Comments on: Friday Free-for-all!

By: Limey

Limey — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:37:42 +0000

That was me by the way. I don't like Anonymous posts.

Current score: 0 (to vote for this comment, please visit the site)

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:35:57 +0000

Bob, don't worry mate. A rain will come soon (it is Vancouver after all) and wash these streets clean. It's called high interest rates, and it has the amazing ability to silence those people who have been annoying you at dinner parties for the last 5 years with tales of their Trumponian sized empire. It'll be back to talking about corn and Eugene Levy in no time.

Current score: 2 (to vote for this comment, please visit the site)

By: Girlbear

Girlbear — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:43:04 +0000

$2200/month for a "LARGE" (cough cough) 600 sq ft apt in TV Towers….

someone obviously trying to clear their mortage and HOA fees..

And you don't even get to keep it over the Olympics !

ummm, not for me

http://vancouver.en.craigslist.ca/apa/1279941394….

Current score: 4 (to vote for this comment, please visit the site)

By: DaMann

DaMann — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 12:38:28 +0000

Does inflation include or not include energy? I was always told that energy and housing were excluded, this is what I was told when gas was hitting $1.50 a litre and housing was going up 20% per year, yet interest rates were low. I just read an article stating that we have deflation for the first time in 15 years, due to falling energy costs and housing. What gives?

Current score: 0 (to vote for this comment, please visit the site)

By: jesse

jesse — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 08:41:11 +0000

Miracle: Well it depends how you define "inflation". Yeah sure, the government is "gaming the system". In fact the conspiracy is so complete it's to the point where trillions of dollars being held, issued, and traded on world markets are losing value as well. That's truly amazing stuff but I wouldn't put that one past the central bank cabal, those magnificent sly devils.

Current score: 2 (to vote for this comment, please visit the site)

By: Miracle

Miracle — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 08:27:02 +0000

realpaul / patriotz

inflation / deflation

"The annual rate of increase in the Bank of Canada’s core measure, which eliminates a number of the more volatile series, both energy and non-energy, and thus better reflects the underlying trend in inflation, continues to increase close to the two per cent mid-range target."

http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2009/07/17/inflatio…

According to this article, you are both wrong, at least at present. Volatile sectors are excluded from the monthly calculations, which may just be the feds gaming the system or there may be a reasonable argument there.

Also, it would seem that federal stimuluses have have as yet little inflationary effect. Would be interesting to hear what you guys think of these "official" inflation numbers.

Personally, I think month to month this is impossible to get a handle on, so I'm interested in looking ahead for the long-term trend.

How do you see energy, housing, and stimulus affecting prices twenty-four months from now?

Current score: 1 (to vote for this comment, please visit the site)

By: patriotzed

patriotzed — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 06:03:52 +0000

realpaul: The BOC has continued to print massive quantities of paper driving inflation up as the dollar becomes increasingly worthless. Your dollar buys more house than a year ago - everywhere (including here). And more stocks. And more gas. And more commodities. And about the same amount of most everything else. And rents a bigger condo. What's that called? And what's your definition of "becomes increasingly worthless"?

Current score: 2 (to vote for this comment, please visit the site)

By: other ted

other ted — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 22:42:29 +0000

Bob I have lived in Vancouver and surrounding areas my whole life well up to 3 years ago. I don't remember it every being low key. I always found the peole flaky. Unless you moved here a long time ago like in the sixties I find it hard to believe it was low key when you got here.

Current score: 2 (to vote for this comment, please visit the site)

By: vanguy

vanguy — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 19:32:25 +0000

I too drive over the ironworker's bridge everyday and that dock on the northside use to be full of iron pipes, and lumber. And it is EMPTY. I don't if it's seasonal but there is nothing on it at all. I think the iron was imports, and the wood was exports, and the lack of both is scary. But when I go to the ferry, Delta port looks really busy shipping out coal.

Current score: 4 (to vote for this comment, please visit the site)

By: No Longer Looking

No Longer Looking — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 19:28:28 +0000

BoB, I notice its bad in the trendy yuppie areas like Yaletown and Kits. If you move out to the affordable suburbs, you'll find where the friendly, down-to-earth people went. Or even better, check out places like the Sunshine Coast.

Current score: 8 (to vote for this comment, please visit the site)