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It's okay at Sunrise. ;)

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That’s ok then. I wouldn’t want to be shot. :tape:

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I remember my grandfather having one of these in the last few years of his career, according to a US inflation calculator, that amount in 1988 is 2,612 in 2020.

https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/british...0cc4dc728b.jpg

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Wonder if the province will in the end keep the $300 increase to disability they have been providing the last few months, its currently slated to end in August. Apparently 4% of the BC population is on either social assistance or disability. The previous BC Liberals (they really hate the poor and disabled) let the rates sit nearly a decade without any raise, the NDP did raise the amounts a bit in 2017 and 2019 however but still far below what an adult needs to survive. The housing amount hasn't been raised in I don't know how long, still $375 per month provided for rent for a single person on disability, which is impossible to find housing that low.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2020/07/27/C...On-Assistance/

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Had no idea about the braille keyboard on the iPhone. Very impressive.

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No more Argos catalogues :( this was the 80s & 90s version of online shopping :lol:

For those of you looking for some nostalgia, you can view all the old catalogues here

https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/british...cef7c62955.jpg

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-53592591

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When I was a kid the Sear's Christmas catalog was the best.

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It was the ones in the 1960's that really got my attention; Sears and Eaton's. I had the gas station, and some of the other toys.

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What are they going to do with all the little blue pens and pencils?

https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/british...b2df143771.jpg

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Yes Jsmth my husband says the same thing....but it’s not...for us...its Argos all the way. Which is probably the same thing, but nevertheless, Most Enjoyable!

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My daughter grew up thinking Argos, Janet Frazer, Littlewoods etc were sent from Father Christmas lol

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weird shit happening with a quoted photo image

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Went to Lifelabs for bloodwork; the sample from last week contained too much cholesterol for them to measure so I had to fast this time. Home half an hour later for a small single malt, coffee, and sausage and eggs.

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I knew Costco was just released on IC platform nationwide, but wasn't aware non-members can order from Costco, looks like its a way around the annual membership for those who can't justify paying an annual membership but want to order once or twice a year from Costco.

Article about it.

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The lab in the Kelowna area needs a more modern looking website.

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Just got an email from my sister about her trip to Penticton yesterday for x-rays.. there's a hospital in Oliver so I thought that's a bit silly, and I see in your link she'd have to go to Penticton or Osoyoos for bloodwork too. I guess if they ever had a lab in the Oliver hospital it wasn't worth keeping, and you can't have all facilities in every town.

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Only so much money to go around, have to concentrate some facilities, same with Squamish often had to go to Vancouver for medical care, you can get basic stuff in Squamish like x-ray and GP, but CT/MRI/most specialists require trips to Vancouver and any serious trauma/health issue requires going to Vancouver.


Having a big kitchen means I can cook again. I hate our last kitchen so much, was too small and cramped for me, I need my space...:lol:

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Have a look at the housing you can get for $199 in Ottawa....you need to scroll through all 21 photos to get the full picture. Even the mailbox has given up :)\

https://oreb.mlxmatrix.com/Matrix/Pu...=1&rk=30388483

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It's hard to even say which room the guy died in.

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Someone was a hoarder. Family probably doesn't want to deal with it, hoping someone will buy it land value only and deal with the mess. (I am assuming its land value only.) bet could still get 1/2 million or more in Vancouver for it.

My wife's estranged father is a hoarder, I went there once, its just like that TV show, and let me tell you the show doesn't do justice, the smell is so bad.

Of course he calls it all treasure when reality its just junk.

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On you tube there is an abandoned house video an urban explorer did, the person who lived there was dead for a time on the floor, the outline of the body still there from the fluids, other then that house probably hasn't been touched since the day she died other then someone collecting the body.

I'll say this if how people leave hotel rooms is any indication of how people live day to day, then a good majority of people don't live in clean well kept homes, oh man people are so bad when it comes to hotel rooms, best thing you can do as a guest upon check out, place all the trash in the trash can, put all the towels into one pile, that saves housekeeping so much time.

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Prices not good though. I think I posted on the groceries thread about it.

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Yeah like I'm going to click on that! :rofl:

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I never found Costco a good deal, sure things come in bigger sizes, but they are not always cheaper per unit, and sometimes actually more expensive per unit.

At our level, Costco isn't worthwhile unless you want to eat the same 3 or 4 things all month :lol:

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I found 2 places in Kelowna in the 175 to 200k range, both are mobile homes, pad rent on one is $535 per month.

https://www.realtor.ca/real-estate/2...keview-heights

https://www.realtor.ca/real-estate/2...keview-heights

This appears to be the cheapest freehold for sale, 349k
https://www.realtor.ca/real-estate/2...lowna-glenrosa

Even the "affordable" places in BC are not really affordable. :rofl:

If only NB had good disability support. Land of cheap houses there. ;)

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It's really not a bad video overall, interesting more than anything, but I am into abandoned places especially ones that still have stuff in them, like someone there today, gone tomorrow but everything is still there waiting.

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I love Costco. Their customer service is second to non. They treat their staff well...so have little staff turn around. If I can buy it from Costco...I will.

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There service was always good, we just found there wasn't enough value, but again they are not exactly the place to shop at when on a limited budget.

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This Target ad from 1996, TV's I guess were kind of pricey back then? Considering Best Buy has 32" ones now for under $200. I had not entered real life yet in 1996 so wasn't buying such things so no idea what the prices were like really. $279 would have taken me 54 hours of work at the job I had in 1996, By comparison my last job at the airport, would take about 10 hours of labor to buy a TV, so TV's seem better value now.

https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/british...b1e5941c62.jpg

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WOW - looks like a nuclear bomb went off :eek:

https://news.sky.com/video/lebanon-l...eirut-12042479

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Seems it started as a warehouse fire, but the warehouse was filled with ammonium nitrate and other explosive materials.

https://www.smh.com.au/world/middle-...05-p55il5.html

The videos are insane, the shock wave was just insanely huge.

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This was posted to reddit, its amusing it made me chuckle.

https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/british...287491a2a2.jpg

Seinfeld back in the day about making friends after 30

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I know. So dreadful . All that suffering.

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They're going to need a lot of help to avoid a short-term disaster. There was already a food shortage, and now all the wheat that was in warehouses in the port area is gone, and so is the port. Hospitals that were trying to cope with pandemic victims now have thousands of injured from the blast. While they're still digging for survivors they should be getting airlifts of emergency rescue crews, medical personnel and supplies, and truck convoys of food. If it's going to take a long time to clear enough piers to start unloading ships again, they might need a portable harbour of some sort. Just repairing the damage to gas and water mains from an explosion like this will be a formidable task.

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Not really a surprise considering how bad 2020 has been.

Canadian businesses seeking protection from creditors hit its highest point in more than a decade in May and June.

22 major Canadian companies sought protection in May and June, almost 4 times the normal pace.

CBC

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From what I've read it started in a firework factory, then spread to the warehouse next door which was full of Ammonium Nitrate, potent explosive, and that went up. From after pictures it could have been worse, there was a multistory building partly sheilding the rest of the city which is almost totally destroyed, if that hadn't been there. Part of the port has just disappeared. So far there have been relief flights from Russian, Iran and one other Asian country, NOTHING so far from the West. Wake up Johnson and Trump, stop the blockade.

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Australia's sent $2 million in initial humanitarian aid, $1 million each to the Red Cross and the World Food Programme. Further aid will be provided, in addition to the current $220 million over 3 years already budgeted for.

I'm going to have a quick look now but I'd be very surprised if the UK government hasn't already contributed. The US, less surprised.

Edit: £5 million from the UK plus medical personnel and search/rescue help :) https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-53669522

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I doubt the US will send much, if anything as they still have a strict blockade on any of the items the Lebanese will need like medical supplies.

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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in a call with Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab reiterated "steadfast" commitment to assist the Lebanese people, the State Department said.

He "further stressed our solidarity with and support for the Lebanese people as they strive for the dignity, prosperity and security they deserve."
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/...234925493.html