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p.s. maybe it is a Canadian thing. Explain to me why a HONDA made in Canada (Alliston) sells for 24% more in Canada then the same car sold in the US (still made in Canada) when the US-CDN exchange rate is only 11 cents on the dollar? Why does a $23500 ($26085 Canadian) car in the US sell for $32000 in Canada and then you get to add 14% tax on top of the gouge? There are some inequities and I do not believe it is the customer's "moral compass" or "lack" of one thats causing the inequity!
I figure that's most probably because the Canadian retailers and distributors sell less than the U.S. ones, so they end up buying less from Honda which means they don't get as good a price. At least, that's the way I see it. :)
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My 'moral compass' reference has NOTHING to do with pricing... I'm all for finding a good deal. At the same time, I don't think that good deal should come at the cost of a retailer'ss time and effort.
[...] Should you buy from yyzcanuck.com because it's marginally cheaper or... go back to Fin because you've used his resources to make a buying decision. My compass points to Fin. Your compass can point any direction it wants.
I stand by my views on ProDeals too. The ProDeal is in place because manufacturers want to maximize sales to the general public. This is done by having defacto reps (snow professionals) using their equipment on the slope. Potential new customers, most of which are quite impressionable as they've just entered into the sport, will see the equipment and buy the same stuff.
Spot on. I couldn't have said it better.
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The schedule has just been updated on Oct. 25. and is now available on the CSF homepage -- click on the Canadian Open logo on the lower right-hand corner of the CSF homepage or click here
Mont Blanc is on the schedule for a PGS race. I guess they'll be using run #30 on the north mountain. But I seem to remember it being a little too narrow at the bottom -- the same problem they have at Avila. I guess they'll do like what they did at Avila: make the last several gates practically straight.
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They may be doing what Head has been doing for a few years: sell alpine equipment, but don't put it on their site or in their catalog.
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I have no idea why I just follow the rules.
Well, one way around that is to wear mitts and then put massive gloves over you mitts.
Do those big foam gloves like the "We're #1" ones count as gloves ? :lol:I take it it was a US national rule or regional rule. I remember seeing Rosie Fletcher wearing gloves in a world cup PSL race around 2003.
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I ALWAYS ride mitts except when Im racing (not allowed)
Huh !? Why aren't mitts allowed for racing ?
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The Honda and Telus races are NorAms. Here are the rules: http://www.csf.ca/events/hproam.html
In the past, you only needed to have a race permit from a provincial snowboard association for the non-NorAm races. I don't know if it has to be from the association of the province in which the race is being held, since I never competed outside the province I live in.
I'm sure Rob can say more.
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Hey folks, I just noticed the CSF posted the 2007 schedule:
http://www.csf.ca/CSF_Events_20007_ver1.pdf
I already notified them about the error in the info for the Jan 13-14 event.
I suspect the 'xx' indicates there will be 2 races those days, raising the question : does that mean that a 'xxx' in the box indicates there will be 3 races or that they'll be racing nude ? :)
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Never had any of my boards stolen. I usually lock up my alpine board (Sims Burner 162, green model), but not always.
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U can also try Obsession shop in Laval (obshop.com). They used to sell alpine gear a few years ago and they still have a few things. I saw a Oxygen Proton 168 (I think it was...) . Brand new, still in wraper. It's not the latest model, but they are really negotiable since the stock is kept in the stockroom and they want to get rid of everything!!!!
I second that. A few years ago I bought a brand new Sims Burner for half price at their Montreal store. The model was something like 2 years old, but it was untouched. Apparently one of the last ones Sims produced.
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It depends how you produce your electricity. In Québec, we use hydroelectricity, but in the US, oil and coal are more common.
Yeah, but not all of the electricity we use is hydroelectricity. If I remember correctly something like 90% of it is hydro. I'll try to track down the number.
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Not a lot of anglo canadians saw the movie though... you're one of the only i know !
There's a second one: my youngest brother. He really liked it. But then again, NHL is his religion and apparently 'Bad Cop, Bon Cop' has several NHL references in it. :)
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Skategoat... please at least do NOT compare Radio-Canada and CBC.
I know it's the same entity, but there are HUGE differences between both TV channels..... CBC is a lot towards american programming and Radio-Can programs only (except for Lost and Desperate housewives) canadian content.
I second that. It's kind of like the difference between the federal Liberal party and the Quebec Liberal party (a separate provincial party). However, the types of stories that are covered by the news on CBC and Radio-Can are pretty-much the same. Both prioritize their stories rather similarly and they both prioritize the stories siginificantly different from the U.S. channels. That was the point that Michael Moore was trying to make in his movies (I believe it was Farenheit 9/11).
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REI is the MEC equivalent in the U.S.
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Oooo, congrats for sure.
I'm major envious. Hopefully, I'll be able to arrange to arrange to stay abroad for a few months when I go back to school in a few years. That's the one thing I really regret not doing when I was doing my bachelors.Ah well, there are always other opportunities.
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They really should have paid attention in physics class. Unless, of course, this occured while they were skipping it. :lol:
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Funniest stuff I've seen in while !
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Isn't this the first year they're offering the Titanal boards to the public ?
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sorry, but...laws do not deter, prevent, or fix crime.
I disagree on the deterrence part. I think it does deter crimes, but you just don't see it. In order to know how much of a deterrent a given law is, you would have to know how many people wanted to perform an act that violates the law, but didn't perform it because it was against the law. I think that would be hard to find out. I guess you could ask people if they've ever been so angry that they want to kill someone and why didn't they go through with it. But I doubt that would be even reasonably accurate.
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The nutbar in this latest shooting was using an automatic weapon which is already illegal so I don't get the logic behind stricter rules for shotguns and deer rifles. Ultimately no amount of legislation is going to stop a truly dedicated lunatic from doing some damage.
From the info I've read, he was carrying 3 guns:
- Baretta CX4 Storm semi-automatic
- Glock handgun
- 12-guage shotgun (which I thought was considered a longgun)
He obtained them legally and had all the legal required papers to own the guns.
I agree, no law will stop anyone who's truly determined to do damage.
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- Baretta CX4 Storm semi-automatic
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Shootings don't happen in Canada, Michael Moore told me so.
Yeah, that's almost as ridiculous as when he said '...and this is a Canadian slums' (or ghetto, I don't remember) and pointed to some very clean, well kept rows of housing. I can easily show you parts of Montreal that are as bad as the slums I've seen in the U.S.
Sometimes I wonder if that guy is getting paid by the Canadian government.
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seems like school shootings are...common...in Canada?
I wouldn't say it's common, but it is happening more and more often. You can see a list of school shootings in north america here: http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2006/09/13/1834545-cp.html
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Hey Ernie, I'm really glad to see you're weren't hurt.
I just heard on the news, that the police have confirmed that one student has died.
I haven't been involved in any of the shootings that happened in Montreal, but I know people who have been involved in each of them.
In 1989 I was a student at Dawson College when the Universite de Montreal massacre happened. A girl I was working with during a summer job was at the university during the shooting. She was uninjured.
My brother was a student at Concordia during the Fabrikant shooting in 1992. He was also uninjured.
A former classmate of mine at Dawson and Concordia is currently teaching Electronics at Dawson. I don't know what's happened with him, since we lost contact with each other several years ago. I hope he's alright.
This has got to stop.
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Ironically, one of the ten commandments is "Thou shall not kill" but killing other mammals for food is OK I guess.
Perhaps everyone in the meat processing industry is athiest. :lol:
Baby humans should drink mother's milk not cow milk;Someone told me years ago that humans are the only animals that drink milk of another animal. I was shocked, since I had never thought of that before. I guess the other animals don't have access to artificial inseination like humans do.
somehow this all sounds weird and not well thought out...Are you saying it wasn't "created" or "designed" ? :)
On more possitive note, organic restaurants are springing up here and doing very well. At least two vegetarian restaurants are here, and vegans are catered for. Healthy competition between whole foods and wild oats will soon take another turn.
Yeah, that's one thing I noticed when I visited Boulder last year, but I thought the vegetarian/organic culture was there for a long time. I found it really interesting. Kind-of like having Vancouver in Alberta. :lol:
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Do those big foam gloves like the "We're #1" ones count as gloves ? :lol:
shops that cut deals??
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That's what I usually aim for too. The best part is that the deals you get are for the stuff money usually can't buy. e.g. insider info on upcoming products or sales; queue jumping and other preferential treatment.
It's worked especially well for me for car rentals -- the rental company's official policy is that you can't choose the model of car you want. But, after renting from the same place often and becoming a regular, the employees at the place would let me choose the model I wanted and even moved me up the queue when I was in a rush.
To me, that kind of deal is definitely worth the money.
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