This Vancouver, BC snow is killing me!
- Thread starter sillywilly88
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cwcad
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Man I feel for you. Hope the garage door situation can be remedied though!!
Pockets
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Ok now i really want it to snow here. Do you know how many inches fell??sillywilly88
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Pockets@PoorboysWorld said:
You must be a skier. And I want you to have it. Keep it up on the mountains for those who need it to play. I'm not far from Whistler Ski slopes so if I want to SEE it, I can go there! lol.
Just over 1 foot here and it's been on the ground for a while. This usually never happens in Vancouver, BC. Our weather is like San Francisco most of the time. And when it does snow, it's gone the next day! I've been riding the bus when I NEED to go out (seldom) and have just about forgotten how to use them!
sneek
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Thats not too bad. Looks like your average winter day.
Pockets
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sillywilly88 said:
Snowboarder but i havent been able to snowboard in like 3 years becasue i tore my ACL in my right knee dirt bike riding 3 years ago.
CalgaryDetail
Mike
sneek said:
yup. Nothing bad, sorry silly no simplthy from us calgarians :smile
sillywilly88
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sneek said:
Maybe for Calgary, but it is in no way an average winter day here. If I wanted snow, I'd be living in Calgary (also cause I think you don't pay taxes). We pay a total of 13%.
sillywilly88
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Pockets@PoorboysWorld said:
Sorry to hear about your knee. I never rode a dirt bike but I've had 2 new 2006 Suzuki bikes. The first, a GS500F I rode for just over 3550 KM and traded it on a 2006 Suzuki Boulevard M50 Cruiser (805cc) which I like much better. Put it on the road Feb 24 this year and already have 23,500+ KM on it. Have had it serviced 5 times already. It's a great hobby and I've only been riding for just over 15 months total. Not bad for a guy whose gonna be 73 in January, eh? :2santa
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Mike
sillywilly88 said:
we pay 7%, no pst for us. On the flip side we have the higest cost of living in canada (yes its higher then toronto or vancover) as well as one of the highest costs of living in canada. It costs more to get office space in calgary compared to anywhere else in the world
sneek
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Pockets
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sillywilly88 said:
WOW thats great that you still get out and ride. I switched to a quad after the accident but my dad still rides the dirtbike that i fell on.
CalgaryDetail
Mike
sneek said:
haha opps, im still on the half and half thing with my accounting. My bad
sillywilly88
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CalgaryDetail said:
Sympathy I wasn't looking for and don't need. That's between sh-t and syphl-s in the dictionary. The streets are now snowless and hopefully it will disappear from the sidewalks and lawns soon. At least I can get my garage open now.
You like it cause of where you are used to living so like the saying goes, every snake has it's mate (nothing evil intended in that remark). lol.
CalgaryDetail
Mike
i was just giving you a hard time. im kinda jelous thatyour snow is gone. we finnaly have a day thats nice enough to detail (it was only like -2c today) and i was busy.
sillywilly88
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CalgaryDetail said:
I have absolutely never heard of anyone saying Calgary or even Alberta had the highest cost of living, especially over Vancouver. I do know that housing is very high there now for rentals but that's because of the huge influx of workers for the oil fields and constrution work who need housing (supply and demand) so the landlords can lmost charge what they want.
I didn't know about office space though so that tells me lots of companies are also going to Alberta for whatever reason and this supply and demand also adds to the housing prices, both rental and home purchase.
I believe you are also blessed with a huge amount of services from the Government and that's not free even if they say it is.
sillywilly88
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CalgaryDetail said:
no problem and I'm glad you are busy. I have yet to start.
sillywilly88
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Pockets@PoorboysWorld said:
When it's decent weather I average about 300 KM a day. I stay insured year-round and will ride in the rain as long as it's not really heavy or accompanied with high winds. I love my bike, but I still want to live too!
sillywilly88
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CalgaryDetail said:
I found your statemen about cost o living so unbelievable I decided to research it for a reality check. You have been misled. Check this C&P showing Calgary is the LOWEST:
Tax Burden and Cost of Living
in Various Canadian Cities for $50,000 Income
Calgary 31% 27%
Montreal 42% 41%
Ottawa 36% 32%
Toronto 36% 36%
Vancouver 37% 50%
Figures are a percentage of income and Toronto is the base city. Source: The Conference Board of Canada, The Canadian Tax Foundation, CCH and the National Post.
As an example, these figures suggest that an individual earning $50,000 per year in Vancouver who moves to Alberta would, with the same income, gain about $11,500 per year in after tax purchasing power (i.e., the reduction in burden = 0.5*50,000 – 0.27*50,000).
CalgaryDetail
Mike
sillywilly88 said:
im curious as to when this information was taken. I belive the last census was in 2000 (im not sure maybe 99) and at the time calgary was not the most expensive of the major cities. I know in the past few years the cost of living has shot up. i am intrsted to see what stats canada says when the 06 cenus results come out.
Also ther was an artical in the globe a few months ago about the costs of living.. i dont have time right now to find it i will have to later for you