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Being a baller ain't cheap... *** As for housing prices we have been watching some around us (Kingsway). There have been a few flips that have sold for ~10% below original (first) ask after months on the market (list, drop price, relist..). Those are the quality jobs with major work, the half...

When I got my very first mortgage the bank offered a small discount on the rate if I paid the PT through them. In a default situation I believe taxes get first dibs, so the bank wants to make sure they are paid up.... new mortgage holders and/or lower equity and/or??? The real advantage to me...

These are also the ones that need to be gone over very carefully before making (or clearing conditions on) an offer because money troubles also usually means differed maintenance... or hidden issues are the reason they are selling at a big loss. Sort of like buying a used BMW after three other...

I understand that. I still don't want it in front of my house and have no ill-will for anyone else that has the same opinion.

FYI.... what is sold today as paint thinner and mineral spirits is not the same stuff as what most of us are used to. In fact it says right on the bottle Mineral Spirits Substitute :(. I needed some a while back, there is not a lot of info out there but the MSDS for the new stuff listed all...

As for Canada Post, I see no real solution here other than the reset button. The recent shutdowns have made them totally untrusted for parcels, fliers, mail, etc. That trust will never fully come back plus people/businesses have moved to other solutions. Their business is permanently broken IMO...

There is plenty of blame to go around but a reminder the Colleges (and Universities) are under the provincial government and the provincial government also controls what schools are on the Designated Learning Institution list for foreign students. The federal government has obvious blame but so...

Over the years I have bought my wife a bunch of watches (Tudor, Omega. GP, usual suspects). She used to wear them but a word of warning... back then she always wanted the Lady's size and she doesn't wear now them because she can no longer read the time without glasses... IMO the mid/low 30mm...

The Krown et al do work very well in my experience. The benefit to you will depend on how long you intend to own the vehicle (and how bad they rust). If your end game is prior to rust normally showing you are just doing the next owner a huge favour with no ROI... Again it depends on the vehicle...

The bait bike videos I suspect are all fake, even in the US one would be exposed to lots of legal trouble. Still funny to watch... there are a few flavours I have seen. Simple hidden rope tied to the bike to send them over the bars. Cut frames that pop apart. Airbag seat that explodes. And of...

It sucks but based on your earlier description most of us were pretty sure it was a leak... condensation just did not make sense. If it was me, I would consider how long you will be in the house and decide to either take the sloped roof route OR just have the flat roof redone. While I am not a...

I will put this here as part of the renos was getting the bookcases installed which allowed me to get this back together, if this collection doesn't impress the ladies I am at a loss...

Bar ends were all the rage when stems were long and bars were narrow. With all the changes in frame geometry over the years now stems are short and bars are wide, sometimes stupid wide. Smaller bar ends on non-stupid wide bars have not been an issue for me. IMO many modern bikes would not fit...

That fire is part of it but it was a common building method in many places for Victorian and 50 years on (in some areas) brick homes where brick and trades were commonly available, for this reason it is actually pretty common in Southern Ontario. In areas where brick was expensive or...

As much as it is a fashion faux paux these days, right up there with wearing white after Labour Day, I run bar ends on my MTB and Fatbike. Small ones, they give me alternate positions for my hands on longer rides when you are cruising some distance. Not dissimilar to the hand position options on...

I have also never had an issue with either Presta or Schrader and have a mix of both in the stable/house. My floor pump does both (also does Dunlop/Woods valves...), so does both mini-pump and CO2 kit does both but I also leave an adapter on the rear valve on the Presta bikes just in case I need...

Are you sure the house is not double brick? If it is, pulling the brick down will pull the house down!

Many touched on this but when moving to a lower COL location... Keep in mind it may cause one to be priced out of the city/province/country if they decide to return in the future (missing family, health, death of one partner, etc.). The locals in the lower COL locality may have resentment that...

Seth (aka Bike Hacks, Berm Peak) had a good video on the subject: IMO like I noted before the laws need to change and the loop holes need to be closed and enforced. Europe did a much better job than North America on the subject.

Railing is installed in the loft.... I bought some iron railings on FBMP and after some quality time with my grinder and welder... behold.