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Started by bighoss550, October 08, 2004, 05:44:01 PM

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IndyIan

I know there are quite a few Canadians interested in your election down there.  
The US is our biggest trading partner so what happens to you guys makes a big difference up here.  
Southern Ontario is booming with mid size factories making stuff for US companies, maybe some of your Ohio jobs have moved here?  They don't mention outsourcing to Canada but I'm sure there's lots of it happening.
  
Kerry has a few more 'canadian' values  (public healthcare, less eager for war, etc)  than Bush so most people I talk to prefer him.  Bush's missle defence plan is a bit scary, I can see our government going along with it just to keep the whitehouse happy.  The cross border trucking delays are long enough right now, and the perception here is that Bush's administration only follows the rules that favour them, the rest are flexible.

Kerry's 'keep jobs in America' plan could have a negative effect here, as well as the prescription drug buying from Canada.  I don't know the details of how our drug prices are controlled but I can imagine we would have "shortages" as our drugs stream down to you guys.  I think if Kerry won there would be more cooperation between Canada and the US.  

Overall if Canada elected your president Kerry would win, not by a huge amount, there are lots of people who like Bush as well.

Now a question for those of you south of the border.  Did people in the US notice our last election?   Some of you must of noticed the party full of liberals! ;)
They aren't that bad though, very fiscally responsible!

Ian

DouginUtah

I bought a pumpkin pie at Wal-Mart. It was made in Canada.  :o

That means it was shipped over 1000 miles and still was priced right. Are your pumpkins government subsidized?  :D

BTW, it was pretty good--didn't gag me like most store-bought pies do.  :D

-Doug
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Heck Doug,

You could have just sprinkled some cinnamon and nutmeg and sugar on your grits and it would have been about the same thing.  Now if you want a really good punkin pie,  use sweet taters and pecans instead of punkins :D

Sounds like we're fortunate that those Canucks aren't going to vote for our president ;)
milking and logging and sawing and milking

SwampDonkey

Today fuel jumped $0.05 a litre.

Murf:

The exchange is $1.24 now, has been for over a week. Well, maybe your buying it in the US, then they discount the discount. That might come to $1.33. I could never see the legality in that. Cheaper to buy the US dollar in Canada or use Visa. I had a Wal-Mart clerk try to discount a Canadian penny, but I found a US one in my pocket. But, if not I was gonna ask her if Wal-Mart wanted to sell me the goods or try to cut a penny in fourths. I would have been just as satisfied to leave the goods if it came down to it. :D :D ;)
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Murf

Doug, the Government doesn't subsidize our punkins, they just subsidize the 'punkin heads' .....  :D

They do give us all the fertilizer we can handle, however I figger' your Government probably does that too..... ;D

Swamp, that only lowers the price to US$3.75 a US Gallon. :o

If I wasn't in the oil business I'd object even.  ::)
If you're going to break a law..... make sure it's Murphy's Law.

SwampDonkey

 :D :D :D

Murf:

We have to pay higher prices out east here to subsidize the trucking to Quebec and Ontario. Why else can ya explain paying high rate next to the largest oil refinery in the country  ???  ::) :D

Give fertilizer?? where? :D My father always had a $180,000 fertilizer bill as I recall plus the lime and the spray. :D :D No wonder you'se can grow stuff cheaper up there and undercut the maritime growers. ;)
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bighoss550

QuoteHoss, 'Parry Sound Area' is a big area, it is generally used to describe an area probably as big as the area you guys call Western New York. There are many VERY rural areas around there, not citified at all, but in less than say 2 hours you could be in any one of 6 good sized cities, for medical, entertainment, truck dealers, or whatever. It is also the farthest south you can be and still be counted as being a resident of 'northern ontario' which means you get a few tax breaks and such.

http://www.parrysound.com/

Swamp, you're pretty close with fuel prices, but East Coast prices are outrageous, I filled the truck yesterday for $0.799/litre, there are 3.78 litres to a US gallon, and the Canuck Buck is about 1.33 now.

So, it looks like this, $0.799 x 3.78 = $3.02Cdn. a US gallon, or about US$4.00 a US gallon. But as was mentioned, it's the taxes, and at least here in Ontario, the roads are really good and well maintained with that money.

I have a lot of US friends and family, they all say the same thing, the cost of living is the same whether you are in the US or Canada, it's just you have to reach into your pocket and hand over cash to a lot more people in the US, here the gov. takes it in the form of taxes and pays for stuff for you. At the end of the year it balances out.

I think there is a lot more opportunity here, our rural areas are blessed with a lot of tourism, cottagers, etc., that bring in a LOT of money. A buddy of mine sold his house near Toronto to escape the 'rat race' and moved into his cottage (3 hours north) full time. He makes almost the same money in the end, but spends a LOT more time relaxing with the family or enjoying the outdoors.

Let me know if ya' want some more information, that area is only about 1.5 hours from me.

i want as much info on that as possible!!!

bighoss550

Now a question for those of you south of the border.  Did people in the US notice our last election?   Some of you must of noticed the party full of liberals! ;)
They aren't that bad though, very fiscally responsible!

Ian[/quote]

we know NOTHING

bighoss550

Now a question for those of you south of the border.  Did people in the US notice our last election?   Some of you must of noticed the party full of liberals! ;)
They aren't that bad though, very fiscally responsible!

Ian[/quote]

we know NOTHING about ur elections, or who is in em..... or when they are??? amazing isnt it???

the USA is so stuck on itself that we dont see the need to care about anyone else.

for instance, there was never a mention of canadian history in school!!! none!!

ill bet half this country doesnt even know there is anything but ice above the line!!

we know nothing about mexico either, but i dont personally care much....to hot

IndyIan

bighoss,
To be honest I don't know that much about Canadian history either, shoulda listened more in class I guess, it can be interesting though
A bunch of canucks/british loyalists burned down the white house one time.  I can't imagine how they got all the way down there to do it though, must be a good story!

I think people on the border with Canada have a pretty good idea what goes on up here ;D, and a large chunk of Canadians live within a couple hours of the US so there are a few reasons for the difference in awareness.  

Ian

redpowerd

QuoteWe don't need cows, we make our own milk and burn wood in our vehicles.
ok, i am ALL up for making milk without cows, not sure how advanced these canadians are, mabie they have technoligies that we can only dream of,  but im pretty sure i was behind one today, at a stoplight. in the left lane, turning right, across three lanes...........arghhhhh.. :D :D
not sure if these guys pay attention to the roads, or theyre in awe at the amount of burger king trash on the shoulder.






NO FARMERS -- NO FOOD
northern adirondak yankee farmer

SwampDonkey

Red :D

No man, that's one of them there old retired farmers that ride the back roads here. He was new to driven on those three lanes down there, so he had to make sure he was covering all the road by swerving all over the road lookin at them cows and fall foliage. :D
"No amount of belief makes something a fact." James Randi

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bighoss550

burned down the white house??????

thats an act of WAR!!!!

ok come get us:D


i think that little detail musta been left out in history class.
i was lookin at a list of canadian prime ministers, and dindt recognise a single name, including the current one.

when did u guys become a country?? and is quebec its own one yet??? i think they were tryin to  a while back

redpowerd

im not canadian, but i know them quebequois really hate their country, and its amazing too. they have so much say into what goes on up there, and i think its the reason the place is so liberal.
i used to go to expos games and i couldnt beleive how rude these frenchmen were, then id go to senators games and get treated like family. some of the nicest folks youd ever meet. its quite the transition.
NO FARMERS -- NO FOOD
northern adirondak yankee farmer

leweee

Bighoss550...that white house thing was way back in the War of 1812... I think it only got scorched... they pianted it white to cover the scorch marks..see canadians had a hand in naming the presidental palace.
after NAFTA we have become" Mexican's with sweaters"Si :o
As for Quebecer's they are a testy lot ...show them American dollars and they can speak better "anglias"... we ::)
Murf ...they must have fixed the potholes near you....we're still waiting...same with our health care...long lines ...still waiting ::)
just another beaver with a chainsaw &  it's never so bad that it couldn't get worse.

SwampDonkey

Recently, I had to go to the hospital  as some know on here from another thread about the purple pill. ;)

But, I never waited longer than 10 minutes at our hospital, twice this week. When I was in Fredericton though, in 2001, I needed medication for an ear and sinus infection and I had no appointment or family doctor down there. I waited and waited and 4 hours later the doc calls me in just to say I didn't need no medication. Well, next day I was off the Virginia and after two days it got worse. So I went to the Hospital near Blacksburgh and got some meds, they was $85.00 USD. Got into the doc right away, maybe 15 mins waiting. Took all them antibiotics, no good. By the time I was through that bottle I was back home for 3 weeks. I went to our local hospital and got some good antibiotics for $40.00 CDN and it cleared up in another 2 weeks. The doctor told me that the more expensive antibiotics I had bought were not very affective in most patients. So there ya go, a little rural hospital fixed me up where the city hospitals in two countries could do nothing. ::)


cheers
"No amount of belief makes something a fact." James Randi

1 Thessalonians 5:21

2020 Polaris Ranger 570 to forward firewood, Husqvarna 555 XT Pro, Stihl FS560 clearing saw and continuously thinning my ground, on the side. Grow them trees. (((o)))

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