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    COVID and the housing market

    This story does not add up. Starkman owns her house for 24 years, but mortgage jumps up by $1000 at renewal? https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2022/10/09/hoping-for-a-crash-or-praying-for-a-boom-the-housing-debate-thats-dividing-toronto.html Or the non paywall...
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    Enough of COVID...what are you doing to the house?

    Is it possible to protect laminate flooring from water damage that it can be installed in a kitchenette? I also have access to fairly cheap epoxy resin, but I am not sure how it would apply and look on top of flooring. One thing is sure though, epoxy is waterproof.
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    Enough of COVID...what are you doing to the house?

    If some want to try repairing their appliances I found reliableparts.ca for parts. They have schematics for most models with all the parts codes. They wanted $120ish for the dryer compressor capacitor. Local electronics shop had a compatible cap for $15. Does anyone know better suppliers? Kinda...
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    Enough of COVID...what are you doing to the house?

    It's heavy, noisy, and I never have enough cfm. Wallnut blasting my intake valves was quite frustrating. Electric impact guns are pretty much on part for auto work. Only reason I keep it around is to clean laptops. I guess for cabinet painting my makita MAC2400 with 4.8 CFM @ 40 PSI should do.
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    Enough of COVID...what are you doing to the house?

    I need to figure out the best option to restore some cabinets and paint them. I have a big compressor but I seriously hate dealing with it. How are the electric HVLP sprayers like the Wagner Flexio 3000? Can I expect reasonable results with it? Reasonable is the keyword, as they are not for the...
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    COVID and the housing market

    $500 HO helped me knock $5000 off my final price. I was seriously impressed with the thoroughness of the inspector. He picked up a small leak from the washer, and took pictures of a faint scale line to show it was a recurring issue.
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    Roof Cargo Carriers

    Another thing, Yakima round bars are my favorite bars. They have multiple widths available to allow for a top box and two bikes on the roof. Closet rods are a cheap and compatible option. The new aero curved bars can put quite a lot of lateral flex on the bars. For example, Tesla OEM bars don't...
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    Roof Cargo Carriers

    A friend of a friend drives sprinted with his old thule at 140-150 on twisty mountain roads. Big fat skis help support all the luggage on top of them. It is considerably more fuel efficient than open ski racks or baskets with random luggage strapped to them. It can also haul a surprising amount...
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    COVID and the housing market

    Another q. What is a good bank to open a common bank account? I have Simplii and partner has TD.
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    COVID and the housing market

    I think I misused the term suite. Let's call it an extra room + bathroom with a kitchenette. The extra space is not even on the title. The listing agent listed the house including the built basement at ~1700 sqft vs the title ~1200. I suppose they just took the owner word for it? That is quite...
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    COVID and the housing market

    I found a townhouse I like, but it has an illegal suite built on the first floor. Squamish having a serious rental problem, is overlooking such suites. Lots of people rent similar units. My issue is with the fact that the townhouse is listed including the extra sqft, suite and bathroom. The...
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    How about a €50,000 spoon? (Aprilia's new track bike)

    Too bad they can only be green plated.
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    ER closures and limited staffing

    Ford wants to one up the sale of 407 and Hydro One. Ontario, a place to grow.
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    ER closures and limited staffing

    I am sure there are exceptions, but most family doctor visits can be done by phone. Most initial visits are concluded by recommending RICE, a prescription, or a referral. Nurse practitioners can provide similar primary care at a cost-effective rate and free family doctors to provide specialised...
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    COVID and the housing market

    Thanks for the feedback. A few more details. My dream home is not big or fancy. Ideally it has space do do my own maintenance on cars and build/fix stuff. GF wants a kitchen she can put her awesome cooking skills to use. My maintenance/building/fixing skills and her cooking save us lots of...
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    COVID and the housing market

    Sounds good for me then. As a first time buyer I am under no pressure to buy or sell. GF got a job in a dream town. Most properties on the market are holding at peak price. We found a townhouse complex that really suits our needs. Prices are similar to other townhouses in town but they offer a...
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    COVID and the housing market

    I am looking for some opinions on where RE might go. Articles and bank predictions state sales could drop as much as 40%+ and prices will drop ~10%+. Does that mean there will be a lot less listings or an excess of unsold listings?
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    Marco Muzzo

    Good idea. If the purpose of our justice system is to rehabilitate, I doubt what marco munzzo went through did much rehabilitation. Neither does extensive jail time.
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    Fentanyl - WTF?

    My condolances. Fentanyl was in the good ol days. US's war on fentanyl got china to curb supply. They are now supplying all kind of nastier adulterants such as xylazine. Trying to cut supply has proven over and over to be ineffective. VICE has an informative documentary on it.
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    Is Private Healthcare coming to Ontario?

    Sorry but I do not agree with that. Healthcare is one of the few interest we have left in common across all classes. I prefer it continues to be a common interest. Sent from my Pixel 3a using Tapatalk
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