi Mom and waves?
Poll ID: 53
Created: Thursday, 11 January 2007 11:12
Active: 81 Days, 0 hours
Total votes: 72

Option 1: Yes. for sure.
- votes: 12 (16.67%) - 0.1 votes per day
Option 2: No, I would pretend it wasn't there.
- votes: 12 (16.67%) - 0.1 votes per day
Option 3: I'd wave but not say anything.
- votes: 10 (13.89%) - 0.1 votes per day
Option 4: What a silly poll question!
- votes: 38 (52.78%) - 0.5 votes per day
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Do you think BC should be like Ontario: no driver's license if you drop out of school?
Poll ID: 52
Created: Friday, 15 December 2006 16:19
Active: 107 Days, 19 hours
Total votes: 112

Option 1: Yes
- votes: 57 (50.89%) - 0.5 votes per day
Option 2: No
- votes: 55 (49.11%) - 0.5 votes per day
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Do you think the town should have a nice restaurant, one you'd bring a date or a visitor to?
Poll ID: 51
Created: Friday, 15 December 2006 15:13
Active: 107 Days, 20 hours
Total votes: 132

Option 1: Yes and I would go there
- votes: 117 (88.64%) - 1.1 votes per day
Option 2: Yes but I'd never go there
- votes: 5 (3.79%) - 0.0 votes per day
Option 3: No we don't need one
- votes: 10 (7.58%) - 0.1 votes per day
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How much Christmas Shopping did you do in Fort St. James?
Poll ID: 49
Created: Friday, 15 December 2006 15:06
Active: 107 Days, 20 hours
Total votes: 47

Option 1: All of it.
- votes: 4 (8.51%) - 0.0 votes per day
Option 2: Most of it.
- votes: 7 (14.89%) - 0.1 votes per day
Option 3: Some of it.
- votes: 16 (34.04%) - 0.1 votes per day
Option 4: Almonst none.
- votes: 13 (27.66%) - 0.1 votes per day
Option 5: None.
- votes: 7 (14.89%) - 0.1 votes per day
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Are you sick of winter already?
Poll ID: 48
Created: Friday, 15 December 2006 15:04
Active: 107 Days, 20 hours
Total votes: 134

Option 1: Yes!
- votes: 88 (65.67%) - 0.8 votes per day
Option 2: Not at all!
- votes: 46 (34.33%) - 0.4 votes per day