tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14919964.post865239290935476349..comments2024-01-28T05:18:54.339-08:00Comments on The Pedalogue: State of Affairs - Oil, Gas, HousingLeslie:http://www.blogger.com/profile/11964698251137788839noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14919964.post-13684554031346764652008-10-10T11:32:00.000-07:002008-10-10T11:32:00.000-07:00jill thanks for your input. But I still believe th...<A>jill</A> thanks for your input. But I still believe that if you can't afford something, you should not go into it just "because there's nothing cheaper." One of my best friends is a real estate agent and she and her husband have worked all their lives renting houses. Finally, with their children all grown and with 2 grandchildren, they have purchased their FIRST home! They are in their late 50s! People have to get out of that immature attitude of "I want it and I want it NOW no matter what!" It never works out.Leslie:https://www.blogger.com/profile/11964698251137788839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14919964.post-64666750556792453092008-10-10T06:08:00.000-07:002008-10-10T06:08:00.000-07:00A curly moustache. Yes I can imagine it vividly. B...A curly moustache. Yes I can imagine it vividly. But I wanted to say that mainly thanks to our natural resources, which we so generously "give away" Canada will not become the second U.S. and that is one of the things that comfort me at night when I sometimes worry about what is happening. Well until someone comes and messes it all up. And to answer some comments about "why do you buy if you can´t afford it?". Simply because there isn´t anything cheaper and people always, no matter how near minded it seems, look for the easiest way. And that is what the U.S. gov. gave them. but nobody looked at the bad side of it. Rarely someone does.<BR/>And with this I leave, hoping for the better.<BR/>JillAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14919964.post-16851130568871517182008-10-10T02:49:00.000-07:002008-10-10T02:49:00.000-07:00Great post...here from David's, for that I give th...Great post...here from David's, for that I give thanks.<BR/><BR/>I'm a Brit and know only what I hear and read about politics in the US and Canada. What I do know is that when America sneezes, we catch a cold, or flu, or pheumonia.<BR/>this time it seems we have caught a disease which might prove fatal. Our local Councils have invested our money, the money we pay in local taxes, and invested abroad, specifically in Iceland. Now that bank has bust and our money is gone. Doesn't take a genius to work out that our taxes will go up, and up. So we are paying our own money back. Whoopeee! And the culprits? Og they are still living the high life and making excuses, passing bucks and pretending they care. Don't get me started. Do you feel like being our Prime Minister?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14919964.post-53878526249863929532008-10-09T13:51:00.000-07:002008-10-09T13:51:00.000-07:00I must admit that I didn't know about Canada sendi...I must admit that I didn't know about Canada sending oil to America, so I have learnt something tonight.<BR/>Not long to go now with all this political bickering!Maggie Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183886005936250976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14919964.post-30148430752083331452008-10-08T19:17:00.000-07:002008-10-08T19:17:00.000-07:00cedar - you're hilarious! We could serve up tea an...<A>cedar</A> - you're hilarious! We could serve up tea and crumpets during "tease" fire times. Har Har!Leslie:https://www.blogger.com/profile/11964698251137788839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14919964.post-22116677351195389602008-10-08T18:38:00.000-07:002008-10-08T18:38:00.000-07:00Hey Leslie I know this. I keep asking my Represent...Hey Leslie I know this. I keep asking my Representitives why don't we invade Canada? We could bus the troops in and they could come home on weekends. No one wants to listen.Cedarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15084468926734824846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14919964.post-63779444394707091582008-10-08T12:08:00.000-07:002008-10-08T12:08:00.000-07:00Oil's well that ends well - especially your last s...Oil's well that ends well - especially your last sentence, Leslie!!david mcmahonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18009095220051075552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14919964.post-38292459525519222092008-10-08T11:24:00.000-07:002008-10-08T11:24:00.000-07:00Whatever you do, dont tell Sarah Palin she's looki...Whatever you do, dont tell Sarah Palin she's looking at the wrong neighboring country ... <BR/><BR/>:-DarylDarylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08241795455748298624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14919964.post-14278298804453880522008-10-08T10:01:00.000-07:002008-10-08T10:01:00.000-07:00I agree, Nancy. When I got married, we lived in a ...I agree, Nancy. When I got married, we lived in a rented apartment with used furniture. My husband went to school and I worked. Then my in-laws allowed us to rent their old and very small house (about 800 sq ft) for a nominal amount so we could save to buy a house. We finally were able to move our used furniture into a new build, but with an unfinished basement. <BR/>Now it seems young marrieds HAVE to have a house, all brand new furniture including the wide-screen TV, two cars, and a pool BEFORE they get married! I just don't get it.Leslie:https://www.blogger.com/profile/11964698251137788839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14919964.post-75400320754985484602008-10-08T09:25:00.000-07:002008-10-08T09:25:00.000-07:00I really didn't know that about the oil, so thanks...I really didn't know that about the oil, so thanks!!! I feel way more informed now. <BR/><BR/>My husband and I were just talking last nite about all these young people having it "all" right when they get married. I think that struggle to save money to buy a home, then save to get furniture, microwaves and the like is good for building character and accountability. We knew what we could and couldn't afford, even if the bank didn't. <BR/><BR/>We need to all take some personal responsibility in the US! Don't spend more than you make!nancygraycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05288996419936475583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14919964.post-77701910828246964652008-10-08T08:13:00.000-07:002008-10-08T08:13:00.000-07:00LeslieYou make more sense than the Prime Minister ...Leslie<BR/>You make more sense than the Prime Minister candidates here in Canada and the Presidential candidates in the US.<BR/>You go girlfriend!!!<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://wwwbearnaked.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">Bear((( ))) </A>Bear Nakedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10911207797995309155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14919964.post-31620752884256486542008-10-08T07:58:00.000-07:002008-10-08T07:58:00.000-07:00Thank you! The whole housing thing is aggravating...Thank you! The whole housing thing is aggravating to me, everyone seems to have forgotten that old adage 'live within your means' - I don't love the lenders who enabled the unrealistic buyers, but I really wish the buyers would all get a clue and calculate what they can really AFFORD. <BR/><BR/>As for petrol and oil, you are right on the money, I'm living in the USA and the average American do es NOT know where their oil comes from. They are being scared into stereotypes of the Middle East.<BR/><BR/>The debates are just PR to me, I prefer to research their voting record on the issues they're discussing to see what they REALLY did. So jaded :) Ah well, it makes for great political cartoons...<BR/><BR/>Health care, I just have to shake my head on that one, I work in the healthcare system and can't understand why we can afford global war, donate billions to dictators around the world, and not cover basic healthcare for everyone ...Sue McGettiganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18006807015011119262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14919964.post-87584832970156039862008-10-08T05:18:00.000-07:002008-10-08T05:18:00.000-07:00The financial crisis is probably due to the expens...The financial crisis is probably due to the expensive wars America is fighting in the Middle East. We all have to suffer financial losses because mr. Bush wanted us to participate. Well if I could vote, I would vote for Louis La Vache! LOL.Reader Wilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06384603525251159272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14919964.post-89772274968548052752008-10-08T03:33:00.000-07:002008-10-08T03:33:00.000-07:00Dear Leslie, here I am at last able to enjoy all y...Dear Leslie, here I am at last able to enjoy all your photos on your blog as I now have a very fast (yes! at long last) broadband and the dialup has be tossed out the window......I have taken the last half hour enjoying what I have wanted to do for many! Many months and that is to see your photos.<BR/><BR/>I so very much loved the photo of you and your delish!! dessert!! and friend on a summers day. Also the tribute to your dear dad Jack what a wonderful memory in pictures you shared with us. And the story that made me yes smile about your husband and your birthday....why you even brought a tear to my eye to be able to watch and hear the Delta police pipe band play one of my dear Scottish dad's favourite tunes. Your tribute to a day we will never forget was a good reminder of how life was before during and after sept 11..............but dear Leslie, to hear the laughter and see the video of Noah & Eden touched my heart like nothing else could it was worth the wait to get broadband just to see that little girl watching her brother with love and to hear her nanni's voice of encouragement making her laugh. I am truly blessed with my darlings as you are truly blessed with the love of these darlings. We I know find such joy in our grandchildren and I thank you from the bottom of my heart for sharing that very moment with us.....<BR/><BR/>With much love and now many more visits from a speedy! Rushing around the world blogger that is living her life now at lightning!! speed In the world of blog AT LAST!!<BR/><BR/>Hugs Always Lee-annPear tree cottage!https://www.blogger.com/profile/10056634124523395270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14919964.post-66312114500837208412008-10-08T02:48:00.000-07:002008-10-08T02:48:00.000-07:00As an outsider I stand and applaud you!I don't kno...As an outsider I stand and applaud you!<BR/><BR/>I don't know jack about the candidates or what it is like to live in America or Canada right now. What I do know is that I agree 100% with your sentiments and your principles. Why are folks buying what they can't afford? I do not own my house - I rent. Why is the US so obsessed with the Middle East? That one stumps me. If they get their oil and petrol from Canada, what's the problem? And how come no one noticed it came from Canada? *scratching head*<BR/><BR/>And "gas" (petrol) prices? - don't get me started. Thank you for bringing up what we pay! We pay FOUR TIMES what the American pays. I always say to my American friends that I sympathise with rising prices (we all have 'em) but I cannot agree that their price of petrol is 'extortionate' or 'over the top'. Not when I would give my eye teeth to pay a quarter of what I am paying now and have it considered "expensive". ;0)Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01247084030899971480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14919964.post-52584526487664058432008-10-08T02:17:00.000-07:002008-10-08T02:17:00.000-07:00A very telling 2cents(C)., Leslie.I knew Canada su...A very telling 2cents(C)., Leslie.<BR/>I knew Canada supplies most oil, I did not know about refined petroleum, and I find that surprising. Is their refining capacity so low ?<BR/>Those cartoon are gems.<BR/>And no, I don't find it strange you watch the goings on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14919964.post-51808366335941703402008-10-07T22:22:00.000-07:002008-10-07T22:22:00.000-07:00Josie, yes and I wonder if they realise that it's ...Josie, yes and I wonder if they realise that it's Canadians that are over "there" fighting with them and getting killed just like they are?Leslie:https://www.blogger.com/profile/11964698251137788839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14919964.post-16334596769379022572008-10-07T22:21:00.000-07:002008-10-07T22:21:00.000-07:00You never know, Katney! We were ahead of y'all for...You never know, Katney! We were ahead of y'all for a while, but now it's anyone's guess! :DLeslie:https://www.blogger.com/profile/11964698251137788839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14919964.post-17903864705268779892008-10-07T22:20:00.000-07:002008-10-07T22:20:00.000-07:00Louis! Louis! Oh yeah! We gotta go!Yay Louis! LOLLouis! Louis! Oh yeah! We gotta go!<BR/><BR/>Yay Louis! LOLLeslie:https://www.blogger.com/profile/11964698251137788839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14919964.post-13628126153169425952008-10-07T21:50:00.000-07:002008-10-07T21:50:00.000-07:00Leslie, you should check out this article about ho...Leslie, you should check out this article about <A HREF="http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/story.html?id=ee79f6b1-b781-4d9c-831c-1151346c5dd3" REL="nofollow">hospital wait lists.</A> It was done by the Fraser Institute. BC has the second shortest wait list in Canada. But the main thing is, we have the best universal health care.<BR/><BR/>And yes, Iraq and Kuwait are way down the list on the table of countries that provide oil and petroleum to the US. Canada provides more oil and petroleum to the US than most of the other countries <EM>combined</EM>. And yet it is never mentioned in any of the (*cough*) Presidential debates. They keep talking about reliance on oil from the Middle East, but in reality it comes from <EM>ta-da</EM> Canada!<BR/><BR/>I love Americans, but America is not the greatest country in the world (.... she says, ducking for cover ....)Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03382221688268676914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14919964.post-75722050743992848582008-10-07T21:44:00.000-07:002008-10-07T21:44:00.000-07:00And that 2 cents is almost equal now to the US 2 c...And that 2 cents is almost equal now to the US 2 cents again and probably will soon be worth more.Katneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13702911535481192870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14919964.post-4898382272099337802008-10-07T21:39:00.000-07:002008-10-07T21:39:00.000-07:00Here is a candidate for President that you know, b...Here is a candidate for President that you know, but you didn't know was running!<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.tsgnet.com/pres.php?id=52383&altf=Mpvjt&altl=mb1Wbdif" REL="nofollow">Surprise Candidate</A>Louis la Vachehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09039777863022193315noreply@blogger.com