Not that crap. No.

It was an example of marketing bollox. You mention M&C and most people think of champers. Anyone who knows about champagne and hears M&C thinks "Watneys Red Barrel". Over-priced Krep.

The Spanish stuff in the black bottle is pretty good, though.

Funny, as I was going to make the comparison to Glenfiddich, the most widely known and best selling, but underwhelmingly nasty single malt out there.

I'll drink it of course, but not if Im paying.

GF is a very good example. Well-known; well-marketed; excellent for stripping paint. I can't even swallow the stuff. It hurts.

MacAllan, on the other hand.......... Or preferably both hands.....

Hmm, my favourite too, but at $70+ a bottle I have to rely on my old man to bring it as a duty free gift when they visit. Jamesons for me I'm afraid If Im paying...needs must while the kids are still the main priority and Im the only one working

My scotish grandparents are probably spining in the grave at the consuption of whisky with an e

I have a question - how do they work out property taxes? Square footage? Bedrooms? Presence of local amenities? Is there a guide online somewhere?

Cheers, Iain

Absolutely the best. If you have the cash buy the 18yr old as a treat.

Balvenie Doublewood is a close second.

Glenfiddich is horsep**s and reminds me of old drunk men at New Years parties. Bleugh

Well, if money is no object there is always the 50 year old.





$8799 a bottle at an LCBO near you!

Fraction of the market value.

Market value..in general terms

The site you seek is MPAC. Its frames so you will have to find it yourself.

http://www.mpac.ca/

To establish your property’s assessed value, MPAC analyzes property sales in your community. This method is called Current Value Assessment.

It is used by most assessment jurisdictions in Canada and throughout the world. In addition to sales, we look at the key features of every property. As many as 200 factors are considered when assessing the value of a residential property. Five major factors usually account for 85% of the value:

location;

lot dimensions;

living area;

age of the property, adjusted for any major renovations or additions; and

quality of construction.
Other features that may affect value include: number of bathrooms, fireplaces, garages, pools, whether properties have water frontage, and so on.

Oh, I'll have two bottle then please and keep the change from that $20000 bill I gave you.

Unfortunately, money is always an object.

Hence the Jameson in the cupboard

I know. I wish I'd brought more than a case of Macallen when I emigrated. We were lucky in that Souvette's "diplomatic" status in the UK allowed her to return with duty free booze. We came here with lots. Seriously lots. On reflection, we should have bought much, much more.

Butch,

When we lived in Ranchlands we had what was called a "restrictive covenant" which dictated the type and colour of fencing we could build and as I understood it the exterior colour of your house. I understood it was registered with the city and became in a sense a bylaw type thing.

Not sure if you've heard anything like this for Tuscany I've never thought of it until now so haven't asked my sons.

To the OP there are many types of siding on Canadian homes mostly it's vinyl but there is also wood, aluminum and some type of concrete. All but the wood come pre-painted.

Cheers
Steve

When I lived in the Condo cum low security prison in Oakville, you weren't allowed to even paint the exterior of your house

FWIW the new house in Toronto is over 100 years old and has vinyl siding. I'm thinking of changing it to wood.

Moet & Shandon anyone...


Give me a Freiexient or a Lanson any time over that cats pee masquerading as the good stuff. And don't even get me started on Mumms

Thanks for all your replies everyone. This is almost my favourite thread now.
A) I started it and got some answers and B) it rapidly changed direction onto alcohol. Brill

Judy - when you say I might have more to worry about than the colour of my house - well, have you heard of those women that buy a car simply because it's a beautiful shade of blue? Well .....

dbd - point taken about the house of anyone's dreams having siding - however, my 'next' house of my dreams, within my budget, will have, on this occasion, some fab wooden or vinyl sidings - 'till I win those millions - then crikey, I would go for gold-plated, jewel-incrusted sidings ('cos it's more expensive, have I got that bit right?) - even if my house is (hush my mouth) not in Canada.


Thanks again all ...