07-13-2011, 10:37 PM
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Appealing my suspension
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Just outside Enemy Lines
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My wife went to a vet clinic one time for her one cat that I really don't care for and dropped like $600 to find out nothing.
Currently I'm not crazy about paying $600 for credit card theft that I reported, got an affidavit for, only to have the Canada Post strike screw up my return. Since I didn't get this back to them by the specified date....it's assumed that I did make those charges. Worse...if you're going to steal my credit card info and waste $600, why do it at a freaking day spa.
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Last edited by Sylvanfan; 07-13-2011 at 10:40 PM.
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07-14-2011, 07:44 AM
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#122
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Calgary.
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Originally Posted by Jake
I live in Vancouver. Every time I pay an extra 30 cents/l at the gas pump or 12% HST on something I've purchased I die a little inside.
I need to move. Soon.
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I hear ya on that. Took the motorbike from Calgary (110.9 that day) to Fernie (131.9 that day).
I'm sure some of that is the "Middle of nowhere" premium, but to put almost $30 into a motorcycle is proof that someone's getting screwed in a big way.
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07-14-2011, 09:13 AM
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#123
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Calgary
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First property tax bill on the new house. Bit of a shock to the system vs. the condo we moved out of.
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07-14-2011, 10:34 AM
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#124
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First Line Centre
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I sometimes find it hard to pay my internet bi...
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07-14-2011, 10:55 AM
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#125
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Bankview
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I went to the Spearmint Rhino in Vegas two years ago. Went to grab my bill and looked down at a 1800 dollar bill... I had to take out a cash advance on my credit card, having to explain that bill to my ex was awful..
Now, I don't frequent the strip clubs anymore...
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07-14-2011, 11:00 AM
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#126
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wins 10 internets
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: slightly to the left
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Originally Posted by BBQorMILDEW
I went to the Spearmint Rhino in Vegas two years ago. Went to grab my bill and looked down at a 1800 dollar bill... I had to take out a cash advance on my credit card, having to explain that bill to my ex was awful..
Now, I don't frequent the strip clubs anymore...
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this was my experience with Sapphire's. got stupidly drunk then found myself in the private champagne room. that was an embarrassing bill to pay off
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07-14-2011, 11:04 AM
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#127
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Norm!
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Originally Posted by BBQorMILDEW
I went to the Spearmint Rhino in Vegas two years ago. Went to grab my bill and looked down at a 1800 dollar bill... I had to take out a cash advance on my credit card, having to explain that bill to my ex was awful..
Now, I don't frequent the strip clubs anymore...
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Wouldn't that be like 40 lap dances?
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07-14-2011, 11:58 AM
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#129
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: sector 7G
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always hate paying condo fees, when they clearly did very little for me. I happily sold my condo and bought a house (between the new mortgage and no condo fees, I gained 400 square feet and paid less money)
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07-14-2011, 12:00 PM
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wins 10 internets
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: slightly to the left
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Originally Posted by habernac
always hate paying condo fees, when they clearly did very little for me. I happily sold my condo and bought a house (between the new mortgage and no condo fees, I gained 400 square feet and paid less money)
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are you factoring in your utilities with that? most condo fees cover most if not all utilities, so i don't mind paying them when i'm only on the hook for my electric bill
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07-14-2011, 12:09 PM
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#131
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by BBQorMILDEW
I went to the Spearmint Rhino in Vegas two years ago. Went to grab my bill and looked down at a 1800 dollar bill... I had to take out a cash advance on my credit card, having to explain that bill to my ex was awful..
Now, I don't frequent the strip clubs anymore...
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You were by yourself and got no sex for $1,800? That is terrible...
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07-14-2011, 12:29 PM
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#132
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Franchise Player
Join Date: May 2004
Location: YSJ (1979-2002) -> YYC (2002-2022) -> YVR (2022-present)
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Originally Posted by Hemi-Cuda
are you factoring in your utilities with that? most condo fees cover most if not all utilities, so i don't mind paying them when i'm only on the hook for my electric bill
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Also don't forget routine repairs and maintenance to your house that would be covered by the condo board if you were living in a condo? Ditto for things like landscaping and snow/ice removal.
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07-14-2011, 12:33 PM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Calgary.
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I'm amazed that nobody has answered "Gates" or "Shatner".
Microsoft stuff costs a fortune, as does a photo-op with old Captain Kirk.
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07-14-2011, 12:38 PM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Calgary.
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Originally Posted by MarchHare
Also don't forget routine repairs and maintenance to your house that would be covered by the condo board if you were living in a condo? Ditto for things like landscaping and snow/ice removal.
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This argument always kills me.
I've crunched the "Condo Fees versus Household Costs" equation so many times that I've lost count, and the only solid conclusion I've ever come up is the most obvious one:
In a condo, you pay a modest premium for convenience. With a home, you save a modest premium by putting in some effort.
My only real fear living in a condo (which I do) is a special assessment that I have zero control over. But hey, stuff happens to houses all the time as well.
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07-14-2011, 12:58 PM
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#135
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Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Crowsnest Pass
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Originally Posted by JustAnotherGuy
Paying $1200 to the lawyer so he could pay out the various credit cards and personal taxes owing when I did that consolidation loan a few years back. eff'n lawyer.
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So lawyers should prepare and register your new mortgage, search title, search taxes, obtain an insurance binder, obtain RPR, request funds, pay out debts, pay out LTO fees, report to client and lender, for free?
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07-14-2011, 01:09 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: sector 7G
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Originally Posted by Hemi-Cuda
are you factoring in your utilities with that? most condo fees cover most if not all utilities, so i don't mind paying them when i'm only on the hook for my electric bill
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Our condo fees covered none of that. Just snow removal (which I did myself as I was tired of waiting for it to be done) and lawn care (the lawn was so small, it would have taken me about 5 minutes to cut it using scissors).
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07-14-2011, 01:12 PM
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#137
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Franchise Player
Join Date: May 2004
Location: YSJ (1979-2002) -> YYC (2002-2022) -> YVR (2022-present)
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Originally Posted by habernac
Our condo fees covered none of that. Just snow removal (which I did myself as I was tired of waiting for it to be done) and lawn care (the lawn was so small, it would have taken me about 5 minutes to cut it using scissors).
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Your condo board sucked.
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07-14-2011, 01:13 PM
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#138
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Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Crowsnest Pass
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Originally Posted by habernac
Our condo fees covered none of that. Just snow removal (which I did myself as I was tired of waiting for it to be done) and lawn care (the lawn was so small, it would have taken me about 5 minutes to cut it using scissors).
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Condo fees go to many things, such as, common property expenses, financial statements, insurance for the building, and most importantly to the reserve fund (which often saves owners from having to come up with special assesments).
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07-14-2011, 02:06 PM
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: An all-inclusive.
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Originally Posted by troutman
So lawyers should prepare and register your new mortgage, search title, search taxes, obtain an insurance binder, obtain RPR, request funds, pay out debts, pay out LTO fees, report to client and lender, for free?
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Yes? 
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07-14-2011, 02:15 PM
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: An all-inclusive.
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In all seriousness, anything to do with mechanics and vehicle maintenance pisses me off. It's the only service that I can think of, where I frequently get treated like a rube. I go out of my way to make people not feel like idiots when I explain one of my specialties to them. . . why can't mechanics do the same?
If I treated my clients the way mechanics treat me, I wouldn't have any clients.
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