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Mederlock posted:Every good man needs or is improved by a good dog Dogs are awesome, but Jesus, they're a lot of hassle and a never-ending fountain of little errands. I have one, by virtue of my now-wife owning one since before we met, but I can't say I'd recommend it unless you're in your 40s or beyond with a very stable lifestyle. Walks, toileting, vet visits, dog licenses, dogsitting.... it never ends. Don't get a dog; get a friend with a dog.
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I would rephrase that as 'be very aware of exactly what you are signing up for by getting a dog.' If you know the real cost in time, attention, and money, and can manage that and feel the benefits outweigh the costs, then great. Otherwise both you and the dog will be unhappy.
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Mozi posted:I would rephrase that as 'be very aware of exactly what you are signing up for by getting a dog.' If you know the real cost in time, attention, and money, and can manage that and feel the benefits outweigh the costs, then great. Otherwise both you and the dog will be unhappy.
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Dogs are basically toddlers that never age, I suppose this appeals to some. If I had one I'd own a border collie so yeah I already have kids so forget it.
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Lexicon posted:Don't get a dog; get a friend or family with a dog. Yeah, not gonna lie this is probably the best course of action if you don't have a stable lifestyle and the time to care properly for them. The amount of irresponsible dog owners out there is disheartening
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quote:http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/cenovus-encana-cut-to-junk-by-moodys/article28806259/
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Searched the forums but didn't find this, sorry if it's been posted before: Canadaland Episode 86: Hongcouver, an interview with Ian Young from the South China Morning Post
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# ? Feb 19, 2016 20:32 |
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Dogs are literally the only pure good animals left in the world
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I love owning my doggie, but drat does it ever make moving hard.
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On the one hand I think rating agencies should be cast down to the deepest reaches of hell, but on the other,
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Mozi posted:I would rephrase that as 'be very aware of exactly what you are signing up for by getting a dog.' If you know the real cost in time, attention, and money, and can manage that and feel the benefits outweigh the costs, then great. Otherwise both you and the dog will be unhappy. This. I have a dog that my girlfriend had before we got together who was purchased by her father when they were living together while she was in school/ he was working in NS. He wanted a dog even though she wasn't interested, so imagine her surprise when she came home to a pitbull puppy. The dog was so hyper as a puppy to the point that it was mostly untrained when her and I got together and after a few years of hell took dog training courses, but it's still pretty hosed up thanks to her having to leave it for long periods to attend class, plus her father became pretty unhappy at the dog not being obedient and tied it to a stake and whipped it with a chain one day to make it listen better. Her father eventually bailed when he got a job out West, but since he's been off work he's mentioned that he wants to get a new dog, "*slow grin* I wanna get a pitty" My girlfriend told me that she will never not have a dog, but our lifestyles are really ill-suited for it. +++This ends Professor Shark's Maritime Report/ EN Post+++
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Professor Shark posted:This. I have a dog that my girlfriend had before we got together who was purchased by her father when they were living together while she was in school/ he was working in NS. He wanted a dog even though she wasn't interested, so imagine her surprise when she came home to a pitbull puppy.
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JawKnee posted:Searched the forums but didn't find this, sorry if it's been posted before: I really wish Jesse Brown would cover this more. I remember this episode, it was quite good.
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Hahaha, holy poo poo you guys should see the suburban sprawl in the interior. Vernon is surrounded by miles of cookie-cutter developments tossed on the ridges around town. Da fuq happened up here in six years.
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My town with it's multimillion dollar ski lodges in now implementing "Frugal Fridays" with deals from the local BIA members. #nobubblehere
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Rime posted:Hahaha, holy poo poo you guys should see the suburban sprawl in the interior. Vernon is surrounded by miles of cookie-cutter developments tossed on the ridges around town. Da fuq happened up here in six years. A lot of the detritus from Calgary has been inflicted upon that region.
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peter banana posted:My town with it's multimillion dollar ski lodges in now implementing "Frugal Fridays" with deals from the local BIA members. #nobubblehere Ski towns generally have a large population of relatively poor people who work the lifts. We have locals deals and cheap places to eat and websites to find the cheapest stuff all the time despite the shittiest 400sqft cabins costing a million bucks.
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http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-02-19/canada-s-credit-cycle-has-never-been-this-desynchronized-from-the-united-statesquote:Canada's Credit Cycle Has Never Been This Desynchronized From the United States
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James Baud fucked around with this message at 11:04 on Aug 25, 2018 |
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what's in vernon besides organized crime
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Lots and lots of churches
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A family member just sold his ~600 sqft Olympic village condo for $640k. The best part: boomer parents on bother sides are lamenting "now where are you going to buy? You'll be priced out!!!" Buyers bought the apt with no subjects BTW. Didn't even read the loving strata minutes or enquire about the depreciation report lmao Also, the bedroom is so small you have to exit the br and go in the second doorway to get to the other side of the br. That's right. There's no room between the foot of the bed and the loving wall
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ZShakespeare posted:Lots and lots of churches And retired people!
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Cultural Imperial posted:A family member just sold his ~600 sqft Olympic village condo for $640k. Mainland Chinese buyers?
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Korean actually.
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Cultural Imperial posted:Korean actually. Turns out, that their bank drafts work just as well.
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Canadian RE in a photo? Beanie Baby prices forecasted 10 years ahead
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Cultural Imperial posted:what's in vernon besides organized crime Trucks with dual-wheels on the rear. And Australians.
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Cultural Imperial posted:A family member just sold his ~600 sqft Olympic village condo for $640k. Well with 640K well invested you could back around 5% a year, which can be used to pay for a good rental. Just he passive income alone at 2.5% would bring in $16000 a year.
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Yesterday I was helping my family clean out my alcoholic grandmother's condo since she'd been moved to a nursing home for her own health. The whole thing was about 3100 square feet, 2 bed 2.5 bath, plus I think about 700 to 800 sqft basement, and sold for $259,000 USD. Granted, I live in a low cost-of-living area, and the condo was in poor shape because of two decades of alcoholism (the first floor carpet in particular will have to be completely replaced) but your prices are beyond absurd, Canadians.
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etalian posted:Well with 640K well invested you could back around 5% a year, which can be used to pay for a good rental. He bought it 3 years ago for $440k. I'm glad he did well.
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Cultural Imperial posted:He bought it 3 years ago for $440k. I'm glad he did well. So pretty close to a 0% return in USD terms, interestingly.
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We live in Coquitlam, and both my husband and I have professional jobs. We rent a house and got lucky to find an owner who wanted long-term renters. She also owns other houses on the block, and our neighbor has been renting for over 10 years. Our house is 2,200 square feet and only 1,545 a month. However, we do dream of eventually buying a house. I had dreamed of buying a little further out like Pitt Meadows or Maple Ridge, but the housing there is also skyrocketing. I just like more rural areas and feel like Vancouver is soul-less. It is framed by a beautiful vista, but nothing else really draws me about this area outside a few long-time friends and some great running trails. The corrupt housing market is not a place I would want to call home. Home is or should be more than a playground for the rich. Home is or should be something beyond wooden framed investments; home is or should be a place you cherish and create life experiences. People who don't get that simple concept or say "leave" if you can't afford it come across as superficial and smug. The reasons I would want to leave have more to do with that kind of attitude and the corrupt market surrounding us. It's really just a sign of unhealthy economics, and that is not sustainable, nor is it a place I'd want to buy and "settle down". We are here for now because we both really love our jobs and are not sure that we'd find something so solid somewhere else (I wouldn't want to move away from BC but have thought of getting into the interior)
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Maple Ridge sure is a soulful place.
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THC posted:Maple Ridge sure is a soulful place.
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You're gonna have a bad time in the interior if you're not already rich and white.
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I can't tell if you're complaining about the fact that Vancouver sucks as a city or about housing prices in Maple Ridge because LMFAO if it's the latter. I'd saw off my left arm to have a house available for sale here for $400k.
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Weekly (Daily?) article about how the real estate situation is probably destroying Vancouver in the long term. Ignore the awful and irrelevant headline. Not the first time I've seen Globe and Mail articles with odd headlines that don't really fit the article. quote:
Paul Robinson seems like a smart guy. BTW I certainly hope that Stephanie Roe and her friends are working in the Valley because Metro Vancouver did a study that showed that if you factor in the transportation costs living outside the city and commuting in is actually less affordable than living in Vancouver. I guess some people are so desperate to own they don't care about anything else. Femtosecond fucked around with this message at 00:20 on Feb 22, 2016 |
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Canadian Debt Bubble Megathread: you can make it work
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Today I was in Legacy Liquor in the Olympic Village in Vancouver. It turns out you can Pay with China UnionPay there.
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