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furPete'sSake  User ID: 54564434  United States02/21/2014 11:10 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | And by 1978 I was in California, not waiting around in Canada on welfare to get a low paying computer dead end job Quoting: furPete'sSake Low paying? hahahahhah. you know nothing of Canada, let alone the 70's and 80's computer boom. If you were a technican back in 1984 repairing IBM PC's you were making as much per hour as a full time plumber. I know of this because i was one of those many IBM PC technicans though my skill was not limited to just IBM PC's i like many others took apart the Amiga computers and early day apple computers to learn how they worked so we could better provide for our clients (some of which were business owners who used Amigas) At least if you're gonna lie about canada in the 70's and 80's try a little harder. Fine, all you say is probably true. When I graduated college, computers were still taking up the whole basement at the U of Windsor. You were born later, I had left by then, get over it. I'm not a technical person anyway, would not have done me any good. I started businesses, I hired people to do computer work, my talents were and are elsewhere. A whole basement? what time period were you living in. The typical IBM home based PC took up as much room as a desk at best. That stuff you speak of taking up an entire basement stopped happening around 1979 (when IBM built their first server). In the 80's computers keep getting smaller and smaller to the point the first laptops started showing up. Fastforward to the 90's where computers now are as we know of them and very fast (fast back then). "I started businesses, I hired people to do computer work, my talents were and are elsewhere." im glad people like you exist, because you allowed my business to prosper through your lack of using PC's back then. Stuff that should have cost you as a business say 100$ i would charge 300$ for because you as a business had no idea if my price was correct but you needed that computer more than the money. Oh the 80's such a prosperous time to rip off a business owner as a PC technican. well you reap what you sow. I just got new computers because I was a successful honest business person, didn't even need your "help", still dont "It's a friendly friendly world" (Andy Kaufman) Calm seas do not a sailor make, Nor easy horses, a horseman. And Jesus was a sailor when he walked upon the water And he spent a long time watching from his lonely wooden tower and when He could be certain only drowning men could see Him- Leonard Cohen |
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| Anonymous Coward User ID: 43642585 Canada02/21/2014 11:14 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | ... Quoting: Anonymous Coward 43642585 Low paying? hahahahhah. you know nothing of Canada, let alone the 70's and 80's computer boom. If you were a technican back in 1984 repairing IBM PC's you were making as much per hour as a full time plumber. I know of this because i was one of those many IBM PC technicans though my skill was not limited to just IBM PC's i like many others took apart the Amiga computers and early day apple computers to learn how they worked so we could better provide for our clients (some of which were business owners who used Amigas) At least if you're gonna lie about canada in the 70's and 80's try a little harder. Fine, all you say is probably true. When I graduated college, computers were still taking up the whole basement at the U of Windsor. You were born later, I had left by then, get over it. I'm not a technical person anyway, would not have done me any good. I started businesses, I hired people to do computer work, my talents were and are elsewhere. A whole basement? what time period were you living in. The typical IBM home based PC took up as much room as a desk at best. That stuff you speak of taking up an entire basement stopped happening around 1979 (when IBM built their first server). In the 80's computers keep getting smaller and smaller to the point the first laptops started showing up. Fastforward to the 90's where computers now are as we know of them and very fast (fast back then). "I started businesses, I hired people to do computer work, my talents were and are elsewhere." im glad people like you exist, because you allowed my business to prosper through your lack of using PC's back then. Stuff that should have cost you as a business say 100$ i would charge 300$ for because you as a business had no idea if my price was correct but you needed that computer more than the money. Oh the 80's such a prosperous time to rip off a business owner as a PC technican. well you reap what you sow. I just got new computers because I was a successful honest business person, didn't even need your "help", still dont who do you think you were buying that computer from? thats right distributors like me. I not only repaired em i sold em too, in bulk depending on the client. Trust me you guys needed my help in the 80's more than you think. I remember the calls very well of business owners such as yourself panicing when the most simplest repairable problem came up and you guys wasted huge amounts of cash on new computers while the old ones never got repaired, such a pity indeed. Oh well it still happens today business owners ordering computers in bulk, yet at least they are finnaly as business's smart enough to maintain IT departments. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 18369222 Canada02/21/2014 11:18 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The Canadian dollar is being adjusted to be lower then the USD so that when the big I mean devalve of the dollar comes the spread is not that bad looking I can see the can dollar going down to the low 80 then devalve the usd by 40 pecent and then the Canadian dollar will sit approx. 20 cents above ,,,fckin aaa that's the plan |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 52153964 Canada02/21/2014 11:18 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | cigarettes increased $4.00 a pack. Probably $10.00 or more for a pack now. Gas went up and is now $1.30 a liter in Ontario. Our meat supplier told our restaurant manager that beef was increasing by 40 percent at the end of the month. they increased my gas fuel an extra $17.00 a month. My hours are cut. It's not looking good |
| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 50885601 Canada02/21/2014 11:21 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Canada is falling apart at the seams lately Quoting: Anonymous Coward 50885601 -Our Dollar is dropping like a lead weight -Canada Post is increasing all prices by approx 35 % there 5 point action plan is a dissaster for the public [link to www.canadapost.ca (secure)] - Natural Gas prices up over 6 $ per KJ (We have fields and fields of capped gas wells that have being waiting for this) Get ready next week for another polar vortex bla bla bla -Bills for water/sewer up over 10 % What is going on all of a sudden, they want to inflate inflation by any means possible...Wake up people you are being tested..... Wow I was considering possibly studying in Canada later on because I would save money. Had no idea you guys were in trouble... I wouldnt let that stop you from coming, I still think we are better off than some... --I want to point something out to all that have posted....It seems that for the persons that are doing well and seriously im happy for you, "When your up your up, and when your down your down" we all have our great years , but as history / Experience / Wisdom will tell most will experience a down time where things are very tough...I feel that as the time moves forward in this world , we are seeing a momentium shift more to the tougher side for people... Yes not all will suffer , and some will do much better in this environment, but the majority will suffer & until it truly comes to your home & family, you will not understand... Our government is slowly nickel and diming us to death and again the percentages either do not care or do not understand Instead of facing these changes head on , we become blinded to the reality of it and fall into its trap... To powers that be have all the control and are steps ahead of you and me by a mile.. If you feel that by telling me that you make alot of money because of oil "You are feeding the beast and are more trapped that you can ever imagine... Your standard of living being based on you income will eventually be eroded as you struggle to maintain your lifestyle..... When your $ is taxed both front and back end this is not for funding wars as originally taxes were conceved for, but to maintain the illusion that society can still function through the illusion... Statistics and Polls, Consumer confidence and stock markets , Stimulation by printing paper with lots of nice 0's on it will only last as long as the system can bear..... Interest rates will eventually go up as inflation , majorly built up by the government forcing it down the public will,Eventually leading to erosion of your after tax $$.. Denial is always human nature , Anger/Acceptance Etc, its the same for reality, but as your reality comes crashing down you can accept it or deny it..... |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 15170057 Canada02/21/2014 11:23 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | There is work all over Alberta for people that WORK I mean work not just showing up and trading hours for dollars hard hard workers make the big bucks Quoting: Anonymous Coward 18369222 Hard work! And you're right. Even in my job I have to get up at 5:30 AM and I'm not home till 6PM traveling to get sales in Sask, lot's of kms to cover. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 51821120 Canada02/21/2014 11:23 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | ... Quoting: Anonymous Coward 43642585 Kate, hes lying out of his ass. In the 70's there was lots and lots of jobs in Canada, especially Ontario. manufacturing still existed back in the 70's and all my buddies were in it the second they were old enough to work. After highschool you had two options. Take a trade and succeed in about 3-5 years, or go to College for the same amount of time and take a chance on one of the new computer fields. Fast forward to late 78, jobs were still good, and out of nowhere computers just take off right around 1981-1984 for the first time giving even more opporutunity to get jobs. Most people in the 70's and 80's canada were not poor in the slightest, most just had no idea how to save their cash properly. People on here who know me, know that I'm not a liar. There were jobs in Windsor in assembly line work, but I was not about to be a slave for 30 years, nor was I about to be a school teacher or social worker. I wanted a life of adventure and prosperity and I went out and got it, in the USA You mean the unemployment capital of canada? Chysler is demanding govt monies to continue operations there.. If chrysler shuts down ...buh bye ...welcome to flint canada we called Windsor a "lunch bucket town", the reason we went to college was to escape the dreariness of it and get something better in life. You dont have to tell me that , i live in tecumseh , and my son attends the u |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 52153964 Canada02/21/2014 11:24 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: CANADA falling apart Pin this all Canada is full of fuckery. They try and take you money and keep you broke!! The more bills the better. Tax bill, water, hydro, heating, property tax bill, insurance, etc, and they keep raising the rates, even though your not making more. I feel sorry for condo owners! I sold a little while ago and I feel great! Freedom! Quoting: newworldnew 53432532 Wait just one minute. You guys in Canada kept telling us in the U.S. that you had free or Universal Healthcare and how wonderful it was. Seems to me you would have lots of "extra" money saved on healthcare to pay all those other bills. Am I missing something or did you guys lie to us? Nothing is free. We pay a huge amount of taxes for that and the health care is horrible. they'd rather kill you than cure you. |
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| Morpheus User ID: 1085794 United States02/21/2014 11:37 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Canada is falling apart at the seams lately Quoting: Anonymous Coward 50885601 -Our Dollar is dropping like a lead weight -Canada Post is increasing all prices by approx 35 % there 5 point action plan is a dissaster for the public [link to www.canadapost.ca (secure)] - Natural Gas prices up over 6 $ per KJ (We have fields and fields of capped gas wells that have being waiting for this) Get ready next week for another polar vortex bla bla bla -Bills for water/sewer up over 10 % What is going on all of a sudden, they want to inflate inflation by any means possible...Wake up people you are being tested..... No different than the rest of the world. And for that I salute you.  |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 49338459 Canada02/21/2014 11:44 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I been hearing there are 3 million Chinese coming here ,look at new jersey they are taken 1000.s of Syrian refugeezs Quoting: Anonymous Coward 18369222 I'd rather have Chinese. I live in Hongcouver, B.C. We have lots and lots of them, glad to send you some out in Saskabush. No problem. Unfortunately, they wouldn't be caught dead there. Life is too difficult. Just saying. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 18369222 Canada02/21/2014 11:45 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | It is different then the rest of the world we elected these people and the should be representing the people not controlling them so put the bs flag down because what it stands for is being scared BS ,the rest of the world is rioting killing nasty riots ,wars .Figure you can handle this hmmm |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 52153964 Canada02/21/2014 11:46 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Canada needs about 3% of all the resource in the country to keep out 34.5 million population to be looked after. we need to get our resources to countries (china , india, ect... that need and have the capitol to use our extra we have to offer. biggest issue with canada is we don't have enough people that will live in places that have the resource so we can't sell it fast enough to fuel the economy . to much land not enough humans to work the land is the problem. a low dollar mean we are a better deal for the rest of the world(worked for china) we just have a way higher standard of living that cost 10 times more then the east. I really hate this scenario. I'd rather have a lower population with a hell of a lot less immigrants,especially immigrants from third world countries. I'd rather have fewer entitlements, less infrastructure, less government. We can't afford to pay for it anyway. Allowing all those older immigrants in (especially the grand parents of immigrants caused financial hardships and is the reason why the retirement age was raised to 67 |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 18369222 Canada02/21/2014 11:48 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 49338459 Canada02/21/2014 11:50 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Canada is full of fuckery. They try and take you money and keep you broke!! The more bills the better. Tax bill, water, hydro, heating, property tax bill, insurance, etc, and they keep raising the rates, even though your not making more. I feel sorry for condo owners! I sold a little while ago and I feel great! Freedom! Quoting: newworldnew 53432532 Wait just one minute. You guys in Canada kept telling us in the U.S. that you had free or Universal Healthcare and how wonderful it was. Seems to me you would have lots of "extra" money saved on healthcare to pay all those other bills. Am I missing something or did you guys lie to us? . Its not that bad here, people are just complainers, lots of people living much better then many in the US. Canada is a great country, lots of tax's but free healthcare for all and Canadian beer is great! Also you will not loose on real estate here, its just like NY city price only goes up, no housing bubble yet a great investment. The average house in GTA is $547k and expected to rise 7.8% this year, where else can you make $42k profit on your house per year? Jeez man. Do you have any capacity for research or independent thought? No wonder people think that Canucks are complete dolts. Time for you to get your cuddle blanky and go sleepy-by.  |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 15170057 Canada02/21/2014 11:56 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 50885601 Canada02/21/2014 11:56 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Carbon Tax [link to www.fin.gov.bc.ca] let start inventing any kind of a tax that you guys want.. Im gonna start --- Toilet paper tax----- |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 2890226 Canada02/22/2014 12:07 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Isn't Quebec starting to angle toward another one of their secession referenda? Quoting: Double O Zero I was reading the other day that the provincial government is looking to call early elections and wants to put out another white paper. That, coupled with more stringent language police, seems like a precursor to try three. I've always wondered how people outside Quebec feel about all the special privileges the Quebecois get. I'll sum it up, if they can up and choose to leave Canada, why cant we up and vote to kick them out? Other than poutine, easy women with bad accents, the Habs and inspiration on how to riot, I dont think they've contributed much. |
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| *Ozone Baby* User ID: 53904957 Canada02/22/2014 12:12 AM  Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Canada is falling apart at the seams lately Quoting: Anonymous Coward 50885601 -Our Dollar is dropping like a lead weight -Canada Post is increasing all prices by approx 35 % there 5 point action plan is a dissaster for the public [link to www.canadapost.ca (secure)] - Natural Gas prices up over 6 $ per KJ (We have fields and fields of capped gas wells that have being waiting for this) Get ready next week for another polar vortex bla bla bla -Bills for water/sewer up over 10 % What is going on all of a sudden, they want to inflate inflation by any means possible...Wake up people you are being tested..... I haven't read through the thread but I'm pretty confident that someone here would have already mentioned to the OP that a dropping Canadian dollar, although it may suck for Canadians wanting to spend US dollars in whatever way, is actually good for the country because it makes our exports cheaper thus more attractive on the world market. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Resident Led Zeppelin Expert (ask me anything!) Traveler of both time and space Fuck Trudeau. mRNA-Free and Proud. "The essence of the independent mind lies not in what it thinks, but in how it thinks.' ~ Chris Hitchens |
| *Ozone Baby* User ID: 53904957 Canada02/22/2014 12:16 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Love the land here, was born in northern Ontario too, Thunder Bay, my Dad is a retired OPP. I moved to Saskatchewan in a transfer with my job with Air Canada, I was a flight attendant. I fell in love with this province because it has lakes like northern Ontario up north, I need to be near water!!!! The southern part of the province are farmers, they want to be left alone. It feels free'er here IMO. I think people are beginning to realize this about Saskatchewan. I'm a die hard Rider fan too! This province is always positive and works hard! It was an under dog for years in this nation, not anymore. Montana is good! I love it here. Lived here all my life. If I lived in the US Montana would be where I'd be. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Resident Led Zeppelin Expert (ask me anything!) Traveler of both time and space Fuck Trudeau. mRNA-Free and Proud. "The essence of the independent mind lies not in what it thinks, but in how it thinks.' ~ Chris Hitchens |
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